[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 75187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30624]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2012-0091]
Notice of Determination of No Competitive Interest, Offshore
Maine
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Determination of No Competitive Interest (DNCI) for
Proposed Commercial Wind Lease Offshore Maine.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides BOEM's determination that there is no
competitive interest in the area requested by Statoil North America
(Statoil NA) for a commercial wind lease as described in the Notice of
Potential Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS) Offshore Maine, Request for Interest (RFI), that BOEM
published on August 10, 2012, (77 FR 47877). The RFI described Statoil
NA's application for a commercial lease for a four-turbine wind energy
project on the OCS off the coast of Maine, and provided an opportunity
for the public to submit comments about the proposal.
DATES: Effective December 19, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Aditi Mirani, Project Coordinator,
BOEM, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328,
Herndon, Virginia 20170. (703) 787-1320.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
This DNCI is published pursuant to subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS
Lands Act, which was added by section 388 of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (EPAct) (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)), and the implementing regulations
at 30 CFR part 585. Subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act requires
that OCS renewable energy leases, easements, and rights-of-way be
issued ``on a competitive basis unless the Secretary [of the Department
of the Interior] determines after public notice of a proposed lease,
easement, or right-of-way (ROW) that there is no competitive
interest.'' The Secretary delegated the authority to make such
determinations to BOEM.
Determination and Next Steps
This DNCI provides notice to the public that BOEM has determined
there is no competitive interest in the proposed lease area, as no
indications of competitive interest were submitted in response to the
RFI.
In the RFI, BOEM also solicited public comment on site conditions
and multiple uses within the proposed lease area that would be relevant
to the proposed project or its impacts. In response to the RFI, BOEM
received public comment submissions from eleven entities. BOEM will use
the comments that it received to inform its subsequent decisions. After
the publication of this DNCI, BOEM will proceed with the noncompetitive
lease issuance process outlined at 30 CFR 585.231.
Map of the Area
A map of the area proposed for a commercial lease can be found at
the following URL: http://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/State-Activities/Maine.aspx.
Dated: December 14, 2012.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-30624 Filed 12-18-12; 8:45 am]
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