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Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural 

items under the control of the 

University of Oregon Museum of 

Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, 

OR, that meet the definition of 

unassociated funerary objects under 25 

U.S.C. 3001. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American cultural items. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Item(s) 

In 1938, seven cultural items were 

removed from Courthouse Rock, near 

Antelope, in Wasco County, OR, during 

legally authorized excavations by 

archeologists from the University of 

Oregon. The cultural items were found 

in direct association with a burial pit 

exhibiting signs of cremation. Two 

burial pits were excavated, but human 

remains were only removed from Pit #2. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects from Pit #2 are the 

subject of a separate Notice of Inventory 

Completion published in the Federal 

Register. The seven unassociated 

funerary objects from Pit #1 are two 

points, four scrapers, and one yellow 

pigment sample. 

Based on archeological context, the 

cultural items described above are 

determined to be Native American. 

Based on provenience, the cultural 

items are reasonably believed to be 

affiliated with the Tenino people. 

Historical documents, ethnographic 

sources, and oral history indicate that 

Tenino people have occupied northcentral Oregon since pre-contact times. 

The Tenino people are one of the tribes 

that compose the Confederated Tribes of 

the Warm Springs Reservation of 

Oregon. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Oregon Museum of Natural and 

Cultural History 

Officials of the University of Oregon 

Museum of Natural and Cultural History 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the seven cultural items described above 

are reasonably believed to have been 

placed with or near individual human 

remains at the time of death or later as 

part of the death rite or ceremony and 

are believed, by a preponderance of the 

evidence, to have been removed from a 

specific burial site of a Native American 

individual. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the unassociated funerary 

objects and the Confederated Tribes of 

the Warm Springs Reservation of 

Oregon. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Dr. Pamela Endzweig, Director of 

Collections, University of Oregon 

Museum of Natural and Cultural 

History, 1224 University of Oregon, 

Eugene, OR 97403–1224, telephone 

(541) 346–5120, by July 17, 2013. After 

that date, if no additional claimants 

have come forward, transfer of control 

of the unassociated funerary objects to 

the Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon may 

proceed. 

The University of Oregon Museum of 

Natural and Cultural History is 

responsible for notifying the 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: May 10, 2013. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[OMB Control Number 1010–0114; 

MMAA104000] 

Information Collection; Proposed 

Collection for OMB Review; Comment 

Request: General Oil and Gas and 

Sulphur and Production Requirements 

in the Outer Continental Shelf 

ACTION: 60-day notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM) 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 550, 

subparts A and K, General and 

Production Requirements. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

August 16, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Please send your comments 

on this ICR to the BOEM Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, Arlene 

Bajusz, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, 381 Elden Street, HM– 

3127, Herndon, Virginia 20170 (mail); or 

arlene.bajusz@boem.gov (email); or 

703–787–1209 (fax). Please reference 

ICR 1010–0114 in your comment and 

include your name and return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arlene Bajusz, Office of Policy, 

Regulations, and Analysis at (703) 787– 

1025 for a copy of the ICR or the forms. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0114. 

Title: 30 CFR 550, Subpart A, General, 

and Subpart K, Oil and Gas Production 

Requirements. 

Forms: BOEM–0127, BOEM–0140, 

BOEM–1123, BOEM–1832. 

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 to 

administer leasing of the OCS. Such 

rules and regulations will apply to all 

operations conducted under a lease. 

Operations in 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 1332(6) states that 

‘‘operations in the [O]uter Continental 

Shelf should be conducted in a safe 

manner by well trained personnel using 

technology, precautions, and techniques 

sufficient to prevent or minimize . . . 

loss of well control . . . physical 

obstructions to other users of the waters 

or subsoil and seabed, or other 

occurrences which may cause damage to 

the environment or to property or 

endanger life or health.’’ 

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 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 Bureau 

of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is 

required to charge fees for services that 

provide special benefits or privileges to 

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an identifiable non-Federal recipient 

above and beyond those that accrue to 

the public. 

This ICR covers 30 CFR part 550, 

subpart A, General, and subpart K, Oil 

and Gas Production Requirements, 

which deal with regulatory 

requirements of oil, gas, and sulphur 

operations on the OCS. This request also 

covers the related Notices to Lessees 

and Operators (NTLs) that BOEM issues 

to clarify and provide guidance on some 

aspects of our regulations. 

