Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 23, 2009 / Notices 48587 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: Approximately 128 

respondents from all persons in the 

Native Alaskan household/community. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The MMS 

estimates the total annual burden hours 

to be 192 (128 respondents × 1.5 hours 

per questionnaire = 192 total 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 

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 May 1, 2009, 

we published a Federal Register notice 

(74 FR 20329) announcing that we 

would submit this information 

collection request to OMB for approval. 

The notice provided the required 60-day 

comment period. This notice also 

informed the public that they may 

comment at any time on the collection 

of information and provided 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 October 22, 2009. 

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. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: July 9, 2009. 

E.P. Danenberger, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–22832 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for 1029–0051 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing 

its intention to request approval to 

continue the collection of information 

for 30 CFR part 840—Permanent 

Program Inspection and Enforcement 

Procedures. This information collection 

activity was previously approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), and assigned control number 

10290051. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection activities must be 

received by November 23, 2009, to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 

Constitution Ave, NW., Room 202–SIB, 

Washington, DC 20240. Comments may 

also be submitted electronically to 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this collection of information, contact 

John Trelease, at (202) 208–2783 or by 

e-mail listed in ADDRESSES. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

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

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

[see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

OSM will be submitting to OMB for 

renewed approval. The collection is 

contained in 30 CFR part 840— 

Permanent Program Inspection and 

Enforcement Procedures. OSM will 

request a 3-year term of approval for 

each information collection activity. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

need for the collection of information 

for the performance of the functions of 

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (4) 

ways to minimize the information 

collection burden on respondents, such 

as use of automated means of collection 

of the information. A summary of the 

public comments will accompany 

OSM’s submission of the information 

collection request to OMB. 

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. 

The following information is provided 

for the information collection: (1) Title 

of the information collection; (2) OMB 

control number; (3) summary of the 

information collection activity; and (4) 

frequency of collection, description of 

the respondents, estimated total annual 

responses, and the total annual 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

the collection of information. 

Title: 30 CFR part 840—Permanent 

Program Inspection and Enforcement 

Procedures. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0051. 

Abstract: This provision requires the 

regulatory authority to conduct periodic 

inspections of coal mining activities, 

and prepare and maintain inspection 

reports and other related documents for 

OSM and public review. This 

information is necessary to meet the 

requirements of the Surface Mining 

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 

and its public participation provisions. 

Public review assures the public that the 

State is meeting the requirements for the 

Act and approved State regulatory 

program. 

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48588 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 23, 2009 / Notices 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once, 

monthly, quarterly, and annually. 

Description of Respondents: State 

Regulatory Authorities. 

Total Annual Responses: 80,284. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 526,985. 

Dated: September 14, 2009. 

John R. Craynon, 

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. E9–22800 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

[Docket No. MMS–2009–OMM–0012] 

MMS Information Collection Activity: 

1010–0176, Renewable Energy and 

Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on 

the Outer Continental Shelf Forms, 

Extension of a Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of an 

information collection (1010–0176). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a 

collection of information that we will 

resubmit to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. The resubmission of this 

information collection request (ICR) is 

necessary to include forms we have 

developed to clarify and facilitate 

submission of certain paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

30 CFR 285, Renewable Energy and 

Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on 

the Outer Continental Shelf. The new 

forms are Forms MMS–0002, MMS– 

0003, MMS–0004, MMS–0005, and 

MMS–0006. These forms will entail no 

additional information collection 

burden to that already approved by 

OMB for the 30 CFR 285 regulations. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

November 23, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607. 

You may also contact Cheryl Blundon or 

Timothy Redding (703) 787–1219, to 

obtain a copy, at no cost, of the 

regulation and the forms that require the 

subject collection of information. Also, 

you can view or print the forms via 

regulations.gov. See the instructions 

listed in the ADDRESSES section. 

