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The client is the best source of
information on the quality of
commercial guiding services. We
collect:
• Client name.
• Guide name(s).
• Type of guided activity.
• Dates and location of guided
activity.
• Information on the services
received, such as the client’s
expectations, safety, environmental
impacts, and client’s overall
satisfaction.
We encourage respondents to provide
any additional comments that they wish
regarding the guide service or refuge
experience, and ask whether or not they
wish to be contacted for additional
information.
The above information, in
combination with State-required guide
activity reports and contacts with guides
and clients in the field, provides a
comprehensive method for monitoring
permitted commercial guide activities.
A regular program of client evaluation
helps refuge managers detect potential
problems with guide services so that we
can take corrective actions promptly. In
addition, we use this information during
the competitive selection process for big
game and sport fishing guide permits to
evaluate an applicant’s ability to
provide a quality guiding service.
Title of Collection: Alaska Guide
Service Evaluation.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0141.
Form Number: FWS Form 3–2349.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Clients
of permitted commercial guide service
providers.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 264.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 264.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 15 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 66.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One time,
following use of commercial guide
services.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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Dated: August 28, 2017.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[MMAA104000; OMB Control Number 1010–
0048; Docket ID: BOEM–2017–0016]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Geological and Geophysical
(G&G) Explorations of the Outer
Continental Shelf
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) is proposing to renew an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
30, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection request (ICR) by
mail to the BOEM Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Anna
Atkinson, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, 45600 Woodland Road,
VAM–DIR, Sterling, Virginia 20166; or
by email to anna.atkinson@boem.gov.
Please reference Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Control Number
1010–0048 in the subject line of your
comments.
SUMMARY:
To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Anna Atkinson by
email, or by telephone at 703–787–1025.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We,
BOEM, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
provide the general public and other
Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information.
This helps us assess the impact of our
information collection requirements and
minimize the public’s reporting burden.
It also helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of BOEM? (2) will
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this information be processed and used
in a timely manner? (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate? (4) how might
BOEM enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected? and (5) how might BOEM
minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through
the use of information technology?
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR 551,
Geological and Geophysical (G&G)
Explorations of the Outer Continental
Shelf.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0048.
Form Number: BOEM–0327,
Application for Permit to Conduct
Geological or Geophysical Exploration
for Mineral Resources of Scientific
Research on the Outer Continental
Shelf.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Potential respondents comprise Federal
OCS oil, gas, and sulphur permittees or
notice filers.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 707 responses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 40,954 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion,
annual, or as specified in permits.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $175,044.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to prescribe rules and regulations to
administer leasing of mineral resources
on the OCS. The OCS Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1340) states that ‘‘any person
authorized by the Secretary may
conduct geological and geophysical
explorations in the [O]uter Continental
Shelf, which do not interfere with or
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endanger actual operations under any
lease maintained or granted pursuant to
this subchapter, and which are not
unduly harmful to aquatic life in such
area.’’ The section further provides that
permits to conduct such activities may
only be issued if it is determined that
the applicant is qualified; the activities
do not result in pollution or create
hazardous or unsafe conditions; the
activities do not unreasonably interfere
with other uses of the area or disturb
any site, structure, or object of historical
or archaeological significance.
Applicants for permits are required to
submit form BOEM–0327—Application
for Permit to Conduct Geological or
Geophysical Exploration for Mineral
Resources of Scientific Research on the
Outer Continental Shelf, to provide the
information necessary to evaluate their
qualifications, and upon approval,
respondents are issued a permit.
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 OMB Circular A–25
authorize Federal agencies to recover
the full cost of services that confer
special benefits. All G&G permits are
subject to cost recovery, and BOEM
regulations specify service fees for these
requests.
Regulations to carry out these
responsibilities are contained in 30 CFR
part 551 and are the subject of this
information collection renewal. BOEM
uses the information to:
Citation
30 CFR 551
• Identify oil, gas, sulfur, and mineral
resources in the OCS;
• ensure the receipt of fair value for
mineral resources;
• ensure that the exploration
activities do not cause harm to the
environment or persons, or create
unsafe operations and conditions,
damage historical or archaeological
sites, or interference with other uses;
• analyze and evaluate preliminary or
planned drilling activities;
• monitor progress and activities in
the OCS;
• acquire G&G data and information
collected under a Federal permit
offshore; and
• determine eligibility for
reimbursement from the government for
certain costs.
