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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
30 CFR Part 1210
Average
number of annual responses
Hour
burden
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Annual
burden hours
(b) Period for keeping records. Lessees, operators, revenue
payors, or other persons required to keep records under
this section shall maintain and preserve them for 6 years
from the day on which the relevant transaction recorded
occurred unless the Secretary notifies the record holder
of an audit or investigation involving the records and that
they must be maintained for a longer period * * *
[In accordance with 30 U.S.C. 1724(f), Federal oil and gas
records must be maintained for 7 years from the date the
obligation became due.]
Total for Royalty and Production Reporting .................................................................................................
10,499,998
337,933
* Note: ONRR consider each line of data as one response/report.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour’’ Cost
Burden: We have not identified a ‘‘nonhour’’ cost burden associated with the
collection of information.
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III. Request for Comments
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it
displays a current and valid OMB
control number.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA Section 3506(c)(2)(A)
requires each agency to ‘‘* * * provide
60-day notice in the Federal Register
* * * and otherwise consult with
members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *.’’
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) minimize
the burden on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
The PRA also requires agencies to
estimate the total annual reporting
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden to respondents
or recordkeepers resulting from the
collection of information. If you have
costs to generate, maintain, and disclose
this information, you should comment
and provide your total capital and
startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of service components. You should
describe the methods that you use to
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estimate (1) major cost factors, including
system and technology acquisition, (2)
expected useful life of capital
equipment, (3) discount rate(s), and (4)
the period over which you incur costs.
Capital and startup costs include,
among other items, computers and
software that you purchase to prepare
for collecting information and
monitoring, sampling, and testing
equipment, and record storage facilities.
Generally, your estimates should not
include equipment or services
purchased: (i) Before October 1, 1995;
(ii) to comply with requirements not
associated with the information
collection; (iii) for reasons other than to
provide information or keep records for
the Federal Government; or (iv) as part
of customary and usual business, or
private practices.
Public Comment Policy: ONRR will
post all comments, including names and
addresses of respondents at https://
www.regulations.gov. Before including
Personally Identifiable Information (PII),
such as your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
information in your comment(s), you
should be aware that your entire
comment (including PII) may be made
available to the public at any time.
While you may ask us, in your
comment, to withhold PII from public
view, we cannot guarantee that we will
be able to do so.
Dated: May 11, 2015.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR–2014–0002; DS63602000
DR2PS0000.PX8000 156D0102R2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: United States Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative
(USEITI) Revenue Information
Collection—OMB Control Number
1012—0NEW; Comment Request
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
ACTION: Notice for OMB approval.
AGENCY:
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted this Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. This ICR covers
the paperwork requirements for
participation in the United States
implementation of the Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative
(USEITI). This notice also provides the
public a second opportunity to
comment on the paperwork burden of
these regulatory requirements.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove this information
collection request but may respond after
30 days; therefore, you should submit
your public comments to OMB by June
15, 2015 for the assurance of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
written comments directly to the Desk
Officer for the Department of the
Interior (OMB Control Number 1012—
NEW), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by email to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or
telefax at (202) 395–5806. Please also
mail a copy of your comments to Mr.
Luis Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist,
SUMMARY:
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ONRR, P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A,
Denver, Colorado 80225–0165, or email
Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1012—NEW in
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions on technical issues, contact
Jonathan Swedin, Program &
Performance Analysis, ONRR, telephone
(303) 231–3028, or email
jonathan.swedin@onrr.gov. For other
questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar,
telephone (303) 231–3418, or email
luis.aguilar@onrr.gov. You may also
contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain copies
(free of charge) of the ICR and any
associated forms. You may also review
the information collection request
online at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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1. Abstract
The Secretary of the U.S. Department
of the Interior is responsible for mineral
resource development on Federal and
Indian lands and the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS). Under various laws, the
Secretary’s responsibility is to manage
mineral resources production on
Federal and Indian lands and the OCS,
collect the royalties and other mineral
revenues due, and distribute the funds
collected under those laws. ONRR
performs the royalty management
functions and assists the Secretary in
carrying out the Department’s
responsibility. We have posted those
laws pertaining to mineral leases on
Federal and Indian lands and the OCS
at https://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/
PubLaws/default.htm.
In September 2011, President Obama
announced the U.S. commitment to
domestic implementation of EITI, a key
element of the President’s Open
Government Partnership commitments.
