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program(s) will be reflected in the 

tribe’s funding agreement. 

For questions regarding selfgovernance, contact Lee Frazier, 

Program Analyst, Office of External 

Affairs, Office of the Special Trustee for 

American Indians (MS 5140– MIB), 

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 

20240–0001, phone: (202) 208–7587, 

fax: (202) 208–7545. 

IV. Programmatic Targets 

During Fiscal Year 2014, upon request 

of a self-governance tribe, each non-BIA 

bureau will negotiate funding 

agreements for its eligible programs 

beyond those already negotiated. 

Dated: February 4, 2014. 

Sally Jewell, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–W8–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement (BSEE) 

[Docket ID BSEE–2013–0010; OMB Number 

1014–0012; 134E1700D2 EEEE500000 

ET1SF0000.DAQ000] 

Information Collection Activities: Open 

and Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil 

and Gas Pipelines Under the OCS 

Lands Act; Submitted for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-day Notice. 

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 

Open and Nondiscriminatory Access to 

Oil and Gas Pipelines Under the OCS 

Lands Act. This notice also provides the 

public a second opportunity to 

comment on the paperwork burden of 

these regulatory requirements. 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

March 24, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either 

fax (202) 395–5806 or email (OIRA_

Submission@omb.eop.gov) directly to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer 

for the Department of the Interior (1014– 

0012). Please provide a copy of your 

comments to BSEE by any of the means 

below. 

• Electronically: go to http://

www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, 

enter BSEE–2013–0010 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 

to: cheryl.blundon@mms.gov, fax (703) 

787–1546, or mail or hand-carry 

comments to: Department of the 

Interior; BSEE; Regulations and 

Standards Branch; ATTN: Nicole 

Mason; 381 Elden Street, HE3313; 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please 

reference 1014–0012 in your comment 

and include your name and return 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Mason, Regulations and 

Standards Branch, (703) 787–1605, to 

request additional information about 

this ICR. To see a copy of the entire ICR 

submitted to OMB, go to http://

www.reginfo.gov (select Information 

Collection Review, Currently Under 

Review). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 291, Open and 

Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil and 

Gas Pipelines Under the OCS Lands Act. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0012. 

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Lands Act (OCSLA), 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 that Act related to mineral resources 

on the OCS. Such rules and regulations 

will apply to all operations conducted 

under a lease, right-of-way, or a right-ofuse 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. 

The OCSLA requires open and 

nondiscriminatory access to oil and gas 

pipelines. The OCSLA provides the 

Secretary of the Interior the authority to 

issue and enforce rules to assure open 

and nondiscriminatory access to 

pipelines. These regulations provide a 

mechanism for entities who believe they 

have been denied open and 

nondiscriminatory access to pipelines 

on the OCS. The BSEE established a 

process, via the subject regulations, to 

submit complaints alleging denial of 

access or discriminatory access for a 

shipper transporting oil or gas 

production from Federal leases on the 

OCS. The complaint should include 

certain minimal data in order for BSEE 

to begin an investigation. Upon 

completion of an investigation, BSEE 

will propose a remedial action. 

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 fees for 

services that provide special benefits or 

privileges to an identifiable non-Federal 

recipient above and beyond those which 

accrue to the public at large. Regulations 

at §§ 291.106(b) and 291.108 require a 

nonrefundable processing fee of $7,500 

that a shipper must pay when filing a 

complaint to BSEE. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are among those 

delegated to BSEE. Responses are 

voluntary but are required to obtain or 

retain a benefit. No questions of a 

sensitive nature are asked. The BSEE 

protects information considered 

proprietary under the Freedom of 

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

DOI’s implementing regulations (43 CFR 

2), and under regulations at 30 CFR 

250.197, Data and information to be 

made available to the public or for 

limited inspection, 30 CFR Part 252, 

OCS Oil and Gas Information Program. 

The BSEE uses the submitted 

information to initiate a more detailed 

investigation into the specific 

circumstances associated with a 

complainant’s allegation of denial of 

access or discriminatory access to 

pipelines on the OCS. The complaint 

information will be provided to the 

alleged offending party. The BSEE may 

request additional information upon 

completion of the initial investigation. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents include OCS 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 51 

hours. The following chart 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. 

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Citation 30 CFR 291 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements 

Non-hour cost burden 

Hour burden 

Average 

number of 

annual 

responses 

Annual burden hours 

105, 106, 108, 109, 111 Submit complaint (with fee) to BSEE and affected parties. Request confidential treatment 

and respond to BSEE decision.

50 ................................. 1 50 

$7,500 fee x 1 = $7,500 

106(b), 109 .................... Request waiver or reduction of fee .................... 1 ................................... 1 1 

104(b), 107, 111 ............ Submit response to a complaint. Request confidential treatment and respond to BSEE decision.Information required after an investigation is opened against a specific entity 

is exempt under the PRA (5 CFR 

1320.4(a)(2), (c)). 

0 

110 ................................ Submit required information for BSEE to make 

a decision.

114, 115(a) .................... Submit appeal on BSEE final decision ..............

TOTAL BURDEN ... ........................................................................ .................................. 2 Responses 51 

$7,500 Non-hour cost burden 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified one non-hour cost 

burden of $7,500. The BSEE requires 

that shippers pay a nonrefundable fee of 

$7,500 for a complaint submitted to 

BSEE (30 CFR 291.106). The fee is 

required to recover the Federal 

Government’s processing costs. 

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 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. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, on November 18, 

2013, we published a Federal Register 

notice (78 FR 69121) announcing that 

we would submit this ICR to OMB for 

approval. The notice provided the 

required 60-day comment period. In 

addition, § 291.1 provides the OMB 

Control Number for the information 

collection requirements imposed by the 

30 CFR Part 291 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 received no comments in 

response to the Federal Register notice 

or any unsolicited comments. 

Public Availability of Comments: 

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: February 11, 2014. 

Robert W. Middleton, 

Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03627 Filed 2–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2013–N293; 

FXES11130800000–145–FF08E00000] 

Endangered Species Recovery Permit 

Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. With some 

exceptions, the Endangered Species Act 

(Act) prohibits activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

unless a Federal permit allows such 

activity. The Act also requires that we 

invite public comment before issuing 

these permits. 

DATES: Comments on these permit 

applications must be received on or 

before March 24, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments 

should be submitted to the Endangered 

Species Program Manager, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Region 8, 2800 Cottage 

Way, Room W–2606, Sacramento, CA 

95825 (telephone: 916–414–6464; fax: 

916–414–6486). Please refer to the 

respective permit number for each 

application when submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist; see ADDRESSES (telephone: 

760–431–9440; fax: 760–431–9624). 

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