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Information Act, you must state this
plainly at the beginning of your written
comments. Such requests will be
honored to the extent allowed by law.
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.
Tom
Hurshman, Bureau of Land Management
Project Manager, 2465 South Townsend,
Montrose, CO 81401. Mr. Hurshman
may also be reached at (970) 240–5345,
or by sending an electronic message to:
tom_hurshman@co.blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Williams
has submitted an application for ROW
grants across Federal lands to locate a
20-inch diameter pipeline that would be
used to transport natural gas liquids
from an existing facility in Opal,
Wyoming, to an existing processing
facility in Conway, Kansas, a length of
approximately 750 miles. This proposed
Overland Pass Pipeline route would
traverse approximately 143.3 miles of
federally-administered land in
Wyoming and Colorado. In Wyoming,
approximately 101.7 miles of the
proposed pipeline location would cross
public lands administered by three BLM
Field Offices: Kemmerer, Rock Springs,
and Rawlins. In addition, the proposed
pipeline location crosses the following
two units of the National Forest System
administered by the United States
Forest Service, Department of
Agriculture. The proposed pipeline
location includes approximately 1.2
miles of the Flaming Gorge National
Recreation Area in Wyoming, and 39.7
miles of the Pawnee National Grassland
north of Greeley, Colorado. No Federal
lands in Kansas would be affected by
this proposal.
The proposed route would generally
follow the I–80 corridor through
southern Wyoming, mainly along the
Southern Star pipeline route. The
proposed route proceeds in a
southeasterly direction and enters
Colorado in Weld County. From the
Colorado border, the route would
continue southeasterly into Kansas
where it would continue eastward,
paralleling the Southern Star Pipeline
near Bushton, Kansas. Near Bushton, it
would then parallel an existing BP
Amoco pipeline to Williams’ processing
facilities in Mitchell and Conway,
Kansas. At Conway, the transported
natural gas liquids will be processed
and distributed through the existing
transportation infrastructure to
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consumer markets in the Midwest and
Texas Gulf Coast.
Through public scoping, the BLM
expects to identify various issues,
potential impacts and mitigation
measures, and alternatives to the
proposed action. At present, the BLM
has identified the following issues and
concerns: Impacts to threatened,
endangered, and sensitive species and
their habitat; adverse impacts to visual
resources; potential impacts to big game
and other wildlife; land use conflicts;
effect of the project on local and
regional socioeconomic conditions;
increased potential for introduction and
spread of noxious weeds; and the ability
to efficiently reclaim lands disturbed by
pipeline construction or location.
The BLM will analyze the proposed
action and no action alternatives, as
well as other possible alternatives to the
proposed pipeline and access routes.
Your comments concerning the pipeline
project as proposed and feasible
alternative locations, possible mitigation
measures, and any other information
relevant to proposed action are
encouraged. Any persons wishing to be
added to a mailing list of interested
parties can call or write to BLM, as
described in this notice. Additional
informational meetings may be
conducted throughout the process to
keep the public informed of the progress
of the EIS.
Robert A. Bennett,
State Director.
[FR Doc. E6–4245 Filed 3–23–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[ES–960–1420–BJ-TRST] Group No. 185,
Minnesota
Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice Of Filing Of Plat Of
Survey; Minnesota.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will file the plat of
survey of the lands described below in
the BLM-Eastern States, Springfield,
Virginia, 30 calender days from the date
of publication in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, 7450
Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia
22153. Attn: Cadastral Survey.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
survey was requested by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs.
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The lands we surveyed are:
Fifth Principal Meridian, Minnesota
T. 141 N., R. 39 W.
The plat of survey represents the
dependent resurvey of the west boundary,
and a portion of the subdivisional lines; and
the survey of the subdivision of sections 4,
5, 6, 7, 8 and 30, Township 141 North, Range
39 West, of the 5th Principal Meridian, in the
state of Minnesota, and was accepted
September 22, 2005. We will place a copy of
the plat we described in the open files. It will
be available to the public as a matter of
information.
If BLM receives a protest against this
survey, as shown on the plat, prior to
the date of the official filing, we will
stay the filing pending our
consideration of the protest. We will not
officially file the plat until the day after
we have accepted or dismissed all
protests and they have become final,
including decisions on appeals.
Dated: March 16, 2006.
Jerry L. Wahl,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor.
[FR Doc. E6–4282 Filed 3–23–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–00143).
AGENCY:
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 260,
‘‘Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas
Leasing.’’
DATES: Submit written comments by
May 23, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods listed
below. Please use the Information
Collection Number 1010–0143 as an
identifier in your message.
• Public Connect on-line commenting
system, https://ocsconnect.mms.gov.
Follow the instructions on the Web site
for submitting comments.
• E-mail MMS at
rules.comments@mms.gov. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0143 in the subject line.
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• Fax: 703–787–1093. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0143.
• 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 1010–0143’’ 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 regulations that require the
subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 260, Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0143.