The BOEM uses the information 

collected under the Subparts A and K 

regulations to ensure that operations in 

the OCS are carried out in a safe and 

environmentally sound manner, do not 

interfere with the rights of other users 

in the OCS, and balance the protection 

and development of OCS resources. 

Specifically, we use the information 

collected to: 

• Determine the capability of a well 

to produce oil or gas in paying 

quantities or to determine the possible 

need for additional wells resulting in 

minimum royalty status on a lease. 

• Provide lessees/operators greater 

flexibility to comply with regulatory 

requirements through approval of 

alternative equipment or procedures 

and departures if they demonstrate 

equal or better compliance with the 

appropriate performance standards. 

• Ensure that subsurface storage of 

natural gas does not unduly interfere 

with development and production 

operations under existing leases. 

• Record the designation of an 

operator authorized to act on behalf of 

the lessee/operating rights owner and to 

fulfill their obligations under the OCS 

Lands Act and implementing 

regulations, or to record the local agent 

empowered to receive notices and 

comply with regulatory orders issued 

(Form BOEM–1123, Designation of 

Operator). This form requires the 

respondent to submit general 

information such as lease number, 

name, address, company number of 

designated operator, and signature of 

the authorized lessee. With this 

renewal, BOEM is adding a line for the 

signator’s name and title and clarifying 

explanations and terminology. We are 

also introducing instructions on how to 

fill out the form specific to the Gulf of 

Mexico Region to better facilitate the 

processing of the form, given the 

volume of form submissions and 

inquiries that the Gulf Region receives. 

We estimate the instructions will 

increase the time from 15 to 30 minutes 

to read and fill out the form; however, 

we believe the instructions will reduce 

the number of basic questions and result 

in faster processing time for 

respondents. 

• Determine if an application for 

right-of-use and easement complies with 

the OCS Lands Act, other applicable 

laws, and BOEM regulations; and does 

not unreasonably interfere with the 

operations of any other lessee. 

• Provide for orderly development or 

disqualification of leases to determine 

the appropriateness of lessee/operator 

performance. 

• Approve requests to cancel leases 

and ascertain if/when the Secretary may 

cancel leases. 

• Ensure the protection of any 

discovered archaeological resources. 

• Form BOEM–0127, Sensitive 

Reservoir Information Report, is used to 

regulate production rates from sensitive 

reservoirs. BOEM engineers and 

geologists use the information for rate 

control and reservoir studies. The form 

requests general information about the 

reservoir and the company, volumetric 

data, and fluid analysis and production 

data. To assist respondents in filling out 

the form, BOEM is introducing 

instructions to clarify data entries. We 

expect the instructions to reduce or 

eliminate the number of form revisions 

in the future, although it could initially 

add 30 minutes to the form burden to 

read them. 

• Form BOEM–0140, Bottomhole 

Pressure Survey Report, is used to 

manage reservoirs in our efforts to 

conserve natural resources, prevent 

waste, and protect correlative rights, 

including the Government’s royalty 

interest. Specifically, BOEM uses the 

information in reservoir evaluations to 

determine maximum production and 

efficient rates and to review 

applications for downhole commingling 

to ensure that action does not harm 

ultimate recovery or undervalued 

royalties. The form requests information 

about the well and operator; test data 

information such as shut-in time, 

bottomhole temperature, kelly bushing 

elevation; and bottomhole pressure 

points that consist of measured depth(s), 

true vertical depth(s), pressure(s), and 

pressure gradient(s). With this renewal, 

BOEM is adding a line to record the 

distance between the kelly bushing and 

tubing-head flange and is modifying 

some wording for clarification. We 

expect no change to the hour burden as 

a result. 

• Determine that respondents have 

corrected any Incidents of NonCompliance (INCs), Form BOEM–1832, 

identified during compliance reviews. 

The BOEM issues this form to the 

operator and the operator then corrects 

the INC(s), signs and returns the form to 

the BOEM Regional Supervisor. To 

accommodate the split of regulatory 

responsibilities from the former Bureau 

of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation, and Enforcement, BOEM 

will be revising this form to reflect 

BOEM’s compliance authority and will 

obtain OMB approval under a separate 

submission. 

