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e-mail 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: June 1, 2007.
William S. Hauser,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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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 (1010–0106).
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we are submitting to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR 253, Oil Spill Financial
Responsibility for Offshore Facilities,
and related documents. This notice also
provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by
November 13, 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 (1010–0106). 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 1010–0106 in
your subject line and mark your
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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 and forms that require the
subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 253, Oil Spill
Financial Responsibility for Offshore
Facilities.
Forms: MMS–1016, MMS–1017,
MMS–1018, MMS–1019, MMS–1020,
MMS–1021, MMS–1022.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0106.
Abstract: Title I of the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990 (OPA) (33 U.S.C. 2701 et
seq.), as amended by the Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–
324), provides at section 1016 that oil
spill financial responsibility (OSFR) for
offshore facilities be established and
maintained according to methods
determined acceptable to the President.
Section 1016 of OPA supersedes the
offshore facility OSFR provisions of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
Amendments of 1978. These authorities
and responsibilities are among those
delegated to MMS under which we
issue regulations governing oil and gas
and sulphur operations in the OCS. The
information collection discussed in this
notice that we are submitting to OMB
addresses the regulations at 30 CFR Part
253, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility
for Offshore Facilities, forms MMS–
1016 through MMS–1022, and any
associated supplementary notices to
lessees and operators intended to
provide clarification, description, or
explanation of these regulations.
The MMS uses the information
collected under 30 CFR part 253 to
verify compliance with section 1016 of
OPA. The information is necessary to
confirm that applicants can pay for
cleanup and damages from oil-spill
discharges from covered offshore
facilities (COFs). Routinely, the
information will be used: (a) To
establish eligibility of applicants for an
OSFR Certification; and (b) as a
reference source for cleanup and
damage claims associated with oil-spill
discharges from COFs; the names,
addresses, and telephone numbers of
owners, operators, and guarantors;
designated U.S. agents for service of
process; and persons to contact. To
collect most of the information, MMS
developed standard forms. The forms
and their purposes are:
Cover Sheet: The forms will be
distributed in a package that includes a
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cover sheet that displays the required
OMB Control Number, Expiration Date,
and Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
statement. This cover sheet will
accompany the forms as part of a
package or will be included with any
copies of a particular form that
respondents may request.
Form MMS–1016, Designated
Applicant Information Certification:
The designated applicant uses this form
to provide identifying information
(company legal name, MMS company
number and region, address, contact
name and title, telephone and fax
numbers) and to summarize the OSFR
evidence. This form is required for each
new or renewed OSFR certification
application.
Form MMS–1017, Designation of
Applicant: When there is more than one
responsible party for a COF, they must
select a designated applicant. Each
responsible party, as defined in the
regulations, must use this form to notify
MMS of the designated applicant. This
form is also used to designate the U.S.
agent for service of process for the
responsible party(ies) should claims
from an oil-spill discharge exceed the
amount evidenced by the designated
applicant; identifies and provides
pertinent information about the
responsible party(ies); and lists the
COFs for which the responsible party is
liable for OSFR certification. The form
identifies each COF by State or OCS
region; lease, permit, right of use and
easement or pipeline number; aliquot
section; area name; and block number.
This form must be submitted with each
new OSFR application or with an
assignment involving a COF in which
there is at least one responsible party
who is not the designated applicant for
a COF.
Form MMS–1018, Self-Insurance or
Indemnity Information: This form is
used if the designated applicant is selfinsuring or using an indemnity for
OSFR evidence. As appropriate, either
the designated applicant or the
designated applicant’s indemnitor
completes the form to indicate the
amount of OSFR coverage as well as
effective and expiration dates. The form
also provides pertinent information
about the self-insurer or indemnitor and
is used to designate a U.S. agent for
service of process for claims up to the
evidenced amount. This form must be
submitted each time new evidence of
OSFR is submitted using either selfinsurance or an indemnification.
