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to DHS. DHS may withhold information 

provided in comments from public 

viewing that it determines may impact 

the privacy of an individual or is 

offensive. For additional information, 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

www.Regulations.gov. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

should address one or more of the 

following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of this information 

collection: 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

New information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Online Survey of Web Services 

Employers. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: No Agency 

Form Number; File OMB–70; USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Business or private 

sector. It is necessary that USCIS obtains 

data on the E-Verify Program Web 

Services. Gaining an understanding of 

the Web Services process should enable 

USCIS to identify programmatic 

improvements to better meet the goals of 

the Illegal Immigration Reform and 

Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, 

the legislation on which the E-Verify 

evaluations are based. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 569 respondents averaging 30 

minutes (.50) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 285 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions, or 

additional information, please visit the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at: 

www.Regulations.gov. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory 

Coordination Division, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone 

number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: July 11, 2013. 

Laura Dawkins, 

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2013–16968 Filed 7–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID: BSEE–2013–0003; OMB Control 

Number 1014–0006; 13XE1700DX 

EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000] 

Information Collection Activities: 

Sulphur Operations, Proposed 

Collection; Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is 

inviting comments on a collection of 

information that we will submit to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. The 

information collection request (ICR) 

concerns a renewal to the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under, 

Subpart P, Sulphur Operations. 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

September 16, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods listed 

below. 

• Electronically: go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, 

enter BSEE–2013–0003 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. Mail 

or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; BSEE; 

Regulations and Standards Branch; 

Attention: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden 

Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817. Please reference ICR 1014– 

0006 in your comment and include your 

name and return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Mason, Regulations and 

Standards Branch at (703) 787–1605 to 

request additional information about 

this ICR. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart P, 

Sulphur Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0006. 

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 

to prescribe rules and regulations 

necessary for the administration of the 

leasing provisions of that Act related to 

mineral resources on the OCS. Such 

rules and regulations will apply to all 

operations conducted under a lease. 

Operations on the OCS must preserve, 

protect, and develop mineral 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. 

Section 5(a) of the OCS Lands Act 

requires the Secretary to prescribe rules 

and regulations ‘‘to provide for the 

prevention of waste, and conservation of 

the natural resources of the Outer 

Continental Shelf, and the protection of 

correlative rights therein’’ and to 

include provisions ‘‘for the prompt and 

efficient exploration and development 

of a lease area.’’ These authorities and 

responsibilities are among those 

delegated to BSEE to ensure that 

operations in the OCS will meet 

statutory requirements; provide for 

safety and protection of the 

environment; and result in diligent 

exploration, development, and 

production of OCS leases. 

In addition to the general rulemaking 

authority of the OCSLA at 43 U.S.C. 

1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil 

and Gas Royalty Management Act 

(FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants 

authority to the Secretary to prescribe 

such rules and regulations as are 

reasonably necessary to carry out 

FOGRMA’s provisions. While the 

majority of FOGRMA is directed to 

royalty collection and enforcement, 

some provisions apply to offshore 

operations. For example, section 108 of 

FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the 

Secretary broad authority to inspect 

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determining whether there is 

compliance with the mineral leasing 

laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30 

U.S.C. 1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose 

substantial civil penalties for failure to 

permit lawful inspections and for 

knowing or willful preparation or 

submission of false, inaccurate, or 

misleading reports, records, or other 

information. Because the Secretary has 

delegated some of the authority under 

FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is 

included as additional authority for 

these requirements. 

This ICR addresses the regulations at 

30 CFR 250, subpart P, Sulphur 

Operations, and any associated 

supplementary Notices to Lessees and 

Operators (NTLs) intended to provide 

clarification, description, or explanation 

of these regulations. 

Currently, there are no active sulphur 

lease operations on the OCS. Therefore, 

this ICR and its relevant hours represent 

one potential respondent. 

