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and funded by State and Federal
agencies; and (3) assist Federal and
State agencies with the coordination of
alternative sea lamprey control research
to advance the state of the science in
Lake Champlain and the Great Lakes.
The Secretary will appoint up to 20
members who can effectively represent
the varied interests associated with the
Lake Champlain Long-term Sea
Lamprey Control Program. Members
will represent Federal and State
agencies and stakeholders. These
members will be representatives of their
respective constituent groups. In
addition, the Secretary will appoint up
to five members as special Government
employees, selected for their scientific
expertise. All members will be
knowledgeable about Lake Champlain
fishery management issues, including
sea lamprey control. The Secretary will
appoint Workgroup members based on
nominations submitted by interested
parties, including but not limited to:
Vermont and New York State agencies;
recreational and charter fishermen;
sportfishing organizations;
environmental organizations; research
institutions; and the general public
residing within the Lake Champlain
area.
We expect that the Workgroup will
meet two to four times per year. The
Service will provide necessary support
services to the Workgroup. All
Workgroup meetings will be open to the
public. The Service will publish a
notice announcing each Workgroup
meeting in the Federal Register at least
15 days before the date of the meeting.
The public will have the opportunity to
provide input at all meetings.
Fifteen days after publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, a copy of
the Workgroup’s charter will be filed
with the Committee Management
Secretariat, General Services
Administration; Committee on
Environment and Public Works, United
States Senate; Committee on Resources,
United States House of Representatives;
and the Library of Congress.
The Certification for establishment is
published below.
Certification
I hereby certify that the Lake
Champlain Sea Lamprey Control
Alternatives Workgroup (Workgroup) is
necessary and is in the public interest
in connection with the performance of
duties imposed on the Department of
the Interior through the Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement for a
Long-term Program of Sea Lamprey
Control in Lake Champlain as published
in 2001 (66 FR 46651, September 6,
2001). The Workgroup will assist the
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Department of the Interior by providing
recommendations and policy and
technical consensus advice on the
development and implementation of sea
lamprey control techniques alternative
to lampricides in Lake Champlain.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Dated: March 30, 2006.
Gale A. Norton,
Secretary of the Interior.
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Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–922–06–1310–FI; COC64115]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed
reinstatement of terminated oil and gas
lease.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas
lease COC64115 from Elm Ridge
Exploration Company, LLC for lands in
Moffat County, Colorado. The petition
was filed on time and was accompanied
by all the rentals due since the date the
lease terminated under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Milada
Krasilinec, Land Law Examiner, Branch
of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at 303–
239–3767.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
for rentals and royalties at rates of $5.00
per acre or fraction thereof, per year and
162⁄3 percent, respectively. The lessee
has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $155 to
reimburse the Department for the cost of
this Federal Register notice. The lessee
has met all the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease as set out in
Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral
Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.
188), and the Bureau of Land
Management is proposing to reinstate
lease COC64115 effective September 1,
2005, under the original terms and
conditions of the lease and the
increased rental and royalty rates cited
above.
Dated: April 4, 2006.
Milada Krasilinec,
Land Law Examiner.
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Bureau of Land Management
[CO–922–06–1310–FI; COC64225]
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed
reinstatement of terminated oil and gas
lease.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas
lease COC64225 from Elm Ridge
Exploration Company, LLC for lands in
Moffat County, Colorado. The petition
was filed on time and was accompanied
by all the rentals due since the date the
lease terminated under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Milada
Krasilinec, Land Law Examiner, Branch
of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at 303–
239–3767.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
for rentals and royalties at rates of
$10.00 per acre or fraction thereof, per
year and 16 percent, respectively.
The lessee has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $155 to
reimburse the Department for the cost of
this Federal Register notice. The lessee
has met all the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease as set out in
section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral
Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.
188), and the Bureau of Land
Management is proposing to reinstate
lease COC64225 effective December 1,
2005, under the original terms and
conditions of the lease and the
increased rental and royalty rates cited
above.
Dated: April 4, 2006.
Milada Krasilinec,
Land Law Examiner.
[FR Doc. E6–5207 Filed 4–7–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
AGENCY:
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Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0091).
ACTION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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 254, ‘‘OilSpill Response Requirements for
Facilities Located Seaward of the Coast
Line.’’
DATES: Submit written comments by
June 9, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods listed
below. Please use the Information
Collection Number 1010–0091 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–
0091 in the subject line.
• Fax: 703–787–1093. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0091.
• 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 1010–0091’’ in your
comments.
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 254, Oil-Spill Response
Requirements for Facilities Located
Seaward of the Coast Line.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0091.
Abstract: The Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, as amended by the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), requires
that a spill-response plan be submitted
for offshore facilities prior to February
18, 1993. The OPA specifies that after
that date, an offshore facility may not
handle, store, or transport oil unless a
plan has been submitted. This authority
and responsibility have been delegated
to the Minerals Management Service
(MMS). Regulations at 30 CFR 254
establish requirements for spill-response
plans for oil-handling facilities seaward
of the coast line, including associated
pipelines.
