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area not expressly granted to the Lessee 

by the Act, the regulations, or this lease 

are hereby reserved to the Lessor. 

BOEM requires each bidder that is 

awarded a lease to complete the 

following: 

(1) Execute all copies of the lease 

(Form BOEM–2005 [February 2017], as 

amended); 

(2) Pay by EFT the balance of the 

bonus bid amount and the first year’s 

rental for each lease issued in 

accordance with the requirements of 30 

CFR 1218.155 and 556.520(a); and 

(3) Satisfy the bonding requirements 

of 30 CFR part 556, subpart I, as 

amended. ONRR requests that bidders 

use only one transaction for payment of 

the balance of the bonus bid amount 

and the first year’s rental. Once ONRR 

receives such payment, the bidder 

awarded the lease may not request a 

refund of the balance of the bonus bid 

amount or first year’s rental payment. 

XI. Delay of Sale 

The BOEM GOM RD has the 

discretion to change any date, time, 

and/or location specified in the Final 

NOS package if the RD deems that an 

emergent event could interfere with a 

fair and orderly lease sale. Such events 

could include, but are not limited to, 

natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes, 

hurricanes, floods), wars, riots, acts of 

terrorism, fires, strikes, civil disorder, or 

other events of a similar nature. 

Furthermore, the RD may change the 

date, time, and/or location of the lease 

sale to comply with court orders. In case 

of such events, bidders should call (504) 

736–0557 or access the BOEM website 

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

information regarding any changes. 

Elizabeth Klein, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

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BILLING CODE 4340–98–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[OMB Control Number 1010–0048; Docket 

ID: BOEM–2023–0004] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Geological and Geophysical 

Explorations of the Outer Continental 

Shelf 

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 1010–0048. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

the OMB desk officer no later than 

December 20, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your written 

comments on this ICR to the OMB’s 

desk officer for the Department of the 

Interior at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. From the www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain landing page, find 

this information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Please provide a copy 

of your comments by parcel delivery 

service or U.S. 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 1010–0048 in the subject line of 

your comments. You may also comment 

by searching the docket number 

‘‘BOEM–2023–0004’’ at 

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. 

Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 551, 

‘‘Geological and Geophysical 

Explorations of the Outer Continental 

Shelf.’’ 

Abstract: This ICR concerns the 

paperwork requirement in the 

regulations at 30 CFR part 551. This 

request also covers Form BOEM–0327, 

‘‘Requirements for Geological and 

Geophysical Explorations or Scientific 

Research on the Outer Continental 

Shelf.’’ 

Section 11(g) of the Outer Continental 

Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended 

(43 U.S.C. 1340(g)), authorizes the 

Secretary of the Interior to prescribe 

regulations to govern the issuance of 

permits for geological and geophysical 

(G&G) exploration on the Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS). The OCSLA 

states that ‘‘any person authorized by 

the Secretary may conduct geological 

and geophysical explorations in the 

[OCS], which do not interfere with or 

endanger actual operations under any 

lease maintained or granted pursuant to 

this subchapter, and which are not 

unduly harmful to aquatic life in such 

area.’’ 43 U.S.C. 1340(a)(1). It further 

provides that permits to conduct such 

activities may only be issued if BOEM 

determines that the applicant is 

qualified; the activities will not interfere 

with or endanger operations under any 

lease issued or maintained pursuant to 

OCSLA; and the activities will not be 

unduly harmful to aquatic life, result in 

pollution, create hazardous or unsafe 

conditions, unreasonably interfere with 

other uses of the area, or disturb any 

site, structure, or object of historical or 

archaeological significance. 43 U.S.C. 

1340(g)(1)–(3). 

BOEM requires applicants for G&G 

permits to submit Form BOEM–0327 to 

provide the information necessary to 

evaluate their qualifications. Upon 

BOEM approval of the application, 

BOEM issues to the applicant the 

appropriate permit: Form BOEM–0328, 

‘‘Permit for Geophysical Exploration for 

Mineral Resources or Scientific 

Research on the Outer Continental 

Shelf,’’ for geophysical exploration or 

Form BOEM–0329, ‘‘Permit for 

Geological Exploration for Mineral 

Resources or Scientific Research on the 

Outer Continental Shelf,’’ for geological 

exploration. BOEM completes these 

permit forms; applicants do not incur 

any paperwork burden related to Forms 

BOEM–0328 and –0329. 

