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the northwest corner of Nevada. At this
meeting, agenda topics will include an
update on the Sagebrush Steppe
Ecosystem Restoration Project, a status
report on sage grouse conservation
strategies, an update on the resource
management plan protest process, a
status report on wind energy proposals
and information on current issues in the
BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program.
All meetings are open to the public.
Members of the public may present
written comments to the council. Each
formal council meeting will have time
allocated for public comments.
Depending on the number of persons
wishing to speak, and the time
available, the time for individual
comments may be limited. Members of
the public are welcome on field tours,
but they must provide their own
transportation and lunch. Individuals
who plan to attend and need special
assistance, such as sign language
interpretation and other reasonable
accommodations, should contact the
BLM as provided above.
Dated: August 27, 2007.
Joseph J. Fontana,
Public Affairs Officer.
[FR Doc. E7–17363 Filed 8–30–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ–210–5410–FR–A508; AZA–33808 and
AZ–210–5410–FR–A508; AZA–33809]

Correction to Notice of Realty Action:
Applications for Conveyance of
Federal Mineral Interests, Maricopa
County, AZ
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Correction notice.
AGENCY:

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the
Notice of Realty Action for 2
Applications for the Conveyance of
Federal Mineral Interest, Maricopa
County, Arizona, published in 72 FR
46497–46498. Under the sections
entitled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION,
the following corrections are made. The
lands proposed for purchase and
conveyance of the Federally-owned
mineral interest is changed to:

Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian,
Maricopa County, Arizona
T. 4 N., R. 2 W.,
Sec. 10, SE1⁄4; Sec. 11, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4,
SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, E1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4; Sec.
14, E1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4.
The area described contains 260 acres more
or less, in Maricopa County.

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Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian,
Maricopa County, Arizona
T. 4 N., R. 2 W.,
Sec. 14, NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4.
The area described contains 40 acres more
or less, in Maricopa County.
Dated: August 23, 2007.
Teresa A. Raml,
Phoenix District Manager.
[FR Doc. E7–17307 Filed 8–30–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–32–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0114).
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR 250, Subpart A, General, and
related documents. This notice also
provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by
October 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
either by fax (202) 395–6566 or email
([email protected]) directly
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior (1010–0114). Mail or hand carry
a copy of your comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
Management Service; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; Mail Stop 4024; 381 Elden
Street; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. If
you wish to email your comments to
MMS, the address is:
[email protected]. Reference
Information Collection 1010–0114 in
your subject line and mark your
message for return receipt. Include your
name and return address in your
message text.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. You
may also contact Cheryl Blundon to
obtain a copy, at no cost, of the
regulations and forms that require the
subject collection of information.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 30 CFR part 250, Subpart A,
General.
Forms: MMS–132, MMS–1123, MMS–
1832.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0114.
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
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; and to preserve
and maintain free enterprise
competition. Section 1332(6) states that
‘‘operations in the [O]uter Continental
Shelf should be conducted in a safe
manner by well trained personnel using
technology, precautions, and other
techniques sufficient to prevent or
minimize the likelihood of blowouts,
loss of well control, fires, spillages,
physical obstructions 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.’’
The Independent Offices
Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the
Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L.
104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26,
1996), and Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Circular A–25, authorize
Federal agencies to recover the full cost
of services that confer special benefits.
Under the Department of the Interior’s
(DOI) implementing policy, the
Minerals Management Service (MMS) is
required to charge fees for services that
provide special benefits or privileges to
an identifiable non-Federal recipient
above and beyond those which accrue to
the public at large.
Regulations implementing these
responsibilities are under 30 CFR part
250, subpart A, General. This request
also covers the related Notices to
Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that MMS
issues to clarify and provide additional
guidance on some aspects of our
regulations. Responses are mandatory.
No questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are
asked. 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 250.197, ‘‘Data and

