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Marine Mammals
The public is invited to comment on
the following applications for a permit
to conduct certain activities with marine
mammals. The applications were
submitted to satisfy requirements of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and
the regulations governing marine
mammals (50 CFR Part 18). Written
data, comments, or requests for copies
of the complete applications or requests
for a public hearing on these
applications should be submitted to the
Director (address above). Anyone
requesting a hearing should give
specific reasons why a hearing would be
appropriate. The holding of such a
hearing is at the discretion of the
Director.
Applicant: Pete A. Haman, Douglas,
WY, PRT–113481.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Southern
Beauford Sea polar bear population in
Canada for personal, noncommercial
use.
Applicant: Tom R. Waits, Tulsa, OK,
PRT–112760.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound
polar bear population in Canada for
personal, noncommercial use.
Dated: Novenber 11, 2005.
Monica Farris,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
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Sheperdstown, WV 25443. The Council
Coordinator is located at the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax
Drive, Mail Stop: MBSP 4501–4075,
Arlington, Virginia 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Smith, Council Coordinator,
(703) 358–1784 or dbhc@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with NAWCA (Pub. L. 101–
233, 103 Stat. 1968, December 13, 1989,
as amended), the State-private-Federal
Council meets to consider wetland
acquisition, restoration, enhancement,
and management projects for
recommendation to, and final funding
approval by, the Commission. Proposal
due dates, application instructions, and
eligibility requirements are available
through the NAWCA Web site at
https://birdhabitat.fws.gov. Proposals
require a minimum of 50 percent nonFederal matching funds. Mexican and
U.S. Standard grant proposals will be
considered at the Council meeting. The
tentative date for the Commission
meeting is March 1, 2006.
Dated: November 10, 2005.
Paul Schmidt,
Assistant Director—Migratory Birds.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–310–0777–XG]
Notice of Public Meeting: Northwest
California Resource Advisory Council
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Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
North American Wetlands
Conservation Council Meeting
Announcement
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice of meeting.
ACTION:
The North American
Wetlands Conservation Council
(Council) will meet to select North
American Wetlands Conservation Act
(NAWCA) grant proposals for
recommendation to the Migratory Bird
Conservation Commission
(Commission). The meeting is open to
the public.
DATES: December 7, 2005, 1–4 pm.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the National Conservation Training
Center, 698 Conservation Way,
SUMMARY:
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972
(FACA), the U. S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) Northwest California Resource
Advisory Council will meet as indicated
below.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Wednesday and Thursday, February 15
and February 16, 2006, in Weaverville,
California. On February 15, the council
members will convene at 10 a.m. at the
Weaverville Victorian Inn, 1609 Main
St., Weaverville and depart immediate
for a field tour of the Weaverville
Community Forest and the Weaverville
lumber mill. Members of the public are
welcome. They must provide their own
transportation and lunch. On February
16, the business meeting convenes at 8
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a.m. in the Conference Room of the
Weaverville Victorian Inn. Time for
public comment has been reserved for 1
p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich
Burns, BLM Ukiah Field Office
manager, (707) 468–4000; or BLM
Public Affairs Officer Joseph J. Fontana,
(530) 252–5332.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 12member council advises the Secretary of
the Interior, through the BLM, on a
variety of planning and management
issues associated with public land
management in Northwest California. At
this meeting, agenda topics will a
review and discussion of the council’s
previous recommendation on recreation
fees, an update from the Shasta Cascade
Wonderland Association on efforts to
form a Sacramento River National
Recreation Area, an update on the
federal energy bill, a status report on the
Draft Ukiah Resource Management Plan,
and an update on the proposed Salmon
Creek Resources land exchange. All
meetings are open to the public.
Members of the public may present
written comments to the council. Each
formal council meeting will have time
allocated for public comments.
Depending on the number of persons
wishing to speak, and the time
available, the time for individual
comments may be limited. Members of
the public are welcome on field tours,
but they must provide their own
transportation and lunch. Individuals
who plan to attend and need special
assistance, such as sign language
interpretation and other reasonable
accommodations, should contact the
BLM as provided above.
Dated: November 29, 2005.
Joseph J. Fontana,
Public Affairs Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0057).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
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renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR Part 250, Subpart C, ‘‘Pollution
Prevention and Control,’’ and related
documents. This notice also provides
the public a second opportunity to
comment on the paperwork burden of
these regulatory requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by
January 5, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this information collection directly
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior via OMB e-mail:
(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov); or by
fax (202) 395–6566; identify with (1010–
0057).