The MMS uses the information
collected under 30 CFR 254 to
determine compliance with OPA by
owners/operators. Specifically, MMS
needs the information to:
• Determine effectiveness of the spillresponse capability of owners/operators;
• Review plans prepared under the
regulations of a State and submitted to
MMS to satisfy the requirements of this
rule to ensure that they meet minimum
requirements of OPA;
• Verify that personnel involved in
oil-spill response are properly trained
and familiar with the requirements of
the spill-response plans and to witness
spill-response exercises;
• Assess the sufficiency and
availability of contractor equipment and
materials;
• Verify that sufficient quantities of
equipment are available and in working
order;
• Oversee spill-response efforts and
maintain official records of pollution
events; and
• Assess the efforts of owners/
operators to prevent oil spills or prevent
substantial threats of such discharges.
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. Responses are mandatory or
required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency: On occasion and annual.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 193
owners or operators of facilities located
in both State and Federal waters
seaward of the coast line.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 38,322
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 254
Reporting requirement
254.1(a) thru (d); 254.2(a); 254.3 thru
254.5; 254.7; 254.20 thru 254.29;
254.44(b).
254.1(e) ....................................................
Submit spill response plan for OCS facilities and related documents ......................
254.2(b) ....................................................
254.2(c); 254.30 .......................................
254.2(c) .....................................................
254.8 .........................................................
254.40 .......................................................
254.41 .......................................................
254.42(a) thru (e) .....................................
254.42(f) ...................................................
254.43 .......................................................
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254.46(a) ..................................................
254.46(b) ..................................................
254.46(c) ...................................................
254.50; 254.51 ..........................................
254.50; 254.52 ..........................................
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Hour burden
Request MMS jurisdiction over facility landward of coast line (no recent request
received).
Submit certification of capability to respond to worst case discharge or substantial
threat of such.
Submit revised spill response plan—or notify MMS of no change—for OCS facilities at least every 2 years.
Request deadline extension for submission of revised plan .....................................
Appeal MMS orders or decisions. (Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4) ............................
Make records of all OSRO-provided services, equipment, personnel available to
MMS.
Ensure attendance of annual training; retain training records for 2 years ................
Conduct triennial response plan exercise; retain exercise records for 3 years ........
Inform MMS of the date of any exercise (triennial) ...................................................
Inspect response equipment monthly; retain inspection & maintenance records for
2 years.
Notify NRC of all oil spills from owner/operator facility. (Burden would be included
in NRC inventory.).
Notify MMS of oil spills of one barrel or more from owner/operator facility; submit
follow-up report.
Notify MMS & responsible party of oil spills from operations at another facility .......
Submit response plan for facility in State waters by modifying existing OCS plan ..
Submit response plan for facility in State waters following format for OCS plan .....
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Citation 30 CFR 254
Reporting requirement
254.50; 254.53 ..........................................
Submit response plan for facility in State waters developed under State requirements.
Submit description of oil-spill prevention procedures ................................................
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254.54 .......................................................
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified no non-hour
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 ‘‘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.
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
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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
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 30, 2006.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–5136 Filed 4–7–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Northwest Area Water Supply Project,
North Dakota
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public open-house
scoping meetings associated with an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
being prepared for the completion of the
Northwest Area Water Supply Project.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The original notice of intent
to prepare this EIS was published in the
Federal Register on March 6, 2006 (71
FR 43, 11226–11227). This notice is
being published to notify interested
parties of the dates, times and locations
of the public scoping meetings
scheduled to solicit public comments.
These public scoping meetings will be
conducted in an open-house format
with displays and Reclamation
representatives who will be available for
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visitation or to accept a written
comment. Reclamation is engaging in
this planning and EIS effort to address
the relevant issues related to completion
and operation of the NAWS Project. We
are seeking input from the public on the
development of reasonable alternatives
to the proposed action and analysis of
their environmental effects that will be
described in the EIS.
Reclamation invites all interested
parties to submit verbal or written
comments related to the significant
issues, potential impacts and reasonable
alternatives to the proposed action
during the scoping period.
DATES: The public scoping meetings will
be held on:
• Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 6:30 p.m.,
Bismarck, North Dakota.
• Thursday, April 27, 2006, 6:30 p.m.,
Fort Yates, North Dakota.
• Monday, May 1, 2006, 6:30 p.m.,
Minot, North Dakota.
• Tuesday, May 2, 2006, 6:30 p.m.,
New Town, North Dakota.
• Wednesday, May 3, 2006, 6:30 p.m.,
Bottineau, North Dakota.
• Thursday, May 4, 2006, 6:30 p.m.,
Mohall, North Dakota.
