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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 236 / Monday, December 8, 2008 / Notices
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Carson City District
Office is soliciting nominations for one
representative who works or teaches at
a college in Nevada as an academician
in natural resource management or the
natural sciences, to serve on its Sierra
Front-Northwestern Great Basin
Resource Advisory Council (RAC) for
the 2009–2011 three-year term.
Individuals may nominate themselves
or others. Nominees must be residents
of Nevada, and will be evaluated based
on their education, training, experience,
and their knowledge of northeastern
Nevada. Nominees should have
demonstrated a commitment to
collaborative resource decision making.
DATES: A 45-day nomination period will
close January 22, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Nomination packages for
the Sierra Front-Northwestern Great
Basin RAC position should be mailed to
the Bureau of Land Management, Carson
City District Office, Attn: Mark Struble,
5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City,
NV 89701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Struble, (775) 885–6107 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) directs the Secretary of
Interior to involve the public in
planning and issues related to
management of lands administered by
BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA directs the
Secretary to select 10 to 15 member
citizen-based advisory councils that are
established and authorized consistent
with the requirements of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As
required by the FACA, RAC
membership must be balanced and
representative of the various interests
concerned with the management of the
public lands.
All nominations must include letters
of reference from represented interests
or organizations, a completed
background information nomination
form, as well as any other information
that speaks to the nominee’s
qualifications. For questions about the
application process or to request a
nomination form, call Mark Struble.
Nomination forms are also available
online at: http://www.blm.gov/nv.
Nominees should live within the
geographical area encompassed by the
Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin
RAC, which advises BLM on operations
in Washoe, Humboldt, Pershing,
Churchill, Storey, Douglas, Lyon,
Mineral and Carson City counties. The
RAC provides advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of the
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managers and state director regarding
the management of public lands within
the Council’s geographic area. The RAC
will meet several times a year, usually
quarterly, in the Carson City and
Winnemucca areas.
Dated: December 1, 2008.
Ron Wenker,
State Director, Nevada.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS–2008–OMM–0028]

MMS Information Collection Activity:
1010–0072, Prospecting for Minerals
Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur;
Submitted for Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0072).
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 280, ‘‘Prospecting for Minerals
other than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur on the
Outer Continental Shelf,’’ 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
January 7, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You should submit
comments directly to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (1010–0072),
either by fax (202) 395–6566 or e-mail
([email protected]).
Please also send a copy to MMS by
either of the following methods:
• 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–2008–OMM–0028 to
submit public comments and to view
supporting and related materials
available for this rulemaking.
Information on using Regulations.gov,
including instructions for accessing
documents, submitting comments, and

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viewing the docket after the close of the
comment period, is available through
the site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ link. Submit
comments to regulations.gov by January
7, 2009. 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–
0072’’ 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 form that requires the
subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 280, Prospecting for
Minerals other than Oil, Gas, and
Sulphur on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Form: MMS–134.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0072.
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. Section 1337(k) of the OCS Lands
Act authorizes the Secretary ‘‘* * * to
grant to the qualified persons offering
the highest cash bonuses on a basis of
competitive bidding leases of any
mineral other than oil, gas, and sulphur
in any area of the outer Continental
Shelf not then under lease for such
mineral upon such royalty, rental, and
other terms and conditions as the
Secretary may prescribe at the time of
offering the area for lease.’’ An
amendment to the OCS Lands Act (Pub.
L. 103–426) authorizes the Secretary to
negotiate agreements (in lieu of the
previously required competitive bidding
process) for the use of OCS sand, gravel,
and shell resources for certain specified
types of public uses. The specified uses
will support construction of
governmental projects for beach
nourishment, shore protection, and
wetlands enhancement; or any project
authorized by the Federal Government.
Section 1340 states that ‘‘* * * any
person authorized by the Secretary may
conduct geological and geophysical
explorations in the [O]uter Continental
Shelf, which do not interfere with or
endanger actual operations under any
lease maintained or granted pursuant to
this Act, and which are not unduly
harmful to aquatic life in such area.’’

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The section further requires that permits
to conduct such activities may only be
issued if it is determined that: The
applicant is qualified; the activities are
not polluting, hazardous, or unsafe; they
do not interfere with other users of the
area; and do not disturb a site, structure,
or object of historical or archaeological
significance.
Section 1352 further requires that
certain costs be reimbursed to the
parties submitting required G&G
information and data. Under the Act,
permittees are to be reimbursed for the
costs of reproducing any G&G data
required to be submitted. Permittees are
to be reimbursed also for the reasonable
cost of processing geophysical
information required to be submitted
when processing is in a form or manner
required by the Director and is not used
in the normal conduct of the business of
the permittee.
Responses are mandatory or required
to obtain or retain a benefit. No
questions of a sensitive nature are
asked. The MMS protects information
considered proprietary according to 30

characteristics of hard mineral-bearing
physiographic regions of the OCS. It
aids MMS in obtaining a proper balance
among the potentials for environmental
damage, the discovery of hard minerals,
and adverse impacts on affected coastal
States. Information from permittees is
necessary to determine the propriety
and amount of reimbursement.
Frequency: On occasion, annual; and
as required in the permit.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 3
permittees/respondents.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
estimated annual hour burden for this
information collection is a total of 116
hours. The following chart details the
individual components and estimated
hour burdens. 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.

