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the use is consistent with local planning
and zoning, or if the use is consistent
with State and Federal programs.
Application Comments
Interested parties may submit
comments regarding the specific use
proposed in the City of Washington’s
application, whether the BLM followed
proper administrative procedures in
processing the application and in
reaching the proposed decision, or any
other factor not directly related to the
suitability of the land for City wareyard
purposes.
All submissions from organizations or
businesses will be made available for
public inspection in their entirety.
Individuals may request confidentiality
with respect to their name, address, and
phone number. If you wish to have your
name or street address withheld from
public review, or from disclosure under
the Freedom of Information Act, the first
line of the comment should start with
the words ‘‘CONFIDENTIALITY
REQUEST’’ in uppercase letters in order
for BLM to comply with your request.
Such requests will be honored to the
extent allowed by law. Comment
contents will not be kept confidential.
Any adverse comments will be
reviewed by the State Director. In the
absence of any adverse comments, the
decision to lease or convey will become
the final decision of the Department of
the Interior. In the absence of any
adverse comments, the classification
will become effective on January 19,
2007. The land will not be offered for
lease/conveyance until after the
classification becomes effective.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
on November 14, 2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[ES–960–1420–BJ–TRST; Group No. 17,
North Carolina]
Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plat of
Survey; North Carolina.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will file the plat of
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Dated: November 1, 2006.
Joseph W. Beaudin,
Acting Chief Cadastral Surveyor.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Dated: July 18, 2006.
Kim Leany,
Acting Field Office Manager.
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survey of the lands described below in
the BLM–Eastern States, Springfield,
Virginia, 30 calendar 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.
The lands we surveyed are:
District Number 9, Graham County,
North Carolina
Tract Number 88 and a portion of Tract
Number 87.
The plat of survey represents the
dependent resurvey of Tract Number 88
and a portion of Tract Number 87, and
was accepted November 1, 2006. 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.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an
information collection (1010–0091).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR part 254, ‘‘Oil-Spill Response
Requirements for Facilities Located
Seaward of the Coast Line.’’ This notice
also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
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Submit written comments by
December 20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this information collection directly
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior via OMB e-mail:
(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov); or by
fax (202) 395–6566; identify with (1010–
0091).
Submit a copy of your comments to
the Department of the Interior, MMS,
via:
• MMS’s Public Connect on-line
commenting system, https://
ocsconnect.mms.gov. Follow the
instructions on the Web site for
submitting comments.
• E-mail MMS at
rules.comments@mms.gov. Use
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
Processing 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, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. You
may also contact Cheryl Blundon to
obtain a copy, at no cost, of the ICR and
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 (FWPCA), 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 are among
those delegated to the Minerals
Management Service (MMS) by
Executive Order 12777. Regulations at
30 CFR part 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:
DATES:
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• 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 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.
• Assess the efforts of owners/
operators to prevent oil spills or prevent
substantial threats of such discharges.
No proprietary, confidential, or
sensitive information is collected.
However, we will protect any
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.
Frequency: On occasion, monthly,
annually, biennially, and triennially.
Hour
burden
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 197
owners or operators of facilities located
in both State and Federal waters
seaward of the coast line.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
estimated annual ‘‘hour’’ burden for this
information collection is a total of
35,070 hours. 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.
Average number of annual
responses
Annual
burden
hours
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.
120
26 new plans ...................................
3,120
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
for OCS facilities at least every 2
years; notify MMS of no change.
Request deadline extension for submission of revised plan.
Appeal MMS orders or decisions ......
Make records of all OSRO-provided
services, equipment, personnel
available to MMS.
Conduct 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.
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.
Submit response plan for facility in
State waters developed under
State requirements.
Submit description of oil-spill prevention procedures.
0.5
2 requests ........................................
1
15
1 certification ....................................
15
36
1
177 revised plans ............................
1 No change ....................................
6,372
1
4
11 .....................................................
44
Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c)
5 20 .....................................................
0
100
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 ................................................
254.46(a) ...........................................
254.46(b) ...........................................
254.46(c) ............................................
254.50; 254.51 ...................................
254.50; 254.52 ...................................