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information to be made available to the
public or for limited inspection.’’
The MMS uses the information
collected under the Subpart A
regulations to ensure that operations on
the OCS are carried out in a safe and
pollution-free manner, do not interfere
with the rights of other users on the
OCS, and balance the protection and
development of OCS resources.
Specifically, we use the information
collected to:
• Review records of formal crane
operator training, rigger training, crane
operator qualifications, crane
inspections, testing, and maintenance to
ensure that lessees perform operations
in a safe and workmanlike manner and
that equipment is maintained in a safe
condition. The MMS also uses the
information to make certain that all new
and existing cranes installed on OCS
fixed platforms must be equipped with
anti-two block safety devices, and to
assure that uniform methods are
employed by lessees for load testing of
cranes.
• Review welding, burning, and hot
tapping plans, procedures, and records
to ensure that these activities are
conducted in a safe and workmanlike
manner by trained and experienced
personnel.
• Provide lessees greater flexibility to
comply with regulatory requirements
through approval of alternative
equipment or procedures and
departures to regulations if they
demonstrate equal or better compliance
with the appropriate performance
standards.
• Determine the capability of a well
to produce oil or gas in paying
quantities or to determine the possible
need for additional wells resulting in
minimum royalty status on a lease. If a
well does not yield hydrocarbons in
sufficient quantity to warrant continued
operation and production, MMS uses
the information to verify the claim and
to release the lessee from lease
obligations. Conversely, the information
is used to extend the term of the lease
if additional wells will warrant
continued operation and production.
• Ensure that injection of gas
promotes conservation of natural
resources, prevents waste, and that
subsurface storage of natural gas does
not unduly interfere with development
and production operations under
existing leases.
• Ensure the appropriateness of
reimbursing lessees for costs incurred in
reproducing geological and geophysical
(G&G) data and information for
submission to MMS and processing or
reprocessing G&G information in a form
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used in the conduct of a lessee’s
business, or to determine the proper
reimbursement of costs incurred during
inspections.
• Record the designation of an
operator authorized to act on behalf of
the lessee and to fulfill the lessee’s
obligations under the OCS Lands Act
and implementing regulations, or to
record the local agent empowered to
receive notices and comply with
regulatory orders issued (Form MMS–
1123).
• Determine if an application for
right-of-use and easement serves the
purpose specified in the grant when
conducting exploration, development,
and production activities or other
operations on or off the lease; is
maintained for such purposes; and does
not unreasonably interfere with the
operations of any other lessee.
• Provide for orderly development of
leases through the use of information to
determine the appropriateness of lessee
requests for suspension of operations,
including production. For example,
MMS needs the information to
determine that a suspension is
necessary to: (1) Ensure proper lease
development, (2) allow time to construct
or negotiate use of transportation
facilities, (3) allow reasonable time to
enter into a sales contract, (4) allow for
unavoidable situations, (5) avoid
continued operations resulting in
premature abandonment of a producing
well(s) that would be uneconomic, (6)
comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act or to conduct
an environmental analysis, (7) install
equipment for safety and environmental
protection, (8) allow time for inordinate
delays encountered in obtaining
required permits or consents, (9) comply
with judicial decrees, or (10) avoid
activities that pose a threat of serious,
irreparable, or immediate harm.
• Improve safety and environmental
protection on the OCS, through
collection and analysis of accident
reports to ascertain the cause of the
accidents and, to determine ways to
prevent recurrences.
• Ascertain when the lease ceases
production or when the last well ceases
production in order to determine the
180th day after the date of completion
of the last production. This requirement
is expanded in the final rule to include
reporting when lease production is
initiated, resumes before the end of the
180-day period after production ceased,
and when leaseholding operations occur
during the referenced 180-day interval.
The MMS will use this information to
efficiently maintain the lessee/operator
lease status.
• Approve requests to cancel leases.