CFR 280.70, applicable sections of 30
CFR parts 250 and 252, and the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552) and its implementing regulations
(43 CFR 2). The MMS uses the
information: (1) To ensure there is no
environmental degradation, personal
harm or unsafe operations and
conditions; (2) the activities do not
damage historical or archaeological sites
or interfere with other uses; (3) to
analyze and evaluate preliminary or
planned drilling activities; (4) to
monitor progress and activities in the
OCS; (5) to acquire G&G data and
information collected under a Federal
permit offshore; and (6) to determine
eligibility for reimbursement from the
Government for certain costs.
Respondents are required to submit
form MMS–134 to provide the
information necessary to evaluate their
qualifications. The information is
necessary for MMS to determine if the
applicants for permits or filers of notices
meet the qualifications specified by the
Act. The MMS uses the information
collected to understand the G&G

Non-hour cost burden
Citation 30 CFR part 280

Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

Average number of
annual responses

Hour burden
10; 11(a); 12; 13; Permit
Form.

Apply for permit (Form MMS–134) to conduct
prospecting or G&G scientific research activities,
including prospecting/scientific research plan and
environmental assessment or required drilling
plan.

8

Annual burden
hours

3 permits ..........................

24

$2,012 permit application fee × 3 permits = $6,036
11(b); 12(c) .......................

21(a) ..................................

22 ......................................
23(b) ..................................
24 ......................................
28 ......................................
31(b); 73 ............................

File notice to conduct scientific research activities
related to hard minerals, including notice to MMS
prior to beginning and after concluding activities.
Report to MMS if hydrocarbon/other mineral occurrences or environmental hazards are detected or
adverse effects occur.
Request approval to modify operations .....................
Request reimbursement for expenses for MMS inspection.
Submit status and final reports on specified schedule.
Request relinquishment of permit ..............................
Governor(s) of adjacent State(s) submissions to
MMS: Comments on activities involving an environmental assessment; request for proprietary
data, information, and samples; and disclosure
agreement.

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33, 34 ................................
40; 41; 50; 51; Permit
Form.

42(b); 52(b) .......................

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8

3 notices ..........................

24

1

1 report ............................

1

1
1

1 request ..........................
3 requests ........................

1
3

8

4 reports ..........................

32

1
1

*1 relinquishment .............
3 submissions. .................

*1
3

Appeal penalty, order, or decision—burden covered under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c)
Notify MMS and submit G&G data/information collected under a permit and/or processed by permittees or 3rd parties, including reports, logs or
charts, results, analyses, descriptions, etc.
Advise 3rd party recipient of obligations. Part of licensing agreement between parties; no submission to MMS.
Notify MMS of 3rd party transactions ........................

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3 submissions ..................

12

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3 notices ..........................

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1

1 notice ............................

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Non-hour cost burden
Citation 30 CFR part 280

Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

Average number of
annual responses

Hour burden
60; 61(a) ............................
72(b) ..................................
72(d) ..................................
Part 280 ............................
Permits** ...........................
Permits** ...........................

Request reimbursement for costs of reproducing
data/information & certain processing costs.
Submit in not less than 5 days comments on MMS
intent to disclose data/information.
Contractor submits written commitment not to sell,
trade, license, or disclose data/information.
General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in part
280 regulations.
Request extension of permit time period ..................
Retain G&G data/information for 10 years and make
available to MMS upon request.

Annual burden
hours

1

*1 request ........................

*1

1

3 responses .....................

3

1

3 submissions ..................

3

2

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

2

1
1

1 extension ......................
3 respondents ..................

1
3

38 responses ...................

116

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

(1) $6,036 Non-Hour Cost Burdens.

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* NOTE: No requests received for many years. Minimal burden for regulatory (PRA) purposes only.
** These permits are prepared by MMS and sent to respondents; therefore, the forms themselves do not incur burden hours.

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified one nonhour cost burden for this collection.
When respondents submit an
application for permit (Form MMS–134,
Application for Permit to Conduct
Geological or Geophysical Prospecting)
to conduct prospecting or G&G scientific
research activities, they submit a $2,012
fee. Refer to the chart to see these
specific fee breakdowns. 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
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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 June 9, 2008,
we published a Federal Register notice
(73 FR 32595) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
addition, § 280.80 provides the OMB
control number for the information
collection requirements imposed by the
30 CFR 280 regulations and form. 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 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 January 7, 2009.
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
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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: October 6, 2008.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places;
Notification of Pending Nominations
and Related Actions
Nominations for the following
properties being considered for listing
or related actions in the National
Register were received by the National
Park Service before November 22, 2008.
Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR
part 60 written comments concerning
the significance of these properties
under the National Register criteria for
evaluation may be forwarded by United
States Postal Service, to the National
Register of Historic Places, National
Park Service, 1849 C St. NW., 2280,
Washington, DC 20240; by all other
carriers, National Register of Historical
Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye
St. NW., 8th floor, Washington DC
20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447. Written

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