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This Notice ALSO LISTS the Following
Information
Title of Proposal: Natural Experiments
Grant Program.
Description of Information Collection:
To select grantees during the
application process and to monitor all
grantee’s performance.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Agency Form Numbers: 424–cb, 2880,
SF–424, SF–424supp, SF–LLL.
Members of Affected Public: Private
Sector.
Estimation of the total numbers of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of responses,
and hours of response:
(1) Pre-Award
HUD estimates that each applicant
spends approximately 42 person-hours
to complete an application. Almost all
of this time is invested by a professor or
other senior administrator who would
oversee the program. HUD estimates the
mean hourly rate at $30. For 20
applications, the computation is as
Number of
respondents
Description of information collection
Responses
per year
follows: 20 applications × 42 hours ×
$30 per hours = $25,200.
(2) Post-Award
HUD estimates that each grantee will
spend approximately 6 hours a year
maintaining records.
HUD also estimates that each grantee
will spend approximately 4 hours a year
preparing monitoring reports. Clerical
staff and faculty/supervisory staff will
share this burden. HUD estimates the
applicable hourly rate at $15. The
computation is as follow: 5 grantees ×
10 hours × $15 an hour = $750.
Total annual
responses
SF424 ...................................................................................
SF424 Supplement ..............................................................
HUD 424CB .........................................................................
SFLLL ...................................................................................
HUD 2880 (2510–0011) .......................................................
HUD 96010 (2535–0114) .....................................................
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Rating factor 3 .....................................................................
Rating factor 4 .....................................................................
Rating factor 5 .....................................................................
Subtotal (Application) ...........................................................
Quarterly Reports .................................................................
Record keeping ....................................................................
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20
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20
20
20
20
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20
20
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40
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: December 3, 2010.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Regulation and Enforcement
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[Docket ID No. BOEM–2010–0061]
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0183).
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Submit written comments by
January 10, 2011.
DATES:
BOEMRE Information Collection
Activity: 1010–0183, Information
Requirements for Exploration Plans,
Development and Production Plans,
and Development Operations
Coordination Documents on the OCS
NTL, Renewal of a Collection;
Submitted for Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment
Request
AGENCY:
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 b, Plans and
Information, and related documents.
The collection was originally approved
by OMB under an emergency request.
This notice also provides the public a
second opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
SUMMARY:
Submit comments by either
fax (202) 395–5806 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 (1010–0183). Please also submit
a copy of your comments to BOEMRE by
any of the means below.
• Electronically: go to https://
www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter BOEM–
2010–0061 then click search. Follow the
instructions to submit public comments
and view supporting and related
ADDRESSES:
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materials available for this collection.
BOEMRE will post all comments.
• E-mail cheryl.blundon@mms.gov.
Mail or hand-carry comments to:
Department of the Interior; Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, Regulation
and Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024;
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please
reference ICR 1010–0183 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
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 the NTL that require the
subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart b, Plans
and Information.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0183.
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 manage the mineral
resources of the OCS. Such rules and
regulations will apply to all operations
conducted under a lease, right-of-use
and easement, and pipeline right-ofway. Operations on the OCS must
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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;
preserve and maintain free enterprise
competition; and ensure that the extent
of oil and natural gas resources of the
OCS is assessed at the earliest
practicable time. Section 43 U.S.C.
1332(6) states that ‘‘operations in the
outer Continental Shelf should be
conducted in a safe manner by welltrained personnel using technology,
precautions, and techniques sufficient
to prevent or minimize the likelihood of
blowouts, loss of well control, fires,
spillages, physical obstruction 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.’’
To carry out these responsibilities, the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)
issues regulations to ensure that
operations in the OCS will meet
statutory requirements; provide for
safety and protect the environment; and
result in diligent exploration,
development, and production of OCS
leases. In addition, we also issue
Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs)
that provide clarification, explanation,
and interpretation of our regulations.
These NTLs are also used to convey
purely informational material and to
cover situations that might not be
adequately addressed in our regulations.
The latter is the case for the information
collection required by the subject NTL.
The subject of this ICR is an NTL
based on the recommendations in the
May 27, 2010, Report from the Secretary
of the Interior to the President of the
United States, Increased Safety
Measures for Energy Development on
the Outer Continental Shelf (Report).
BOEMRE issued this NTL for lessees
and operators to comply with the
requirements and recommendations of
the report as a result of the Deepwater
Horizon accident and subsequent oil
spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The primary
information collection requirements for
OCS plans are 30 CFR 250, subpart B,
approved under OMB Control Number
1010–0151. However, in connection
with this subpart, BOEMRE believes
that the paperwork burden in complying
with the NTL is in addition to that
currently approved for subpart B. We
are renewing the collection for 3 years
because the additional information
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required by the NTL needs to be
collected for a longer period than
allowed by the original emergency OMB
request.
Regulations implementing
requirements for exploration,
production, and development plans are
under 30 CFR 250, subpart B. Responses
are mandatory. No questions of a
sensitive nature are asked. BOEMRE
protects proprietary information
according to the Freedom of Information
Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR 2), 30 CFR 250.197,
Data and information to be made
available to the public for limited
inspection, and 30 CFR 252, OCS Oil
and Gas Information Program.
