81 FR 8743 - Notice of Availability of Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment To Evaluate Potential Environmental Effects of Well Stimulation Treatments on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 34 (February 22, 2016)

Page Range		8743-8744
FR Document		2016-03600

After an 11 month process that began in March of 2015, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have prepared a Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) to evaluate potential environmental effects of well stimulation treatments (WSTs) on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). These activities include: Fracturing WSTs (Diagnostic fracture injection test; Frac pac; and Acid fracturing) and non-fracturing WSTs (Matrix acidizing; and Polymer/surfactant injection).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

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Notice of Availability of Draft Programmatic Environmental 
Assessment To Evaluate Potential Environmental Effects of Well 
Stimulation Treatments on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf

AGENCY:  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior; and Bureau 
of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: After an 11 month process that began in March of 2015, the 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have prepared a Draft Programmatic 
Environmental Assessment (PEA) to evaluate potential environmental 
effects of well stimulation treatments (WSTs) on the Pacific Outer 
Continental Shelf (OCS). These activities include: Fracturing WSTs 
(Diagnostic fracture injection test; Frac pac; and Acid fracturing) and 
non-fracturing WSTs (Matrix acidizing; and Polymer/surfactant 
injection).

DATES: Comments on this Draft PEA will be accepted until March 23, 
2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on the Draft PEA, 
you may contact Mr. Rick Yarde, Regional

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Supervisor, Office of Environment Pacific Region, BOEM, (805) 384-6379 
or Mr. David Fish, Acting Chief Environmental Compliance Division, 
BSEE, (202) 208-3599.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This NOA is published pursuant to the 
regulations (40 CFR part 1503) implementing the provisions of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (1988)). To obtain a copy of the Draft PEA:
    1. You may download or view the Draft PEA on the following Web 
site: http://pocswellstim.evs.anl.gov.
    2. Hard Copies are available at:

Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 E Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, 
(805) 962-7653;
E.P. Foster Library, 651 E. Main St., Ventura, CA 93001, (805) 648-
2716; and
Long Beach Public Library, 101 Pacific Ave, Long Beach, CA 90822, (562) 
570-7500.

    3. You may also obtain a hard copy of the Draft PEA by contacting 
either Mr. Rick Yarde or Mr. David Fish.
    Comments: Government agencies and other interested parties are 
requested to send their written comments on the Draft PEA in one of the 
following ways:
    1. Preferred: Submit your comment on the project's public review 
Web site at: http://pocswellstim.evs.anl.gov/;
    2. In an envelope labeled ``Comments on the Draft PEA for Well 
Stimulation Treatments on the Pacific OCS'' and mailed (or hand 
carried) to Mr. Rick Yarde, Regional Supervisor, Office of Environment 
Pacific Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 760 Paseo Camarillo, 
Suite 102 (CM102), Camarillo, CA 93010; or Mr. David Fish, Acting Chief 
Environmental Compliance Division, Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW., Room 5429, Washington, DC 20240; and
    3. By email to: [email protected].
    Comments must be submitted by March 23, 2016.

Public Disclosure of Names and Addresses

    Before including your address, phone number, email 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. The 
Bureaus will not consider anonymous comments, and the Bureaus will make 
available for inspection, in their entirety, all comments submitted by 
organizations or businesses or by individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives of organizations or businesses.

    Dated: February 9, 2016.
Brian Salerno,
Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.

