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Notice of Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
ACTION:
Notice of Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the Class II provisions
of Title IV, Public Law 97–451, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
received a petition for reinstatement of
oil and gas lease TXNM 118211 from the
lessee, Woodward Development LLC,
for lands in Houston County, Texas. The
petition was filed on time and was
accompanied by all the rentals due
since the date the lease terminated
under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lourdes B. Ortiz, BLM, New Mexico
State Office, at (505) 438–7586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No valid
lease has been issued that affects the
lands. The lessee agrees to new lease
terms for rentals and royalties of $10.00
per acre or fraction thereof, per year,
and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The
lessee paid the required $500.00
administrative fee for the reinstatement
of the lease and $166.00 cost for
publishing this Notice in the Federal
Register. The lessee met all the
requirements for reinstatement of the
lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e)
of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30
U.S.C. 188). We are proposing to
reinstate lease TXNM 118211, effective
the date of termination, June 1, 2008,
under the original terms and conditions
of the lease and the increased rental and
royalty rates cited above.
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.
SUMMARY: Under the Class II provisions
of Title IV, Public Law 97–451, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
received a petition for reinstatement of
oil and gas lease TXNM 118212 from the
lessee, Woodward Development LLC,
for lands in Houston County, Texas. The
petition was filed on time and was
accompanied by all the rentals due
since the date the lease terminated
under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lourdes B. Ortiz, BLM, New Mexico
State Office, at (505) 438–7586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No valid
lease has been issued that affect the
lands. The lessee agrees to new lease
terms for rentals and royalties of $10.00
per acre or fraction thereof, per year,
and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The
lessee paid the required $500.00
administrative fee for the reinstatement
of the lease and $166.00 cost for
publishing this Notice in the Federal
Register. The lessee met all the
requirements for reinstatement of the
lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e)
of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30
U.S.C. 188). We are proposing to
reinstate lease TXNM 118212, effective
the date of termination, June 1, 2008,
under the original terms and conditions
of the lease and the increased rental and
royalty rates cited above.
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.
SUMMARY: Under the Class II provisions
of Title IV, Public Law 97–451, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
received a petition for reinstatement of
oil and gas lease TXNM 118213 from the
lessee, Woodward Development LLC,
for lands in Houston County, Texas. The
petition was filed on time and was
accompanied by all the rentals due
since the date the lease terminated
under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lourdes B. Ortiz, BLM, New Mexico
State Office, at (505) 438–7586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No valid
lease has been issued that affects the
lands. The lessee agrees to new lease
terms for rentals and royalties of $10.00
per acre or fraction thereof, per year,
and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The
lessee paid the required $500.00
administrative fee for the reinstatement
of the lease and $166.00 cost for
publishing this Notice in the Federal
Register. The lessee met all the
requirements for reinstatement of the
lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e)
of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30
U.S.C. 188). We are proposing to
reinstate lease TXNM 118213, effective
the date of termination, June 1, 2008,
under the original terms and conditions
of the lease and the increased rental and
royalty rates cited above.
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.
Dated: September 9, 2008.
Lourdes B. Ortiz,
Land Law Examiner, Fluids Adjudication
Team.
[FR Doc. E8–21417 Filed 9–12–08; 8:45 am]
Dated: September 9, 2008.
Lourdes B. Ortiz,
Land Law Examiner, Fluids Adjudication
Team.
[FR Doc. E8–21424 Filed 9–12–08; 8:45 am]
Dated: September 9, 2008.
Lourdes B. Ortiz,
Land Law Examiner, Fluids Adjudication
Team.
[FR Doc. E8–21425 Filed 9–12–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
Minerals Management Service
[NM–920–1310–08; TXNM 118212]
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ACTION:
[NM–920–1310–08; TXNM 118213]
[Docket No. MMS–2008–OMM–0038]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease TXNM
118212
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease TXNM
118213
MMS Information Collection Activities:
1010–0050 Pipelines and Pipeline
Rights-of-Way; Comment Request
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
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Notice of Reinstatement of
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Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
AGENCY:
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Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0050).
ACTION:
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 250,
Subpart J, Pipelines and Pipeline Rightsof-Way.
