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paperwork 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
result of your comments, we will make
any necessary adjustments to the burden
in our submission to OMB.

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Public Comment Procedures: 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.
BOEMRE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202)
208–7744.
Dated: August 30, 2010.
Doug Slitor,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010–22214 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement
[Docket No. MMS–2010–OMM–0029]

BOEMRE Information Collection
Activity: 1010–0183, Information
Requirements for Exploration Plans,
Development and Production Plans,
and Development Operations
Coordination Documents on the OCS
NTL, Extension of a Collection;
Comment Request
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation, and
Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an
information collection (1010–0183).
AGENCY:

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), BOEMRE 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 a Notice to Lessees and
Operators (NTL) for the regulations
under 30 CFR 250, subpart B, ‘‘Plans and
Information.’’ The collection was
originally approved by OMB under an
emergency request. This request extends
the collection for 3 years.
DATES: Submit written comments by
November 8, 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
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regulation and NTL 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–0029 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view
supporting and related materials
available for this collection. The
BOEMRE will post all comments.
• E-mail: [email protected].
Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, Regulation,
and Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024;
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please
reference ICR 1010–0183 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Information Requirements for
Exploration Plans, Development and
Production Plans, and Development
Operations Coordination Documents on
the OCS NTL.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0183.
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;
preserve and maintain free enterprise
competition; and ensure that the extent
of oil and natural gas resources of the
OCS is assessed at the earliest
practicable time. Section 43 U.S.C.
1332(6) states that ‘‘operations in the
outer Continental Shelf should be
conducted in a safe manner by welltrained personnel using technology,
precautions, and techniques sufficient
to prevent or minimize the likelihood of
blowouts, loss of well control, fires,
spillages, physical obstruction 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.’’
To carry out these responsibilities, the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,

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Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEM)
(formerly the Minerals Management
Service) issues regulations to ensure
that operations in the OCS will meet
statutory requirements; provide for
safety and protect the environment; and
result in diligent exploration,
development, and production of OCS
leases. In addition, we also issue
Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs)
that provide clarification, explanation,
and interpretation of our regulations.
These NTLs are also used to convey
purely informational material and to
cover situations that might not be
adequately addressed in our regulations.
The latter is the case for the information
collection required in the subject NTL.
Because of the unusual nature of this
information collection, issuing an NTL
would be the appropriate means to
collect the information at the time of the
event.
The subject of this information
collection request (ICR) is an NTL based
on the recommendations in the May 27,
2010, Report from the Secretary of the
Interior to the President of the United
States, Increased Safety Measures for
Energy Development on the Outer
Continental Shelf (Report). The
BOEMRE issued this NTL for operators
to comply with the requirements and
recommendations of the report as a
result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
in the Gulf of Mexico. The primary
information collection for this
regulation is 30 CFR 250, Subpart B
approved under the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control
Number 1010–0151. However, in
connection with this subpart, BOEMRE
thinks that the burden hour
requirements in the NTL are in addition
to the currently approved paperwork
burden under those requirements. We
are renewing the collection for 3 years
because information needs to be
collected for a longer period than
allowed by the emergency OMB request.
Due to the duration of the spill,
companies have diligently been working
to stop and/or contain the flow of oil
into the Gulf of Mexico and not all
facilities are back to normal operations.
As stated in the NTL, on April 20,
2010, an event of national significance
that included the deaths of 11 people
continues to harm the marine
ecosystem, wildlife, and property along
the Gulf Coast. Although the causes are
still under investigation, these events
highlight the importance of ensuring
safe operations on the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS). The BOEMRE will use this
information, as well as other
information and analyses, to
comprehensively assess what changes
may be needed to BOEMRE program-

