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1 ENC–FTC–200034640 (Jan. 17, 2021); see also 

EnCap 4(c)–4 (Jan. 15, 2021). 

2 EnCap 4(c)–8 at 63 (May 18, 2021); EnCap Resp. 

to VRL Req. 12 (Feb. 21, 2022). 

3 ENC–FTC–201680452, at ENC–FTC–201680453 

(Aug. 25, 2021). 

competes aggressively with other Uinta 

Basin waxy crude producers. PostTransaction, the smaller number of 

Uinta Basin waxy crude producers 

could more easily coordinate rail 

exports, production plans, and contract 

terms to increase waxy crude prices for 

Salt Lake City area refiners. 

XCL’s internal, high-level analysis 

and strategy documents acknowledged 

the likely competitive effects from the 

Transaction from the beginning of the 

process up to and including during the 

Commission’s investigation. During a 

January 15, 2021 meeting, an XCL Board 

member noted that a combination with 

EPE would create $35–75 million in 

marketing synergies and that it was a 

‘‘[d]efensive move with EP currently 

communicating 20+ wells per year to 

SLC refiners. Go from 14% of wax 

supply to 30–40%.’’ 1 A May 18, 2021 

XCL Technical Meeting presentation, 

attended by most of the XCL Board 

members, stated that the Transaction 

would result in ‘‘Increasing Scale in our 

Basin—taking out 1 of 4 major 

producers, 40%+ of Wax Market, 

Driver’s seat.’’ 2 An August 25, 2021 

memorandum to the Advisory Board of 

EnCap XI similarly emphasized the 

small number of significant players, 

stating that the ‘‘. . . the Uinta is . . . 

largely controlled by three operators.’’ 3

V. The Proposed Order and the Order 

To Maintain Assets 

The proposed Order and the Order to 

Maintain Assets would remedy the 

Transaction’s likely anticompetitive 

effects by requiring EnCap to divest the 

entirety of EP Energy business and 

assets in or relating to the state of Utah, 

including the business of oil and gas 

exploration, production, research, 

development, gathering, transportation, 

distribution, marketing, and sales in or 

from the Uinta Basin, to Crescent. 

Respondents must also divest additional 

assets if the Commission determines 

that additional assets are necessary to 

achieve the purpose of the proposed 

Order within the first year after the 

Order is issued. Crescent is an 

experienced operator in the 

development, production and sale of 

crude oil and natural gas, and will be a 

new entrant in the Uinta Basin. The 

Commission retains the right to appoint 

a Trustee to find another buyer of the 

divestiture assets if it determines 

Crescent is not an acceptable buyer. 

The proposed Order requires that the 

divestiture be completed no later than 

10 days after EnCap consummates the 

Transaction. The proposed Order and 

the Order to Maintain Assets further 

require EnCap to operate and maintain 

the divestiture assets in the ordinary 

course of business, including 

maintaining the economic viability, 

marketability, and competitiveness of 

the divestiture assets until Crescent 

completes its acquisition of the 

divestiture assets. 

The proposed Order contains 

additional provisions designed to 

ensure the effectiveness of the relief. For 

example, the proposed Order also 

requires the Respondents to grant 

Crescent a perpetual license to use any 

retained intellectual property, and to 

obtain all other consents or 

authorizations to consummate the sale 

of the divestiture assets from all 

necessary third parties or governmental 

entities. Respondents are required to 

provide Crescent with transitional 

assistance for up to 180 days following 

the divestiture of the assets and must 

cooperate with and assist Crescent to 

evaluate and offer employment to 

employees involved in the business and 

assets subject to divestiture. 

Respondents have also agreed not to 

enforce any employee noncompete or 

non-solicitation agreements against 

Crescent. Finally, the proposed Order 

also provides for the appointment of an 

independent Monitor to oversee the 

Respondents’ compliance with the 

requirements of the Order. 

In addition to requiring the asset 

divestitures, the proposed Order 

requires EnCap to obtain prior approval 

from the Commission before making 

certain future acquisitions in the Utah 

counties that encompass the Uinta Basin 

(Duchesne, Uintah, Utah, Grand, Emery, 

Carbon, and Wasatch) over the next ten 

years. 

