60-day published FR notice

Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 18 / Monday, January 28, 2008 / Notices
[FR Doc. E8–1428 Filed 1–25–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory
Committee; Announcement of Public
Workshop on Wind Turbine-Wildlife
Interactions and Public Meeting
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop and
meeting.
AGENCY:

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), will conduct
a workshop on February 26–27, 2008, to
provide background information on
issues related to land-based wind energy
facilities and their potential impact to
wildlife and wildlife habitat. We will
also host the first meeting of the Wind
Turbine Guidelines Advisory
Committee (Committee), on February
28, 2008. Both the workshop and the
meeting are open to the public.
DATES: The workshop will take place
February 26–27, 2008. The meeting will
take place on February 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: South Interior Auditorium,
South Interior Building, 1951
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC, 20240. For more information, see
‘‘Public Workshop and Meeting
Location Information’’ under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel London, Division of Habitat and
Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Department of the
Interior, (703) 358–2161.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background
On March 13, 2007, the Department of
the Interior (Interior) published a notice
of establishment of the Committee and
call for nominations in the Federal
Register (72 FR 11373). The
Committee’s purpose is to provide
advice and recommendations to the
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) on
developing effective measures to avoid
or minimize impacts to wildlife and
their habitats related to land-based wind
energy facilities. The Committee is
expected to exist for 2 years. Its
continuation is subject to biennial
renewal. The Committee will meet
approximately four times per year. All
Committee members serve without
compensation. In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.), a copy of the Committee’s
charter has been filed with the

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Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration;
Committee on Environment and Public
Works, U.S. Senate; Committee on
Natural Resources, U.S. House of
Representatives; and the Library of
Congress.
The Secretary appointed 22
individuals to the Committee on
October 24, 2007, representing the
varied interests associated with wind
energy development and its potential
impacts to wildlife species and their
habitats.
Public Workshop and Meeting Location
Information
We will hold an open technical
workshop preceding the Committee
meeting. We intend the workshop to
provide background information related
to land-based wind energy development
and its potential impacts to wildlife
species and their habitat. The
Committee will convene its first meeting
following the workshop. The public will
have an opportunity to comment at the
technical workshop and all Committee
meetings.
Please note that the South Main
Interior auditorium is accessible to
wheelchair users. If you require
additional accommodations, please
notify us by February 12, 2008.
All persons planning to attend the
meeting will be required to present
photo identification when entering the
building. Because of building security in
the Department of the Interior, we
recommend that persons planning to
attend the workshop and/or meeting
register at http://www.fws.gov/
habitatconservation/windpower/
wind_turbine_advisory_committee.html
by February 12, 2008, to allow us
sufficient time to provide the building
security staff with a list of persons
planning to attend. You may still attend
if you register after February 12, 2008;
however, you will need to allow extra
time to undergo security clearance
before you can enter the auditorium.
While this workshop is open to the
public, seating is limited due to room
capacity. We will give preference to
registrants based on date and time of
registration. There will be standing
room available if seats are filled.
David J. Stout,
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory
Committee Designated Federal Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS–2008–OMM–0007]

MMS Information Collection Activity:
1010–0141 (30 CFR 250, Subpart D) Oil
and Gas Drilling Operations, Revision
of a Collection; Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revision of an
information collection (1010–0141).
AGENCY:

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 D, ‘‘Oil and Gas Drilling
Operations,’’ and forms MMS–123,
MMS–123S, MMS–124, MMS–125,
MMS–133 and MMS–133S.
DATES: Submit written comments by
March 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any either of the following methods
listed below.
• Electronically: go to http://
www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Minerals
Management Service’’ from the agency
drop-down menu, then click ‘‘submit.’’
In the Docket ID column, select MMS–
2008–OMM–0007 to submit public
comments and to view supporting and
related materials available. 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. All comments
submitted will be published and posted
to the docket after the closing period.
• 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–
0141’’ 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 and the forms that require
the subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR part 250, subpart D, Oil
and Gas Drilling Operations.
Form(s): MMS–123, MMS–123S,
MMS–124, MMS–125, MMS–133 and
MMS–133S.

