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paperwork 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 paperwork 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. 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: August 30, 2010. 

Doug Slitor, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22214 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation and Enforcement 

[Docket No. MMS–2010–OMM–0029] 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Activity: 1010–0183, Information 

Requirements for Exploration Plans, 

Development and Production Plans, 

and Development Operations 

Coordination Documents on the OCS 

NTL, Extension of a Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation, and 

Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of an extension of an 

information collection (1010–0183). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), BOEMRE 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 a Notice to Lessees and 

Operators (NTL) for the regulations 

under 30 CFR 250, subpart B, ‘‘Plans and 

Information.’’ The collection was 

originally approved by OMB under an 

emergency request. This request extends 

the collection for 3 years. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

November 8, 2010. 

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 NTL that requires 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. In the entry titled 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter docket ID 

MMS–2010–OMM–0029 then click 

search. Follow the instructions to 

submit public comments and view 

supporting and related materials 

available for this collection. The 

BOEMRE will post all comments. 

• E-mail: cheryl.blundon@mms.gov. 

Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, 

and Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl 

Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024; 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please 

reference ICR 1010–0183 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Information Requirements for 

Exploration Plans, Development and 

Production Plans, and Development 

Operations Coordination Documents on 

the OCS NTL. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0183. 

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; 

preserve and maintain free enterprise 

competition; and ensure that the extent 

of oil and natural gas resources of the 

OCS is assessed at the earliest 

practicable time. Section 43 U.S.C. 

1332(6) states that ‘‘operations in the 

outer Continental Shelf should be 

conducted in a safe manner by welltrained personnel using technology, 

precautions, and techniques sufficient 

to prevent or minimize the likelihood of 

blowouts, loss of well control, fires, 

spillages, physical obstruction 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.’’ 

To carry out these responsibilities, the 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 


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Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEM) 

(formerly the Minerals Management 

Service) issues regulations to ensure 

that operations in the OCS will meet 

statutory requirements; provide for 

safety and protect the environment; and 

result in diligent exploration, 

development, and production of OCS 

leases. In addition, we also issue 

Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) 

that provide clarification, explanation, 

and interpretation of our regulations. 

These NTLs are also used to convey 

purely informational material and to 

cover situations that might not be 

adequately addressed in our regulations. 

The latter is the case for the information 

collection required in the subject NTL. 

Because of the unusual nature of this 

information collection, issuing an NTL 

would be the appropriate means to 

collect the information at the time of the 

event. 

The subject of this information 

collection request (ICR) is an NTL based 

on the recommendations in the May 27, 

2010, Report from the Secretary of the 

Interior to the President of the United 

States, Increased Safety Measures for 

Energy Development on the Outer 

Continental Shelf (Report). The 

BOEMRE issued this NTL for operators 

to comply with the requirements and 

recommendations of the report as a 

result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill 

in the Gulf of Mexico. The primary 

information collection for this 

regulation is 30 CFR 250, Subpart B 

approved under the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) Control 

Number 1010–0151. However, in 

connection with this subpart, BOEMRE 

thinks that the burden hour 

requirements in the NTL are in addition 

to the currently approved paperwork 

burden under those requirements. We 

are renewing the collection for 3 years 

because information needs to be 

collected for a longer period than 

allowed by the emergency OMB request. 

Due to the duration of the spill, 

companies have diligently been working 

to stop and/or contain the flow of oil 

into the Gulf of Mexico and not all 

facilities are back to normal operations. 

As stated in the NTL, on April 20, 

2010, an event of national significance 

that included the deaths of 11 people 

continues to harm the marine 

ecosystem, wildlife, and property along 

the Gulf Coast. Although the causes are 

still under investigation, these events 

highlight the importance of ensuring 

safe operations on the Outer Continental 

Shelf (OCS). The BOEMRE will use this 

information, as well as other 

information and analyses, to 

comprehensively assess what changes 

may be needed to BOEMRE programwide requirements and to review the 

data submitted to analyze future 

activities under Exploration Plans (EPs), 

Development and Production Plans 

(DPPs), and Development Operations 

Coordination Documents (DOCDs). 

They will be proposing rulemaking 

that will increase the burden hours and 

require more specific information that 

lessees need to submit about their plans 

(Exploration Plans, Development and 

Production Plans, and Development 

Operations Coordination Documents) 

due to such a catastrophic event. This 

increase in burden hours, once 

approved, will allow BOEMRE to react 

to disasters more quickly and provide 

the public with needed information 

about the offshore energy infrastructure. 

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), 30 CFR 

250.197, Data and information to be 

made available to the public or for 

limited inspection, and 30 CFR 252, 

OCS Oil and Gas Information Program. 

