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Metropolitan Housing and CDC, Inc. 

Capital Advance: $5,351,500 

Three-year Rental Subsidy: $474,000 

Number of Units: 44 

Woodstock, VA 

Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging 

Capital Advance: $1,337,800 

Three-year Rental Subsidy: $118,500 

Number of Units: 11 

Washington 

Omak, WA 

Okonogan County Community Action 

Council 

Capital Advance: $1,158,500 

Three-year Rental Subsidy: $101,100 

Number of Units: 10 

White Center, WA 

Providence Health Services 

Capital Advance: $8,297,800 

Three-year Rental Subsidy: $767,400 

Number of Units: 55 

Wisconsin 

Franklin, WI 

CommonBond Communities 

Capital Advance: $4,090,200 

Three-year Rental Subsidy: $339,000 

Number of Units: 30 

Wyoming 

Sheridan, WY 

Volunteers of America 

Capital Advance: $2,130,900 

Three-year Rental Subsidy: $131,100 

Number of Units: 15 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation and Enforcement 

[Docket ID No. BOEM–2011–0020] 

Information Collection Activity: 

Unitization, Extension of a Collection; 

Submitted for Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior. 

ACTION: 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 

Unitization (OMB Control No. 1010– 

0068). This notice also provides the 

public a second opportunity to 

comment on the paperwork burden of 

these regulatory requirements. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

October 6, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either 

fax (202) 395–5806 or e-mail 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior (1010–0068). Please also submit 

a copy of your comments to BOEMRE by 

any of the means below. 

• Electronically: go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled, 

Enter Keyword or ID, enter BOEM– 

2011–0020 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: 

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 1010–0068 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. To 

see a copy of the entire ICR submitted 

to OMB, go to http://www.reginfo.gov 

(select Information Collection Review, 

Currently Under Review). You may also 

contact Cheryl Blundon to obtain a 

copy, at no cost, of the regulation that 

requires the subject collection of 

information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart M, 

Unitization. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0068. 

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. Section 1334(a) specifies that the 

Secretary ‘‘provide for the prevention of 

waste and conservation of the natural 

resources of the [O]uter Continental 

Shelf, and the protection of correlative 

rights therein’’ and include provisions 

for ‘‘unitization, pooling, and drilling 

agreements.’’ 

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. Unitization requests for 

approval are subject to cost recovery, 

and BOEMRE regulations specify 

service fees for these requests. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are under 30 CFR 250, 

subpart M. Responses are required to 

obtain or retain a benefit and 

mandatory. No questions of a sensitive 

nature are asked. BOEMRE protects 

information considered proprietary 

according to the Freedom of Information 

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

regulations (43 CFR 2), and 30 CFR 

250.197, ‘‘Data and information to be 

made available to the public or for 

limited inspection,’’ and 30 CFR part 

252, ‘‘OCS Oil and Gas Information 

Program.’’ 

BOEMRE must approve any lessee’s 

proposal to enter an agreement to 

unitize operations under two or more 

leases and for modifications when 

warranted. Lessees submit consolidated 

Exploration Plans and Development and 

Production Plans for a unit area. We use 

the information to ensure that 

operations under the proposed unit 

agreement will result in preventing 

waste, conserving natural resources, and 

protecting correlative rights including 

the government’s interests. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal oil, gas, 

or sulphur lessees and/or holders of 

pipeline-rights-of-way. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

estimated annual hour burden for this 

information collection is a total of 3,348 

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. 

Citation 

30 CFR 250 

subpart M 

Reporting requirement Hour burden Average number annual 

responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

Non-hour cost burdens*

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Citation 

30 CFR 250 

subpart M 

Reporting requirement Hour burden Average number annual 

responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

Requests 

1301 ........................... Description of requirements ....................................... Burden included in the following sections. 0 

1301(d), (f)(3), (g)(1), 

(g)(2) (ii).

Request suspension of production or operations ...... Burden covered in 1010–0114. 0 

1302(b) ....................... Request preliminary determination on competitive 

reservoir.

80 1 request .......................... 80 

1304(b) ....................... Request compulsory unitization, including submitting 

unit agreement, unit operating agreement, initial 

plan of operation, obtain approval of Regional Supervisor if required, and supporting data; serving 

non-consenting lessees with documents.

205 1 request .......................... 205 

1304(d) ....................... Request hearing on required unitization ................... 1 1 request .......................... 1 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................... 3 responses ..................... 285 

Submittals 

1302(b) ....................... Submit concurrence or objection on competitiveness 

with supporting evidence.

35 1 request .......................... 35 

1302(c), (d) ................ Submit joint plan of operations, supplemental plans, 

or a separate plan if agreement cannot be 

reached.

