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[FR Doc. E9–23967 Filed 10–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

[Docket No. MMS–2009–OMM–0013] 

MMS Information Collection Activity: 

1010–0006, Leasing of Sulphur or Oil 

and Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf 

and Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 

Gas Leasing, Extension of a 

Collection; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of an 

information collection (1010–0006). 

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 

the regulations under 30 CFR 256, 

‘‘Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and Gas in 

the Outer Continental Shelf,’’ and 30 

CFR 260, ‘‘Outer Continental Shelf Oil 

and Gas Leasing.’’ 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

December 7, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607. 

You may also contact Cheryl Blundon to 

obtain a copy, at no cost, of the 

regulations and the forms that require 

the subject collection of information. 

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 docket ID 

MMS–2009–OMM–0013 then click 

search. Under the tab ‘‘View by Docket 

Folder’’ you can submit public 

comments and view supporting and 

related materials available for this 

collection of information. 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– 

0006 in your subject line and include 

your name and return address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 256, ‘‘Leasing of 

Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the Outer 

Continental Shelf,’’ and 30 CFR Part 

260, ‘‘Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 

Gas Leasing.’’ 

Form(s): MMS–150, MMS–151, 

MMS–152, MMS–2028, and MMS– 

2028A. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0006. 

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. Also, the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA) 

prohibits certain lease bidding 

arrangements (42 U.S.C. 6213(c)). 

The Independent Offices 

Appropriations Act of 1952 (IOAA), 31 

U.S.C. 9701, authorizes Federal agencies 

to recover the full cost of services that 

provide special benefits. Under the 

Department of the Interior’s (DOI) policy 

implementing the IOAA, the Minerals 

Management Service (MMS) is required 

to charge the full cost for services that 

provide special benefits or privileges to 

an identifiable non-Federal recipient 

above and beyond those that accrue to 

the public at large. Instruments of 

transfer of a lease or interest are subject 

to cost recovery, and MMS regulations 

specify the filing fee for these transfer 

applications. 

These authorities and responsibilities 

are among those delegated to the MMS 

under which we issue regulations 

governing oil and gas and sulphur 

operations in the OCS. This ICR 

addresses the regulations at 30 CFR Part 

256, ‘‘Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and Gas 

in the OCS,’’ 30 CFR Part 260, ‘‘OCS Oil 

and Gas Leasing,’’ and the associated 

supplementary Notices to Lessees and 

Operators (NTLs) intended to provide 

clarification, description, or explanation 

of these regulations. This ICR also 

concerns the use of forms to process 

bonds per subpart I, Bonding, the 

transfer of interest in leases per subpart 

J, Assignments, Transfers and 

Extensions, and the filing of 

relinquishments per subpart K, 

Termination of Leases. The forms are: 

• MMS–2028, OCS Mineral Lessee’s 

and Operator’s Bond, 

• MMS–2028A, OCS Mineral Lessee’s 

and Operator’s Supplemental Plugging 

and Abandonment Bond, 

• MMS–150, Assignment of Record 

Title Interest in Federal OCS Oil and 

Gas Lease, 

• MMS–151, Assignment of 

Operating Rights Interest in Federal 

OCS Oil and Gas Lease, 

• MMS–152, Relinquishment of 

Federal OCS Oil and Gas Lease. 

We will protect specific individual 

replies from disclosure as proprietary 

information according to section 26 of 

the OCS Lands Act, the Freedom of 

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

implementing regulations (43 CFR part 

2), and 30 CFR 256.10(d). No items of 

a sensitive nature are collected. 

Responses are mandatory or are 

required to obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency: The frequency of response 

is mostly on occasion, annual. 

Description of Respondents: 

Respondents comprise Federal oil and 

gas or sulphur lessees and/or operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

currently approved annual reporting 

burden for this collection is 17,103 

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. 

