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Written data or comments
should be submitted to the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Chief, Endangered
Species, Ecological Services, 911 NE.
11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–
4181 (telephone: 503–231–2063; fax:
503–231–6243). Please refer to the
permit number for the application when
submitting comments. All comments
received, including names and
addresses, will become part of the
official administrative record and may
be made available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Belluomini, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, at the above Portland address
(telephone: 503–231–2063; fax: 503–
231–6243).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following applicants have applied for
survival and enhancement permits to
conduct certain activities with an
endangered species pursuant to section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S.
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review and comment from the public,
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Permit No. TE–043638
Applicant: Directorate of Public Works,
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
The permittee requests a permit
amendment to take (capture, mark,
release, and salvage) the Oahu tree snail
(Achatinella spp.) in conjunction with
population monitoring on the island of
Oahu, Hawaii, for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE–014497
Applicant: Haleakala National Park,
Makawao, Hawaii.
The permittee requests a permit
amendment to take (apply radiotransmitters to) the Hawaiian petrel
(Pterodroma sandwichensis) in
conjunction with scientific research in
Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, for the
purpose of enhancing its survival.
We solicit public review and
comment on each of these recovery
permit applications. Our practice is to
make comments, including names and
home addresses of respondents,
available for public review during
regular business hours. Individual
respondents may request that we
withhold their home addresses from the
record, which we will honor to the
extent allowable by law. There also may
be circumstances in which we would
withhold from the record a respondent’s
identity, as allowable by law. If you
wish us to withhold your name and/or
address, you must state this
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prominently at the beginning of your
comment, but you should be aware that
we may be required to disclose your
name and address pursuant to the
Freedom of Information Act. However,
we will not consider anonymous
comments. We will make all
submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Comments and materials received will
be available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business
hours at the above address.
Dated: August 2, 2006.
David J. Wesley,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
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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 (1010–0006).
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 part 256,
‘‘Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and Gas in
the Outer Continental Shelf.’’
DATES: Submit written comments by
October 16, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods listed
below. Please use the Information
Collection Number 1010–0006 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–
0006 in the subject line.
• Fax: 703–787–1093. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0006.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
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Management Service; Attention: Rules
Process Team (RPT); 381 Elden Street,
MS–4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170–
4817. Please reference ‘‘Information
Collection 1010–0006’’ 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 and the forms
that require the subject collection of
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 256, ‘‘Leasing of
Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the OCS.’’
Form(s): MMS–150, MMS–151,
MMS–152, MMS–2028, MMS–2028A.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0006.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq., 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., and
31 U.S.C. 9701), 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. Also, the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA)
prohibits certain lease bidding
arrangements (42 U.S.C. 6213 (c)).
The Independent Offices
Appropriations Act of 1952 (IOAA), 31
U.S.C. 9701, authorizes Federal agencies
to recover the full cost of services that
provide special benefits. Under the
Department of the Interior’s (DOI) policy
implementing the IOAA, MMS is
required to charge the full cost for
services that provide special benefits or
privileges to an identifiable non-Federal
recipient above and beyond those that
accrue to the public at large.
Instruments of transfer of a lease or
interest are subject to cost recovery, and
MMS regulations specify the filing fees
for these transfer applications.
These authorities and responsibilities
are among those delegated to the MMS
under which we issue regulations
governing oil and gas and sulphur
operations in the OCS. This information
collection request addresses the
regulations at 30 CFR part 256, Leasing
of Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the OCS,
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and the associated supplementary
notices to lessees and operators (NTLs)
intended to provide clarification,
description, or explanation of these
regulations.
The MMS uses the information
required to determine if applicants are
qualified to hold leases in the OCS.
Specifically, MMS uses the information
to:
• Verify the qualifications of a bidder
on an OCS lease sale. Once the required
information is filed with MMS, a
qualification number is assigned to the
bidder so that duplicate information is
not required on subsequent filings.
• Develop the semiannual List of
Restricted Joint Bidders. This identifies
parties ineligible to bid jointly with
each other on OCS lease sales, under
limitations established by the EPCA.
• Ensure the qualification of
assignees. Once a lease is awarded, the
transfer of a lessee’s interest to another
qualified party must be approved by an
MMS regional director.
• Obtain information and
nominations on oil and gas leasing,
exploration, and development and
production. Early planning and
consultation ensure that all interests
and concerns are communicated to us
for future decisions in the leasing
process.
