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Comments on the classification are
restricted to whether the land is
physically suited for the proposal,
whether the use will maximize the
future use or uses of the land, whether
the use is consistent with local planning
and zoning, or if the use is consistent
with State and Federal programs.
Application Comments
Interested parties may submit
comments regarding the specific use
proposed in the application and plan of
development, whether the BLM
followed proper administrative
procedures in reaching the decision, or
any other factor not directly related to
the suitability of the land for R&PP use.
Any adverse comments will be
reviewed by the State Director. In the
absence of any adverse comments, the
classification of the land described in
this notice will become effective
December 12, 2005. The lands will not
be offered for lease/conveyance until
after the classification becomes
effective.
Authority: 43 CFR part 2741
Sharon DiPinto,
Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands,
Las Vegas, NV.
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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–957–05–1420–BJ]
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey,
Wyoming
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has filed the plats of
survey of the lands described below in
the BLM Wyoming State Office,
Cheyenne, Wyoming, on September 29,
2005
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, 5353
Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828,
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These
surveys were executed at the request of
the Bureau of Land Management, and
are necessary for the management of
resources. The lands surveyed are:
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the Seventh Standard Parallel North in
Range 107 West, the east and north
boundaries and the subdivisional lines,
and the subdivision of sections 13 and
14, Township 29 North, Range 107
West, Sixth Principal Meridian,
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Wyoming, was accepted September 29,
2005.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the Fifth Standard Parallel North,
through Ranges 94 and 95 West, and the
subdivisional lines, Township 20 North,
Range 95 West, Sixth Principal
Meridian, Wyoming, was accepted
September 29, 2005.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of portions of
the Ninth Guide Meridian West, through
Township 41 North, between Ranges 72
and 73 West, and the subdivisional
lines, Township 41 North, Range 72
West, Sixth Principal Meridian,
Wyoming, was accepted September 29,
2005.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the Sixth Standard Parallel North,
through Range 86 West, a portion of the
subdivisional lines, and the subdivision
of sections 2 and 3, Township 24 North,
Range 86 West, Sixth Principal
Meridian, Wyoming, was accepted
September 29, 2005.
The plat and field notes representing
the corrective dependent resurvey of
portions of the subdivisional lines,
Township 47 North, Range 76 West,
Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming,
was accepted September 29, 2005.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the subdivisional lines, and the
subdivision of section 2, Township 52
North, Range 71 West, Sixth Principal
Meridian, Wyoming, was accepted
September 29, 2005.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the subdivisional lines, and the
subdivision of sections 14 and 23,
Township 47 North, Range 89 West,
Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming,
was accepted September 29, 2005.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the Thirteenth Guide Meridian West,
through Township 43 North, between
Ranges 104 and 105 West, portions of
the subdivisional lines, and the adjusted
meander line of the right bank of the
East Fork Wind River, and the
subdivision of section 31, Township 43
North, Range 104 West, Sixth Principal
Meridian, Wyoming, was accepted
September 29, 2005.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of portions
Tracts 44 and 47, Township 52 North,
Range 104 West, Sixth Principal
Meridian, Wyoming, was accepted
September 29, 2005.
Copies of the preceding described
plats and field notes are available to the
public at a cost of $1.10 per page.
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Dated: October 4, 2005.
John P. Lee,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Support
Services.
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BILLING CODE 4310–22–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–957–05 1910–BJ–5RK4]
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey,
Wyoming
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) is scheduled to the
plats of surveys of the lands described
below thirty (30) calendar days from the
date of this publication in the BLM
Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne,
Wyoming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, 5353
Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828,
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These
surveys were executed at the request of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and are
necessary for the managements. The
lands surveyed are:
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the south boundary, a portion of the
subdivisional lines, the subdivision of
certain sections, the survey of a portion
of the present right bank of the Wind
River, and the metes and bounds Survey
of Parcel A, section 33, Township 4
North, Range 3 West, Wind River
Meridian, Wyoming, was accepted
September 29, 2005.
Copies of the preceding described plat
and field notes are available to the
public at a cost of $1.10 per page.
Dated: October 4, 2005.
John P. Lee,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Support
Services.
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BILLING CODE 4310–22–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of revision of an
information collection (1010–0164).