ADDRESSES: Follow the instructions 

under ‘‘Electronically’’ to view or print 

out the forms that are attached in the 

supporting and related materials section 

of the docket. You may submit 

comments by either of the following 

methods listed below: 

• Electronically: go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled 

‘‘Select Document Type’’, click Notice 

in the drop down menu. In the entry 

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

docket ID MMS–2009–OMM–0012, then 

click Search. Look for the subject 

Information Collection notice and under 

the Actions column on the right, click 

the ‘‘submit a comment’’ button. Include 

your name and return address in your 

comment. The MMS will post all 

comments. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Minerals 

Management Service; Attention: Cheryl 

Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024; 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please 

reference Information Collection 1010– 

0176 in your subject line and mark your 

message for return receipt. Include your 

name and return address in your 

comment text. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 285, Renewable Energy 

and Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities 

on the Outer Continental Shelf. 

Form(s): MMS–0002, MMS–0003, 

MMS–0004, MMS–0005, and MMS– 

0006. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0176. 

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 issue leases, easements, or rights-ofway on the OCS for activities that 

produce or support production, 

transportation, or transmission of energy 

from sources other than oil and gas 

(renewable energy). Specifically, 

subsection 8(p) of the OCS Lands Act, 

as amended by section 388 of the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–58), 

directs the Secretary of the Interior to 

issue any necessary regulations to carry 

out the OCS renewable energy program. 

The Secretary delegated the authority to 

issue such regulations and implement 

an OCS renewable energy program to 

the Minerals Management Service 

(MMS). 

Under 30 CFR part 285, respondents 

will operate commercial and 

noncommercial technology projects that 

include installation, construction, 

operation and maintenance, and 

decommissioning of offshore facilities, 

as well as possible onshore support 

facilities. The MMS must ensure that 

these activities and operations on the 

OCS are carried out in a safe and 

pollution-free manner, do not interfere 

with the rights of other users on the 

OCS, and balance the protection and 

development of OCS resources. To do 

this, MMS needs information 

concerning the proposed activities, 

facilities, safety equipment, inspections 

and tests, and natural and manmade 

hazards near the site, as well as 

assurance of fiscal responsibility. 

Specifically, MMS will use the 

information collected under part 285 to: 

• Determine if applicants and 

assignees are qualified to hold leases on 

the OCS. Information is used to track 

ownership of leases and right-of-way 

(ROW) or right of use and easement 

(RUE), as well as to approve requests to 

designate an operator to act on the 

lessee’s behalf. Information is necessary 

to approve assignment, relinquishment, 

or cancellation requests. Information is 

used to document that a lease, ROW, or 

RUE has been surrendered by the record 

title holder and to ensure that all legal 

obligations are met and facilities are 

properly decommissioned. 

• Determine if an application for a 

ROW or RUE serves the purpose 

specified in the grant. 

• Review and approve SAPs, COPs, 

and GAPs prior to allowing activities to 

commence on a lease to ensure that the 

activities will protect human, marine, 

and coastal environments of the OCS; to 

review plans for taking safety 

equipment out of service to ensure 

alternate measures are used that will 

properly provide for the safety of the 

facilities. The MMS inspectors monitor 

the records concerning facility 

inspections and tests to ensure safety of 

operations and protection of the 

environment and to schedule their 

workload to permit witnessing and 

inspecting operations. Provide lessees 

greater flexibility to comply with 

regulatory requirements through 

approval of alternative equipment or 

procedures and departures to 

regulations if they demonstrate equal or 

better compliance with the appropriate 

performance standards. 

• Ensure that, if granted, proposed 

routes of a ROW or RUE do not conflict 

with any State requirements or unduly 

interfere with other OCS activities. 

• Determine if all facilities, project 

easements, cables, pipelines, and 

obstructions, when they are no longer 

needed, are properly removed or 

decommissioned, and that the seafloor 

is cleared of all obstructions created by 

operations on the lease, project 

easement, RUE or ROW. 

• Improve safety and environmental 

protection on the OCS through 

collection and analysis of accident 

reports to ascertain the cause of the 

accidents and to determine ways to 

prevent recurrences. 

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