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eligible to serve as a member of the Council. The Secretaries will select discretionary members from among the national interest groups listed below. These members must be senior-level representatives of their organizations and/or have the ability to represent their designated constituency.

(1) State fish and wildlife resource management agencies;

(2) Wildlife and habitat conservation/ management organizations;

(3) Game bird hunting organizations; (4) Waterfowl hunting organizations; (5) Big game hunting organizations; (6) Sportsmen and women community at large;

(7) Archery, hunting, and/or shooting sports industry;

(8) Hunting and shooting sports outreach and education organizations;

(9) Tourism, outfitter, and/or guide industries related to hunting and/or shooting sports;

(10) Tribal resource management organizations.

The Council functions solely as an advisory body and in compliance with provisions of the FACA (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2).

Certification: I hereby certify that the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council (Council) is necessary and is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture under 43 U.S.C. 1457 and provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd), and Executive Order 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife
Conservation.

Dated: March 6, 2012.
Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 2012–6516 Filed 3–16–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4310–55–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement** 

**[Docket ID No. BSEE–2011–0002; OMB Control Number 1014–0016]** 

**Information Collection Activities: Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way;**  **Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment**  **Request**

**AGENCY :**  Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Interior. **ACTION :**  30-day Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), BSEE is notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under Subpart J, ‘‘Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way.’’ This notice also provides the public a second opportunity to comment on the revised paperwork burden of these regulatory requirements.

**DATES :**  You must submit comments by April 18, 2012.

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

_ DOCKET@omb.eop.gov ) directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior (1014–0016). Please provide a copy of your comments to BSEE by any of the means below.

• Electronically: go to http:// www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled, ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter BSEE– 2011–0002 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, fax (703) 787–1546, or mail or hand-carry comments to: Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; Attention: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please reference 1014–0016 in your comment and include your name and return address.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Nicole Mason, Regulations and Development Branch, (703) 787–1605, to request additional information about this ICR. To see a copy of the entire ICR submitted to OMB, go to http:// www.reginfo.gov (select Information Collection Review, Currently Under Review).

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart J, Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way.

Form: BSEE–0149. OMB Control Number: 1014–0016. 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 the Act related to mineral resources on the OCS. Such rules and regulations will apply to all operations conducted under a lease, right-of-way (ROW), or a right-of-use and easement. Section 1334(e) authorizes the Secretary to grant ROWs through the submerged lands of the OCS for pipelines ‘‘* * * for the transportation of oil, natural gas, sulphur, or other minerals, or under such regulations and upon such conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary, * * * including (as provided in section 1347(b) of this title) assuring maximum environmental protection by utilization of the best available and safest technologies, including the safest practices for pipeline burial * * *.’’

The Independent Offices Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26, 1996), and OMB Circular A–25, authorize Federal agencies to recover the full cost of services that confer special benefits. This authority and responsibility are among those delegated to BSEE. BSEE regulations specify cost recovery service fees for pipeline and assignment applications.

This information collection (IC) request addresses the regulations under 30 CFR 250, subpart J, on pipelines and pipeline ROWs and is considered a revision. Between the initial 60-day FR notice and now, BSEE requested and obtained OMB approval via a Notice of Action (12/12/2011) to transfer 1010– 0050 to 1014–0016. This transfer was a result of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulations and Enforcement splitting into two bureaus and some specific subpart J regulatory requirements going to both bureaus. Therefore, the program change is due to that final rulemaking (76 FR 64432) where the requirements pertaining to bonding (Form BOEM–2030; § 250.1011) have been removed from BSEE regulations and are now located in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management regulations (30 CFR 550.1011). This collection also covers the related Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that BSEE issues to clarify and provide additional guidance on some aspects of the regulations.

Regulations at 30 CFR part 250, subpart J, implement these statutory requirements. We use the information to ensure those activities are performed in a safe manner. BSEE needs information concerning the proposed pipeline and safety equipment, inspections and tests, and natural and manmade hazards near the proposed pipeline route. BSEE uses the information to review pipeline designs prior to approving an application for an ROW or lease term pipeline to ensure that the pipeline, as constructed, will provide for safe transportation of oil and gas and other minerals through the submerged lands


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of the OCS. We review proposed pipeline routes to ensure that the pipeline would not conflict with any State requirements or unduly interfere with other OCS activities. BSEE reviews proposals for taking pipeline safety equipment out of service to ensure alternate measures are used that will properly provide for the safety of the pipeline and associated facilities (platform, etc.). We review notification of relinquishment of an ROW grant and requests to abandon pipelines to ensure that all legal obligations are met and pipelines are properly abandoned. BSEE monitors the records concerning pipeline inspections and tests to ensure safety of operations and protection of the environment and to schedule their workload to permit witnessing and inspecting operations. Information is also necessary to determine the point at which the Department of the Interior or the Department of Transportation (DOT) has regulatory responsibility for a pipeline and to be informed of the identified operator if not the same as the ROW holder.