Submit written comments by
November 14, 2008.
DATES:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods listed
below.
• Electronically: go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Under the tab
More Search Options, click Advanced
Docket Search, then select Minerals
Management Service from the agency
drop-down menu, then click submit. In
the Docket ID column, select MMS–
2008–OMM–0038 to submit public
comments and to view supporting and
related materials available for this
rulemaking. Information on using
Regulations.gov, including instructions
for accessing documents, submitting
comments, and viewing the docket after
the close of the comment period, is
available through the site’s User Tips
link. The MMS will post all comments.
• 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–
0050 in your subject line and mark your
message for return receipt. Include your
name and return address in your
message text.
ADDRESSES:
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
regulation and the forms that require the
subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart J, Pipelines
and Pipeline Rights-of-Way.
Form(s): MMS–149 and MMS–2030.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0050.
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.
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 the full cost for
services that provide special benefits or
privileges to an identifiable non-Federal
recipient above and beyond those which
accrue to the public at large. Pipeline
rights-of-way and assignments are
subject to cost recovery, and MMS
regulations specify filing fees for
applications.
This submittal concerns the
regulations at 30 CFR 250, subpart J, on
pipelines and pipeline rights-of-way. It
also covers the related Notices to
Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that MMS
Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart J and related
NTL(s)
1000–1008 .....................
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1000(b); 1007(a) ............
1000(b), (d); 1007(a);
1009(a); 1011(a);
1015; 1016.
1000(b); 1007(b); 1015;
1017.
1000(b); 1010(h); 1019 ..
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issues to clarify and provide additional
guidance on some aspects of the
regulations.
Included with this submission is form
MMS–149, Assignment of Interest in
Federal Pipeline Right-of-Way. Section
250.1018 requires applicants to request
approval for assignments in whole or of
any lineal segment for a right-of-way
grant. The assignee is required to submit
this form with the relevant information
and pay a service fee for this request.
Also with this submission is form
MMS–2030, Outer Continental Shelf
Right-of-Way Grant Bond. Section
250.1011(a) requires applicants for, and
holders of, a right-of-way to provide and
maintain a $300,000 bond (in addition
to the bond coverage required under 30
CFR part 256), as well as additional
security MMS determines is necessary.
Respondents submit form MMS–2030
for these right-of-way grant bonds.
We will protect information from
respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under
regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, data and
information to be made available to the
public or for limited inspection. No
items of a sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 130
Federal OCS lessees and/or operators
and 88 holders of pipeline rights-ofway.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 107,874
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—
Non-hour
cost burden
Reporting & recordkeeping requirements
Make available to MMS design, construction, operation, maintenance, testing, and repair records
on lease-term P/Ls 1.
Submit application to install new lease-term pipeline (P/L), including exceptions/departures, consents and notices, required reports, and attachments.
Apply for P/L right-of-way (ROW) grant and installation of new ROW P/L, including exceptions/departures, consents and notices, required reports, and attachments.
2
Submit application to modify lease-term or ROW P/L or ROW grant, including exceptions/departures; notify operators of deviation.
30
$1,800–L/T fee
$3,650–ROW
fee
8
Apply to relinquish P/L ROW grant, including exceptions/departures ..................................................
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$3,100 fee
140
$2,350 fee
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Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart J and related
NTL(s)
1000(c)(2) .......................
1000(c)(3) .......................
1000(c)(4) .......................
1000(c)(8) .......................
1000(c)(12) .....................
1000(c)(13) .....................
1004(c) ...........................
1005(a) ...........................
1007(a)(4) ......................
1008(a), (c), (d), (e), (f),
(h).
1008(b) ...........................
1008(e) ...........................
1008(g) ...........................
1010(c) ...........................
1010(d) ...........................
1010(g) ...........................
1011(a) ...........................
1015 ...............................
1016 ...............................
1018 ...............................
1000–1019 .....................
Hour burden—
Non-hour
cost burden
Reporting & recordkeeping requirements
Identify in writing P/L operator on ROW if different from ROW grant holder .......................................
Mark specific point on P/L where operating responsibility transfers to transporting operator or depict transfer point on a schematic located on the facility. (Part of application or construction process involving no additional burdens.).
