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ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

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submit comments online at https://

www.regulations.gov/ by entering ‘‘DOI– 

2022–0008’’ in the search bar and 

clicking ‘‘Search’’ or by mail to U.S. 

Department of the Interior, LE Task 

Force, 1849 C Street NW, MS 3428, 

Washington, DC 20240. You may 

respond to some, or all of the questions 

listed in the ‘‘Supplementary 

Information—Questions’’ section of this 

document. All public comments 

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Information Act and will be posted in 

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kearnswest.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Branum, DOI_LE_Taskforce_External@

ios.doi.gov, (703–239–7126). 

Additionally, you can visit the DOI Law 

Enforcement Task Force website at: 

https://www.doi.gov/oles/doi-lawenforcement-task-force. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 7, 2021, Secretary Deb 

Haaland announced the establishment 

of a new departmental law enforcement 

task force to implement the highest 

standards for protecting the public and 

provide necessary policy guidance, 

resources, and training to agency 

personnel within the DOI. Led by 

Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy 

Beaudreau, the Task Force is 

responsible for implementing the 

Secretary’s vision of utilizing an equity 

lens and evidence-based decision 

making to review and identify 

opportunities for improvement in law 

enforcement programs of the National 

Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Bureau of Land Management, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of 

Reclamation. The Task Force will focus 

on ways to (1) strengthen trust in our 

law enforcement programs; (2) ensure 

appropriate policy and oversight is 

implemented; and (3) ensure supportive 

resources are available for officer mental 

health, wellness, and safety. 

A working group of subject matter 

experts, representatives of Bureaus with 

law enforcement programs, Bureau of 

Reclamation, and the DOI’s Office of 

Law Enforcement and Security 

identified both internal and external key 

stakeholders that will inform this 

process. External stakeholders will 

include members of the public, visitors, 

advocacy groups, cooperating state and 

local organizations, neighbors and 

community members, and members of 

Tribes. With the goal of providing 

recommendations to improve the law 

enforcement programs within the DOI, 

the working group seeks input from 

these key stakeholders on DOI law 

enforcement services and areas for 

possible improvement. 

DOI is conducting twelve (12) virtual 

listening sessions and inviting public 

comments to obtain stakeholder input 

on public perception of DOI law 

enforcement and understand how the 

DOI can best develop and maintain 

public trust, transparency, and 

legitimacy with its stakeholders. 

Questions for Discussion 

Polling Questions 

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• Affiliation: What organization, 

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affiliated with? 

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• What are your perceptions of DOI 

law enforcement? What experiences or 

interactions have you had with them? 

• How can the Interior best develop 

and maintain public trust, transparency, 

and legitimacy in the communities DOI 

law enforcement works in or serves? 

• Is your perception of DOI law 

enforcement positive or negative? 

Which practices does DOI law 

enforcement engage in that inform your 

feelings about them? 

• What recommendations or 

suggestions would you like to see 

adopted by DOI law enforcement (i.e., 

policies and practices, measures to 

increase diversity in officers to reflect 

the community, etc.)? 

Comments received in response to 

this notice, from listening sessions and 

in writing, will be evaluated and, as 

appropriate, incorporated into DOI’s 

effort to improve public trust in law 

enforcement. 

Registration Information 

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and groups is strongly encouraged. For 

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listening sessions and to register for a 

listening session, please visit the DOI 

Law Enforcement Task Force website at: 

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sessions will be posted to the website. 

Individuals in the United States who 

are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability may dial 711 

(TTY, TDD, or Tele Braille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

This action is taken pursuant to 

delegated authority. 

Joan M. Mooney, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy, 

Management and Budget. 

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BILLING CODE 4334–63–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

[223D0102DM, DS6CS00000, 

DLSN00000.000000. DX6CS25; OMB Control 

Number 1093–0012] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Application 

Requirement for States To Apply for 

Orphaned Well Site Plugging, 

Remediation, and Restoration Grant 

Consideration 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Office of the Secretary, Office of 

Budget are proposing to renew an 

information collection. 


