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Activity Total annual 

responses 

Completion 

time per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours * 

Form 10–2201—Personal Qualifications Statement ................................................................... 250 7 Hours .......... 1,750 

Form 10–2201A—‘‘Information Release Form’’ .......................................................................... 250 15 Min ............ 63 

Form 10–2201B—Release to Obtain a Credit Report ................................................................ 250 10 Min ............ 42 

Form 10–2201C—Lautenberg Certification ................................................................................. 250 5 Min .............. 21 

Form 10–2201D—Physical Efficiency Battery Waiver ................................................................ 250 5 Min .............. 21 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... 1,250 ........................ 1,897 

* Rounded. 

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 authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Phadrea Ponds, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19980 Filed 9–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[OMB Control Number 1010–0057; Docket 

ID: BOEM–2023–0004] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Pollution Prevention and 

Control 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

(BOEM) proposes this information 

collection request (ICR) to renew Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number 1010–0057. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

BOEM no later than November 14, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this ICR by mail to the BOEM 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Anna Atkinson, Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, 45600 

Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 

20166; or by email to anna.atkinson@

boem.gov. Please reference OMB control 

number 1010–0057 in the subject line of 

your comments. You may view the ICR 

and its related documents by searching 

the docket number ‘‘BOEM–2023–0004’’ 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anna Atkinson by email at 

anna.atkinson@boem.gov, or by 

telephone at 703–787–1025. Individuals 

in the United States who are deaf, 

deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 

speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside of the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, BOEM provides 

the general public and other Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, proposed, revised, 

and continuing collections of 

information. This helps BOEM assess 

the impact of its information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand BOEM’s information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

BOEM is soliciting comments on the 

proposed ICR described below. BOEM is 

especially interested in public 

comments addressing the following 

issues: (1) is the collection necessary to 

the proper functions of BOEM; (2) what 

can BOEM do to ensure that this 

information is processed and used in a 

timely manner; (3) is the burden 

estimate accurate; (4) how might BOEM 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(5) how might BOEM minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including minimizing the 

burden through the use of information 

technology? 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice are a matter of public record. 

BOEM will include or summarize each 

comment in its ICR to OMB for approval 

of this information collection. You 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your address, 

phone number, email address, or other 

personally identifiable information 

included in your comment—may be 

made publicly available at any time. 

For BOEM to consider withholding 

from disclosure your personally 

identifiable information, you must 

identify, in a cover letter, any 

information contained in your comment 

that, if released, would constitute a 

clearly unwarranted invasion of your 

privacy. You must also briefly describe 

any possible harmful consequences of 

the disclosure of information, such as 

embarrassment, injury, or other harm. 

Even if BOEM withholds your 

personally identifiable information in 

the context of this ICR, your comment 

is subject to the Freedom of Information 

Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552). Your 

information will only be withheld if a 

determination is made that one of the 

FOIA exemptions to disclosure applies. 

Such a determination will be made in 

accordance with the DOI’s FOIA 

implementing regulations (43 CFR part 

2) and applicable law. 

BOEM will make available for public 

inspection all comments in their 

entirety (except privileged or 

confidential information) submitted by 

organizations and businesses, or by 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives of organizations or 

businesses. BOEM protects privileged 

and confidential information in 

accordance with FOIA and the DOI’s 

implementing regulations. 

Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 550, 

subpart C, ‘‘Pollution Prevention and 

Control.’’ 

Abstract: Section 5(a) of the Outer 

Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 

as amended (43 U.S.C. 1334(a)), 

authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary) to prescribe rules and 

regulations to manage the energy and 

mineral resources of the Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS). Such rules and 

regulations apply to all operations 

conducted under a lease, right-of-use 

and easement, and pipeline right-ofway. 

Section 5(a)(8) of OCSLA requires that 

regulations prescribed by the Secretary 

include provisions ‘‘for compliance 

with the national ambient air quality 

standards pursuant to the Clean Air Act 

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

that activities authorized under this 

subchapter significantly affect the air 

quality of any State.’’ This information 


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collection renewal concerns information 

that is submitted to BOEM under 30 

CFR part 550, subpart C, ‘‘Pollution 

Prevention and Control,’’ which 

implements section 5(a)(8), and related 

notices to lessees and operators (NTLs), 

which clarify and provide additional, 

nonbinding guidance on aspects of the 

regulations. BOEM uses this information 

to inform its decisions on plan approval, 

to ensure operations are conducted 

according to all applicable regulations 

and plan conditions of approval, and to 

inform State and regional planning 

organizations’ modeling efforts. 