Petition to MMS for exceptions to general operations transfer point description .................................
Request MMS recognize valves landward of last production facility but still located on OCS as
point where MMS regulatory authority begins.
Petition to MMS to continue to operate under DOT regulations upstream of last valve on last production facility.
Transporting P/L operator petition to DOT and MMS to continue to operate under MMS regulations
Place sign on safety equipment identified as ineffective and removed from service ..........................
Inspect P/L routes for indication of leakage 1, record results, maintain records 2 years 2 ...................
Submit required documentation under API RP 17J ..............................................................................
Notify MMS; as requested submit procedures before performing work; submit post-report on P/L or
P/L safety equipment repair, removal from service, analysis results, or potential measurements.
Submit P/L construction report ..............................................................................................................
The lessee or right-of-way holder must notify the Regional Supervisor before the repair of any
pipeline.
Submit plan of corrective action and report of remedial action ............................................................
Notify MMS of any archaeological resource discovery .........................................................................
Inform MMS of P/L ROW holder’s name and address changes. Not considered information collection under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1).
Make available to MMS design, construction, operation, maintenance, testing, and repair records
on P/L ROW area and improvements 2.
Submit surety bond on form MMS–2030 ..............................................................................................
Apply to convert lease-term P/L to ROW grant P/L; notify operators of deviation, including various
exceptions/departures.
Request opportunity to eliminate conflict when application has been rejected; amend and submit
application if needed.
Apply for and file application and required information for assignment or transfer for approval
(ROW) (Form MMS–149).
General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart J regulations (e.g., protective device re burial).
.25
0
5
1
40
40
See footnote 2
24
150
16
16
$340 fee
16
4
0
10
.50
25
$200 fee
2
.5
$170 fee
2
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2 These
these records is usual and customary business practice; required burden is minimal to make available to MMS.
activities are usual and customary practices for prudent operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: The currently approved annual
non-hour cost burden for collection
1010–0050 is $2,369,400. All of the nonhour cost burdens are for nonrefundable filing fees. In:
• § 250.1000(b) applicants must pay a
fee of $3,100 for a new L/T pipeline
application; $1,800 for a modification to
a L/T pipeline application, and $3,650
for a modification to a ROW pipeline
application.
• § 250.1008(e) applications must pay
a fee of $340 for a pipeline repair
notification.
• § 250.1015(a) applicants must pay a
$2,350 fee when applying for a pipeline
right-of-way grant to install a new
pipeline or pay $200 to convert an
existing lease-term pipeline into a rightof-way pipeline.
• § 250.1018(b) an applicant must pay
a fee of $170 when applying for
approval of an assignment of a right-ofway grant.
There are no other non-hour cost
burdens for this collection.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
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collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide
notice * * * and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *.’’
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Agencies must also estimate the nonhour cost burdens to respondents or
recordkeepers resulting from the
collection of information. Therefore, if
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you have costs to generate, maintain,
and disclose this information, you
should comment and provide your total
capital and startup cost components or
annual operation, maintenance, and
purchase of service components. You
should describe the methods you use to
estimate major cost factors, including
system and technology acquisition,
expected useful life of capital
equipment, discount rate(s), and the
period over which you incur costs.
Capital and startup costs include,
among other items, computers and
software you purchase to prepare for
collecting information, monitoring, and
record storage facilities. You should not
include estimates for equipment or
services purchased: (i) Before October 1,
1995; (ii) to comply with requirements
not associated with the information
collection; (iii) for reasons other than to
provide information or keep records for
the Government; or (iv) as part of
customary and usual business or private
practices.
We will summarize written responses
to this notice and address them in our
submission for OMB approval. As a
result of your comments, we will make
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any necessary adjustments to the burden
in our submission to OMB.