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OMB Control Number: 1010–0141.
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.’’
This authority and responsibility are
among those delegated to MMS. To
carry out these responsibilities, MMS
issues regulations governing oil and gas
and sulphur operations in the OCS. This
notice pertains to the information
collection requirements of subpart D
and the MMS forms that are used to
submit information required.

any conditions placed upon a
suspension or temporary prohibition.
• Form MMS–133, Well Activity
Report and Form MMS–133S, Open
Hole Data Report (Supplement to the
Well Activity Report): The MMS uses
this information to monitor the
conditions of a well and status of
drilling operations.
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 use,’’ and 30
CFR part 252, ‘‘OCS Oil and Gas
Information Program.’’ No items of a
sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are required to obtain or
retain a benefit and/or mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion, weekly,
monthly, semi-annually, annually, and
varies by section.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 130
Federal OCS oil and gas lessees or their
representatives.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for the collections of subpart D
and associated forms is 163,954 hours
combined. 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.

Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart
D and NTL(s)

Reporting and recordkeeping requirement

402(b) ...................................
403 .......................................

Request approval to use blind or blind-shear ram or pipe rams and inside BOP ......
Notify MMS of drilling rig movement on or off drilling location ....................................
In Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, rig movements reported on form MMS–144—burden covered under 1010–0150.
Perform operational check of crown block safety device; record results (weekly) .....
Apply for use of alternative procedures and/or departures not requested in MMS
forms (including discussions with MMS or oral approvals).
Apply for permit to drill, revised permit to drill, and requests for various approvals
required in subpart D (including §§ 250.423, 424, 427, 432, 442(c), 447, 448(b),
451(g), 456(a)(3), (f), 460, 490(c)(1), (2)) and obtained via forms MMS–123 (Application for Permit to Drill) and MMS–123S (Supplemental APD Information
Sheet), and supporting information and notices to MMS.
Reference to Exploration Plan, Development and Production Plan, Development
Operations Coordination Document (30 CFR 250, subpart B)—burden covered
under 1010–0151.
Collect and report additional information on case-by-case basis if sufficient information is not available.
Submit 3rd party review of drilling unit according to 30 CFR 250, subpart I—burden
covered under 1010–0149.
Submit welding and burning plan according to 30 CFR 250, subpart A—burden
covered under 1010–0114.
Submit casing and cementing program and revisions or changes .............................

404 .......................................
408, 409 ...............................
408, 409; 410–418, plus various other references in
subpart D.

410(b), 417(b) ......................

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The MMS OCS Regions use the
information collected to ensure that
requirements are carried out for oil and
gas drilling operations; that operators
are required to take necessary
precautions to keep wells under control
at all times using the best available and
safest drilling technology to monitor
and evaluate well conditions; and that
operators must use and maintain
equipment and materials necessary to
ensure the safety and protection of
personnel, equipment, natural
resources, and the environment.
In addition, MMS also issues various
Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs)
to clarify and provide additional
guidance on some aspect of the
regulations, as well as various forms to
capture the data and information.
The following explains how we use
the information collected on each form.
• Form MMS–123, Application for
Permit to Drill and Form MMS–123S,
Supplemental APD Information Sheet
(Casing Design): The MMS uses the
information from these forms to
determine the conditions of a drilling
site to avoid hazards inherent in drilling
operations.
• Form MMS–124, Application for
Permit to Modify: The MMS uses the
information on this form to evaluate the
adequacy of the equipment, materials,
and/or procedures that the lessee plans
to use during well drilling, completion,
workover, and production operations.
• Form MMS–125, End of Operations
Report: The MMS uses this information
to ensure that they have accurate and
up-to-date data and information on
wells and leasehold activities under
their jurisdiction and to ensure
compliance with approved plans and

417(a), (b) ............................
417(c) ...................................
418(e) ...................................
421; 423; 428 .......................

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Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart
D and NTL(s)

Reporting and recordkeeping requirement

424 .......................................