45 1 plan ............................... 45 

1303; 1304 ................. **Submit revisions or modifications to unit agreement, unit operating agreement, plan of operation, 

change of unit operator, etc.

8 50 revs/mods ................... 400 

$831 fees × 50 revisions/modifications = $41,550. 

1303; 1304 ................. **Submit initial, and revisions to, participating area .. 54 10 submissions ................ 540 

1304(d) ....................... Submit statement at hearing on compulsory unitization.5 1 statement ...................... 5 

1304(e) ....................... Pay for and submit three copies of verbatim transcript of hearing.1 1 submission .................... 1 

Court reporter and 3 transcript copies for 1 hearing = $500. 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................... 64 responses ................... 1,026 

$42,050 non-hour cost burdens. 

General 

1303 ........................... Apply for voluntary unitization, including submitting 

unit agreement, unit operating agreement, initial 

plan of operation, obtain approval of Regional Supervisor if required, and supporting data; request 

for variance from model agreement and other related requirements.

185 11 applications/plans ....... 2,035 

$11,698 fee × 11 applications/plans = $128,678. 

1304(f) ........................ Appeal final order of compulsory unitization ............. Exempt as defined in 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), 

(c). 

0 

1300–1304 ................. General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart M regulations.1 2 requests ........................ 2 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................... 13 responses ................... 2,037 

$128,678 non-hour cost burdens. 

Total Burden ............................................................................................................................ 80 responses ................... 3,348 

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Citation 

30 CFR 250 

subpart M 

Reporting requirement Hour burden Average number annual 

responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

$170,728 Non-Hour Cost Burdens. 

* The non-hour cost burdens that are associated with cost recovery monies collected are based on actual submittals through Pay.gov for FY 

2010. 

** These requirements are specified in each Unit Agreement. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified three non-hour cost 

burdens associated with this 

information collection. Section 

250.1303 requires respondents to pay 

filing fees when (1) Applying for a 

voluntary unitization proposal or unit 

expansion ($11,698), as well as a (2) 

unitization revision ($831). The filing 

fees are required to recover the Federal 

Government’s processing costs. Section 

250.1304(d) provides an opportunity for 

parties notified of compulsory 

unitization to request a hearing; 

therefore § 250.1304(e) requires the 

party seeking the compulsory 

unitization to (3) pay for the court 

reporter and three copies of the 

verbatim transcript of the hearing 

(approximately $500). 

It should be noted there have been no 

such hearings in the recent past, and 

none are expected in the near future. We 

estimate a total reporting non-hour cost 

burden of $170,728. We have not 

identified any other paperwork nonhour cost burdens associated with the 

collection of information. 

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, 

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. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, on May 13, 2011, 

we published a Federal Register notice 

(76 FR 28058) announcing that we 

would submit this ICR to OMB for 

approval. The notice provided the 

required 60-day comment period. In 

addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB 

control number for the information 

collection requirements imposed by the 

30 CFR 250 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 have received no comments in 

response to these efforts. 

Send any 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 6, 

2011. 

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. 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (703) 

787–1025. 

Dated: August 22, 2011. 

Sharon Buffington, 

Acting Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation and Enforcement 

[BOEM–2011–0039] 

Commercial Lease of Submerged 

Lands for Renewable Energy 

Development on the Outer Continental 

Shelf 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement (BOEMRE), Department of 

the Interior. 

ACTION: Request for comment. 

SUMMARY: BOEMRE will use Form 0008 

to issue commercial renewable energy 

leases on the Outer Continental Shelf. In 

the preamble to the April 29, 2009, 

Final Rule, ‘‘Renewable Energy and 

Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on 

the Outer Continental Shelf,’’ BOEMRE 

stated that ‘‘we intend to develop a 

model lease form through a public 

process that will invite all interested 

and affected parties for their input’’ (at 

p. 19729). 

The bureau has developed the form 

included in this notice, and welcomes 

comments over the 30 days following 

publication of this notice. Following the 

30-day comment period, BOEMRE will 

review all submitted comments, and 

publish a final version of the form in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

October 6, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maureen A. Bornholdt, Program 

Manager, Office of Offshore Alternative 

Energy Programs at (703) 787–1300 for 

lease questions. 

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 

BOEM–2011–0039 then click ‘‘search.’’ 

Follow the instructions to submit public 

comments and view supporting and 

related materials. BOEMRE will post all 

comments on http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, Regulation 

and Enforcement; Attention: Wright 

Frank; 381 Elden Street, MS–4090, 

Herndon, Virginia 20170. Please 

reference the docket number and title in 

your comment and include your name 

and return address. 

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 view, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. 

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