BOEM prepares an emission 

inventory every 3 years to help ensure 

that its regulations comply with section 

5(a)(8) of OCSLA and to implement the 

requirements at 30 CFR 550.303(k) and 

550.304(g). These emission inventories 

provide the essential input that BOEM 

needs to assess the impacts of OCS oil 

and gas activity on the States as 

mandated by the OCSLA. Also, these 

inventories provide the States with 

essential information needed to perform 

their implementation plan 

demonstrations to the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(USEPA). Finally, these inventories 

provide operators with essential data for 

their mandatory reporting of greenhouse 

gases to the USEPA. 

BOEM began planning for the 2023 

OCS emissions inventory by issuing 

NTL No. 2022–N01 on October 1, 2022. 

The NTL instructed lessees and 

operators on submitting information 

about their facility operations, as 

required by OCSLA and BOEM’s 

regulations, through BOEM’s web-based 

emissions reporting tool, the Air Quality 

System (AQS). AQS allows operators to 

submit their facility activity data 

electronically into the system, 

instantaneously calculates monthly and 

annual emissions, assures and controls 

data quality, generates reports such as 

emission inventory reports, and creates 

data graphics including geographic 

information system maps for operators 

and BOEM. AQS makes it easy for users 

to enter activity data, calculate 

emissions data in real-time, and 

leverage built-in validation features to 

quality check calculations prior to 

submission. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0057. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Potential respondents comprise Federal 

OCS oil and gas or sulfur lessees and 

operators and States. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 807 responses. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 51,080 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

retain or obtain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Every 3 

years. 

Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour 

Burden Cost: None. 

The following table details the 

individual BOEM information 

collections under OMB Control Number 

1010–0057 and respective hour burden 

estimates for this ICR. 

BURDEN TABLE

Citation 30 CFR part 550, subpart C 

and related NTL(s) 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirement 

Hour 

burden 

Average 

number of 

annual 

responses 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Facilities described in new or revised EP or DPP 

303; 304(a), (f) ...................................... Submit, modify, or revise Exploration Plans and Development and Production Plans; submit information required under 30 CFR part 550, subpart B.Burden covered under 1010–0151 (30 CFR part 550, subpart B). 

303(k); 304(a), (g); NTL ....................... Collect and report (in manner specified) air quality 

emissions related data (such as facility, equipment, fuel usage, and other activity information) 

during each specified calendar year for input into 

BOEM’s impacts assessments, and State and regional planning organizations’ modeling through 

specified software. (e.g., NTL No. 2022–N01: 

2023 OCS Emissions Inventory).

64 hrs per facility ............. 794 facilities ..................... 50,816 

303(l); 304(h) ........................................ Collect and submit (in manner specified) meteorological data (not routinely collected); emission 

data for existing facilities to a State.

8 ....................................... 1 submission .................... 8 

Subtotal ......................................... .................................................................................... .......................................... 795 responses ................. 50,824 

Existing Facilities 

304(a), (f) .............................................. Affected State may submit request, with supporting 

information, to BOEM for basic emission data 

from existing facilities to update State’s emission 

inventory.

16 ..................................... 5 requests ........................ 80 

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

available control technology (BACT).

40 ..................................... 1 schedule ....................... 40 

304(e)(2) ............................................... Apply for suspension of operations ........................... Burden covered under BSEE 1014–0022 (30 CFR 

250.174). 

0 

304(f) .................................................... Submit information to demonstrate that exempt facility is not significantly affecting air quality of onshore area of a State. Submit additional information to determine if controls are required.16 ..................................... 1 submission .................... 16 

Subtotal ......................................... .................................................................................... .......................................... 7 responses ..................... 136 


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BURDEN TABLE—Continued 

Citation 30 CFR part 550, subpart C 

and related NTL(s) 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirement 

Hour 

burden 

Average 

number of 

annual 

responses 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

General 

303–304 ................................................ Departure and alternative compliance (as cited in 

550.142) requests from 550.303 and 550.304 not 

specifically covered elsewhere in subpart C regulations.