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• Be informed when there could be a
major disruption in the availability and
supply of natural gas and oil due to
natural occurrences/hurricanes, to
advise the U.S. Coast Guard in case of
the need to rescue offshore workers in
distress, to monitor damage to offshore
platforms and drilling rigs, and to
advise the news media and interested
public entities when production is shut
in and when resumed. The OCS
operations produce more than onequarter of the Nation’s natural gas and
more than one-sixth of its oil, and it is
essential to know when production is
interrupted. The Gulf of Mexico Region
(GOMR) uses a reporting form for
respondents to report evacuation
statistics when necessary (Form MMS–
132, Evacuation Statistics). It is sent to
respondents at the onset of each
‘‘hurricane season’’ in the GOMR.
• Allow operators who exhibit
unacceptable performance an
incremental approach to improving
their overall performance prior to a final
decision to disqualify an operator or to
pursue debarment proceedings through
the execution of a performance
improvement plan (PIP). The Subpart A
regulations do not address the actual
process that we will follow in pursuing
the disqualification of operators under
§§ 250.135 and 250.136. However, our
internal enforcement procedures
include allowing such operators to
demonstrate a commitment to
acceptable performance by the
submission of a PIP.
• Determine that respondents have
corrected all Incidents of NonCompliance (INC)(s) identified during
inspections (Form MMS–1832). The
MMS issues this form to the operator.
The operator then corrects the INC(s)
and returns the form to the MMS
Regional Supervisor no later than 14
days.
• Review records of crane inspection,
testing, maintenance, and crane operator
qualifications to ensure that lessees
perform operations in a safe and
workmanlike manner and maintain
equipment in a safe condition.
Frequency: The frequency is ‘‘on
occasion’’ for most of the requirements
in Subpart A. The Form MMS–132 is
submitted daily during the period of
emergency.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 1 State
and 130 Federal OCS oil and gas or
sulphur lessees.
Estimated Hour and Fee Burden: The
estimated annual ‘‘hour’’ burden for this
information collection is a total of
36,239 hours. The following chart
details the individual components and
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calculating the burdens, we assumed
that respondents perform certain
Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart A and
related forms/NTLs

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.
Fee

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement
Hour burden

Average No. of annual
responses

Annual burden hours

Authority and Definition of Terms
104; Form MMS–1832

Appeal orders or decisions; appeal INCs ......

Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c)

0

Performance Standards
109(a); 110 ................

2 .................................

133 plans ...................

266

5 .................................

90 responses .............

450

10 ...............................

14 applications ...........

140

Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................

237 responses ...........

856

115; 116 .....................
118; 119; 121; 124 ....

Submit welding, burning, and hot tapping
plans.
Request determination of well producibility;
submit data & information; notify MMS of
test.
Apply for injection or subsurface storage of
gas.

Fees
125 .............................

Service Fees ..................................................

Fees covered individually throughout subpart.

0

Forms
130–133; Form MMS–
1832.
143; 144; 145; Form
MMS–1123.

192; Form MMS–132

Submit ‘‘green’’ response copy of Form
MMS–1832 indicating date violations
(INCs) corrected.
Submit designation of operator (Form MMS–
1123—15 mins. only); report change of
address; notice of termination; submit designation of local agent.
Daily report of evacuation statistics for natural occurrence/hurricane (Form MMS–132
in the GOMR) when circumstances warrant; inform MMS when you resume production.

2 .................................

1,529 forms ................

3,058

1 .................................

1,470 forms ................

1,470

$150 fee x 1,470 = $220,500
1 ................................. 1,800 reports or forms 1,800

Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................

4,799 responses ........

6,328

$220,500
Inspection of Operations
130–133 .....................

2 .................................

178 requests ..............

356

1 .................................
.5 ................................

510 waivers ................
976 notices ................

510
488

2 .................................

12 requests ................

24

Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................

1,676 responses ........

1,378

4 plans .......................

160

1 .................................

360 requests ..............

360

20 ...............................

33 requests ................

660

133 .............................

Request reconsideration from issuance of an
INC.
Request waiver of 14-day response time. .....
Notify MMS before returning to operations if
shut-in.
Request reimbursement for food, quarters,
and transportation provided to MMS representatives (OCS Lands Act specifies reimbursement; no requests received in
many years; minimal burden).

Disqualification
135 MMS internal
process.

Submit PIP under MMS implementing procedures for enforcement actions.

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140 .............................
141 .............................

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Request various oral approvals not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements.
Request approval to use new or alternative
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Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart A and
related forms/NTLs

Fee
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement
Hour burden

Average No. of annual
responses

3 .................................

62 requests ................

186

Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................

455 responses ...........

1,206

142 .............................

Request approval of departure from operating requirements not specifically covered
elsewhere in regulatory requirements.

Annual burden hours

Naming and Identifying Facilities and Wells (Does Not Include MODUs)
150; 151; 152; 154(a)

1 .................................

149 new/ replacement
signs.
1,016 new wells .........

1,016

Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................

1,165 responses ........

1,314

150; 154(b) ................

Name and identify facilities, artificial islands,
MODUs, etc., with signs.
Name and identify wells with signs ................

2 .................................

298

Right-of-use and Easement
160; 161 .....................

160(c) .........................

165 .............................

166 .............................