Regulations at 30 CFR part 250, 

subpart P, implement these statutory 

requirements. The BSEE uses the 

information collected to ascertain the 

condition of drilling sites for the 

purpose of preventing hazards inherent 

in sulphur drilling and production 

operations and to evaluate the adequacy 

of equipment and/or procedures to be 

used during the conduct of drilling, 

well-completion, well-workover, and 

production operations. The BSEE uses 

the information to: 

• Ascertain that a discovered sulphur 

deposit can be classified as capable of 

production in paying quantities. 

• Ensure accurate and complete 

measurement of production to 

determine the amount of sulphur 

royalty payments due the United States; 

and that the sale locations are secure, 

production has been measured 

accurately, and appropriate follow-up 

actions are initiated. 

• Ensure the adequacy and safety of 

firefighting plans; the drilling unit is fit 

for the intended purpose; and the 

adequacy of casing for anticipated 

conditions. 

• Review drilling, well-completion, 

well-workover diagrams and 

procedures, as well as production 

operation procedures to ensure the 

safety of the proposed sulphur drilling, 

well-completion, well-workover and 

proposed production operations. 

• Monitor environmental data during 

sulphur operations in offshore areas 

where such data are not already 

available to provide a valuable source of 

information to evaluate the performance 

of drilling rigs under various weather 

and ocean conditions. This information 

is necessary to make reasonable 

determinations regarding safety of 

operations and environmental 

protection. 

The BSEE will protect proprietary 

information according to the Freedom of 

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

implementing regulations (43 CFR 2); 30 

CFR 250.197, Data and information to 

be made available to the public or for 

limited inspection; and 30 CFR part 252, 

OCS Oil and Gas Information Program. 

No items of a sensitive nature are 

collected. Responses are mandatory. 

Frequency: Occasional and varies by 

section, but information concerning 

drilling, well-completion, and wellworkover operations and production is 

collected only once for each particular 

activity. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: Approximately 1 Federal 

OCS sulphur lessee. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

currently approved annual reporting 

burden for this collection is 903 hours. 

The following chart details the 

individual components and respective 

hour burden estimates of this ICR. 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. 

Citation 30 CFR 250 Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Hour burden 

Submittals/Notifications 

1600; 1617 ........................... Submit exploration or development and production plan, under 30 CFR 550, subpart B.Burden covered under 

(1010–0151). 

1617; 1618; 1619(b); 1622 .. Submit forms BSEE–0123 (Application for Permit to Drill), BSEE–0124 (Application 

for Permit to Modify), BSEE–0125 (End of Operations Report).

Burden covered under 

(1014–0018). 

1605(b)(2), (3) ...................... Make drilling units available for inspection; submit and/or resubmit data and information on fitness of drilling unit.4. 

1605(d) ................................. Submit results of additional surveys and soil borings upon request ........................... 1. 

1605(f) .................................. Submit application for installation of fixed drilling platforms or structures .................. Burden covered under 

(1014–0011). 

1608(a), (c) .......................... Submit well casing and cementing plan or modification ............................................. 5. 

1619(c), (d), (e) .................... Submit copies of records, logs, reports, charts, etc., upon request ............................ 1. 

1628(b), (d) .......................... Submit application for design and installation features of sulphur production facilities and fuel gas safety system; certify new installation conforms to approved design.4. 

1630(a)(6) ............................ Notify BSEE of pre-production test and inspection of safety system and commencement of production.30 minutes. 

1633(b) ................................. Submit application for method of production measurement ........................................ 2. 

Requests 

1603(a) ................................. Request determination whether sulphur deposit can produce in paying quantities .... 1. 

1605(e)(5) ............................ Request copy of directional survey (by holder of adjoining lease) ............................. 1. 

1607 ..................................... Request establishment, amendment, or cancellation of field rules for drilling, wellcompletion, or well-workover.8. 

1610(d)(7+8) ........................ Request exception to ram-type blowout preventer (BOP) system components rated 

working pressure.