The following form is also submitted to BSEE under subpart J:

BSEE–0149—Assignment of Federal OCS Pipeline Right-of-Way Grant: BSEE uses the information to track the ownership of pipeline ROWs; as well as use the information to update the corporate database that is used to determine what leases are available for a Lease Sale and the ownership of all OCS leases.

We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2); also under regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data and information to be made available to the public or for limited inspection,’’ and 30 CFR 252, ‘‘Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Information Program.’’

No items of a sensitive nature are collected. Responses are mandatory or are required to obtain or retain a benefit.

Frequency: On occasion, annual. Description of Respondents: Potential respondents include lessees, operators, and holders of pipeline ROWs.

Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The estimated annual hour burden for this information collection is a total of 55,072 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.

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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified seven non-hour paperwork cost burdens for this collection. However, note that the actual service fee amounts are specified in 30 CFR 250.125, which provides a
consolidated table of the service fees required under the 30 CFR 250 regulations. The non-hour cost burdens (cost recovery fees) in this IC total an estimated $1,824,851, and they are required under:

Section 250.1000(b)—New Pipeline Application (lease term)—$3,283.

Section 250.1000(b)—Pipeline Application Modification (lease term)— $1,906. Section 250.1000(b)—Pipeline Application Modification (ROW)— $3,865.

Section 250.1008(e)—Pipeline Repair Notification—$360.

Section 250.1015(a)—Pipeline ROW Grant Application—$2,569.

Section 250.1015(a)—Pipeline Conversion from Lease term to ROW— $219.

Section 250.1018(b)—Pipeline ROW Assignment—$186.

We have not identified any other nonhour 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.


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To comply with the public consultation process, on December 5, 2011, we published a Federal Register notice (76 FR 75894) 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 and forms. 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.

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.

Acting BSEE Information Collection Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon (703)

787–1607.

Dated: February 22, 2012. Douglas W. Morris, Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.

[FR Doc. 2012–5944 Filed 3–16–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4310–VH–C**

**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**Fish and Wildlife Service**

**[FWS–R1–ES–2012–N026; FXES11130100000F5–123–FF01E00000]** 

**Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit**  **Applications**

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

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

**SUMMARY :**  We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications for permits to conduct activities with the purpose of enhancing the survival of endangered species. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), prohibits certain activities with respect to endangered species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act also requires that we invite public comment before issuing such permits. **DATES :**  To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by April
18, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Endangered Species Program Manager, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181. Please refer to the permit number for the application when submitting comments.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, at the above address or by telephone (503–231–2071) or fax (503– 231–6243).

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Background

The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) prohibits certain activities with respect to endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. Along with our implementing regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17, the Act provides for certain permits, and requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits for endangered species.

A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the permittee to conduct activities (including take or interstate commerce) with respect to U.S. endangered or threatened species for scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or survival. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act for these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant species.
Applications Available for Review and
Comment

We invite local, State, and Federal agencies, and the public to comment on the following applications. Please refer to the appropriate permit number for the application when submitting comments.

Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review by request from the Endangered Species Program Manager at the address listed in the **ADDRESSES** section of this notice, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

Permit Number: TE–64043A
Applicant: David Bainbridge, DVM, Verona, Illinois

The applicant requests an interstate commerce permit to purchase nene geese ( Branta sandvicensis ) in conjunction with captive propagation for the purpose of enhancing their survival. This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over the next 5 years.

Permit Number: TE–66384A
Applicant: Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

The applicant requests a permit to take (collect eggs, net and tag juveniles and adults) the Kootenai River white sturgeon ( Acipenser transmontanus ) in conjunction with spawning, recruitment, monitoring, and population studies in Boundary County, Idaho, for the purpose of enhancing the species’ survival.

Permit Number: TE–012136
Applicant: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Hillsboro, Oregon

The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (harass by electrofishing, capture, and release) the Modoc sucker ( Catostomus microps ) in conjunction with monitoring studies in Lake County, Oregon, for the purpose of enhancing the species’ survival. The permit currently covers take of Oregon chub ( Oregonichthys crameri ), Lost River sucker ( Deltistes luxatus ), and shortnose sucker ( Chasmistes brevirostris ), for which notices were published in the Federal Register on July 2, 1999 (64 FR 36032) and June 20, 2000 (65 FR 38297).

Permit Number: TE–66612A
Applicant: Wildwood Wildlife Park, Minocqua, Wisconsin

The applicant requests an interstate commerce permit to purchase nene geese ( Branta sandvicensis ) in conjunction with captive propagation for the purpose of enhancing their survival. This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over the next 5 years.
Public Availability of Comments

All comments and materials we receive in response to this request will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the address listed in the

**ADDRESSES** section of this notice.

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