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. Section 8(a)(1) of the OCS Lands
Act provides authority for the Secretary
to offer leases under a variety of bidding
systems. The regulations at 30 CFR part
260 describe the bidding systems, our
joint bidding requirements, and royalty
suspensions for certain leases. They
encourage leasing competition through
the use of appropriate bidding-system
alternatives and a joint bidding ban
among certain large companies. Also,
these regulations implement the
Secretary’s authority to promote leasing
interest in certain areas of the OCS
through automatic suspension of
royalties. The Minerals Management
Service (MMS) administers this program
for the Secretary.
Regulations under part 260 require
lessees to notify MMS of their intention
to begin production. Lessees must also
request confirmation of the size of the
royalty-suspension volume that applies
to the pre-2001 eligible lease. The MMS
uses the information collected to make
decisions on the shares of the royaltysuspension volume that applies to
multiple pre-2001 eligible leases on the
same field. The information is used to
ensure royalty suspension volume is
properly allocated among constituent
leases in a field. Respondents may
request reconsideration of an
assignment of their lease that has a
qualifying well to an existing field or to
a newly designated field. We will use
the information to reconsider and
adjust, if necessary, the initial field
assignment for a lease. These decisions
can be contentious because a favorable
field assignment can save a lessee tens
of millions of dollars in royalties.
However, currently pending legislation
may result in the elimination of this
information collection.
We will protect information from
respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552), and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under
regulations at 30 CFR parts 250, 251,
and 252. No items of a sensitive nature
are collected. Responses are mandatory
or required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 10 of the
130 Federal OCS oil and gas lessees.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 1,603 hours.
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.
Citation 30 CFR 260
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
114(a); 124(a) .................................
114(c) ..............................................
Request MMS to reconsider the field assignment of a lease ...............
Notify MMS of intent to begin production; request confirmation of size
of royalty-suspension volume.
Submit written request to Director for reconsideration along w/Statement of Reason.
124(a)(1) ..........................................
Hour burden
400.
0.5.
Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4.*
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*The requirements apply during the conduct of specific investigations.
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 information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
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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
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.
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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 Procedures: 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
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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: March 14, 2006.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–4319 Filed 3–23–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Civil
Penalties
Minerals Management Service
(MMS).
ACTION: Notice summarizing OCS Civil
Penalties Paid, January 1, 2005, through
December 31, 2005.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice provides a listing
of civil penalties paid January 1, 2005,
through December 31, 2005, for
violations of the OCS Lands Act
(OCSLA). The goal of the MMS OCS
Civil Penalties Program is to assure safe
and clean operations on the OCS.
Through the pursuit, assessment, and
collection of civil penalties and referrals
for the consideration of criminal
penalties, the program is designed to
encourage compliance with OCS
statutes and regulations. The purpose of
publishing the penalties summary is to
provide information to the public on
violations of special concern in OCS
operations and to provide an additional
incentive for safe and environmentally
sound operations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joanne McCammon (Program
Coordinator), 703–787–1292.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90)
strengthened section 24 of the OCSLA
Amendments of 1978. Subtitle B of OPA
90, titled ‘‘Penalties,’’ increased the
amount of the civil penalty from a
maximum of $10,000 to a maximum of
$20,000 per violation for each day of
noncompliance. More importantly, in
cases where a failure to comply with
applicable regulations constitutes or
constituted a threat of serious,
irreparable, or immediate harm or
damage to life (including fish and other
aquatic life); property; any mineral
deposit; or the marine, coastal, or
human environment; OPA 90 provided
the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary)
with the authority to assess a civil
penalty without regard to the
requirement of expiration of a period of
time allowed for corrective action.
On August 8, 1997, (62 FR 42668),
MMS published new regulations
implementing the civil penalty
provisions of the OCSLA. Written in
‘‘plain English,’’ the new question-andanswer format provides a better
understanding of the OCS civil penalty
process. In addition, the provisions of
OPA 90 require the Secretary to adjust
the maximum civil penalty to reflect
any increases in the Consumer Price
Index. The new rule increased the
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maximum civil penalty to $25,000 per
violation, per day. Please note,
subsequent to publishing the new
regulations, MMS made several
corrections and amendments, including
the appeals procedures. These were
published at 63 FR 42711, 8/11/98; 64
FR 9066, 2/24/99; 62 FR 9065, 2/24/99,
and 64 FR 26257, 5/13/99.
On November 28, 2003, (68 FR
61622), MMS published a new
regulation adjusting the civil penalty
assessment to comply with the
Department of Labor’s Consumer Price
Index. The amount is now $30,000 per
violation per day.
Between August 18, 1990, and
January 2006, MMS initiated 531 civil
penalty reviews. Operators have paid
418 civil penalties for a total of
$13,780,792 in fines. Seventy eight
cases were dismissed; 5 cases were
merged; and 30 cases are under review.