• Document that a leasehold or
geographical subdivision has been
surrendered by the record title holder.
• Verify that lessees submit accurate
leasing and adjudication documents.
Respondents submit their forms:
Assignment of Record Title Interest in
Federal OCS Oil and Gas leases (Form
MMS–150), Assignment of Operating
Rights Interest in Federal OCS Oil and
Gas Lease (Form MMS–151), and
Relinquishment of Federal OCS Oil and
Gas Lease. MMS uses these documents
to: Track ownership in pipeline ROW;
track ownership of leases; and to
determine active vs. non-active leases so
that those leases that are relinquished
by a company are recycled into a lease
sale.
• Verify that lessees have adequate
bonding coverage. Respondents must
submit their bonds certification forms:
Form MMS–2028, Outer Continental
Shelf Mineral Lessee’s and Operator’s
Bond, and Form MMS–2028A, Outer
Continental Shelf Mineral Lessee’s and
Operator’s Supplemental Plugging &
Abandonment Bond. MMS uses these
documents to hold the surety libel for
the obligations and liability of the
principal/lessee or operator.
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. The individual responses to
Calls for Information are the only
information collected involving the
protection of confidentiality. MMS will
protect specific individual replies from
disclosure as proprietary information
according to section 26 of the OCS
Lands Act and § 256.10(d). 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 130 oil
and gas and sulphur lessees.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 21,080
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 Part 256
Reporting requirement
Hour burden
Subparts A, C, E, H, L, M ...............
Subparts G, H, I, J: 37; 53; 68; 70;
71; 72; 73.
None ......................................................................................................
Request approval for various operations or submit plans or applications.
Subpart B: All sections ....................
Submit suggestions and relevant information in response to request
for comments on proposed 5-year leasing program, including information from States/local governments.
Submit response to Call for Information and Nominations on areas for
leasing of minerals in specified areas in accordance with an approved leasing program, including information from States/local
governments.
States or local governments submit comments/recommendations on
size, timing or location of proposed lease sale.
Establish a Company File for qualification; submit updated information, submit qualifications for lessee/bidder, request exception.
Submit qualification of bidders for joint bids and statement or report
of production/appeal.
Submit bids and required information ...................................................
File agreement to accept joint lease on tie bids ...................................
Request for reconsideration of bid rejection .........................................
Not applicable.
Burden included with other approved collections in 30 CFR
Part 250 (1010–0114, 1010–
0141, 1010–0142, 1010–0149,
1010–0151).
4.
Subpart D: All sections ...................
Subpart F: 31 ..................................
Subpart G: 35; 46(d), (e) ................
41; 43; 46(g) ............................
44; 46 .......................................
47(c) .........................................
47(e)(1), (e)(3) .........................
47(f), (i); 50 ..............................
Subpart I:
52(f)(2), (g)(2) ..........................
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53(c), (d), (f); 54(d), 54(e) ........
54 .............................................
55 .............................................
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Execute lease (includes submission of evidence of authorized agent
and request for dating of leases).
Submit authority for Regional Director to sell Treasury or alternate
type of securities.
OCS Mineral Lessee’s and Operator’s Bond (form MMS–2028) ..........
Demonstrate financial worth/ability to carry out present and future financial obligations, request approval of another form of security, or
request reduction in amount of supplemental bond required.
OCS Mineral Lessee’s and Operator’s Supplemental Plugging &
Abandonment Bond (form MMS–2028A).
Notify MMS of any lapse in previous bond/action filed alleging lessee,
surety, or guarantor is insolvent or bankrupt.
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Citation 30 CFR Part 256
Reporting requirement
56 .............................................
57 .............................................
57(d)(3); 58 ..............................
59(c)(2) .....................................
Subpart J:
62; 64; 65; 67 ...........................
64(a)(7); ...................................
64(a)(8) ....................................
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Subpart K:
76 .............................................
77(c) .........................................
Provide plan/instructions to fund lease-specific abandonment account
and related information; request approval to withdraw funds.
Provide third-party guarantee, indemnity agreement, financial information, related notices, reports, and annual update; notify MMS if
guarantor becomes unqualified.
Notice of and request approval to terminate period of liability, cancel
bond, or other security.
Provide information to demonstrate lease will be brought into compliance.
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19.
⁄ .
12
16.
File application and required information for assignment or transfer
for approval/comment on filing fee (forms MMS–150 and MMS–
151).
File required instruments creating or transferring working interests,
etc., for record purposes.
