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June 11, 1971, in the Book of Plats,
pages 460–461.
Dated: December 4, 2006.
James E. Cason,
Associate Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–21202 Filed 12–12–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK–964–1410–KC–P; F–14990–A, F–14990–
A2]
Alaska Native Claims Selection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of decision approving
lands for conveyance.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR
2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an
appealable decision approving lands for
conveyance pursuant to the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act will be
issued to The Kuskokwim Corporation,
Successor in Interest to Kipchaughpuk
Limited. The lands are in the vicinity of
the Native village of Crooked Creek,
Alaska, and are located in:
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0114).
AGENCY:
The subsurface estate in these lands
will be conveyed to Calista Corporation
when the surface estate is conveyed to
The Kuskokwim Corporation. Notice of
the decision will also be published four
times in the Tundra Drums.
DATES: The time limits for filing an
appeal are:
1. Any party claiming a property
interest which is adversely affected by
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Minerals Management Service
Seward Meridian, Alaska
T. 21 N., R. 47 W.,
Sec. 33.
Containing approximately 302 acres.
T. 23 N., R. 48 W.,
Secs. 5 to 8, inclusive.
Containing 2,498.51 acres.
T. 22 N., R. 49 W.,
Secs. 4 to 9, inclusive;
Secs. 17 to 21, inclusive.
Containing 6,967.68 acres.
T. 23 N., R. 49 W.,
Secs. 1, 11, and 12.
Containing 1,920 acres.
T. 21 N., R. 50 W.,
Secs. 2 to 11, inclusive.
Containing 6,381.87 acres.
T. 22 N., R. 50 W.,
Secs. 1, 12, and 13;
Secs. 34 and 35.
Containing 3,200 acres.
Aggregating approximately 21,271 acres.
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Kara Marciniec,
Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication
II.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Lot 4, U.S. Survey No. 4125, Alaska.
Containing 1.04 acres.
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the decision shall have until January 12,
2007 to file an appeal.
2. Parties receiving service of the
decision by certified mail shall have 30
days from the date of receipt to file an
appeal.
Parties who do not file an appeal in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed
to have waived their rights.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may
be obtained from: Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222
West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513–7599.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Bureau of Land Management by phone
at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at
ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons
who use a telecommunication device
(TTD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, to contact the Bureau of Land
Management.
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 250,
Subpart A, ‘‘General.’’
DATES: Submit written comments by
February 12, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods listed
below. Please use the Information
Collection Number 1010–0114 as an
identifier in your message.
• E-mail MMS at
rules.comments@mms.gov. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0114 in the subject line.
• Fax: 703–787–1093. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0114.
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• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
Management Service; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024;
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please
reference ‘‘Information Collection 1010–
0114’’ in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607.
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 250, Subpart A,
‘‘General’’.
Form(s): MMS–132, MMS–1123, and
MMS–1832.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0114.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to prescribe rules and regulations to
administer leasing of the OCS. Such
rules and regulations will apply to all
operations conducted under a lease.
Operations on the OCS must preserve,
protect, and develop oil and natural gas
resources in a manner that is consistent
with the need to make such resources
available to meet the Nation’s energy
needs as rapidly as possible; to balance
orderly energy resource development
with protection of human, marine, and
coastal environments; to ensure the
public a fair and equitable return on the
resources of the OCS; and to preserve
and maintain free enterprise
competition. Section 1332(6) states that
‘‘operations in the [O]uter Continental
Shelf should be conducted in a safe
manner by well trained personnel using
technology, precautions, and other
techniques sufficient to prevent or
minimize the likelihood of blowouts,
loss of well control, fires, spillages,
physical obstructions to other users of
the waters or subsoil and seabed, or
other occurrences which may cause
damage to the environment or to
property or endanger life or health.’’
The Independent Offices
Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the
Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L.
104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26,
1996), and Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Circular A–25, authorize
Federal agencies to recover the full cost
of services that confer special benefits.
Under the Department of the Interior’s
(DOI) implementing policy, the
Minerals Management Service (MMS) is
required to charge fees for services that
provide special benefits or privileges to
an identifiable non-Federal recipient
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above and beyond those which accrue to
the public at large.
This information collection (IC)
request covers 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart
A, General. This request also covers the
related Notices to Lessees and Operators
(NTLs) that MMS issues to clarify and
provide additional guidance on some
aspects of our regulations.
