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ADDRESSES: Comments are encouraged 

to be submitted electronically to 

National_Register_Submissions@

nps.gov with the subject line ‘‘Public 

Comment on <property or proposed 

district name, (County) State>.’’ If you 

have no access to email you may send 

them via U.S. Postal Service and all 

other carriers to the National Register of 

Historic Places, National Park Service, 

1849 C Street NW, MS 7228, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry A. Frear, Chief, National Register 

of Historic Places/National Historic 

Landmarks Program, 1849 C Street NW, 

MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240, 

sherry_frear@nps.gov, 202–913–3763. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

properties listed in this notice are being 

considered for listing or related actions 

in the National Register of Historic 

Places. Nominations for their 

consideration were received by the 

National Park Service before May 29, 

2021. Pursuant to Section 60.13 of 36 

CFR part 60, comments are being 

accepted concerning the significance of 

the nominated properties under the 

National Register criteria for evaluation. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Nominations submitted by State or 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officers: 

ARIZONA 

Maricopa County 

Glaus House, 6330 East McDonald Dr., 

Paradise Valley, SG100006706 

CALIFORNIA 

San Diego County 

Munk, Walter and Judith, House, 9530 La 

Jolla Shores Dr., San Diego, SG100006710 

COLORADO 

Arapahoe County 

Englewood I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 138 Building, 

3421, 3425 and 3427 South Broadway, 

Englewood, SG100006716 

MONTANA 

Yellowstone County 

Billings Communal Mausoleum, 1704 Central 

Ave., Billings, SG100006704 

OREGON 

Multnomah County 

Montgomery Ward & Company (Boundary 

Decrease II), 2741 NW Vaughn St., 

Portland, BC100006705 

TENNESSEE 

Coffee County 

T–201 Aircraft Hangar, 707 William Northern 

Blvd., Tullahoma, SG100006711 

Hamilton County 

Price-Evans Foundry, 901 South Holtzclaw 

Ave., Chattanooga, SG100006713 

Beck Knob Cemetery, 875 Dartmouth St., 

Chattanooga, SG100006714 

Marion County 

Big Hill Fire Lookout Tower, (Tennessee 

Division of Forestry Fire Lookout Towers 

MPS), 1657 Lower Fire Tower Rd., 

Sequatchie vicinity, MP100006708 

Overton County 

Twinton Fire Lookout Tower, (Tennessee 

Division of Forestry Fire Lookout Towers 

MPS), Threet Rd., Crawford vicinity, 

MP100006707 

Shelby County 

Overton Park Court Apartments, (Residential 

Resources of Memphis MPS), 2095 Poplar 

Ave., Memphis, MP100006712 

Union County 

Chuck Swan Fire Lookout Tower, (Tennessee 

Division of Forestry Fire Lookout Towers 

MPS), Main Forest Rd., Sharps Chapel 

vicinity, MP100006709 

UTAH 

Davis County 

Cheney, Leroy and Alice, House, (Centerville 

MPS), 676 North Main St., Centerville, 

MP100006718 

Salt Lake County 

Palace Apartments, (Salt Lake City MPS), 145 

South 300 East, Salt Lake City, 

MP100006717 

WASHINGTON 

Jefferson County 

Landes, Colonel Henry, House, 1034 Franklin 

St., Port Townsend, SG100006702 

Klickitat County 

Stonehenge Memorial, Stonehenge Dr., 

Goldendale vicinity, SG100006703 

WISCONSIN 

Douglas County 

Wisconsin Point, Address Restricted, 

Superior vicinity, SG100006701 

Additional documentation has been 

received for the following resource: 

ARKANSAS 

Pulaski County 

Hillcrest Historic District (Additional 

Documentation), Bounded by Woodrow, 

Jackson and Markham Sts. and North 

Lookout Rd., Little Rock, AD90001920 

Authority: Section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 

60. 

Dated: June 2, 2021. 

Sherry A. Frear, 

Chief, National Register of Historic Places/ 

National Historic Landmarks Program. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12307 Filed 6–10–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2021–0041] 

Request for Interest in Commercial 

Leasing for Wind Power Development 

on the Gulf of Mexico Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Interior. 