President Obama appointed the
Secretary of the Interior as the senior
U.S. official to lead the USEITI
implementation. EITI is a voluntary
global effort designed to strengthen
transparency, accountability, and public
trust for the revenues paid and received
for a country’s oil, gas, and mineral
resources. The Administration renewed
its commitment to implement EITI in
the December 2013 U.S. Open
Government National Action Plan. By
signing onto the global EITI standard,
the U.S. Government will help ensure
that American taxpayers are receiving
every dollar due for the extraction of
these valuable public resources. The
EITI Standard contains the set of
requirements that countries need to
meet in order to be recognized first as
an EITI Candidate and ultimately as an
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EITI Compliant Country. In March 2014,
the U.S. became the first G7 country to
achieve Candidate Country status. When
fully implemented, EITI will ensure
more transparency in how the country’s
natural resources are governed and also
will provide full disclosure of
government revenues from its extractive
sector.
The following laws and executive
initiative are applicable to USEITI,
including the Secretary’s and ONRR’s
management of mineral resource
production, revenue, and information
disclosure obligations:
• U.S. Open Government National
Action Plan
• Freedom of Information Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. 552)
• Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as
amended (43 U.S.C. 1331–56b),
including provisions of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801
et seq.)
• Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982 as amended
by the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Simplification and Fairness Act of
1996 (30 U.S.C. 1701–1759)
• Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30
U.S.C. 1001–28)
• Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C 181–
287)
• Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired
Lands (30 U.S.C 351–60)
General Information
International EITI requirements direct
participating governments to publish
annual reports to help citizens
understand how governments manage
their extractive sectors. The U.S. Open
Government National Action Plan
commits the U.S. to publish the first
United States EITI report in 2015 and to
achieve EITI compliance in 2016. An
Independent Administrator produces
the annual reports, which include
parallel public disclosures by both the
government and companies. These
disclosures relate to the payments that
companies have made to the
government on their oil, gas, and mining
development.
In order to produce the USEITI annual
reports, the Independent Administrator,
in partnership with industry and DOI,
created a document called the ‘‘USEITI
Reporting Form,’’ including reporting
instructions, which provide guidance on
how to complete this form. The
Independent Administrator will use this
form to collect revenue information
from extractive companies which paid
more than $20 million to ONRR in a
given year. The form will collect
information on the amounts of royalties,
rentals, and other payments related to
mineral development that companies
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have made to the Federal Government.
The Independent Administrator will
collect this information; however, it will
not collect items of a sensitive nature
such as proprietary data, Personally
Identifiable Information, etc. EITI is a
voluntary initiative, and companies are
not required to provide the requested
information.
OMB Approval
We are requesting OMB’s approval to
collect this information. This ICR is
necessary to successfully implement
EITI in the U.S. Not collecting this
information would limit the Secretary’s
ability to implement the U.S. Open
Government National Action Plan and
could prevent the Independent
Administrator from creating and
completing the annual USEITI report. If
the annual USEITI report is not
completed, the U.S. will not become an
EITI Compliant Country.
II. Data
Title: United States Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative
(USEITI) Revenue Information
Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1012—NEW.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: 76 extractive companies
that paid $20 million or more to ONRR
in calendar year 2013.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 6,384
hours. We estimate that each response
will take approximately 84 hours for
each company to complete. We have not
included in our estimates certain
requirements performed in the normal
course of business and considered usual
and customary.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour’’ Cost
Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour’’ cost burden associated with the
collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
III. Request for Comments
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
requires each agency to ‘‘* * * publish
a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
* * * and otherwise consult with
members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *.’’
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
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proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, we published a
notice in the Federal Register on
December 18, 2014 (79 FR 75583)
announcing that we would submit this
ICR to OMB for approval. The notice
provided the required 60-day comment
period. We received no comments in
response to the notice.
If you wish to comment in response
to this notice, you may send your
comments to the offices listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. OMB
has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove the information collection
but may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive
public comments by June 15, 2015.
Public Comment Policy: ONRR will
post all comments, including names and
addresses of respondents at https://
www.regulations.gov. Before including
Personally Identifiable Information (PII),
such as your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
information in your comment(s), you
should be aware that your entire
comment (including PII) may be made
available to the public at any time.
While you may ask us to withhold PII
from public view, we cannot guarantee
that we will be able to do so.
