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eligible to serve as a member of the 

Council. The Secretaries will select 

discretionary members from among the 

national interest groups listed below. 

These members must be senior-level 

representatives of their organizations 

and/or have the ability to represent their 

designated constituency. 

(1) State fish and wildlife resource 

management agencies; 

(2) Wildlife and habitat conservation/ 

management organizations; 

(3) Game bird hunting organizations; 

(4) Waterfowl hunting organizations; 

(5) Big game hunting organizations; 

(6) Sportsmen and women community 

at large; 

(7) Archery, hunting, and/or shooting 

sports industry; 

(8) Hunting and shooting sports 

outreach and education organizations; 

(9) Tourism, outfitter, and/or guide 

industries related to hunting and/or 

shooting sports; 

(10) Tribal resource management 

organizations. 

The Council functions solely as an 

advisory body and in compliance with 

provisions of the FACA (5 U.S.C. 

Appendix 2). 

Certification: I hereby certify that the 

Wildlife and Hunting Heritage 

Conservation Council (Council) is 

necessary and is in the public interest 

in connection with the performance of 

duties imposed on the Department of 

the Interior and the Department of 

Agriculture under 43 U.S.C. 1457 and 

provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act 

of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a), the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), the National 

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement 

Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd), and 

Executive Order 13443, Facilitation of 

Hunting Heritage and Wildlife 

Conservation. 

Dated: March 6, 2012. 

Ken Salazar, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID No. BSEE–2011–0002; OMB 

Control Number 1014–0016] 

Information Collection Activities: 

Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way; 

Submitted for Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: 30-day Notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), BSEE is 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 

Subpart J, ‘‘Pipelines and Pipeline 

Rights-of-Way.’’ This notice also 

provides the public a second 

opportunity to comment on the revised 

paperwork burden of these regulatory 

requirements. 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

April 18, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either 

fax (202) 395–5806 or email 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior (1014–0016). Please provide a 

copy of your comments to BSEE by any 

of the means below. 

• Electronically: go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled, 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter BSEE– 

2011–0002 then click search. Follow the 

instructions to submit public comments 

and view all related materials. We will 

post all comments. 

• Email nicole.mason@bsee.gov, fax 

(703) 787–1546, or mail or hand-carry 

comments to: Department of the 

Interior; Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement; Attention: 

Nicole Mason; 381 Elden Street, 

HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. 

Please reference 1014–0016 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Mason, Regulations and 

Development Branch, (703) 787–1605, 

to request additional information about 

this ICR. To see a copy of the entire ICR 

submitted to OMB, go to http:// 

www.reginfo.gov (select Information 

Collection Review, Currently Under 

Review). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart J, Pipelines 

and Pipeline Rights-of-Way. 

Form: BSEE–0149. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0016. 

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 

to prescribe rules and regulations 

necessary for the administration of the 

leasing provisions of the Act related to 

mineral resources on the OCS. Such 

rules and regulations will apply to all 

operations conducted under a lease, 

right-of-way (ROW), or a right-of-use 

and easement. Section 1334(e) 

authorizes the Secretary to grant ROWs 

through the submerged lands of the OCS 

for pipelines ‘‘* * * for the 

transportation of oil, natural gas, 

sulphur, or other minerals, or under 

such regulations and upon such 

conditions as may be prescribed by the 

Secretary, * * * including (as provided 

in section 1347(b) of this title) assuring 

maximum environmental protection by 

utilization of the best available and 

safest technologies, including the safest 

practices for pipeline burial * * *.’’ 

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. This authority and 

responsibility are among those 

delegated to BSEE. BSEE regulations 

specify cost recovery service fees for 

pipeline and assignment applications. 

This information collection (IC) 

request addresses the regulations under 

30 CFR 250, subpart J, on pipelines and 

pipeline ROWs and is considered a 

revision. Between the initial 60-day FR 

notice and now, BSEE requested and 

obtained OMB approval via a Notice of 

Action (12/12/2011) to transfer 1010– 

0050 to 1014–0016. This transfer was a 

result of the Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulations and 

Enforcement splitting into two bureaus 

and some specific subpart J regulatory 

requirements going to both bureaus. 

Therefore, the program change is due to 

that final rulemaking (76 FR 64432) 

where the requirements pertaining to 

bonding (Form BOEM–2030; § 250.1011) 

have been removed from BSEE 

regulations and are now located in the 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

regulations (30 CFR 550.1011). This 

collection also covers the related 

Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) 

that BSEE issues to clarify and provide 

additional guidance on some aspects of 

the regulations. 

Regulations at 30 CFR part 250, 

subpart J, implement these statutory 

requirements. We use the information to 

ensure those activities are performed in 

a safe manner. BSEE needs information 

concerning the proposed pipeline and 

safety equipment, inspections and tests, 

and natural and manmade hazards near 

the proposed pipeline route. BSEE uses 

the information to review pipeline 

designs prior to approving an 

application for an ROW or lease term 

pipeline to ensure that the pipeline, as 

constructed, will provide for safe 

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of the OCS. We review proposed 

pipeline routes to ensure that the 

pipeline would not conflict with any 

State requirements or unduly interfere 

with other OCS activities. BSEE reviews 

proposals for taking pipeline safety 

equipment out of service to ensure 

alternate measures are used that will 

properly provide for the safety of the 

pipeline and associated facilities 

(platform, etc.). We review notification 

of relinquishment of an ROW grant and 

requests to abandon pipelines to ensure 

that all legal obligations are met and 

pipelines are properly abandoned. BSEE 

monitors the records concerning 

pipeline inspections and tests to ensure 

safety of operations and protection of 

the environment and to schedule their 

workload to permit witnessing and 

inspecting operations. Information is 

also necessary to determine the point at 

which the Department of the Interior or 

the Department of Transportation (DOT) 

has regulatory responsibility for a 

pipeline and to be informed of the 

identified operator if not the same as the 

ROW holder. 

