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granted and periodically thereafter. If a 

permit or lease is granted, the permittee/ 

lessee shall reimburse the United States 

for all reasonable administrative and 

other costs incurred by the United 

States in processing the application and 

for monitoring construction, operation, 

maintenance and rehabilitation of the 

land and facilities authorized. The 

reimbursement of costs shall be in 

accordance with the provisions of 43 

CFR 2920.6. 

The permit/lease application must 

include a reference to this notice and 

comply in all respects with the 

regulations pertaining to land use 

authorization applications at 43 CFR 

2920.5–2 and 2920.5–5(b). If authorized, 

the permit/lease would be subject to 

valid existing rights. 

Comments must be received by the 

BLM Gunnison Field Manager, at the 

above address, on or before the date 

stated above. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, be 

advised 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 from 

public review your personal identifying 

information, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. Any adverse 

comments will be reviewed by the BLM 

Gunnison Field Manager, who may 

sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 

action. In the absence of any objections 

or adverse comments, this proposed 

realty action will become the final 

determination of the Department of the 

Interior. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2920.4) 

Kenny McDaniel, 

Field Manager, Gunnison. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS), Central 

Planning Area (CPA) and Western 

Planning Area (WPA), Oil and Gas 

Lease Sales for Years 2009–2012 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

the Final Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (SEIS). 

SUMMARY: The MMS has prepared a 

SEIS on oil and gas lease sales 

tentatively scheduled in 2009–2012 in 

the CPA and WPA offshore the States of 

Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and 

Alabama. As mandated in the Gulf of 

Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 

(GOMESA) (Pub. L. 109–432, December 

20, 2006), MMS shall offer, as soon as 

practicable, approximately 5.8 million 

acres located in the southeastern part of 

the CPA (‘‘181 South Area’’). The CPA 

Sale 208 (March 2009) will be the first 

sale to include the ‘‘181 South Area.’’ 

The SEIS analyzed newly available 

information for the potential 

environmental effects of oil and natural 

gas leasing, exploration, development, 

and production in the ‘‘181 South 

Area.’’ 

Authority: This NOA is published 

pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR 1503) 

implementing the provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (1988)). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

mandated in GOMESA, MMS shall offer 

the ‘‘181 South Area’’ for oil and gas 

leasing pursuant to the OCS Lands Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). In March 2009, 

proposed Lease Sale 208 would be the 

first CPA sale to offer the ‘‘181 South 

Area.’’ The SEIS supplements the Gulf 

of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 

2007–2012; Western Planning Area 

Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, and 218; 

Central Planning Area Sales 205, 206, 

208, 213, 216, and 222, Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (OCS 

EIS/EA MMS 2007–018, Multisale EIS). 

The Multisale EIS did not analyze the 

‘‘181 South Area’’; therefore, MMS has 

prepared a SEIS to address the addition 

of the ‘‘181 South Area’’ to the proposed 

CPA sale area. Also, an extensive search 

was conducted for new information 

published since completion of the 

Multisale EIS, including various 

Internet sources, scientific journals, 

interviews with personnel from 

academic institutions, and Federal, 

State, and local agencies. 

Based on new information and the 

expanded CPA sale area, MMS has 

reexamined potential impacts of routine 

activities and accidental events 

associated with the proposed CPA and 

WPA lease sales, and a proposed lease 

sale’s incremental contribution to the 

cumulative impacts on environmental 

and socioeconomic resources. Like the 

Multisale EIS, the resource estimates 

and scenario information for the SEIS 

analyses are presented as a range that 

would encompass the resources and 

activities estimated for any of the seven 

proposed lease sales. 

Final SEIS Availability: To obtain a 

single, printed or CD–ROM copy of the 

final SEIS, you may contact the 

Minerals Management Service, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, Public Information 

Office (MS 5034), 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, Room 114, New Orleans, 

Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–800–200– 

GULF). An electronic copy of the Final 

EIS is available at the MMS’s Internet 

Web site at http://www.gomr.mms.gov/ 

homepg/regulate/environ/nepa/ 

nepaprocess.html. Several libraries 

along the Gulf Coast have been sent 

copies of the SEIS. To find out which 

libraries, and their locations, have 

copies of the SEIS for review, you may 

contact the MMS’s Public Information 

Office or visit the MMS Internet Web 

site at http://www.gomr.mms.gov/ 

homepg/regulate/environ/libraries.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information on the SEIS or the 

public hearings, you may contact 

Dennis Chew, Minerals Management 

Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 

1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard (MS 

5412), New Orleans, Louisiana 70123– 

2394, or by e-mail at 

environment@mms.gov. You may also 

contact Mr. Chew by telephone at (504) 

736–2793. 

Dated: September 25, 2008. 

Chris Oynes, 

Associate Director for Offshore Minerals 

Management. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Notice of Availability of the Proposed 

Notice of Sale for Outer Continental 

Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 

208 in the Central Planning Area (CPA) 

in the Gulf of Mexico 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Proposed Notice of Sale for Proposed 

Sale 208. 

SUMMARY: The MMS announces the 

availability of the proposed Notice of 

Sale for proposed Sale 208 in the CPA. 

This Notice is published pursuant to 30 

CFR 256.29(c) as a matter of information 

to the public. With regard to oil and gas 

leasing on the OCS, the Secretary of the 

Interior, pursuant to section 19 of the 

OCS Lands Act, provides the affected 

States the opportunity to review the 

proposed Notice. The proposed Notice 

sets forth the proposed terms and 

conditions of the sale, including 

minimum bids, royalty rates, and 

rentals. 