Dated: May 12, 2015.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2015–11799 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
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[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–513 and 731–
TA–1249 (Final)]
Sugar From Mexico; Revised Schedule
for the Subject Investigations
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Effective Date: May 11, 2015.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Sherman (202–205–3289), Office
of Investigations, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
these investigations may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 3, 2014, the Commission
established a schedule for the conduct
of the final phase of the subject
investigations (79 FR 75591, December
18, 2014). On December 19, 2014, the
Department of Commerce suspended the
antidumping and countervailing duty
investigations on sugar from Mexico (79
FR 78039, 78044, December 29, 2014).
Subsequently, the Department of
Commerce received timely requests to
continue the antidumping and
countervailing duty investigations on
sugar from Mexico and resumed its
investigations on May 4, 2015 (80 FR
25278, May 4, 2015). The Commission,
therefore, is revising its schedule to
conform with Commerce’s new
schedule.
The Commission’s new schedule for
the investigation is as follows. The
prehearing staff report will be placed in
the nonpublic record on August 28,
2015. The deadline for filing prehearing
briefs is September 4, 2015. Requests to
appear at the hearing must be filed with
the Secretary to the Commission not
later than September 11, 2015. The
prehearing conference will be held at
the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building on September 14,
2015, if deemed necessary. The hearing
will be held at the U.S. International
Trade Commission Building at 9:30 a.m.
on September 16, 2015. The deadline for
filing posthearing briefs is September
23, 2015. The Commission will make its
final release of information on October
14, 2015; and final party comments are
due on October 16, 2015.
For further information concerning
these investigations see the
Commission’s notice cited above and
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A through
E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
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Authority: These investigations are being
conducted under authority of title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.21 of the
Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: May 12, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[Docket No. DEA–392]
Importer of Controlled Substances
Registration: Cambrex Charles City
ACTION:
Notice of registration.
Cambrex Charles City applied
to be registered as an importer of certain
basic classes of controlled substances.
The Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) grants Cambrex Charles City
registration as an importer of those
controlled substances.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By notice
dated January 21, 2015, and published
in the Federal Register on January 28,
2015, 80 FR 4592, Cambrex Charles
City, 1205 11th Street, Charles City,
Iowa 50616–3466 applied to be
registered as an importer of certain basic
classes of controlled substances. No
comments or objections were submitted
for this notice. Comments and request
for hearings on applications to import
narcotic raw material are not
appropriate. 72 FR 3417 (January 25,
2007).
The DEA has considered the factors in
21 U.S.C. 823, 952(a) and 958(a) and
determined that the registration of
Cambrex Charles City to import the
basic classes of controlled substances is
consistent with the public interest and
with United States obligations under
international treaties, conventions, or
protocols in effect on May 1, 1971. The
DEA investigated the company’s
maintenance of effective controls
against diversion by inspecting and
testing the company’s physical security
systems, verifying the company’s
compliance with state and local laws,
and reviewing the company’s
background and history.
Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C.
952(a) and 958(a), and in accordance
with 21 CFR 1301.34, the above-named
company is granted registration as an
importer of the basic classes of
controlled substances:
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR-2014-0002; DS63602000 DR2PS0000.PX8000 156D0102R2]
Agency Information Collection Activities: United States
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI) Revenue
Information Collection--OMB Control Number 1012--0NEW; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
ACTION: Notice for OMB approval.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we
are notifying the public that we have submitted this Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval. This ICR covers the paperwork requirements for
participation in the United States implementation of the Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI). This notice also provides
the public a second opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of
these regulatory requirements.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove this information
collection request but may respond after 30 days; therefore, you should
submit your public comments to OMB by June 15, 2015 for the assurance
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your written comments directly to the Desk
Officer for the Department of the Interior (OMB Control Number 1012--
NEW), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by email to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or telefax at (202) 395-5806. Please also
mail a copy of your comments to Mr. Luis Aguilar, Regulatory
Specialist,
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ONRR, P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165, or email
Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 1012--NEW in
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on technical issues,
contact Jonathan Swedin, Program & Performance Analysis, ONRR,
telephone (303) 231-3028, or email jonathan.swedin@onrr.gov. For other
questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar, telephone (303) 231-3418, or email
luis.aguilar@onrr.gov. You may also contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain
copies (free of charge) of the ICR and any associated forms. You may
also review the information collection request online at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Abstract
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior is responsible
for mineral resource development on Federal and Indian lands and the
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Under various laws, the Secretary's
responsibility is to manage mineral resources production on Federal and
Indian lands and the OCS, collect the royalties and other mineral
revenues due, and distribute the funds collected under those laws. ONRR
performs the royalty management functions and assists the Secretary in
carrying out the Department's responsibility. We have posted those laws
pertaining to mineral leases on Federal and Indian lands and the OCS at
https://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/default.htm.
