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SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey is
requesting renewal of an existing
information collection that received
emergency clearance on August 8, 2009.
We will ask the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to approve the
information collections (IC) described
below. As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and as part
of our continued effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, we
invite the general public and other
federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on this IC. We may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before January 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection directly to
Phadrea Ponds, Information Collections
Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological
Survey, 2150–C Center Avenue, Fort
Collins, CO 80525 (mail); (970) 226–
9230 (fax); or FAX: [email protected]
(e-mail). Use Information Collection
Number 1028–0051 in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information please
contact William C. Burton at (703) 648–
6904 or by mail at U.S. Geological
Survey, 926A National Center, Sunrise
Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
During FY09 and FY10, the Volcano
Hazards Program (VHP) will provide
funding under the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for
improvement of the volcano and other
monitoring systems and other
monitoring-related activities that
contribute to mitigation of volcano
hazards. This notice concerns the
collection of information that is
sufficient and relevant to evaluate and
select proposals for funding under the
VHP. We will accept proposals from
State geological surveys and academic
institutions requesting funds to assist in
the monitoring of active volcanoes and
to conduct volcano-related research.
Financial assistance will be awarded on
a competitive basis following the
evaluation and ranking of State and
academic proposals. VHP proposals will
be reviewed by a peer panel of six (6)
members. Five (5) members will be
Department of the Interior
representatives; and one (1) member
will be an external representative. To
submit a proposal, you must follow the
written guideline (that will be made
available at http://www.Grants.gov) and
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application must be submitted via
Grants.gov. Grant recipients must
complete a final technical report at the
end of the project period. Narrative and
report guidance is available through
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/ and at http://
www.Grants.gov.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–0090.
Title: Volcano Hazards Program
(VHP).
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Respondent Obligation: Required to
receive benefits.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Description of Respondents: State
Geological Surveys and academic
institutions.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 20 applications and 12 final
reports.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 796
hours. We expect to receive
approximately 20 applications. It will
take each applicant approximately 35
hours to complete the narrative and
present supporting documents. This
includes the time for project conception
and development, proposal writing,
reviewing, and submitting the proposal
application through Grants.gov (totaling
700 burden hours). We anticipate
awarding 12 grants per year. The award
recipients must submit a final report at
the end of the project. We estimate that
it will take approximately 8 hours to
complete the requirement for that report
(totaling 96 hours).
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
burdens associated with this collection
of information.
III. Request for Comments
We are soliciting comments as to: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the agency
to perform its duties, including whether
the information is useful; (b) the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) how to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) how
to minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your
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your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask OMB in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that it will
be done. To comply with the public
process, we publish this Federal
Register notice announcing that we will
submit this ICR to OMB for approval.
The notice provided the required 60 day
public comment period.
Dated: November 5, 2009.
Suzette Kimball,
Associate Director for Geology.
[FR Doc. E9–27421 Filed 11–13–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection Activity
AGENCY: United States Geological
Survey (USGS).
ACTION: Notice of a new information
collection.
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a new
information collection request (ICR) for
approval of the paperwork requirements
for the National Institutes for Water
Resources (NIWR)–USGS competitive
grant program conducted in conjunction
with the State Water Resources Research
Institutes.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before December 16, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments on
this information collection directly to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior, via e-mail
[[email protected]] or fax
(202) 395–5806; and identify your
submission as 1028–NEW (NIWR).
Please also submit a copy of your
comments to Phadrea Ponds, USGS
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, 2150–C Center Avenue, Fort
Collins, CO 80525 (mail); (970) 226–
9230 (fax); or [email protected] (e-mail).
Please reference Information Collection
1028–NEW, NIWR in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
E. Schefter, Chief Office of External
Research, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 424, Reston,
Virginia 20192 (mail) at (703) 648–6800
(Phone); or [email protected] (e-mail).

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I. Abstract
The NIWR–USGS National
Competitive Grant Program issues an
annual call for proposals to support
research on water problems and issues
of a regional or interstate nature beyond
those of concern only to a single state
and which relate to specific program
priorities identified jointly by the USGS
and the state water resources research
institutes authorized by the Water
Resources Research Act of 1984, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.). Any
investigator at an accredited institution
of higher learning in the United States
is eligible to apply for a grant through
a water research institute or center
established under the provisions of the
Act. Proposals involving substantial
collaboration between the USGS and
university scientists are encouraged.