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a
collection of information that we will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
The information collection request (ICR)
concerns the paperwork requirements in
the regulations under 30 CFR part 250,
subpart I, Platforms and Structures,
Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL)—
Damage Caused by Hurricane(s). MMS
is consolidating, renewing, and
expanding upon OMB approved
Emergency Requests 1010–0163 and
1010–0164. MMS is consolidating the
burden hours from NTL— Damage
Caused by Hurricane Katrina into this
collection. We are also renewing this
collection because information needs to
be collected for a longer period than
allowed by the Emergency OMB
Requests. After a major hurricane,
lessees need to keep reporting and
submitting new information to MMS
until all facilities that are able, are back
to normal. We are expanding this ICR to
include all damage due to any
hurricane(s) that may occur in the Gulf
of Mexico (GOM) over the next 3 years.
DATES: Submit written comments by
December 12, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods listed
below. Please use the Information
Collection Number 1010–0164 as an
identifier in your message.
• E-mail MMS at
rules.comments@mms.gov. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0164 in the subject line.
• Fax: 703–787–1093. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0164.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
Management Service; Attention: Rules
Process Team (RPT); 381 Elden Street,
MS–4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170–
4817. Please reference ‘‘Information
Collection 1010–0164’’ in your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Rules Processing Team
at (703) 787–1600. You may also contact
Cheryl Blundon to obtain a copy, at no
cost, of the regulation and the NTL that
requires the subject collection of
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR part 250, subpart I,
Platforms and Structures, NTL—Damage
Caused by Hurricane(s).
OMB Control Number: 1010–0164.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
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authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) to prescribe rules and
regulations to administer leasing of the
OCS. Such rules and regulations will
apply to all operations conducted under
a lease. Operations on the OCS must
preserve, protect, and develop oil and
natural gas resources in a manner which
is consistent with the need to make such
resources available to meet the Nation’s
energy needs as rapidly as possible; to
balance orderly energy resource
development with protection of human,
marine, and coastal environments; to
ensure the public a fair and equitable
return on the resources of the OCS;
preserve and maintain free enterprise
competition; and ensure that the extent
of oil and natural gas resources of the
OCS is assessed at the earliest
practicable time. Section 43 U.S.C.
1332(6) states that ‘‘operations in the
outer Continental Shelf should be
conducted in a safe manner by welltrained personnel using technology,
precautions, and techniques sufficient
to prevent or minimize the likelihood of
blowouts, loss of well control, fires,
spillages, physical obstruction to other
users of the waters or subsoil and
seabed, or other occurrences which may
cause damage to the environment or to
property, or endanger life or health.’’
To carry out these responsibilities, the
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
issues regulations to ensure that
operations in the OCS will meet
statutory requirements; provide for
safety and protect the environment; and
result in diligent exploration,
development, and production of OCS
leases. In addition, we also issue
Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs)
that provide clarification, explanation,
and interpretation of our regulations.
These NTLs are used to convey purely
informational material and to cover
situations that might not be adequately
addressed in our regulations. The latter
is the case for the information collection
required in the NTL. Because of the
unusual nature of this information
collection, issuing a temporary NTL is
the appropriate means to collect the
information.
The subject of this information
collection request (ICR) is an NTL titled,
‘‘Damage Caused by Hurricane(s)’’ to be
issued to lessees and operators in the
MMS Gulf of Mexico OCS (GOM)
Region after a hurricane occurs. This
ICR is a merging of two OMB approved
Emergency Requests relating to
hurricanes, 1010–0163 and 10101–0164.
MMS is also renewing this ICR because
information will need to be collected for
a longer period than the 180 days
allowed under an emergency request.
Also, we are expanding this submission
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to now include all damage due to any
hurricane(s) that occurred in the 2005
season, as well as any future hurricanes
that may occur in the GOM. Once this
ICR is approved by OMB, MMS will
reissue the NTL for each new hurricane
that, in the future, impacts operations in
the GOM with MMS inserting the
appropriate hurricane name, longitudes,
and dates of submittal, etc.
Currently, there are over 4,000
facilities/structures in the GOM OCS.