Citation 30 CFR part 256 and NTLs Reporting and/or recordkeeping requirement 

Hour burden 

Non-hour cost 

burden 

Subparts A, C, E, H, L, M ............... None .................................................................................................................................... 0 


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Citation 30 CFR part 256 and NTLs Reporting and/or recordkeeping requirement 

Hour burden 

Non-hour cost 

burden 

Subparts G, H, I, J: 37; 53; 68; 70; 

71; 72; 73.

Request approval for various operations or submit plans or applications. Burden included with other approved collections in 30 CFR Part 250 (1010–0114, 1010–0141, 

1010–0142, 1010–0149, 1010–0151).

0 

Subpart B: All sections .................... Submit suggestions and relevant information in response to request for comments on 

proposed 5-year leasing program, including information from States/local governments. Not considered IC as defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(9).

0 

Subpart D: All sections ................... Submit response to Call for Information and Nominations on areas for leasing of minerals in specified areas in accordance with an approved leasing program, including 

information from States/local governments. Not considered IC as defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(h)(9).

0 

Subpart F: 31 .................................. States or local governments submit comments/recommendations on size, timing, or location of proposed lease sale.4 

Subpart G: 35; 46(d), (e) ................ Establish a Company File for qualification; submit updated information, submit qualifications for lessee/bidder, request exception.2 

41; 43; 46(g) .................................... Submit qualification of bidders for joint bids and statement or report of production, along 

with supporting information/appeal.

2 

44; 46 .............................................. Submit bids and required information ................................................................................. 5 

47(c) ................................................ File agreement to accept joint lease on tie bids ................................................................ 31⁄2

47(e)(1), (e)(3) ................................. Request for reconsideration of bid rejection. Not considered IC as defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(h)(9).

0 

47(f), (i); 50 ..................................... Execute lease (includes submission of evidence of authorized agent and request for 

dating of leases).

1 

Subpart I: 52(f)(2), (g)(2) ................. Submit authority for Regional Director to sell Treasury or alternate type of securities ..... 2 

53(a), 53(b); 54 ............................... OCS Mineral Lessee’s and Operator’s Bond (Form MMS–2028) ...................................... 1⁄4

53(c), (d), (f); 54(e) ......................... Demonstrate financial worth/ability to carry out present and future financial obligations, 

request approval of another form of security, or request reduction in amount of supplemental bond required.

31⁄2

54 .................................................... OCS Mineral Lessee’s and Operator’s Supplemental Plugging & Abandonment Bond 

(Form MMS–2028A).

1⁄4

55 .................................................... Notify MMS of any lapse in previous bond/action filed alleging lessee, surety, or guarantor is insolvent or bankrupt.1 

56 .................................................... Provide plan/instructions to fund lease-specific abandonment account and related information; request approval to withdraw funds.12 

57 .................................................... Provide third-party guarantee, indemnity agreement, financial information, related notices, reports, and annual update; notify MMS if guarantor becomes unqualified.19 

57(d)(3); 58 ..................................... Notice of and request approval to terminate period of liability, cancel bond, or other security.

1⁄2

59(c)(2) ............................................ Provide information to demonstrate lease will be brought into compliance ....................... 16 

Subpart J: 62; 63; 64; 65; 67 .......... File application and required information for assignment or transfer for approval/comment on filing fee (Forms MMS–150 and MMS–151).1 

$186 per application. 

63; 64(a)(8) ..................................... Submit non-required documents, for record purposes, which respondents want MMS to 

file with the lease document. Accepted on behalf of lessees as a service, MMS does 

not require nor need the filiings.

0 

$27 per filing. 

64(a)(7) ............................................ File required instruments creating or transferring working interests, etc., for record purposes.1 

Subpart K: 76; 92(a) ....................... File written request for relinquishment (Form MMS–152) .................................................. 1 

77(c) ................................................ Comment on lease cancellation (MMS expects 1 in 10 years) ......................................... 1 

Subpart N: 92(a) ............................. Request a bonus or royalty credit; submit supporting documentation ............................... 1 

95 .................................................... Request approval to transfer bonus or credit to another party; submit supporting information.1 

124(a) .............................................. Request MMS to reconsider field assignment of a lease. Exempt under 5 CFR 

1230.4(a)(2), (c).