BOEM uses information collected to
understand the G&G characteristics of
oil- and gas-bearing physiographic
regions of the OCS. The information
aids the Secretary in obtaining a proper
balance among the potential for
environmental damage, the discovery of
oil and gas, and associated impacts on
affected coastal States.
In this renewal, BOEM is renewing
form BOEM–0327—Application for
Permit to Conduct Geological or
Geophysical Exploration for Mineral
Resources of Scientific Research on the
Outer Continental Shelf. This form
consists of the requirements for G&G
activities requiring Permits and Notices,
along with the application that the
respondent submits to BOEM for
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirement
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approval, as well as a nonexclusive use
agreement for scientific research, if
applicable. The requirements portion of
the form lets the respondents know the
authority, requirements, along with
other relevant information for the
permit.
Upon BOEM approval of the
application, respondents are issued a
permit using form BOEM–0328, Permit
to Conduct Geophysical Exploration for
Mineral Resources of Scientific
Research on the Outer Continental
Shelf, for conducting geophysical
exploration for mineral resources or
scientific research, or form BOEM–0329,
Permit to Conduct Geological
Exploration for Mineral Resources of
Scientific Research on the Outer
Continental Shelf, for conducting
geological exploration for mineral
resources or scientific research. These
permits are filled in by BOEM and do
not incur a respondent hour burden.
We protect proprietary information in
accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the
Department of the Interior’s
implementing regulations (43 CFR part
2), and under regulations at 30 CFR part
551.
We estimate the burden for this
collection to be about 40,954 hours, and
the non-hour burden costs to be
$175,044. The following table details
the individual components and
respective hour burden estimates of this
ICR.
Average number
of annual
responses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
Non-Hour Cost Burdens *
30 CFR 551.1 through 551.6
551.4(a), (b); 551.5(a),
(b), (d); 551.6; 551.7.
Apply for permits (form BOEM–0327) to conduct G&G exploration, including deep stratigraphic tests/revisions when necessary. Submit required information in manner specified.
1,000 AK* * ...................
4 Applications ...............
4,000
1,000 ATL* * .................
9 Applications ...............
9,000
300 GOM .....................
74 Applications .............
22,200
87 Applications × $2,012 = $175,044
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551.4(b); 551.5(c), (d);
551.6.
File notices to conduct scientific research activities, including notice to BOEM prior to beginning and after concluding activities.
1 ...................................
1 Notice ........................
1
551.6(b) 551.7(b)(5) ......
Notify BOEM if specific actions occur; report archaeological resources (no instances reported since 1982). Consult with other users.
1 ...................................
1 Notice ........................
1
89 Responses ..............
35,202 Hours
Subtotal ..................
$175,044 Non-Hour Cost Burden
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Citation
30 CFR 551
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirement
Average number
of annual
responses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
Non-Hour Cost Burdens *
30 CFR 551.7 through 551.9
551.7; 551.8 ..................
Submit APD and Supplemental APD to BSEE ..
Burden included under BSEE regulations at 30
CFR 250, Subpart D (1014–0018)
551.7; 551.8(b) ..............
Submit information on test drilling activities
under a permit, including required information
and plan revisions (e.g., drilling plan and environmental report).
1 ...................................
1 Submission ...............
1
551.7(c) .........................
Enter into agreement for group participation in
test drilling, including publishing summary
statement; provide BOEM copy of notice/list
of participants (no agreements submitted
since 1989).
1 ...................................
1 Agreement ................
1
551.7(d) .........................
Submit bond(s) on deep stratigraphic test and
required securities.
551.8(a) .........................
Request reimbursement for certain costs associated with BOEM inspections (no requests in
many years).
1 ...................................
1 Request .....................
551.8(b), (c) ...................
Submit modifications to permits, and status/final
reports on, activities conducted under a permit.
38 AK* * ........................
4 Respondents × 10
Reports = 40.
1,520
38 ATL* * ......................
9 Respondents × 10
Reports = 90.
55 Respondents × 3
Reports = 165.
3,420
Burden included under 30 CFR Part 556 (1010–
0006)
2 GOM .........................
551.9(c) .........................
Notify BOEM to relinquish a permit ....................
1/2 ................................
0
0
1
330
1
300 Responses ............
Subtotal ..................
2 Notices ......................
5,274
30 CFR 551.10 through 551.13
551.10(c) .......................