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wide requirements and to review the
data submitted to analyze future
activities under Exploration Plans (EPs),
Development and Production Plans
(DPPs), and Development Operations
Coordination Documents (DOCDs).
They will be proposing rulemaking
that will increase the burden hours and
require more specific information that
lessees need to submit about their plans
(Exploration Plans, Development and
Production Plans, and Development
Operations Coordination Documents)
due to such a catastrophic event. This
increase in burden hours, once
approved, will allow BOEMRE to react
to disasters more quickly and provide
the public with needed information
about the offshore energy infrastructure.
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), 30 CFR
250.197, Data and information to be
made available to the public or for
limited inspection, and 30 CFR 252,
OCS Oil and Gas Information Program.
No items of a sensitive nature are
collected. Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal oil, gas,
or sulphur lessees and/or operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 7,755 hours.
There are approximately 517 responses
from the lessees and operators that will
need to submit revised/updated
Exploration Plans, Development and
Production Plans, and Development
Operations Coordination Documents. 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.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified no non-hour
paperwork 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
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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
result of your comments, we will make
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.
BOEMRE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (703)
787–1025.

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Dated: August 30, 2010.
Doug Slitor,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010–22212 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation, and Enforcement
[Docket No. MMS–2010–OMM–0026]

BOEMRE Information Collection
Activity: 1010–0081, Operations in the
Outer Continental Shelf for Minerals
Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur,
Extension of a Collection; Comment
Request
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation, and
Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an
information collection (1010–0081).
AGENCY:

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), BOEMRE 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 282, Operations in the Outer
Continental Shelf for Minerals Other
than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur.
DATES: Submit written comments by
November 8, 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–0026 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view
supporting and related materials
available for this collection. The
BOEMRE will post all comments.

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• E-mail: [email protected].
Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, Regulation,
and Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024;
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please
reference ICR 1010–0081 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 282, Operations in
the Outer Continental Shelf for Minerals
Other than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0081.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1334 and 43 U.S.C. 1337(k)), authorizes
the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary)
to implement regulations to grant to the
qualified persons, offering the highest
cash bonus on a basis of competitive
bidding, leases of any mineral other
than oil, gas, and sulphur. This applies
to any area of the OCS not then under
lease for such mineral. This regulation
governs mining operations within the
OCS for minerals other than oil, gas and
sulphur and establishes a
comprehensive leasing and regulatory
program for such minerals. These
regulations have been designed to (1)
recognize the differences between the
OCS activities associated with oil, gas,
and sulphur discovery and development
and those associated with the discovery
and development of other minerals; (2)
facilitate participation by States directly
affected by OCS mining activities; (3)
provide opportunities for consultation
and coordination with other OCS users
and uses; (4) balance development with
environmental protection; (5) insure a
fair return to the public; (6) preserve
and maintain free enterprise
competition; and (7) encourage the
development of new technology.
Regulations at 30 CFR 282 implement
these statutory requirements. However,
there has been no activity in the OCS for
minerals other than oil, gas and sulphur
for many years and no associated
information collected since 1991.
Nevertheless, because these are
regulatory requirements, the potential
exists for information to be collected
and we are renewing OMB approval.
We use the information required by
30 CFR part 282 to determine if lessees
are complying with the regulations that
implement the mining operations
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and sulphur. Specifically, BOEMRE
uses the information:
• To ensure that operations for the
production of minerals other than oil,
gas, and sulphur in the OCS are
conducted in a manner that will result
in orderly resource recovery,
development, and the protection of the
human, marine, and coastal
environments.
• To ensure that adequate measures
will be taken during operations to
prevent waste, conserve the natural
resources of the OCS, and to protect the
environment, human life, and
correlative rights.
• To determine if suspensions of
activities are in the national interest, to
facilitate proper development of a lease
including reasonable time to develop a
mine and construct its supporting
facilities, or to allow for the
construction or negotiation for use of
transportation facilities.
• To identify and evaluate the
cause(s) of a hazard(s) generating a
suspension, the potential damage from a
hazard(s) and the measures available to
mitigate the potential for damage.
• For technical and environmental
evaluations which provide a basis for
BOEMRE to make informed decisions to
approve, disapprove, or require
modification of the proposed activities.
We protect proprietary information
according to the Freedom of Information
Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2), and 30 CFR
282.5, 282.6, and 282.7 and applicable
sections of 30 CFR parts 280 and 281.
No items of a sensitive nature are
collected. Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: Monthly; on occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: As there are no active
respondents, we estimated the potential
annual number of respondents to be
one. Respondents are OCS lessees.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 201 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
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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