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Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 

552. 

Dated: January 9, 2014. 

Richard U. Rodriguez, 

Director, Division of Technology Development 

and Transfer, Office of Technology Transfer, 

National Institutes of Health. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00674 Filed 1–15–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement (BSEE) 

[Docket ID BSEE–2013–0013; OMB Control 

Number 1014–0011; 134E1700D2 

EEEE500000 ET1SF0000.DAQ000] 

Information Collection Activities: 

Platforms and Structures; Proposed 

Collection; Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-day notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), BSEE 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 a renewal to the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

Subpart I, Platforms and Structures. 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

March 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods listed 

below: 

• Electronically: go to http://

www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled 

Enter Keyword or ID, enter BSEE–2013– 

0013 then click search. Follow the 

instructions to submit public comments 

and view all related materials. We will 

post all comments. 

• Email nicole.mason@bsee.gov. Mail 

or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Bureau of 

Safety and Environmental Enforcement; 

Regulations and Standards Branch; 

ATTN: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden Street, 

HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. 

Please reference ICR 1014–0011 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Mason, Regulations and 

Standards Branch at (703) 787–1605 to 

request additional information about 

this ICR. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR part 250, Subpart I, 

Platforms and Structures. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0011. 

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 

necessary for the administration of the 

leasing provisions of the Act related to 

the mineral resources on the OCS. Such 

rules and regulations will apply to all 

operations conducted under a lease, 

right-of-way, or a right-of-use and 

easement. 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. 

In addition to the general rulemaking 

authority of the OCSLA at 43 U.S.C. 

1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil 

and Gas Royalty Management Act 

(FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants 

authority to the Secretary to prescribe 

such rules and regulations as are 

reasonably necessary to carry out 

FOGRMA’s provisions. While the 

majority of FOGRMA is directed to 

royalty collection and enforcement, 

some provisions apply to offshore 

operations. For example, section 108 of 

FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the 

Secretary broad authority to inspect 

lease sites for the purpose of 

determining whether there is 

compliance with the mineral leasing 

laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30 

U.S.C. 1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose 

substantial civil penalties for failure to 

permit lawful inspections and for 

knowing or willful preparation or 

submission of false, inaccurate, or 

misleading reports, records, or other 

information. Because the Secretary has 

delegated some of the authority under 

FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is 

included as additional authority for 

these requirements. 

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. Under the Department 

of the Interior’s implementing policy, 

BSEE is required to charge the full cost 

for services that provide special benefits 

or privileges to an identifiable nonFederal recipient above and beyond 

those that accrue to the public at large. 

Several requests for approval required 

in Subpart I are subject to cost recovery, 

and BSEE regulations specify service 

fees for these requests. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are among those 

delegated to BSEE to ensure that 

operations in the OCS will meet 

statutory requirements; provide for 

safety and protection of the 

environment; and result in diligent 

exploration, development, and 

production of OCS leases. This ICR 

addresses the regulations at 30 CFR part 

250, Subpart I, and the associated 

supplementary notices to lessees and 

operators (NTLs) intended to provide 

clarification, description, or explanation 

of these regulations. 

We use the information to determine 

the structural integrity of all OCS 

platforms and floating production 

facilities and to ensure that such 

integrity will be maintained throughout 

the useful life of these structures. We 

use the information to ascertain, on a 

case-by-case basis, that the fixed and 

floating platforms and structures are 

structurally sound and safe for their 

intended use to ensure safety of 

personnel and prevent pollution. More 

specifically, we use the information to: 

• Review data concerning damage to 

a platform to assess the adequacy of 

proposed repairs. 

• Review applications for platform 

construction (construction is divided 

into three phases—design, fabrication, 

and installation) to ensure the structural 

integrity of the platform. 

• Review verification plans and thirdparty reports for unique platforms to 

ensure that all nonstandard situations 

are given proper consideration during 

the platform design, fabrication, and 

installation. 

• Review platform design, fabrication, 

and installation records to ensure that 

the platform is constructed according to 

approved applications. 

• Review inspection reports to ensure 

that platform integrity is maintained for 

the life of the platform. 

We protect proprietary information 

according to the Freedom of Information 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 

regulations (43 CFR 2), and under 

regulations at 30 CFR 250.197 and 30 

CFR 252, which addresses disclosure of 

data and information to be made 

available to the public. No items of a 

sensitive nature are collected. 

Responses are mandatory or are 

required to obtain a benefit. 

Frequency: On occasion, weekly, 

monthly, semi-annually, annually, and 

as a result of situations encountered 

depending upon the requirements. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal oil, gas, 

or sulphur lessees and/or operators. 


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Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

currently approved annual reporting 

burden for this collection is 116,341 

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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Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified four non-hour cost 

burdens for various platform 

applications/installations. The platform 

fees are as follows: $22,734 for 

installation under the Platform 

Verification Program; $3,256 for 

installation of fixed structures under the 

Platform Approval Program; $1,657 for 

installation of Caisson/Well Protectors; 

and $3,884 for modifications and/or 

repairs (see § 250.125). We have not 

identified any other non-hour cost 

burdens associated with this collection 

of information, and we estimate a total 

reporting non-hour cost burden of 

$316,967. 

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 

collection is necessary or useful; (b) 

evaluate the accuracy 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 

technology. 

Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to 

respondents or recordkeepers resulting 

from the collection of information. 

Therefore, if you have other than hour 

burden 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. For further 

information on this burden, refer to 5 

CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the 

Bureau representative listed previously 

in this notice. 

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 Procedures: 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. 

BSEE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon (703) 

787–1607. 

Dated: January 9, 2014. 

Robert W. Middleton, 

Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–R–2011–N152; 1265–0000–10137– 

S3] 

Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 

Klickitat County, WA; Draft 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of a draft comprehensive 

conservation plan (CCP) and 

environmental assessment (EA) for 

Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge 

(NWR or refuge) in Klickitat County, 

Washington. The draft CCP/EA 

describes our proposals for managing 

the refuge for the next 15 years. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

send your written comments by 

February 18, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments or 

requests for more information by any of 

the following methods: 

• Email: mcriver@fws.gov. Include 

‘‘Conboy Lake NWR CCP’’ in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Fax: Attn: Conboy Lake NWR CCP, 

(509) 546–8303. 

• U.S. Mail: Mid-Columbia River 

National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 

Conboy Lake NWR CCP, 64 Maple 

Street, Burbank, WA 99323. 

• In-Person Drop-off: You may drop 

off comments during regular business 

hours at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich 

Albers, Refuge Manager, Conboy Lake 

National Wildlife Refuge, (509) 546– 

8317; rich_albers@fws.gov. 


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