57960 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 28, 2004 / Notices 

(hereinafter the ‘‘withdrawal’’) is to 

allow the VA to construct, operate and 

maintain a medical center, including a 

hospital, an outpatient clinic and a 

nursing home for the care of veterans of 

the United States armed forces. The 

term of the proposed withdrawal would 

be for 20 years and, in the future, the 

withdrawal could be renewed for the 

like terms if, when a renewal is 

requested, it is determined by Interior 

that the same need for the land as a VA 

medical center continues to exist. 

Currently the above-described public 

land is subject to a protective 

withdrawal established pursuant to 

section 4 (c) of Pub. L. 105–263, as 

amended. Consequently, there is no 

need to segregate the above-described 

land from the operation of the general 

land laws while BLM processes the VA 

withdrawal application; and, therefore, 

this notice does not specify a 

segregation period. 

All persons who wish to submit 

written comments, including 

suggestions, or objections in connection 

with the proposed withdrawal may 

submit their views by mail in writing to 

the BLM, Nevada State Director at the 

address listed above by December 27, 

2004. Letters must be post-marked 

within the 90-day period. 

The application and case file for the 

proposed withdrawal and relevant 

comments, including names and street 

addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the 

Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial 

Boulevard, Reno, Nevada, during 

regular business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. Individual respondents may 

request confidentiality. If you wish to 

withhold your name or address from 

public review or from disclosure under 

the Freedom of Information Act, you 

must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comments. Such 

requests will be honored to the extent 

allowed by law. 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. 

Notice is hereby given that an 

opportunity for a public meeting is 

afforded in connection with the 

proposed withdrawal. All interested 

persons who desire a public meeting for 

the purpose of being heard on the 

proposed withdrawal should submit a 

written request to the Nevada State 

Director by December 27, 2004. If the 

authorized officer determines that a 

public meeting will be held, a notice of 

the time and place will be published in 

the Federal Register at least 30 days 

before the scheduled date of the 

meeting. 

This proposed withdrawal will be 

processed in accordance with the 

regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 

2300. 

Licenses, permits, cooperative 

agreements, or discretionary land use 

authorizations of a temporary nature 

which will not significantly conflict 

with the proposed use may be allowed 

with the approval of the BLM 

authorized officer.

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1))

Dated: August 26, 2004. 

Jim Stobaugh, 

Lands Team Lead.

[FR Doc. 04–21571 Filed 9–27–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of an 

information collection (1010–0150). 

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 

Form MMS–144, ‘‘Rig Movement 

Notification Report.’’

DATES: Submit written comments by 

November 29, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The ability to submit 

comments is now available through 

MMS’s Public Connect on-line 

commenting system and is the preferred 

method for commenting. Interested 

parties may submit comments on-line at 

https://ocsconnect.mms.gov. From the 

Public Connect ‘‘Welcome’’ screen you 

will be able to either search for 

Information Collection 1010–0150 or 

select it from the ‘‘Projects Open for 

Comment’’ menu. 

Alternatively, interested parties may 

mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Minerals 

Management Service; Mail Stop 4024; 

381 Elden Street; Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817; Attention: Rules 

Processing Team (RPT). Please reference 

‘‘Information Collection 1010–0150’’ in 

your comments and include your name 

and return address. Note: We are no 

longer accepting comments sent via email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cheryl Blundon, Rules Processing Team 

at (703) 787–1600. You may also contact 

Cheryl Blundon to obtain a copy, at no 

cost, of Form MMS–144.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Form MMS–144, Rig Movement 

Notification Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0150. 

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 

1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), 

authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary) to prescribe rules and 

regulations to administer leasing of the 

OCS. Such rules and regulations will 

apply to all operations conducted under 

a lease. Operations on the OCS must 

preserve, protect, and develop oil and 

natural gas resources in a manner that 

is consistent with the need to make such 

resources available to meet the Nation’s 

energy needs as rapidly as possible; to 

balance orderly energy resource 

development with protection of human, 

marine, and coastal environments; to 

ensure the public a fair and equitable 

return on the resources of the OCS; and 

to preserve and maintain free enterprise 

competition. Section 1332(6) of the Act 

requires that ‘‘operations in the [O]uter 

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.’’

