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Membership, limited to 35 

organizations, represents a wide range 

of water resources interests and 

functions. Representation on the ACWI 

includes all levels of government, 

academia, private industry, and 

professional and technical societies. For 

more information on the ACWI, its 

membership, subgroups, meetings and 

activities, please see the Web site at: 

http://ACWI.gov. 

DATES: The formal meeting will convene 

at 9 a.m. on July 12, 2011, and will 

adjourn at 5 p.m. on July 13, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the USGS auditorium, located at 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 

20192. The meeting will also be 

accessible by teleconference and 

WebEx. When it is time to attend the 

meeting, visit this link: https:// 

usgs.webex.com/usgs/j.php?ED=

157656982&UID=1226445297&RT=

MiMxMQ%3D%3D. Teleconference: 

Dial-In Number—1–877–985–7015. 

Participant Access Code—9699971# . 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Wendy E. Norton, ACWI Executive 

Secretary and Chief, Water Information 

Coordination Program, U.S. Geological 

Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 

417, Reston, VA 20192. Telephone: 703– 

648–6810; Fax: 703–648–5644; e-mail: 

wenorton@usgs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is open to the public. Up to a 

half hour will be set aside for public 

comment. Persons wishing to make a 

brief presentation (up to 5 minutes) are 

asked to provide a written request with 

a description of the general subject to 

Ms. Norton at the above address no later 

than July 7, 2010. It is requested that 65 

copies of a written statement be 

submitted at the time of the meeting for 

distribution to members of the ACWI 

and placement in the official file. Any 

member of the public may submit 

written information and (or) comments 

to Ms. Norton for distribution at the 

ACWI meeting. 

Dated: June 24, 2011. 

Wendy Norton, 

Chief, Water Information Coordination 

Program. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation and Enforcement 

[Docket ID No. BOEM–2011–0064] 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Activity: 1010–0057, Pollution 

Prevention and Control, Extension of a 

Collection; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of an extension of an 

information collection (1010–0057) 

extension. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), BOEMRE 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 

Pollution Prevention and Control. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

August 29, 2011. 

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 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 BOEM– 

2011–0064 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 the 

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 1010–0057 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart C, 

Pollution Prevention and Control. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0057. 

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 manage the mineral 

resources of the OCS. Such rules and 

regulations will apply to all operations 

conducted under a lease, right-of-use 

and easement, and pipeline right-ofway. 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) states 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.’’ Section 

1334(a)(8) requires that regulations 

prescribed by the Secretary include 

provisions ‘‘for compliance with the 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

[NAAQS] pursuant to the Clean Air Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), to the extent 

that activities authorized under this Act 

significantly affect the air quality of any 

State.’’ Section 1843(b) calls for 

‘‘regulations requiring all materials, 

equipment, tools, containers, and all 

other items used on the Outer 

Continental Shelf to be properly color 

coded, stamped, or labeled, wherever 

practicable, with the owner’s 

identification prior to actual use.’’ 

This is a routine information 

collection request (ICR) concerning the 

regulations at 30 CFR part 250, subpart 

C, Pollution Prevention and Control. It 

also covers the related Notices to 

Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that 

BOEMRE issues to clarify and provide 

additional guidance on some aspects of 

the regulations. 

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 250.197, ‘‘Data 

and information to be made available to 

the public or for limited release.’’ No 

items of a sensitive nature are collected. 

Responses are mandatory. 

Frequency: On occasion, monthly, or 

annually, daily for inspection 

recordkeeping; varies by section. 


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Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal OCS oil 

and gas or sulphur lessees and 17 states. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

currently approved annual reporting 

burden for this collection is 198,866 

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 250 

subpart C and related 

NTL(s) 

Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Hour burden 

Pollution Prevention 

300(b)(1), (2) .............. Obtain approval to add petroleum-based substance to drilling mud system or approval 

for method of disposal of drill cuttings, sand, & other well solids, including those containing NORM. Burden covered under 1010–0141 (30 CFR Part 250, Subpart D).

0 

300(c) ......................... Mark items that could snag or damage fishing devices ................................................... 0.5 

300(d) ......................... Report and record items lost overboard ........................................................................... 1 hr ea × 2 = 2 

Inspection of Facilities 

301(a) ......................... Inspect drilling/production facilities for pollution; maintain inspection/repair records 2 

years.

1⁄4 hr/day × 365 days=91.25 

hrs 

1/12 hr every 3 days (365/3 = 122) = 10.17 hrs 

Facilities described in new or revised EP or DPP 

303(a) thru (d), (i), (j); 

304(a), (f).