On September 1, 1997, the Associate
Director of Offshore Minerals
Management issued a notice informing
lessees and operators of Federal oil, gas,
and sulphur leases on the OCS that
MMS will annually publish a summary
of OCS civil penalties paid. The annual
summary will highlight the identity of
the party, the regulation violated, and
the amount paid. The following table
provides a listing of the penalties paid
between January 1, 2005, and December
31, 2005. Please note that the MMS
published a direct final rule ((5/29/98),
63 FR 29477) that renumbers each
section in 30 CFR part 250. A quarterly
update of the list, along with additional
information related to the renumbering
of the regulations, is posted on the MMS
Worldwide Web Home page, https://
www.mms.gov.
2005 CIVIL/CRIMINAL PENALTIES SUMMARY, ALL PENALTIES PAID IN CALENDAR 2005 (01/01/2005–12/31/2005)
[The following acronyms are used in this table: PSL (pressure safety low); IP (intermediate pressure); ESD (emergency shutdown device);
SCSSV (surface controlled subsurface safety valve); LSH (level safety high); HP (high pressure); BOP (blow out preventer); SSV (surface
safety valve); PSHL (pressure safety high/low); AFFF (aqueous film forming foam); PSV (pressure safety valve); LSL (level safety low); INC
(incident of non-compliance); H2S (Hydrogen Sulfide).]
Operator name
(contractor)
and case No.
W & T Offshore, Inc., G–1997–
026.
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Seneca Resources Corporation,
G–1997–030.
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Penalty paid and
date paid
Violation and date(s)
A burning operation was conducted without the issuance of a
written authorization for the work and the site was not being
monitored with a portable gas detector.
12/07/96–12/07/96 .........................................................................
12/07/96–12/07/96 .........................................................................
The SSCSV (in a landing nipple) was not tested for one testing
period (tested on 11/3/94 and then on 1/23/96.) Also, the
pipeline shut down valve from West Delta 32C to West Delta
32A was found defective and left in service for 17 days.
05/23/96–05/23/96 .........................................................................
05/23/96–05/23/96 .........................................................................
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Regulation(s)
violated
(30 CFR)
$40,000
01/18/05
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..................................
$85,000
10/12/05
250.52(b)
250.52(d)(2)
..................................
..................................
250.124(a)(1)(ii)
250.154(b)(2)
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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 extension of an information collection (1010-00143).
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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 260, ``Outer Continental
Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing.''
DATES: Submit written comments by May 23, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
listed below. Please use the Information Collection Number 1010-0143 as
an identifier in your message.
Public Connect on-line commenting system, https://
ocsconnect.mms.gov. Follow the instructions on the Web site for
submitting comments.
E-mail MMS at rules.comments@mms.gov. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010-0143 in the subject line.
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Fax: 703-787-1093. Identify with Information Collection
Number 1010-0143.
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 1010-0143'' 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 regulations that require the subject
collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 260, Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas
Leasing.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0143.
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. Section 8(a)(1) of the
OCS Lands Act provides authority for the Secretary to offer leases
under a variety of bidding systems. The regulations at 30 CFR part 260
describe the bidding systems, our joint bidding requirements, and
royalty suspensions for certain leases. They encourage leasing
competition through the use of appropriate bidding-system alternatives
and a joint bidding ban among certain large companies. Also, these
regulations implement the Secretary's authority to promote leasing
interest in certain areas of the OCS through automatic suspension of
royalties. The Minerals Management Service (MMS) administers this
program for the Secretary.
Regulations under part 260 require lessees to notify MMS of their
intention to begin production. Lessees must also request confirmation
of the size of the royalty-suspension volume that applies to the pre-
2001 eligible lease. The MMS uses the information collected to make
decisions on the shares of the royalty-suspension volume that applies
to multiple pre-2001 eligible leases on the same field. The information
is used to ensure royalty suspension volume is properly allocated among
constituent leases in a field. Respondents may request reconsideration
of an assignment of their lease that has a qualifying well to an
existing field or to a newly designated field. We will use the
information to reconsider and adjust, if necessary, the initial field
assignment for a lease. These decisions can be contentious because a
favorable field assignment can save a lessee tens of millions of
dollars in royalties. However, currently pending legislation may result
in the elimination of this information collection.
We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), and its
implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under regulations at 30
CFR parts 250, 251, and 252. No items of a sensitive nature are
collected. Responses are mandatory or required to obtain or retain a
benefit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 10
of the 130 Federal OCS oil and gas lessees.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 1,603
hours. 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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Reporting and
Citation 30 CFR 260 recordkeeping Hour burden
requirement
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114(a); 124(a)................ Request MMS to 400.
reconsider the field
assignment of a lease.
114(c)........................ Notify MMS of intent 0.5.
to begin production;
request confirmation
of size of royalty-
suspension volume.
124(a)(1)..................... Submit written request Exempt under 5
to Director for CFR 1320.4.*
reconsideration along
w/Statement of Reason.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The requirements apply during the conduct of specific investigations.
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 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.
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 Procedures: 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
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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: March 14, 2006.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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