Submit a copy of your comments to
the Department of the Interior, MMS,
via:
• MMS’s Public Connect on-line
commenting system, https://
ocsconnect.mms.gov. Follow the
instructions on the website for
submitting comments.
• E-mail MMS at
rules.comments@mms.gov. Use
Information Collection Number 1010–
0057 in the subject line.
• Fax: 703–787–1093. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0057.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
Management Service; Attention: Rules
Processing Team (RPT); 381 Elden
Street, MS–4024; Herndon, Virginia
20170–4817. Please reference
‘‘Information Collection 1010–0057’’ in
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Rules Processing
Team, (703) 787–1600. You may also
contact Cheryl Blundon to obtain a
copy, at no cost, of the regulation that
requires the subject collection of
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 30
CFR 250, Subpart C, Pollution
Prevention and Control.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0057.
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
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natural gas resources in a manner that
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; and
to preserve and maintain free enterprise
competition.
Section 1332(6) states that
‘‘operations in the [O]uter 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.’’ Section
1334(a)(8) requires that regulations
prescribed by the Secretary include
provisions ‘‘for compliance with the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
[NAAQS] pursuant to the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), to the extent
that activities authorized under this Act
significantly affect the air quality of any
State.’’ Section 1843(b) calls for
‘‘regulations requiring all materials,
equipment, tools, containers, and all
other items used on the Outer
Continental Shelf to be properly color
coded, stamped, or labeled, wherever
practicable, with the owner’s
identification prior to actual use.’’
This notice concerns the reporting
and recordkeeping elements of 30 CFR
Part 250, subpart C, Pollution
Prevention and Control, and related
Notices to Lessees and Operators that
clarify and provide additional guidance
on some aspects of the regulations.
Responses are mandatory. No questions
of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked. MMS
will protect proprietary information
according to 30 CFR 250.196, ‘‘Data and
information to be made available to the
public,’’ 30 CFR Part 252, ‘‘OCS Oil and
Gas Information Program,’’ and the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552) and its implementing regulations
(43 CFR part 2).
MMS OCS Regions collect
information required under subpart C to
ensure that there is no threat of serious,
irreparable, or immediate damage to the
marine environment, and to identify
potential hazards to commercial fishing
caused by OCS activities. We also use
the information collected to ensure that
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operations are conducted according to
all applicable regulations and permit
conditions/requirements, comply with
the approved emission levels to
minimize air pollution of the OCS and
adjacent onshore areas, and are
conducted in a safe and workmanlike
manner. In addition, we require daily
inspection of facilities to prevent
pollution and to ensure that problems
observed have been corrected.
In the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
(GOMR), we require lessees/operators to
periodically monitor and collect air
emissions and meteorological data to
satisfy Environmental Protection
Agency and Clean Air Act requirements.
The States and regional air quality
groups use the information to perform
regional air quality modeling in support
of State Implementation Plans (SIPs).
The GOMR plans regional modeling for
emissions data in the year 2005. In
preparation, affected respondents will
be required to collect and report air
pollutant emissions data for OCS
activities in the GOMR for the year
2005. The year 2005 corresponds to a
Clean Air Act requirement for States
with non-attainment areas to prepare
and/or update air pollutant emission
inventories suitable for air quality
modeling in support of the development
of SIPs. Thus, the year 2005 OCS
emissions inventory will be
contemporary with the emissions
inventory the States are required to
prepare. The onshore and OCS 2005
data will be used in regional air quality
modeling and emissions control
decision-making. Respondents will
gather OCS 2005 data during the
calendar year 2005 and report in 2006.
Frequency: On occasion, monthly, or
annually; and daily for pollution
inspection records.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 117
Federal OCS oil and gas or sulphur
lessees and 17 States.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
estimated annual ‘‘hour’’ burden for this
information collection is a total of
196,073 hours. The following chart
details the individual components and
estimated hour burdens. 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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Citation 30 CFR 250
Subpart C and related NTL(s)
300(c) ........................
300(d) .......................
303(a) thru (d), (i), (j);
304(a), (f).
303(k); 304(a), (g) ....
303(l); 304(h) ............
304(a), (f) ..................
304(e)(2) ...................
304(e)(2) ...................
304(f) ........................
Hour burden
Average No. annual responses
Annual burden
hours
Obtain approval to add petroleum-based substance to drilling
mud system or approval for method of disposal of drill cuttings,
sand, & other well solids, including those containing NORM.
Mark items that could snag or damage fishing devices ................
Report items lost overboard ...........................................................
Submit, modify, or revise Exploration Plans and Development
and Production Plans; submit information required under 30
CFR 250, subpart B.