Form MMS–1019, Insurance
Certificate: The designated applicant
(representing himself as a direct
purchaser of insurance) or his insurance
agent or broker and the named insurers
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complete this form to provide OSFR
evidence using insurance. The number
of forms to be submitted will depend
upon the number of layers of insurance
to evidence the total amount of OSFR
required. One form is required for each
layer of insurance. The form provides
pertinent information about the
insurer(s) and designates a U.S. agent
for service of process. This form must be
submitted at the beginning of the term
of the insurance coverage for the
designated applicant’s COFs or at the
time COFs are added, with the
scheduled option selected, to OSFR
coverage.
Form MMS–1020, Surety Bond: Each
bonding company that issues a surety
bond for the designated applicant must
complete this form indicating the
amount of surety and effective dates.
The form provides pertinent
information about the bonding company
and designates a U.S. agent for service
of process for the amount evidenced by
the surety bond. This form must be
submitted at the beginning of the term
of the surety bond for the named
designated applicant.
Form MMS–1021, Covered Offshore
Facilities: The designated applicant
Frequency: The frequency of
submission will vary, but most will
respond at least once per year.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: We estimate there are
approximately 600 respondents. Some
will be holders of leases, permits, and
rights of use and easement in the OCS
and in State coastal waters who will
appoint approximately 200 designated
applicants. Other respondents will be
the designated applicants’ insurance
agents and brokers, bonding companies,
and indemnitors. Some respondents
may also be claimants.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
estimated annual ‘‘hour’’ burden for this
information collection is a total of
21,319 hours. The following chart
details the individual components and
estimated hour 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.
Average No.
of annual
reponses
Annual burden hours
The burdens for all general references to submitting evidence of OSFR are covered under the forms below.
0
Citation 30 CFR
253
Various sections. ...
submits this form to identify the COFs
for which the OSFR evidence applies.
The form identifies each COF by State
or OCS region; lease, permit, right of use
and easement or pipeline number;
aliquot section; area name; block
number; and potential worst case oilspill discharge. This form is required to
be submitted with each new or renewed
OSFR certification application that
includes COFs.
Form MMS–1022, Covered Offshore
Facility Changes: During the term of the
issued OSFR certification, the
designated applicant may submit
changes to the current COF listings,
including additions, deletions, or
changes to the worst case oil-spill
discharge for a COF. This form must be
submitted when identified changes
occur during the term of an OSFR
Certification.
Responses are mandatory. No
questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are
asked. Respondents are not required to
submit confidential or proprietary
information. All public requests for
information about an applicant’s OSFR
Certification will be processed
according to the Freedom of Information
Act (5 U.S.C. 552) procedures.
Reporting requirement
Hour burden
Applicability and Amount of OSFR
11(a)(1); 40; 41 .....
11(a)(1); 40; 41 .....
12 ..........................
15 ..........................
15(f) .......................
Subtotal ..........
Form MMS–1016—Designated Applicant Information Certification. ...................
Form MMS–1017—Designation of Applicant. ......................................................
Request for determination of OSFR applicability. ...............................................
Notify MMS of change in ability to comply. .........................................................
Provide claimant written explanation of denial. ...................................................
..........................................................................................................................
1
9
2
1
1
200
600
5
1
15
821
200
5,400
10
1
15
5,626
Form MMS–1018—Self-Insurance or Indemnity Information. .............................
...............................................................................................................................
1
....................
75
....................
75
....................
Form MMS–1019—Insurance Certificate. ............................................................
Form MMS–1020—Surety Bond. .........................................................................
Proposal for alternative method to evidence OSFR (anticipate no proposals,
but the regs provide the opportunity)..
..........................................................................................................................
120
24
120
120
4
1
14,400
96
120
200
14,691
200
400
600
600
400
1,000
Claims: MMS will not be involved in the claims process. Assessment of burden for claims against the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund (30 CFR parts 135, 136, 137) should be responsibility of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Claimant request to determine whether a guarantor may be liable for a claim.