The following form is also submitted 

to BSEE under subpart J: 

BSEE–0149—Assignment of Federal 

OCS Pipeline Right-of-Way Grant: BSEE 

uses the information to track the 

ownership of pipeline ROWs; as well as 

use the information to update the 

corporate database that is used to 

determine what leases are available for 

a Lease Sale and the ownership of all 

OCS leases. 

We will protect information from 

respondents considered proprietary 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

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

regulations (43 CFR part 2); also under 

regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data 

and information to be made available to 

the public or for limited inspection,’’ 

and 30 CFR 252, ‘‘Outer Continental 

Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Information 

Program.’’ 

No items of a sensitive nature are 

collected. Responses are mandatory or 

are required to obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency: On occasion, annual. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents include lessees, operators, 

and holders of pipeline ROWs. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

estimated annual hour burden for this 

information collection is a total of 

55,072 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. 

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Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified seven non-hour 

paperwork cost burdens for this 

collection. However, note that the actual 

service fee amounts are specified in 30 

CFR 250.125, which provides a 

consolidated table of the service fees 

required under the 30 CFR 250 

regulations. The non-hour cost burdens 

(cost recovery fees) in this IC total an 

estimated $1,824,851, and they are 

required under: 

Section 250.1000(b)—New Pipeline 

Application (lease term)—$3,283. 

Section 250.1000(b)—Pipeline 

Application Modification (lease term)— 

$1,906. 

Section 250.1000(b)—Pipeline 

Application Modification (ROW)— 

$3,865. 

Section 250.1008(e)—Pipeline Repair 

Notification—$360. 

Section 250.1015(a)—Pipeline ROW 

Grant Application—$2,569. 

Section 250.1015(a)—Pipeline 

Conversion from Lease term to ROW— 

$219. 

Section 250.1018(b)—Pipeline ROW 

Assignment—$186. 

We have not identified any other nonhour 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: Before submitting an ICR 

to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

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 

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To comply with the public 

consultation process, on December 5, 

2011, we published a Federal Register 

notice (76 FR 75894) 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 and forms. 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. 

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 review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Acting BSEE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon (703) 

787–1607. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Douglas W. Morris, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5944 Filed 3–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–C 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2012–N026; 

FXES11130100000F5–123–FF01E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Recovery Permit 

Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

for permits to conduct activities with 

the purpose of enhancing the survival of 

endangered species. The Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), 

prohibits certain activities with respect 

to endangered species unless a Federal 

permit allows such activity. The Act 

also requires that we invite public 

comment before issuing such permits. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

send your written comments by April 

18, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Endangered Species 

Program Manager, Ecological Services, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific 

Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, 

Portland, OR 97232–4181. Please refer 

to the permit number for the application 

when submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, at the above address or by 

telephone (503–231–2071) or fax (503– 

231–6243). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

prohibits certain activities with respect 

to endangered and threatened species 

unless a Federal permit allows such 

activity. Along with our implementing 

regulations in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17, the 

Act provides for certain permits, and 

requires that we invite public comment 

before issuing these permits for 

endangered species. 

A permit granted by us under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the 

permittee to conduct activities 

(including take or interstate commerce) 

with respect to U.S. endangered or 

threatened species for scientific 

purposes or enhancement of 

propagation or survival. Our regulations 

implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Act for these permits are found at 50 

CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife 

species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened 

wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for 

endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 

17.72 for threatened plant species. 

Applications Available for Review and 

Comment 

We invite local, State, and Federal 

agencies, and the public to comment on 

the following applications. Please refer 

to the appropriate permit number for the 

application when submitting comments. 

Documents and other information 

submitted with these applications are 

available for review by request from the 

Endangered Species Program Manager at 

the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice, subject to the 

requirements of the Privacy Act (5 

U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 

Permit Number: TE–64043A 

Applicant: David Bainbridge, DVM, 

Verona, Illinois 

The applicant requests an interstate 

commerce permit to purchase nene 

geese (Branta sandvicensis) in 

conjunction with captive propagation 

for the purpose of enhancing their 

survival. This notification covers 

activities conducted by the applicant 

over the next 5 years. 

Permit Number: TE–66384A 

Applicant: Idaho Department of Fish 

and Game, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (collect eggs, net and tag juveniles 

and adults) the Kootenai River white 

sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in 

conjunction with spawning, 

recruitment, monitoring, and population 

studies in Boundary County, Idaho, for 

the purpose of enhancing the species’ 

survival. 

Permit Number: TE–012136 

Applicant: Oregon Department of 

Environmental Quality, Hillsboro, 

Oregon 

The permittee requests a permit 

amendment to take (harass by 

electrofishing, capture, and release) the 

Modoc sucker (Catostomus microps) in 

conjunction with monitoring studies in 

Lake County, Oregon, for the purpose of 

enhancing the species’ survival. The 

permit currently covers take of Oregon 

chub (Oregonichthys crameri), Lost 

River sucker (Deltistes luxatus), and 

shortnose sucker (Chasmistes 

brevirostris), for which notices were 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 2, 1999 (64 FR 36032) and June 20, 

2000 (65 FR 38297). 

Permit Number: TE–66612A 

Applicant: Wildwood Wildlife Park, 

Minocqua, Wisconsin 

The applicant requests an interstate 

commerce permit to purchase nene 

geese (Branta sandvicensis) in 

conjunction with captive propagation 

for the purpose of enhancing their 

survival. This notification covers 

activities conducted by the applicant 

over the next 5 years. 

Public Availability of Comments 

All comments and materials we 

receive in response to this request will 

be available for public inspection, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours at the address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

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 


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