0 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

There are three non-hour cost burdens 

to industry. They are as follows: 

• § 256.64, Form MMS–150— 

Assignment of Record Title Interest in 

Federal OCS Oil and Gas Lease, $186/ 

per response. 

• § 256.64, Form MMS–151— 

Assignment of Operating Rights Interest 

in Federal OCS Oil and Gas Lease, $186/ 

per response. 

• § 256.64, Non-required document 

filing fee, $27/per response. 

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 

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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 paperwork 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 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. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: September 25, 2009. 

E.P. Danenberger, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–24094 Filed 10–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1174–1175 

(Preliminary)] 

Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and 

Tube From China and Mexico 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Institution of antidumping 

investigations and scheduling of 

preliminary phase investigations. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the institution of investigations 

and commencement of preliminary 

phase antidumping investigation Nos. 

731–TA–1174–1175 (Preliminary) under 

section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 

(19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act) to 

determine whether there is a reasonable 

indication that an industry in the 

United States is materially injured or 

threatened with material injury, or the 

establishment of an industry in the 

United States is materially retarded, by 

reason of imports from China and 

Mexico of seamless refined copper pipe 

and tube, provided for in subheadings 

7411.10.10, and 8415.90.80 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States, that are alleged to be sold 

in the United States at less than fair 

value. Unless the Department of 

Commerce extends the time for 

initiation pursuant to section 

732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 

1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must 

reach a preliminary determination in 

antidumping investigations in 45 days, 

or in this case by November 16, 2009. 

The Commission’s views are due at 

Commerce within five business days 

thereafter, or by November 23, 2009. 

For further information concerning 

the conduct of these investigations and 

rules of general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through 

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207). 

DATES: Effective Date: September 30, 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Haines (202–205–3200), Office 

of Investigations, U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 

assistance in gaining access to the 

Commission should contact the Office 

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server (http:// 

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

these investigations may be viewed on 

the Commission’s electronic docket 

(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background. These investigations are 

being instituted in response to a petition 

filed on September 30, 2009, by Cerro 

Flow Products, Inc., St. Louis, MO; 

Kobe Wieland Copper Products, LLC, 

Pine Hall, NC; Mueller Copper Tube 

Products, Inc., and Mueller Copper 

Tube Company, Inc., Memphis, TN. 

Participation in the investigations and 

public service list. Persons (other than 

petitioners) wishing to participate in the 

investigations as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the 

Commission’s rules, not later than seven 

days after publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register. Industrial users 

and (if the merchandise under 

investigation is sold at the retail level) 

representative consumer organizations 

have the right to appear as parties in 

Commission antidumping 

investigations. The Secretary will 

prepare a public service list containing 

the names and addresses of all persons, 

or their representatives, who are parties 

to these investigations upon the 

expiration of the period for filing entries 

of appearance. 

Limited disclosure of business 

proprietary information (BPI) under an 

administrative protective order (APO) 

and BPI service list. Pursuant to section 

207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the 

Secretary will make BPI gathered in 

these investigations available to 

authorized applicants representing 

interested parties (as defined in 19 

U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are parties to the 

investigations under the APO issued in 

the investigations, provided that the 

application is made not later than seven 

days after the publication of this notice 

in the Federal Register. A separate 

service list will be maintained by the 

Secretary for those parties authorized to 

receive BPI under the APO. 

Conference. The Commission’s 

Director of Investigations has scheduled 

a conference in connection with these 

investigations for 9:30 a.m. on October 

21, 2009, at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building, 500 E Street, 

SW., Washington, DC. Parties wishing to 

participate in the conference should 

contact Elizabeth Haines (202–205– 

3200) not later than October 16, 2009, to 

arrange for their appearance. Parties in 

support of the imposition of 

antidumping duties in these 


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