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expiration date pursuant to Section
204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.
1714(f) (2000), the Secretary determines
that the withdrawal shall be extended.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.4)
Dated: November 15, 2006.
C. Stephen Allred,
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals
Management.
[FR Doc. E6–20455 Filed 12–1–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0142).
AGENCY:

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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.
The information collection request (ICR)
concerns the paperwork requirements in
the regulations under 30 CFR 250,
Subpart Q, ‘‘Decommissioning
Activities.’’
DATES: Submit written comments by
February 2, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods listed
below. Please use the Information
Collection Number 1010–0142 as an
identifier in your message.
• Public Connect online commenting
system, https://ocsconnect.mms.gov.
Follow the instructions on the Web site
for submitting comments.
• E-mail MMS at
[email protected]. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0142 in the subject line.
• Fax: 703–787–1093. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0142.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
Management Service; Attention: Rules
Process Team (RPT); 381 Elden Street,
MS–4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170–
4817. Please reference ‘‘Information

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Collection 1010–0142’’ in your
comments.
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 that require the subject
collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart Q,
Decommissioning Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1010–00142.
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; 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.’’
MMS uses the information collected
under subpart Q primarily for the
following reasons:
• To determine the necessity for
allowing a well to be temporarily
abandoned, the lessee/operator must
demonstrate that there is a reason for
not permanently abandoning the well
and the temporary abandonment will
not constitute a significant threat to
fishing, navigation, or other uses of the
seabed. We use the information and
documentation to verify that the lessee
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disposition of the well, and the lessee
has performed the temporary plugging
of the wellbore.
• The information submitted in
‘‘initial’’ decommissioning plans in the
Alaska and Pacific OCS Regions will
permit MMS to become involved on the
ground floor planning of the world-class
platform removals anticipated to occur
in these OCS regions.
• Site clearance and platform or
pipeline removal information ensures
that all objects (wellheads, platforms,
etc.) installed on the OCS are properly
removed using procedures that will
protect marine life and the environment
during removal operations, and the site
cleared so as not to conflict with or
harm other uses of the OCS.
• Decommissioning a pipeline in
place is needed to ensure that it will not
constitute a hazard to navigation and
commercial fishing operations, unduly
interfere with other uses of the OCS, or
have adverse environmental effects.
• The information is necessary to
verify that decommissioning activities
comply with approved applications and
procedures and are satisfactorily
completed.
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.’’ No items of a sensitive
nature are collected. Responses are
mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion, annually and
varies by requirement.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 236
Federal OCS oil, gas, and sulphur
lessees and holders of pipeline rights-ofway.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 8,579 hours.
The following chart details the
individual components and respective
hour burden estimates and fees 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 250
Subpart Q

Reporting requirement

Hour burden

1703; 1704 .........................................................

Request approval for decommissioning ................................................

Burden included
below.

1704(g); 1712; 1716; 1717; 1721(a), (d), (f), (g);
1722(a), (b), (d); 1723(b); 1743(a).

Submit form MMS–124 to plug wells; provide subsequent report; request alternate depth departure; request procedure to protect obstructions above seafloor; report within 30 days, results of trawling;
certify area cleared of obstructions; remove casing stub or mud
line suspension equipment and subsea protective covering; or
other departures.

Burden included under
1010–00141.

1713 ....................................................................

Notify MMS 48 hours before beginning operations to permanently
plug a well.

.25

1721(e); 1722(e), (h)(1); 1741(c) .......................

Identify and report subsea wellheads, casing stubs, or other obstructions; mark wells protected by a dome; mark location to be cleared
as navigation hazard.

U.S. Coast Guard requirements.

1722(c), (g)(2) ....................................................

Notify MMS within 5 days if trawl does not pass over protective device or causes damages to it; or if inspection reveals casing stub
or mud line suspension is no longer protected.

.25

1722(f), (g)(3) .....................................................

Submit annual report on plans for re-entry to complete or permanently abandon the well and inspection report.

2

1722(h) ...............................................................

Request waiver of trawling test .............................................................

2

1726; 1704(a) .....................................................

Submit initial decommissioning application in the Pacific OCS Region
and Alaska OCS Region.

20

1725; 1727; 1728; 1730; 1704(b) ......................

Submit final application and appropriate data to remove platform or
other subsea facility structures (including alternate depth departure) or approval to maintain, to conduct other operations, or to
convert to artificial reef.

10

Fees

$4,100 fee per submission.
1725(e) ...............................................................