24 ..................................... 5 requests ........................ 120 

Subtotal ......................................... .................................................................................... .......................................... 5 responses ..................... 120 

Total Burden ........................... .................................................................................... .......................................... 807 responses ................. 51,080 

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 authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Karen Thundiyil, 

Chief, Office of Regulations, Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20053 Filed 9–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4340–98–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2022–0053] 

Notice of Availability of the Empire 

Offshore Wind Final Environmental 

Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; final 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM) announces the 

availability of the final environmental 

impact statement (FEIS) for the 

construction and operations plan (COP) 

submitted by Empire Wind, LLC 

(Empire Wind) for its proposed Empire 

Wind Offshore Wind Farm Project 

(Project) offshore New York. The FEIS 

analyzes the potential environmental 

impacts of the Project as described in 

the COP (the proposed action) and the 

alternatives to the proposed action. The 

FEIS will inform BOEM’s decision 

whether to approve, approve with 

modifications, or disapprove the COP. 

ADDRESSES: The FEIS and detailed 

information about the Project, including 

the COP, can be found on BOEM’s 

website at: https://www.boem.gov/ 

renewable-energy/state-activities/ 

empire-wind. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jessica Stromberg, BOEM Office of 

Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 

Woodland Road, VAM–OREP, Sterling, 

Virginia 20166, (703) 787–1730 or 

jessica.stromberg@boem.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Action: Empire Wind seeks 

approval to construct, operate, and 

maintain the Project: a wind energy 

facility and its associated export cables 

on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

offshore New York. The Project would 

be developed within the range of design 

parameters outlined in the Empire Wind 

COP, subject to applicable mitigation 

measures. Empire Wind proposes to 

develop the lease area in two wind 

farms, known as Empire Wind 1 (EW 1) 

and Empire Wind 2 (EW 2) (collectively, 

the Project). EW 1 and EW 2 will be 

independent from each other. In total, 

Empire Wind proposes constructing and 

operating up to 147 wind turbines and 

up to 2 offshore substations with 2 cable 

routes under the terms of Renewable 

Energy Lease OCS–A 0512. 

The Project is located 14 statute miles 

from Long Island, New York, and 19.5 

statute miles from Long Branch, New 

Jersey. The onshore components of the 

Project will include up to three export 

cable landfalls in New York (one for EW 

1 and up to two for EW 2) and two 

onshore substations: EW 1 onshore 

substation in Brooklyn, New York; and 

EW 2 onshore substation in either 

Oceanside, New York, Island Park, New 

York, or both. 

Alternatives: BOEM considered 30 

alternatives when preparing the FEIS 

and carried forward 7 alternatives for 

further analysis in the FEIS. These 

seven alternatives include six action 

alternatives and the no action 

alternative. Twenty-three alternatives 

were rejected because they did not meet 

the purpose and need for the proposed 

action or did not meet screening criteria, 

which are presented in FEIS section 2.2. 

The screening criteria included 

consistency with law and regulations; 

technical and economic feasibility; 

environmental impact; and geographic 

considerations. 

Availability of the FEIS: The FEIS, 

Empire Wind COP, and associated 

information are available on BOEM’s 

website at: https://www.boem.gov/ 

renewable-energy/state-activities/ 

empire-wind. BOEM has distributed 

digital copies of the FEIS to all parties 

listed in FEIS appendix K. If you require 

a digital copy on a flash drive or a paper 

copy, BOEM will provide one upon 

request, as long as these materials are 

available. You may request a flash drive 

or paper copy of the FEIS by contacting 

Brandi Sangunett at (703) 787–1015 or 

brandi.sangunett@boem.gov. 

Cooperating Agencies: The following 

Federal agencies and State and city 

governmental entities participated as 

cooperating agencies in the preparation 

of the FEIS: Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement; U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency; 

National Marine Fisheries Service; U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers; U.S. Coast 

Guard; Maritime Administration; 

National Park Service; New York State 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation; New York State 

Department of State; New York State 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation; New York State Energy 

Research and Development Authority; 

and New York City Mayor’s Office of 

Environmental Coordination. The 

following Federal and Tribal entities 

participated as participating agencies in 

the preparation of the FEIS: The 

Shinnecock Indian Nation; Wampanoag 

Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), 

Delaware Nation, Delaware Tribe of 

Indians, Stockbridge-Munsee 

Community Band of Mohican Indians, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 

Department of Defense, and Department 

of the Navy. 


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