OCS lessees: Apply for new or modified 10 ............................... 60 applications ........... 600
right-of-use and easement to construct
and maintain off-lease platforms, artificial
islands, and installations and other devices; including notifications.
Establish a Company File for qualification;
Burden covered under 1010–0006
0
submit updated information, submit qualifications for lessee/bidder, request exception.
State lessees: Apply for new or modified 5 ................................. 2 applications ............. 10
right-of-use and easement to construct
and maintain off-lease platforms, artificial
islands, and installations and other devices.
$2,350 state lease fee x 2 = $4,700
State lessees: Furnish surety bond ...............
Burden included with 30 CFR 256 (1010–
0
0006).

Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................

62 responses .............

610

$4,700
Suspensions
168; 170; 171; 172;
174; 175; 177;
180(b), (d).

177(a) .........................

177(b), (c), (d); 182;
183, 185; 194.

Request suspension of operations or production; submit schedule of work leading to
commencement*.
Submit progress reports on SOO or SOP as
condition of approval*.
Conduct site-specific study; submit results.
No instances requiring this study in several years—could be necessary if a situation occurred such as severe damage to a
platform or structure caused by a hurricane or a vessel collision.
Various references to submitting new, revised, or modified exploration plan, development/production plan, or development
operations coordination document, and related surveys/reports.

10* ..............................

325 requests* .............

3,250

$1,800 fee x 325 = $585,000
3* ................................ 1,070 reports* ............ 3,210
100 .............................

1 study/report .............

Burden included with 30 CFR 250, Subpart B
(1010–0151).

Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................

1,396 responses ........

100

0

6,560

$585,000
Primary Lease Requirements, Lease Term Extensions, and Lease Cancellations

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180(a), (f), (g), (h), (i),
(j).
180(a), (b), (c) ............

180(e) .........................

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Notify and submit report on various
leaseholding operations and lease production activities.
When requested, submit production data to
demonstrate production in paying quantities to maintain lease beyond primary
term.
Request more than 180 days to resume operations.

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1,400 reports or notices.

2,800

6 .................................

70 submissions ..........

420

5 .................................

5 requests ..................

25

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Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart A and
related forms/NTLs

Fee
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement
Hour burden

Average No. of annual
responses

20 ...............................

2 requests ..................

40

50 ...............................

1 request ....................

50

Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................

1,478 responses ........

3,335

1,550 ..........................

775

181(d); 182(b),
183(b)(2).
184 .............................

Request termination of suspension and cancellation of lease (no requests in recent
years for termination/cancellation of a
lease; minimal burden).
Request compensation for lease cancellation
mandated by the OCS Lands Act (no
qualified lease cancellations in many
years; minimal burden compared to benefit).

Annual burden hours

Information and Reporting Requirements
186; 187; 188(a); 189;
190(c).

Report to the District Manager immediately
via oral communication and written followup within 15 calendar days, incidents pertaining to: Fatalities; injuries; LoWC; fires;
explosions; all collisions resulting in property or equipment damage >$25K; structural damage to an OCS facility; cranes;
incidents that damage or disable safety
systems or equipment (including firefighting systems).

187(d) .........................

Report all spills of oil or other liquid pollutants.
Report to District Manager hydrogen sulfide
(H2S) gas releases immediately by oral
communication.
Provide written report to the District Manager
within 15 calendar days after incidents relating to: Injuries that result in 1 or more
days away from work, on restricted work,
or job transfer; gas releases that initiate
equipment or process shutdown; property
or equipment damage >$25K; operations
personnel to muster for evacuation not related to weather or drills; any additional information required.
Submit written statement/compensation re:
accident investigation.
Report apparent violations or non-compliance.
Request departures from conducting archaeological resources surveys and/or submitting reports in GOMR.
Report archaeological discoveries (only one
instance in many years; minimal burden)..
Submit data/information for post-lease G&G
activity and request reimbursement.
General departure or alternative compliance
requests not specifically covered elsewhere in Subpart A.

188(a)(5) ....................
188(b); 190(a), (b) .....

191 .............................
193 .............................
194 NTL exception requests.
194(c) .........................
196 .............................
101–199 .....................

Oral .5 ........................

Written 4 .................... 1,535 ..........................
Burden covered with 30 CFR 254 (1010–0091).
Oral burden covered under 1010–0141.
4 .................................

405 .............................

Exempt under 3 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c).