Requests for MMS approval may
contain proprietary information related
to performance standards or alternative
approaches to conducting operations
different from those approved and
specified in MMS regulations. We will
protect this proprietary information
according to the Freedom of Information
Act, 30 CFR Part 252, and 30 CFR
250.197, ‘‘Data and information to be
made available to the public.’’ No items
of a sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are mandatory.
The MMS uses the information
collected under the Subpart A
regulations to ensure that operations on
the OCS are carried out in a safe and
pollution-free manner, do not interfere
with the rights of other users on the
OCS, and balance the protection and
development of OCS resources.
Specifically, we use the information
collected to:
• Review records of formal crane
operator training, rigger training, crane
operator qualifications, crane
inspections, testing, and maintenance to
ensure that lessees perform operations
in a safe and workmanlike manner and
that equipment is maintained in a safe
condition. The MMS also uses the
information to make certain that all new
and existing cranes installed on OCS
fixed platforms must be equipped with
anti-two block safety devices, and to
assure that uniform methods are
employed by lessees for load testing of
cranes.
• Review welding, burning, and hot
tapping plans, procedures, and records
to ensure that these activities are
conducted in a safe and workmanlike
manner by trained and experienced
personnel.
• Provide lessees greater flexibility to
comply with regulatory requirements
through approval of alternative
equipment or procedures and
departures to regulations if they
demonstrate equal or better compliance
with the appropriate performance
standards.
• Determine the capability of a well
to produce oil or gas in paying
quantities or to determine the possible
need for additional wells resulting in
minimum royalty status on a lease. If a
well does not yield hydrocarbons in
sufficient quantity to warrant continued
operation and production, MMS uses
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the information to verify the claim and
to release the lessee from lease
obligations. Conversely, the information
is used to extend the term of the lease
if additional wells will warrant
continued operation and production.
• Ensure that injection of gas
promotes conservation of natural
resources, prevents waste, and that
subsurface storage of natural gas does
not unduly interfere with development
and production operations under
existing leases.
• Ensure the appropriateness of
reimbursing lessees for costs incurred in
reproducing geological and geophysical
(G&G) data and information for
submission to MMS and processing or
reprocessing G&G information in a form
and manner other than that normally
used in the conduct of a lessee’s
business, or to determine the proper
reimbursement of costs incurred during
inspections.
• Record the designation of an
operator authorized to act on behalf of
the lessee and to fulfill the lessee’s
obligations under the OCS Lands Act
and implementing regulations, or to
record the local agent empowered to
receive notices and comply with
regulatory orders issued (Form MMS–
1123).
• Determine if an application for
right-of-use and easement serves the
purpose specified in the grant when
conducting exploration, development,
and production activities or other
operations on or off the lease; is
maintained for such purposes; and does
not unreasonably interfere with the
operations of any other lessee.
• Provide for orderly development of
leases through the use of information to
determine the appropriateness of lessee
requests for suspension of operations,
including production. For example,
MMS needs the information to
determine that a suspension is
necessary to: (1) Ensure proper lease
development, (2) allow time to construct
or negotiate use of transportation
facilities, (3) allow reasonable time to
enter into a sales contract, (4) allow for
unavoidable situations, (5) avoid
continued operations resulting in
premature abandonment of a producing
well(s) that would be uneconomic, (6)
comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act or to conduct
an environmental analysis, (7) install
equipment for safety and environmental
protection, (8) allow time for inordinate
delays encountered in obtaining
required permits or consents, (9) comply
with judicial decrees, or (10) avoid
activities that pose a threat of serious,
irreparable, or immediate harm.
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• Improve safety and environmental
protection on the OCS through
collection and analysis of accident
reports to ascertain the cause of the
accidents and to determine ways to
prevent recurrences.
• Ascertain when the lease ceases
production or when the last well ceases
production in order to determine the
180th day after the date of completion
of the last production. This requirement
is expanded in the final rule to include
reporting when lease production is
initiated, resumes before the end of the
180-day period after production ceased,
and when leaseholding operations occur
during the referenced 180-day interval.
The MMS will use this information to
efficiently maintain the lessee/operator
lease status.
• Approve requests to cancel leases.
• Be informed when there could be a
major disruption in the availability and
supply of natural gas and oil due to
natural occurrences/hurricanes, to
advise the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in
case of the need to rescue offshore
workers in distress, to monitor damage
to offshore platforms and drilling rigs,
and to advise the news media and
interested public entities when
production is shut in and when
resumed. The OCS operations produce
more than one-quarter of the Nation’s
natural gas and more than one-sixth of
its oil, and it is essential to know when
production is interrupted. The Gulf of
Mexico Region (GOMR) uses a reporting
form for respondents to report
evacuation statistics when necessary
(Form MMS–132, Evacuation Statistics).