File appeals ........................................................
Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c).
551.11; 551.12 ..............
Notify BOEM and submit G&G data and/or information collected and/or processed by permittees, bidders, or 3rd parties, etc., including
reports, logs or charts, results, analyses, descriptions, information as required, and
agreements, in manner specified.
4 ...................................
40 Submissions ............
160
551.13 ...........................
Request reimbursement for certain costs associated with reproducing data/information.
2 ...................................
40 Submissions ............
80
80 Responses ..............
240
Subtotal ..................
0
30 CFR 551.14
Submit comments on BOEM intent to disclose
data and/or information to the public.
1 ...................................
2 Comments .................
2
551.14(c)(2) ...................
Submit comments on BOEM intent to disclose
data and/or information to an independent
contractor/agent.
1 ...................................
2 Comments .................
2
551.14(c)(4) ...................
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551.14(a), (b) ................
Contractor/agent submits written commitment
not to sell, trade, license, or disclose data
and/or information without BOEM consent.
1 ...................................
2 Commitments ............
2
551.1–551.14 ................
General departure and alternative compliance
requests not specifically covered elsewhere
in part 551 regulations.
1 ...................................
2 Requests ...................
2
8 Responses ................
8
Subtotal ..................
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Citation
30 CFR 551
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirement
Average number
of annual
responses
Hour burden
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Annual burden
hours
Non-Hour Cost Burdens *
Extension for Permit Form & Recordkeeping
551.14(b) (BOEM–0327)
Request extension of permit time period; enter
agreements.
1 ...................................
100 Extensions ............
100
Retain G&G data/information for 10 years and
make available to BOEM upon request.
1 ...................................
130 Recordkeepers ......
130
Subtotal ..................
230 Responses ............
230
Total Burden ...
707 Responses ............
40,954 Hours
$175,044 Non-Hour Cost Burden
* Fees are subject to modification per inflation annually.
** Burden hours for the frontier areas of the Alaska Region and Atlantic OCS are significantly higher because of NEPA and mitigation requirements. BOEM is accounting for the total time to compile/submit the necessary information to obtain the required authorizations to acquire a
BOEM permit. There are currently no such activities ongoing in the Pacific OCS Region.
The authorities for this action are the
OCS Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et
seq.), and the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Dated: August 25, 2017.
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and
Analysis.
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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Overpayment Detection and Recovery
Activities
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Employment
and Training Administration (ETA)
sponsored information collection
request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Overpayment
Detection and Recovery Activities,’’ to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for
continued use, without change, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before October 2, 2017.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
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response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201706-1205-001
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for DOL–ETA, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is
not a toll-free number); or by email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Commenters are encouraged, but not
required, to send a courtesy copy of any
comments by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not
toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
seeks to extend PRA authority for the
Overpayment Detection and Recovery
Activities information collection. Form
ETA–227, Overpayment Detection and
Recovery Activities, is the instrument
by which the ETA collects the subject
information on a quarterly basis from
States. Form ETA 227 responses provide
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data on the number and amounts of
fraud and non-fraud overpayments, the
methods by which any overpayments
were detected, the amounts and
methods by which overpayments were
collected, the amounts of overpayments
waived and written off, the accounts
receivable for the overpayments
outstanding, and data on criminal/civil
actions. Social Security Act section
303(a)(6) authorizes this information
collection. See 26 U.S.C. 42 U.S.C.
503(a)(6).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1205–0187.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
be for more than three (3) years without
renewal, and the current approval for
this collection is scheduled to expire on
August 31, 2017. The DOL seeks to
extend PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3) more
years, without any change to existing
requirements. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on March 15, 2017 (82 FR
13855).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[MMAA104000; OMB Control Number 1010-0048; Docket ID: BOEM-2017-0016]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Geological and
Geophysical (G&G) Explorations of the Outer Continental Shelf
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is proposing to renew an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 30, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection request
(ICR) by mail to the BOEM Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Anna Atkinson, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road,
VAM-DIR, Sterling, Virginia 20166; or by email to
anna.atkinson@boem.gov. Please reference Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Control Number 1010-0048 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Anna Atkinson by email, or by telephone at 703-
787-1025.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, BOEM, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, provide the general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired
format.
We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper
functions of BOEM? (2) will this information be processed and used in a
timely manner? (3) is the estimate of burden accurate? (4) how might
BOEM enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected? and (5) how might BOEM minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including through the use of information
technology?
