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Membership, limited to 35
organizations, represents a wide range
of water resources interests and
functions. Representation on the ACWI
includes all levels of government,
academia, private industry, and
professional and technical societies. For
more information on the ACWI, its
membership, subgroups, meetings and
activities, please see the Web site at:
http://ACWI.gov.
The formal meeting will convene
at 9 a.m. on July 12, 2011, and will
adjourn at 5 p.m. on July 13, 2011.

DATES:

The meeting will be held in
the USGS auditorium, located at 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia
20192. The meeting will also be
accessible by teleconference and
WebEx. When it is time to attend the
meeting, visit this link: https://
usgs.webex.com/usgs/j.php?ED=
157656982&UID=1226445297&RT=
MiMxMQ%3D%3D. Teleconference:
Dial-In Number—1–877–985–7015.
Participant Access Code—9699971# .

ADDRESSES:

Ms.
Wendy E. Norton, ACWI Executive
Secretary and Chief, Water Information
Coordination Program, U.S. Geological
Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS
417, Reston, VA 20192. Telephone: 703–
648–6810; Fax: 703–648–5644; e-mail:
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

This
meeting is open to the public. Up to a
half hour will be set aside for public
comment. Persons wishing to make a
brief presentation (up to 5 minutes) are
asked to provide a written request with
a description of the general subject to
Ms. Norton at the above address no later
than July 7, 2010. It is requested that 65
copies of a written statement be
submitted at the time of the meeting for
distribution to members of the ACWI
and placement in the official file. Any
member of the public may submit
written information and (or) comments
to Ms. Norton for distribution at the
ACWI meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Dated: June 24, 2011.
Wendy Norton,
Chief, Water Information Coordination
Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement
[Docket ID No. BOEM–2011–0064]

BOEMRE Information Collection
Activity: 1010–0057, Pollution
Prevention and Control, 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 (1010–0057)
extension.
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
Pollution Prevention and Control.
DATES: Submit written comments by
August 29, 2011.
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 that require 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 BOEM–
2011–0064 then click search. Follow the
instructions to submit public comments
and view supporting and related
materials available for this collection.
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 1010–0057 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart C,
Pollution Prevention and Control.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0057.
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 manage the mineral
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resources of the OCS. Such rules and
regulations will apply to all operations
conducted under a lease, right-of-use
and easement, and pipeline right-ofway. 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 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.’’ Section
1334(a)(8) requires that regulations
prescribed by the Secretary include
provisions ‘‘for compliance with the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
[NAAQS] pursuant to the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), to the extent
that activities authorized under this Act
significantly affect the air quality of any
State.’’ Section 1843(b) calls for
‘‘regulations requiring all materials,
equipment, tools, containers, and all
other items used on the Outer
Continental Shelf to be properly color
coded, stamped, or labeled, wherever
practicable, with the owner’s
identification prior to actual use.’’
This is a routine information
collection request (ICR) concerning the
regulations at 30 CFR part 250, subpart
C, Pollution Prevention and Control. It
also covers the related Notices to
Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that
BOEMRE issues to clarify and provide
additional guidance on some aspects of
the regulations.
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 release.’’ No
items of a sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion, monthly, or
annually, daily for inspection
recordkeeping; varies by section.

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Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal OCS oil
and gas or sulphur lessees and 17 states.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart C and related
NTL(s)

burden for this collection is 198,866
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.

Reporting and recordkeeping requirement

Hour burden

Pollution Prevention
300(b)(1), (2) ..............
300(c) .........................
300(d) .........................

Obtain approval to add petroleum-based substance to drilling mud system or approval
for method of disposal of drill cuttings, sand, & other well solids, including those containing NORM. Burden covered under 1010–0141 (30 CFR Part 250, Subpart D).
Mark items that could snag or damage fishing devices ...................................................
Report and record items lost overboard ...........................................................................

0
0.5
1 hr ea × 2 = 2

Inspection of Facilities
301(a) .........................