ACTION: Request for interest; commercial 

leasing for wind power development on 

the Gulf of Mexico OCS. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM) issues this request 

for interest (RFI) to assess interest in, 

and to invite public comment on, 

possible commercial wind energy 

leasing on the Gulf of Mexico OCS. 

BOEM will consider information 

received in response to this RFI to 

determine whether to schedule a 

competitive lease sale or to issue a 

noncompetitive lease for any portion of 

the area described in this RFI (RFI 

Area). Even if you are not interested in 

identifying specific acreage for leasing 

consideration, BOEM is interested in 

understanding potential opportunities 

for all types of renewable energy 

development throughout the Gulf of 

Mexico. Those interested in leasing 

within the RFI Area for a commercial 

wind energy project should provide 

detailed and specific information 

described in the section of this RFI 

entitled ‘‘Required Indication of Interest 

Information.’’ Those interested in 

providing public comments and 

information regarding site conditions, 

resources, and multiple uses in close 

proximity to, or within, the RFI Area 

should provide information requested in 

the section of this RFI entitled 

‘‘Requested Information from Interested 

or Affected Parties.’’ As a result of this 

RFI, BOEM may or may not issue a lease 

for a commercial wind energy project 

within the RFI Area; a lease is the first 

step in BOEM’s process to review and 

approve a commercial wind energy 

project. See the section of this RFI 

entitled ‘‘BOEM’s Planning and Leasing 

Process.’’ 

DATES: Submissions indicating your 

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commercial leasing within the RFI Area 

must be received no later than July 26, 

2021. Late submissions may not be 

considered. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit indications of 

interest in commercial leasing via U.S. 

Postal Service, FEDEX, UPS, or any 

other mail carrier to: Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management, Office of Emerging 

Programs, 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123. In addition to a paper copy, 

include an electronic copy on any 

digital data storage device. Do not 

submit indications of interest via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. 

Please submit comments and other 

information as listed in the section 

titled ‘‘Requested Information from 

Interested or Affected Parties’’ by either 

of the following two methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the search box 

at the top of the web page, enter BOEM– 

2021–0041 and then click ‘‘search.’’ 

Follow the instructions to submit public 

comments and view supporting and 

related materials. 

2. U.S. Postal Service or other mail 

delivery service. Send your comments 

and other information to the following 

address: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Office of Emerging 

Programs, 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123. 

For information about submitting 

public comments, please see the section 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

entitled ‘‘Protection of Privileged, 

Personal, or Confidential Information.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tershara Matthews, Chief, Emerging 

Programs, Office of Emerging Programs, 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New 

Orleans, Louisiana 70123, (504) 736– 

2676 or tershara.matthews@boem.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Authority 

This RFI is published under section 

8(p)(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf 

Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C. 

1337(p)(3) as well as the implementing 

regulations at 30 CFR 585.210. 

2. Purpose 

Section 8(p)(3) of OCSLA requires 

BOEM to award leases competitively, 

unless BOEM determines that there is 

no competitive interest. This RFI is a 

preliminary step to assist BOEM in 

determining potential interest in 

offshore wind in the RFI Area. If, 

following this RFI, BOEM determines 

that there is no competitive interest in 

the RFI Area, BOEM may proceed with 

the noncompetitive leasing process 

under 30 CFR 585.232. If, following this 

RFI, BOEM determines that there is 

competitive interest in any portion of 

the RFI Area, BOEM may proceed with 

the competitive leasing process under 

30 CFR 585.211 through 585.225. 

Whether the leasing process is 

competitive or noncompetitive, BOEM 

will include opportunities for the public 

to provide input. In addition, BOEM 

will conduct a thorough environmental 

review and requisite consultations with 

appropriate Federal agencies, federally 

recognized Tribes, State and local 

governments, and other interested 

parties, which will be conducted in 

conformance with all applicable laws 

and regulations. Parties other than those 

interested in obtaining a commercial 

lease are welcome to submit comments 

in response to this RFI. 

3. Description of the RFI Area 

The RFI Area comprises the entire 

Central Planning Area (CPA) and 

Western Planning Area (WPA) of the 

Gulf of Mexico, excluding the portions 

of those areas located in water depths 

greater than 1,300 meters. 

The CPA is bounded on the north by 

the Federal-State boundary offshore 

Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. 

