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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 Procedures: 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 1, 2010. 

Doug Slitor, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28278 Filed 11–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation and Enforcement 

[Docket No. BOEM–2010–0053] 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Activity: 1010–0067, Oil and Gas WellCompletion Operations, Extension 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 (1010–0067). 

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 E, ‘‘Oil and Gas 

Well Completion Operations.’’ This 

notice also provides the public a second 

opportunity to comment on the 

paperwork burden of these regulatory 

requirements. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

December 9, 2010. 

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 (1010–0067). Please also submit 

a copy of your comments to BOEMRE by 

any of the means below. 

• Electronically: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter docket ID 

BOEM–2010–0053 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@boemre.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 1010–0067 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 

regulation that requires the subject 

collection of information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 250, subpart E, Oil and 

Gas Well-Completion Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0067. 

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. 

and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., requires the 

Secretary of the Interior to preserve, 

protect, and develop oil and gas 

resources in the OCS 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; 

balance orderly energy resources 

development with protection of the 

human, marine, and coastal 

environment; ensure the public a fair 

and equitable return on OCS resources; 

and preserve and maintain free 

enterprise competition. Section 1332(6) 

of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1332) 

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 authority and responsibility are 

among those delegated to BOEMRE. To 

carry out these responsibilities, 

BOEMRE issues regulations governing 

oil and gas and sulphur operations in 

the OCS. This ICR addresses the 30 CFR 

250, subpart E, regulations 

implementing these responsibilities. 

BOEMRE analyzes and evaluates the 

information and data collected to ensure 

that planned well-completion 

operations will protect personnel and 

natural resources. They use the analysis 

and evaluation results in the decision to 

approve, disapprove, or require 

modification to the proposed wellcompletion operations. Specifically, 

BOEMRE uses the information to 

ensure: (a) Compliance with personnel 

safety training requirements; (b) crown 

block safety device is operating and can 

be expected to function to avoid 

accidents; (c) proposed operation of the 

annular preventer is technically correct 

and provides adequate protection for 

personnel, property, and natural 

resources; (d) well-completion 

operations are conducted on well 

casings that are structurally competent; 

and (e) sustained casing pressures are 

within acceptable limits. 

Subpart E was revised by rulemaking 

that became effective June 3, 2010 (75 

FR 23582), and addresses the 

procedures and requirements necessary 

to monitor, report, and ameliorate 

sustained casing pressure (SCP) 

conditions. BOEMRE uses the 

information to determine whether 

production from wells with SCP 

continues to afford the greatest possible 

degree of safety under these conditions 

and to require corrective action in 

specified cases that pose an ongoing 

safety hazard. 

Responses are mandatory. No 

questions of a sensitive nature are 

asked. BOEMRE protects information 

considered proprietary according to 

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

552) and its implementing regulations 

(43 CFR 2), and 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data 

and information to be made available to 

the public or for limited inspection.’’ 

Frequency: Varies by section, but is 

mostly on occasion or annual. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal oil, gas, 

or sulphur lessees and/or operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

estimated annual hour burden for this 

information collection is a total of 

41,879 hours. The following chart 


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details the individual components and 

estimated hour burdens. 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. 

Citation 30 CFR 250 

Subpart E Reporting and recordkeeping requirements Hour burden 

Average number of 

annual responses 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Requests 

502 ........................................ Request an exception to shutting in producible wells before moving a well-completion rig or related equipment.5 100 exceptions .................... 500 

512 ........................................ Request establishment, amendment, or cancellation of 

well-completion field rules.

10 3 field rules .......................... 30 

500–530 ................................ General departure and alternative compliance requests 

not specifically covered elsewhere in Subpart E regulations.

2 15 requests .......................... 30 

Subtotal .......................... ............................................................................................ ................ 118 responses ..................... 560 

Record Records 

506 ........................................ Record dates and times of well-completion operations 

safety meetings.

1⁄2 647 completions × 4 meetings = 2,588.

1,294 

511 ........................................ Record results of weekly traveling-block safety device in 

operations log.

1 647 completions × 2 recordings = 1,294.1,294 

516(c)(1) ................................ Record all your BOP test pressures .................................. 3⁄4 647 completions × 4 recordings = 2,588.1,941 

516(e) .................................... Record reason for postponing BOP test in driller’s report 1⁄2 54 recordings ....................... 27 

516(i) ..................................... Record time, date, and results of all pressure tests, crew 

drills, actuations, and inspections in driller’s report.

5 647 completions × 4 recordings = 2,588.12,940 

516(i)(1) ................................. Record BOP test pressure on pressure charts ................. 2 647 completions × 4 recordings = 2,588.5,176 

Subtotal .......................... ............................................................................................ ................ 11,700 responses ................ 22,672 

Submittals 

513; 515(a); 525 ................... Submit Forms MMS–123, MMS–123S, MMS–124, and 

MMS–125 and all accompanying information to conduct well-completion operations.

Burden included under 1010–0141. 0 

517(b) .................................... Submit results of casing pressure testing, callipering, and 

other evaluations.