2
1
..........................................................................................................................
1
..........................................................................................................................
1,622
0
Methods for Demonstrating OSFR
21; 22; 23; .............
24; 26; 27; 30; 40;
41; 43.
29; 40;41; 43 .........
31; 40; 41; 43 ........
32 ..........................
Subtotal ..........
Requirements for Submitting OSFR Information
40; 41 ....................
40; 41; 42 ..............
Subtotal ..........
Form MMS–1021—Covered Offshore Facilities. .................................................
Form MMS–1022—Covered Offshore Facility Changes. ....................................
..........................................................................................................................
3
1
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Claims for Oil-Spill Removal Costs and Damages
Subpart F ..............
60(d) ......................
Subtotal ..........
Total Burden.
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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 January 23,
2007, we published a Federal Register
notice (72 FR 2903) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
addition, § 253.5 and the PRA statement
on the cover sheet for the OSFR forms
explain that MMS will accept comments
at any time on the information
collection requirements and burdens of
our 30 CFR 253 regulations and
associated forms. Section 253.5 and the
OSFR forms cover sheet also provide the
OMB control number and the address to
which to send comments. We 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 November 13,
2007.
Public Availability of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
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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: May 31, 2007.
William S. Hauser,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Justice Statistics
[OMB Number 1121–0292]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested
60-day notice of information
collection under review: Existing
collection, Survey of Sexual Violence
(SSV).
ACTION:
The Department of Justice (DOJ),
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. Comments
are encouraged and will be accepted for
‘‘sixty days’’ until December 10, 2007.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10.
If you have comments especially on
the estimated public burden or
associated response time, suggestions,
or need a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information,
please contact Paige Harrison, Bureau of
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone:
202–514–0809).
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address one or more
of the following four points:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
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functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies
estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
—Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
—Minimize the burden of the collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of this information
collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Existing data collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Survey of Sexual Violence.
(3) Agency Form Number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form Number: SSV1, SSV2,
SSV3, SSV4, SSV5, SSV6, SSVIA,
SSVIJ; Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Department of Justice.
(4) Affected Public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: State, Local, or Tribal
Government. Other: Federal
Government, Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions. The
data will be used to develop estimates
for the incidence and prevalence of
sexual assault within correctional
facilities, as well as characteristics of
substantiated incidents, as required
under the Prison Rape Elimination Act
of 2003 (Public Law 108–79).
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: It is estimated that 912
respondents will complete each
summary form within 60 minutes and
each substantiated incident form (as
needed, we estimate about 950 forms
will be completed) in 15 minutes.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are an estimated 1,150
total annual burden hours associated
with this collection.
If additional information is required
contact: Lynn Bryant, Deputy Clearance
Officer, United States Department of
Justice, Justice Management Division,
Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20530.
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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 (1010-0106).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we
are notifying the public that we are submitting to OMB an information
collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR 253, Oil Spill Financial
Responsibility for Offshore Facilities, and related documents. This
notice also provides the public a second opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by November 13, 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 (1010-0106). 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 1010-0106 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 and forms that require
the subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 253, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for
Offshore Facilities.
Forms: MMS-1016, MMS-1017, MMS-1018, MMS-1019, MMS-1020, MMS-1021,
MMS-1022.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0106.
Abstract: Title I of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) (33 U.S.C.
2701 et seq.), as amended by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996
(Pub. L. 104-324), provides at section 1016 that oil spill financial
responsibility (OSFR) for offshore facilities be established and
maintained according to methods determined acceptable to the President.
Section 1016 of OPA supersedes the offshore facility OSFR provisions of
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978. These
authorities and responsibilities are among those delegated to MMS under
which we issue regulations governing oil and gas and sulphur operations
in the OCS. The information collection discussed in this notice that we
are submitting to OMB addresses the regulations at 30 CFR Part 253, Oil
Spill Financial Responsibility for Offshore Facilities, forms MMS-1016
through MMS-1022, and any associated supplementary notices to lessees
and operators intended to provide clarification, description, or
explanation of these regulations.