The eastern boundary of the CPA begins 

at the offshore boundary between 

Alabama and Florida and proceeds 

southeasterly to 26.19° N latitude, 

thence southwesterly to 25.6° N 

latitude. The western boundary of the 

CPA begins at the offshore boundary 

between Texas and Louisiana and 

proceeds southeasterly to 28.43° N 

latitude, thence south-southwesterly to 

27.49° N latitude, thence southsoutheasterly to 25.80° N latitude. The 

CPA is bounded on the south by the 

maritime boundary with Mexico as 

established by the Treaty between the 

Government of the United States of 

America and the Government of the 

United Mexican States on the 

Delimitation of the Continental Shelf in 

the Western Gulf of Mexico beyond 200 

Nautical Miles (U.S.-Mexico Treaty), 

which took effect in January 2001, and 

by the limit of the U.S. Exclusive 

Economic Zone in the area east of the 

continental shelf boundary with 

Mexico. The CPA available for possible 

wind energy leasing consists of 

approximately 29 million acres. 

The WPA is bounded on the west and 

north by the Federal-State boundary 

offshore Texas. The eastern boundary 

begins at the offshore boundary between 

Texas and Louisiana and proceeds 

southeasterly to 28.43° N latitude, 

thence south-southwesterly to 27.49° N 

latitude, thence south-southeasterly to 

25.80° N latitude. The WPA is bounded 

on the south by the maritime boundary 

with Mexico as established by the U.S.- 

Mexico Treaty. The WPA available for 

possible wind energy leasing consists of 

approximately 21.5 million acres. 

A map depicting the RFI Area is 

available for download on the BOEM 

website at http://www.boem.gov. A map 

depicting current active oil and gas 

leases in the Gulf of Mexico can be 

found at https://www.boem.gov/gominteractive-lease-statistics-dashboard. 

4. Requested Information From 

Interested or Affected Parties 

BOEM requests specific and detailed 

comments from the public and other 

interested or affected parties regarding 

the following features, activities, 

mitigations, or concerns within or 

around the RFI Area: 

a. Geological, geophysical, and 

biological bathymetric conditions 

(including shallow hazards and live 

bottom). 

b. Known archaeological or cultural 

resource sites on the seabed. 

c. Information regarding the 

identification of historic properties or 

potential effects to historic properties 

from leasing, site assessment activities 

(including the construction of 

meteorological towers or the installation 

of meteorological buoys), or commercial 

wind energy development in the RFI 

Area. This includes potential offshore 

and onshore archaeological sites or 

historic properties within the RFI Area 

that could potentially be affected by 

renewable energy activities within the 

RFI Area. This information will inform 

BOEM’s review of future undertakings 

under section 106 of the National 

Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA). 

d. Information about potentially 

conflicting uses of the RFI Area, 

including, but not limited to, navigation 

(in particular, commercial and 

recreational vessel use), significant 

sediment resource areas, and oil and gas 

leasing. Additional information 

regarding recreational and commercial 

fisheries including, but not limited to, 

the use of the areas, the fishing gear 

used, seasonal use, and 

recommendations for reducing use 

conflicts. 

e. Available and pertinent data and 

information concerning renewable 

energy resources and environmental 

conditions. Where applicable, spatial 

information should be submitted in a 

format compatible with ArcGIS 10.8.1 in 

a geographic coordinate system (NAD 

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f. Information relating to visual 

resources and aesthetics, the potential 

impacts of wind turbines and associated 

infrastructure to those resources, and 

potential strategies to help mitigate or 

minimize any visual effects. 

g. Other relevant socioeconomic, 

cultural, biological, and environmental 

information. 

h. Any other relevant information 

BOEM should consider during its 

planning and decision-making process 

for the purpose of issuing leases in the 

RFI Area. 

i. Even if you are not interested in 

nominating acreage for leasing, BOEM is 

interested in understanding potential 

opportunities for all types of renewable 

energy development in the Gulf of 

Mexico. Please provide information to 

develop an understanding of the 

potential investment opportunities or 

interest in developing clean energy in 

the area. 