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254.50; 254.53 ...................................
254.54 ................................................
Total Hour Burden ......................
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197 owners/operators ......................
4,925
110
134 exercises ...................................
14,740
1
170 notifications ...............................
170
3.5
55 inspections × 12 months = 660 ..
2,310
Burden would be included in the NRC inventory
0
2
61 notifications & reports .................
122
2
24 notifications .................................
48
42
10 plans ...........................................
420
100
9 plans .............................................
900
89
18 plans ...........................................
1,602
5
36 submissions ................................
180
....................
1,557 ................................................
35,070
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Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified no
paperwork ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
associated with the collection of
information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide
notice* * * and otherwise consult with
members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *’’
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on April 10, 2006,
we published a Federal Register notice
(71 FR 18113) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
addition, 30 CFR 254.9 displays the
OMB control number, specifies that the
public may comment at anytime on the
collection of information required in the
30 CFR 254 regulations, and provides
the address to which they should send
comments. We have received no
comments in response to those efforts.
If you wish to comment in response
to this notice, you may send your
comments to the offices listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. OMB
has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove the information collection
but may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive
public comments by December 20, 2006.
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 the request
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to the extent allowable by the 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: October 16, 2006.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revision of an
information collection (1010–0071).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR part 203, ‘‘Relief or Reduction
in Royalty Rates.’’ This notice also
provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
Submit written comments by
December 20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this information collection directly
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Office of Information and
DATES:
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Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior via OMB e-mail:
(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov); or by
fax (202) 395–6566; identify with (1010–
0071).
Submit a copy of your comments to
the Department of the Interior, MMS,
via:
• MMS’s Public Connect on-line
commenting system, https://
ocsconnect.mms.gov. Follow the
instructions on the Web site for
submitting comments.
• E-mail MMS at
rules.comments@mms.gov. Use
Information Collection Number 1010–
0071 in the subject line.
• Fax: 703–787–1093. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0071.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior, Minerals
Management Service, Attention: Rules
Processing Team (RPT), 381 Elden
Street, MS–4024, Herndon, Virginia
20170–4817. Please reference
‘‘Information Collection 1010–0071’’ in
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Rules Processing
Team, (703) 787–1600. You may also
contact Cheryl Blundon to obtain a
copy, at no cost, of the ICR and
regulations that require the subject
collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR part 203, ‘‘Relief or
Reduction in Royalty Rates.’’
OMB Control Number: 1010–0071.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended by Public
Law 104–58, Deep Water Royalty Relief
Act (DWRRA), gives the Secretary of the
Interior (Secretary) the authority to
reduce or eliminate royalty or any net
profit share specified in OCS oil and gas
leases to promote increased production.
The DWRRA also authorized the
Secretary to suspend royalties when
necessary to promote development or
recovery of marginal resources on
producing or non-producing leases in
the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) west of 87
degrees, 30 minutes West longitude.
Section 302 of the DWRRA provides
that new production from a lease in
existence on November 28, 1995, in a
water depth of at least 200 meters, and
in the GOM west of 87 degrees, 30
minutes West longitude qualifies for
royalty suspension in certain situations.
To grant a royalty suspension, the
Secretary must determine that the new
production or development would not
be economic in the absence of royalty
relief. The Secretary must then
determine the volume of production on
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an information collection (1010-
0091).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we
are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information
collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR part 254, ``Oil-Spill
Response Requirements for Facilities Located Seaward of the Coast
Line.'' This notice also provides the public a second opportunity to
comment on the paperwork burden of these regulatory requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by December 20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection
directly to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for
the Department of the Interior via OMB e-mail: (OIRA--
DOCKET@omb.eop.gov); or by fax (202) 395-6566; identify with (1010-
0091).
Submit a copy of your comments to the Department of the Interior,
MMS, via:
MMS's Public Connect on-line commenting system, https://
ocsconnect.mms.gov. Follow the instructions on the Web site for
submitting comments.
E-mail MMS at rules.comments@mms.gov. Use 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 Processing 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, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787-1607. You may also contact Cheryl Blundon
to obtain a copy, at no cost, of the ICR and 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 (FWPCA), 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 are among those delegated
to the Minerals Management Service (MMS) by Executive Order 12777.