To be most helpful to Reclamation,
scoping comments should be received
on or before the close of the formal
scoping period, May 6, 2006. Comments
received after May 6, 2006 will be
considered to the extent possible in the
development of the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: The open-house, public
scoping meetings will be held at:
• Best Western Doublewood Inn,
Executive Suite 114, 1400 Interchange
Avenue, Bismarck, ND.
• Prairie Knights Casino and Resort,
7932 Highway 24, Fort Yates, ND.
• Sleep Inn—Inn and Suites, 2400
10th Street NW., Minot, ND.
• 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, Mandan
Hidatsa Room, 202 Frontage Road, New
Town, ND.
• MSU—Bottineau, Nelson Science
Center Room 125, 105 Simrall
Boulevard, Bottineau, ND.
• Mohall City Hall, 203 Main Street
East, Mohall, ND.
• Send written comments to Alicia
Waters, Northwest Area Water Supply
Project EIS, Bureau of Reclamation,
Dakotas Area Office, P.O. Box 1017,
Bismarck ND 58502.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alicia Waters, Northwest Area Water
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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.
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ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1010-0091).
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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 254, ``Oil-Spill Response
Requirements for Facilities Located Seaward of the Coast Line.''
DATES: Submit written comments by June 9, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
listed below. Please use the Information Collection Number 1010-0091 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 1010-0091 in the subject line.
Fax: 703-787-1093. Identify with Information Collection
Number 1010-0091.
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 1010-0091'' 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 254, Oil-Spill Response Requirements for Facilities
Located Seaward of the Coast Line.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0091.
Abstract: The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), requires that a spill-response
plan be submitted for offshore facilities prior to February 18, 1993.
The OPA specifies that after that date, an offshore facility may not
handle, store, or transport oil unless a plan has been submitted. This
authority and responsibility have been delegated to the Minerals
Management Service (MMS). Regulations at 30 CFR 254 establish
requirements for spill-response plans for oil-handling facilities
seaward of the coast line, including associated pipelines.
The MMS uses the information collected under 30 CFR 254 to
determine compliance with OPA by owners/operators. Specifically, MMS
needs the information to:
Determine effectiveness of the spill-response capability
of owners/operators;
Review plans prepared under the regulations of a State and
submitted to MMS to satisfy the requirements of this rule to ensure
that they meet minimum requirements of OPA;
Verify that personnel involved in oil-spill response are
properly trained and familiar with the requirements of the spill-
response plans and to witness spill-response exercises;
Assess the sufficiency and availability of contractor
equipment and materials;
Verify that sufficient quantities of equipment are
available and in working order;
Oversee spill-response efforts and maintain official
records of pollution events; and
Assess the efforts of owners/operators to prevent oil
spills or prevent substantial threats of such discharges.
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. Responses are mandatory or required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency: On occasion and annual.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 193
owners or operators of facilities located in both State and Federal
waters seaward of the coast line.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is
38,322 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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Citation 30 CFR 254 Reporting requirement Hour burden
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254.1(a) thru (d); 254.2(a); Submit spill response 120
254.3 thru 254.5; 254.7; plan for OCS
254.20 thru 254.29; 254.44(b). facilities and
related documents.
254.1(e)....................... Request MMS 0.5
jurisdiction over
facility landward of
coast line (no recent
request received).
254.2(b)....................... Submit certification 15
of capability to
respond to worst case
discharge or
substantial threat of
such.
254.2(c); 254.30............... Submit revised spill 36
response plan--or
notify MMS of no
change--for OCS
facilities at least
every 2 years.
254.2(c)....................... Request deadline 4
extension for
submission of revised
plan.
254.8.......................... Appeal MMS orders or 0
decisions. (Exempt
under 5 CFR 1320.4).
254.40......................... Make records of all 5
OSRO-provided
services, equipment,
personnel available
to MMS.
254.41......................... Ensure attendance of 50
annual training;
retain training
records for 2 years.
254.42(a) thru (e)............. Conduct triennial 110
response plan
exercise; retain
exercise records for
3 years.
254.42(f)...................... Inform MMS of the date 1
of any exercise
(triennial).
254.43......................... Inspect response 3.5
equipment monthly;
retain inspection &
maintenance records
for 2 years.
254.46(a)...................... Notify NRC of all oil 0
spills from owner/
operator facility.
(Burden would be
included in NRC
inventory.).
254.46(b)...................... Notify MMS of oil 2
spills of one barrel
or more from owner/
operator facility;
submit follow-up
report.
254.46(c)...................... Notify MMS & 2
responsible party of
oil spills from
operations at another
facility.
254.50; 254.51................. Submit response plan 42
for facility in State
waters by modifying
existing OCS plan.
254.50; 254.52................. Submit response plan 100
for facility in State
waters following
format for OCS plan.
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254.50; 254.53................. Submit response plan 89
for facility in State
waters developed
under State
requirements.
254.54......................... Submit description of 5
oil-spill prevention
procedures.
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We
have identified no non-hour 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 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 30, 2006.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-5136 Filed 4-7-06; 8:45 am]
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