Inspect drilling/production facilities for pollution; maintain inspection/repair records 2
years.
1/12 hr every 3 days (365/3 = 122) = 10.17 hrs

⁄ hr/day × 365 days=91.25
hrs

14

Facilities described in new or revised EP or DPP
303(a) thru (d), (i), (j);
304(a), (f).
303(k); 304(a), (g) ......
303(l); 304(h) ..............

Submit, modify, or revise Exploration Plans and Development and Production Plans;
submit information required under 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart B. Burden covered
under 1010–0151 (30 CFR Part 250, Subpart B).
Collect and report air quality emissions related data (such as facility, equipment, fuel
usage, and other activity information) during the calendar year 2008 for input into
State and regional planning organizations modeling.
Collect and submit meteorological data (not routinely collected—minimal burden) .........

0
4 hrs per month × 12 months
= 48
1

Existing Facilities
304(a), (f) ....................
304(e)(2) .....................
304(e)(2) .....................
304(f) ..........................

Affected State may submit request to BOEMRE for basic emission data from existing
facilities to update State’s emission inventory.
Submit compliance schedule for application of best available control technology
(BACT).
Apply for suspension of operations. Burden covered under 1010–0114 (30 CFR 250,
subpart A).
Submit information to demonstrate that exempt facility is not significantly affecting air
quality of onshore area of a State.

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General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart C regulations.

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified no 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
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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,
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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
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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.
Dated: June 21, 2011.
Doug Slitor,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement
Docket ID No. BOEM–2011–0036]

BOEMRE Information Collection
Activity: Geological and Geophysical
(G&G) Explorations of the OCS,
Revision of a Collection; Comment
Request
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revision of an
information collection.
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 for
Geological and Geophysical (G&G)
Explorations of the Outer Continental
Shelf, and in particular, we are revising
BOEMRE Form MMS–0327 to adapt to
new advances in technology (digital
options) and clarifying requirements for
environmental compliance.
DATES: Submit written comments by
August 29, 2011.

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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 and form that requires the
subject collection of information. Also,
you can view or print the form via
regulations.gov. See the instructions
listed in the ADDRESSES section.
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 BOEM–
2011–0036 then click search. Follow the
instructions to submit public comments
and view supporting and related
materials available for this collection.
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 1010–0048 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 251, Geological and
Geophysical (G&G) Explorations of the
Outer Continental Shelf.
BOEMRE Form(s): MMS–0327.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0048.
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.
The OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1340)
also 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 OCS Lands
Act, and which are not unduly harmful
to aquatic life in such area.’’ The section

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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. Applicants for permits are
required to submit BOEMRE Form
MMS–0327 to provide the information
necessary to evaluate their
qualifications.
The OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1352)
further requires that certain costs be
reimbursed to the parties submitting
required G&G information and data.
Under the OCS Lands 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 of BOEMRE
and is not used in the normal conduct
of the business of the permittee.
The Independent Offices
Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the
Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L.
104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26,
1996), and OMB Circular A–25,
authorize Federal agencies to recover
the full cost of services that confer
special benefits. Under the Department
of the Interior’s implementing policy,
BOEMRE is required to charge the full
cost for services that provide special
benefits or privileges to an identifiable
non-Federal recipient above and beyond
those that accrue to the public at large.
The G&G permits are subject to cost
recovery, and BOEMRE regulations
specify the filing fee for the application.
Regulations at 30 CFR part 251
implement these statutory requirements.
We use the information to ensure there
is no environmental degradation,
personal harm or unsafe operations and
conditions, damage to historical or
archaeological sites, or interference with
other uses; to analyze and evaluate
preliminary or planned drilling
activities; to monitor progress and
activities in the OCS; to acquire G&G
data and information collected under a
Federal permit offshore; and to
determine eligibility for reimbursement
from the government for certain costs.
The information is necessary to
determine if the applicants for permits
or filers of notices meet the
qualifications specified by the OCS
Lands Act. BOEMRE uses information
collected to understand the G&G
characteristics of oil- and gas-bearing
physiographic regions of the OCS. It
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