[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4244-4245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1505]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

30 CFR Part 285

[Docket ID: BOEM-2010-0045]
RIN 1010-AD71


Regulation and Enforcement; Renewable Energy Alternate Uses of 
Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf--Acquire a Lease 
Noncompetitively

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement 
(BOEMRE), Interior.

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: BOEMRE is withdrawing the direct final rule to amend BOEMRE's 
renewable energy regulatory provisions that pertain to noncompetitive 
acquisition of leases, published on November 26, 2010 (75 FR 72679), 
under Docket ID: BOEM-2010-0045. In the direct final rule, BOEMRE 
stated that if it received significant adverse

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comments during the rule's 30-day comment period, it would publish a 
notice of withdrawal in the Federal Register.
    BOEMRE has determined that it has received significant adverse 
comments during the comment period and, therefore, is withdrawing the 
direct final rule. BOEMRE intends to publish a notice of proposed 
rulemaking within 30 days of the date of this notice in order to 
reinitiate rulemaking. The proposed rule will have a 30-day public 
comment period. All comments received in response to the original 
November 26, 2010, notice will be considered in relation to the 
proposed rule unless they are withdrawn by the commenters, so those who 
commented on the original November 26, 2010, direct final rule need not 
re-submit their comments.
    However, parties who responded to the November 26, 2010, notice may 
submit additional comments on the proposed rulemaking.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Redding at (703) 787-1219.

    Dated: January 18, 2011.
Michael R. Bromwich,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and 
Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2011-1505 Filed 1-24-11; 8:45 am]
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