Public Comment Procedure: 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. MMS will honor this
request to the extent allowable by law;
however, anonymous comments will
not be considered. 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: September 5, 2008.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Meeting of Concessions
Management Advisory Board
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of meeting of
Concessions Management Advisory
Board.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, 5 U.S.C. App 1,
Section 10), notice is hereby given that
the Concessions Management Advisory
Board (the Board) will hold its 19th
meeting October 15–16, 2008, at the
Water Safety Center, Lake Mead
National Recreation Area, Boulder City,
Nevada. The meeting will convene
Wednesday, October 15 at 9 a.m. and
will conclude at 5 p.m. The meeting
will reconvene Thursday, October 16 at
9 a.m. and will conclude before 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the Mead Room of the Water Safety
Center, Lake Mead National Recreation
Area, Boulder City, Nevada 89005. Park
phone number: 702–293–8906.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
was established by Title IV, Section 409
of the National Parks Onmibus
Management Act of 1998, November 13,
1998 (Pub. L. 105–391). The purpose of
the Board is to advise the Secretary and
the National Park Service (NPS) on
matters relating to management of
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concessions in the National Park
System.
The Board will meet at 9 a.m.
Wednesday, October 15th and 9 a.m. on
Thursday, October 16th for the regular
business meeting and continued
discussion on the following subjects:
• Concession Contracting Status
Update and Regional Reports
• NPS Prospectus Evaluation Review
Process
• Cooperating Association Steering
Committee Status Report
• NPS Initiatives —
• Centennial Initiative Update
• National Park Service Tourism
Policy Update
• Geo-Tourism Memorandum of
Understanding
• VolunTourism Initiative
• Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Costs
Issues
• Proposed Leasehold Surrender
Interest Regulations Update
• Commercial Use Authorizations
Regulations Update
• Superintendents Concession
Management Training Update
• DO 35B: Utility Rates
• Carbon Monoxide Safety
• Buy American Committee Report
• National Park Hospitality
Association Presentations
• Other business
The meeting will be open to the
public, however, facilities and space for
accommodating members of the public
are limited, and persons will be
accommodated on a first-come-first
served basis.
Assistance to Individuals With
Disabilities at the Public Meeting
The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. If you plan
to attend and will require an auxiliary
aid or service to participate in the
meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in
an alternate format), notify the contact
person listed in this notice at least 2
weeks before the scheduled meeting
date. Attempts will be made to meet any
request(s) we receive after that date,
however, we may not be able to make
the requested auxiliary aid or service
available because of insufficient time to
arrange for it.
Anyone may file with the Board a
written statement concerning matters to
be discussed. The Board may also
permit attendees to address the Board,
but may restrict the length of the
presentations, as necessary to allow the
Board to complete its agenda within the
allotted time. Such requests should be
made to the Director, National Park
Service, Attention: Manager, Concession
Program, at least 7 days prior to the
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meeting. Draft minutes of the meeting
will be available for public inspection
approximately 6 weeks after the
meeting, at the Concession Program
office located at 1201 Eye Street, NW.,
11th Floor, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
National Park Service, Concession
Program, 1201 Eye Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20240, Telephone: 202/
513–7151.
Dated: September 3, 2008.
Sue Masica,
Chief of Staff, National Park Service.
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BILLING CODE 4312–53–M
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Route 66 Corridor Preservation
Program Advisory Council; Notice of
Meeting
Notice is hereby given in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92–463, that a meeting
of the Route 66 Corridor Preservation
Program Advisory Council will be held
November 6 and 7, 2008, in St. Louis,
Missouri. The meeting on November 6
will be held from 8:30 to 2:30 p.m. at
the Roberts Mayfair Hotel, 806 St.
Charles Street, St. Louis, Missouri. The
meeting on November 7 will be held
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Old
Courthouse (part of the Jefferson
National Expansion Memorial) located
at 11 North 4 Street in St. Louis.
The Route 66 Corridor Preservation
Program Advisory Council was
established to consult with the Secretary
of the Interior on matters relating to the
Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program,
including recommendations for ways to
best preserve important properties along
Route 66, recommendations for grant
and cost-share awards to eligible
applicants owning or administering
historic properties along the Route 66
Corridor, and recommendations for
technical assistance provided by the
National Park Service to partners along
the route.