We will protect proprietary 

information according to the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), its 

implementing regulations (43 CFR part 

2), 30 CFR part 252, and 30 CFR 

550.197, ‘‘Data and information to be 

made available to the public or for 

limited inspection.’’ Proprietary 

information concerning geological and 

geophysical data will be protected 

according to 43 U.S.C. 1352. No items 

of a sensitive nature are collected. 

Responses are mandatory. 

Frequency: Primarily on occasion; 

monthly. 

Description of Respondents: Federal 

and State oil and gas and sulphur 

lessees/operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

currently approved annual burden for 

this collection is 67,251 hours. We 

expect the burden estimate for the 

renewal will be reduced because we are 

removing the requirements and burdens 

that were transferred to the 

responsibility of BSEE under Secretarial 

Order No. 3299, May 19, 2010. The 

following table details the individual 

BOEM components and respective hour 

burden estimates. 

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Citation 30 CFR 550 Subpart A and related forms/ 

NTLs 

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement 

Hour burden 

Non-hour cost burden 

Authority and Definition of Terms 

104; 181; Form BOEM–1832 Appeal orders or decisions; appeal INCs; request hearing due to cancellation of 

lease. 

Exempt under 5 CFR 

1320.4(a)(2), (c). 

Performance Standards 

115; 116 ............................... Request determination of well producibility; make available or submit data and information; notify BOEM of test. 5. 

119 ....................................... Apply for subsurface storage of gas; sign storage agreement. 10. 

Cost Recovery Fees 

125; 126; 140 ....................... Cost Recovery Fees; confirmation receipt etc; verbal approvals and written request 

to follow. Includes request for refunds.

Cost Recovery Fees and 

related items are covered 

individually throughout 

this subpart. 

Designation of Operator 

143 ....................................... Report change of address ........................................................................................... Not considered information 

collection under 5 CFR 

1320.3(h)(1). 

143(a–c); 144; 145; Form 

BOEM–1123.

Submit designation of operator (Form BOEM–1123—form takes 30 minutes); report 

change of address; notice of termination; submit designation of agent. Request 

exception. NO FEE.

1. 

143(a–d); 144; 145; Form 

BOEM–1123.

Change designation of operator (Form BOEM–1123—form takes 30 minutes); report change of address; notice of termination; submit designation of agent; include pay.gov confirmation receipt. Request exception. SERVICE FEE.1. 

$175 fee. 

186(a)(3); NTL ..................... Apply for user account in TIMS (electronic/digital form submittals). Not considered information 

collection under 5 CFR 

1320.3(h)(1). 

Compliance 

101; 135; 136; Form BOEM– 

1832.

Submit response and required information for INC, probation, or revocation of operating status. Notify when violations corrected. 2. 

Request waiver of 14-day response time or reconsideration. ..................................... 1. 

135; 136 ............................... Request reimbursement for services provided to BOEM representatives during reviews; comment. 1.5. 

Special Types of Approval 

125(c); 140 ........................... Request various oral approvals not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements. 1. 

141; 101–199 ....................... Request approval to use new or alternative procedures; submit required information. 20. 

142; 101–199 ....................... Request approval of departure from operating requirements not specifically covered 

elsewhere in regulatory requirements; submit required information. 

2.5 

Right-of-use and Easement 

160; 161; 123 ....................... OCS lessees: Apply for new or modified right-of-use and easement to construct 

and maintain off-lease platforms, artificial islands, and installations and other devices; include notifications and submitting required information. 

9. 

160(c) ................................... Establish a Company File for qualification; submit updated information, submit 

qualifications for lessee/bidder, request exception. 

Burden covered under 30 

CFR 556 (1010–0006). 

160; 165; 123 ....................... State lessees: Apply for new or modified right-of-use and easement to construct 

and maintain off-lease platforms, artificial islands, and installations and other devices; include pay.gov confirmation and notifications. 

5. 

$2,742. 

166 ....................................... State lessees: Furnish surety bond; additional security if required. Burden covered under 30 

CFR 256 (1010–0006). 

Primary Lease Requirements, Lease Term Extensions, and Lease Cancellations 

181(d); 182(b), 183(a)(b) ..... Request termination of suspension, cancellation of lease, lesser lease term (no requests in recent years for termination/cancellation of a lease; minimal burden). 20. 

182; 183, 185; 194 ............... Various references to submitting new, revised, or modified exploration plan, development/production plan, or development operations coordination document, and 

related surveys/reports. 