Proposals may be for projects of 1 to 3
years in duration and may request up to
$250,000 in federal funds. Successful
applicants must match each dollar of
the federal grant with one dollar from
nonfederal sources. This program is
authorized by the Water Resources
Research Act of 1984, as amended (42
U.S.C. 10303(g)). The membership of the
National Institutes for Water Resources
consists solely of the State Water
Resources Research Institutes. NIWR
cooperates with the USGS in the
identification of the research priorities
and the solicitation and review of the
proposals submitted to the NIWR–USGS
National Competitive Grant Program.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW.
Title: NIWR–USGS National
Competitive Grant Program.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary,
necessary to obtain benefits.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Description of Respondents: Eligible
applicants to this program are restricted
to the 54 land grant universities housing
the state water resources research
institutes.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 72. We expect to receive
approximately 65 applications and
award 7 grants per year.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,984 hours.
We expect to receive approximately 65
applications. It will take each applicant
approximately 60 hours to complete the
narrative and supporting documents.
This includes the time for project
conception and development, proposal
writing, reviewing, and submitting the
proposal application through Grants.gov
(totaling 3,900 burden hours). We
anticipate awarding 7 grants per year.
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final report at the end of the project. We
estimate that it will take approximately
12 hours to complete the requirement
for that report (totaling 84 hours).
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’: We have not
identified any ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
associated with this collection of
information.
III. Request for Comments
On October 7, 2008, we published a
Federal Register notice (73 FR 51645)
announcing that we would submit this
information collection to OMB for
approval. The notice provided a 60-day
comment period ending on December 7,
2008. We did not receive any comments
in response to that notice.
We again invite comments concerning
this ICR on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the agency to perform its duties,
including whether the information is
useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden on the respondents, including
the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Comments that you submit
in response to this notice are a matter
of public record. 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.
Dated: November 9, 2009.
John E. Schefter,
Water Resources Research Act Program
Coordinator.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Notice of Availability of the Proposed
Notice of Sale (NOS) for Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas
Lease Sale 213 in the Central Planning
Area (CPA) in the Gulf of Mexico
(GOM)
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,
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ACTION: Notice of availability of the
proposed NOS for proposed Sale 213.
SUMMARY: The MMS announces the
availability of the proposed NOS for
proposed Sale 213 in the CPA. This
Notice is published pursuant to 30 CFR
256.29(c) as a matter of information to
the public. With regard to oil and gas
leasing on the OCS, the Secretary of the
Interior, pursuant to section 19 of the
OCS Lands Act, provides the affected
states the opportunity to review the
proposed Notice. The proposed Notice
sets forth the proposed terms and
conditions of the sale, including
minimum bids, royalty rates, and
rentals.
DATES: Comments on the size, timing, or
location of proposed Sale 213 are due
from the affected states within 60 days
following their receipt of the proposed
Notice. The final NOS will be published
in the Federal Register at least 30 days
prior to the date of bid opening. Bid
opening is currently scheduled for
March 17, 2010.
Please address any comments or
questions related to the proposed
changes to the lease terms as presented
below to Dr. Marshall Rose, MMS,
Chief, Economics Division, at (703) 787–
1536 or [email protected] within
30 days.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMS
will use the recently revised Form
MMS–2005 (October 2009) to convey
leases. The form is available on the
Internet at http://www.gomr.mms.gov/
homepg/mmsforms/FormMMS2005.pdf.
The proposed NOS for Sale 213 and
a ‘‘Proposed Notice of Sale Package’’
containing information essential to
potential bidders may be obtained from
the Public Information Unit, Gulf of
Mexico Region, Minerals Management
Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard,
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394,
Telephone: (504) 736–2519.
The MMS is accepting comments on
the proposed revisions of the initial
lease terms for blocks in water depths of
400 to less than 800 meters and 800
meters to less than 1600 meters. The
proposed 5+3 term in 400 to less than
800 meters supersedes and replaces the
previous 8-year lease term provisions
for these water depths as provided by
regulations at 30 CFR 256.37(a)(3) where
commencement of an exploratory well
is required within the first 5 years of the
initial 8-year term to avoid lease
cancellation. The 10-year initial lease
term in 800 to less than 1600 meters is
proposed to be changed to a 7-year
initial lease term (commencement of an
exploratory well within the initial

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