The matters to be discussed include:
—Committee report on accountability
and measurement
—Committee report on education and
outreach
—Committee report on preservation
management
—Strategic media initiative
—Report on preliminary economic
impacts of heritage tourism along
Route 66
—Report on motel preservation
initiatives along Route 66
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS-2008-OMM-0038]
MMS Information Collection Activities: 1010-0050 Pipelines and
Pipeline Rights-of-Way; Comment Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
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ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1010-0050).
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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 250, Subpart J, Pipelines
and Pipeline Rights-of-Way.
DATES: Submit written comments by November 14, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods
listed below.
Electronically: go to https://www.regulations.gov. Under
the tab More Search Options, click Advanced Docket Search, then select
Minerals Management Service from the agency drop-down menu, then click
submit. In the Docket ID column, select MMS-2008-OMM-0038 to submit
public comments and to view supporting and related materials available
for this rulemaking. Information on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing
the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through
the site's User Tips link. The MMS will post all comments.
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 1010-0050 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 at (703) 787-1607. You may also contact Cheryl Blundon
to obtain a copy, at no cost, of the regulation and the forms that
require the subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart J, Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way.
Form(s): MMS-149 and MMS-2030.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0050.
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.
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 the full cost for services that provide special benefits or
privileges to an identifiable non-Federal recipient above and beyond
those which accrue to the public at large. Pipeline rights-of-way and
assignments are subject to cost recovery, and MMS regulations specify
filing fees for applications.
This submittal concerns the regulations at 30 CFR 250, subpart J,
on pipelines and pipeline rights-of-way. It also covers the related
Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that MMS issues to clarify and
provide additional guidance on some aspects of the regulations.
Included with this submission is form MMS-149, Assignment of
Interest in Federal Pipeline Right-of-Way. Section 250.1018 requires
applicants to request approval for assignments in whole or of any
lineal segment for a right-of-way grant. The assignee is required to
submit this form with the relevant information and pay a service fee
for this request.
Also with this submission is form MMS-2030, Outer Continental Shelf
Right-of-Way Grant Bond. Section 250.1011(a) requires applicants for,
and holders of, a right-of-way to provide and maintain a $300,000 bond
(in addition to the bond coverage required under 30 CFR part 256), as
well as additional security MMS determines is necessary. Respondents
submit form MMS-2030 for these right-of-way grant bonds.
We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its
implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under regulations at 30
CFR 250.197, data and information to be made available to the public or
for limited inspection. No items of a sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 130
Federal OCS lessees and/or operators and 88 holders of pipeline rights-
of-way.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is
107,874 hours. The following chart details the individual components
and respective hour burden estimates of this ICR. In calculating the
burdens, we assumed that respondents perform certain requirements in
the normal course of their activities. We consider these to be usual
and customary and took that into account in estimating the burden.
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Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart J and Hour burden-- Non-hour
related NTL(s) Reporting & recordkeeping requirements cost burden
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1000-1008.......................... Make available to MMS design, construction, 2
operation, maintenance, testing, and repair
records on lease-term P/Ls \1\.
1000(b); 1007(a)................... Submit application to install new lease-term 140
pipeline (P/L), including exceptions/ $3,100 fee
departures, consents and notices, required
reports, and attachments.
1000(b), (d); 1007(a); 1009(a); Apply for P/L right-of-way (ROW) grant and 140
1011(a); 1015; 1016. installation of new ROW P/L, including $2,350 fee
exceptions/departures, consents and notices,
required reports, and attachments.
1000(b); 1007(b); 1015; 1017....... Submit application to modify lease-term or ROW 30
P/L or ROW grant, including exceptions/ $1,800-L/T fee
departures; notify operators of deviation. $3,650-ROW fee
1000(b); 1010(h); 1019............. Apply to relinquish P/L ROW grant, including 8
exceptions/departures.
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1000(c)(2)......................... Identify in writing P/L operator on ROW if .25
different from ROW grant holder.
1000(c)(3)......................... Mark specific point on P/L where operating 0
responsibility transfers to transporting
operator or depict transfer point on a
schematic located on the facility. (Part of
application or construction process involving
no additional burdens.).
1000(c)(4)......................... Petition to MMS for exceptions to general 5
operations transfer point description.
1000(c)(8)......................... Request MMS recognize valves landward of last 1
production facility but still located on OCS
as point where MMS regulatory authority begins.