5. Required Indication of Interest 

Information 

If you intend to submit one or more 

indications of interest for a commercial 

wind energy lease within the RFI Area, 

you must provide the following 

information for each indication of 

interest: 

a. The BOEM leasing map name and 

number, or official protraction diagram 

number, and the specific whole or 

partial OCS blocks within the RFI Area 

that you are interested in leasing. This 

information should be submitted as a 

spatial file compatible with ArcGIS 

10.8.1 in a geographic coordinate system 

(NAD 27) in addition to your hard copy 

submittal. If your nomination includes 

one or more partial blocks, please 

describe those partial blocks in terms of 

a sixteenth (i.e., sub-block) of an OCS 

block. 

b. A description of your objectives 

and the facilities that you would use to 

achieve those objectives. 

c. A preliminary schedule of proposed 

activities, including those leading to 

commercial operations. 

d. Available and pertinent data and 

information concerning renewable 

energy resources and environmental 

conditions in the areas that you wish to 

lease, including energy and resource 

data and information used to evaluate 

the area. Where applicable, spatial 

information should be submitted in a 

format compatible with ArcGIS 10.8.1 in 

a geographic coordinate system (NAD 

27). 

e. Documentation demonstrating that 

you are legally qualified to hold a lease 

in accordance with 30 CFR 585.106 and 

585.107(c). Examples of the 

documentation appropriate for 

demonstrating your legal qualifications 

and related guidance can be found in 

the Qualifications to Acquire and Hold 

Renewable Energy Leases and Grants on 

the OCS. Legal qualification documents 

that you provide to BOEM may be made 

available for public review. If you wish 

that any part of your legal qualification 

documentation be kept confidential, 

clearly identify what should be kept 

confidential and submit it under 

separate cover (see the section of this 

RFI entitled ‘‘Protection of Privileged or 

Confidential Information Section’’). 

f. Documentation demonstrating that 

you are technically and financially 

capable of constructing, operating, 

maintaining, and decommissioning the 

commercial wind energy facility 

described in your submission in 

accordance with 30 CFR 585.107(a). 

Guidance regarding the documentation 

to demonstrate your technical and 

financial qualifications can be found at 

http://www.boem.gov/RenewableEnergy-Program/RegulatoryInformation/QualificationGuidelinespdf.aspx. 

Any documentation you submit to 

demonstrate your legal, technical, and 

financial qualifications must be 

provided to BOEM in both paper and 

electronic formats. BOEM considers an 

Adobe PDF file on a media storage 

device to be an acceptable format for an 

electronic copy. 

6. Protection of Privileged, Personal, or 

Confidential Information 

a. Freedom of Information Act 

BOEM will protect privileged or 

confidential information that you 

submit when required by the Freedom 

of Information Act (FOIA). Exemption 4 

of FOIA applies to trade secrets and 

commercial or financial information 

that is privileged or confidential. If you 

wish to protect the confidentiality of 

such information, clearly label it and 

request that BOEM treat it as 

confidential. BOEM will not disclose 

such information if BOEM determines 

under 30 CFR 585.113(b) that it qualifies 

for exemption from disclosure under 

FOIA. Please label privileged or 

confidential information ‘‘Contains 

Confidential Information’’ and consider 

submitting such information as a 

separate attachment. 

BOEM will not treat as confidential 

any aggregate summaries of such 

information or comments not containing 

such privileged or confidential 

information. Additionally, BOEM will 

not treat as confidential (1) the legal title 

of the nominating entity (for example, 

the name of your company), or (2) the 

list of whole or partial blocks that you 

are nominating. Information that is not 

labeled as privileged or confidential 

may be regarded by BOEM as suitable 

for public release. 

b. Personally Identifiable Information 

BOEM does not consider anonymous 

comments; please include your name 

and address as part of your comment. 

You should be aware that your entire 

comment, including your name, 

address, and any personally identifiable 

information (PII) included in your 

comment, may be made publicly 

available. All submissions from 

identified individuals, businesses, and 

organizations will be available for 

public viewing on regulations.gov and 

may release comments under a FOIA 

request. For BOEM to withhold your PII 

from disclosure, you must identify any 

information contained in your 

comments that, if released, would 

constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of your personal privacy. You 

must also briefly describe any possible 

harmful consequences of the disclosure 

of information, such as embarrassment, 

injury, or other harm. 

c. Section 304 of the NHPA (54 U.S.C. 