MMS anticipates that potential major
hurricanes may impact 40 percent or
more of the platforms in the GOM (1,600
facilities) during any one event. For
example, at the time of this writing,
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita combined
affected approximately 2,900 OCS
facilities—only 10 facilities were
affected by both storms; they each
followed different paths and had their
own specific meteorological anomalies
(deviation or departure from the normal
phenomena of the atmosphere). It needs
to be stressed that the information we
propose to collect under this NTL is
information that a prudent lessee/
operator would prepare in the event of
a major hurricane. The primary
authority for this submission is 30 CFR
250, Subpart I, information collection
approved under the OMB Control
Number 1010–0149. However, in
connection with this subpart, MMS
thinks that the burden hour
requirements in the proposed NTL are
in addition to the currently approved
paperwork burden under those
requirements.
With regard to the ‘‘OCS Pipelines’’
section of this NTL, MMS has the
authority to collect the information
requested under 30 CFR 250, Subpart J,
Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way.
The OMB has already approved the
collection of pipeline information under
OMB Control Number 1010–0050.
Emergency NTLs were issued relating
to this same subject—structural damage
caused by hurricanes—in 2003 after
Hurricane Lili, in 2004 after Hurricane
Ivan, and in 2005 after Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita. Due to the nature of
these incidents and their increasing
occurrences, immediately after
Hurricane Ivan, proposed rulemaking
was started to require lessees to submit
to MMS information about structure
damage on the OCS due to natural
phenomena, e.g., hurricanes,
earthquakes. It is currently in the
surnaming process and OMB has issued
Regulatory Identification Number 1010AD18.
We will protect information from
respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
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regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under
regulations at 30 CFR 250.196, ‘‘Data
and information to be made available to
the public.’’ No items of a sensitive
nature are collected. Responses are
mandatory.
Frequency: Monthly; and as specified
in the NTL.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 110
Federal OCS oil and gas lessees.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
approved reporting burdens for the
current collections are 202,320 hours for
1010–0164, and 73,920 hours for 1010–
0163. We expect the new burden hours
to be approximately 26,880 which is an
adjustment decrease of 249,360 burden
hours. This decrease is a result of
number of responses submitted. Even
though there were approximately 1,600
facilities affected by Hurricane Rita, and
1,300 facilities affected by Hurricane
Katrina in the GOM, usually
respondents will submit only one or
Reporting requirement
more reports listing the damage to their
facilities thereby making the number of
responses significantly lower than what
was previously estimated. The following
chart details the individual components
and respective hour burden estimates of
this ICR. In calculating the burdens, we
assumed that respondents perform
certain requirements in the normal
course of their activities. We consider
these to be usual and customary and
took that into account in estimating the
burden.
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purchase of service components. You
should describe the methods you use to
estimate major cost factors, including
system and technology acquisition,
expected useful life of capital
equipment, discount rate(s), and the
period over which you incur costs.
Capital and startup costs include,
among other items, computers and
software you purchase to prepare for
collecting information, monitoring, and
record storage facilities. You should not
include estimates for 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 Government; or (iv) as part of
customary and usual business or private
practices.
We will summarize written responses
to this notice and address them in our
submission for OMB approval. As a
result of your comments, we will make
any necessary adjustments to the burden
in our submission to OMB.
Public Comment Procedure: MMS’s
practice is to make comments, including
names and addresses of respondents,
available for public review. If you wish
your name and/or address to be
withheld, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comment. MMS will honor this request
to the extent allowable by law; however,
anonymous comments will not be
considered. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
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Annual burden
hours
12
12
150
90
1,800
1,080
120
Prepare and submit to MMS (1) list of impacted OCS structures, (2) timetable for inspections,
and (3) inspection plan for each listed platform describing work to determine condition of
structure ...................................................................................................................................
Submit amendments to list and inspection plans. .......................................................................
Submit report to MMS describing detected damage that may adversely affect structural integrity, including assessment of ability to withstand anticipated environmental storm conditions, and any remediation plans .............................................................................................
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified no cost
burdens for this collection.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
requires each agency ’’* * * to provide
notice * * * 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 informtion 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.
Agencies must also estimate the ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burdens to respondents or
recordkeepers resulting from the
collection of information. Therefore, 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
Number of responses
200
24,000
Hour burden
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made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
MMS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202)
208–7744.
