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recommendations described herein and
in the supporting materials. In addition,
BOEM is providing the following list of
questions to which it is seeking
substantive responses, including
rationales and explanations for the
answers provided.
1. How should we configure and size
auction lots? Should lots generally
correspond to an OCS block? What
characteristics should BOEM take into
account when sub-dividing a wind
energy area into lots represented by OCS
blocks or by OCS blocks grouped into
zones or project areas? Refer to Sections
6.1.1 and 7.1 in Ausubel and Cramton
(2011c) for discussions of lot
designation.
2. Should the lots auctioned to a
single bidder consist of contiguous OCS
blocks? Refer to Section 6.2.9 in
Ausubel and Cramton (2011c) for a
discussion of the contiguous lots rule.
3. Should each bidding entity be
limited to bidding on a single
contiguous set of blocks?
4. What restrictions should be placed
on bidders seeking more than one
package of lots during an auction?
5. What factors contribute to the size
of an area needed to support an
economically viable offshore wind
energy facility? Should there be an
established rule-of-thumb used to
determine the minimum and maximum
number of OCS blocks needed? Refer to
Section 4.4 in Ausubel and Cramton
(2011c) for a discussion of competition
constraints.
6. At what asking price per block or
per acre should BOEM commence the
auction? In other words, what is an
appropriate minimum bid per block? At
what minimum asking price would you
consider not participating in the
auction? Refer to Section 6.2.6 in
Ausubel and Cramton (2011c) for a
discussion of reserve pricing.
7. Which of the auction formats
discussed and referenced in this notice
do you prefer BOEM use? Does your
answer differ by location? Which
features of the auction formats would
you like to see modified or eliminated?
8. Do the concerns associated with a
SACA format (e.g., undersell) justify the
added complexity of a package auction?
Refer to Section 5.3 in Ausubel and
Cramton (2011c) for an example of how
undersell occurs.
9. BOEM is considering using a
‘‘second-pricing rule’’ in certain specific
contexts, including any auction that
includes a sealed-bid phase. How
important is it to you that the auction
format includes such a second-pricing
rule? Would you offer your maximum
value as a bid for all lots of interest
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formulation? Refer to Section 5.3.11 in
Ausubel and Cramton (2011c) for a
discussion of winning price
determination.
10. What aspects of the auction
formats discussed in this note concern
you the most? Which features would
you like to see retained in practice?
11. What additional factors should
BOEM consider in a multiple factor
auction beyond those enumerated in
this Information Request? How should
all of these factors be weighted? Refer to
Section 4.1.3 in Ausubel and Cramton
(2011b) and Section 3.2 in Ausubel and
Cramton (2011c) for a discussion of
factor design and weighting.
12. Should lots in desirable locations
be weighted differently than those of
equal size in less desirable locations?
Would this potentially affect your level
of activity during the auction? For
example, BOEM could adjust rules such
that a bidder could expand the number
of lots bid on if those lots are in an area
that BOEM had determined is less
desirable. This is described further in
the materials available on BOEM’s Web
site. Refer to Sections 5.3.8 and 6.2.7 in
Ausubel and Cramton (2011c) for
discussion of such rules.
13. Are there auction formats not
included in this Information Request
that BOEM should consider?
Please provide responses to the above
questions, and/or any comments or
suggestions on the auction formats and
activity rules discussed in this
Information Request and referenced in
the material at BOEM’s Web site at
http://www.boem.gov/RenewableEnergy-Program/RegulatoryInformation/Renewable-Energy-AuctionFormats.aspx.
References
Ausubel, Lawrence M. and Peter Cramton
(2011a) ‘‘Auction Design for Wind
Rights,’’ Report to Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management.
Ausubel, Lawrence M. and Peter Cramton
(2011b) ‘‘Multiple-Factor Auction Design
for Wind Rights,’’ Report to Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management.
Ausubel, Lawrence M. and Peter Cramton
(2011c) ‘‘Comparision of Auction
Formats for Auctioning Wind Rights,’’
Report to Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
Dated: November 28, 2011.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[USGS–GX12RN000DSA200]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an
information collection (1028–0048).
AGENCY:

