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5. Takings (E.O. 12630)

Under the criteria in Executive Order 12630, this departmental manual change does not have significant takings implications. A takings implication assessment is not required.
6. Federalism (E.O. 13132)

Under the criteria in Executive Order 13132, this departmental manual change does not have sufficient Federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism summary impact statement. A Federalism summary impact statement is not required.
7. Consultation with Indian Tribes (E.O. 13175)

Under the criteria in Executive Order 13175, we have evaluated this departmental manual change and determined that it has no potential effects on Federally recognized Indian Tribes since Native Hawaiians are not a Federally recognized Indian Tribe. 8. National Environmental Policy Act

The CEQ does not direct agencies to prepare a NEPA analysis or document before establishing agency procedures that supplement the CEQ regulations for implementing NEPA. Agency NEPA procedures are procedural guidance to assist agencies in the fulfillment of agency responsibilities under NEPA, but are not the agency’s final determination of what level of NEPA analysis is required for a particular proposed action. The requirements for establishing agency NEPA procedures are set forth at 40 CFR 1505.1 and 1507.3. The determination that establishing agency NEPA procedures does not require NEPA analysis and documentation has been upheld in Heartwood, Inc. v. U.S. Forest Service, 73 F. Supp. 2d 962, 972–73 (S.D. III. 1999), aff’d 230 F.3d 947. 954–55 (7th Cir. 2000). 9. Paperwork Reduction Act

This change to the U.S. Department of the Interior Departmental Manual does not contain information collection requirements, and a submission under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) is not required.

Willie R. Taylor, Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.

For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Department of the Interior has amended its Departmental Manual by adding a new chapter to provide supplementary requirements for implementing provisions of 516 DM 1 through 4 within the Department’s Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, as set forth below:

PART 516: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF
1969 Chapter 7: MANAGING THE NEPA PROCESS—OFFICE OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN RELATIONS

7.1 Purpose. This Chapter provides supplementary requirements for implementing provisions of the Department’s NEPA regulations at 43 CFR part 46 and the provisions of 516 DM 1 through 3 [previously 516 DM 1 through 6] within the Department’s Office of Native Hawaiian Relations.

7.2 NEPA Responsibility

. A. The Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations (OHR) is responsible for NEPA compliance for OHR activities.

B. The Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, in conjunction with the Office of Environmental Policy Compliance, provides direction and oversight for environmental activities, including the implementation of NEPA.

C. The OHR may request the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) to assist in preparing NEPA documentation for a proposed action submitted by the Secretary.

7.3 Guidance to DHHL

. A. Actions Proposed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands requiring OHR or other Federal approval.

(1) OHR retains sole responsibility and discretion in all NEPA compliance matters related to the proposed action, although the Director of OHR may request the DHHL to assist in preparing all NEPA documentation.

B. Actions proposed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands not requiring Federal approval, funding, or official actions, are not subject to NEPA requirements.

7.4 Actions Normally Requiring an Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) if these activities are connected to a land exchange requiring the Secretary’s approval

.

A. The following actions require preparation of an EA or EIS:

(1) Actions not categorically excluded; or

(2) Actions involving extraordinary circumstances as provided in 43 CFR Part 46.215.

B. Actions not categorically excluded or involving extraordinary circumstances as provided in 43 CFR Part 46.210, will require an EA when:

(1) An EA will be used in deciding whether a finding of no significant impact is appropriate, or whether an EIS is required prior to implementing any action.

(2) The action is not being addressed by an EIS.

C. If an EA is prepared, it will comply with the requirements of 43 CFR part 46 subpart D.

D. The following actions normally require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS):

(1) Proposed water development projects which would inundate more than 1,000 acres of land, or store more than 30,000 acre-feet of water, or irrigate more than 5,000 acres of undeveloped land.

(2) Construction of a treatment, storage or disposal facility for hazardous waste or toxic substances.

(3) Construction of a solid waste facility.

E. If an EIS is prepared, it will comply with the requirements of 43 CFR part 46 subpart E.

7.5 Categorical Exclusion. In addition to the actions listed in the Departmental categorical exclusions specified in section 43 CFR 46.210, the following action is categorically excluded unless any of the extraordinary circumstances in section 43 CFR 46.215 apply, thus requiring an EA or an EIS. This activity is a single, independent action not associated with larger, existing or proposed complexes or facilities.

A. Approval of conveyances, exchanges and other transfers of land or interests in land between DHHL and an agency of the State of Hawaii or a Federal agency, where no change in the land use is planned.

