54372 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 7, 2010 / Notices 

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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Citation 

30 CFR 282 Reporting or recordkeeping requirement Hour burden Non-hour cost burden 

Subpart A—General 

4(a), (b); 11(b); 

12(b)(2)(ii); 12(f)(l), 

(2); 13(d), (e)(2); 21; 

22; 25; 26; 28.

Submit delineation plan, including environmental information, contingency plan, monitoring 

program, and various requests for approval referred to throughout; submit modifications.

40 

4(a), (c); 11(b); 

12(c)(2)(ii); 12(f)(l), 

(2); 13(d), (e)(2); 

15(d); 21; 23; 25; 26; 

28.

Submit testing delineation plan, including environmental information, contingency plan, monitoring program, and various requests for approval referred to throughout; demonstrate 

compliance before plan disapproved; submit modifications.

40 

4(a), (d); 11(b); 

12(d)(2)(ii); 12(f)(1), 

(2); 13(d), (e)(2); 

15(d); 21; 24; 25; 26; 

28.

Submit mining delineation plan, including environmental information, contingency plan, monitoring program, and various requests for approval referred to throughout; demonstrate 

compliance before plan disapproved; submit modifications.

40 

5; 6; 7 ........................... Request non-disclosure/disclosure of data and information. Governor enters into agreements 

pertaining to confidentiality; jurisdictional controversies, etc.

10 

Subpart B—Jurisdiction and Responsibilities of Director 

11(c); 30(a), (b) ............ Apply for right-of-use and easement; comment on request; demonstrate correct purpose ....... 30 

11(d); ............................ Request consolidation of two or more OCS mineral leases or portions .................................... 1 

12(f)(1), (h); 20(g), (h) .. Request approval of operations or departure from operating requirements .............................. Burden included with 

applicable operation. 

13(b), (f)(2); 31 ............. Request suspension or temporary prohibition of production or operations ................................ 2 

13(e) ............................. Submit site-specific study plan and results ................................................................................. 8 

1 study = $100,000 

14 ................................. Submit ‘‘green’’ response copy of Form MMS–1832 indicating date violations (INCs) corrected.2 

Subpart C—Obligations and Responsibilities of Lessees 

20(a), (g); ..................... Make available all mineral resource or environmental data and information; submit reports 

and maintain records.

Burden included with 

applicable operation. 

20(c) thru (e) ................ Submit designation of payor, operator, or local representative; submit changes ...................... 1 

21(d) ............................. Notify BOEMRE of preliminary activities ..................................................................................... 1 

27(b) ............................. Request use of new or alternative technologies, techniques, etc .............................................. 1 

27(c) ............................. Notify BOEMRE of death or serious injury; fire, exploration, or other hazardous event; submit

report.

1 

27(d)(2) ........................ Request reimbursement for furnishing food, quarters, and transportation for BOEMRE representatives (no requests received in many years; minimal burden).2 

27(e) ............................. Identify vessels, platforms, structures, etc. with signs ................................................................ 1 

27(f)(2) ......................... Log all drill holes susceptible to logging; submit copies of logs to BOEMRE ............................ 3 

27(h)(3), (4) .................. Mark equipment; record items lost overboard; notify BOEMRE ................................................. 1 

29(a); 27(k) .................. Submit monthly report of minerals produced; request extension; submit other information as 

required by Director.

1 

29(b), (c) ...................... Submit quarterly status and final report on exploration and/or testing activities ........................ 5 

29(d) ............................. Submit results of environmental monitoring activities ................................................................. 5 

29(e) ............................. Submit marked and certified maps annually or as required ....................................................... 1 

29(f) .............................. Maintain rock, minerals, and core samples for 5 years and make available upon request ....... 1 

29(g) ............................. Maintain original data and information and navigation tapes as long as lease is in effect and

make available upon request.

1 

29(h) ............................. Maintain hard mineral records and make available upon request .............................................. 1 

Subpart D—Payments 

40 ................................. Submit surety or personal bond; submit authority for Director to sell security(ies) .................... 2 

Subpart E—Appeals 

50; 15 ........................... File an appeal .............................................................................................................................. Burden exempt under 

5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), 

(c). 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ 

Burden: There is one non-hour cost 

burden associated with § 282.13(e)(1), a 

site specific study. Since this has not 

been done to date, we estimated that the 

cost of such study would cost industry 

at least $100,000 to comply with the 

requirement. 

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. 


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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. 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: June 28, 2010. 

. 

Doug Slitor, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22188 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–0025] 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Activity: 1010–0112, Performance 

Measures Data, Revision of a 

Collection; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation, and 

Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of a revision of an 

information collection (1010–0112). 

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 Performance 

Measures Data, Form MMS–131. 

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 

information collection. The form and its 

instructions are printed at the end of 

this notice. 

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–0025 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 1010–0112 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Performance Measures Data, 

Form MMS–131. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0112. 

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et 

seq.), as amended, requires the Secretary 

of the Interior to preserve, protect, and 

develop OCS oil, gas, and sulphur 

resources; make such resources 

available to meet the Nation’s energy 

needs as rapidly as possible; balance 

orderly energy resources development 

with protection of the human, marine, 

and coastal environments; ensure the 

public a fair and equitable return on the 

resources offshore; and preserve and 

maintain free enterprise competition. 

These responsibilities are among those 

delegated to the BOEMRE. The 

BOEMRE generally 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. 

Beginning in 1991, BOEMRE has 

promoted, on a voluntary basis, the 

implementation of a comprehensive 

Safety and Environmental Management 

Program (SEMP) for the offshore oil and 

gas industry as a complement to current 

regulatory efforts to protect people and 

the environment during OCS oil and gas 

exploration and production activities. 

From the beginning, BOEMRE, the 

industry as a whole, and individual 

companies realized that at some point 

they would want to know the effect of 

SEMP on safety and environmental 

management of the OCS. The natural 

consequence of this interest was the 

establishment of performance measures. 

The BOEMRE will be requesting OMB 

approval for a revision of the 

performance measures data on Form 

MMS–131. Respondents submit Form 

MMS–131 annually during the first 

quarter of each calendar year. This 

collection is considered a revision since 

BOEMRE is changing the way 

respondents will need to fill out the 

form. Respondents will break out the 

information quarterly on the form, but 

submittal will continue to be once a 

year. We have attached instructions and 

the revised form at the end of this 

document as an Appendix. 

The responses to this collection of 

information are voluntary, although we 

consider the information to be critical 

for assessing the effects of the OCS 


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