The MMS uses the information collected under 30 CFR part 253 to
verify compliance with section 1016 of OPA. The information is
necessary to confirm that applicants can pay for cleanup and damages
from oil-spill discharges from covered offshore facilities (COFs).
Routinely, the information will be used: (a) To establish eligibility
of applicants for an OSFR Certification; and (b) as a reference source
for cleanup and damage claims associated with oil-spill discharges from
COFs; the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of owners, operators,
and guarantors; designated U.S. agents for service of process; and
persons to contact. To collect most of the information, MMS developed
standard forms. The forms and their purposes are:
Cover Sheet: The forms will be distributed in a package that
includes a cover sheet that displays the required OMB Control Number,
Expiration Date, and Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) statement. This
cover sheet will accompany the forms as part of a package or will be
included with any copies of a particular form that respondents may
request.
Form MMS-1016, Designated Applicant Information Certification: The
designated applicant uses this form to provide identifying information
(company legal name, MMS company number and region, address, contact
name and title, telephone and fax numbers) and to summarize the OSFR
evidence. This form is required for each new or renewed OSFR
certification application.
Form MMS-1017, Designation of Applicant: When there is more than
one responsible party for a COF, they must select a designated
applicant. Each responsible party, as defined in the regulations, must
use this form to notify MMS of the designated applicant. This form is
also used to designate the U.S. agent for service of process for the
responsible party(ies) should claims from an oil-spill discharge exceed
the amount evidenced by the designated applicant; identifies and
provides pertinent information about the responsible party(ies); and
lists the COFs for which the responsible party is liable for OSFR
certification. The form identifies each COF by State or OCS region;
lease, permit, right of use and easement or pipeline number; aliquot
section; area name; and block number. This form must be submitted with
each new OSFR application or with an assignment involving a COF in
which there is at least one responsible party who is not the designated
applicant for a COF.
Form MMS-1018, Self-Insurance or Indemnity Information: This form
is used if the designated applicant is self-insuring or using an
indemnity for OSFR evidence. As appropriate, either the designated
applicant or the designated applicant's indemnitor completes the form
to indicate the amount of OSFR coverage as well as effective and
expiration dates. The form also provides pertinent information about
the self-insurer or indemnitor and is used to designate a U.S. agent
for service of process for claims up to the evidenced amount. This form
must be submitted each time new evidence of OSFR is submitted using
either self-insurance or an indemnification.
Form MMS-1019, Insurance Certificate: The designated applicant
(representing himself as a direct purchaser of insurance) or his
insurance agent or broker and the named insurers
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complete this form to provide OSFR evidence using insurance. The number
of forms to be submitted will depend upon the number of layers of
insurance to evidence the total amount of OSFR required. One form is
required for each layer of insurance. The form provides pertinent
information about the insurer(s) and designates a U.S. agent for
service of process. This form must be submitted at the beginning of the
term of the insurance coverage for the designated applicant's COFs or
at the time COFs are added, with the scheduled option selected, to OSFR
coverage.
Form MMS-1020, Surety Bond: Each bonding company that issues a
surety bond for the designated applicant must complete this form
indicating the amount of surety and effective dates. The form provides
pertinent information about the bonding company and designates a U.S.
agent for service of process for the amount evidenced by the surety
bond. This form must be submitted at the beginning of the term of the
surety bond for the named designated applicant.
Form MMS-1021, Covered Offshore Facilities: The designated
applicant submits this form to identify the COFs for which the OSFR
evidence applies. The form identifies each COF by State or OCS region;
lease, permit, right of use and easement or pipeline number; aliquot
section; area name; block number; and potential worst case oil-spill
discharge. This form is required to be submitted with each new or
renewed OSFR certification application that includes COFs.