Dated: October 3, 2005.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Draft Environmental Impact Statement;
Reconstruction of the Furnace Creek
Water Collection System; Death Valley
National Park; Inyo County, CA; Notice
of Availability
Summary: Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of
the National Environmental Policy Act
(Pub. L. 91–190, 42U.S.C. 4321–4347,
January 1, 1970, as amended), and the
Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (40CFR Part 1500–1508), the
U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service and its
cooperating agency have completed a
draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the proposed reconstruction of
the Furnace Creek water collection
system at Death Valley National Park in
Inyo County, California. The proposed
project would rebuild the outdated
water collection system in the Furnace
Creek area to deliver a safe and reliable
potable and nonpotable water supply to
the park’s main visitor use area. The
draft EIS also describes and analyzes
three alternatives and appropriate
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of revision of an information collection (1010-0164).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS
is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
The information collection request (ICR) concerns the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR part 250, subpart I,
Platforms and Structures, Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL)--Damage
Caused by Hurricane(s). MMS is consolidating, renewing, and expanding
upon OMB approved Emergency Requests 1010-0163 and 1010-0164. MMS is
consolidating the burden hours from NTL-- Damage Caused by Hurricane
Katrina into this collection. We are also renewing this collection
because information needs to be collected for a longer period than
allowed by the Emergency OMB Requests. After a major hurricane, lessees
need to keep reporting and submitting new information to MMS until all
facilities that are able, are back to normal. We are expanding this ICR
to include all damage due to any hurricane(s) that may occur in the
Gulf of Mexico (GOM) over the next 3 years.
DATES: Submit written comments by December 12, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
listed below. Please use the Information Collection Number 1010-0164 as
an identifier in your message.
E-mail MMS at rules.comments@mms.gov. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010-0164 in the subject line.
Fax: 703-787-1093. Identify with Information Collection
Number 1010-0164.
Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the
Interior; Minerals Management Service; Attention: Rules Process Team
(RPT); 381 Elden Street, MS-4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please
reference ``Information Collection 1010-0164'' in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Rules Processing Team
at (703) 787-1600. You may also contact Cheryl Blundon to obtain a
copy, at no cost, of the regulation and the NTL that requires the
subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR part 250, subpart I, Platforms and Structures, NTL--
Damage Caused by Hurricane(s).
OMB Control Number: 1010-0164.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as amended
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to prescribe rules and
regulations to administer leasing of the OCS. Such rules and
regulations will apply to all operations conducted under a lease.
Operations on the OCS must preserve, protect, and develop oil and
natural gas resources in a manner which is consistent with the need to
make such resources available to meet the Nation's energy needs as
rapidly as possible; to balance orderly energy resource development
with protection of human, marine, and coastal environments; to ensure
the public a fair and equitable return on the resources of the OCS;
preserve and maintain free enterprise competition; and ensure that the
extent of oil and natural gas resources of the OCS is assessed at the
earliest practicable time. Section 43 U.S.C. 1332(6) states that
``operations in the outer Continental Shelf should be conducted in a
safe manner by well-trained personnel using technology, precautions,
and techniques sufficient to prevent or minimize the likelihood of
blowouts, loss of well control, fires, spillages, physical obstruction
to other users of the waters or subsoil and seabed, or other
occurrences which may cause damage to the environment or to property,
or endanger life or health.''
To carry out these responsibilities, the Minerals Management
Service (MMS) issues regulations to ensure that operations in the OCS
will meet statutory requirements; provide for safety and protect the
environment; and result in diligent exploration, development, and
production of OCS leases. In addition, we also issue Notices to Lessees
and Operators (NTLs) that provide clarification, explanation, and
interpretation of our regulations. These NTLs are used to convey purely
informational material and to cover situations that might not be
adequately addressed in our regulations. The latter is the case for the
information collection required in the NTL. Because of the unusual
nature of this information collection, issuing a temporary NTL is the
appropriate means to collect the information.
The subject of this information collection request (ICR) is an NTL
titled, ``Damage Caused by Hurricane(s)'' to be issued to lessees and
operators in the MMS Gulf of Mexico OCS (GOM) Region after a hurricane
occurs. This ICR is a merging of two OMB approved Emergency Requests
relating to hurricanes, 1010-0163 and 10101-0164. MMS is also renewing
this ICR because information will need to be collected for a longer
period than the 180 days allowed under an emergency request. Also, we
are expanding this submission to now include all damage due to any
hurricane(s) that occurred in the 2005 season, as well as any future
hurricanes that may occur in the GOM. Once this ICR is approved by OMB,
MMS will reissue the NTL for each new hurricane that, in the future,
impacts operations in the GOM with MMS inserting the appropriate
hurricane name, longitudes, and dates of submittal, etc.