Submit non-required documents, for record purposes, which respondents want MMS to file with the lease document.
1.
File written request for relinquishment (form MMS–152) ......................
Comment on lease cancellation (MMS expects 1 in 10 years) ............
1.
1.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: The currently approved ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burden for this information
collection is a total of $537,000. This
cost burden is for filing fees associated
with submitting requests for approval of
instruments of transfer ($170 per
application) or to file non-required
documents for record purposes ($25 per
filing).
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
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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. There may be circumstances
in which we would withhold from the
record a respondent’s identity, as
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Accepted on behalf of lessees as
a service, MMS does not require
nor need the filings.
allowable by the law. If you wish us to
withhold your name and/or address,
you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comment. In addition,
you must present a rationale for
withholding this information. This
rationale must demonstrate that
disclosure ‘‘would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of privacy.’’
Unsupported assertions will not meet
this burden. In the absence of
exceptional, documentable
circumstances, this information will be
released. 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 8, 2006.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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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 (1010-0006).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS
is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
The information collection request (ICR) concerns the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR part 256, ``Leasing of
Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf.''
DATES: Submit written comments by October 16, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
listed below. Please use the Information Collection Number 1010-0006 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 1010-0006 in the subject line.
Fax: 703-787-1093. Identify with Information Collection
Number 1010-0006.
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 1010-0006'' 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 and the forms that require the
subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 256, ``Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the
OCS.''
Form(s): MMS-150, MMS-151, MMS-152, MMS-2028, MMS-2028A.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0006.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as amended
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., and 31 U.S.C. 9701),
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. Also, the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA) prohibits certain lease
bidding arrangements (42 U.S.C. 6213 (c)).
The Independent Offices Appropriations Act of 1952 (IOAA), 31
U.S.C. 9701, authorizes Federal agencies to recover the full cost of
services that provide special benefits. Under the Department of the
Interior's (DOI) policy implementing the IOAA, MMS is required to
charge the full cost for services that provide special benefits or
privileges to an identifiable non-Federal recipient above and beyond
those that accrue to the public at large. Instruments of transfer of a
lease or interest are subject to cost recovery, and MMS regulations
specify the filing fees for these transfer applications.
These authorities and responsibilities are among those delegated to
the MMS under which we issue regulations governing oil and gas and
sulphur operations in the OCS. This information collection request
addresses the regulations at 30 CFR part 256, Leasing of Sulphur or Oil
and Gas in the OCS,
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and the associated supplementary notices to lessees and operators
(NTLs) intended to provide clarification, description, or explanation
of these regulations.
The MMS uses the information required to determine if applicants
are qualified to hold leases in the OCS. Specifically, MMS uses the
information to:
Verify the qualifications of a bidder on an OCS lease
sale. Once the required information is filed with MMS, a qualification
number is assigned to the bidder so that duplicate information is not
required on subsequent filings.
Develop the semiannual List of Restricted Joint Bidders.
This identifies parties ineligible to bid jointly with each other on
OCS lease sales, under limitations established by the EPCA.
Ensure the qualification of assignees. Once a lease is
awarded, the transfer of a lessee's interest to another qualified party
must be approved by an MMS regional director.
Obtain information and nominations on oil and gas leasing,
exploration, and development and production. Early planning and
consultation ensure that all interests and concerns are communicated to
us for future decisions in the leasing process.
Document that a leasehold or geographical subdivision has
been surrendered by the record title holder.
Verify that lessees submit accurate leasing and
adjudication documents. Respondents submit their forms: Assignment of
Record Title Interest in Federal OCS Oil and Gas leases (Form MMS-150),
Assignment of Operating Rights Interest in Federal OCS Oil and Gas
Lease (Form MMS-151), and Relinquishment of Federal OCS Oil and Gas
Lease. MMS uses these documents to: Track ownership in pipeline ROW;
track ownership of leases; and to determine active vs. non-active
leases so that those leases that are relinquished by a company are
recycled into a lease sale.
Verify that lessees have adequate bonding coverage.
Respondents must submit their bonds certification forms: Form MMS-2028,
Outer Continental Shelf Mineral Lessee's and Operator's Bond, and Form
MMS-2028A, Outer Continental Shelf Mineral Lessee's and Operator's
Supplemental Plugging & Abandonment Bond. MMS uses these documents to
hold the surety libel for the obligations and liability of the
principal/lessee or operator.
