37570 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 116 / Thursday, June 15, 2000 / Notices

Dated: March 22, 2000.

Bruce Babbitt,

Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 00–15074 Filed 6–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–958–6333–ET; GP0–0244; OR–53979]

Cancellation of Proposed Withdrawal;

Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service, has

canceled its application to withdraw

approximately 960 acres of National

Forest System lands, lying within the

Syskiyou National Forest, for protection

of the North Fork Smith River. This

action will cancel the proposed

withdrawal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles R. Roy, BLM Oregon/

Washington State Office, 503–952–6189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 23, 1997, the U.S. Department

of Agriculture, Forest Service, filed an

application to withdraw lands for the

protection of the North Fork Smith

River. A Notice of Proposed Withdrawal

was published in the Federal Register,

63FR29427, May 29, 1998, which

segregated the lands described therein

from location and entry under the

United States mining laws (30 U.S.C.

Ch. 2 (1994), but not the mineral leasing

laws, subject to valid existing rights.

The applicant agency has canceled the

application in its entirety. This action is

subject to valid existing rights, the

provisions of existing withdrawals, and

other segregations of record.

Dated: June 6, 2000.

Robert D. DeViney Jr.,

Chief, Branch of Realty and Records Services.

[FR Doc. 00–15174 Filed 6–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB);

Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of a

currently approved information

collection (OMB Control Number 1010–

0078).

SUMMARY: To comply with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), we are

notifying you that we have submitted

the information collection request (ICR)

discussed below to the OMB for review

and approval. We are also inviting your

comments on this ICR.

DATES: Submit written comments by

July 17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments

directly to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:

Desk Officer for the Department of the

Interior (1010–0078), 725 17th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20503. Mail or

handcarry a copy of your comments to

the Department of the Interior; Minerals

Management Service; Attention: Rules

Processing Team; Mail Stop 4024; 381

Elden Street; Herndon, Virginia 20170–

4817.

Our practice is to make comments,

including names and home addresses of

respondents, available for public review

during regular business hours.

Individual respondents may request that

we withhold their home address from

the rulemaking record, which we will

honor to the extent allowable by law.

There may be circumstances in which

we would withhold from the record a

respondent’s identity, as allowable by

law. If you wish us to withhold your

name and/or address, you must state

this prominently at the beginning of

your comment. However, we will not

consider anonymous comments. We

will make all submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public inspection in their entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alexis London, Rules Processing Team,

telephone (703) 787–1600. You may also

contact Alexis London to obtain a copy

of the collection of information at no

cost.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 30 CFR part 250, Subpart O,

Training.

OMB Control Number: 1010–0078.

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf

(OCS) Lands Act, as amended, 43 U.S.C.

1334(e), gives the Secretary of the

Interior (Secretary) the responsibility to

preserve, protect, and develop oil and

gas resources in the OCS in a manner

which 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 human, marine, and coastal

environments; ensure the public a fair

and equitable return on resources of the

OCS; and preserve and maintain free

enterprise competition. Section 1332(6)

of the OCS Lands Act requires that

‘‘operations in the [O]uter Continental

Shelf should be conducted in a safe

manner by well trained personnel using

technology, precautions, and other

techniques sufficient to prevent or

minimize the likelihood of blowouts,

loss of well control, fires, spillages,

physical obstructions 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 MMS. To

carry out these responsibilities, MMS

issues regulations governing oil and gas

or sulphur operations in the OCS.

The MMS uses the information

collected under subpart O to ensure that

certain workers in the OCS are properly

trained in the use of equipment and

procedures in drilling, well-completion,

well-workover, and well-servicing well

control operations and production

safety system operations in order to

avoid hazards inherent in those

operations. This information is

necessary to verify personnel training

compliance with the requirements.

Specifically, MMS uses the information

to:

• Evaluate new programs and

curriculum changes for technical

accuracy and ensure that the programs

incorporate appropriate instruction,

simulation, and hands-on training

activities.

• Review attendance records to verify

that a student has attended the entire

course before issuance of a certificate.

• Schedule MMS onsite evaluations

and audits of training organizations.

• Ensure that personnel are trained in

order to maintain a state of

preparedness essential for safe

operations.

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 250.196. We will

protect personal information such as

social security numbers according to the

Privacy Act. No items of a sensitive

nature are collected. Responses are

mandatory.

The PRA provides that an agency may

not conduct or sponsor, and a person is

not required to respond to, a collection

of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number.

We published a Federal Register notice

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with the required 60-day comment

period soliciting comments on this ICR

on February 23, 2000 (65 FR 8987).

Frequency: On occasion or annual.

Estimated Number and Description of

Respondents: Approximately 130

Federal OCS oil, gas, and sulphur

lessees and 52 training schools.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 2,300

burden hours. Refer to the following

chart.

Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart O Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Number Burden

hours

Annual

burden

hours

1508 ............................................ Request exceptions (departures) to training requirements.15 exceptions ............................. .25 14

1512 ............................................ Request approval of alternative training program 4 alternative programs ............... 100 400

1515 ............................................ Apply to MMS for training program accreditation

renewal.

14 renewal accreditations .......... 46 644

1516 ............................................ Apply to MMS for approval of new training program accreditation.7 new programs ......................... 100 700

1504; 1517(c), (d), (j), (k) ............ Supply trainees with various documents, manuals, course updates, and certificates of training..Supplying these documents is usual/customary practice for a training situation0

1517(h) ........................................ Furnish MMS personnel a copy of training program and plan during onsite review.These documents would be readily available. 0

1517(i) ......................................... Submit annual course schedule and changes to

MMS.

48 schedules .............................. 8 384

1517(l) ......................................... Send MMS letter and course roster at the completion of each course.2,100 letters/rosters .................... .08 168

Reporting Total ............................................................................... 2,188 Responses 2,300

1503 ............................................ Provide drilling and well-completion/ wellworkover floorhands job site well-control drill;

record in driller and operations logs.

Training drills are conducted as part of regularly scheduled drills required by subparts

D, E, or F; burdens included in 1010–

0053, 1010–0057, & 1010–0043

0

1517(a) ........................................

517(b) ..........................................

Retain records for each trainee for 5 years .........

Retain records of training program for 5 years ....

Training organizations maintain records as

usual/customary business practice. Although some might retain records for less

than 5 years, once the documentation is

recorded and filed, no additional burden

for longer retention as verified by the organizations consulted.

0

Recordkeeping Total ............................................................................... 0

1 Rounded.

Estimated Annual Recordkeeping

‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Burden: We have

identified no non-hour cost burdens for

this collection.

Comments: All comments are made a

part of the public record. Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA 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.

Send your comments directly 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 July 17,

2000.

MMS Information Collection

Clearance Officer: Jo Ann Lauterbach,

(202) 208–7744.

Dated: May 4, 2000.

John V. Mirabella,

Acting Chief, Engineering and Operations

Division.

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submitted for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of a

currently approved information

collection (OMB control number 1010–

0137).

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are

submitting to OMB for review and

approval an information collection

request (ICR) titled Historical Well Data

Cleanup (HWDC) Project. We are also

soliciting comments from the public on

this ICR.

DATE: Submit written comments by July

17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments

directly to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:

Desk Officer for the Department of the

Interior (1010–0137), 725 17th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20503. Mail or

hand carry a copy of your comments to

the Department of the Interior; Minerals

Management Service; Attention: Rules

Processing Team; Mail Stop 4024; 381

Elden Street; Herndon, Virginia 20170–

4817.

Our practice is to make comments,

including names and home addresses of