Caliper, pressure test, or evaluate casing; submit evaluation results; request approval before resuming operations or beginning repairs (every 30 days during
prolonged drilling).
Perform pressure test on all casing strings and drilling liner lap; record results ........
Perform pressure-integrity tests and related hole-behavior observations; record results.
Perform diverter tests when installed and once every 7 days; actuate system at
least once every 24-hour period; record results (average 2 per drilling operation).
Perform BOP pressure tests, actuations and inspections when installed; at a minimum every 14 days; as stated for components; record results.
Function test annulars and rams; document results every 7 days between BOP
tests (biweekly). Note: this test is part of BOP test when BOP test is conducted.
Record reason for postponing BOP test (on occasion—approx. 2/year) ....................
Record each drilling fluid circulation; test drilling fluid, record results; record daily inventory of drilling fluid/materials; test and recalibrate gas detectors; record results
(on occasion, daily, weekly, quarterly).
Perform various calculations; post information (on occasion, daily, weekly) ..............
Request exception to procedure for protecting negative pressure area .....................
Submit revised plans, changes, well/drilling records, etc., on forms MMS–124 (Application for Permit to Modify) or MMS–125 (End of Operations Report) and supporting information.
Submit plans for well testing and notify MMS before test ...........................................
Record and submit well logs, survey results, etc ........................................................
Record and submit directional and vertical-well surveys ............................................
Record and submit velocity profiles and surveys ........................................................
Record and submit core analyses ...............................................................................
Provide copy of well directional survey to affected leaseholder .................................
Prepare and post well control drill plan for crew members .........................................
Perform well-control drills; record results (2 crews weekly) ........................................
Request field drilling rules be established, amended, or canceled .............................
Retain drilling records for 90 days after drilling is complete; retain casing/liner pressure, diverter, and BOP records for 2 years; retain well completion/well workover
until well is permanently plugged/abandoned or lease is assigned.
In the GOM OCS Region, submit drilling activity reports weekly on forms MMS–133
(Well Activity Report) and MMS–133S (Bore Hole Data) and supporting information.
In the Pacific and Alaska OCS Regions during drilling operations, submit daily drilling reports. N/A in GOM.
As specified by region, submit well records, paleontological interpretations or reports, service company reports, and other reports or records of operations.
Submit request for reclassification of H2S zone; notify MMS if conditions change ....
Submit contingency plans for operations in H2S areas (16 drilling, 5 work-over, 6
production).
Conduct H2S training; post safety instructions; document training on occasion and
annual refresher (approx. 2/year).
Conduct weekly drills and safety meetings; document attendance ............................
Display warning signs—no burden as facilities would display warning signs and use
other visual and audible systems.
Test H2S detection and monitoring sensors during drilling; record testing and calibrations on occasion, daily during drilling (approx. 12 sensors per rig).
Test H2S detection and monitoring sensors every 14 days during production; record
testing and calibrations (approx. 30 sensors/5 platforms + approx. 42 sensors/23
platforms).
Propose alternatives to minimize or eliminate SO2 hazards—submitted with contingency plans—burden covered under 250.490(f).
Label breathing air bottles—no burden as supplier normally labels bottles; facilities
would routinely label if not.
Notify (phone) MMS of unplanned H2S releases (approx. 2/year) ..............................
Request approval to use drill pipe for well testing ......................................................
Seal and mark for the presence of H2S cores to be transported—no burden as facilities would routinely mark transported cores.
Request approval to use gas containing H2S for instrument gas ...............................
Analyze produced water disposed of for H2S content and submit results to MMS on
occasion (approx. weekly).
General departure or alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart D.

426 .......................................
427(a) ...................................
434; 467 ...............................
450; 467 ...............................
450, 467 ...............................
451(c) ...................................
456(b), (i); 458(b) .................
456(c), (f) .............................
459(a)(3) ..............................
460; 465 ...............................
460 .......................................
461(a–b); 466(e); 468(a) ......