DATES: Comments on the size, timing, or 

location of proposed Sale 208 are due 

from the affected States within 60 days 

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following their receipt of the proposed 

Notice. The final Notice of Sale will be 

published in the Federal Register at 

least 30 days prior to the date of bid 

opening. Bid opening is currently 

scheduled for March 18, 2009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed Notice of Sale for Sale 208 and 

a ‘‘Proposed Notice of Sale Package’’ 

containing information essential to 

potential bidders may be obtained from 

the Public Information Unit, Gulf of 

Mexico Region, Minerals Management 

Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. 

Telephone: (504) 736–2519. 

Dated: September 26, 2008. 

Randall B. Luthi, 

Director, Minerals Management Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Minor Boundary Revision at Joshua 

Tree National Park 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of boundary revision. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

revision to the boundary of Joshua Tree 

National Park, pursuant to the authority 

specified below, to include a 639-acre 

tract of adjacent land identified as Tract 

101–78 located in San Bernardino 

County, California, and depicted on 

Drawing No. 156/92,003, Sheet 1 of 1, 

Segment Map 101, revised February 11, 

2008. This map is on file and available 

for inspection at the following locations: 

National Park Service, Land Resources 

Program Center, Pacific West Region, 

1111 Jackson St., Suite 700, Oakland, 

CA 94607 and National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior, Washington, 

DC 20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

National Park Service, Chief, Pacific 

Land Resources Program Center, Pacific 

West Region, 1111 Jackson St., Suite 

700, Oakland, CA 94607, (510) 817– 

1414. Before including your address, 

phone number, e-mail 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. 

DATES: The effective date of this 

boundary revision is October 3, 2008. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 16 U.S.C. 

460l–9(c)(1) provides that after notifying 

the House Committee on Natural 

Resources and the Senate Committee on 

Energy and Resources, the Secretary of 

the Interior is authorized to make this 

boundary revision. This action will add 

one tract containing 639 acres of land to 

the Mesa Verde National Park. The 

National Park Service proposes to 

acquire this parcel by donation from 

The Mojave Desert Land Trust. 

The referenced map is on file and 

available for inspection at the following 

locations: National Park Service, Land 

Resources Program Center, Pacific West 

Region, 1111 Jackson St., Suite 700, 

Oakland, CA 94607 and National Park 

Service, Department of the Interior, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

Dated: March 11, 2008. 

Jonathan B. Jarvis, 

Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received in the Office of the Federal Register 

on September 29, 2008. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–EK–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 332–500] 

Advice Concerning Possible 

Modifications to the U.S. Generalized 

System of Preferences, 2008 Review of 

Additions and Removals 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Institution of investigation and 

scheduling of hearing. 

SUMMARY: Following receipt on 

September 24, 2008 of a request from 

the United States Trade Representative 

(USTR) under section 332(g) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332 (g)), 

the Commission instituted investigation 

No. 332–500, Advice Concerning 

Possible Modifications to the U.S. 

Generalized System of Preferences, 2008 

Review of Additions and Removals. 

DATES:

October 14, 2008: Deadline for filing 

requests to appear at the public hearing. 

October 15, 2008: Deadline for filing 

pre-hearing briefs and statements. 

October 30, 2008: Public hearing. 

November 5, 2008: Deadline for filing 

post-hearing briefs and statements and 

other written submissions. 

December 19, 2008: Transmittal of 

report to USTR. 

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, 

including the Commission’s hearing 

rooms, are located in the United States 

International Trade Commission 

Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, 

DC. All written submissions, including 

requests to appear at the hearing, 

statements, and briefs, should be 

addressed to the Secretary, United 

States International Trade Commission, 

500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 

20436. The public record for this 

investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS– 

ONLINE) at http://www.usitc.gov/ 

secretary/edis.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information may be obtained from 

Cynthia B. Foreso, Project Leader, Office 

of Industries (202–205–3348 or 

cynthia.foreso@usitc.gov) or Eric Land, 

Deputy Project Leader, Office of 

Industries (202–205–3349 or 

eric.land@usitc.gov). For more 

information on legal aspects of the 

investigation, contact William Gearhart 

of the Commission’s Office of the 

General Counsel (202–205–3091 or 

william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media 

should contact Margaret O’Laughlin, 

Office of External Relations (202–205– 

1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). 

Hearing-impaired individuals may 

obtain information on this matter by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal at 202–205–1810. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). 

Persons with mobility impairments who 

will need special assistance in gaining 

access to the Commission should 

contact the Office of the Secretary at 

202–205–2000. 

Background: As requested by the 

USTR, in accordance with sections 

503(a)(1)(A), 503(e), and 131(a) of the 

Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 

U.S.C. 2463(a)(1)(A), 19 U.S.C. 2463(e), 

and 19 U.S.C. 2151(a)), and pursuant to 

the authority of the President delegated 

to the United States Trade 

Representative by sections 4(c) and 8(c) 

and (d) of Executive Order 11846 of 

March 31, 1975, as amended, and 

pursuant to section 332(g) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the 

Commission will provide advice as to 

the probable economic effect on U.S. 

industries producing like or directly 

competitive articles and on consumers 

of the elimination of U.S. import duties 

for all beneficiary developing countries 

under the GSP program on articles 

provided for in HTS subheadings 

0710.10.00, 0710.30.00, 0710.40.00, 

0710.80.97.22, 0710.80.97.24, 

0710.80.97.26, 2008.92.90.40, 

2009.41.20, 2009.49.20, 3901.20.10, and 

4412.39.50.30. Also, as requested by 

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