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Federal Information Relay Service 

during working hours at 800–877–8339. 

Dated: March 25, 2009. 

Nelson R. Brego ́n, 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Community Planning and Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–7182 Filed 3–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

[Docket No. MMS–2008–OMM–0041] 

MMS Information Collection Activity: 

1010–0048 Geological and Geophysical 

(G&G) Explorations of the OCS, 

Extension of a Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of an 

information collection (1010–0048). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), MMS 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 the paperwork requirements in 

the regulations under 30 CFR part 251, 

Geological and Geophysical (G&G) 

Explorations of the Outer Continental 

Shelf. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

June 1, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607. 

You may also contact Cheryl Blundon to 

obtain a copy, at no cost, of the 

regulation and form that require the 

subject collection of information. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods listed 

below. 

• Electronically: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Under the tab 

More Search Options, click Advanced 

Docket Search, then select Minerals 

Management Service from the agency 

drop-down menu, then click submit. In 

the Docket ID column, select MMS– 

2008–OMM–0041 to submit public 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available for this 

rulemaking. Information on using 

Regulations.gov, including instructions 

for accessing documents, submitting 

comments, and viewing the docket after 

the close of the comment period, is 

available through the site’s User Tips 

link. The MMS will post all comments. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior, Minerals 

Management Service, Attention: Cheryl 

Blundon, 381 Elden Street, MS–4024, 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please 

reference Information Collection 1010– 

0048 in your subject line and mark your 

message for return receipt. Include your 

name and return address in your 

message text. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 251, Geological and 

Geophysical (G&G) Explorations of the 

Outer Continental Shelf. 

Form(s): MMS–327. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0048. 

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. Such rules and regulations will 

apply to all operations conducted under 

a lease. 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. 

The OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1340) 

also states that ‘‘any person authorized 

by the Secretary may conduct geological 

and geophysical explorations in the 

[O]uter Continental Shelf, which do not 

interfere with or endanger actual 

operations under any lease maintained 

or granted pursuant to this OCS Lands 

Act, and which are not unduly harmful 

to aquatic life in such area.’’ The section 

further requires that permits to conduct 

such activities may only be issued if it 

is determined that the applicant is 

qualified; the activities are not 

polluting, hazardous, or unsafe; they do 

not interfere with other users of the 

area; and do not disturb a site, structure, 

or object of historical or archaeological 

significance. Applicants for permits are 

required to submit form MMS–327 to 

provide the information necessary to 

evaluate their qualifications. 

The OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1352) 

further requires that certain costs be 

reimbursed to the parties submitting 

required G&G information and data. 

Under the OCS Lands Act, permittees 

are to be reimbursed for the costs of 

reproducing any G&G data required to 

be submitted. Permittees are to be 

reimbursed also for the reasonable cost 

of processing geophysical information 

required to be submitted when 

processing is in a form or manner 

required by the Director of MMS and is 

not used in the normal conduct of the 

business of the permittee. 

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 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 (DOI) implementing 

policy, the Minerals Management 

Service (MMS) is required to charge the 

full cost for services that provide special 

benefits or privileges to an identifiable 

non-Federal recipient above and beyond 

those that accrue to the public at large. 

The G&G permits are subject to cost 

recovery, and MMS regulations specify 

the filing fee for the application. 

Regulations at 30 CFR part 251 

implement these statutory requirements. 

We use the information to ensure there 

is no environmental degradation, 

personal harm or unsafe operations and 

conditions, damage to historical or 

archaeological sites, or interference with 

other uses; to analyze and evaluate 

preliminary or planned drilling 

activities; to monitor progress and 

activities in the OCS; to acquire G&G 

data and information collected under a 

Federal permit offshore; and to 

determine eligibility for reimbursement 

from the government for certain costs. 

The information is necessary to 

determine if the applicants for permits 

or filers of notices meet the 

qualifications specified by the OCS 

Lands Act. The MMS uses information 

collected to understand the G&G 

characteristics of oil- and gas-bearing 

physiographic regions of the OCS. It 

aids the Secretary in obtaining a proper 

balance among the potentials for 

environmental damage, the discovery of 

oil and gas, and adverse impacts on 

affected coastal states. Information from 

permittees is necessary to determine the 

propriety and amount of 

reimbursement. 

We will protect information from 

respondents considered proprietary 

according to the Freedom of Information 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 

regulations (43 CFR part 2), the Federal 

Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 

1982 (30 U.S.C. 1733), and under 

regulations at 30 CFR parts 250, 251, 

and 252. 