461(e) ...................................
462(a) ...................................
462(c) ...................................
463(b) ...................................
466, 467 ...............................
468(b); 465(b)(3) ..................
468(c) ...................................
469 .......................................
490(c)(4), (d) ........................
490(f); referred in 418(d)
also.
490(g) ...................................
490(h)(2) ..............................
490(i) ....................................
490(j)(7–8) ............................
490(j)(7–8) ............................
490(j)(12) ..............................
490(j)(13)(vi) .........................
490(l) ....................................
490(o)(5) ..............................
490(q)(1) ..............................
490(q)(9) ..............................
490(q)(12) ............................

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400–490 ...............................

Hour burden
Fee
4
2
4
2
10
0.5
0.25
2
0.5
2
MMS–124 1.5+*
$110 Fee.
MMS–125 1.6+*
2
1.5
1
1
1
1
3
1
2.5
1.5
0.8+*
1
1.5
2
25
4
2
0
4
3.5
0
0
0.2
2
0
2
2.8
2

* The hour burdens are an average of the estimate due to the fact that a percentage of the submittals are reported electronically, which in
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Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified two nonhour cost burdens for this collection.
When respondents submit an
Application for Permit to Drill (Form
MMS–123), they submit a $1,850 fee for
initial applications only (there is no fee
for revisions); and when respondents
submit an Application for Permit to
Modify (Form MMS–124), they submit a
$110 fee. There are no other ‘‘non-hour
cost’’ burdens for this collection.
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 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
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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 Procedure: 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: January 16, 2008.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
and General Management Plan; San
Juan Island National Historical Park,
San Juan County, WA; Notice of
Availability
Summary: Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of
the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, as amended),
and the Council on Environmental
Quality Regulations (40 CFR Part 1500–
1508), the National Park Service,
Department of the Interior, has prepared
a draft environmental impact statement
(DEIS) for the proposed General
Management Plan (GMP) for San Juan
Island National Historical Park located
in San Juan County, Washington. This
DEIS describes and analyzes three GMP
alternatives that respond to both NPS
planning requirements and to the
public’s concerns and issues, identified
during the scoping and early public
involvement process. Each alternative
presents management strategies for
resource protection and preservation,
education and interpretation, visitor use
and facilities, land protection and
boundaries, and long-term operations
and management of the park. The
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strategies, are identified and analyzed in
the DEIS. In addition to a baseline ‘‘noaction’’ alternative, an ‘‘environmentally
preferred’’ alternative is identified.
Background: A Notice of Intent
formally initiating the conservation
planning and environmental impact
analysis effort necessary for updating
the general management plan was
published in the Federal Register on
February 5, 2003. The National Park
Service (NPS) organized an
interdisciplinary planning team
consisting of staff at San Juan Island
National Historical Park and the NPS
Pacific West Regional Office in Seattle,
Washington to identify preliminary
issues to be addressed in updating the
GMP. The last GMP was prepared in
1979. The official public scoping
process began in March 2003 when the
NPS produced and distributed an initial
newsletter announcing the start of the
planning process and soliciting
feedback on issues to be addressed in
the plan. The newsletter was mailed to
the park’s 216 person mailing list, and
also posted on the park’s website. In
addition, 4,000 copies of the newsletter
were inserted into The Journal of the
San Juan Islands newspaper, which
reaches approximately 3,000 island
residents and approximately 1,000
residents off-island. An additional 2,500
copies were distributed to area libraries,
civic buildings, business, churches,
museums, universities, communities,
dignitaries and elected officials.
Three public workshops were held in
April 2003, with two in Friday Harbor,
Washington, and one in Seattle,
Washington. Presentations about the
mission of the NPS and purpose and
significance of San Juan Island national
Historical Park were followed by small
group work sessions that allowed
people to present and discuss issues,
experiences, and ideas for the park.
Approximately thirty-nine people
attended the San Juan Island
workshops, and an additional four
participated in the Seattle workshop.
Eighteen written responses were also
collected during the scoping period.
A second newsletter was produced in
November 2003 summarizing the
comments received, written and oral,
during the scoping period. The
comments covered a broad range of
issues, concerns, personal experiences,
and recommendations for the park.
When compiled, over 224 different
comments or ideas were represented.
The comments can be broadly organized
in the following topics: Resource
preservation and management; visitor
experience and services; park facilities,
operations, management and
maintenance, and park administration

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