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Citation 30 CFR 203 Reporting or recordkeeping requirement 

30 CFR Part 203 

Hour burden 

application fees 

81(d) ............................. Retain supporting cost records for post-production development/fabrication reports (records 

retained as usual/customary business practice; minimal burden to make available at 

MMS request).

8. 

83 ................................. Application—short form to add or assign pre-Act lease and required supporting documentation.40 

Application = $1,000. 

* CPA certification expense burden also imposed on applicant. 

** These applications currently do not have a set fee since they are done on a case-by-case basis. In the past 11 years, three unique applications have been submitted and the respondents were charged approximately $8,000 per application, and $19,500 respectively. 

Note: Applications include numerous 

items such as: transmittal letters, letters 

of request, modifications to 

applications, reapplications, etc. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ 

Burden: There are two non-hour costs 

associated with this information 

collection. The currently approved nonhour cost burden is $280,670. This 

estimate is based on: 

(a) Application and audit fees. The 

total annual estimated cost burden for 

these fees is $145,670 (refer to burden 

chart). 

(b) Cost of reports prepared by 

independent certified public 

accountants. Under § 203.81, a report 

prepared by an independent certified 

public accountant (CPA) must 

accompany the application and postproduction report (expansion project, 

short form, and preview assessment 

applications are excluded). The OCS 

Lands Act applications will require this 

report only once; the DWRRA 

applications will require this report at 

two stages—with the application and 

post-production development report for 

successful applicants. We estimate 

approximately three submissions, 

during the information collection 

extension, at an average cost of $45,000 

per report, for a total estimated annual 

cost burden of $135,000. We have not 

identified any other non-hour cost 

burdens for this collection. 

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 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: April 10, 2009. 

E.P. Danenberger, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–9194 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–R–2009–N0084] [41510–1261- 

0000–4A] 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Economic Valuation and Visitor 

Satisfaction Survey, Crystal River 

National Wildlife Refuge 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife 

Service) will ask the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve the information collection (IC) 

described below. As required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

as part of our continuing efforts to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, we invite the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on this IC. We 

may not conduct or sponsor and a 

person is not required to respond to a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

DATES: Your comments must be received 

by June 22, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

IC to Hope Grey, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 

(mail); hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

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mail (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone 

at (703) 358–2482. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Crystal River National Wildlife 

Refuge is developing a Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan (CCP), a 15–year 

planning document, to chart the course 

of future management options on the 

refuge. The refuge was established in 

1983 for the purpose of protecting the 

Florida manatee, an endangered species. 

Citrus County, where the refuge is 

located, is heavily dependent on 

manatee ecotourism as a source of 

tourist revenue. Local tour operators 

conduct manatee-human interactions in 

the form of ‘‘swim with’’ the manatee 

programs, which have become 

enormously popular over the years. 

Citrus County widely advertises and 

encourages visitors to come from around 

the world to have this unique 

experience. We manage ecotourism 

activities cooperatively with local tour 

operators through special use permits 

that impose conditions on activities 

conducted within the refuge. One 

condition is that operators must provide 

educational materials to their customers 

related to manatee-human interactions. 

We have signed a challenge cost-share 

agreement with the Department of 

Community Services, Citrus County, to 

conduct a survey to obtain information 

to: 

(1) Evaluate present and future use 

levels by the public, and 

(2) Determine the quality and viability 

of manatee ecotourism experiences. 

The county will contract with a 

private consulting firm to develop and 

conduct the survey, analyze the data, 

and provide the results to the Service 

and the county. The proposed survey 

will gather information from visitors 

regarding their experience while visiting 

Citrus County and the purpose for their 

visit, including specific questions 

related to manatee viewing. The report 

will not include any personal 

information about the participants and 

will only include information regarding 

the present and future public use levels 

on the refuge, as well as a determination 

of the quality and viability of manatee 

ecotourism experiences. The 

information collected will provide data 

to: 

(1) Support future refuge decisions to 

ensure protection of manatees while 

providing quality experiences for 

visitors. 

(2) Aid local business interests in 

providing quality ecotourism 

experiences. 

II. Data 

OMB Control Number: None. This is 

a new collection. 

Title: Economic Valuation and Visitor 

Satisfaction Survey, Crystal River 

National Wildlife Refuge. 

Service Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: New. 

Affected Public: Visitors to Crystal 

River National Wildlife Refuge and 

Citrus County, Florida. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: One time. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 500. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

500. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 125. 

III. Request for Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

IC on: 

(1) whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this IC. 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. 

Dated: April 15, 2009 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2009–N0071]; [10120–1113– 

0000–F5] 

Endangered Wildlife and Plants; 

Permits 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

applications for permits; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), invite the 

public to comment on the following 

applications for permits to conduct 

certain activities with endangered 

species under the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (Act), which 

requires that we invite public comment 

on these permit applications. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

data or comments by May 22, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Program Manager, 

Endangered Species, Ecological 

Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 

97232–4181. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Grant Canterbury, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, at the above address or by 

telephone (503–231–2071) or fax (503– 

231–6243). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following applicants have applied for a 

new scientific research permit or 

interstate commerce permit, or to amend 

an existing permit, to conduct certain 

activities with endangered species 

under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We solicit review 

and comment from local, State, and 

Federal agencies and the public. 

Permit No. TE–001822 

Applicant: Willamette National Forest, 

Oregon. 

The applicant requests an amendment 

to an existing scientific research permit 

to take (trap, mark, and release) the 

Oregon chub (Oregonichthys crameri) in 

conjunction with research in the State of 

Oregon, for the purpose of enhancing its 

survival. This permit currently covers 

take (harass by survey, angling, capture, 

handle, mark, measure, translocate, and 

release) of the bull trout (Salvelinus 

confluentus). 

Permit No. TE–210255 

Applicant: Montana Department of Fish, 

Wildlife, and Parks. 

The applicant requests a new 

scientific research permit to take 

(capture, handle, measure, and release) 


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