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DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 5, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Please provide a copy 

of your comments to Departmental 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior, 

1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 

20240; or by email to DOI-PRA@

ios.doi.gov. Please reference OMB 

Control Number 1093–0012 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this Information Collection Request 

(ICR), contact William B. Lodder Jr., 

Team Leader, Environmental Cleanup 

and Liability Management Team, Office 

of Environmental Policy and 

Compliance (OEPC), U.S. Department of 

the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20240; by telephone at 

202–208–6128; or by email to 

orphanedwells@ios.doi.gov. Individuals 

in the United States who are deaf, 

deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 

speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may 

also view the ICR at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 

provide the general public and other 

Federal agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, proposed, revised, 

and continuing collections of 

information. This helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on 

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 (87 FR 

18385). No comments were received. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we are again soliciting 

comments from the public and other 

Federal agencies on the proposed ICR 

that is described below. We are 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) How might the agency 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 submission of response. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. 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. 

Abstract: Public Law 117–58, Section 

40601, ‘‘Orphaned Well Site Plugging, 

Remediation, and Restoration’’ 

contained in the Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law (BIL) (November 15, 

2021) amends section 349 of the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15907) 

and designates the U.S. Department of 

the Interior (Interior) as the key agency 

responsible for implementing a grant 

program for applicable government 

entities to plug, remediate, and reclaim 

orphaned wells on lands covered by the 

legislation. The associated investments, 

as part of the new grant programs, will 

rebuild America’s critical infrastructure, 

tackle the climate crisis, advance 

environmental justice, and drive the 

creation of good-paying union jobs. 

Interior will issue financial assistance 

through grant and cooperative 

agreement awards to state governments 

and Indian tribal governments under 

Assistance Listing (CFDA) program 

15.018 Energy Community 

Revitalization Program (ECRP). The 

authority is the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117– 

58), Title VI, Section 40601. 

The program is separated into the 

following parts: 

1. Initial Grants to States 

2 Formula Grants to States 

3. Performance Grants to States 

4. Tribal Grants 

The BIL requires Interior to collect 

information necessary to ensure that 

grant funds authorized by this 

legislation are used in accordance with 

the BIL and Federal assistance 

requirements under 2 CFR 200. 

Information collected by Interior’s 

Office of Environmental Policy and 

Compliance (OEPC) as part of the 

consolidated workplan is described 

below. Interior seeks OMB approval to 

collect this information to manage and 

monitor grant awards to comply with 

the BIL. 

To implement grant funds authorized 

by the BIL, the OEPC proposes to collect 

the following information associated 

with the administration of grants related 

to ‘‘Orphaned Well Site Plugging, 

Remediation, and Restoration’’ under 

Section 40601: 

• Consolidated Workplans—We ask 

for the following information as part of 

the consolidated workplan: 

—(a) The applicant’s process for 

determining that a well has been 

orphaned, including what efforts will 

be made to redeem financial 

assurances or otherwise recoup 

remediation costs from any parties 

responsible; 

—(b) A description of the applicant’s 

plugging standards, including the 

witnessing requirements 

(qualifications of witness, 

documentation); 

—(c) Details of the applicant’s 

prioritization process for evaluating 

and ranking orphan wells and 

associated surface reclamation, 

including criteria, weighting, and how 

such prioritization will address 

resource and financial risk, public 

health and safety, potential 

environmental harm (including 

methane emissions where applicable), 

and other land use priorities; 

—(d) If no prioritization process 

currently exists, the applicant should 

describe its plans to develop and 

implement a prioritization process; 

—(e) Details of how the applicant will 

identify and address any 

disproportionate burden of adverse 

human health or environmental 

effects of orphaned wells on 

disadvantaged communities, 

including communities of color, lowincome communities, and Tribal and 

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—(f) The methodology to be used by the 

applicant to measure and track 

methane and other gases associated 

with orphaned wells, including how 

the applicant will confirm the 

effectiveness of plugging activities in 

reducing or eliminating such 

emissions; 

—(g) The methodology to be used by the 

applicant to measure and track 

contamination of groundwater and 

surface water associated with 

orphaned wells, including how the 

applicant will confirm the 

effectiveness of plugging activities in 

reducing or eliminating such 

contamination; 

—(h) The methodology to be used to 

decommission or remove associated 

pipelines, facilities, and infrastructure 

and to remediate soil and restore 

habitat that has been degraded due to 

the presence of orphaned wells and 

associated infrastructure; 

—(i) Methods the applicant will use to 

solicit recommendations from local 

officials and the public regarding the 

prioritization of well plugging and 

site remediation activities, and any 

other processes the applicant will use 

to solicit feedback on the program 

from local officials and the public; 