We (the U.S. Geological
Survey) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, and as part of our continuing
efforts to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, we invite the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on this IC. This IC is
scheduled to expire on March 31, 2012.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before February 6, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Please submit a copy of
your comments to the Information
Collections Clearance Officer, U.S.
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley
Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail);
(703) 648–7199 (fax); or
[email protected] (email). Use
Information Collection Number 1028–
0048 in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this IC, contact Jim Dewey at (303) 274–
8419.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey is
required to collect, evaluate, publish
and distribute publish information
concerning earthquakes. Respondents
will have an opportunity to voluntarily
supply information concerning the
effects of shaking from an earthquake—
on themselves, buildings, other manmade structures, and ground effects
such as faulting or landslides.
We will protect information from
respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and 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 inspection.’’
Responses are voluntary. No questions
of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked. We
will release data collected on these
forms only in formats that do not
include proprietary information
volunteered by respondents.

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II. Data

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.

Title: USGS Earthquake Report.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0048.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: General Public.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion,
after each earthquake.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 300,000
individuals affected by an earthquake
each year.
Estimated Number of Responses:
300,000.
Annual Burden Hours: 30,000 hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
previously approved ‘‘hour’’ burden for
this collection is 10,000 hours.
However, voluntary earthquake reports
have increased in recent years as the
public becomes aware of the
opportunity to contribute their
earthquake observations. We estimate
the public reporting burden will average
6 minutes per response. This includes
the time for reviewing instructions, and
answering a web-based questionnaire.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have not identified any
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated
with this collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
you are not required to respond to, 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.

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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. We will
include or summarize each comment in
our request to OMB to approve this IC.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that

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Dated: November 18, 2011.
Jill McCarthy,
Geologic Hazards Science Center, Chief
Scientist.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLMT926000–L14200000–BJ0000]

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey;
Montana
AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of
survey.
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will file the plat of
survey of the lands described below in
the BLM Montana State Office, Billings,
Montana, on January 5, 2012.
DATES: Protests of the survey must be
filed before January 5, 2012 to be
considered.
SUMMARY:

Protests of the survey
should be sent to the Branch of
Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land
Management, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59101–4669.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marty Bonorden, Cadastral Surveyor,
Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of
Land Management, 5001 Southgate
Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669,
telephone (701) 227–7730 or (406) 896–
5009, [email protected]. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1(800) 877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
survey was executed at the request of
the Regional Land Surveyor, Region 6,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and was
necessary to determine the boundaries
of Federal lands administered by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The lands we surveyed are:
ADDRESSES:

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Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 35 N., R. 16 E.
The plat, in two sheets, representing the
dependent resurvey of portions of the
subdivisional lines and the adjusted original
meanders of Thibadeau Lake, and the
subdivision of section 26, Township 35
North, Range 16 East, Principal Meridian,
Montana, was accepted November 28, 2011.

We will place a copy of the plat, in
two sheets, we described in the open
files. They will be available to the
public as a matter of information. If the
BLM receives a protest against this
survey, as shown on this plat, in two
sheets, prior to the date of the official
filing, we will stay the filing pending
our consideration of the protest. We will
not officially file this plat, in two sheets,
until the day after we have accepted or
dismissed all protests and they have
become final, including decisions or
appeals.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3.
James D. Claflin,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of
Resources.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNM940000. L1420000.BJ0000]

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, New
Mexico
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of filing of Plats of
Survey.
AGENCY:

The plats of survey described
below are scheduled to be officially
filed in the New Mexico State Office,
Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Santa Fe, New Mexico, thirty (30)
calendar days from the date of this
publication.

SUMMARY:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

New Mexico Principal Meridian, New
Mexico (NM)
The plat, representing the dependent
resurvey and survey, in Township 9 and 10
North, Range 4 East, of the New Mexico
Principal Meridian, accepted June 20, 2007,
for Group 1062 NM.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

These plats will be available for
inspection in the New Mexico State
Office, Bureau of Land Management,
301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, New
Mexico. Copies may be obtained from
this office upon payment. Contact
Marcella Montoya at (505) 954–2097, or

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