In September 2011, President Obama announced the U.S. commitment to
domestic implementation of EITI, a key element of the President's Open
Government Partnership commitments. President Obama appointed the
Secretary of the Interior as the senior U.S. official to lead the
USEITI implementation. EITI is a voluntary global effort designed to
strengthen transparency, accountability, and public trust for the
revenues paid and received for a country's oil, gas, and mineral
resources. The Administration renewed its commitment to implement EITI
in the December 2013 U.S. Open Government National Action Plan. By
signing onto the global EITI standard, the U.S. Government will help
ensure that American taxpayers are receiving every dollar due for the
extraction of these valuable public resources. The EITI Standard
contains the set of requirements that countries need to meet in order
to be recognized first as an EITI Candidate and ultimately as an EITI
Compliant Country. In March 2014, the U.S. became the first G7 country
to achieve Candidate Country status. When fully implemented, EITI will
ensure more transparency in how the country's natural resources are
governed and also will provide full disclosure of government revenues
from its extractive sector.
The following laws and executive initiative are applicable to
USEITI, including the Secretary's and ONRR's management of mineral
resource production, revenue, and information disclosure obligations:
U.S. Open Government National Action Plan
Freedom of Information Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552)
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1331-
56b), including provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15801 et seq.)
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 as amended
by the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of
1996 (30 U.S.C. 1701-1759)
Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001-28)
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C 181-287)
Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C 351-60)
General Information
International EITI requirements direct participating governments to
publish annual reports to help citizens understand how governments
manage their extractive sectors. The U.S. Open Government National
Action Plan commits the U.S. to publish the first United States EITI
report in 2015 and to achieve EITI compliance in 2016. An Independent
Administrator produces the annual reports, which include parallel
public disclosures by both the government and companies. These
disclosures relate to the payments that companies have made to the
government on their oil, gas, and mining development.
In order to produce the USEITI annual reports, the Independent
Administrator, in partnership with industry and DOI, created a document
called the ``USEITI Reporting Form,'' including reporting instructions,
which provide guidance on how to complete this form. The Independent
Administrator will use this form to collect revenue information from
extractive companies which paid more than $20 million to ONRR in a
given year. The form will collect information on the amounts of
royalties, rentals, and other payments related to mineral development
that companies have made to the Federal Government. The Independent
Administrator will collect this information; however, it will not
collect items of a sensitive nature such as proprietary data,
Personally Identifiable Information, etc. EITI is a voluntary
initiative, and companies are not required to provide the requested
information.
OMB Approval
We are requesting OMB's approval to collect this information. This
ICR is necessary to successfully implement EITI in the U.S. Not
collecting this information would limit the Secretary's ability to
implement the U.S. Open Government National Action Plan and could
prevent the Independent Administrator from creating and completing the
annual USEITI report. If the annual USEITI report is not completed, the
U.S. will not become an EITI Compliant Country.
II. Data
Title: United States Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
(USEITI) Revenue Information Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1012--NEW.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 76 extractive
companies that paid $20 million or more to ONRR in calendar year 2013.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 6,384
hours. We estimate that each response will take approximately 84 hours
for each company to complete. We have not included in our estimates
certain requirements performed in the normal course of business and
considered usual and customary.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-hour'' Cost
Burden: We have identified no ``non-hour'' cost burden associated with
the collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
III. Request for Comments
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires each agency to ``* * *
publish a 60-day notice in the Federal Register * * * and otherwise
consult with members of the public and affected agencies concerning
each proposed collection of information * * *.'' Agencies must
specifically solicit comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
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proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public consultation process, we published a
notice in the Federal Register on December 18, 2014 (79 FR 75583)
announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The
notice provided the required 60-day comment period. We received no
comments in response to the notice.
If you wish to comment in response to this notice, you may send
your comments to the offices listed under the ADDRESSES section of this
notice. OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive public comments by June 15, 2015.
Public Comment Policy: ONRR will post all comments, including names
and addresses of respondents at https://www.regulations.gov. Before
including Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as your
address, phone number, email address, or other personal information in
your comment(s), you should be aware that your entire comment
(including PII) may be made available to the public at any time. While
you may ask us to withhold PII from public view, we cannot guarantee
that we will be able to do so.
Dated: May 12, 2015.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2015-11799 Filed 5-14-15; 8:45 am]
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