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is available via the link in the footer of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Note: The address listed in this notice 

should only be used to submit comments 

concerning this information collection. 

Please do not submit requests for individual 

case status inquiries to this address. If you 

are seeking information about the status of 

your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case 

Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/ 

Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National 

Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283. 

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 

agency’s 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: 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Notice of Entry of Appearance as 

Attorney or Accredited Representative; 

Notice of Entry of Appearance as 

Attorney In Matters Outside the 

Geographical Confines of the United 

States. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: G–28; G–28I; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit. The information collected on 

forms G–28 and G–28I allow an attorney 

to identify their representation of person 

in matters either within the 

geographical confines of the United 

States, or outside of the geographical 

confines of the United States 

respectively. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: For the paper G–28, 2,223,700 

respondents with an average response 

time of .833 hour (50 minutes); for the 

ELIS-filed G–28, 281,950 respondents 

with and average response time of .667 

hour (40 minutes); for the paper G–28I, 

25,057 respondents with an average 

response time of .833 hour (50 minutes). 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 2,057,943 annual burden 

hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument with instructions, 

or additional information, please visit 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: 

http://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: May 14, 2014. 

Laura Dawkins, 

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID BSEE–2014–0005; OMB Control 

Number 1014–0015; 14XE1700DX 

EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000] 

Information Collection Activities: 

Unitization; 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 revision to the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

Subpart M, Unitization. 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

July 18, 2014. 

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–2014–0005 then click 

search. Follow the instructions to 

submit public comments and view all 

related materials. We will post all 

comments. 

• Email cheryl.blundon@bsee.gov. 

Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Bureau of 

Safety and Environmental Enforcement; 

Regulations and Standards Branch; 

ATTN: Cheryl Blundon; 381 Elden 

Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817. Please reference ICR 1014– 

0019 in your comment and include your 

name and return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607 to 

request additional information about 

this ICR. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart M, 

Unitization. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0015. 

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. Section 1334(a) specifies that the 

Secretary ‘‘provide for the prevention of 

waste and conservation of the natural 

resources of the [O]uter Continental 

Shelf, and the protection of correlative 

rights therein’’ and include provisions 

for ‘‘unitization, pooling, and drilling 

agreements.’’ 

In addition to the general rulemaking 

authority of the OCS Lands Act 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 

lease sites for the purpose of 

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. 

The Independent Offices 

Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the 

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Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 

104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26, 

1996), and the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Circular A–25, 

authorize Federal agencies to recover 

the full cost of services that confer 

special benefits. Under the Department 

of the Interior’s implementing policy, 

BSEE is required to charge fees for 

services that provide special benefits or 

privileges to an identifiable non-Federal 

recipient above and beyond those which 

accrue to the public at large. Voluntary 

or revised unitization requests are 

required in Subpart M and are subject 

to cost recovery; BSEE regulations 

specify service fees for these requests. 

The BSEE must approve any lessee’s 

proposal to enter an agreement to 

unitize operations under two or more 

leases and for modifications when 

warranted. We use the information to 

ensure that operations under the 

proposed unit agreement will result in 

preventing waste, conserving natural 

resources, and protecting correlative 

rights including the government’s 

interests. 

This authority and responsibility are 

among those delegated to BSEE. This 

notice concerns the paperwork 

requirements of 30 CFR Part 250, 

Subpart M, Unitization, and related 

documents. Responses are mandatory or 

are required to obtain or retain a benefit. 

No questions of a sensitive nature are 

asked. We protect proprietary 

information according to the Freedom of 

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

DOI’s 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. 

Frequency: The frequency of reporting 

is on occasion. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal oil, gas, 

or sulphur lessees and/or operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

currently approved annual reporting 

and non-hour cost burdens for this 

collection are 3,348 hours and $170,728 

non-hour cost burdens. In this 

submission, we are requesting a total of 

5,772 burden hours and $138,188 nonhour cost burdens. The following chart 

details the individual components and 

respective hour and non-hour cost 

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. 

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Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified three non-hour cost 

burdens associated with this 

information collection. Section 

250.1303 requires respondents to pay 

filing fees when (1) applying for a 

voluntary unitization proposal or unit 

expansion ($12,619), as well as a (2) 

unitization revision ($896). The filing 

fees are required to recover the Federal 

Government’s processing costs. Section 

250.1304(d) provides an opportunity for 

parties notified of compulsory 

unitization to request a hearing; 

therefore § 250.1304(e) requires the 

party seeking the compulsory 

unitization to (3) pay for the court 

reporter and three copies of the 

verbatim transcript of the hearing 

(approximately $500); for a total of 

$138,188. 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: 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. 

Dated: May 10, 2014. 

Robert W. Middleton, 

Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

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