Burden covered under 30 

CFR 550, Subpart B 

(1010–0151). 

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Citation 30 CFR 550 Subpart A and related forms/ 

NTLs 

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement 

Hour burden 

Non-hour cost burden 

184 ....................................... Request compensation for lease cancellation mandated by the OCS Lands Act (no 

qualified lease cancellations in many years; minimal burden compared to benefit). 

50. 

Information and Reporting Requirements 

186; NTL .............................. Submit information, reports, and copies as BOEM requires. 10. 

135; 136 ............................... Report apparent violations or non-compliance. 1.5. 

194; NTL .............................. Report archaeological discoveries. Submit archaeological and follow-up reports and 

additional information. 

2. 

194; NTL .............................. Request departures from conducting archaeological resources surveys and/or submitting reports. 1. 

194 ....................................... Submit ancillary surveys/investigations reports, as required. Burden covered under 30

CFR 550 Subpart B 

(1010–0151). 

196 ....................................... Submit data/information for G&G activity and request reimbursement. Burden covered under 30 

CFR 251 (1010–0048). 

197(b)(2) .............................. Demonstrate release of G&G data would unduly damage competitive position. 1. 

197(c) ................................... Submit confidentiality agreement. 1. 

Recordkeeping 

135; 136 ............................... During reviews, make records available as requested by inspectors. 2. 

Citation 30 CFR 550 

Subpart K and 

related forms 

Well surveys and classifying reservoirs Hour burden 

1153 ..................................... Conduct static bottomhole pressure survey; submit Form BOEM–0140 (Bottomhole 

Pressure Survey Report) (within 60 days after survey). 

14. 

1153(d) ................................. Submit justification, information, and Form BOEM–0140, to request a departure 

from requirement to run a static bottomhole survey. 

1. 

1154; 1167 ........................... Submit request and supporting information to reclassify reservoir. 6. 

Citation 30 CFR 550 

Subpart A and 

related forms/NTLs 

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement 

Hour burden 

Non-hour cost burden 

1155; 1165(b); 1166; 1167 .. Submit Form BOEM–0127 (Sensitive Reservoir Information Report) and supporting 

information/revisions (within 45 days after certain events or at least annually). AK 

Region: Submit BOEM–0127 and request maximum efficiency rates. 

3. 

1153–1167 ........................... Request general departure or alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements. 1. 

1165 ..................................... Submit proposed plan for enhanced recovery operations to BSEE. Burden covered under 

BSEE 30 CFR 250 

(1014–0019). 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified two non-hour cost 

burdens. Section 550.143 requires a fee 

for a change in designation of operator 

($175). Section 550.165 requires a State 

lessee applying for a right-of use and 

easement in the OCS to pay a cost 

recovery application fee ($2,742). These 

fees reflect the recent adjustment for 

inflation that became effective February 

2, 2013 (78 FR 5836, 1/28/13). 

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 on: 

(a) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

our burden estimates; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden on 

respondents. 

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 costs and annual 

operation, maintenance, and purchase 

of service costs. 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: (a) Before October 1, 

1995; (b) to comply with requirements 

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not associated with the information 

collection; (c) for reasons other than to 

provide information or keep records for 

the Government; or (d) 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 Availability of Comments: 

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. 

Dated: June 6, 2013. 

Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka, 

Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and 

Analysis. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–MR–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[USITC SE–13–014] 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United 

States International Trade Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: June 20, 2013 at 2:00 

p.m. 

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: 

(202) 205–2000. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agendas for future meetings: None 

2. Minutes 

3. Ratification List 

4. Vote in Inv. Nos. 731–TA–1202 and 

1203 (Final)(Xanthan Gum from Austria 

and China). The Commission is 

currently scheduled to transmit its 

determinations and Commissioners’ 

opinions to the Secretary of Commerce 

on or before July 2, 2013. 

5. Outstanding action jackets: none 

In accordance with Commission 

policy, subject matter listed above, not 

disposed of at the scheduled meeting, 

may be carried over to the agenda of the 

following meeting. 

Issued: June 12, 2013. 

By order of the Commission. 