—(j) Latitude/Longitude and all other 

data elements and associated units of 

measure as indicated in the Orphaned 

Well Data Reporting Template (see 

guidance provided within the IC in 

ROCIS); 

—(k) How the applicant will use 

funding to locate currently 

undocumented orphaned wells; 

—(l) Plans the applicant has to engage 

third-parties in partnerships around 

well plugging and site remediation, or 

any existing similar partnerships the 

applicant currently belongs to; 

—(m) Training programs, registered 

apprenticeships, and local and 

economic hire agreements for workers 

the applicant intends to conduct or 

fund in well plugging or site 

remediation; 

—(n) Plans the applicant has to support 

opportunities for all workers, 

including workers underrepresented 

in well plugging or site remediation, 

to be trained and placed in goodpaying jobs directly related to the 

project; 

—(o) Plans the applicant has to 

incorporate equity for underserved 

communities into their planning, 

including supporting the expansion of 

high-quality, good paying jobs 

through workforce development 

programs and incorporating workforce 

strategy into project development; 

—(p) Procedures the applicant will use 

to coordinate with Federal or Tribal 

agencies to determine whether 

efficiencies may exist by combining 

field survey, plugging, or surface 

remediation work across private, 

State, Federal, and Tribal land; 

—(q) The applicant’s authorities to enter 

private property, or an applicant’s 

procedures to obtain landowner 

consent to enter private property, in 

the event that any wells to be plugged 

will be accessed from privately owned 

surface; 

—(r) A work schedule covering the 

period of performance of the Initial 

grant; and 

—(s) If applicable, a federally approved 

Indirect Cost Rate Agreement or 

statement regarding applicant’s 

intention to negotiate or utilize the de 

minimis rate. 

• Grant Applications—The OEPC 

proposes to collect the following 

additional elements from applicants: 

—Standard forms (SF) from the SF– 

424 Series: Applicants must submit the 

following SF–424 series of forms: 

Æ SF–424, Application for Federal 

Assistance; 

Æ SF–424A, Budget Information for 

Non-Construction Programs or SF–424C 

Budget Information for Construction 

Program; 

Æ SF–424B, Assurances for NonConstruction Programs) or SF–424D 

Assurances for Construction Programs); 

Æ SF–428 Tangible Personal Property 

Report; and the 

Æ SF–LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying 

Activities, when applicable) 

—Indirect Cost Statement: If requesting 

reimbursement for indirect costs, all 

applicants must include in their 

application a statement regarding how 

they anticipate charging indirect 

costs. 

—Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate 

Agreement (NICRA): When 

applicable, a copy of the applicant’s 

current Federal Agency-approved 

Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate 

Agreement is required. 

—Single Audit Reporting Statement: All 

U.S. governmental entities and nonprofit applicants must submit a 

statement regarding their single audit 

reporting status. 

—Conflict of Interest Disclosures: 

Applicants must notify the Service in 

writing of any actual or potential 

conflicts of interest known at the time 

of application or that may arise during 

the life of this award, in the event the 

Service makes an award to the entity. 

—Certification Statement: Applicants 

for the Initial Grant part of this 

program must provide a signed State 

Certification statement consistent 

with Section 40601(c)(3)(A)(ii)(III) or 

40601(c)(3)(A)(i)(II) of the BIL. 

• Amendments—For many budget 

and program plan revisions, 2 CFR 200 

requires recipients submit revision 

requests to the Federal awarding agency 

in writing for prior approval. Interior 

reviews such requests received to 

determine the eligibility and 

allowability of new or revised activities 

and costs and approves certain items of 

cost. 

• Reporting/Recordkeeping 

Requirements: 

—Financial Reports: Recipients are 

required to submit all financial 

reports on the Standard Form 425, 

Federal Financial Report. All 

recipients must submit financial 

reports in accordance with 2 CFR 200. 

The frequency of financial reporting 

may vary between the different parts 

of this program. However, all 

recipients will be required to submit 

reports at least annually and no more 

frequently than quarterly. We may 

require interim reports more 

frequently than quarterly as a specific 

condition of award in unusual 

circumstances, for example where 

more frequent reporting is necessary 

for the effective monitoring of the 

Federal award or could significantly 

affect program outcomes, and 

preferably in coordination with 

performance reporting. 