Requirements for G&G exploration or 

scientific research on the OCS are 

contained in 30 CFR part 551 and are 

the subject of this ICR. BOEM is also 

renewing Form BOEM–0327. This form 

outlines the requirements for G&G 

activities requiring permits and notices. 

This form also contains the application 

that applicants submit to BOEM and a 

nonexclusive use agreement for 

scientific research, if applicable. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0048. 

Form Number: BOEM–0327, 

‘‘Requirements for Geological and 

Geophysical Explorations or Scientific 


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Research on the Outer Continental 

Shelf.’’ 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Potential respondents comprise Federal 

OCS oil, gas, and sulfur permittees or 

notice filers. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 578 responses. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 21,454 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

retain or obtain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour 

Burden Cost: $116,696. 

The currently approved OMB 

paperwork burden is 35,254 annual 

burden hours, 688 annual responses, 

and $136,816 in non-hour costs. Due to 

a reduction in the number of annual 

responses to 578, the annual burden for 

this renewal is adjusted to 21,454 hours, 

and the non-hour cost burden is 

adjusted to $116,696. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period on the 

proposed ICR was published on July 17, 

2023 (88 FR 45444). BOEM did not 

receive any comments. 

BOEM is again soliciting comments 

on the proposed ICR. 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 

and will be available for public review 

on www.reginfo.gov. 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. Even if BOEM 

withholds your information in the 

context of this ICR, your comment is 

subject to the Freedom of Information 

Act (FOIA). If your submission is 

requested under FOIA, 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 Department’s FOIA 

regulations (43 CFR part 2) and 

applicable law. 

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 

personal privacy. You must also briefly 

describe any possible harmful 

consequences of the disclosure of 

information, such as embarrassment, 

injury, or other harm. Note that BOEM 

will make available for public 

inspection all comments in their 

entirety (except for proprietary 

information submitted by organizations 

and businesses, or by individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives of organizations or 

businesses). 

BOEM protects proprietary 

information in accordance with FOIA (5 

U.S.C. 552) and DOI’s implementing 

regulations (43 CFR part 2). 

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. 

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BILLING CODE 4340–98–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Receipt of Complaint; 

Solicitation of Comments Relating to 

the Public Interest 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has received a complaint 

Certain Passive Optical Network 

Equipment, DN 3707; the Commission is 

soliciting comments on any public 

interest issues raised by the complaint 

or complainant’s filing pursuant to the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 

20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The 

public version of the complaint can be 

accessed on the Commission’s 

Electronic Document Information 

System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. 

For help accessing EDIS, please email 

EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server at United 

States International Trade Commission 

(USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The 

public record for this investigation may 

be viewed on the Commission’s 

Electronic Document Information 

System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons are advised 

that information on this matter can be 

obtained by contacting the 

Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 

205–1810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission has received a complaint 

and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure filed on behalf of 

Optimum Communications Services, 

Inc. on November 14, 2023. The 

complaint alleges violations of section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

1337) in the importation into the United 

States, the sale for importation, and the 

sale within the United States after 

importation of certain passive optical 

network equipment. The complaint 

names as respondents: Hangzhou Softel 

Optic Co., Ltd. of China; Hangzhou 

Fullwell Optoelectronic Equipment Co., 

Ltd. of China; and Hangzhou Sumlo 

Industrial Co., Ltd. of China. The 

complainant requests that the 

Commission issue a general exclusion 

order and cease and desist orders. 

Proposed respondents, other 

interested parties, and members of the 

public are invited to file comments on 

any public interest issues raised by the 

complaint or § 210.8(b) filing. 

Comments should address whether 

issuance of the relief specifically 

requested by the complainant in this 

investigation would affect the public 

health and welfare in the United States, 

competitive conditions in the United 

States economy, the production of like 

or directly competitive articles in the 

United States, or United States 

consumers. 

In particular, the Commission is 

interested in comments that: 

(i) explain how the articles potentially 

subject to the requested remedial orders 

are used in the United States; 

(ii) identify any public health, safety, 

or welfare concerns in the United States 

relating to the requested remedial 

orders; 


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