Submit, modify, or revise Exploration Plans and Development and Production Plans; 

submit information required under 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart B. Burden covered 

under 1010–0151 (30 CFR Part 250, Subpart B).

0 

303(k); 304(a), (g) ...... Collect and report air quality emissions related data (such as facility, equipment, fuel 

usage, and other activity information) during the calendar year 2008 for input into 

State and regional planning organizations modeling.

4 hrs per month × 12 months 

= 48 

303(l); 304(h) .............. Collect and submit meteorological data (not routinely collected—minimal burden) ......... 1 

Existing Facilities 

304(a), (f) .................... Affected State may submit request to BOEMRE for basic emission data from existing 

facilities to update State’s emission inventory.

4 

304(e)(2) ..................... Submit compliance schedule for application of best available control technology 

(BACT).

40 

304(e)(2) ..................... Apply for suspension of operations. Burden covered under 1010–0114 (30 CFR 250, 

subpart A).

0 

304(f) .......................... Submit information to demonstrate that exempt facility is not significantly affecting air 

quality of onshore area of a State.

15 

General 

300–304 ...................... General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart C regulations.2 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified no non-hour cost 

burdens 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 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 


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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, 

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. 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (703) 

787–1025. 

Dated: June 21, 2011. 

Doug Slitor, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–16442 Filed 6–29–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation and Enforcement 

Docket ID No. BOEM–2011–0036] 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Activity: Geological and Geophysical 

(G&G) Explorations of the OCS, 

Revision of a Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of a revision of an 

information collection. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), BOEMRE 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 for 

Geological and Geophysical (G&G) 

Explorations of the Outer Continental 

Shelf, and in particular, we are revising 

BOEMRE Form MMS–0327 to adapt to 

new advances in technology (digital 

options) and clarifying requirements for 

environmental compliance. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

August 29, 2011. 

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 

regulation and form that requires the 

subject collection of information. Also, 

you can view or print the form via 

regulations.gov. See the instructions 

listed in the ADDRESSES section. 

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 BOEM– 

2011–0036 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 the 

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 1010–0048 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 251, Geological and 

Geophysical (G&G) Explorations of the 

Outer Continental Shelf. 

BOEMRE Form(s): MMS–0327. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0048. 

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. 

The OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1340) 

also states that ‘‘any person authorized 

by the Secretary may conduct geological 

and geophysical explorations in the 

[O]uter Continental Shelf, which do not 

interfere with or endanger actual 

operations under any lease maintained 

or granted pursuant to this OCS Lands 

Act, and which are not unduly harmful 

to aquatic life in such area.’’ The section 

further requires that permits to conduct 

such activities may only be issued if it 

is determined that the applicant is 

qualified; the activities are not 

polluting, hazardous, or unsafe; they do 

not interfere with other users of the 

area; and do not disturb a site, structure, 

or object of historical or archaeological 

significance. Applicants for permits are 

required to submit BOEMRE Form 

MMS–0327 to provide the information 

necessary to evaluate their 

qualifications. 

The OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1352) 

further requires that certain costs be 

reimbursed to the parties submitting 

required G&G information and data. 

Under the OCS Lands Act, permittees 

are to be reimbursed for the costs of 

reproducing any G&G data required to 

be submitted. Permittees are to be 

reimbursed also for the reasonable cost 

of processing geophysical information 

required to be submitted when 

processing is in a form or manner 

required by the Director of BOEMRE 

and is not used in the normal conduct 

of the business of the permittee. 

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, 

BOEMRE 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. 

The G&G permits are subject to cost 

recovery, and BOEMRE regulations 

specify the filing fee for the application. 

Regulations at 30 CFR part 251 

implement these statutory requirements. 

We use the information to ensure there 

is no environmental degradation, 

personal harm or unsafe operations and 

conditions, damage to historical or 

archaeological sites, or interference with 

other uses; to analyze and evaluate 

preliminary or planned drilling 

activities; to monitor progress and 

activities in the OCS; to acquire G&G 

data and information collected under a 

Federal permit offshore; and to 

determine eligibility for reimbursement 

from the government for certain costs. 

The information is necessary to 

determine if the applicants for permits 

or filers of notices meet the 

qualifications specified by the OCS 

Lands Act. BOEMRE uses information 

collected to understand the G&G 

characteristics of oil- and gas-bearing 

physiographic regions of the OCS. It 

aids the Secretary in obtaining a proper 


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