[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 28620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11823]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2012-0043]


Notice of Determination of No Competitive Interest

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Determination of No Competitive Interest for Proposed 
Right-of-Way Grant Area

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
(BOEM) determination of no competitive interest (DNCI) for the area 
requested by Atlantic Grid Holdings LLC's (AGH) application for a 
right-of-way (ROW) grant to build an offshore electrical transmission 
system on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coasts of New York, New 
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia as described in the December 
21, 2011, Notice of Proposed Grant Area and Request for Competitive 
Interest (RFCI) in the Area of the Atlantic Wind Connection Proposal 
(76 FR 79206).

DATES: Effective May 15, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the DNCI, contact 
Mr. Casey Reeves, BOEM, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden 
Street HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817; phone (703) 787-1320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Authority

    This DNCI is published pursuant to subsection 8(p)(3) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf (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 
determines after public notice of a proposed lease, easement, or right-
of-way that there is no competitive interest.'' The authority to make 
such determinations has been delegated to BOEM.

2. Determination and Next Steps

    This DNCI provides notice to the public that BOEM has determined 
there is no competitive interest in the proposed ROW grant area, as no 
indications of competitive interest were submitted in response to the 
RFCI.
    In the RFCI, BOEM also solicited public comment on site conditions 
and multiple uses within the ROW grant area that would be relevant to 
the proposed project or its impacts. BOEM received public comment 
submissions from 56 parties in response. The comments received in 
response to the RFCI will be used to inform BOEM in subsequent agency 
decisions. After the publication of this DNCI, BOEM will proceed with 
the noncompetitive ROW grant process outlined at 30 CFR 585.306(b).

3. Map of the Area

    A map of the area proposed for a ROW grant area can be found at the 
following URL: http://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/State-Activities/Regional-Proposals.aspx.

    Dated: April 27, 2012.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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