    Dated: February 9, 2016.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-03600 Filed 2-19-16; 8:45 am]
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Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, (Inter- Delavan Downtown Commercial Historic
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exec) that is indexed to specific sections World War National Cemeteries, 1934–
1939 MPS) Cabrillo Memorial Dr., San & 400 blks. of E. Walworth Ave., Delavan,
and page numbers in the report, or they 16000067
Diego, 16000054
may be sent to gs_b17c@usgs.gov. Delavan Water Tower Park Historic District,
San Mateo County Generally bounded by 101–137 Park Pl. &
Wendy E. Norton, 104–130 E. Walworth Ave., Delavan,
Executive Secretary, ACWI. Golden Gate National Cemetery, (Inter-World
16000068
War National Cemeteries, 1934–1939 MPS)
[FR Doc. 2016–03570 Filed 2–19–16; 8:45 am]
1300 Sneath Ln., San Bruno, 16000058 A request to remove has been received
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ILLINOIS
OREGON
Cook County
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Lane County
Arcade Building, 1 Riverside Rd., Riverside,
National Park Service 16000055 Eugene Civic Stadium, 2077 Willamette St.,
Eugene, 08000183
Kane County
[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–20215; Authority: 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60
PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] Ford, Sam and Ruth Van Sickle, House, 404
Dated: January 29, 2016.
S. Edgelawn Dr., Aurora, 16000056
National Register of Historic Places; Elaine Jackson-Retondo,
IOWA Acting Chief, National Register of Historic
Notification of Pending Nominations
and Related Actions Black Hawk County Places/National Historic Landmarks Program.
[FR Doc. 2016–03531 Filed 2–19–16; 8:45 am]
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Cedar Falls Post Office, 217 Washington St.,
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Cedar Falls, 16000057
ACTION: Notice.
MARYLAND
SUMMARY: The National Park Service is DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Baltimore Independent city
soliciting comments on the significance
of properties nominated before January Baltimore National Cemetery, (Inter-World Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
23, 2016, for listing or related actions in War National Cemeteries, 1934–1939 MPS)
the National Register of Historic Places. 5501 Frederick Ave., Baltimore Bureau of Safety and Environmental
(Independent City), 16000059 Enforcement
DATES: Comments should be submitted
by March 8, 2016. MINNESOTA [16761700D2 ET1EX0000.PEB000
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent via Hennepin County EEAA000000]
U.S. Postal Service to the National
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, (Inter- Notice of Availability of Draft
Register of Historic Places, National World War National Cemeteries, 1934–
Park Service, 1849 C St. NW., MS 2280, Programmatic Environmental
1939 MPS) 7601 34th Ave., S., Assessment To Evaluate Potential
Washington, DC 20240; by all other Minneapolis, 16000060
carriers, National Register of Historic Environmental Effects of Well
Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye NEW YORK Stimulation Treatments on the Pacific
St. NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC Outer Continental Shelf
Monroe County
20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447. AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy
Brockport Cemetery, 56–98 High St.,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Brockport, 16000061 Management (BOEM), Interior; and
properties listed in this notice are being Bureau of Safety and Environmental
considered for listing or related actions New York County Enforcement (BSEE), Interior.
in the National Register of Historic Rustin, Bayard, Residence, 340 W. 28th St., ACTION: Notice of availability.
Places. Nominations for their New York, 16000062
consideration were received by the SUMMARY: After an 11 month process
Otsego County that began in March of 2015, the Bureau
National Park Service before January 23,
2016. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 Ferris, Warren, House, 7637 NY 80, of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
CFR part 60, written comments are Springfield Center, 16000063 and Bureau of Safety and Environmental
being accepted concerning the Tioga County Enforcement (BSEE) have prepared a
significance of the nominated properties Draft Programmatic Environmental
Glenwood Cemetery and Mausoleum, 113 Assessment (PEA) to evaluate potential
under the National Register criteria for Moore St., Waverly, 16000064
evaluation. environmental effects of well
Before including your address, phone TEXAS stimulation treatments (WSTs) on the
number, email address, or other Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
Bexar County
personal identifying information in your These activities include: Fracturing
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, (Inter- WSTs (Diagnostic fracture injection test;
comment, you should be aware that
World War National Cemeteries, 1934– Frac pac; and Acid fracturing) and non-
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

your entire comment—including your 1939 MPS) 1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd., San
personal identifying information—may fracturing WSTs (Matrix acidizing; and
Antonio, 16000065 Polymer/surfactant injection).
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment El Paso County DATES: Comments on this Draft PEA will
to withhold your personal identifying Fort Bliss National Cemetery, (Inter-World be accepted until March 23, 2016.
information from public review, we War National Cemeteries, 1934–1939 MPS) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
cannot guarantee that we will be able to 5200 Fred Wilson Blvd., Fort Bliss, more information on the Draft PEA, you
do so. 16000066 may contact Mr. Rick Yarde, Regional