Collect and report air quality emissions related data (such as facility, equipment, fuel usage, and other activity information)
during the calendar year 2005 for input into State and regional
planning organizations modeling.
Collect and submit meteorological data (not routinely collected) ..
Affected State may submit request to MMS for basic emission
data from existing facilities to update State’s emission inventory.
Submit compliance schedule for application of best available
control technology (BACT).
Apply for suspension of operations ................................................
Submit information to demonstrate that exempt facility is not significantly affecting air quality of onshore area of a State.
General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart C regulations.
3 .......................
110 lessees ......
330
0.5 .................... 110 lessees ......
1 ....................... 110 lessees ......
Burden covered under 1010–0151
55
110
0
Subtotal—Reporting ................................................................
300(b)(1), (2) ............
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
3 hrs per month
× 12 months =
36.
2,873 platforms
None planned in the next 3 years
4 ....................... 5 requests ........
40 .....................
10 schedules ....
103,428
0
20
400
2 .......................
110 requests ....
220
...........................
3,338 ................
104,713
14
1 .......................
⁄ hr/day × 365
days = 91.25.
110 lessees ......
1,000 facilities ...
110
91,250
1,110 ................
91,360 ..............
........................
Total Hour Burden ............................................................
300(d) .......................
301(a) .......................
0
150
Subtotal—Recordkeeping ........................................................
300–304 ....................
Burden covered under 1010–0114
15 ..................... 10 submissions
4,448 ................
196,073 ............
........................
Record items lost overboard ..........................................................
Inspect drilling/production facilities daily for pollution; maintain inspection/repair records 2 years.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified no
paperwork ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
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 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: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
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 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)
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respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on June 1, 2005,
we published a Federal Register notice
(70 FR 31504) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB
control number for the information
collection requirements imposed by the
30 CFR Part 250 regulations and forms.
The regulation also informs the public
that they may comment at any time on
the collections of information and
provides the address to which they
should send comments. We have
received no comments in response to
these efforts.
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 January 5, 2006.
Public Comment Procedures: MMS’s
practice is to make comments, including
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names and home 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 the
request to the extent allowable by the
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: August 9, 2005.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1010-0057).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we
are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information
collection request (ICR) to
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renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR Part 250, Subpart C, ``Pollution Prevention and Control,'' and
related documents. This notice also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by January 5, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection
directly to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for
the Department of the Interior via OMB e-mail: (OIRA--
DOCKET@omb.eop.gov); or by fax (202) 395-6566; identify with (1010-
0057).
Submit a copy of your comments to the Department of the Interior,
MMS, via:
MMS's Public Connect on-line commenting system, https://
ocsconnect.mms.gov. Follow the instructions on the website for
submitting comments.
E-mail MMS at rules.comments@mms.gov. Use Information
Collection Number 1010-0057 in the subject line.
Fax: 703-787-1093. Identify with Information Collection
Number 1010-0057.
Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the
Interior; Minerals Management Service; Attention: Rules Processing Team
(RPT); 381 Elden Street, MS-4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please
reference ``Information Collection 1010-0057'' in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Rules Processing Team,
(703) 787-1600. You may also contact Cheryl Blundon to obtain a copy,
at no cost, of the regulation that requires the subject collection of
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart C, Pollution
Prevention and Control.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0057.
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 that 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; and
to preserve and maintain free enterprise competition.
Section 1332(6) states that ``operations in the [O]uter 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.'' Section
1334(a)(8) requires that regulations prescribed by the Secretary
include provisions ``for compliance with the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards [NAAQS] pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401
et seq.), to the extent that activities authorized under this Act
significantly affect the air quality of any State.'' Section 1843(b)
calls for ``regulations requiring all materials, equipment, tools,
containers, and all other items used on the Outer Continental Shelf to
be properly color coded, stamped, or labeled, wherever practicable,
with the owner's identification prior to actual use.''
This notice concerns the reporting and recordkeeping elements of 30
CFR Part 250, subpart C, Pollution Prevention and Control, and related
Notices to Lessees and Operators that clarify and provide additional
guidance on some aspects of the regulations. Responses are mandatory.
No questions of a ``sensitive'' nature are asked. MMS will protect
proprietary information according to 30 CFR 250.196, ``Data and
information to be made available to the public,'' 30 CFR Part 252,
``OCS Oil and Gas Information Program,'' and the Freedom of Information
Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2).
