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information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: January 22, 2014.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Information Collection Request Sent to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; Incidental Take of
Marine Mammals During Specified Oil
and Gas Industry Activities
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for

SUMMARY:

review and approval. We summarize the
ICR below and describe the nature of the
collection and the estimated burden and
cost. This information collection is
scheduled to expire on January 31,
2014. 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. However, under OMB
regulations, we may continue to
conduct or sponsor this information
collection while it is pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before February 27, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at OMB–
OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_
[email protected] (email).
Please provide a copy of your comments
to the Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS 2042–PDM, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203 (mail), or [email protected]
(email). Please include ‘‘1018–0070’’ in
the subject line of your comments.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 1018–0070.
Title: Incidental Take of Marine
Mammals during Specified Oil and Gas
Industry Activities, 50 CFR 18.27 and 50
CFR part 18, Subparts I and J.
Service Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: Oil and
gas industry companies.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit (incidental
take regulations and/or a Letter of
Authorization (LOA)).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Number of
annual
responses

Activity

Completion
time per
response
(hours)

Total annual
burden hours

Application for procedural regulations 1 .......................................................................................
LOA Requests .............................................................................................................................
Onsite Monitoring and Observation Reports ...............................................................................
Final Monitoring Report ...............................................................................................................
Polar Bear Den Detection Survey and Report ............................................................................

2
25
300
25
4

150
24
1.5
10
50

300
600
450
250
200

Totals ....................................................................................................................................

356

........................

1,800

1 Occurs

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To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Hope Grey at hope_
[email protected] (email) or 703–358–2482
(telephone). You may review the ICR
online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to review Department of
the Interior collections under review by
OMB.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

once every 5 years.

Abstract: This information collection
includes requirements associated with
specified oil and gas industry activities
and their incidental taking of polar
bears and Pacific walruses in the
Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. The Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), imposed, with certain exceptions,
a moratorium on the taking of marine
mammals. Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the
MMPA directs the Secretary of the
Interior to allow, upon request by
citizens of the United States, the taking
of small numbers of marine mammals
incidental to specified activities (other
than commercial fishing) if the
Secretary makes certain findings and
prescribes specific regulations that,
among other things, establish
permissible methods of taking.
Applicants seeking to conduct
activities must request an LOA for the
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monitoring reports and a final report of
the activity to the Secretary. This is a
nonform collection. Regulations at 50
CFR 18.27 outline the procedures and
requirements for submitting a request.
Specific regulations governing
authorized activities in the Beaufort Sea
are in 50 CFR part 18, subpart J.
Regulations governing authorized
activities in the Chukchi Sea are in 50
CFR part 18, subpart I. These
regulations provide the applicant with a
detailed description of information that
we need to evaluate the proposed
activity and determine whether or not to
issue specific regulations and,
subsequently, LOAs.
We use the information to verify the
finding required to issue incidental take
regulations, to decide if we should issue
an LOA, and, if issued, what conditions
should be in the LOA. In addition, we
analyze the information to determine
impacts to polar bears and Pacific

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walruses and the availability of those
marine mammals for subsistence
purposes of Alaska Natives.
Comments: On October 3, 2013, we
published in the Federal Register (78
FR 61379) a notice of our intent to
request that OMB renew approval for
this information collection. In that
notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on December 2, 2013. We
received two comments.
One commenter expressed opposition
to authorization of activities for the oil
and gas industry. We note the concerns
raised by this individual; however, we
do not grant authorization for industry
activities. Instead, we are required
under section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA
to take certain actions with regard to the
‘‘incidental taking’’ of marine mammals
that may result from specified activities.
The regulations at 50 CFR 18.27(c)
define incidental, but not intentional,
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unavoidable, or accidental. It does not
mean that the taking must be
unexpected.’’ The commenter did not
address the information collection
requirements, and we did not make any
changes to our information collection.
The other commenter expressed
support for the information collection
process. The commenter stated that the
specified information allowed the
Service ‘‘to make the required findings
for issuing the appropriate
authorizations for the incidental taking
of marine mammals under the statute
and implementing regulations, and
ensures permittee compliance with
specific monitoring and reporting
measures.’’ The information also helped
‘‘to provide a better understanding of
the types of effects the oil and gas
industry activities are having on polar
bear and walrus populations and the
effectiveness of mitigation and
monitoring requirements.’’
We again invite comments concerning
this information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. 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 OMB in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: January 22, 2014.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Public Meeting, Rio Grande
Natural Area Commission Meetings
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Rio Grande
Natural Area Commission will meet as
indicated below.
DATES: The Rio Grande Natural Area
Commission will meet March 13, June
12, September 11 and December 11,
2014. Each meeting will begin at 10 a.m.
and adjourn at approximately 3:30 p.m.,
with public comment periods regarding
matters on the agenda at 10:15 a.m.
Agendas will be available before the
meeting at www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/
slvfo/rio_grande_natural/rgna_
commission_meeting.html.
ADDRESSES: Rio Grande Water
Conservation District Office, 10900 East
U.S. Highway 160, Alamosa, CO 81101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle
Sullivan, Public Affairs Specialist,
Royal Gorge Field Office, 3028 E Main
Street, Can˜on City, CO 81212; (719)–
269–8553. 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, seven days a
week, to leave a message or question
with the above individual. You will
receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Rio
Grande Natural Area Commission was
established in the Rio Grande Natural
Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460rrr–2). The ninemember commission advises the
Secretary of the Interior, through the
BLM, concerning the preparation and
implementation of a management plan
for non-Federal land in the Rio Grande
Natural Area, as directed by law.
Planned agenda topics for the meetings
include finalizing the draft management
plan, conducting public outreach for the
plan and discussing property
boundaries with the Rio Grande Natural
Area. The public may offer oral
comments at 10:15 a.m. or written
statements, which may be submitted for
the Commission’s consideration.
SUMMARY:

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Depending on the number of persons
wishing to comment and time available,
the time for individual oral comments
may be limited. Summary minutes for
the meetings will be maintained in the
San Luis Valley Field Office and will be
available for public inspection and
reproduction during regular business
hours within 30 days following the
meeting. Meeting minutes and agendas
are also available at: www.blm.gov/co/
st/en/fo/slvfo.html.
John Mehlhoff,
BLM Colorado Acting State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Public Meeting, Gateway
West Project Subcommittee of the
Resource Advisory Council to the
Boise District, Bureau of Land
Management, U.S. Department of the
Interior
Bureau of Land Management,
U.S. Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Gateway West
Project Subcommittee of the Boise
District Resource Advisory Council
(RAC), will hold meetings as indicated
below.
DATES: The meetings will be held on
February 26, 2014; March 10, 2014;
March 18, 2014; March 27, 2014, and
April 2, 2014 at the Boise District Office
located at 3948 Development Avenue,
Boise, ID 83705, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
and adjourning at 3:00 p.m. Members of
the public are invited to attend. There
will be a public comment period at each
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marsha Buchanan, Supervisory
Administrative Specialist and RAC
Coordinator, BLM Boise District, 3948
Development Ave., Boise, ID 83705,
Telephone (208) 384–3364.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Gateway West Project Subcommittee
advises the Boise District Resource
Advisory Council on matters of
planning and management of the
Gateway West Project (segments 8 and
9). The Boise District Resource Advisory
SUMMARY:

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