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR 551, Geological and Geophysical (G&G)
Explorations of the Outer Continental Shelf.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0048.
Form Number: BOEM-0327, Application for Permit to Conduct
Geological or Geophysical Exploration for Mineral Resources of
Scientific Research on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Potential respondents comprise Federal
OCS oil, gas, and sulphur permittees or notice filers.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 707 responses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 40,954 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion, annual, or as specified in
permits.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $175,044.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as amended
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules and regulations to
administer leasing of mineral resources on the OCS. The OCS Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1340) states that ``any person authorized by the Secretary
may conduct geological and geophysical explorations in the [O]uter
Continental Shelf, which do not interfere with or
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endanger actual operations under any lease maintained or granted
pursuant to this subchapter, and which are not unduly harmful to
aquatic life in such area.'' The section further provides that permits
to conduct such activities may only be issued if it is determined that
the applicant is qualified; the activities do not result in pollution
or create hazardous or unsafe conditions; the activities do not
unreasonably interfere with other uses of the area or disturb any site,
structure, or object of historical or archaeological significance.
Applicants for permits are required to submit form BOEM-0327--
Application for Permit to Conduct Geological or Geophysical Exploration
for Mineral Resources of Scientific Research on the Outer Continental
Shelf, to provide the information necessary to evaluate their
qualifications, and upon approval, respondents are issued a permit.
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 OMB Circular A-25 authorize Federal agencies to recover the
full cost of services that confer special benefits. All G&G permits are
subject to cost recovery, and BOEM regulations specify service fees for
these requests.
Regulations to carry out these responsibilities are contained in 30
CFR part 551 and are the subject of this information collection
renewal. BOEM uses the information to:
Identify oil, gas, sulfur, and mineral resources in the
OCS;
ensure the receipt of fair value for mineral resources;
ensure that the exploration activities do not cause harm
to the environment or persons, or create unsafe operations and
conditions, damage historical or archaeological sites, or interference
with other uses;
analyze and evaluate preliminary or planned drilling
activities;
monitor progress and activities in the OCS;
acquire G&G data and information collected under a Federal
permit offshore; and
determine eligibility for reimbursement from the
government for certain costs.
BOEM uses information collected to understand the G&G
characteristics of oil- and gas-bearing physiographic regions of the
OCS. The information aids the Secretary in obtaining a proper balance
among the potential for environmental damage, the discovery of oil and
gas, and associated impacts on affected coastal States.
In this renewal, BOEM is renewing form BOEM-0327--Application for
Permit to Conduct Geological or Geophysical Exploration for Mineral
Resources of Scientific Research on the Outer Continental Shelf. This
form consists of the requirements for G&G activities requiring Permits
and Notices, along with the application that the respondent submits to
BOEM for approval, as well as a nonexclusive use agreement for
scientific research, if applicable. The requirements portion of the
form lets the respondents know the authority, requirements, along with
other relevant information for the permit.
Upon BOEM approval of the application, respondents are issued a
permit using form BOEM-0328, Permit to Conduct Geophysical Exploration
for Mineral Resources of Scientific Research on the Outer Continental
Shelf, for conducting geophysical exploration for mineral resources or
scientific research, or form BOEM-0329, Permit to Conduct Geological
Exploration for Mineral Resources of Scientific Research on the Outer
Continental Shelf, for conducting geological exploration for mineral
resources or scientific research. These permits are filled in by BOEM
and do not incur a respondent hour burden.
We protect proprietary information in accordance with the Freedom
of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Department of the Interior's
implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under regulations at 30
CFR part 551.
We estimate the burden for this collection to be about 40,954
hours, and the non-hour burden costs to be $175,044. The following
table details the individual components and respective hour burden
estimates of this ICR.
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Reporting and
Citation 30 CFR 551 recordkeeping Hour burden Average number of Annual burden
requirement annual responses hours
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Non-Hour Cost Burdens *
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30 CFR 551.1 through 551.6
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551.4(a), (b); 551.5(a), (b), Apply for permits (form 1,000 AK* *....... 4 Applications.... 4,000
(d); 551.6; 551.7. BOEM-0327) to conduct
G&G exploration,
including deep
stratigraphic tests/
revisions when
necessary. Submit
required information
in manner specified.