It is sent to respondents at the onset of
each ‘‘hurricane season’’ in the GOMR.
• Allow operators who exhibit
unacceptable performance an
incremental approach to improving
their overall performance prior to a final
decision to disqualify an operator or to
pursue debarment proceedings through
the execution of a performance
improvement plan (PIP). The Subpart A
regulations do not address the actual
process that we will follow in pursuing
the disqualification of operators under
§§ 250.135 and 250.136. However, our
internal enforcement procedures
include allowing such operators to
demonstrate a commitment to
acceptable performance by the
submission of a PIP.
• Determine that respondents have
corrected all Incidents of NonCompliance (INC)(s) identified during
inspections (Form MMS–1832). The
MMS issues this form to the operator.
The operator then corrects the INC(s)
and returns the form to the MMS
Regional Supervisor no later than 14
days.
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• Review records of crane inspection,
testing, maintenance, and crane operator
qualifications to ensure that lessees
perform operations in a safe and
workmanlike manner and maintain
equipment in a safe condition.
Frequency: On occasion, Form MMS–
132 (Evacuation Statistics) submitted
daily during the emergency situation.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 190
Federal and 1 State oil and gas or
sulphur lessees (potential respondents).
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 24,741
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.
Hour burden
Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart A
and related forms/NTLs
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement
Fee
Reporting
104; Form MMS–1832 .............
Appeal orders or decisions; appeal INCs .............................................................
109(a); 110 ...............................
115; 116 ...................................
Submit welding, burning, and hot tapping plans ..................................................
Request determination of well producibility; submit data & information; notify
MMS of test.
Apply for injection or subsurface storage of gas ..................................................
Request various oral approvals not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory
requirements.
Submit ‘‘green’’ response copy of Form MMS–1832 indicating date violations
(INCs) corrected.
Request reconsideration from issuance of an INC ..............................................
Request waiver of 14-day response time .............................................................
Notify MMS before returning to operations if shut-in ...........................................
Request reimbursement for food, quarters, and transportation provided to MMS
representatives (OCS Lands Act specifies reimbursement; no requests received in many years; minimal burden).
Submit PIP under MMS implementing procedures for enforcement actions .......
Request approval to use new or alternative procedures, including BAST not
specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements.
Request approval of departure from operating requirements not specifically
covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements.
Submit designation of operator & report change of address or notice of termination; submit designation of local agent.
Name and identify facilities, artificial islands, MODUs, etc., with signs ...............
Name and identify wells with signs ......................................................................
OCS lessees: Apply for new or modified right-of-use and easement to construct and maintain off-lease platforms, artificial islands, and installations and
other devices; including notifications.
Establish a Company File for qualification; submit updated information, submit
qualifications for lessee/bidder, request exception.
State lessees: Apply for new or modified right-of-use and easement to construct and maintain off-lease platforms, artificial islands, and installations and
other devices.
State lessees: Furnish surety bond ......................................................................
118; 119; 121; 124 ...................
125(c); 140 ...............................
130–133; Form MMS–1832 .....
133 ...........................................
135 MMS internal process .......
141 ...........................................
142 ...........................................
143; 144; 145; Form MMS–
1123.
150; 151; 152; 154(a) ..............
150; 154(b) ...............................
160; 161 ...................................
160(c) .......................................
165 ...........................................
166 ...........................................
168; 170; 171; 172; 174; 175;
177; 180(b), (d).
177(a) .......................................
177(b), (c), (d); 182; 183, 185;
194.
180(a), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) .........
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180(a), (b), (c) ..........................
180(e) .......................................
181(d); 182(b), 183(b)(2) .........
184 ...........................................
187(d) .......................................
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Request suspension of operations or production; submit schedule of work leading to commencement.*
Submit progress reports on SOO or SOP as condition of approval.*
Conduct site-specific study; submit results. No instances requiring this study in
several years—could be necessary if a situation occurred such as severe
damage to a platform or structure caused by a hurricane or a vessel collision.
Various references to submitting new, revised, or modified exploration plan,
development/production plan, or development operations coordination document, and related surveys/reports.