307103(a)) 

After consultation with the Secretary, 

BOEM is required to withhold the 

location, character, or ownership of 

historic resources if it determines that 

disclosure may, among other things, risk 

harm to the historic resources or impede 

the use of a traditional religious site by 

practitioners. Tribal entities should 

designate information that falls under 

section 304 of NHPA as confidential. 

7. BOEM’s Environmental Review 

Process 

Before deciding whether and where 

leases may be issued, BOEM will 

prepare an environmental assessment 

(EA) under the NEPA process and 

conduct consultations to consider the 

environmental consequences associated 

with issuing commercial wind energy 

leases within the RFI Area. The EA will 

consider the reasonably foreseeable 

environmental consequences associated 

with leasing, such as site 

characterization activities (including 

geophysical, geotechnical, 

archaeological, and biological surveys) 

and site assessment activities (including 

installation of a meteorological tower or 

meteorological buoy). BOEM also will 

conduct appropriate consultations 

concurrently with, and integrated into, 

the NEPA process. These consultations 

include, but are not limited to, those 

required by the Coastal Zone 

Management Act, the Endangered 

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Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, section 106 of the NHPA, and 

Executive Order 13175—‘‘Consultation 

and Coordination with Tribal 

Governments.’’ 

Before BOEM allows a lessee to begin 

construction of a wind energy project in 

the RFI Area, BOEM will consider the 

environmental effects of the 

construction and operation of any wind 

energy facility under a separate, projectspecific NEPA process. This separate 

NEPA process will include additional 

opportunities for public involvement 

and likely will result in the publication 

of an environmental impact statement. 

BOEM’s Planning and Leasing Process 

1. Determination of Competitive 

Interest: Section 8(p)(3) of OCSLA states 

that ‘‘the Secretary shall issue a lease, 

easement, or right-of-way . . . on a 

competitive basis unless the Secretary 

determines after public notice of a 

proposed lease, easement, or right-ofway that there is no competitive 

interest.’’ Accordingly, BOEM must first 

determine whether there is competitive 

interest in acquiring a lease within the 

RFI Area to develop offshore wind 

energy. At the conclusion of the 

comment period for this RFI, BOEM will 

review the indications of interest 

received and determine if competitive 

interest exists in any part of the RFI 

Area. For areas with competitive 

interest, BOEM may consider 

proceeding with competitive leasing as 

described in the section of this RFI 

entitled ‘‘Competitive Leasing Process.’’ 

For areas where BOEM determines that 

only one entity is interested, BOEM may 

consider proceeding with 

noncompetitive leasing, as described in 

the section entitled ‘‘Noncompetitive 

Leasing Process.’’ 

If BOEM determines that competitive 

interest exists in the RFI Area and 

identifies those areas as appropriate to 

lease, BOEM may hold a competitive 

lease sale on any or all portions of the 

RFI Area. In the event BOEM holds such 

a lease sale, all qualified bidders, 

including those bidders that did not 

submit an indication of interest in 

response to this RFI, will be able to 

participate in the lease sale. BOEM 

reserves the right not to lease any or all 

portions of the RFI Area or to modify 

such areas from their original, proposed 

form before offering them for lease. 

2. Competitive Leasing Process: BOEM 

will follow the steps required by 30 CFR 

585.211 through 585.225 if it decides to 

proceed with the competitive leasing 

process in the RFI Area. Those steps are: 

a. Call for Information and 

Nominations (Call): BOEM will publish 

a Call in the Federal Register for leasing 

in specified areas. The comment period 

following the Call will be 45 days. In the 

Call, BOEM may request comments 

seeking information on areas that 

should receive special consideration 

and analysis; geological conditions 

(including bottom hazards); 

archaeological sites on the seabed or 

nearshore; possible multiple uses of the 

proposed leasing area (including 

navigation, recreation, and fisheries); 

and on other socioeconomic, biological, 

and environmental matters. In response 

to the Call, potential lessees must 

submit the following information: The 

area of interest for a possible lease; a 

general description of the potential 

lessee’s objectives and the facilities that 

the potential lessee would use to 

achieve those objectives; a general 

schedule of proposed activities, 

including those leading to commercial 

operations; data and information 

concerning renewable energy and 

environmental conditions in the area of 

interest, including the energy and 

resource data and information used to 

evaluate the area of interest; and 

documentation showing the potential 

lessee is qualified to hold a lease. 