This ICR concerns the regulations in 

30 CFR 250 subparts D, E, and F, 

specifically Sections 403(c), 502, and 

602, on the movement of drilling, 

completion, and workover rigs and 

related equipment on and off an 

offshore platform or from well to well 

on the same offshore platform. The 

requirement for operators to notify MMS 

of rig movements is only specifically 

stated in § 250.403(c). Since MMS is 

mandated to perform timely inspections 

on rigs and platforms, we must have 

accurate information with regard to 

their location on the OCS. We use this 

information in scheduling inspections 

with regard to priority and cost 

effectiveness. 

However, because of the increased 

volume of activity in the Gulf of Mexico 

Region (GOMR), it is now standard 

MMS procedure to require this 

notification as a condition of approval 

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for well workover, recompletion, or 

abandonment operations. Because of 

this we have included the rig movement 

notification with the other general 

information collection requirements of 

these regulations under OMB control 

numbers 1010–0141, 1010–0067, and 

1010–0043 (30 CFR part 250, subparts 

D, E, and F, respectively). The MMS 

District Offices use the information 

reported to ascertain the precise arrival 

and departure of all rigs in OCS waters. 

The accurate location of these rigs is 

necessary to better facilitate the 

scheduling of inspections by MMS 

personnel. 

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 250.196, ‘‘Data 

and information to be made available to 

the public.’’ No items of a sensitive 

nature are collected. Responses are 

mandatory. 

Frequency: The frequency is on 

occasion. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: Approximately 130 

Federal OCS oil and gas lessees. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We 

estimate respondents will average 6 

minutes to fill out and complete Form 

MMS–144. The total annual estimate is 

180 burden hours. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’

Burden: We have identified no cost 

burdens associated 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 ‘‘nonhour 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 

any necessary adjustments to the burden 

in our submission to OMB. 

Public Comment Policy: MMS’s 

practice is to make comments, including 

names and addresses of respondents, 

available for public review during 

regular business hours. 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 17, 2004. 

E.P. Danenberger, 

Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.

[FR Doc. 04–21638 Filed 9–27–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Parole Commission 

Sunshine Act; Record of Vote of 

Meeting Closure (Public Law 94–409) 

(5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b) 

I, Edward F. Reilly, Jr., Chairman of 

the United States Parole Commission, 

was present at a meeting of said 

Commission, which started at 

approximately 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 

September 21, 2004, at the U.S. Parole 

Commission, 5550 Friendship 

Boulevard, 4th Floor, Chevy Chase, 

Maryland 20815. The purpose of the 

meeting was to decide seven petitions 

for reconsideration pursuant to 28 CFR 

Section 2.27. Three Commissioners 

were present, constituting a quorum 

when the vote to close the meeting was 

submitted. 

Public announcement further 

describing the subject matter of the 

meeting and certifications of General 

Counsel that this meeting may be closed 

by vote of the Commissioners present 

were submitted to the Commissioners 

prior to the conduct of any other 

business. Upon motion duly made, 

seconded, and carried, the following 

Commissioners voted that the meeting 

be closed: Edward F. Reilly, Jr., 

Cranston J. Mitchell, and Deborah A. 

Spagnoli. 

In witness whereof, I make this official 

record of the vote taken to close this 

meeting and authorize the record to be 

made available to the public.

Dated: September 22, 2004. 

Edward F. Reilly, Jr., 

Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission.

[FR Doc. 04–21811 Filed 9–24–04; 1:49 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4410–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 21, 2004. 

The Department of Labor (DOL) has 

submitted the following public 

information collection request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of each 

ICR, with applicable supporting 

documentation, may be obtained by 

contacting the Department of Labor 

(DOL). To obtain documentation, 

contact Ira Mills on 202–693–4122 (this