Notify and submit report on various leaseholding operations and lease production activities.
When requested, submit production data to demonstrate production in paying
quantities to maintain lease beyond primary term.
Request more than 180 days to resume operations ............................................
Request termination of suspension and cancellation of lease (no requests in
recent years for termination/cancellation of a lease; minimal burden).
Request compensation for lease cancellation mandated by the OCS Lands Act
(no qualified lease cancellations in many years; minimal burden compared to
benefit).
Report all spills of oil or other liquid pollutants ....................................................
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Exempt under 5 CFR
1320.4(a)(2), (c).
2
3
10
1⁄2
2
1
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1⁄4
2
12
40
20
2
1⁄4
$150 fee.
2
1
5
Burden included with 30 CFR
256 (1010–0006).
5
$2,350 fee.
Burden included with 30 CFR
256 (1010–0006).
10
$1,800 fee.
2
100
Burden included with 30 CFR
250, Subpart B (1010–
0151).
1
6
3
20
50
Burden covered with 30 CFR
254 (1010–0091).
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Hour burden
Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart A
and related forms/NTLs
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement
187; 188(a); 189; 190(c) ..........
Report to the District Manager immediately via oral communication and written
follow-up within 15 calendar days, incidents pertaining to: Fatalities; injuries;
LoWC; fires; explosions; all collisions resulting in property or equipment
damage >$25K; structural damage to an OCS facility; cranes; incidents that
damage or disable safety systems or equipment (including firefighting systems).
Report to District Manager hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas releases immediately
by oral communication.
188(a)(5) ...................................
188(b); 190(a), (b) ....................
191 ...........................................
192; Form MMS–132 ...............
193 ...........................................
194 NTL exception requests ....
194(c) .......................................
196 ...........................................
101–199 ...................................
Fee
Provide written report to the District Manager within 15 calendar days after incidents relating to: Injuries that result in 1 or more days away from work, on
restricted work, or job transfer; gas releases that initiate equipment or process shutdown; property or equipment damage >$25K; operations personnel
to muster for evacuation not related to weather or drills; any additional information required.
Submit written statement/compensation re: Accident investigation .....................
Daily report of evacuation statistics for natural occurrence/hurricane (Form
MMS–132 in the GOMR) when circumstances warrant; inform MMS when
you resume production.
Report apparent violations or non-compliance .....................................................
Request departures from conducting archaeological resources surveys and/or
submitting reports in GOMR.
Report archaeological discoveries (only one instance in many years; minimal
burden).
Submit data/information for post-lease G&G activity and request reimbursement.
General departure or alternative compliance requests not specifically covered
elsewhere in Subpart A.
Oral 0.2.
Written 4.
Oral burden covered under
30 CFR 250, subpart D
(1010–0141).
4
Exempt under 3 CFR
1320.4(b).
1
11⁄2
1
10
Burden included with 30 CFR
251 (1010–0048).
2
Recordkeeping
108(e) .......................................
109(b) .......................................
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132(b)(3) ...................................
Retain records of design and construction for life of crane, including installation
records for any anti-two block safety devices; all inspection, testing, and
maintenance for at least 4 years; crane operator and all rigger personnel
qualifications for at least 4 years.
Retain welding, burning, and hot tapping plan and approval for the life of the
facility.
Make available all records related to inspections not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified three nonhour cost burdens. Section 250.143
requires a fee for a change in
designation of operator. Section 250.165
requires a State lessee applying for a
right-of-use and easement on the OCS to
pay a cost recovery application fee. This
cost is the same as the fee for a pipeline
right-of-way grant specified in 30 CFR
250.1015 and is subject to change based
on that regulation. We estimate
receiving only one State lease
application per year. Section 250.171
requests a fee for either a Suspension of
Operations or Production Request
(SOO/SOP). We have not identified any
other ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
associated with this 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
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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 ‘‘ o=* * * to
provide notice o=* * * and otherwise
consult with members of the public and
affected agencies concerning each
proposed collection of information
o=* * *’’. 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.
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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
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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: The
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. The 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: December 6, 2006.
Melinda Mayes,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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Advisory Panel
Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public
Law 92–463), as amended, notice is
hereby given that five meetings of the
Arts Advisory Panel to the National
Council on the Arts will be held at the
Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania
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State and Regional Partnerships
(Partnership Agreements review):
January 4–5, 2007 in Room 716. This
meeting, from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and
12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on January 4th,
and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on January
5th, will be open. A policy discussion
will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. on January 5th.
Visual Arts (application review):
January 9–10, 2007 in Room 730. This
meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on
January 9th and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
on January 10th, will be closed.
Media Arts (application review):
January 10–12, 2007 in Room 716. This
meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
January 10th and 11th and from 9 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. on January 12th, will be
closed.
Folk and Traditional Arts
(nominations review) January 16–19,
2007 in Room 716. This meeting, from
9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on January 16th and
17th, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on
January 18th, and from 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. on January 19th, will be closed.
State and Regional Partnerships
(Partnership Agreements review):
January 24–25, 2007 in Room 716. This
meeting, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
January 24th, and from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. on January 25th, will be open. A
policy discussion will be held from 1
p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on January 25th.
The closed portions of meetings are
for the purpose of Panel review,
discussion, evaluation, and
recommendations on financial
assistance under the National
Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,
including information given in
confidence to the agency. In accordance
with the determination of the Chairman
of April 8, 2005, these sessions will be
closed to the public pursuant to
subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title
5, United States Code.
Any person may observe meetings, or
portions thereof, of advisory panels that
are open to the public, and if time
allows, may be permitted to participate
in the panel’s discussions at the
discretion of the panel chairman. If you
need special accommodations due to a
disability, please contact the Office of
AccessAbility, National Endowment for
the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682–
5532, TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least
seven (7) days prior to the meeting.
Further information with reference to
these meetings can be obtained from Ms.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of
Guidelines & Panel Operations, National
Endowment for the Arts, Washington,
DC 20506, or call 202/682–5691.
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Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
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National Endowment for the Arts.
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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
BOARD
Privacy Act of 1974; Publication of
Notices of Systems of Records
National Labor Relations Board
(NLRB).
ACTION: Notification of the
establishment of twelve systems of
records, nine of which consist of an
electronic case tracking system and
associated paper or electronic files, and
the remaining three systems consist of
electronic case tracking systems only.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of
the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a,
the Agency publishes this notice of its
intention to establish twelve systems of
records. Nine of these systems consist of
an electronic case tracking system and
associated paper or electronic files, and
the remaining systems, NLRB–22,
NLRB–26, and NLRB–31, consist of
electronic case tracking systems only.
The electronic case tracking systems
and associated paper or electronic files
permit the accurate and timely
collection, retrieval, and retention of
information maintained by offices of the
Agency, regarding those offices’
handling of matters before them,
including unfair labor practice,
representation, or Freedom of
Information Act cases.
All persons are advised that, in the
absence of submitted comments
considered by the Agency as warranting
modification of the notices as here
proposed, it is the intention of the
Agency that the notices shall be
effective upon expiration of the
comment period without further action.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted no later than January 22,
2007.
All persons who desire to
submit written comments for
consideration by the Agency in
connection with the proposed notices of
systems of records shall file them with
the Privacy Officer, National Labor
Relations Board, Room 7608, 1099 14th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570–
0001. Comments on these notices may
also be submitted electronically to
PrivacyActComments@nlrb.gov.
Copies of all such comments will be
available for examination during normal
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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 (1010-0114).
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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 250, Subpart A,
``General.''
DATES: Submit written comments by February 12, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
listed below. Please use the Information Collection Number 1010-0114 as
an identifier in your message.
E-mail MMS at rules.comments@mms.gov. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010-0114 in the subject line.
Fax: 703-787-1093. Identify with Information Collection
Number 1010-0114.
Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the
Interior; Minerals Management Service; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381
Elden Street, MS-4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference
``Information Collection 1010-0114'' in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch at (703) 787-1607. 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 250, Subpart A, ``General''.
Form(s): MMS-132, MMS-1123, and MMS-1832.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0114.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as amended
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules and regulations to
administer leasing of the OCS. Such rules and regulations will apply to
all operations conducted under a lease. Operations on the OCS must
preserve, protect, and develop oil and natural gas resources in a
manner that is consistent with the need to make such resources
available to meet the Nation's energy needs as rapidly as possible; to
balance orderly energy resource development with protection of human,
marine, and coastal environments; to ensure the public a fair and
equitable return on the resources of the OCS; and to preserve and
maintain free enterprise competition. Section 1332(6) states that
``operations in the [O]uter Continental Shelf should be conducted in a
safe manner by well trained personnel using technology, precautions,
and other techniques sufficient to prevent or minimize the likelihood
of blowouts, loss of well control, fires, spillages, physical
obstructions to other users of the waters or subsoil and seabed, or
other occurrences which may cause damage to the environment or to
property or endanger life or health.''
The Independent Offices Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the
Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104-133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26,
1996), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-25,
authorize Federal agencies to recover the full cost of services that
confer special benefits. Under the Department of the Interior's (DOI)
implementing policy, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) is required
to charge fees for services that provide special benefits or privileges
to an identifiable non-Federal recipient
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above and beyond those which accrue to the public at large.
This information collection (IC) request covers 30 CFR Part 250,
Subpart A, General. This request also covers the related Notices to
Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that MMS issues to clarify and provide
additional guidance on some aspects of our regulations.
Requests for MMS approval may contain proprietary information
related to performance standards or alternative approaches to
conducting operations different from those approved and specified in
MMS regulations. We will protect this proprietary information according
to the Freedom of Information Act, 30 CFR Part 252, and 30 CFR 250.197,
``Data and information to be made available to the public.'' No items
of a sensitive nature are collected. Responses are mandatory.
The MMS uses the information collected under the Subpart A
regulations to ensure that operations on the OCS are carried out in a
safe and pollution-free manner, do not interfere with the rights of
other users on the OCS, and balance the protection and development of
OCS resources. Specifically, we use the information collected to:
Review records of formal crane operator training, rigger
training, crane operator qualifications, crane inspections, testing,
and maintenance to ensure that lessees perform operations in a safe and
workmanlike manner and that equipment is maintained in a safe
condition. The MMS also uses the information to make certain that all
new and existing cranes installed on OCS fixed platforms must be
equipped with anti-two block safety devices, and to assure that uniform
methods are employed by lessees for load testing of cranes.
Review welding, burning, and hot tapping plans,
procedures, and records to ensure that these activities are conducted
in a safe and workmanlike manner by trained and experienced personnel.
Provide lessees greater flexibility to comply with
regulatory requirements through approval of alternative equipment or
procedures and departures to regulations if they demonstrate equal or
better compliance with the appropriate performance standards.
Determine the capability of a well to produce oil or gas
in paying quantities or to determine the possible need for additional
wells resulting in minimum royalty status on a lease. If a well does
not yield hydrocarbons in sufficient quantity to warrant continued
operation and production, MMS uses the information to verify the claim
and to release the lessee from lease obligations. Conversely, the
information is used to extend the term of the lease if additional wells
will warrant continued operation and production.
Ensure that injection of gas promotes conservation of
natural resources, prevents waste, and that subsurface storage of
natural gas does not unduly interfere with development and production
operations under existing leases.
Ensure the appropriateness of reimbursing lessees for
costs incurred in reproducing geological and geophysical (G&G) data and
information for submission to MMS and processing or reprocessing G&G
information in a form and manner other than that normally used in the
conduct of a lessee's business, or to determine the proper
reimbursement of costs incurred during inspections.
Record the designation of an operator authorized to act on
behalf of the lessee and to fulfill the lessee's obligations under the
OCS Lands Act and implementing regulations, or to record the local
agent empowered to receive notices and comply with regulatory orders
issued (Form MMS-1123).
Determine if an application for right-of-use and easement
serves the purpose specified in the grant when conducting exploration,
development, and production activities or other operations on or off
the lease; is maintained for such purposes; and does not unreasonably
interfere with the operations of any other lessee.
Provide for orderly development of leases through the use
of information to determine the appropriateness of lessee requests for
suspension of operations, including production. For example, MMS needs
the information to determine that a suspension is necessary to: (1)
Ensure proper lease development, (2) allow time to construct or
negotiate use of transportation facilities, (3) allow reasonable time
to enter into a sales contract, (4) allow for unavoidable situations,
(5) avoid continued operations resulting in premature abandonment of a
producing well(s) that would be uneconomic, (6) comply with the
National Environmental Policy Act or to conduct an environmental
analysis, (7) install equipment for safety and environmental
protection, (8) allow time for inordinate delays encountered in
obtaining required permits or consents, (9) comply with judicial
decrees, or (10) avoid activities that pose a threat of serious,
irreparable, or immediate harm.
Improve safety and environmental protection on the OCS
through collection and analysis of accident reports to ascertain the
cause of the accidents and to determine ways to prevent recurrences.
Ascertain when the lease ceases production or when the
last well ceases production in order to determine the 180th day after
the date of completion of the last production. This requirement is
expanded in the final rule to include reporting when lease production
is initiated, resumes before the end of the 180-day period after
production ceased, and when leaseholding operations occur during the
referenced 180-day interval. The MMS will use this information to
efficiently maintain the lessee/operator lease status.
Approve requests to cancel leases.
Be informed when there could be a major disruption in the
availability and supply of natural gas and oil due to natural
occurrences/hurricanes, to advise the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in case
of the need to rescue offshore workers in distress, to monitor damage
to offshore platforms and drilling rigs, and to advise the news media
and interested public entities when production is shut in and when
resumed. The OCS operations produce more than one-quarter of the
Nation's natural gas and more than one-sixth of its oil, and it is
essential to know when production is interrupted. The Gulf of Mexico
Region (GOMR) uses a reporting form for respondents to report
evacuation statistics when necessary (Form MMS-132, Evacuation
Statistics). It is sent to respondents at the onset of each ``hurricane
season'' in the GOMR.
Allow operators who exhibit unacceptable performance an
incremental approach to improving their overall performance prior to a
final decision to disqualify an operator or to pursue debarment
proceedings through the execution of a performance improvement plan
(PIP). The Subpart A regulations do not address the actual process that
we will follow in pursuing the disqualification of operators under
Sec. Sec. 250.135 and 250.136. However, our internal enforcement
procedures include allowing such operators to demonstrate a commitment
to acceptable performance by the submission of a PIP.
Determine that respondents have corrected all Incidents of
Non-Compliance (INC)(s) identified during inspections (Form MMS-1832).
The MMS issues this form to the operator. The operator then corrects
the INC(s) and returns the form to the MMS Regional Supervisor no later
than 14 days.
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Review records of crane inspection, testing, maintenance,
and crane operator qualifications to ensure that lessees perform
operations in a safe and workmanlike manner and maintain equipment in a
safe condition.
Frequency: On occasion, Form MMS-132 (Evacuation Statistics)
submitted daily during the emergency situation.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 190
Federal and 1 State oil and gas or sulphur lessees (potential
respondents).
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is
24,741 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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Hour burden
Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart A and Reporting or recordkeeping requirement ------------------------
related forms/NTLs Fee
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Reporting
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104; Form MMS-1832................... Appeal orders or decisions; appeal INCs......... Exempt under 5 CFR
1320.4(a)(2), (c).
109(a); 110.......................... Submit welding, burning, and hot tapping plans.. 2
115; 116............................. Request determination of well producibility; 3
submit data & information; notify MMS of test.
118; 119; 121; 124................... Apply for injection or subsurface storage of gas 10
125(c); 140.......................... Request various oral approvals not specifically \1/2\
covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements.
130-133; Form MMS-1832............... Submit ``green'' response copy of Form MMS-1832 2
indicating date violations (INCs) corrected.
Request reconsideration from issuance of an INC. 1
Request waiver of 14-day response time.......... \1/2\
Notify MMS before returning to operations if \1/4\
shut-in.
133.................................. Request reimbursement for food, quarters, and 2
transportation provided to MMS representatives
(OCS Lands Act specifies reimbursement; no
requests received in many years; minimal
burden).
135 MMS internal process............. Submit PIP under MMS implementing procedures for 40
enforcement actions.
141.................................. Request approval to use new or alternative 20
procedures, including BAST not specifically
covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements.
142.................................. Request approval of departure from operating 2
requirements not specifically covered elsewhere
in regulatory requirements.
143; 144; 145; Form MMS-1123......... Submit designation of operator & report change \1/4\
of address or notice of termination; submit $150 fee.
designation of local agent.
150; 151; 152; 154(a)................ Name and identify facilities, artificial 2
islands, MODUs, etc., with signs.
150; 154(b).......................... Name and identify wells with signs.............. 1
160; 161............................. OCS lessees: Apply for new or modified right-of- 5
use and easement to construct and maintain off-
lease platforms, artificial islands, and
installations and other devices; including
notifications.
160(c)............................... Establish a Company File for qualification; Burden included with 30
submit updated information, submit CFR 256 (1010-0006).
qualifications for lessee/bidder, request
exception.
165.................................. State lessees: Apply for new or modified right- 5
of-use and easement to construct and maintain $2,350 fee.
off-lease platforms, artificial islands, and
installations and other devices.
166.................................. State lessees: Furnish surety bond.............. Burden included with 30
CFR 256 (1010-0006).
168; 170; 171; 172; 174; 175; 177; Request suspension of operations or production; 10
180(b), (d). submit schedule of work leading to $1,800 fee.
commencement.*
Submit progress reports on SOO or SOP as 2
condition of approval.*
177(a)............................... Conduct site-specific study; submit results. No 100
instances requiring this study in several
years--could be necessary if a situation
occurred such as severe damage to a platform or
structure caused by a hurricane or a vessel
collision.
177(b), (c), (d); 182; 183, 185; 194. Various references to submitting new, revised, Burden included with 30
or modified exploration plan, development/ CFR 250, Subpart B
production plan, or development operations (1010-0151).
coordination document, and related surveys/
reports.
180(a), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j)...... Notify and submit report on various leaseholding 1
operations and lease production activities.
180(a), (b), (c)..................... When requested, submit production data to 6
demonstrate production in paying quantities to
maintain lease beyond primary term.
180(e)............................... Request more than 180 days to resume operations. 3
181(d); 182(b), 183(b)(2)............ Request termination of suspension and 20
cancellation of lease (no requests in recent
years for termination/cancellation of a lease;
minimal burden).
184.................................. Request compensation for lease cancellation 50
mandated by the OCS Lands Act (no qualified
lease cancellations in many years; minimal
burden compared to benefit).
187(d)............................... Report all spills of oil or other liquid Burden covered with 30
pollutants. CFR 254 (1010-0091).
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187; 188(a); 189; 190(c)............. Report to the District Manager immediately via Oral 0.2.
oral communication and written follow-up within Written 4.
15 calendar days, incidents pertaining to:
Fatalities; injuries; LoWC; fires; explosions;
all collisions resulting in property or
equipment damage >$25K; structural damage to an
OCS facility; cranes; incidents that damage or
disable safety systems or equipment (including
firefighting systems).
188(a)(5)............................ Report to District Manager hydrogen sulfide Oral burden covered
(H2S) gas releases immediately by oral under 30 CFR 250,
communication. subpart D (1010-0141).
188(b); 190(a), (b).................. Provide written report to the District Manager 4
within 15 calendar days after incidents
relating to: Injuries that result in 1 or more
days away from work, on restricted work, or job
transfer; gas releases that initiate equipment
or process shutdown; property or equipment
damage >$25K; operations personnel to muster
for evacuation not related to weather or
drills; any additional information required.
191.................................. Submit written statement/compensation re: Exempt under 3 CFR
Accident investigation. 1320.4(b).
192; Form MMS-132.................... Daily report of evacuation statistics for 1
natural occurrence/hurricane (Form MMS-132 in
the GOMR) when circumstances warrant; inform
MMS when you resume production.
193.................................. Report apparent violations or non-compliance.... 1\1/2\
194 NTL exception requests........... Request departures from conducting 1
archaeological resources surveys and/or
submitting reports in GOMR.
194(c)............................... Report archaeological discoveries (only one 10
instance in many years; minimal burden).
196.................................. Submit data/information for post-lease G&G Burden included with 30
activity and request reimbursement. CFR 251 (1010-0048).
101-199.............................. General departure or alternative compliance 2
requests not specifically covered elsewhere in
Subpart A.
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Recordkeeping
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108(e)............................... Retain records of design and construction for 2
life of crane, including installation records
for any anti-two block safety devices; all
inspection, testing, and maintenance for at
least 4 years; crane operator and all rigger
personnel qualifications for at least 4 years.
109(b)............................... Retain welding, burning, and hot tapping plan \1/2\
and approval for the life of the facility.
132(b)(3)............................ Make available all records related to 1
inspections not specifically covered elsewhere
in regulatory requirements.
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We
have identified three non-hour cost burdens. Section 250.143 requires a
fee for a change in designation of operator. Section 250.165 requires a
State lessee applying for a right-of-use and easement on the OCS to pay
a cost recovery application fee. This cost is the same as the fee for a
pipeline right-of-way grant specified in 30 CFR 250.1015 and is subject
to change based on that regulation. We estimate receiving only one
State lease application per year. Section 250.171 requests a fee for
either a Suspension of Operations or Production Request (SOO/SOP). We
have not identified any other ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with
this 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: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section
3506(c)(2)(A) requires each agency `` o=* * * to provide notice o=* * *
and otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of information o=* * *''. 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
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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: The 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. The 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: December 6, 2006.
Melinda Mayes,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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