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**BILLING CODE 4310–RG–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement** 

**[Docket No. BOEM–2010–0050]**

**BOEMRE Information Collection Activity: 1010–0043, Oil and Gas Well**  **Workover Operations, Extension of a Collection; Submitted for Office of**  **Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request** 

**AGENCY :**  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior.

**ACTION :**  Notice of extension of an information collection (1010–0043).

**SUMMARY :**  To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that


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we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR 250, subpart F, ‘‘ Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations, ’’ and related documents. This notice also provides the public a second opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these regulatory requirements.

**DATE :**  Submit written comments by November 29, 2010.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit comments by either fax (202) 395–5806 or e-mail ( OIRA

_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov ) directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior (1010–0043). Please also submit a copy of your comments to BOEMRE by any of the means below.

• Electronically: go to http:// www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID, ’’ enter docket ID BOEM–2010–0050 then click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view supporting and related materials available for this collection. BOEMRE will post all
comments.

• E-mail cheryl.blundon@boemre.gov

. Mail or hand-carry comments to: Department of the Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please reference ‘‘ICR 1010–0043 ’’ in your comment and include your name and return address.

**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 regulation that requires the subject collection of information.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Title: 30 CFR 250, subpart F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations.

OMB Control Number: 1010–0043. 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 manage the mineral resources of the OCS. Such rules and regulations will apply to all operations conducted under a lease, right-of-use and easement, or pipeline right-of-way. 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.

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 BOEMRE to ensure that operations on 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.

This information collection request addresses the regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations and the associated supplementary Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that BOEMRE issues to clarify, supplement, or provide additional guidance on some aspects of our regulations.

Responses are mandatory. No questions of a sensitive nature are asked. BOEMRE protects information considered proprietary according to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2), and 30 CFR 250.197,

‘‘Data and information to be made available to the public or for limited inspection. ’’

BOEMRE District Supervisors use the information collected to analyze and evaluate planned well-workover operations to ensure that these operations result in personnel safety and protection of the environment. They use this evaluation in making decisions to approve, disapprove, or to requiremodification to the proposed wellworkover operations. Specifically, BOEMRE uses the information collected
to:

• Review log entries of crew meetings to verify that safety procedures have been properly reviewed.

• Review well-workover procedures relating to hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) to ensure the safety of the crew in the event of encountering H 2 S.

• Review well-workover diagrams and procedures to ensure the safety of well-workover operations.

• Verify that the crown block safety device is operating and can be expected to function and avoid accidents.

• Verify that the proposed operation of the annular preventer is technically correct and will provide adequate protection for personnel, property, and natural resources.

• Verify the reasons for postponing blowout preventer (BOP) tests, verify the state of readiness of the equipment and ascertain that the equipment meets safety standards and requirements, ensure that BOP tests have been conducted in the manner and frequency to promote personnel safety and protect natural resources. Specific testing information must be recorded to verify that the proper test procedures were followed.

• Assure that the well-workover operations are conducted on well casing that is structurally competent.

Frequency: On occasion; varies by section.

Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal OCS oil, gas, or sulphur lessees and/or operators.

Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The estimated annual hour burden for this information collection is a total of 24,719 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.

Citation 30 CFR 250 Reporting requirement Hour burden Average No. of annual responses Annual burden hours (rounded)

**Requests**

602 .................................... Request exceptions prior to moving well-workover equipment. 1 .................. 766 requests ..... 766


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Citation 30 CFR 250 Reporting requirement Hour burden Average No. of annual responses Annual burden hours (rounded)

605; 613; 615(a), (e)(4);

616(d). Request approval to begin subsea well-workover operations; submit Forms MMS-124 (include, if required, alternate procedures and equipment; stump test procedures plan) and MMS–125. Burden covered under 1010– 0141 0

612 .................................... Request establishment/amendment/cancellation of field well-workover rules. 5 .................. 2 requests ........ 10

616(a) ................................ Request exception to rated working pressure of the BOP equipment; request exception to annular-type BOP testing. 1.5 ............... 187 requests .... 281

600–618 ............................ General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in Subpart F regulations. 2 .................. 200 requests .... 400

**Subtotal** 1,155 responses 1,457 hours

**Posting**

614 .................................... Post number of stands of drill pipe or workover string and drill collars that may be pulled prior tofilling the hole and equivalent well-control fluid volume. 0.25 ............. 844 postings ..... 211