William R. Bishop, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–14432 Filed 6–13–13; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Appendix B Guidelines for Reviewing 

Applications for Compensation and 

Reimbursement of Expenses Filed 

Under United States Code by 

Attorneys in Larger Chapter 11 Cases 

AGENCY: Executive Office for United 

States Trustees, Justice. 

ACTION: Notice of internal procedural 

guidelines. 

SUMMARY: In 1996, in accordance with 

Congress’s mandate in 28 U.S.C. 

586(a)(3)(A), the United States Trustee 

Program (‘‘USTP’’) established 

Guidelines for Reviewing Applications 

for Compensation and Reimbursement 

of Expenses filed under 11 U.S.C. 330. 

See 28 CFR Part 58, Appendix A 

(‘‘Appendix A guidelines’’). The USTP 

has drafted additional guidelines for 

reviewing applications for 

compensation and reimbursement of 

expenses filed by attorneys in larger 

chapter 11 cases with $50 million or 

more in assets and $50 million or more 

in liabilities, aggregated for jointly 

administered cases. Single asset real 

estate cases, as defined in 11 U.S.C. 

101(51B), filed under chapter 11 are 

excluded from these guidelines. 

These guidelines that apply to the 

USTP’s review of applications for 

compensation filed by attorneys in 

larger chapter 11 cases will be 

published in the Federal Register and 

entitled Appendix B—Guidelines for 

Reviewing Applications for 

Compensation and Reimbursement of 

Expenses Filed Under 11 U.S.C. 330 by 

Attorneys in Larger Chapter 11 Cases 

(‘‘Appendix B guidelines’’). Until the 

USTP adopts other superseding 

guidelines, the Appendix A guidelines 

will continue in effect for the USTP’s 

review of applications filed under 

section 330 in: (1) Larger chapter 11 

cases by those professionals seeking 

compensation who are not attorneys; (2) 

all chapter 11 cases with less than $50 

million in assets and $50 million in 

liabilities, aggregated for jointly 

administered cases; (3) all chapter 11 

single asset real estate cases; and (4) all 

cases under other chapters of the 

Bankruptcy Code. 

The USTP will continue to review 

and update these guidelines, as 

appropriate. 

DATES: Effective Date: November 1, 

2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nan 

Roberts Eitel, Associate General Counsel 

for Chapter 11 Practice, Executive Office 

for United States Trustees, 441 G St. 

NW., Suite 6150, Washington, DC 

20530. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

authority for these guidelines is 28 

U.S.C. 586(a)(3)(A), which provides that 

United States Trustees may review ‘‘in 

accordance with procedural guidelines 

adopted by the Executive Office of the 

United States Trustee (which guidelines 

shall be applied uniformly by the 

United States Trustee except when 

circumstances warrant different 

treatment) applications filed for 

compensation and reimbursement under 

section 330 of title 11 . . . .’’ Id. The 

guidelines are to be applied by the 

USTP; however, they are not exclusive 

and do not limit the United States 

Trustee’s discretion to object to or 

comment on a particular application. 

Because the Appendix B guidelines, 

like the Appendix A guidelines, 

constitute procedural guidelines that 

apply to the USTP’s review of fee 

applications, they are not subject to the 

Administrative Procedure Act’s formal 

notice and comment provisions. 

Nonetheless, to engage the bankruptcy 

community, the USTP followed an 

extensive notice and comment-like 

process by reaching out to various 

bankruptcy judges and the National 

Bankruptcy Conference before drafting 

the Appendix B guidelines, posting a 

draft of the Appendix B guidelines to its 

public Web site for public comment, 

holding a public meeting, and posting a 

revised draft of the Appendix B 

guidelines responding to the comments 

to its public Web site for further public 

comment before finalizing. 

Table of Contents 

I. Appendix B—Guidelines for Reviewing 

Applications for Compensation and 

Reimbursement of Expenses Filed Under 

11 U.S.C. 330 by Attorneys in Larger 

Chapter 11 Cases 

II. Exhibit A: Customary and Comparable 

Compensation Disclosures With Fee 

Applications 

III. Exhibit B: Summary of Professionals 

Included in This Fee Application 

IV. Exhibit C: Budget and Staffing Plan 

V. Exhibit D: Summary of Compensation 

Requested by Project Category 

VI. Exhibit E: Summary Cover Sheet of Fee 

Application 

VII. Exhibit F: Analysis of Comments 

Received and Summary of Significant 

Changes in Response to Comments 

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