Currently, there are over 4,000 facilities/structures in the GOM
OCS. MMS anticipates that potential major hurricanes may impact 40
percent or more of the platforms in the GOM (1,600 facilities) during
any one event. For example, at the time of this writing, Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita combined affected approximately 2,900 OCS facilities--
only 10 facilities were affected by both storms; they each followed
different paths and had their own specific meteorological anomalies
(deviation or departure from the normal phenomena of the atmosphere).
It needs to be stressed that the information we propose to collect
under this NTL is information that a prudent lessee/operator would
prepare in the event of a major hurricane. The primary authority for
this submission is 30 CFR 250, Subpart I, information collection
approved under the OMB Control Number 1010-0149. However, in connection
with this subpart, MMS thinks that the burden hour requirements in the
proposed NTL are in addition to the currently approved paperwork burden
under those requirements.
With regard to the ``OCS Pipelines'' section of this NTL, MMS has
the authority to collect the information requested under 30 CFR 250,
Subpart J, Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way. The OMB has already
approved the collection of pipeline information under OMB Control
Number 1010-0050.
Emergency NTLs were issued relating to this same subject--
structural damage caused by hurricanes--in 2003 after Hurricane Lili,
in 2004 after Hurricane Ivan, and in 2005 after Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita. Due to the nature of these incidents and their increasing
occurrences, immediately after Hurricane Ivan, proposed rulemaking was
started to require lessees to submit to MMS information about structure
damage on the OCS due to natural phenomena, e.g., hurricanes,
earthquakes. It is currently in the surnaming process and OMB has
issued Regulatory Identification Number 1010-AD18.
We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its
implementing
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regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under regulations at 30 CFR 250.196,
``Data and information to be made available to the public.'' No items
of a sensitive nature are collected. Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: Monthly; and as specified in the NTL.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 110
Federal OCS oil and gas lessees.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The approved
reporting burdens for the current collections are 202,320 hours for
1010-0164, and 73,920 hours for 1010-0163. We expect the new burden
hours to be approximately 26,880 which is an adjustment decrease of
249,360 burden hours. This decrease is a result of number of responses
submitted. Even though there were approximately 1,600 facilities
affected by Hurricane Rita, and 1,300 facilities affected by Hurricane
Katrina in the GOM, usually respondents will submit only one or more
reports listing the damage to their facilities thereby making the
number of responses significantly lower than what was previously
estimated. The following chart details the individual components and
respective hour burden estimates of this ICR. In calculating the
burdens, we assumed that respondents perform certain requirements in
the normal course of their activities. We consider these to be usual
and customary and took that into account in estimating the burden.
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Number of Annual burden
Reporting requirement Hour burden responses hours
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Prepare and submit to MMS (1) list of impacted OCS structures, 12 150 1,800
(2) timetable for inspections, and (3) inspection plan for each
listed platform describing work to determine condition of
structure......................................................
Submit amendments to list and inspection plans.................. 12 90 1,080
Submit report to MMS describing detected damage that may 120 200 24,000
adversely affect structural integrity, including assessment of
ability to withstand anticipated environmental storm
conditions, and any remediation plans..........................
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We
have identified no cost burdens for this collection.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated
to respond.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section
3506(c)(2)(A) requires each agency ''* * * to provide notice * * * 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 informtion 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.
Agencies must also estimate the ``non-hour cost'' burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of
information. Therefore, 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 you
use to estimate major cost factors, including system and technology
acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, discount
rate(s), and the period over which you incur costs. Capital and startup
costs include, among other items, computers and software you purchase
to prepare for collecting information, monitoring, and record storage
facilities. You should not include estimates for 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 Government; or (iv)
as part of customary and usual business or private practices.
We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them
in our submission for OMB approval. As a result of your comments, we
will make any necessary adjustments to the burden in our submission to
OMB.
Public Comment Procedure: MMS's practice is to make comments,
including names and addresses of respondents, available for public
review. If you wish your name and/or address to be withheld, you must
state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. MMS will honor
this request to the extent allowable by law; however, anonymous
comments will not be considered. All submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public inspection in their entirety.
MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202)
208-7744.
Dated: October 3, 2005.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-20435 Filed 10-11-05; 8:45 am]
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