No items of a sensitive nature are 

collected. Responses are mandatory. 

Frequency: On occasion, annual; and 

as specified in permits. 


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Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: Approximately 130 

Federal OCS oil, gas, and sulphur 

permittees or notice filers. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

currently approved annual reporting 

burden for this collection is 1,586 hours. 

The following chart details the 

individual components and respective 

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. 

Citation 

30 CFR part 251 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirement 

Hour burden 

non-hour cost 

burden 

251.4(a), (b); 251.5(a), (b), 

(d); 251.6; 251.7.

Apply for permits (form MMS–327) to conduct G&G exploration, including deep stratigraphic 

tests/revisions when necessary.

6 

$2,012 application fee. 

251.4(b); 251.5(c), (d); 251.6 File notices to conduct scientific research activities, including notice to MMS prior to beginning 

and after concluding activities.

6 

251.6(b) 251.7(b)(5) ............. Notify MMS if specific actions should occur; report archaeological resources (no instances reported since 1982).1 

251.7 .................................... Submit information on test drilling activities under a permit, including Forms MMS–123 and 

MMS–123S (burden included under 30 CFR part 250, subpart D, 1010–0141).

0 

251.7(c) ................................ Enter into agreement for group participation in test drilling, including publishing summary statement; provide MMS copy of notice/list of participants. (No agreements submitted since 

1989.).

1 

251.7(d) ................................ Submit bond(s) on deep stratigraphic test (burden included under 30 CFR part 256, 1010–

0006).

0 

251.8(a) ................................ Request reimbursement for certain costs associated with MMS inspections (no requests in

many years. OCS Lands Act requires Government reimbursement).

1 

251.8(b), (c) ......................... Submit modifications to, and status/final reports on, activities conducted under a permit ........... 2 

251.9(c) ................................ Notify MMS to relinquish a permit ................................................................................................. 1⁄2

251.10(c) .............................. File appeals (exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c)) ................................................................... 0 

251.11; 251.12 ..................... Notify MMS and submit G&G data/information collected under a permit and/or processed by 

permittees or 3rd parties, including reports, logs or charts, results, analyses, descriptions, etc.

4 

251.13 .................................. Request reimbursement for certain costs associated with reproducing data/information ............. 2 

251.14(a) .............................. Submit comments on MMS intent to disclose data/information to the public ............................... 1 

251.14(c)(2) .......................... Submit comments on MMS intent to disclose data/information to an independent contractor/ 

agent.

1 

251.14(c)(4) .......................... Contractor/agent submits written commitment not to sell, trade, license, or disclose data/information without MMS consent.1 

251.1–251.14 ....................... General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in 

part 251 regulations.

2 

Form MMS–327 ................... Request extension of permit time period ....................................................................................... 1 

Form MMS–327 ................... Retain G&G data/information for 10 years and make available to MMS upon request ............... 1 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified one non-hour cost 

burden for this collection. In § 251.5, 

MMS charges a $2,012 G&G application 

fee. We have identified no other nonhour cost burdens. 

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 

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. 

Agencies must also estimate the nonhour cost burdens to respondents or 

recordkeepers resulting from the 

collection of information. Therefore, if 

you have 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. You 

should describe the methods you use to 

estimate major cost factors, including 

system and technology acquisition, 

expected useful life of capital 

equipment, discount rate(s), and the 

period over which you incur costs. 

Capital and startup costs include, 

among other items, computers and 

software you purchase to prepare for 

collecting information, monitoring, and 

record storage facilities. You should not 

include estimates for equipment or 

services purchased: (i) Before October 1, 

1995; (ii) to comply with requirements 

not associated with the information 

collection; (iii) for reasons other than to 

provide information or keep records for 

the Government; or (iv) as part of 

customary and usual business or private 

practices. 

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, 

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 


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cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: March 24, 2009. 

E.P. Danenberger, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–7170 Filed 3–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service (MMS) 

Notice of Availability of the Proposed 

Notice of Sale (NOS) for Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas 

Lease Sale 210 in the Western 

Planning Area (WPA) in the Gulf of 

Mexico (GOM). 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

proposed NOS for proposed sale 210. 