No items of a sensitive nature are 

collected. Responses are mandatory. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal oil, gas, 

or sulphur lessees and/or operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

currently approved annual reporting 

burden for this collection is 7,755 hours. 

There are approximately 517 responses 

from the lessees and operators that will 

need to submit revised/updated 

Exploration Plans, Development and 

Production Plans, and Development 

Operations Coordination Documents. 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. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified no non-hour 

paperwork 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 paperwork 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, 

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. 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (703) 

787–1025. 


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Dated: August 30, 2010. 

Doug Slitor, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22212 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation, and Enforcement 

[Docket No. MMS–2010–OMM–0026] 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Activity: 1010–0081, Operations in the 

Outer Continental Shelf for Minerals 

Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur, 

Extension of a Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation, and 

Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of an extension of an 

information collection (1010–0081). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), BOEMRE 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 282, Operations in the Outer 

Continental Shelf for Minerals Other 

than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

November 8, 2010. 

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 that requires 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. In the entry titled 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter docket ID 

MMS–2010–OMM–0026 then click 

search. Follow the instructions to 

submit public comments and view 

supporting and related materials 

available for this collection. The 

BOEMRE will post all comments. 

• E-mail: cheryl.blundon@mms.gov. 

Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, 

and Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl 

Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024; 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please 

reference ICR 1010–0081 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 282, Operations in 

the Outer Continental Shelf for Minerals 

Other than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0081. 

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 

1334 and 43 U.S.C. 1337(k)), authorizes 

the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) 

to implement regulations to grant to the 

qualified persons, offering the highest 

cash bonus on a basis of competitive 

bidding, leases of any mineral other 

than oil, gas, and sulphur. This applies 

to any area of the OCS not then under 

lease for such mineral. This regulation 

governs mining operations within the 

OCS for minerals other than oil, gas and 

sulphur and establishes a 

comprehensive leasing and regulatory 

program for such minerals. These 

regulations have been designed to (1) 

recognize the differences between the 

OCS activities associated with oil, gas, 

and sulphur discovery and development 

and those associated with the discovery 

and development of other minerals; (2) 

facilitate participation by States directly 

affected by OCS mining activities; (3) 

provide opportunities for consultation 

and coordination with other OCS users 

and uses; (4) balance development with 

environmental protection; (5) insure a 

fair return to the public; (6) preserve 

and maintain free enterprise 

competition; and (7) encourage the 

development of new technology. 

Regulations at 30 CFR 282 implement 

these statutory requirements. However, 

there has been no activity in the OCS for 

minerals other than oil, gas and sulphur 

for many years and no associated 

information collected since 1991. 

Nevertheless, because these are 

regulatory requirements, the potential 

exists for information to be collected 

and we are renewing OMB approval. 

We use the information required by 

30 CFR part 282 to determine if lessees 

are complying with the regulations that 

implement the mining operations 

program for minerals other than oil, gas, 

and sulphur. Specifically, BOEMRE 

uses the information: 

• To ensure that operations for the 

production of minerals other than oil, 

gas, and sulphur in the OCS are 

conducted in a manner that will result 

in orderly resource recovery, 

development, and the protection of the 

human, marine, and coastal 

environments. 

• To ensure that adequate measures 

will be taken during operations to 

prevent waste, conserve the natural 

resources of the OCS, and to protect the 

environment, human life, and 

correlative rights. 

• To determine if suspensions of 

activities are in the national interest, to 

facilitate proper development of a lease 

including reasonable time to develop a 

mine and construct its supporting 

facilities, or to allow for the 

construction or negotiation for use of 

transportation facilities. 

• To identify and evaluate the 

cause(s) of a hazard(s) generating a 

suspension, the potential damage from a 

hazard(s) and the measures available to 

mitigate the potential for damage. 

• For technical and environmental 

evaluations which provide a basis for 

BOEMRE to make informed decisions to 

approve, disapprove, or require 

modification of the proposed activities. 

We protect proprietary information 

according to the Freedom of Information 

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

regulations (43 CFR part 2), and 30 CFR 

282.5, 282.6, and 282.7 and applicable 

sections of 30 CFR parts 280 and 281. 

No items of a sensitive nature are 

collected. Responses are mandatory. 

Frequency: Monthly; on occasion. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: As there are no active 

respondents, we estimated the potential 

annual number of respondents to be 

one. Respondents are OCS lessees. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The 

currently approved annual reporting 

burden for this collection is 201 hours. 

The following chart details the 

individual components and respective 

hour 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. 


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