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adjusted 1931 meanders of the left bank 

of the Cheyenne River, downstream, 

through sections 2 and 5, and the survey 

of portions of the meanders of the 

present left bank of the Cheyenne River, 

downstream, through sections 2 and 5, 

and certain division of accretion lines, 

in Township 8 North, Range 23 East, 

Black Hills Meridian, South Dakota, was 

accepted March 7, 2007. 

We will place copies of the plat only, 

in 2 sheets, we described in the open 

files. They will be available to the 

public as a matter of information. 

If BLM receives a protest against this 

survey, as shown on this plat, in 2 

sheets, prior to the date of the official 

filing, we will stay the filing pending 

our consideration of the protest. 

We will not officially file this plat, in 

2 sheets, until the day after we have 

accepted or dismissed all protests and 

they have become final, including 

decisions or appeals. 

Dated: March 9, 2007. 

Michael T. Birtles, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of 

Resources. 

[FR Doc. E7–4910 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–957–07–1910–BJ–5GKW] 

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, 

Nebraska 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of 

survey, Nebraska. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is scheduled to file 

the plats of survey of the lands 

described below thirty (30) calendar 

days from the date of this publication in 

the BLM Wyoming State Office, 

Cheyenne, Wyoming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Land Management, 5353 

Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, 

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

survey was executed at the request of 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs and is 

necessary for the management of these 

lands. The lands surveyed are: 

The plats and field notes representing 

the dependent resurvey of portions of 

the Sixth Standard Parallel North, 

through Range 10 East, the east and west 

boundaries, the subdivisional lines, the 

subdivision of section lines, and the 

original 1867 meander line of the right 

bank of the Missouri River, the 

corrective dependent resurvey of 

portions of the Sixth Standard Parallel 

North, through Range 10 East, the 

subdivisional lines, and the subdivision 

of section lines, and the survey of the 

subdivision of certain sections, 

Township 24 North, Range 10 East, of 

the Sixth Principal Meridian, Nebraska, 

was accepted March 8, 2007. 

Copies of the preceding described plat 

and field notes are available to the 

public at a cost of $1.10 per page. 

Dated: March 12, 2007. 

John P. Lee, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Support 

Services. 

[FR Doc. E7–4922 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4467–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–957–07–1420–BJ] 

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, 

Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of 

survey, Wyoming. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has filed the plats of 

survey of the lands described below in 

the BLM Wyoming State Office, 

Cheyenne, Wyoming, on the dates 

indicated. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Land Management, 5353 

Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, 

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

surveys were executed at the request of 

the Bureau of Land Management, and 

are necessary for the management of 

resources. The lands surveyed are: 

The plat and field notes representing 

the dependent resurvey of a portion of 

the north boundary and a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, Township 50 North, 

Range 79 West, Sixth Principal 

Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 748, 

was accepted and filed November 17, 

2006. 

The plat and field notes representing 

the dependent resurvey of the east 

boundary, a portion of the north 

boundary and a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, Township 51 North, 

Range 79 West, Sixth Principal 

Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 750, 

was accepted and filed November 17, 

2006. 

The plat that represents the entire 

record of the survey of a portion of the 

boundary between the Grand Teton 

National Park and the Bridger-Teton 

National Forest, along the hydrographic 

divide as defined by Congressional Act, 

February 26, 1929, Public Law 70–817, 

within the unsurveyed portion of 

Township 42 North, Range 117 West, 

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming, 

Group No. 764, was accepted and filed 

January 31, 2007. 

Copies of the preceding described 

plats and field notes are available to the 

public at a cost of $1.10 per page. 

Dated: March 13, 2007. 

John P. Lee, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Support 

Services. 

[FR Doc. E7–4923 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

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 an extension of an 

information collection (1010–0006). 

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 

30 CFR part 256, ‘‘Leasing of Sulphur or 

Oil and Gas in the Outer Continental 

Shelf.’’ This notice also provides the 

public a second opportunity to 

comment on the paperwork burden of 

these regulatory requirements. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

April 18, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this information collection directly 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior via OMB e-mail: 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov); or by 

fax (202) 395–6566; identify with (1010–

0006). 

Submit a copy of your comments to 

the Department of the Interior, MMS, 

via: 

• MMS’s Public Connect on-line 

commenting system, https:// 

ocsconnect.mms.gov. Follow the 

instructions on the Web site for 

submitting comments. 


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• E-mail MMS at 

rules.comments@mms.gov. Use 

Information Collection Number 1010–

0006, in the subject line. 