The proposed Order also requires 

Crescent to obtain prior approval from 

the Commission before transferring all 

or substantially all of the divested assets 

to any buyer for the first three years 

after Crescent acquires the divestiture 

assets. For the seven years following the 

initial three-year period, the proposed 

Order requires Crescent to obtain prior 

approval from the Commission before 

transferring all or substantially all of the 

divested assets to a buyer engaged in the 

development, production, or sale of 

waxy crude in the Uinta Basin. 

The purpose of this analysis is to 

facilitate public comment on the 

Consent Agreement, and the 

Commission does not intend this 

analysis to constitute an official 

interpretation of the proposed Order or 

to modify its terms in any way. 

By direction of the Commission. 

April J. Tabor, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06945 Filed 3–31–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6750–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–22–22DI; Docket No. CDC–2022– 

0035] 

Proposed Data Collection Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice with comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), located 

within the Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce public 

burden and maximize the utility of 

government information, invites the 

general public and other federal 

agencies the opportunity to comment on 

a proposed information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. This notice invites 

comment on a proposed information 

collection project titled Noise Exposures 

and Hearing Loss in the Oil and Gas 

Extraction Industry. This information 

collection is designed to evaluate oil 

and gas extraction workers’ noise and 

chemical exposures and hearing. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before May 31, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2022– 

0035, by either of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information 

Collection Review Office, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 

Clifton Road NE, MS H21–8, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30329. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

Docket Number. CDC will post, without 

change, all relevant comments to 

www.regulations.gov. 

Please note: Submit all comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking portal 

(www.regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to 

the address listed above. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the information collection plan and 

instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Information Collection Review Office, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS 

H21–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 

404–639–7570; Email: omb@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies 

must obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also 

requires federal agencies to provide a 

60-day notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each new 

proposed collection, each proposed 

extension of existing collection of 

information, and each reinstatement of 

previously approved information 

collection before submitting the 

collection to the OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, we are 

publishing this notice of a proposed 

data collection as described below. 

The OMB is particularly interested in 

comments that will help: 

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; 

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 submissions 

of responses; and 

5. Assess information collection costs. 

Proposed Project 

Noise Exposures and Hearing Loss in 

the Oil and Gas Extraction Industry— 

New—National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Oil and gas extraction (OGE) workers 

play an important role in supporting the 

United States economy and help fulfill 

the energy needs of Americans and 

American businesses. OGE workers 

have significant risks for a variety of 

exposures at oil and gas well sites, and 

there has been no significant 

occupational noise exposure research in 

the United States onshore upstream 

OGE sector. This proposed project will 

characterize relationships between noise 

exposure, chemical exposures, hearing 

loss, and hearing loss prevention 

practices within the onshore OGE 

industry. 

Primary data will be collected using 

three approaches. First, researchers will 

collect direct measurements of noise 

and ototoxic chemicals on job sites, 

including personal exposure 

assessments of OGE workers. Second, 

researchers will use a questionnaire to 

collect information on noise and 

chemical exposures, hearing loss, and 

associated factors among OGE workers. 

Third, audiometry tests performed by 

NIOSH will be offered to industry 

partners to further understand extent of 

hearing loss amongst OGE workers. 

Data will be used to understand noise 

exposures, ototoxic chemical exposures, 

self-reported hearing loss, and hearing 

loss prevention practices in the OGE 

industry. Subsequently, the data and 

analysis will be used to create evidencebased interventions and 

recommendations, which will be 

communicated to the spectrum of OGE 

industry stakeholders. 

CDC requests OMB approval for an 

estimated 65 annual burden hours. 

There is no cost to respondents other 

than their time to participate. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Oil and Gas Workers ..... Noise and Hearing Questionnaire ....................... 167 1 17/60 47 

Audiometry Testing .............................................. 33 1 30/60 17 

Exposure Monitoring Results Notification Form .. 40 1 2/60 1 

Total ........................ .............................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 65 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06914 Filed 3–31–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60-Day–22–0488; Docket No. CDC–2022– 

0043] 

Proposed Data Collection Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice with comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 

its continuing effort to reduce public 

burden and maximize the utility of 

government information, invites the 

general public and other federal 

agencies the opportunity to comment on 

a proposed and/or continuing 

information collection, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

This notice invites comment on a 

proposed information collection project 

titled Interstate Travel of Persons: 

Report of Illness or Death (42 CFR part 

70). This collection gathers information 

on the required reporting of ill persons 


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