However, a potential lessee is not 

required to resubmit information it has 

already submitted in response to this 

RFI. 

b. Area Identification: Based on the 

information received in response to this 

RFI and the Call, BOEM will determine 

the level of commercial interest and 

identify the areas that would be 

appropriate to analyze for potential 

leasing. The areas identified will 

constitute the wind energy areas (WEA) 

and will be subject to environmental 

analysis as described above, in 

consultation with appropriate Federal 

agencies, Federally recognized Tribes, 

State and local governments, and other 

interested parties. 

c. Proposed Sale Notice (PSN): If 

BOEM decides to proceed with a 

competitive lease sale within the WEA 

after completion of its environmental 

analysis and consultations, BOEM will 

publish a PSN in the Federal Register 

with a comment period of 60 days. The 

PSN will describe the areas BOEM 

intends to offer for leasing, the proposed 

conditions of a lease sale, the proposed 

auction format of the lease sale, and the 

lease instrument, including lease 

addenda. Additionally, the PSN will 

describe the criteria and process for 

evaluating bids in the lease sale. 

d. Final Sale Notice (FSN): After 

considering the comments on the PSN, 

if BOEM decides to proceed with a 

competitive lease sale, it will publish a 

FSN in the Federal Register at least 30 

days before the date of the lease sale. 

e. Bid Submission and Evaluation: 

Following publication of the FSN in the 

Federal Register, BOEM will offer the 

lease areas through a competitive sale 

process, using procedures specified in 

the FSN. BOEM will review the sale, 

including bids and bid deposits, for 

technical and legal adequacy. BOEM 

will ensure that bidders have complied 

with all applicable regulations. BOEM 

reserves the right to reject any or all bids 

and to withdraw an offer to lease an 

area, even after bids have been 

submitted. 

f. Issuance of a Lease: Following 

identification of the winning bid on a 

lease area, BOEM will notify the 

successful bidder and provide a set of 

official lease documents for signature. 

BOEM requires a successful bidder to 

sign and return the lease, pay the 

remainder of the bonus bid, if 

applicable, and file the required 

financial assurance within 10-business 

days of receiving the lease documents. 

Upon receipt of the required payments, 

financial assurance, and properly signed 

lease forms, BOEM may execute a lease 

with the successful bidder. 

3. Noncompetitive Leasing Process: 

BOEM’s noncompetitive leasing process 

would include the following steps: 

a. Determination of No Competitive 

Interest: If, after evaluating all relevant 

information, BOEM determines there is 

no competitive interest in all or a 

portion of the RFI Area, it may proceed 

with the noncompetitive lease issuance 

process under 30 CFR 585.231 and 

585.232. BOEM will seek to determine 

if the sole respondent, who nominated 

a particular area, intends to proceed 

with acquiring the lease; if so, the 

respondent must submit an acquisition 

fee as specified in 30 CFR 585.502(a). 

After receiving the acquisition fee, 

BOEM will follow the process outlined 

in 30 CFR 585.231(d) through (i), which 

includes the publication of a 

determination of no competitive interest 

in the Federal Register. 

b. Review of Lease Request: BOEM 

will comply with all required 

consultations and environmental 

analyses before issuing a lease 

noncompetitively. Further, BOEM will 

coordinate and consult, as appropriate, 

with relevant Federal agencies, federally 

recognized Tribes, affected State and 

local governments, and other affected or 

interested parties in formulating lease 

terms, conditions, and stipulations. 

c. Lease Issuance: After completing its 

review of the lease request, BOEM may 

offer a noncompetitive lease. Within 10- 

business days of receiving the lease, the 

respondent must execute it and provide 

a $100,000 lease-specific bond, under 30 

CFR 585.515, to guarantee compliance 


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with all terms and conditions of the 

lease. Within 45 days of receiving the 

lease, the lessee must pay BOEM the 

first 12 months’ rent. 