• Fax: 703–787–1093. Identify with 

Information Collection Number 1010–

0006. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Minerals 

Management Service; Attention: Rules 

Processing Team (RPT); 381 Elden 

Street, MS–4024; Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817. Please reference 

‘‘Information Collection 1010–0006’’ in 

your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. You 

may also contact Cheryl Blundon to 

obtain a copy, at no cost, of the ICR, the 

forms, and the regulations that require 

the subject collection of information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 256, ‘‘Leasing of 

Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the Outer 

Continental Shelf.’’

OMB Control Number: 1010–0006. 

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. Such rules and regulations will 

apply to all operations conducted under 

a lease. Operations on the OCS must 

preserve, protect, and develop oil and 

natural gas resources in a manner that 

is consistent with the need to make such 

resources available to meet the Nation’s 

energy needs as rapidly as possible; to 

balance orderly energy resource 

development with protection of human, 

marine, and coastal environments; to 

ensure the public a fair and equitable 

return on the resources of the OCS; and 

to preserve and maintain free enterprise 

competition. Also, the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA) 

prohibits certain lease bidding 

arrangements (42 U.S.C. 6213(c)). 

The Independent Offices 

Appropriations Act of 1952 (IOAA), 31 

U.S.C. 9701, authorizes Federal agencies 

to recover the full cost of services that 

provide special benefits. Under the 

Department of the Interior’s (DOI) policy 

implementing the IOAA, the Minerals 

Management Service (MMS) is required 

to charge the full cost for services that 

provide special benefits or privileges to 

an identifiable non-Federal recipient 

above and beyond those that accrue to 

the public at large. Instruments of 

transfer of a lease or interest are subject 

to cost recovery, and MMS regulations 

specify the filing fee for these transfer 

applications. 

These authorities and responsibilities 

are among those delegated to the MMS 

under which we issue regulations 

governing oil and gas and sulphur 

operations in the OCS. This information 

collection request (ICR) addresses the 

regulations at 30 CFR 256, Leasing of 

Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the OCS, and 

the associated supplementary Notices to 

Lessees (NTLs) and operators intended 

to provide clarification, description, or 

explanation of these regulations. 

Responses are required to obtain or 

retain a benefit. No questions of a 

‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked. The 

individual responses to Calls for 

Information are the only information 

collected involving the protection of 

confidentiality. The MMS will protect 

specific individual replies from 

disclosure as proprietary information 

according to section 26 of the OCS 

Lands Act, the Freedom of Information 

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

regulations (43 CFR part 2), and 

§ 256.10(d). 

The MMS uses the information 

required by 30 CFR part 256 to 

determine if applicants are qualified to 

hold leases in the OCS. Specifically, 

MMS uses the information to: 

• Verify the qualifications of a bidder 

on an OCS lease sale. Once the required 

information is filed with MMS, a 

qualification number is assigned to the 

bidder so that duplicate information is 

not required on subsequent filings. 

• Develop the semiannual List of 

Restricted Joint Bidders. This identifies 

parties ineligible to bid jointly with 

each other on OCS lease sales, under 

limitations established by the EPCA. 

• Ensure the qualification of 

assignees and track operators on 

leaseholds. Once a lease is awarded, the 

transfer of a lessee’s interest to another 

qualified party must be approved by an 

MMS regional director, regional 

supervisor, or regional manager (Pacific 

Region only). Also, a lessee may 

designate an operator to act on the 

lessee’s behalf. This designation must be 

approved by MMS before the designated 

operator may begin operations. 

• Document that a leasehold or 

geographical subdivision has been 

surrendered by the record title holder. 

The MMS will use this information to 

update the corporate database which is 

used to determine what leases are 

available for a lease sale and the 

ownership of all OCS leases. Nonproprietary information is also publicly 

available from the MMS corporate 

database via the Internet. 

The MMS uses the information 

required by subpart J, Assignments, 

Transfers and Extensions, to track the 

ownership of leases as to record title, 

operating rights, and pipeline right-ofways. 

The MMS also uses various forms 

relating to this subpart—forms to 

process bonds per subpart I, Bonding, 

the transfer of interest in leases per 

subpart J, Assignments, Transfers and 

Extensions, and the filing of 

relinquishments per subpart K, 

Termination of Leases. The forms allow 

lessees to submit the required 

information in a standardized format 

that helps MMS process the data in a 

more timely and efficient manner. The 

forms are: 

• MMS–150, Assignment of Record 

Title Interest in Federal OCS Oil and 

Gas Lease, 

• MMS–151, Assignment of 

Operating Rights Interest in Federal 

OCS Oil and Gas Lease, 

• MMS–152, Relinquishment of 

Federal OCS Oil and Gas Lease. 