6,140
0
0
1,620

0

1.5 ..............................

3 reports .....................

5 (rounded)

1 .................................

95 requests ................

95

10 ...............................

2 reports .....................

20

Burden included with 30 CFR 251 (1010–
0048).
2 ................................. 21 requests ................

Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................

0
42

3,611 responses ........

8,697

Retain records of design and construction for 2 .................................
life of crane, including installation records
for any anti-two block safety devices; all
inspection, testing, and maintenance for at
least 4 years; crane operator and all rigger
personnel qualifications for at least 4 years.
Retain welding, burning, and hot tapping .5 ................................
plan and approval for the life of the facility.
During inspections make records available 2 .................................
as requested by inspectors.

2,562 recordkeepers ..

5,124

822 operations ...........

411

130 lessees/ operators.

260

Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................

3,514 responses ........

5,795

Recordkeeping

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108(e) .........................

109(b) .........................
132(b)(3) ....................

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subpart A and
related forms/NTLs

Fee
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement
Hour burden

Total Burden ............................................................................................................................

Average No. of annual
responses
18,397 responses ......

Annual burden hours
36,239 hours

$810,200 Fees

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*Due to the Amber Resources Company v U.S. litigation involving 36 suspended leases, operators in the Pacific Region did not respond to our
inquiry because of the sensitivity of the matter.

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: There are three non-hour costs
associated with this information
collection. The estimated non-hour cost
burden is $810,200. Sections 250.143,
250.165, and 250.171 require
respondents to pay filing fees when
submitting a change in designation of
operator, a State lessee applies for a
right-of-use and easement, and for either
a suspension of operations or
production request (SOO/SOP). The
application filing fees are required to
recover the Federal Government’s
processing costs. We have not identified
any other ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
associated with this collection of
information.
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: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
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.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on December 13,
2006, we published a Federal Register
notice (71 FR 74937) announcing that
we would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB

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control number for the information
collection requirements imposed by the
30 CFR part 250 regulations and forms.
The regulation also informs the public
that they may comment at any time on
the collections of information and
provides the address to which they
should send comments. We received
one comment in response to the Federal
Register notice and it was not germane
to the IC.
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. 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 October 1, 2007.
Public Availability of Comments:
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 13, 2007.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
on August 28, 2007.
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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Central
Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Oil and Gas
Lease Sale 205
AGENCY:

Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

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ACTION:

Final Notice of Sale (FNOS) 205.

SUMMARY: On October 3, 2007, the MMS
will open and publicly announce bids
received for blocks offered in Central
GOM Oil and Gas Lease Sale 205,
pursuant to the OCS Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331–1356, as amended) and the
regulations issued thereunder (30 CFR
part 256). The Final Notice of Sale 205
Package (FNOS 205 Package) contains
information essential to bidders, and
bidders are charged with the knowledge
of the documents contained in the
Package.
DATES: Public bid reading will begin at
9 a.m., Wednesday, October 3, 2007, in
the Grand Ballroom C of the Sheraton
New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal Street,
New Orleans, Louisiana. All times
referred to in this document are local
New Orleans times, unless otherwise
specified.
ADDRESSES: Bidders can obtain a FNOS
205 Package containing this Notice of
Sale and several supporting and
essential documents referenced herein
from the MMS Gulf of Mexico Region
Public Information Unit, 1201 Elmwood
Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana
70123–2394, (504) 736–2519 or (800)
200–GULF, or via the MMS Internet
Web site at http://www.gomr.mms.gov.
Filing of Bids: Bidders must submit
sealed bids to the Regional Director
(RD), MMS Gulf of Mexico Region, 1201
Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans,
Louisiana 70123–2394, between 8 a.m.
and 4 p.m. on normal working days, and
from 8 a.m. to the Bid Submission
Deadline of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October
2, 2007. If bids are mailed, please
address the envelope containing all of
the sealed bids as follows:
Attention: Supervisor, Sales and
Support Unit (MS 5422), Leasing
Activities Section, MMS Gulf of Mexico
Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard,
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394.
Contains Sealed Bids for Oil and Gas
Lease Sale 205. Please Deliver to Ms.
Nancy Kornrumpf, 6th Floor,
Immediately.

Please note: Bidders mailing their bid(s)
are advised to call Ms. Nancy Kornrumpf
(504) 736–2726, immediately after putting
their bid(s) in the mail.

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