[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55090-55107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22608]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

[BOEM-2011-0039]


Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy 
Development on the Outer Continental Shelf

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

ACTION: Request for comment.

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SUMMARY: BOEMRE will use Form 0008 to issue commercial renewable energy 
leases on the Outer Continental Shelf. In the preamble to the April 29, 
2009, Final Rule, ``Renewable Energy and Alternate Uses of Existing 
Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf,'' BOEMRE stated that ``we 
intend to develop a model lease form through a public process that will 
invite all interested and affected parties for their input'' (at p. 
19729).
    The bureau has developed the form included in this notice, and 
welcomes comments over the 30 days following publication of this 
notice. Following the 30-day comment period, BOEMRE will review all 
submitted comments, and publish a final version of the form in the 
Federal Register.

DATES: Submit written comments by October 6, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen A. Bornholdt, Program Manager, 
Office of Offshore Alternative Energy Programs at (703) 787-1300 for 
lease questions.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods 
listed below.
     Electronically: go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the 
entry titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter docket BOEM-2011-0039 then 
click ``search.'' Follow the instructions to submit public comments and 
view supporting and related materials. BOEMRE will post all comments on 
http://www.regulations.gov.
     Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the 
Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and 
Enforcement; Attention: Wright Frank; 381 Elden Street, MS-4090, 
Herndon, Virginia 20170. Please reference the docket number and title 
in your comment and include your name and return address.
    Public Comment Procedures: 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 view, we cannot guarantee 
that we will be able to do so.

    Authority:  43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.


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     Dated: July 20, 2011.
Robert P. LaBelle,
Acting Associate Director for Offshore Energy and Minerals Management.
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[FR Doc. 2011-22608 Filed 9-2-11; 8:45 am]
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