SUMMARY: The MMS announces the 

availability of the proposed NOS for 

proposed Sale 210 in the WPA. This 

Notice is published pursuant to 30 CFR 

256.29(c) as a matter of information to 

the public. With regard to oil and gas 

leasing on the OCS, the Secretary of the 

Interior, pursuant to section 19 of the 

OCS Lands Act, provides the affected 

States the opportunity to review the 

proposed Notice. The proposed Notice 

sets forth the proposed terms and 

conditions of the sale, including 

minimum bids, royalty rates, and 

rentals. 

DATES: Comments on the size, timing, or 

location of proposed Sale 210 are due 

from the affected States, within 60 days 

following their receipt of the proposed 

Notice. The final NOS will be published 

in the Federal Register at least 30 days 

prior to the date of bid opening. Bid 

opening is currently scheduled for 

August 19, 2009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed NOS for Sale 210 and a 

‘‘Proposed Notice of Sale Package’’ 

containing information essential to 

potential bidders may be obtained from 

the Public Information Unit, Gulf of 

Mexico Region, Minerals Management 

Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. 

Telephone: (504) 736–2519. 

Dated: March 10, 2009. 

Walter D. Cruickshank, 

Acting Director, Minerals Management 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–7044 Filed 3–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Inv. No. 337–TA–673] 

In the Matter of Certain Electronic 

Devices Including Handheld Wireless 

Communications Devices; Notice of 

Investigation 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Institution of investigation 

pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

complaint was filed with the U.S. 

International Trade Commission on 

February 23, 2009, under section 337 of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 

U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Saxon 

Innovations, LLC of Tyler, Texas. The 

complaint alleges violations of section 

337 based upon the importation into the 

United States, the sale for importation, 

and the sale within the United States 

after importation of certain electronic 

devices, including handheld wireless 

communications devices, that infringe 

certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 

5,235,635; 5,530,597; and 5,608,873. 

The complaint further alleges that an 

industry in the United States exists or 

is in the process of being established as 

required by subsection (a)(2) of section 

337. 

The complainant requests that the 

Commission institute an investigation 

and, after the investigation, issue an 

exclusion order and cease and desist 

orders. 

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for 

any confidential information contained 

therein, is available for inspection 

during official business hours (8:45 a.m. 

to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 

112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone 

202–205–2000. Hearing impaired 

individuals are advised that information 

on this matter can be obtained by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal on 202–205–1810. Persons 

with mobility impairments who will 

need special assistance in gaining access 

to the Commission should contact the 

Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its Internet server at http:// 

www.usitc.gov. The public record for 

this investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

A. Murray, Esq., Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, telephone (202) 205–2734. 

Authority: The authority for institution of 

this investigation is contained in section 337 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 

in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 

(2008). 

Scope of Investigation: Having 

considered the complaint, the U.S. 

International Trade Commission, on 

March 24, 2009 ordered that— 

(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of 

section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended, an investigation be instituted 

to determine whether there is a 

violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of 

section 337 in the importation into the 

United States, the sale for importation, 

or the sale within the United States after 

importation, of certain electronic 

devices, including handheld wireless 

communications devices that infringe 

one or more of claims 1, 2, 6, 11–13, and 

15 of U.S. Patent No. 5,235,635; claims 

1–6 and 8–11 of U.S. Patent No. 

5,530,597; and claims 1, 2, 8, 9, 13–15, 

20, and 22 of U.S. Patent No. 5,608,873, 

and whether an industry in the United 

States exists as required by subsection 

(a)(2) of section 337; 

(2) For the purpose of the 

investigation so instituted, the following 

are hereby named as parties upon which 

this notice of investigation shall be 

served: 

(a) The complainant is—Saxon 

Innovations, LLC, 100 E. Ferguson, 

Suite 816, First Place, Tyler, TX 75702. 

(b) The respondents are the following 

entities alleged to be in violation of 

section 337, and are the parties upon 

which the complaint is to be served: 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 250, 2-ga, 

Taepyong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 100–742, 

Korea. 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 105 

Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 

07660. 

Samsung Telecommunications America, 

LLP, 1301 Lookout Drive, Richardson, 

TX 75082. 

(c) The Commission’s investigative 

attorney, party to this investigation, is 

Lisa A. Murray, Esq., Office of Unfair 

Import Investigations, U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and 

(3) For the investigation so instituted, 

Paul J. Luckern, Chief Administrative 

Law Judge, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, shall designate the 

presiding Administrative Law Judge. 

Responses to the complaint and the 

notice of investigation must be 

submitted by the named respondents in 

accordance with section 210.13 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 19 CFR. 210.13. Pursuant to 

19 CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such 


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