Regulations at 30 CFR part 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:
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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 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.
Assess the efforts of owners/operators to prevent oil
spills or prevent substantial threats of such discharges.
No proprietary, confidential, or sensitive information is
collected. However, we will protect any 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.
Frequency: On occasion, monthly, annually, biennially, and
triennially.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 197
owners or operators of facilities located in both State and Federal
waters seaward of the coast line.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
estimated annual ``hour'' burden for this information collection is a
total of 35,070 hours. 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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Annual
Citation 30 CFR 254 Reporting requirement Hour Average number of annual responses burden
burden hours
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254.1(a) thru (d); 254.2(a); 254.3 thru Submit spill response plan 120 26 new plans........................................... 3,120
254.5; 254.7; 254.20 thru 254.29; for OCS facilities and
254.44(b). related documents.
254.1(e)................................ Request MMS jurisdiction 0.5 2 requests............................................. 1
over facility landward of
coast line (no recent
request received).
254.2(b)................................ Submit certification of 15 1 certification........................................ 15
capability to respond to
worst case discharge or
substantial threat of such.
254.2(c); 254.30........................ Submit revised spill 36 177 revised plans...................................... 6,372
response plan for OCS 1 1 No change............................................ 1
facilities at least every
2 years; notify MMS of no
change.
254.2(c)................................ Request deadline extension 4 11..................................................... 44
for submission of revised
plan.
254.8................................... Appeal MMS orders or Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c) 0
decisions.
254.40.................................. Make records of all OSRO- 5 20..................................................... 100
provided services,
equipment, personnel
available to MMS.
254.41.................................. Conduct annual training; 25 197 owners/operators................................... 4,925
retain training records
for 2 years.
254.42(a) thru (e)...................... Conduct triennial response 110 134 exercises.......................................... 14,740
plan exercise; retain
exercise records for 3
years.
254.42(f)............................... Inform MMS of the date of 1 170 notifications...................................... 170
any exercise (triennial).
254.43.................................. Inspect response equipment 3.5 55 inspections x 12 months = 660....................... 2,310
monthly; retain inspection
& maintenance records for
2 years.
254.46(a)............................... Notify NRC of all oil Burden would be included in the NRC inventory 0
spills from owner/operator
facility.
254.46(b)............................... Notify MMS of oil spills of 2 61 notifications & reports............................. 122
one barrel or more from
owner/operator facility;
submit follow-up report.
254.46(c)............................... Notify MMS & responsible 2 24 notifications....................................... 48
party of oil spills from
operations at another
facility.
254.50; 254.51.......................... Submit response plan for 42 10 plans............................................... 420
facility in State waters
by modifying existing OCS
plan.
254.50; 254.52.......................... Submit response plan for 100 9 plans................................................ 900
facility in State waters
following format for OCS
plan.
254.50; 254.53.......................... Submit response plan for 89 18 plans............................................... 1,602
facility in State waters
developed under State
requirements.
254.54.................................. Submit description of oil- 5 36 submissions......................................... 180
spill prevention
procedures.
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Total Hour Burden................... ........................... ........... 1,557.................................................. 35,070
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We
have identified no paperwork ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with
the collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated
to respond.
Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et
seq.) requires each agency ``* * * to provide notice* * * and otherwise
consult with members of the public and affected agencies concerning
each proposed collection of information * * *'' Agencies must
specifically solicit comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden
on the respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public consultation process, on April 10, 2006,
we published a Federal Register notice (71 FR 18113) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In addition, 30 CFR 254.9 displays the
OMB control number, specifies that the public may comment at anytime on
the collection of information required in the 30 CFR 254 regulations,
and provides the address to which they should send comments. We have
received no comments in response to those efforts.
If you wish to comment in response to this notice, you may send
your comments to the offices listed under the ADDRESSES section of this
notice. OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive public comments by December 20, 2006.
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
the request to the extent allowable by the 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: October 16, 2006.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-19513 Filed 11-17-06; 8:45 am]
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