1000(c)(12)........................ Petition to MMS to continue to operate under 40
DOT regulations upstream of last valve on last
production facility.
1000(c)(13)........................ Transporting P/L operator petition to DOT and 40
MMS to continue to operate under MMS
regulations.
1004(c)............................ Place sign on safety equipment identified as See footnote \2\
ineffective and removed from service.
1005(a)............................ Inspect P/L routes for indication of leakage 24
\1\, record results, maintain records 2 years
\2\.
1007(a)(4)......................... Submit required documentation under API RP 17J. 150
1008(a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h)... Notify MMS; as requested submit procedures 16
before performing work; submit post-report on
P/L or P/L safety equipment repair, removal
from service, analysis results, or potential
measurements.
1008(b)............................ Submit P/L construction report................. 16
1008(e)............................ The lessee or right-of-way holder must notify $340 fee
the Regional Supervisor before the repair of
any pipeline.
1008(g)............................ Submit plan of corrective action and report of 16
remedial action.
1010(c)............................ Notify MMS of any archaeological resource 4
discovery.
1010(d)............................ Inform MMS of P/L ROW holder's name and address 0
changes. Not considered information collection
under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1).
1010(g)............................ Make available to MMS design, construction, 10
operation, maintenance, testing, and repair
records on P/L ROW area and improvements \2\.
1011(a)............................ Submit surety bond on form MMS-2030............ .50
1015............................... Apply to convert lease-term P/L to ROW grant P/ 25
L; notify operators of deviation, including $200 fee
various exceptions/departures.
1016............................... Request opportunity to eliminate conflict when 2
application has been rejected; amend and
submit application if needed.
1018............................... Apply for and file application and required .5
information for assignment or transfer for $170 fee
approval (ROW) (Form MMS-149).
1000-1019.......................... General departure and alternative compliance 2
requests not specifically covered elsewhere in
subpart J regulations (e.g., protective device
re burial).
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\1\ Retaining these records is usual and customary business practice; required burden is minimal to make
available to MMS.
\2\ These activities are usual and customary practices for prudent operators.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: The
currently approved annual non-hour cost burden for collection 1010-0050
is $2,369,400. All of the non-hour cost burdens are for non-refundable
filing fees. In:
Sec. 250.1000(b) applicants must pay a fee of $3,100 for
a new L/T pipeline application; $1,800 for a modification to a L/T
pipeline application, and $3,650 for a modification to a ROW pipeline
application.
Sec. 250.1008(e) applications must pay a fee of $340 for
a pipeline repair notification.
Sec. 250.1015(a) applicants must pay a $2,350 fee when
applying for a pipeline right-of-way grant to install a new pipeline or
pay $200 to convert an existing lease-term pipeline into a right-of-way
pipeline.
Sec. 250.1018(b) an applicant must pay a fee of $170 when
applying for approval of an assignment of a right-of-way grant.
There are no other non-hour cost burdens for this collection.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated
to respond.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section
3506(c)(2)(A) requires each agency ``* * * to provide notice * * * and
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of information * * *.'' Agencies
must specifically solicit comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Agencies must also estimate the non-hour cost burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of
information. Therefore, if you have costs to generate, maintain, and
disclose this information, you should comment and provide your total
capital and startup cost components or annual operation, maintenance,
and purchase of service components. You should describe the methods you
use to estimate major cost factors, including system and technology
acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, discount
rate(s), and the period over which you incur costs. Capital and startup
costs include, among other items, computers and software you purchase
to prepare for collecting information, monitoring, and record storage
facilities. You should not include estimates for equipment or services
purchased: (i) Before October 1, 1995; (ii) to comply with requirements
not associated with the information collection; (iii) for reasons other
than to provide information or keep records for the Government; or (iv)
as part of customary and usual business or private practices.
We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them
in our submission for OMB approval. As a result of your comments, we
will make
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any necessary adjustments to the burden in our submission to OMB.
Public Comment Procedure: 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. MMS will honor
this request to the extent allowable by law; however, anonymous
comments will not be considered. 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: September 5, 2008.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-21436 Filed 9-12-08; 8:45 am]
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