Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 16, 2013 / Notices 3447 

Montana Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC) will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

February 20, 2013. The meeting will 

begin at 9 a.m. with a 30-minute public 

comment period starting at 11:30 a.m. 

and will adjourn at 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be in the 

BLM’s Butte Field Office, 106 N. 

Parkmont, in Butte, Montana. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 15- 

member council advises the Secretary of 

the Interior on a variety of management 

issues associated with public land 

management in Montana. During this 

meeting the council will participate in/ 

discuss/act upon several topics, 

including a discussion of proposed fees 

for the historic Henneberry Homestead 

near Dillon, and updates from the 

BLM’s Butte, Missoula and Dillon field 

offices. 

All RAC meetings are open to the 

public. The public may present written 

comments to the RAC. Each formal RAC 

meeting will also have time allocated for 

hearing public comments. Depending on 

the number of persons wishing to 

comment and time available, the time 

for individual oral comments may be 

limited. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT: 

David Abrams, Western Montana 

Resource Advisory Council Coordinator, 

Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, 

Butte, MT 59701, 406–533–7617, 

dabrams@blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FIRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

Richard M. Hotaling, 

District Manager, Western Montana District. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00829 Filed 1–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[OMB Number 1010–0181] 

Information Collection: Southern 

Alaska Sharing Network and 

Subsistence Study; Submitted for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-day notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM) is notifying the 

public that we have submitted an 

information collection request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR 

pertains to conducting a survey on 

subsistence and sharing networks in 

coastal Alaska. This notice provides the 

public a second opportunity to 

comment on the paperwork burden of 

this collection. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

February 15, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments on this 

ICR to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior at OMB– 

OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov (email). 

Please provide a copy of your comments 

to the BOEM Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, Arlene Bajusz, 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

381 Elden Street, HM–3127, Herndon, 

Virginia 20170 (mail) or 

arlene.bajusz@boem.gov (email). Please 

reference ICR 1010–0181 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arlene Bajusz, Office of Policy, 

Regulations, and Analysis at 

arlene.bajusz@boem.gov (email) or (703) 

787–1025 (phone). You may review the 

ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to review 

Department of the Interior collections 

under review by OMB. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0181. 

Title: Southern Alaska Sharing 

Network and Subsistence Study. 

Abstract: The Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), under the 

Department of the Interior (DOI), is the 

Federal administrative agency that 

conducts OCS lease sales and monitors 

and mitigates adverse impacts that 

might be associated with offshore 

resource development. Within BOEM, 

the Environmental Studies Program 

implements and manages the 

responsibilities of research. This study 

will facilitate the meeting of DOI/BOEM 

information needs on subsistence food 

harvest and sharing activities in various 

coastal Alaska areas. 

Planning areas for potential resource 

development in Alaska can include 

large geographic areas with diverse, 

abundant, and environmentally 

sensitive resources. Within these areas, 

the DOI’s Proposed OCS Oil and Gas 

Leasing Program considers that there 

will be an oil and gas lease sale in the 

future. These proposed sale areas or 

adjacent areas support major productive 

commercial and subsistence fisheries; 

provide habitat to numerous marine 

mammals and land animals, as well as 

plant harvesting; and are a significant 

migration and staging area for 

internationally important waterfowl. 

Numerous communities in the State of 

Alaska rely heavily on subsistence 

fisheries. 

This study assesses the vulnerabilities 

of several coastal communities in 

southern Alaska as to the potential 

effects of offshore oil and gas 

development on subsistence food 

harvest and sharing activities. It 

investigates the resilience of local 

sharing networks that structure 

contemporary subsistence-cash 

economies using research methods that 

involve the residents of these 

communities most proximate to the 

future sale area(s). 

The BOEM will use the information 

collected to gain knowledge about local 

social systems that will help shape 

development leasing strategies and 

serve as an interim baseline for impact 

monitoring to compare against future 

research in these areas. Without this 

data, BOEM will not have sufficient 

information to make informed leasing 

and development decisions for these 

areas. 

Survey Instrument: The research will 

be collected from a survey administered 

to each head of household in the 

communities to collect information 

about the subsistence (harvest data) and 

sharing networks of the communities. 