1. 

1611(b); 1625(b) .................. Request exception to water-rated working pressure to test ram-type and annular 

BOPs and choke manifold.

1. 

1611(f); 1625(f) .................... Request exception to recording pressure conditions during BOP tests on pressure 

charts; certify by representative.

1. 

1612 ..................................... Request exception to § 250.462 requirements for well-control drills ........................... 1. 

1615 ..................................... Request exception to blind-shear ram or pipe rams and inside BOP to secure wells 1. 


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Citation 30 CFR 250 Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Hour burden 

1629(b)(3) ............................ Request approval of firefighting systems; post firefighting system diagram ............... 4. 

1608(b), (c); 1629(b)(3); 

1600–1634.

General departure and/or alternative compliance requests not specifically covered 

elsewhere in subpart P.

2. 

Record/Retain 

1604(f) .................................. Check traveling-block safety device for proper operation weekly and after each drillline slipping; enter results in log.15 minutes. 

1605(c) ................................. Report oceanographic, meteorological, and drilling unit performance data upon request.1. 

1609(a) ................................. Pressure test casing; record time, conditions of testing, and test results in log ......... 2. 

1611(d)(3); 1625(d)(3) ......... Record in driller’s report the date, time, and reason for postponing pressure testing 10 minutes. 

1611(f), (g); 1625(f), (g) ....... Conduct tests, actuations, inspections, maintenance, and crew drills of BOP systems at least weekly; record results in driller’s report; certify by representative; 

retain records for 2 years following completion of drilling activity.

6. 

1613(d) ................................. Pressure test diverter sealing element/valves weekly; actuate diverter sealing element/valves/control system every 24 hours; test diverter line for flow every 24 

hours; record test times and results in driller’s report.

2. 

1616(c) ................................. Retain training records for lessee and drilling contractor personnel ........................... Burden covered under 

1014–0008. 

1619(a); 1623(c) .................. Retain records for each well and all well operations for 2 years; calculate well-control fluid volume and post near operators’ station.12. 

1621 ..................................... Conduct safety meetings prior to well-completion or well-workover operations; 

record date and time.

1. 

1628(b), (d) .......................... Maintain information on approved design and installation features for the life of the 

facility.

1. 

1629(b)(1)(ii) ........................ Retain pressure-recording charts used to determine operating pressure ranges for 

2 years.

12. 

1630(b) ................................. Maintain records for each safety device installed for 2 years; make available for review.1. 

1631 ..................................... Conduct safety device training prior to production operations and periodically thereafter; record date and time.1. 

1634(b) ................................. Report evidence of mishandling of produced sulphur or tampering or falsifying any 

measurement of production.

1. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

There are no non-hour cost burdens 

associated with this collection. 

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 

technology. 

Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to 

respondents or recordkeepers resulting 

from the collection of information. 

Therefore, if you have other than hour 

burden costs to generate, maintain, and 

disclose this information, you should 

comment and provide your total capital 

and startup cost components or annual 

operation, maintenance, and purchase 

of service components. For further 

information on this burden, refer to 5 

CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the 

Bureau representative listed previously 

in this notice. 

We will summarize written responses 

to this notice and address them in our 

submission for OMB approval. As a 

result of your comments, we will make 

any necessary adjustments to the burden 

in our submission to OMB. 

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. 

BSEE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon, 

(703) 787–1607. 

Dated: June 27, 2013. 

Robert W. Middleton, 

Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–16990 Filed 7–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R6–ES–2013–N148; 

FXES11130600000D2–123–FF06E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Permits 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, have issued the 

following permits to conduct certain 

activities with endangered species 

under the authority of the Endangered 

Species Act, as amended (Act). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Konishi, Permit Coordinator 

Ecological Services, (303) 236–4212 

(phone); permitsR6ES@fws.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have 

issued the following permits in response 

to recovery permit applications we 


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