The Deepwater Horizon event is one
of national significance that included
the deaths of 11 people and significantly
harmed the marine ecosystem, wildlife,
and property along the Gulf Coast.
These events highlight the importance
of ensuring safe operations on the OCS.
BOEMRE will use this information, as
well as other information and analyses,
to comprehensively assess what changes
may be needed to BOEMRE programwide requirements. BOEMRE will
review the data submitted to analyze
future activities under Exploration
Plans, Development and Production
Plans, and Development Operations
Coordination Documents.
Frequency: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal oil and
gas lessees and operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: We expect
to receive 517 responses from the
lessees and operators. We estimate the
total annual reporting and
recordkeeping burden is 9,952
(rounded) annual burden hours (517
responses × 19.25 hours per response =
9,952 annual burden hours).
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified no paperwork nonhour 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
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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 September 7,
2010, we published a Federal Register
notice (75 FR 54370) announcing that
we would submit this ICR to OMB for
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. 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. The
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 January 10, 2011.
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.
BOEMRE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (703)
787–1025.
Dated: November 18, 2010.
William S. Hauser, Acting Chief,
Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
[Docket ID No. BOEM-2010-0061]
BOEMRE Information Collection Activity: 1010-0183, Information
Requirements for Exploration Plans, Development and Production Plans,
and Development Operations Coordination Documents on the OCS NTL,
Renewal of a Collection; Submitted for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
(BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1010-0183).
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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 b, Plans and
Information, and related documents. The collection was originally
approved by OMB under an emergency request. This notice also provides
the public a second opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of
these regulatory requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by January 10, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either fax (202) 395-5806 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 (1010-0183). Please also submit a copy of your comments to
BOEMRE by any of the means below.
Electronically: go to https://www.regulations.gov. In the
entry titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter BOEM-2010-0061 then click
search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view
supporting and related materials available for this collection. BOEMRE
will post all comments.
E-mail cheryl.blundon@mms.gov. Mail or hand-carry comments
to: Department of the Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381 Elden
Street, MS-4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference ICR
1010-0183 in your comment and include your name and return address.
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 the NTL that
require the subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart b, Plans and Information.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0183.
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 manage the mineral resources of the OCS. Such rules and
regulations will apply to all operations conducted under a lease,
right-of-use and easement, and pipeline right-of-way. Operations on the
OCS must
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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; preserve and maintain
free enterprise competition; and ensure that the extent of oil and
natural gas resources of the OCS is assessed at the earliest
practicable time. Section 43 U.S.C. 1332(6) states that ``operations in
the outer Continental Shelf should be conducted in a safe manner by
well-trained personnel using technology, precautions, and techniques
sufficient to prevent or minimize the likelihood of blowouts, loss of
well control, fires, spillages, physical obstruction 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.''
To carry out these responsibilities, the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) issues regulations to
ensure that operations in the OCS will meet statutory requirements;
provide for safety and protect the environment; and result in diligent
exploration, development, and production of OCS leases. In addition, we
also issue Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that provide
clarification, explanation, and interpretation of our regulations.
These NTLs are also used to convey purely informational material and to
cover situations that might not be adequately addressed in our
regulations. The latter is the case for the information collection
required by the subject NTL.
The subject of this ICR is an NTL based on the recommendations in
the May 27, 2010, Report from the Secretary of the Interior to the
President of the United States, Increased Safety Measures for Energy
Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (Report). BOEMRE issued this
NTL for lessees and operators to comply with the requirements and
recommendations of the report as a result of the Deepwater Horizon
accident and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The primary
information collection requirements for OCS plans are 30 CFR 250,
subpart B, approved under OMB Control Number 1010-0151. However, in
connection with this subpart, BOEMRE believes that the paperwork burden
in complying with the NTL is in addition to that currently approved for
subpart B. We are renewing the collection for 3 years because the
additional information required by the NTL needs to be collected for a
longer period than allowed by the original emergency OMB request.
Regulations implementing requirements for exploration, production,
and development plans are under 30 CFR 250, subpart B. Responses are
mandatory. No questions of a sensitive nature are asked. BOEMRE
protects proprietary information according to the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing regulations (43 CFR
2), 30 CFR 250.197, Data and information to be made available to the
public for limited inspection, and 30 CFR 252, OCS Oil and Gas
Information Program.
The Deepwater Horizon event is one of national significance that
included the deaths of 11 people and significantly harmed the marine
ecosystem, wildlife, and property along the Gulf Coast. These events
highlight the importance of ensuring safe operations on the OCS.
BOEMRE will use this information, as well as other information and
analyses, to comprehensively assess what changes may be needed to
BOEMRE program-wide requirements. BOEMRE will review the data submitted
to analyze future activities under Exploration Plans, Development and
Production Plans, and Development Operations Coordination Documents.
Frequency: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal
oil and gas lessees and operators.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: We expect to
receive 517 responses from the lessees and operators. We estimate the
total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden is 9,952 (rounded)
annual burden hours (517 responses x 19.25 hours per response = 9,952
annual burden hours).
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 September 7,
2010, we published a Federal Register notice (75 FR 54370) 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. 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. The 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
January 10, 2011.
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.
BOEMRE Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz
(703) 787-1025.
Dated: November 18, 2010.
William S. Hauser, Acting Chief,
Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-30964 Filed 12-8-10; 8:45 am]
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