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. The individual responses to Calls for
Information are the only information collected involving the protection
of confidentiality. MMS will protect specific individual replies from
disclosure as proprietary information according to section 26 of the
OCS Lands Act and Sec. 256.10(d). 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 130
oil and gas and sulphur lessees.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is
21,080 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 Part 256 Reporting requirement Hour burden
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Subparts A, C, E, H, L, M..... None.................. Not applicable.
Subparts G, H, I, J: 37; 53; Request approval for Burden included
68; 70; 71; 72; 73. various operations or with other
submit plans or approved
applications. collections in
30 CFR Part 250
(1010-0114,
1010-0141, 1010-
0142, 1010-
0149, 1010-
0151).
Subpart B: All sections....... Submit suggestions and 4.
relevant information
in response to
request for comments
on proposed 5-year
leasing program,
including information
from States/local
governments.
Subpart D: All sections....... Submit response to 4.
Call for Information
and Nominations on
areas for leasing of
minerals in specified
areas in accordance
with an approved
leasing program,
including information
from States/local
governments.
Subpart F: 31................. States or local 4.
governments submit
comments/
recommendations on
size, timing or
location of proposed
lease sale.
Subpart G: 35; 46(d), (e)..... Establish a Company 2.
File for
qualification; submit
updated information,
submit qualifications
for lessee/bidder,
request exception.
41; 43; 46(g)............. Submit qualification 2.
of bidders for joint
bids and statement or
report of production/
appeal.
44; 46.................... Submit bids and 5.
required information.
47(c)..................... File agreement to 3\1/2\.
accept joint lease on
tie bids.
47(e)(1), (e)(3).......... Request for Exempt as
reconsideration of defined in 5
bid rejection. CFR
1320.3(h)(9).
47(f), (i); 50............ Execute lease 1.
(includes submission
of evidence of
authorized agent and
request for dating of
leases).
Subpart I:
52(f)(2), (g)(2).......... Submit authority for 2.
Regional Director to
sell Treasury or
alternate type of
securities.
53(a), 53(b); 54.......... OCS Mineral Lessee's \1/4\.
and Operator's Bond
(form MMS-2028).
53(c), (d), (f); 54(d), Demonstrate financial 3\1/2\.
54(e). worth/ability to
carry out present and
future financial
obligations, request
approval of another
form of security, or
request reduction in
amount of
supplemental bond
required.
54........................ OCS Mineral Lessee's \1/4\.
and Operator's
Supplemental Plugging
& Abandonment Bond
(form MMS-2028A).
55........................ Notify MMS of any 1.
lapse in previous
bond/action filed
alleging lessee,
surety, or guarantor
is insolvent or
bankrupt.
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56........................ Provide plan/ 12.
instructions to fund
lease-specific
abandonment account
and related
information; request
approval to withdraw
funds.
57........................ Provide third-party 19.
guarantee, indemnity
agreement, financial
information, related
notices, reports, and
annual update; notify
MMS if guarantor
becomes unqualified.
57(d)(3); 58.............. Notice of and request \1/2\.
approval to terminate
period of liability,
cancel bond, or other
security.
59(c)(2).................. Provide information to 16.
demonstrate lease
will be brought into
compliance.
Subpart J:
62; 64; 65; 67............ File application and 1.
required information
for assignment or
transfer for approval/
comment on filing fee
(forms MMS-150 and
MMS-151).
64(a)(7);................. File required 1.
instruments creating
or transferring
working interests,
etc., for record
purposes.
64(a)(8).................. Submit non-required Accepted on
documents, for record behalf of
purposes, which lessees as a
respondents want MMS service, MMS
to file with the does not
lease document. require nor
need the
filings.
Subpart K:
76........................ File written request 1.
for relinquishment
(form MMS-152).
77(c)..................... Comment on lease 1.
cancellation (MMS
expects 1 in 10
years).
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: The
currently approved ``non-hour cost'' burden for this information
collection is a total of $537,000. This cost burden is for filing fees
associated with submitting requests for approval of instruments of
transfer ($170 per application) or to file non-required documents for
record purposes ($25 per filing).
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. There may be circumstances in which we
would withhold from the record a respondent's identity, as allowable by
the law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must
state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. In addition,
you must present a rationale for withholding this information. This
rationale must demonstrate that disclosure ``would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of privacy.'' Unsupported assertions will not meet
this burden. In the absence of exceptional, documentable circumstances,
this information will be released. 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 8, 2006.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-13383 Filed 8-15-06; 8:45 am]
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