**Subtotal** 844 responses .. 211 hours

**Submittals/Notifications**

602 .................................... Notify BOEMRE of any rig movement within Gulf of Mexico (Form MMS–144). Burden covered under 1010– 0150 0

617(b) ................................ Submit results of pressure test, caliper, or otherwise evaluate tubing & wellhead equipment casing (every 30 days during prolonged operations). 4 .................. 88 reports ......... 352

617(c) ................................ Notify BOEMRE if sustained casing pressure is observed on a well. 1 .................. 57 notifications 57

**Subtotal** 145 responses .. 409 hours

**Record/Document**

606 .................................... Instruct crew members in safety requirements of operations to be performed; document meetings. 1 .................. 868 workovers × 5 meetings = 4,340. 4,340

611 .................................... Document results of traveling-block safety device ..... 1 .................. 868 workovers × 3 results = 2,604. 2,604

616(a), (f) .......................... Record test pressures during BOP and coiled tubing tests for well-workovers on a pressure chart or with a digital recorder; certify the information is
correct. 2 .................. 868 workovers × 3 recordings = 2,604. 5,208

616(a), (g) ......................... Record time, date, and results of all pressure tests, actuations, inspections, and crew drills of the BOP system components and risers in the operations log during well-workovers; retain records for 2
years. 4 .................. 868 workovers × 3 recordings = 2,604. 10,416

616(b)(2) ........................... Record reason for postponing BOP system tests ...... 0.5 ............... 148 postponed
tests. 74

**Subtotal**

............................................................................................................................... ........ 12,300 responses. 22,642 hours

**Total Burden**

............................................................................................................................... 14,444 responses. 24,719 hours


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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:We have identified no paperwork nonhour cost burdens associated with the 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 March 22, 2010, we published a Federal Register notice (75 FR 13570) 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. 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.

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. The 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 November 29,
2010.

Public Availability of Comments: Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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.

BOEMRE Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (703)
787–1025.

Dated: September 1, 2010. Doug Slitor, Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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**BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**Fish and Wildlife Service**

**[FWS–R8–ES–2010–N199; 80230–1265– 0000–S3]** 

**Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine Counties, NV;**  **Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment** 

**AGENCY :**  Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Intent; request for
comments.

**SUMMARY :**  We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to prepare a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, located in Elko and White Pine Counties of Nevada. We provide this notice in compliance with our CCP policy to advise other Federal and State agencies, Tribes, and the public of our intentions, and to obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues to consider in the planning process.

**DATES :**  To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments by December 28, 2010.

**ADDRESSES :**  Send your comments or requests for more information by any of the following methods.

• E-mail: fw8plancomments@fws.gov

. Include ‘‘Ruby Lake CCP ’’ in the subject line of the message.

• Fax: Attn: Mark Pelz, (916) 414–
6497.

• U.S. Mail: Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, HC 60, Box 860, Ruby Valley, Nevada 89833–9802.

• In-Person Drop-off: You may drop off comments during regular business hours; please call (775) 779–2237 for directions.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mark Pelz, Chief, Refuge Planning, at (916) 414–6500, or Guy Wagner, Refuge Manager, at (775) 779–2237. Further information may also be found at http: //www.fws.gov/rubylake/.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
Introduction

With this notice, we initiate our process for developing a CCP for Ruby Lake NWR in Elko and White Pine Counties, NV. This notice complies with our CCP policy to (1) Advise other Federal and State agencies, Tribes, and the public of our intention to conduct detailed planning on this refuge and (2) obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues to consider in the environmental document and during development of the CCP. Background

The CCP Process

The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee) (Administration Act), as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, requires us to develop a CCP for each national wildlife refuge. The purpose for developing a CCP is to provide refuge managers with a 15-year plan for achieving refuge purposes and contributing toward the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System, consistent with sound principles of fish and wildlife management, conservation, legal mandates, and our policies. In addition to outlining broad management direction on conserving wildlife andtheir habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities available to the public, including opportunities for hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation. We will review and update the CCP at least every 15 years in accordance with the Administration Act.

Each unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System was established for specific purposes. We use these purposes as the foundation for developing and prioritizing the management goals and objectives for each refuge within the National Wildlife Refuge System mission, and to determine how the public can use each refuge. The planning process is a way for us and the public to evaluate management goals, objectives, and strategies that will ensure the best possible approach to wildlife, plant, and habitat conservation, while providing for wildlife-dependent recreation opportunities that are compatible with each refuge’s establishing purposes and