• MMS–2028, OCS Mineral Lessee’s 

and Operator’s Bond, 

• MMS–2028A, OCS Mineral Lessee’s 

and Operator’s Supplemental Plugging 

and Abandonment Bond, 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: Approximately 256 

respondents (Federal oil and gas or 

sulphur lessees). 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The 

estimated annual ‘‘hour’’ burden for this 

information collection is a total of 

17,058 hours. 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. 


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Citation 30 CFR Part 256 Reporting requirement 

Fees 

Hour burden 

Average No. 

of annual responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

Subparts A, C, E, H, L, M ........ None ......................................................................................... Not applicable 0 

Subparts G, H, I, J: 37; 53; 68; 

70; 71; 72; 73.

Request approval for various operations or submit plans or 

applications.

Burden included with other 

approved collections in 30 

CFR Part 250 (1010–0114, 

1010–0141, 1010–0142, 

1010–0149, 1010–0151) 

0 

Subpart B: All sections ............ Submit suggestions and relevant information in response to 

request for comments on proposed 5-year leasing program, including information from States/local governments.

4 ................... 1 response ... 4 

Subpart D: All sections ............ Submit response to Call for Information and Nominations on 

areas for leasing of minerals in specified areas in accordance with an approved leasing program, including information from States/local governments.

4 ................... 1 response ... 4 

Subpart F: 31 ........................... States or local governments submit comments/recommendations on size, timing or location of proposed lease sale.4 ................... 10 responses 40 

Subpart G: 35; 46(d), (e) ......... Establish a Company File for qualification; submit updated information, submit qualifications for lessee/bidder, request 

exception.

2 ................... 104 responses.208 

41; 43; 46(g) ............................ Submit qualification of bidders for joint bids and statement or 

report of production/appeal.

2 ................... 100 responses.200 

44; 46 ....................................... Submit bids and required information ...................................... 5 ................... 2,000 bids .... 10,000 

47(c) ......................................... File agreement to accept joint lease on tie bids ...................... 3 1/2 ............. 2 agreements 7 

47(e)(1), (e)(3) ......................... Request for reconsideration of bid rejection ............................ Exempt as defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(h)(9) 

0 

47(f), (i); 50 .............................. Execute lease (includes submission of evidence of authorized agent and request for dating of leases).1 ................... 852 leases ... 852 

Subpart I: 52(f)(2), (g)(2) ......... Submit authority for Regional Director to sell Treasury or alternate type of securities.2 ................... 10 submissions.20 

53(a), 53(b); 54 ........................ OCS Mineral Lessee’s and Operator’s Bond (Form MMS–

2028).

1/4 ................ 124 responses.31 

53(c), (d), (f); 54(d), 54(e) ........ Demonstrate financial worth/ability to carry out present and 

future financial obligations, request approval of another 

form of security, or request reduction in amount of supplemental bond required.

3 1/2 ............. 165 submissions.

1 578 

54 ............................................. OCS Mineral Lessee’s and Operator’s Supplemental Plugging & Abandonment Bond (Form MMS–2028A).1/4 ................ 136 responses.34 

55 ............................................. Notify MMS of any lapse in previous bond/action filed alleging lessee, surety, or guarantor is insolvent or bankrupt.1 ................... 3 notices ...... 3 

56 ............................................. Provide plan/instructions to fund lease-specific abandonment 

account and related information; request approval to withdraw funds.

12 ................. 1 submission 12 

57 ............................................. Provide third-party guarantee, indemnity agreement, financial 

information, related notices, reports, and annual update; 

notify MMS if guarantor becomes unqualified.

19 ................. 45 submissions.855 

57(d)(3); 58 .............................. Notice of and request approval to terminate period of liability, 

cancel bond, or other security.

1/2 ................ 378 requests 189 

59(c)(2) ..................................... Provide information to demonstrate lease will be brought into 

compliance.

16 ................. 5 responses 80 

Subpart J: 62; 63; 64; 65; 67 ... File application and required information for assignment or 

transfer for approval (Forms MMS–150 and MMS–151).

2 forms @ 30 

min ea = 1 

hr.

3,000 applications.3,000 

3,000 Title/Rights (Transfer) fee @ $170 = 

$510,000 

63; 64(a)(8) .............................. Submit non-required documents, for record purposes, which 

respondents want MMS to file with the lease document.

Accepted on behalf of lessees 

as a service, MMS does not 

require nor need the filings 

0 

3,725 filing fees @ $25 ea = $93,125 

64(a)(7) .................................... File required instruments creating or transferring working interests, etc., for record purposes.1 ................... 700 filings ..... 700 

Subpart K: 76 ........................... File written request for relinquishment (Form MMS–152) ....... 1/2 ................ 240 

relinquishments.