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Supervisor, Office of Environment anonymous comments, and the Bureaus INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Pacific Region, BOEM, (805) 384–6379 will make available for inspection, in COMMISSION
or Mr. David Fish, Acting Chief their entirety, all comments submitted
[Investigation No. 337–TA–939]
Environmental Compliance Division, by organizations or businesses or by
BSEE, (202) 208–3599. individuals identifying themselves as Certain Three-Dimensional Cinema
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This NOA representatives of organizations or Systems and Components Thereof
is published pursuant to the regulations businesses. Commission Determination To Review
(40 CFR part 1503) implementing the Dated: February 9, 2016. the Final Initial Determination in Part;
provisions of the National Brian Salerno, Schedule for Filing Written
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of Submissions on the Issues Under
Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental
1969, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 4321 et Enforcement. Review and on Remedy, Public
seq. (1988)). To obtain a copy of the Interest, and Bonding
Draft PEA: Dated: February 9, 2016.
1. You may download or view the Abigail Ross Hopper, AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
Draft PEA on the following Web site: Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Commission.
http://pocswellstim.evs.anl.gov. Management. ACTION: Notice.
2. Hard Copies are available at: [FR Doc. 2016–03600 Filed 2–19–16; 8:45 am]
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 E BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P
the U.S. International Trade
Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA Commission has determined to review-
93101, (805) 962–7653; in-part the final initial determination
E.P. Foster Library, 651 E. Main St., (‘‘ID’’) issued by the presiding
Ventura, CA 93001, (805) 648–2716; INTERNATIONAL TRADE
administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) in the
and COMMISSION
above-captioned investigation on
Long Beach Public Library, 101 Pacific
December 16, 2015. The Commission
Ave, Long Beach, CA 90822, (562) [USITC SE–16–005] requests certain briefing from the parties
570–7500.
on the issues under review, as indicated
3. You may also obtain a hard copy Government in the Sunshine Act
in this notice. The Commission also
of the Draft PEA by contacting either Meeting Notice
requests briefing from the parties and
Mr. Rick Yarde or Mr. David Fish. interested persons on the issues of
Comments: Government agencies and AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United remedy, the public interest, and
other interested parties are requested to States International Trade Commission. bonding.
send their written comments on the
TIME AND DATE: February 26, 2016 at FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Draft PEA in one of the following ways:
12:00 p.m. Lucy Grace D. Noyola, Office of the
1. Preferred: Submit your comment on
the project’s public review Web site at: PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., General Counsel, U.S. International
http://pocswellstim.evs.anl.gov/; Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
2. In an envelope labeled ‘‘Comments (202) 205–2000. Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202–
on the Draft PEA for Well Stimulation 205–3438. Copies of non-confidential
Treatments on the Pacific OCS’’ and STATUS: Open to the public. documents filed in connection with this
mailed (or hand carried) to Mr. Rick MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
investigation are or will be available for
Yarde, Regional Supervisor, Office of inspection during official business
1. Agendas for future meetings: None. hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the
Environment Pacific Region, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, 760 Paseo 2. Minutes. Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Camarillo, Suite 102 (CM102), 3. Ratification List. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Camarillo, CA 93010; or Mr. David Fish, Street SW., Washington, DC 20436,
4. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701–TA–554 and telephone 202–205–2000. General
Acting Chief Environmental Compliance 731–TA–1309 (Preliminary)(Certain
Division, Bureau of Safety and information concerning the Commission
Biaxial Integral Geogrid Products from may also be obtained by accessing its
Environmental Enforcement, 1849 C China). The Commission is currently
Street NW., Room 5429, Washington, Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).
scheduled to complete and file its The public record for this investigation
DC 20240; and determinations on February 29, 2016;
3. By email to: pocswellstim@anl.gov. may be viewed on the Commission’s
views of the Commission are currently electronic docket (EDIS) at http://
Comments must be submitted by scheduled to be completed and filed on
March 23, 2016. edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired
March 7, 2016. persons are advised that information on
Public Disclosure of Names and 5. Outstanding action jackets: None. this matter can be obtained by
Addresses contacting the Commission’s TDD
In accordance with Commission
Before including your address, phone policy, subject matter listed above, not terminal on 202–205–1810.
number, email address or other personal disposed of at the scheduled meeting, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
identifying information in your may be carried over to the agenda of the Commission instituted this investigation
comment, be advised that your entire following meeting. on December 12, 2014, based on a
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

comment, including your personal complaint filed by RealD, Inc. of Beverly
By order of the Commission.
identifying information, may be made Hills, California (‘‘RealD’’). 79 FR
publicly available at any time. While Dated: February 18, 2016. 73902–03. The complaint alleges
you can ask us in your comment to William R. Bishop, violations of section 337 of the Tariff
withhold from public review your Supervisory Hearings and Information Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C.
personal identifying information, we Officer. 1337, in the importation into the United
cannot guarantee that we will be able to [FR Doc. 2016–03748 Filed 2–18–16; 4:15 pm] States, the sale for importation, and the
do so. The Bureaus will not consider BILLING CODE 7020–02–P sale within the United States after

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Collection		Federal Register
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability.
Dates		Comments on this Draft PEA will be accepted until March 23, 2016.
Contact		For more information on the Draft PEA, you may contact Mr. Rick Yarde, Regional Supervisor, Office of Environment Pacific Region, BOEM, (805) 384-6379 or Mr. David Fish, Acting Chief Environmental Compliance Division, BSEE, (202) 208-3599.
FR Citation		81 FR 8743

81 FR 8743 - Notice of Availability of Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment To Evaluate Potential Environmental Effects of Well Stimulation Treatments on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Ocean Energy ManagementBureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 34 (February 22, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement