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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
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0142).
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 250, subpart Q,
Decommissioning Activities. This notice
also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
Submit written comments by
October 22, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
either by fax (202) 395–6566 or e-mail
OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov directly
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior (1010–0142). Mail or hand carry
a copy of your comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
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Management Service; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; Mail Stop 4024; 381 Elden
Street; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. If
you wish to e-mail your comments to
MMS, the address is:
rules.comments@mms.gov. Reference
Information Collection 1010–0142 in
your subject line and mark your
message for return receipt. Include your
name and return address in your
message text.
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
regulations that require the subject
collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, subpart Q,
Decommissioning Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0142.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) to prescribe rules and
regulations to administer leasing of the
OCS. 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.’’
This authority and responsibility are
among those delegated to the Minerals
Management Service (MMS). The
regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart Q,
concern decommissioning of platforms,
wells, and pipelines, as well as site
clearance and platform removal and are
the subject of this collection.
The MMS uses the information
collected under Subpart Q in the
following ways:
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• § 250.1722(c). MMS requires
notification within 5 days in the event
a trawl hangs up on (or damages) a
protective device (dome) over a subsea
wellhead or casing stub in order to
ensure that repairs are initiated as soon
as possible in order to eliminate or
minimize the possibility that shrimp
boats will hang up on the obstruction
and cause damage to their nets. It allows
MMS to notify other users of the OCS
of the obstruction in a timely manner,
thereby reducing the risk to their
equipment.
• § 250.1713. MMS requires
notification within 48 hours before
beginning well plugging and
abandonment operations in order to
have the option of scheduling MMS
personnel to observe operations on site
to ensure they are conducted in
accordance with applicable regulations
and approved procedures.
• § 250.1725. MMS requires
notification within 48 hours before
beginning platform removal operations
in order to have the option of
scheduling MMS personnel to observe
removal operations on site in the field
to ensure that they are conducted in
accordance with applicable regulations
and approved procedures for the use of
explosives, removal of platform piling to
15 feet below the seafloor, proper site
clearance, etc.
Responses are mandatory. No
questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are
asked. We protect proprietary
information according to the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its
implementing regulations (43 CFR part
2), and 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data and
information to be made available to the
public or for limited inspection.’’
Frequency: On occasion, annual; and
as specified in sections.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 218
Federal OCS oil, gas, and sulphur
lessees and holders of pipeline rights-ofway.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
estimated annual ‘‘hour’’ burden for this
information collection is a total of
17,991 hours. The following chart
details the individual components and
burdens. 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 250
Subpart Q
Reporting requirement
Average number of
annual responses
Hour burden
54063
Annual burden
hours
General
Fees
1700 thru 1754 ..................
1703; 1704 ........................
1704(g); 1712; 1716; 1717;
1721(a), (d), (f), (g);
1722(a), (b), (d);
1723(b); 1743(a).
General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart Q regulations.
Request approval for decommissioning ....................
Submit form MMS–124 to plug wells; provide subsequent report; request alternate depth departure;
request procedure to protect obstructions above
seafloor; report within 30 days, results of trawling;
certify area cleared of obstructions; remove casing stub or mud line suspension equipment and
subsea protective covering; or other departures.
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
3
50 requests ......................
Burden included below
Burden included under 1010–0141
........................
150
0
0
50 responses ...................
150
Permanently Plugging Wells
1713 ..................................
Notify MMS 48 hours before beginning operations to
permanently plug a well.
.25
400 notices ......................
100
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
........................
400 responses .................
100
Temporary Abandoned Wells
1721(e); 1722(e), (h)(1);
1741(c).
1722(h) ..............................
Identify and report subsea wellheads, casing stubs,
or other obstructions; mark wells protected by a
dome; mark location to be cleared as navigation
hazard.
Notify MMS within 5 days if trawl does not pass
over protective device or causes damages to it; or
if inspection reveals casing stub or mud line suspension is no longer protected.
Submit annual report on plans for re-entry to complete or permanently abandon the well and inspection report.
Request waiver of trawling test .................................
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
1722(c), (g)(2) ...................
1722(f), (g)(3) ....................
U.S. Coast Guard requirements
0
.25
10 notices ........................
3
2
75 reports ........................
150
2
5 requests ........................
10
........................
90 responses ...................
163
Removing Platforms and Other Facilities
1726; 1704(a) ....................
Submit initial decommissioning application in the
Pacific OCS Region and Alaska OCS Region.
Submit final application and appropriate data to remove platform or other subsea facility structures
(including alternate depth departure) or approval
to maintain, to conduct other operations, or to
convert to artificial reef.
20
2 applications ...................
40
20
150 applications ...............
3,000
.25
$4,100 fee × 150 ¥ $615,000
150 notices ......................
1729; 1704(c) ....................
Notify MMS 48 hours before beginning removal of
platform and other facilities.
Submit post platform or other facility removal report
8
150 reports ......................
1,200
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
........................
452 responses .................
4,278
1725; 1727; 1728; 1730;
1704(b).
1725(e) ..............................
38
$615,000
Site Clearance for Wells, Platforms, and Other Facilities
Request approval to use alternative methods of well
site, platform, or other facility clearance.
Verify permanently plugged well, platform, or other
facility removal site cleared of obstructions and
submit certification letter.
12
75 requests ......................
900
1743(b) ..............................
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18
400 verifications ...............
7,200
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
........................
475 responses .................
8,100
400 applications ...............
4,000
Pipeline Decommissioning
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Citation 30 CFR 250
Subpart Q
Reporting requirement
Average number of
annual responses
Hour burden
1753 ..................................
Submit post pipeline decommissioning report ...........
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
Annual burden
hours
$1,000 L/T decommission fee x 247 = $247,000
$1,900 ROW decommission fee x 153 = $290,700
3 400 reports ......................
1,200
........................
800 responses .................
5,200
$537,700
Total Burden ..............
....................................................................................
........................
2,267 responses ..............
17,991
$1,152,700 Fees
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L/T = Lease Term ROW = Right of Way.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: There are three non-hour costs
associated with this information
collection. The estimated non-hour cost
burden is $1,152,700. Sections
250.1751(a), 250.1752(a), and 250.1727
require respondents to pay filing fees
when submitting a request to remove a
platform or other facility, to
decommission a lease term pipeline, or
to decommission a ROW pipeline. The
application filing fees are required to
recover the Federal Government’s
processing costs. 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: 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 December 4,
2006, we published a Federal Register
notice (71 FR 70424) announcing that
we would submit this ICR to OMB for
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approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB
control number for the information
collection requirements imposed by the
30 CFR 250 regulations and forms. The
regulation also informs the public that
they may comment at any time on the
collections of information and provides
the address to which they should send
comments. We have received no
comments in response to these 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 October 22, 2007.
Public Comment Procedures: Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment-including your
personal identifying information-may be
made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
MMS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz, (202)
208–7744.
Dated: September 17, 2007.
Melinda Mayes,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Southwest Museum of the American
Indian, Autry National Center, Los
Angeles, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains in the control of the Southwest
Museum of the American Indian, Autry
National Center, Los Angeles, CA. The
human remains were removed from
Sacramento County, CA.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations
in this notice are the sole responsibility
of the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Southwest
Museum of the American Indian, Autry
National Center professional staff in
consultation with representatives of
Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians
of California; Jackson Rancheria of Me–
Wuk Indians of California; Santa Rosa
Indian Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California (also known as the
Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; Tule River
Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California; and Tuolumne
Band of Me–Wuk Indians of the
Tuolumne Rancheria of California. The
Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians
of California; Buena Vista Rancheria of
Me–Wuk Indians of California;
California Valley Miwok Tribe,
California (formerly the Sheep Ranch
Rancheria of Me–Wuk Indians of
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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 extension of an information collection (1010-0142).
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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 250, subpart Q,
Decommissioning Activities. This notice also provides the public a
second opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these
regulatory requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by October 22, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments either by fax (202) 395-6566 or e-
mail OIRA--DOCKET@omb.eop.gov directly to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of
the Interior (1010-0142). Mail or hand carry a copy of your comments to
the Department of the Interior; Minerals Management Service; Attention:
Cheryl Blundon; Mail Stop 4024; 381 Elden Street; Herndon, Virginia
20170-4817. If you wish to e-mail your comments to MMS, the address is:
rules.comments@mms.gov. Reference Information Collection 1010-0142 in
your subject line and mark your message for return receipt. Include
your name and return address in your message text.
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 regulations that require the
subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, subpart Q, Decommissioning Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0142.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as amended
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to prescribe rules and
regulations to administer leasing of the OCS. 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.''
This authority and responsibility are among those delegated to the
Minerals Management Service (MMS). The regulations at 30 CFR 250,
Subpart Q, concern decommissioning of platforms, wells, and pipelines,
as well as site clearance and platform removal and are the subject of
this collection.
The MMS uses the information collected under Subpart Q in the
following ways:
Sec. 250.1722(c). MMS requires notification within 5 days
in the event a trawl hangs up on (or damages) a protective device
(dome) over a subsea wellhead or casing stub in order to ensure that
repairs are initiated as soon as possible in order to eliminate or
minimize the possibility that shrimp boats will hang up on the
obstruction and cause damage to their nets. It allows MMS to notify
other users of the OCS of the obstruction in a timely manner, thereby
reducing the risk to their equipment.
Sec. 250.1713. MMS requires notification within 48 hours
before beginning well plugging and abandonment operations in order to
have the option of scheduling MMS personnel to observe operations on
site to ensure they are conducted in accordance with applicable
regulations and approved procedures.
Sec. 250.1725. MMS requires notification within 48 hours
before beginning platform removal operations in order to have the
option of scheduling MMS personnel to observe removal operations on
site in the field to ensure that they are conducted in accordance with
applicable regulations and approved procedures for the use of
explosives, removal of platform piling to 15 feet below the seafloor,
proper site clearance, etc.
Responses are mandatory. No questions of a ``sensitive'' nature are
asked. We protect proprietary information according to the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing regulations (43 CFR
part 2), and 30 CFR 250.197, ``Data and information to be made
available to the public or for limited inspection.''
Frequency: On occasion, annual; and as specified in sections.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 218
Federal OCS oil, gas, and sulphur lessees and holders of pipeline
rights-of-way.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
estimated annual ``hour'' burden for this information collection is a
total of 17,991 hours. The following chart details the individual
components and burdens. 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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Average number of Annual burden
Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart Q Reporting requirement Hour burden annual responses hours
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General
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Fees
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1700 thru 1754................... General departure and 3 50 requests........ 150
alternative compliance
requests not
specifically covered
elsewhere in subpart Q
regulations.
1703; 1704....................... Request approval for Burden included below 0
decommissioning.
1704(g); 1712; 1716; 1717; Submit form MMS-124 to Burden included under 1010-0141 0
1721(a), (d), (f), (g); 1722(a), plug wells; provide
(b), (d); 1723(b); 1743(a). subsequent report;
request alternate depth
departure; request
procedure to protect
obstructions above
seafloor; report within
30 days, results of
trawling; certify area
cleared of
obstructions; remove
casing stub or mud line
suspension equipment
and subsea protective
covering; or other
departures.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 50 responses....... 150
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Permanently Plugging Wells
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1713............................. Notify MMS 48 hours .25 400 notices........ 100
before beginning
operations to
permanently plug a well.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 400 responses...... 100
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Temporary Abandoned Wells
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1721(e); 1722(e), (h)(1); 1741(c) Identify and report U.S. Coast Guard requirements 0
subsea wellheads,
casing stubs, or other
obstructions; mark
wells protected by a
dome; mark location to
be cleared as
navigation hazard.
1722(c), (g)(2).................. Notify MMS within 5 days .25 10 notices......... 3
if trawl does not pass
over protective device
or causes damages to
it; or if inspection
reveals casing stub or
mud line suspension is
no longer protected.
1722(f), (g)(3).................. Submit annual report on 2 75 reports......... 150
plans for re-entry to
complete or permanently
abandon the well and
inspection report.
1722(h).......................... Request waiver of 2 5 requests......... 10
trawling test.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 90 responses....... 163
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Removing Platforms and Other Facilities
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1726; 1704(a).................... Submit initial 20 2 applications..... 40
decommissioning
application in the
Pacific OCS Region and
Alaska OCS Region.
1725; 1727; 1728; 1730; 1704(b).. Submit final application 20 150 applications... 3,000
and appropriate data to
remove platform or
other subsea facility
structures (including
alternate depth
departure) or approval
to maintain, to conduct
other operations, or to
convert to artificial
reef.
$4,100 fee x 150 - $615,000
1725(e).......................... Notify MMS 48 hours .25 150 notices........ 38
before beginning
removal of platform and
other facilities.
1729; 1704(c).................... Submit post platform or 8 150 reports........ 1,200
other facility removal
report.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 452 responses...... 4,278
----------------------------------------------------
$615,000
------------------------------------
Site Clearance for Wells, Platforms, and Other Facilities
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1740;............................ Request approval to use 12 75 requests........ 900
alternative methods of
well site, platform, or
other facility
clearance.
1743(b).......................... Verify permanently 18 400 verifications.. 7,200
plugged well, platform,
or other facility
removal site cleared of
obstructions and submit
certification letter.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 475 responses...... 8,100
----------------------------------------------------
Pipeline Decommissioning
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1751; 1752; 1704(d).............. Submit application to 10 400 applications... 4,000
decommission pipeline
in place or remove
pipeline (L/T or ROW).
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$1,000 L/T decommission fee x 247 = $247,000
$1,900 ROW decommission fee x 153 = $290,700
1753............................. Submit post pipeline 3 400 reports........ 1,200
decommissioning report.
----------------------------------------------------
Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 800 responses...... 5,200
------------------------------------
$537,700
----------------------------------------------------
Total Burden................. ........................ .............. 2,267 responses.... 17,991
------------------------------------
$1,152,700 Fees
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L/T = Lease Term ROW = Right of Way.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden:
There are three non-hour costs associated with this information
collection. The estimated non-hour cost burden is $1,152,700. Sections
250.1751(a), 250.1752(a), and 250.1727 require respondents to pay
filing fees when submitting a request to remove a platform or other
facility, to decommission a lease term pipeline, or to decommission a
ROW pipeline. The application filing fees are required to recover the
Federal Government's processing costs. 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: 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 December 4,
2006, we published a Federal Register notice (71 FR 70424) announcing
that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The notice provided
the required 60-day comment period. In addition, Sec. 250.199 provides
the OMB control number for the information collection requirements
imposed by the 30 CFR 250 regulations and forms. The regulation also
informs the public that they may comment at any time on the collections
of information and provides the address to which they should send
comments. We have received no comments in response to these 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 October 22, 2007.
Public Comment Procedures: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment-including
your personal identifying information-may be made publicly available at
any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz, (202)
208-7744.
Dated: September 17, 2007.
Melinda Mayes,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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