4 82 results ............................. 328 

525(a); 526 ............................ Submit notification of corrective action .............................. 11⁄2 66 actions ............................ 99 

525(a); 529(a) ....................... Submit a corrective action plan ......................................... 11 130 plans ............................. 1,430 

525(b); 527 ............................ Submit a casing pressure request ..................................... 9 1,235 requests ..................... 11,115 

529(b) .................................... Submit the casing pressure diagnostic test data .............. 1 65 submittals ....................... 65 

Subtotal .......................... ............................................................................................ ................ 1,578 responses .................. 13,037 

Post/Retain 

514(c) .................................... Post the number of stands of drill pipe/collars that may 

be pulled and equivalent well-control fluid volume.

1⁄2 639 postings ........................ *320 

516(i)(6) ................................. Retain all records including pressure charts, driller’s report, referenced documents pertaining to BOP tests, 

actuations, and inspections at the facility for duration of 

the activity.

11⁄2 647 records .......................... *971 

516(i)(7) ................................. After completion of well, retain all records for 2 years at 

location conveniently available to BOEMRE.

2 647 records .......................... 1,294 

523 ........................................ Retain records of casing pressure and diagnostic tests 

for 2 years or until the well is abandoned.

1 3,025 records ....................... 3,025 

Subtotal .......................... ............................................................................................ ................ 4,958 responses .................. 5,610 

Total Hour Burden ......... ............................................................................................ ................ 18,354 responses ................ 41,879 

* Rounded. 

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.) 


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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 April 12, 2010, 

we published a Federal Register notice 

(75 FR 18545) 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 December 9, 2010. 

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: October 21, 2010. 

Sharon Buffington, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28277 Filed 11–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2010–N210; 10120–1112– 

0000–F2] 

Preparation of an Environmental 

Impact Statement for Issuance of an 

Incidental Take Permit for the 

Proposed Kauai Seabird Habitat 

Conservation Plan on Kauai, HI 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent and notice of 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), advise the 

public that we intend to prepare a joint 

Federal/State Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), in 

coordination with the Hawaii 

Department of Land and Natural 

Resources (DLNR), for the proposed 

Kauai Seabird Habitat Conservation 

Plan (KSHCP) and the expected 

applications from public and private 

entities on Kaua’i for incidental take 

permits (ITPs, or permits). The proposed 

KSHCP is being prepared under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA). The ITPs would 

authorize incidental take of the 

Federally endangered Hawaiian petrel 

(Pterodroma sandwichensis), the 

Federally threatened Newell’s 

(Townsends) shearwater (Puffinus 

auricularis newelli), and the bandrumped storm-petrel (Oceanodroma 

castro), a Federal candidate species that 

could become listed during the term of 

the permit (collectively, these three 

species are hereafter referred to as the 

‘‘Covered Species’’). The DLNR is 

preparing the KSHCP under which 

numerous applicants are anticipated to 

apply for incidental take of the Covered 

Species due to adverse effects of light 

attraction and these birds colliding with 

utility lines and associated structures. 

We provide this notice to announce 

the initiation of a public scoping period 

during which we invite other agencies 

and the public to attend a public 

meeting and submit oral and written 

comments that provide suggestions and 

information on the scope of issues and 

alternatives to be addressed in the joint 

EIS. 

DATES: Comments: To ensure 

consideration, please submit your 

comments by December 9, 2010. 

Public Meeting Dates and Locations: 

One Monday, November 10, 2010, 6– 

8 p.m at the Chiefess Kamakahelei 

Middle School Cafeteria, 4431 Nuhou 

Street, Lihue, HI 96766. 

ADDRESSES: Oral and written comments 

will be accepted during the meeting. 

You may also submit comments by one 

of the following methods: 

U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Bill 

Standley, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Pacific Islands Fish and 

Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., 

Room 3–122, Honolulu, HI 96850. 

Facsimile: (808) 792–9580 (Attention: 

Bill Standley). 

Electronic mail (e-mail): 

bill_standley@fws.gov. 

Comments received will be available 

for public inspection by appointment 

during normal business hours (Monday 

through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at 

the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill 

Standley, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see 

ADDRESSES above), telephone (808) 792– 

9400. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Reasonable Accommodation 

Persons needing reasonable 

accommodation in order to attend and 

participate in the public meeting should 

contact Bill Standley, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, as soon as possible (see 

ADDRESSES), or at (808) 792–9400. In 

order to allow sufficient time to process 

requests, please call no later than one 

(1) week before the public meeting. 

Information regarding this proposed 

action is available in alternative formats 

upon request. 

Background 

Section 9 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1538) 

and Federal regulations prohibit the 

take of fish and wildlife species listed 

as endangered or threatened. The term 

‘‘take’’ means to harass, harm, pursue, 

hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, 

or collect, or to attempt to engage in any 

such conduct. However, under section 

10(a) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1539 (a)), we 

may issue permits to authorize 

incidental take of listed fish and 

wildlife species. Incidental take is 

defined as take that is incidental to, and 

not the purpose of, carrying out an 

otherwise lawful activity. Regulations 

governing ITPs for threatened and 

endangered species are found at 50 CFR 

17.32 and 17.22. If the permits are 

issued, each permittee approved under 

the KSHCP would receive assurances 


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