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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: March 23, 2010.
John R. Craynon,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS–2010–OMM–0012]

MMS Information Collection Activity:
1010–0086, Sulphur Operations,
Extension of a Collection; Comment
Request

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AGENCY: Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0086).
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 P, ‘‘Sulphur Operations.’’
DATES: Submit written comments by
June 1, 2010.
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
regulation that requires the subject
collection of information.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods listed
below.
• Electronically: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter docket ID
MMS–2010–OMM–0012, then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view
supporting and related materials
available for this collection. 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 ICR 1010–0086 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart P, Sulphur
Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0086.
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 5(a) of the OCS Lands Act
requires the Secretary to prescribe rules
and regulations ‘‘to provide for the
prevention of waste, and conservation of
the natural resources of the Outer
Continental Shelf, and the protection of
correlative rights therein’’ and to include
provisions ‘‘for the prompt and efficient
exploration and development of a lease
area.’’ These authorities and
responsibilities are among those
delegated to the Minerals Management
Service (MMS) to ensure that operations
in the OCS will meet statutory
requirements; provide for safety and
protection of the environment; and
result in diligent exploration,
development, and production of OCS
leases. This information collection
request addresses the regulations at 30
CFR 250, Subpart P, Sulphur
Operations, and the associated
supplementary Notices to Lessees and
Operators (NTLs) intended to provide
clarification, description, or explanation
of these regulations.
Regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart P,
implement these statutory requirements.
The MMS uses the information
collected to ascertain the condition of
drilling sites for the purpose of
preventing hazards inherent in drilling
and production operations and to
evaluate the adequacy of equipment
and/or procedures to be used during the
conduct of drilling, well-completion,
well-workover, and production
operations. The MMS uses the
information to:
• Ascertain that a discovered sulphur
deposit can be classified as capable of
production in paying quantities.
• Ensure accurate and complete
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determine the amount of sulphur
royalty payments due the United States;
and that the sale locations are secure,
production has been measured
accurately, and appropriate follow-up
actions are initiated.
• Review expected oceanographic
and meteorological conditions to ensure
the integrity of the drilling unit (this
information is submitted only if it is not
otherwise available).
• Review hazard survey data to
ensure that the lessee will not encounter
geological conditions that present a
hazard to operations.
• Ensure the adequacy and safety of
firefighting plans; the drilling unit is fit
for the intended purpose; and the
adequacy of casing for anticipated
conditions.
• Review log entries of crew meetings
to verify that crew members are
properly trained.
• Review drilling, well-completion,
well-workover diagrams and
procedures, as well as production
operation procedures to ensure the
safety of the proposed drilling, wellcompletion, well-workover and
proposed production operations.
• Monitor environmental data during
operations in offshore areas where such
data are not already available to provide
a valuable source of information to
evaluate the performance of drilling rigs
under various weather and ocean
conditions. This information is
necessary to make reasonable
determinations regarding safety of
operations and environmental
protection.
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: Varies by section, but
information concerning drilling, wellcompletion, and well-workover
operations and production is collected
only once for each particular activity.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 1 Federal
OCS sulphur lessee.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 903 hours.
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
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their activities. We consider these to be

usual and customary and took that into
account in estimating the burden.

Citation
30 CFR 250

Reporting and recordkeeping requirement

Hour burden

Submittals/Notifications
1600; 1617 ...................

Submit exploration or development and production plan ................................................................

1617; 1618; 1619(b);
1622.
1605(b)(3) .....................
1605(d) .........................
1605(f) ..........................

Submit forms MMS–123 (Application for Permit to Drill), MMS–124 (Application for Permit to
Modify), Form MMS–125 (End of Operations Report).
Submit and/or resubmit data and information on fitness of drilling unit ..........................................
Submit results of additional surveys and soil borings upon request.* ............................................
Submit application for installation of fixed drilling platforms or structures ......................................

1608 .............................
1619(c), (d), (e) ............
1628(b), (d) ..................

Submit well casing and cementing plan or modification .................................................................
Submit copies of records, logs, reports, charts, etc., upon request ...............................................
Submit application for design and installation features of sulphur production facilities and fuel
gas safety system; certify new installation conforms to approved design.
Notify MMS of pre-production test and inspection of safety system and commencement of production.
Submit application for method of production measurement ............................................................

1630(a)(6) .....................
1633(b) .........................

Burden covered
under (1010–0151).
Burden covered
under (1010–0141).
4
1
Burden covered
under (1010–0149).
5
1
4
30 minutes.
2

Requests
1603(a) .........................
1605(e)(5) .....................
1607 .............................
1610(d)(7+8) .................
1611(b); 1625(b) ..........
1611(f); 1625(f) ............
1612 .............................
1615 .............................
1629(b)(3) .....................
1600 thru 1634 .............