Notify MMS 48 hours before beginning removal of platform and other
facilities.

.25

1729; 1704(c) .....................................................

Submit post platform or other facility removal report ............................

8

1740 ....................................................................

Request approval to use alternative methods of well site, platform, or
other facility clearance.

8

1743(b) ...............................................................

Verify permanently plugged well, platform, or other facility removal
site cleared of obstructions and submit certification letter.

12

1751; 1752; 1704(d) ...........................................

Submit application to decommission pipeline in place or remove pipeline (L/T or ROW).

8
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$1,900 ROW fee per
submission.
1753 ....................................................................

Submit post pipeline decommissioning report ......................................

2

1700 thru 1754 ...................................................

General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart Q regulations.

2

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: The currently approved ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burdens for this collection is
a total of $1,032,006. These cost burdens
are for filing fees associated with
submitting requests for approval to
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decommission a pipeline. We have not
identified any other non-hour cost
burdens associated with this collection
of information. See the above table for
the specific non-hour cost burdens
associated with this ICR.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an

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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)

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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: The
MMS’s practice is to make comments,
including names and addresses of
respondents, available for public
review. If you wish your name and/or
address to be withheld, you must state
this prominently at the beginning of
your comment. The MMS will honor
this request to the extent allowable by
law; however, anonymous comments
will not be considered. There may be
circumstances in which we would
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identity, as allowable by the law. If you
wish us to withhold your name and/or
address, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comment. In addition, you must present
a rationale for withholding this
information. This rationale must
demonstrate that disclosure ‘‘would
constitute an unwarranted invasion of
privacy.’’ Unsupported assertions will
not meet this burden. In the absence of
exceptional, documentable
circumstances, this information will be
released. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
MMS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202)
208–7744.
Dated: November 27, 2006.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–20425 Filed 12–1–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Establishment of a New Fee Area at
Voyageurs National Park
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
SUMMARY: This notice is to comply with

section 804 of the Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act of 2004
(Pub. L. No. 108–447). The Act requires
agencies to give the public advance
notice (6 months) of the establishment
of a new recreation fee area. Voyageurs
National Park in northern Minnesota
plans to collect an expanded amenity
recreation fee of $35 per night for two
group camp sites beginning the summer
of 2007. Revenue will be used to
support deferred maintenance in the
campsites, to cover the cost of
collections at the park, and to pay for
contractor-provided reservation
services.
DATES: Collection of fees will be
effective 6 months from the posting of
this notice.
ADDRESSES: Information requests may be
submitted to Rick DeLappe; Reservation
Service Program Manager by any of the
following methods:
E-mail: [email protected].
Fax: 202–371–2401, Attention: Rick
DeLappe
Mail: Rick DeLappe, Reservation
Service Program Manager, National Park
Service, 1849 C Street, NW., ORG CODE
2608, Washington, DC 20240

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Przybylski, Chief of Visitor
Education and Planning, Voyageurs
National Park, 3131 Highway 53,
International Falls, MN 56649. (218)
283–9821 ext 6145.

Voyageurs
National Park in northern Minnesota
plans to implement expanded amenity
recreation fees for two group campsites
at Rainy Lake and Kabetogama Lake.
These group sites are accessible only by
boat and were designed to accommodate
up to 30 people. Visitors will be able to
reserve these sites in advance through
the National Park Reservation Service
(NPRS) or in person at the park on a
space available basis for same day
arrivals. Advanced reservation services
will allow groups to guarantee that sites
will be available and will provide them
the ability to plan ahead. Advance
reservations will also help the park
manage use in a way that minimizes
conflicts between visitors and increases
the likelihood that these sites will be
used by the large groups for which they
were designed. Under the current firstcome-first-served arrangement, small
groups often occupy these sites
displacing the larger groups who have
few alternatives. The $35 fee was
determined through a comparability
study of similar sites in the area at both
Federal and state recreation areas and
will only be charged for these two group
sites. The park will not charge an
additional reservation fee on top of the
$35 for visitors making advanced
reservations through the NPRS.
Individual campsites in Voyageurs
National Park will remain free of charge
on a first-come-first-served basis. In
accordance with NPS public
involvement guidelines, the park
engaged numerous individuals,
organizations, and local, state, and
Federal government representatives
while planning for the implementation
of this fee.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dated: October 30, 2006.
Mary A. Bomar,
Director National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission
Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of
Records
Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission; Justice.

AGENCY:

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