Amanda Lefton, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12267 Filed 6–10–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–1257] 

Certain Organic Light-Emitting Diode 

Displays, Components Thereof, and 

Products Containing Same; 

Commission Determination Not To 

Review Two Initial Determinations 

Terminating the Investigation With 

Respect to Certain Respondents; 

Termination of Investigation 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) has 

determined not to review: An initial 

determination (‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 11) 

issued by the presiding administrative 

law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) partially terminating 

the investigation with respect to certain 

respondents; and an ID (Order No. 12) 

terminating the investigation with 

respect to the sole remaining respondent 

and thereby in its entirety. The 

investigation is hereby terminated. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl 

P. Bretscher, Esq., Office of the General 

Counsel, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 

205–2382. Copies of non-confidential 

documents filed in connection with this 

investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help 

accessing EDIS, please email 

EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons are advised 

that information on this matter can be 

obtained by contacting the 

Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 

205–1810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission instituted this investigation 

on March 26, 2021, based on a 

complaint filed by Samsung Display Co. 

of Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, and 

Intellectual Keystone Technology LLC 

of Wilmington, Delaware (collectively, 

‘‘Complainants’’). 86 FR 16237 (March 

26, 2021). The complaint, as corrected 

and supplemented, alleges violations of 

section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (‘‘Section 

337’’), based on the importation into the 

United States, sale for importation, or 

sale within the United States after 

importation of certain organic lightemitting diode displays, components 

thereof, and products containing same, 

by reason of infringement of one or 

more of the asserted claims of U.S. 

Patent Nos. 6,845,016; 7,342,177; and 

7,230,593. Id. The complaint also 

alleges that a domestic industry exists. 

Id. 

The Commission’s notice of 

investigation names the following 

respondents: ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. 

of Taipei, Taiwan and ASUS Computer 

International of Fremont, California 

(collectively, ‘‘ASUS’’); and JOLED Inc. 

of Tokyo, Japan (‘‘JOLED’’). Id. The 

Office of Unfair Import Investigations 

was not named as a party to this 

investigation. Id. 

On May 3, 2021, Complainants filed 

an unopposed motion to withdraw the 

complaint with respect to ASUS. On the 

same date, Complainants and JOLED 

filed a joint motion to terminate the 

investigation with respect to JOLED, the 

sole remaining respondent, due to a 

settlement agreement and thereby 

terminate the investigation in its 

entirety. Both motions were unopposed. 

On May 19, 2021, the presiding ALJ 

issued the two subject IDs. In Order No. 

11, the ALJ granted, pursuant to 

Commission Rule 210.21(a)(1) (19 CFR 

210.21(a)(1)), Complainants’ unopposed 

motion to partially terminate the 

investigation with respect to ASUS 

based on withdrawal of the allegations 

in the complaint. Order No. 11 (May 19, 

2021). The ID finds that there are no 

agreements, written or oral, express or 

implied, between Complainants and 

ASUS. In Order No. 12, the ALJ granted, 

pursuant to Commission Rule 210.21(b) 

(19 CFR 210.21(b)), the joint motion to 

terminate the investigation with respect 

to JOLED based on settlement and 

thereby terminate the investigation in its 

entirety. The ID finds that there are no 

other agreements, written or oral, 

express or implied, between 

Complainants and JOLED concerning 

the subject matter of the investigation. 

In both IDs, the ALJ found there are no 

extraordinary circumstances that would 

prevent termination of the investigation 

and that terminating the investigation 

will conserve public and private 

resources and thus benefit the public 

interest. 

No party filed a petition to review 

either Orders No. 11 or 12. 

The Commission has determined not 

to review the subject IDs. Accordingly, 

the investigation is terminated with 

respect to ASUS and JOLED, as well as 

in its entirety. 

The Commission vote for this 

determination took place on June 8, 

2021. 

The authority for the Commission’s 

determination is contained in section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part 

210 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 

210). 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: June 8, 2021. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12319 Filed 6–10–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Receipt of Complaint; 

Solicitation of Comments Relating to 

the Public Interest 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has received a complaint 

entitled Certain Casual Footwear and 

Packaging Thereof, DN 3551; the 

Commission is soliciting comments on 

any public interest issues raised by the 

complaint or complainant’s filing 

pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 

20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The 

public version of the complaint can be 

accessed on the Commission’s 

Electronic Document Information 

System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. 

For help accessing EDIS, please email 

EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server at United 

States International Trade Commission 

(USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov . The 

public record for this investigation may 

be viewed on the Commission’s 

Electronic Document Information 

System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons are advised 

that information on this matter can be 

obtained by contacting the 


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