Form MMS-1022, Covered Offshore Facility Changes: During the term
of the issued OSFR certification, the designated applicant may submit
changes to the current COF listings, including additions, deletions, or
changes to the worst case oil-spill discharge for a COF. This form must
be submitted when identified changes occur during the term of an OSFR
Certification.
Responses are mandatory. No questions of a ``sensitive'' nature are
asked. Respondents are not required to submit confidential or
proprietary information. All public requests for information about an
applicant's OSFR Certification will be processed according to the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) procedures.
Frequency: The frequency of submission will vary, but most will
respond at least once per year.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: We estimate there
are approximately 600 respondents. Some will be holders of leases,
permits, and rights of use and easement in the OCS and in State coastal
waters who will appoint approximately 200 designated applicants. Other
respondents will be the designated applicants' insurance agents and
brokers, bonding companies, and indemnitors. Some respondents may also
be claimants.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
estimated annual ``hour'' burden for this information collection is a
total of 21,319 hours. The following chart details the individual
components and estimated hour 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 No. Annual
Citation 30 CFR 253 Reporting requirement Hour burden of annual burden
reponses hours
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Various sections........................ The burdens for all general references to submitting 0
evidence of OSFR are covered under the forms below.
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Applicability and Amount of OSFR
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11(a)(1); 40; 41........................ Form MMS-1016--Designated 1 200 200
Applicant Information
Certification..
11(a)(1); 40; 41........................ Form MMS-1017--Designation of 9 600 5,400
Applicant..
12...................................... Request for determination of 2 5 10
OSFR applicability..
15...................................... Notify MMS of change in ability 1 1 1
to comply..
15(f)................................... Provide claimant written 1 15 15
explanation of denial..
Subtotal............................ ............................... ........... 821 5,626
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Methods for Demonstrating OSFR
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21; 22; 23;............................. Form MMS-1018--Self-Insurance 1 75 75
or Indemnity Information..
24; 26; 27; 30; 40; 41; 43.............. ............................... ........... ........... ...........
29; 40;41; 43........................... Form MMS-1019--Insurance 120 120 14,400
Certificate..
31; 40; 41; 43.......................... Form MMS-1020--Surety Bond..... 24 4 96
32...................................... Proposal for alternative method 120 1 120
to evidence OSFR (anticipate
no proposals, but the regs
provide the opportunity)..
Subtotal............................ ............................... ........... 200 14,691
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Requirements for Submitting OSFR Information
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40; 41.................................. Form MMS-1021--Covered Offshore 3 200 600
Facilities..
40; 41; 42.............................. Form MMS-1022--Covered Offshore 1 400 400
Facility Changes..
Subtotal............................ ............................... ........... 600 1,000
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Claims for Oil-Spill Removal Costs and Damages
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Subpart F............................... Claims: MMS will not be involved in the claims process. 0
Assessment of burden for claims against the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund (30 CFR parts 135, 136, 137) should
be responsibility of the U.S. Coast Guard.
60(d)................................... Claimant request to determine 2 1 2
whether a guarantor may be
liable for a claim..
Subtotal............................ ............................... ........... 1 2
Total Burden.................... ............................... ........... 1,622 21,319
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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 January 23,
2007, we published a Federal Register notice (72 FR 2903) announcing
that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The notice provided
the required 60-day comment period. In addition, Sec. 253.5 and the
PRA statement on the cover sheet for the OSFR forms explain that MMS
will accept comments at any time on the information collection
requirements and burdens of our 30 CFR 253 regulations and associated
forms. Section 253.5 and the OSFR forms cover sheet also provide the
OMB control number and the address to which to send comments. We
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 November 13, 2007.
Public Availability of Comments: Before including your address,
phone number, e-mail 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: May 31, 2007.
William S. Hauser,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-19993 Filed 10-10-07; 8:45 am]
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