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2009, we published a Federal Register 

notice (74 FR 14576) announcing that 

we would submit this ICR to OMB for 

approval. The notice provided the 

required 60-day comment period. In 

addition, § 251.15 provides the OMB 

control number for the information 

collection requirements imposed by the 

30 CFR part 251 regulations and form. 

The regulation and form also inform the 

public that they may comment at any 

time on the collection of information 

and provide the address to which they 

should send comments. We have 

received no comments in response to 

these efforts. 

If you wish to comment in response 

to this notice, you may send your 

comments to the offices listed under the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. The 

OMB has up to 60 days to approve or 

disapprove the information collection 

but may respond after 30 days. 

Therefore, to ensure maximum 

consideration, OMB should receive 

public comments by July 8, 2009. 

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. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: April 17, 2009. 

E.P. Danenberger, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–13245 Filed 6–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

[Docket No. MMS–2009–OMM–0007] 

MMS Information Collection Activity: 

1010–0177, Global Positioning System 

for MODUs, Extension of a Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of an 

information collection (1010–00177). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a 

collection of information that we will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 

This information collection request 

concerns the paperwork requirements in 

the regulations under 30 CFR 250, 

Subpart A, ‘‘General.’’ The MMS is 

renewing OMB approved Emergency 

Request 1010–0177 because information 

needs to be collected for a longer period 

than allowed in the Emergency Request. 

After a major weather event, like a 

hurricane, lessees and operators need to 

keep reporting new information to MMS 

until all MODUs are determined to be 

safe. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

August 7, 2009. 

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 

regulations and the 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. Under the tab 

More Search Options, click Advanced 

Docket Search, then select Minerals 

Management Service from the agency 

drop-down menu, then click submit. In 

the Docket ID column, select MMS– 

2009–OMM–0007 to submit public 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available for this 

information collection. Information on 

using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing documents, 

submitting comments, and viewing the 

docket after the close of the comment 

period, is available through the site’s 

User Tips link. The MMS will post all 

comments. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Minerals 

Management Service; Attention: Cheryl 

Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024; 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please 

reference Information Collection 1010– 

0177 in your subject line and mark your 

message for return receipt. Include your 

name and return address in your 

message text. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart A, General, 

GPS (Global Positioning System) for 

MODUs 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0177. 

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 

Minerals Management Service (MMS) 

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 Notice 

to Lessees (NTLs) that provide 

clarification, explanation, and 

interpretation of our regulations. These 

NTLs are used to convey purely 

informational material and to cover 

situations that might not be adequately 

addressed in our regulations. 

Regulations at 30 CFR 250 implement 

these statutory requirements. We use the 

information for MMS to assess the 

whereabouts of any facility becoming 

unmoored due to extreme weather 

situations; as well as, to follow the path 

of that facility to determine if other 

facilities/pipelines, etc., were damaged 

in any way. The offshore oil and gas 

industry will use the information to 

determine the safest and quickest way to 

either remove the obstacles or to fix and 

reuse them. 

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) and under 

regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, Data and 

information to be made available to the 

public or for limited inspection. No 

items of a sensitive nature are collected. 

Responses are mandatory. 

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Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: Approximately 130 

Federal OCS oil and or gas operators/ 

lessees. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

currently approved annual reporting 

burden for this collection is 84 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. 

NTL Requirement 

Hour burden 

Non-Hour cost 

burdens 

Purchase and installation of tracking/locator devices—one time purchase for each existing MODU .................................... $5,000 per device. 

Purchase and installation of tracking/locator devices—(these are for future new MODUs or repair/replacement devices 

due to normal wear and tear).

$5,000 per device. 

Notify MMS with tracking/locator data access (one-time burden for initial submission) ........................................................ 15 minutes. 

Notify MMS with tracking/locator data access (these are future submissions after initial purchase and notification in subsequent years).15 minutes. 

Notify Hurricane Response Team as soon as you know a rig has moved off location ......................................................... 10 minutes. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified two non-hour 

paperwork cost burdens for this 

collection, see the burden table. 

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. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: May 28, 2009. 

William S. Hauser, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–13246 Filed 6–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

[Docket No. MMS–2008–MRM–0033] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submitted for Office of 

Management and Budget Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection (OMB Control Number 1010– 

0087). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are notifying the public that 

we have submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) an 

information collection request (ICR) to 

renew approval of the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

30 CFR parts 227, 228, and 229. This 

notice also provides the public a second 

opportunity to comment on the 

paperwork burden of these regulatory 

requirements. The title of this collection 

is ‘‘30 CFR Parts 227, 228, and 229, 

Delegated and Cooperative Activities 

with States and Indian Tribes.’’ 

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before July 8, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

by either FAX (202) 395–5806 or e-mail 

(OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov) directly to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer 

for the Department of the Interior (OMB 

Control Number 1010–0087). 

Please submit copies of your 

comments to MMS by one of the 

following methods: 

• Electronically go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the ‘‘Comment 

or Submission’’ column, enter ‘‘MMS– 

2008–MRM–0033’’ to view supporting 


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