MMS OCS Regions collect information required under subpart C to
ensure that there is no threat of serious, irreparable, or immediate
damage to the marine environment, and to identify potential hazards to
commercial fishing caused by OCS activities. We also use the
information collected to ensure that operations are conducted according
to all applicable regulations and permit conditions/requirements,
comply with the approved emission levels to minimize air pollution of
the OCS and adjacent onshore areas, and are conducted in a safe and
workmanlike manner. In addition, we require daily inspection of
facilities to prevent pollution and to ensure that problems observed
have been corrected.
In the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (GOMR), we require lessees/
operators to periodically monitor and collect air emissions and
meteorological data to satisfy Environmental Protection Agency and
Clean Air Act requirements. The States and regional air quality groups
use the information to perform regional air quality modeling in support
of State Implementation Plans (SIPs). The GOMR plans regional modeling
for emissions data in the year 2005. In preparation, affected
respondents will be required to collect and report air pollutant
emissions data for OCS activities in the GOMR for the year 2005. The
year 2005 corresponds to a Clean Air Act requirement for States with
non-attainment areas to prepare and/or update air pollutant emission
inventories suitable for air quality modeling in support of the
development of SIPs. Thus, the year 2005 OCS emissions inventory will
be contemporary with the emissions inventory the States are required to
prepare. The onshore and OCS 2005 data will be used in regional air
quality modeling and emissions control decision-making. Respondents
will gather OCS 2005 data during the calendar year 2005 and report in
2006.
Frequency: On occasion, monthly, or annually; and daily for
pollution inspection records.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 117
Federal OCS oil and gas or sulphur lessees and 17 States.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
estimated annual ``hour'' burden for this information collection is a
total of 196,073 hours. The following chart details the individual
components and estimated hour burdens. 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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Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart C and Reporting and recordkeeping Annual burden
related NTL(s) requirement Hour burden Average No. annual responses hours
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
300(b)(1), (2)...................... Obtain approval to add petroleum-based 3........................... 110 lessees................. 330
substance to drilling mud system or
approval for method of disposal of
drill cuttings, sand, & other well
solids, including those containing
NORM.
300(c).............................. Mark items that could snag or damage 0.5......................... 110 lessees................. 55
fishing devices.
300(d).............................. Report items lost overboard........... 1........................... 110 lessees................. 110
303(a) thru (d), (i), (j); 304(a), Submit, modify, or revise Exploration Burden covered under 1010-0151 0
(f). Plans and Development and Production
Plans; submit information required
under 30 CFR 250, subpart B.
303(k); 304(a), (g)................. Collect and report air quality 3 hrs per month x 12 months 2,873 platforms............. 103,428
emissions related data (such as = 36.
facility, equipment, fuel usage, and
other activity information) during
the calendar year 2005 for input into
State and regional planning
organizations modeling.
303(l); 304(h)...................... Collect and submit meteorological data None planned in the next 3 years 0
(not routinely collected).
304(a), (f)......................... Affected State may submit request to 4........................... 5 requests.................. 20
MMS for basic emission data from
existing facilities to update State's
emission inventory.
304(e)(2)........................... Submit compliance schedule for 40.......................... 10 schedules................ 400
application of best available control
technology (BACT).
304(e)(2)........................... Apply for suspension of operations.... Burden covered under 1010-0114 0
304(f).............................. Submit information to demonstrate that 15.......................... 10 submissions.............. 150
exempt facility is not significantly
affecting air quality of onshore area
of a State.
300-304............................. General departure and alternative 2........................... 110 requests................ 220
compliance requests not specifically
covered elsewhere in subpart C
regulations.
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Subtotal--Reporting.................. ............................ 3,338....................... 104,713
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300(d).............................. Record items lost overboard........... 1........................... 110 lessees................. 110
301(a).............................. Inspect drilling/production facilities \1/4\ hr/day x 365 days = 1,000 facilities............ 91,250
daily for pollution; maintain 91.25.
inspection/repair records 2 years.
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Subtotal--Recordkeeping.............. 1,110....................... 91,360...................... ..............
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Total Hour Burden.................... 4,448....................... 196,073..................... ..............
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We
have identified no paperwork ``non-hour cost'' burdens 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 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: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et
seq.) 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 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, on June 1, 2005, we
published a Federal Register notice (70 FR 31504) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In addition, Sec. 250.199 provides the
OMB control number for the information collection requirements imposed
by the 30 CFR Part 250 regulations and forms. The regulation also
informs the public that they may comment at any time on the collections
of information and provides the address to which they should send
comments. We have received no comments in response to these efforts.
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 January 5, 2006.
Public Comment Procedures: MMS's practice is to make comments,
including names and home 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
the request to the extent allowable by the 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: August 9, 2005.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E5-6898 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am]
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