—Performance Reports: Recipients must 

submit performance reports in 

accordance with 2 CFR 200. We use 

performance reports as a tool to 

ensure that the recipient is 

accomplishing the work on schedule 

and to identify any problems that the 

awardee may be experiencing in 

accomplishing that work. This 

information is necessary for the 

Service to track accomplishments and 

performance-related data. 

Performance reports must include: 

Æ A comparison of actual 

accomplishments to the goals and 

objectives established for the reporting 

period, the results/findings, or both; 

Æ If the goals and objectives were not 

met, the reasons why, including 

analysis and explanation of cost 

overruns or high unit costs compared to 

the benefit received to reach an 

objective; 

Æ Performance trend data and 

analysis to be used by the awarding 

program to monitor and assess recipient 

and Federal awarding program 

performance; and 

Æ Consolidated long-term work plan 

and accomplishments updates, when 

award is part of a large scale or longterm effort funded under multiple 

awards over time. 

The frequency of performance 

reporting may vary between the 


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different parts of this program. 

However, all recipients will be required 

to submit reports at least annually and 

no more frequently than quarterly. We 

may require interim reports more 

frequently than quarterly as a specific 

condition of award in unusual 

circumstances, for example where more 

frequent reporting is necessary for the 

effective monitoring of the Federal 

award or could significantly affect 

program outcomes. 

—Final 15-month Report: As required in 

the BIL, State recipients under the 

Initial Grants part of the program 

must submit a report no later than 15 

months after the date on which the 

State receives the funds, describing 

the means by which the State used the 

funds in accordance with its 

application and certification, and 

including the reporting parameters 

described in this guidance. 

—Recordkeeping Requirements: 

Recipients must retain financial 

records, supporting documents, 

statistical records, and all other 

records pertinent to a Federal award 

per 2 CFR 200 requirements. 

Title of Collection: Application 

Requirement for States to Apply for 

Orphaned Well Site Plugging, 

Remediation, and Restoration Grant 

Consideration. 

OMB Control Number: 1093–0012. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 92/(27 

State and 65 tribal governments). 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 470. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 470. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 3 hours to 40 

hours, depending on activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 10,702 Hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: None. 

Requirement 

Average 

number of 

annual 

respondents 

Average 

number of 

responses 

each 

Average 

number of 

annual 

responses 

Average 

completion 

time per 

response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

annual burden 

hours 

Consolidated Workplan.

Government ......................................................................... 92 1 92 4 368 

Applications.

Government ......................................................................... 92 1 92 40 3,680 

Amendments.

Government ......................................................................... 10 1 10 3 30 

Financial Reports.

Reporting .............................................................................. 92 1 92 6 552 

Recordkeeping ..................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 2 184 

Performance Reports.

Reporting .............................................................................. 92 1 92 24 2,208 

Recordkeeping ..................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 8 736 

Final 15-month Reports.

Reporting .............................................................................. 92 1 92 24 2,208 

Recordkeeping ..................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 8 736 

Totals: ........................................................................... 470 ........................ 470 ........................ 10,702 

An agency 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. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Jeffrey Parrillo, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11934 Filed 6–2–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4334–63–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[212 LLUTY02000 L17110000.PN0000 

LXSSJ0650000] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Bears Ears 

National Monument Advisory 

Committee, Utah 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act, as amended, the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, and the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management’s (BLM) Bears Ears 

National Monument Advisory 

Committee will meet as indicated 

below. 

DATES: The Bears Ears National 

Monument Advisory Committee will 

hold virtual meetings on June 29–30, 

2022, and September 13, 2022, and an 

in-person meeting on December 7, 2022. 

All meetings will occur from 8:00 a.m. 

to 3:00 p.m. Public comments will be 

received at 1:30 p.m. each meeting day. 

The meetings are open to the public. 

ADDRESSES: The agenda and meeting 

access information (including how to 

log in and participate in virtual 

meetings) will be announced on the 

Bears Ears National Monument 

Advisory Committee web page 30 days 

before the meeting at https://go.usa.gov/ 

xu3Uf. The December meeting will be 

held in-person at the Hideout (648 

South Hideout Way, Monticello, UT 

84535), unless there are COVID–19 

restrictions in place, in which case the 

meeting will be held virtually. Any 

changes from an in-person to virtual 

meeting will be posted on the Bears Ears 

National Monument Advisory 

Committee web page. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel Wootton, Canyon Country 

District Public Affairs Officer, P.O. Box 


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