120 

77(c) ......................................... Comment on lease cancellation (MMS expects 1 in 10 years) 1 ................... 1 ................... 1 

Total Reporting ............................................................................................................................ 7,878 Responses 17,058 Hours 

$603,125 Fees 

1 (Rounded). 


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Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’

Burden: There are two non-hour costs 

associated with this information 

collection. The estimated non-hour cost 

burden is $603,125. Sections 256.62 and 

256.64(a) require respondents to pay 

filing fees when submitting a request for 

assignment or transfer, and to file 

documents for record purposes. The 

application filing fees are required to 

recover the Federal Government’s 

processing costs. We have not identified 

any other ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens 

associated with this collection of 

information. 

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 

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. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, on August 16, 

2006, we published a Federal Register 

notice (71 FR 47243) announcing that 

we would submit this ICR to OMB for 

approval. The notice provided the 

required 60-day comment period. In 

addition, § 256.0 and the PRA statement 

on the MMS forms display the OMB 

control number, specifies that the public 

may comment at anytime on the 

collection of information required in the 

30 CFR part 256 regulations and forms, 

and provides the address to which they 

should send comments. We have 

received one comment in response to 

those efforts, but it was not germane to 

the paperwork burden of the 

information collection. 

If you wish to comment in response 

to this notice, you may send your 

comments to the offices listed under the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 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 April 18, 2007. 

Public Comment Procedures: The 

MMS’s practice is to make comments, 

including names and addresses of 

respondents, available for public 

review. If you wish your name and/or 

address to be withheld, you must state 

this prominently at the beginning of 

your comment. The MMS will honor the 

request to the extent allowable by the 

law; however, anonymous comments 

will not be considered. There may be 

circumstances in which we would 

withhold from the record a respondent’s 

identity, as allowable by the law. If you 

wish us to withhold your name and/or 

address, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comment. In addition, you must present 

a rationale for withholding this 

information. This rationale must 

demonstrate that disclosure ‘‘would 

constitute an unwarranted invasion of 

privacy.’’ Unsupported assertions will 

not meet this burden. In the absence of 

exceptional, documentable 

circumstances, this information will be 

released. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public inspection in 

their entirety. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz, (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: November 30, 2006. 

E.P. Danenberger, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

This document was received at the Office 

of the Federal Register on March 13, 2007. 

[FR Doc. E7–4888 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Beaufort 

Sea Alaska, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 

202 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final Notice of Sale OCS Oil 

and Gas Lease Sale 202, Beaufort Sea. 

SUMMARY: The MMS will hold OCS Oil 

and Gas Lease Sale 202 on April 18, 

2007, in accordance with provisions of 

the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331–

1356, as amended), the implementing 

regulations (30 CFR part 256), and the 

OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 

2002–2007. 

DATES: Lease Sale 202 is scheduled to be 

held on April 18, 2007, at the Wilda 

Marston Theatre, Z. J. Loussac Public 

Library, 3600 Denali Street, Anchorage, 

Alaska. Public reading will begin at 9 

a.m. All times referred to in this 

document are local Anchorage, Alaska 

times, unless otherwise specified. 

ADDRESSES: A package containing the 

Final Notice of Sale (NOS) and several 

supporting and essential documents 

referenced herein are available from: 

Alaska OCS Region, Information 

Resource Center, Minerals Management 

Service, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 

500, Anchorage, Alaska 99503–5823, 

Telephone: (907) 334–5200 or 1–800–

764–2627. 

These documents are also available on 

the MMS Alaska OCS Region’s Web site 

at http://www.mms.gov/alaska. 

Bid Submission Deadline: Bidders 

will be required to submit bids to the 

MMS at the Alaska OCS Region Office, 

3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500, 

Anchorage, Alaska 99503, by 10 a.m. on 

the day before the sale, Tuesday, April 

17, 2007. If bids are mailed, the 

envelope containing all of the sealed 

bids must be marked as follows: 

Attention: Mr. Fred King, Contains 

Sealed Bids for Sale 202. 

If bids are received later than the time 

and date specified above, they will be 

returned unopened to the bidders. 

Bidders may not modify or withdraw 

their bids unless the Regional Director, 

Alaska OCS Region receives a written 

modification or written withdrawal 

request prior to 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 

17, 2007. Should an unexpected event 

such as an earthquake or travel 

restrictions be significantly disruptive to 

bid submission, the Alaska OCS Region 


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