The information under this collection 

will be obtained through personal 

interviews that are voluntary. 

Interview Methods: The interviews for 

each study will be conducted in person 

in a setting most comfortable for the 

respondents. This personal method is 

more expensive and time consuming for 

the researchers, but these drawbacks are 

outweighed by improvements in the 

quality of information obtained and the 

rapport established. Telephone 

interviews have not been successful in 

rural Alaska. Each respondent will be 

paid an honorarium for taking part in 

the study. Responses are voluntary and 

confidential. 

Frequency: One-time event for each 

study. 

Description of Respondents: 

Approximately 548 respondents from 

southern Alaska coastal communities. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

estimated annual hour burden for this 

collection is 411 hours. We estimate 

each survey will take about 45 minutes. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified no non-hour cost 

burdens for this collection. 

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with 

3448 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 16, 2013 / Notices 

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 August 22, 

2012, BOEM published a Federal 

Register notice (77 FR 50712) 

announcing that we would submit this 

ICR to OMB for approval. The notice 

provided the required 60-day comment 

period. We received one comment. The 

Marine Mammal Commission 

commended BOEM for including 

science-based assessments of 

subsistence food harvest and sharing 

activities in Alaskan communities as 

part of its Environmental Studies 

Program and therefore supports the 

collection of information. Comments are 

accepted at any time. 

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. 

Dated: December 6, 2012. 

Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka, 

Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and 

Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00763 Filed 1–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing 

that the information collection request 

for the requirements for permits and 

permit processing has been submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. The 

information collection package was 

previously approved and assigned 

control number 1029–0115. This 

information collection will also seek 

approval to collect permit processing 

fees approved under OSM regulations. 

This notice describes the nature of the 

information collection activity and the 

expected burdens. 

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to 

approve or disapprove the information 

collection but may respond after 30 

days. Therefore, public comments 

should be submitted to OMB by 

February 15, 2013, in order to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Department of the Interior Desk 

Officer, via email at 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov, or by 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Also, 

please send a copy of your comments to 

John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 

Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203—SIB, 

Washington, DC 20240, or electronically 

to jtrelease@osmre.gov. Please reference 

1029–0115 in your correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request contact John Trelease 

at (202) 208–2783, or electronically at 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. You may also 

review the information collection 

request online at http:// 

www.reginfo.gov. Follow the 

instructions to review Department of the 

Interior collections under review by 

OMB. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. OSM has 

submitted a request to OMB to renew its 

approval for the collection of 

information for 30 CFR Part 773— 

Requirements for Permits and Permit 

Processing. OSM is requesting a 3-year 

term of approval for this information 

collection activity. 

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. The OMB control 

number for this collection, 1029–0115, 

is listed in 30 CFR 773.3. Individuals 

are required to respond to obtain a 

benefit. 

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a 

Federal Register notice soliciting 

comments on these collections of 

information was published on October 

3, 2012 (77 FR 60459). No comments 

were received. This notice provides the 

public with an additional 30 days in 

which to comment on the following 

collection activity: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 773—Requirements 

for Permits and Permit Processing. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0115. 

Summary: The collection activities for 

this Part ensure that the public has the 

opportunity to review permit 

applications prior to their approval, and 

that applicants for permanent program 

permits or their associates who are in 

violation of the Surface Mining Control 

and Reclamation Act do not receive 

surface coal mining permits pending 

resolution of their violations. This 

collection request includes the 

submission of processing fees 

authorized by 30 CFR 736.25 and 750.25 

in Federal program states and on Indian 

lands, respectively. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: 

Applicants for surface coal mining and 

reclamation permits and State 

governments and Indian Tribes. 

Total Annual Respondents: 892 coal 

mining applicants and 24 regulatory 

authorities. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 38,442. 

Total Annual Non-Wage Cost Burden: 

$108,520. 

Send comments on the need for the 

collection of information for the 

performance of the functions of the 

agency; the accuracy of the agency’s 

burden estimates; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information collection; and ways to 

minimize the information collection 

burden on respondents, such as use of 

automated means of collection of the 

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with