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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 WellWorkover 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 require 

modification 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 (H2S) to 

ensure the safety of the crew in the 

event of encountering H2S. 

• 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 to 

filling 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 and 

their 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 

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