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1,000 ATL* *...... 9 Applications.... 9,000
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300 GOM........... 74 Applications... 22,200
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87 Applications x $2,012 =
$175,044
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551.4(b); 551.5(c), (d); 551.6. File notices to conduct 1................. 1 Notice.......... 1
scientific research
activities, including
notice to BOEM prior
to beginning and after
concluding activities.
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551.6(b) 551.7(b)(5)........... Notify BOEM if specific 1................. 1 Notice.......... 1
actions occur; report
archaeological
resources (no
instances reported
since 1982). Consult
with other users.
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Subtotal................... 89 Responses...... 35,202 Hours
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$175,044 Non-Hour Cost Burden
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30 CFR 551.7 through 551.9
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551.7; 551.8................... Submit APD and Burden included under BSEE regulations 0
Supplemental APD to at 30 CFR 250, Subpart D (1014-0018)
BSEE.
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551.7; 551.8(b)................ Submit information on 1................. 1 Submission...... 1
test drilling
activities under a
permit, including
required information
and plan revisions
(e.g., drilling plan
and environmental
report).
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551.7(c)....................... Enter into agreement 1................. 1 Agreement....... 1
for group
participation in test
drilling, including
publishing summary
statement; provide
BOEM copy of notice/
list of participants
(no agreements
submitted since 1989).
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551.7(d)....................... Submit bond(s) on deep Burden included under 30 CFR Part 556 0
stratigraphic test and (1010-0006)
required securities.
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551.8(a)....................... Request reimbursement 1................. 1 Request......... 1
for certain costs
associated with BOEM
inspections (no
requests in many
years).
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551.8(b), (c).................. Submit modifications to 38 AK* *.......... 4 Respondents x 10 1,520
permits, and status/ Reports = 40.
final reports on,
activities conducted
under a permit.
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38 ATL* *......... 9 Respondents x 10 3,420
Reports = 90.
2 GOM............. 55 Respondents x 3 330
Reports = 165.
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551.9(c)....................... Notify BOEM to 1/2............... 2 Notices......... 1
relinquish a permit.
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Subtotal................... 300 Responses..... 5,274
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30 CFR 551.10 through 551.13
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551.10(c)...................... File appeals........... Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c). 0
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551.11; 551.12................. Notify BOEM and submit 4................. 40 Submissions.... 160
G&G data and/or
information collected
and/or processed by
permittees, bidders,
or 3rd parties, etc.,
including reports,
logs or charts,
results, analyses,
descriptions,
information as
required, and
agreements, in manner
specified.
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551.13......................... Request reimbursement 2................. 40 Submissions.... 80
for certain costs
associated with
reproducing data/
information.
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Subtotal................... 80 Responses...... 240
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30 CFR 551.14
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551.14(a), (b)................. Submit comments on BOEM 1................. 2 Comments........ 2
intent to disclose
data and/or
information to the
public.
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551.14(c)(2)................... Submit comments on BOEM 1................. 2 Comments........ 2
intent to disclose
data and/or
information to an
independent contractor/
agent.
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551.14(c)(4)................... Contractor/agent 1................. 2 Commitments..... 2
submits written
commitment not to
sell, trade, license,
or disclose data and/
or information without
BOEM consent.
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551.1-551.14................... General departure and 1................. 2 Requests........ 2
alternative compliance
requests not
specifically covered
elsewhere in part 551
regulations.
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Subtotal................... 8 Responses....... 8
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Extension for Permit Form & Recordkeeping
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551.14(b) (BOEM-0327).......... Request extension of 1................. 100 Extensions.... 100
permit time period;
enter agreements.
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Retain G&G data/ 1................. 130 Recordkeepers. 130
information for 10
years and make
available to BOEM upon
request.
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Subtotal................... 230 Responses..... 230
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Total Burden........... 707 Responses..... 40,954 Hours
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$175,044 Non-Hour Cost Burden
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* Fees are subject to modification per inflation annually.
** Burden hours for the frontier areas of the Alaska Region and Atlantic OCS are significantly higher because of
NEPA and mitigation requirements. BOEM is accounting for the total time to compile/submit the necessary
information to obtain the required authorizations to acquire a BOEM permit. There are currently no such
activities ongoing in the Pacific OCS Region.
The authorities for this action are the OCS Lands Act, as amended
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Dated: August 25, 2017.
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2017-18458 Filed 8-30-17; 8:45 am]
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