Request determination whether sulphur deposit can produce in paying quantities .......................
Request copy of directional survey (by holder of adjoining lease).* ...............................................
Request establishment, amendment, or cancellation of field rules for drilling, well-completion, or
well-workover.
Request exception to ram-type blowout preventer (BOP) system components rated working
pressure.
Request exception to water-rated working pressure to test ram-type and annular BOPs and
choke manifold.
Request exception to recording pressure conditions during BOP tests on pressure charts.* ........
Request exception to §§ 250.408/250.462 requirements for well-control drills.* ............................
Request exception to blind-shear ram or pipe rams and inside BOP to secure wells ...................
Request approval of firefighting systems; post firefighting system diagram ...................................
General departure and/or alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in
subpart P.

1
1
8
1
1
1
1
1
4
2

Record/Retain
1604(f) ..........................
1605(c) .........................
1609(a) .........................
1611(d)(3); 1625(d)(3) ..
1611(f), (g); 1625(f), (g)

1613(d) .........................

1616(c) .........................
1619(a); 1623(c) ...........

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1621 .............................
1628(b), (d) ..................
1629(b)(1)(ii) .................
1630(b) .........................
1631 .............................
1634(b) .........................

Check traveling-block safety device for proper operation weekly and after each drill-line slipping;
enter results in log.
Report oceanographic, meteorological, and drilling unit performance data upon request.* ...........
Pressure test casing; record time, conditions of testing, and test results in log ............................
Record in driller’s report the date, time, and reason for postponing pressure testing ...................
Conduct tests, actuations, inspections, maintenance, and crew drills of BOP systems at least
weekly; record results in driller’s report; retain records for 2 years following completion of drilling activity.
Pressure test diverter sealing element/valves weekly; actuate diverter sealing element/valves/
control system every 24 hours; test diverter line for flow every 24 hours; record test times
and results in driller’s report.
Retain training records for lessee and drilling contractor personnel ...............................................
Retain records for each well and all well operations for 2 years; calculate well-control fluid volume and post near operators’ station.
Conduct safety meetings prior to well-completion or well-workover operations; record date and
time.
Maintain information on approved design and installation features for the life of the facility .........
Retain pressure-recording charts used to determine operating pressure ranges for 2 years ........
Maintain records for each safety device installed for 2 years; make available for review .............
Conduct safety device training prior to production operations and periodically thereafter; record
date and time.
Report evidence of mishandling of produced sulphur or tampering or falsifying any measurement of production.

15 minutes.
1
2
10 minutes.
6

2

Burden covered
under (1010–0128).
12
1
1
12
1
1
1

Total Burden
* We included a minimal burden, but it has not been necessary to request these data and/or no submissions received for many years.

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Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour 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 paperwork 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
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any necessary adjustments to the burden
in our submission to OMB.
Public Comment Procedures: Before
including your address, phone number,
email 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: March 24, 2010.
Sharon Buffington,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010–6989 Filed 3–29–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO270000. L10300000.EG0000; OMB
Control Number 1004–0001]

Information Collection; Free Use
Application and Permit for Vegetative
or Mineral Materials
Bureau of Land Management.
30-day Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has submitted an
information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a 3-year extension of OMB
Control Number 1004–0001 under the
Paperwork Reduction Act. The
respondents are individuals and
households who provide information to
the BLM in support of applications
which pertain to the free use of,
respectively, petrified wood, timber, et
al.
DATES: The OMB is required to respond
to this information collection request
within 60 days but may respond after 30
days. Therefore, written comments
should be received on or before April
29, 2010 in order to be assured of
consideration.

You may submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004–
0001), Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806,
or by electronic mail at
[email protected]. Please mail a

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copy of your comments to: Bureau
Information Collection Clearance Officer
(WO–630), Department of the Interior,
1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 401 LS,
Washington, DC 20240. You may also
send a copy of your comments by
electronic mail to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
McKinley-Ben Miller, Bureau of Land
Management, Division of Forestry, at
(202) 912–7165. Persons who use a
telecommunication device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) on 1–800–877–
8339, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, to contact Mr. Miller.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Form 5510–1, Free Use
Application and Permit (43 CFR 3620
and 5510).
OMB Number: 1004–0001.
Forms: 5510–1, Free Use Application
and Permit.
Abstract: The Bureau of Land
Management proposes to extend the
currently approved collection of
information, which enables the agency
to manage the collection of limited
quantities of petrified wood and timber
for noncommercial purposes.
60-Day Notice: On January 12, 2010,
the BLM published a 60-day notice (75
FR 1647) requesting comments on the
proposed information collection. The
comment period ended on March 15,
2010. We did not receive any comments
from the public in response to this
notice or unsolicited comments from
respondents covered under these
regulations.
Current Action: This proposal is being
submitted to extend the expiration date
of March 31, 2010.
Type of Review: 3-year extension.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Annual Responses: 476.
Annual Burden Hours: 238.
There is no filing fee associated with
these information collections. The BLM
requests comments on the following
subjects:
1. Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
functioning of the BLM, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate
of the burden of collecting the
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
3. The quality, utility and clarity of
the information to be collected; and
4. How to minimize the information
collection burden on those who are to

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