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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 meeting 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.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCOF00000 L16600000.XX0000]
Notice of Rio Grande Natural Area
Commission Meeting Reschedule
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting
reschedule.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), notice
is hereby given that the U.S. Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Rio Grande Natural
Area Commission meeting scheduled for
December 11, 2014, has been
rescheduled to take place on December
12, 2014. Notice of the original meeting
appeared in the Federal Register on
January 28, 2014.
DATES: The meeting was originally
scheduled for December 11, 2014, from
10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The rescheduled
meeting will take place on December 12,
2014, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Rio Grande Water
Conservation District Offices, 10900 E.
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. Phone: (719)–
269–8553. Email: [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, 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[LLCO956000 L14200000.BJ0000]
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey;
Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of
survey; Colorado.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Colorado State
Office is publishing this notice to
inform the public of the intent to
officially file the survey plat listed
below and afford a proper period of time
to protest this action prior to the plat
filing. During this time, the plat will be
available for review in the BLM
Colorado State Office.
DATES: Unless there are protests of this
action, the filing of the plat described in
this notice will happen on December 8,
2014.
ADDRESSES: BLM Colorado State Office,
Cadastral Survey, 2850 Youngfield
Street, Lakewood, CO 80215–7093.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Randy Bloom, Chief Cadastral Surveyor
for Colorado, (303) 239–3856.
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 plat
and field notes of the dependent
resurvey and survey in Township 36
North, Range 13 West, New Mexico
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Principal Meridian, Colorado, were
accepted on October 17, 2014.
Randy Bloom,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[OMB Number 1010–0151]
Information Collection: Plans and
Information; Submitted for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
MMAA104000
ACTION:
30-day notice.
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) is notifying the
public that we have submitted an
information collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This
ICR pertains to the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR 550, Subpart B, Plans and
Information. This notice provides the
public a second opportunity to
comment on the paperwork burden of
this collection.
DATES: Submit written comments by
December 8, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments on this
ICR 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
BOEM Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Arlene Bajusz, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management, 381 Elden Street,
HM–3127, Herndon, Virginia 20170
(mail) or [email protected]
(email). Please reference ICR 1010–0151
in your comment and include your
name and return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arlene Bajusz, Office of Policy,
Regulations, and Analysis at
[email protected] (email) or (703)
787–1025 (phone). You may review the
ICR and forms online at http://
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by
OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1010–0151.
Title: 30 CFR 550, Subpart B, Plans
and Information.
Forms: BOEM–0137, BOEM–0138,
BOEM–0139, BOEM–0141, BOEM–
0142.
SUMMARY:
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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
to prescribe rules and regulations to
administer leasing of mineral resources
on the OCS. Such rules and regulations
apply to all operations conducted under
a lease, right-of-use and easement, or
unit. The OCS Lands Act, at U.S.C. 1340
and 1351, requires the holders of OCS
oil and gas or sulphur leases to submit
exploration plans (EPs) and
development and production plans
(DPPs) to the Secretary for approval
prior to commencing these activities.
Also, as a Federal agency, we have a
continuing affirmative duty to comply
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act
(ESA), and the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA). This includes a
substantive duty to carry out any agency
action in a manner that is not likely to
jeopardize protected species as well as
a procedural duty to consult with the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Fisheries (NOAA
Fisheries) before engaging in a
discretionary action that may affect a
protected species.
These authorities and responsibilities
are among those delegated to BOEM.
The regulations at 30 CFR 550, Subpart
B, concern plans and information that
must be submitted to conduct activities
on a lease, right-of-use and easement, or
unit and are the subject of this
collection. The collection also covers
the related Notices to Lessees and
Operators (NTLs) that BOEM issues to
clarify, supplement, or provide
additional guidance on some aspects of
our regulations.
BOEM geologists, geophysicists, and
environmental scientists and other
Federal agencies (e.g., FWS, NOAA
Fisheries) analyze and evaluate the
information and data collected under
Subpart B to ensure that planned
operations are safe; will not adversely
affect the marine, coastal, or human
environment; and will conserve the
resources of the OCS. We use the
information to (a) make an informed
decision on whether to approve the
proposed exploration or development
and production plan as submitted, or
whether modifications are necessary
without the analysis and evaluation of
the required information. The affected
States also review the information
collected to determine consistency with
approved Coastal Zone Management
(CZM) plans and (b) report annually to
NOAA Fisheries the effectiveness of
mitigation, any adverse effects of the
proposed action, and any incidental
take, in accordance with 50 CFR
402.14(i)(3).
The following forms are submitted to
BOEM under Subpart B.
BOEM–0137—Plan Information Form
is submitted to summarize plan
information. BOEM uses the
information to review and evaluate
submitted OCS plans. In this renewal,
BOEM is modifying the form to clarify
the wording of some fields, remove
redundant fields, and make some minor
formatting adjustments. We do not
expect any change in the hour burden
as a result.
BOEM–0138—Gulf of Mexico Air
Emission Calculations for Exploration
Plans; BOEM–0139—Gulf of Mexico Air
Emission Calculations for Development
and Production Plans (DPPs)/
Development Operations Coordination
Documents (DOCDs) are submitted to
standardize the way potential air
emissions are estimated and approved
as part of the OCS plan. BOEM uses the
data from these forms to determine the
effect of air emissions on the
environment.
BOEM–0141—ROV Survey Report is
submitted to report the observations and
information recorded from two sets of
remotely operated vehicle (ROV)
monitoring surveys to identify highdensity benthic communities that may
occur on the seafloor in deep water.
BOEM uses the information to help
design mitigation measures to avoid
these areas and to help assess the
effectiveness of avoidance criteria.
BOEM–0142—Environmental Impact
Analysis Worksheet identifies the
environmental impact-producing factors
for the listed environmental resources.
BOEM uses the information to help
assess impacts and determine
compliance with NEPA.
We will protect information
considered proprietary under the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552) and its implementing regulations
(43 CFR 2), 30 CFR 550.197, ‘‘Data and
information to be made available to the
public or for limited inspection,’’ and 30
CFR part 552, ‘‘Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Oil and Gas Information
Program.’’ No items of a sensitive nature
are collected. Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion, semimonthly, or varies by section.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal OCS oil,
gas, or sulphur lessees and operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: We expect
the estimated annual reporting burden
for this collection to be 432,512 hours.
The following table 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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Non-hour costs 2
Citation 30 CFR 550
Subpart B and NTLs
Reporting & recordkeeping requirement 1
200 thru 206 ..............
General requirements for plans and information; fees/refunds, etc.
Burden included with specific requirements
below.
0
201 thru 206; 211 thru
228: 241 thru 262.
BOEM posts on FDMS, EPs/DPPs/DOCDs,
and receives public comments in preparation of EAs.
Not considered IC as defined in 5 CFR
1320.3(h)(4).
0
Hour burden
Average number of
annual responses
Burden hours
Ancillary Activities
208; NTLs ..................
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Non-hour costs 2
Citation 30 CFR 550
Subpart B and NTLs
Reporting & recordkeeping requirement 1
207; 210(a) ................
207; 210(b) ................
Hour burden
Average number of
annual responses
Submit report summarizing & analyzing data/
information obtained or derived from ancillary activities.
2 .................................
61 reports ...................
122
Retain ancillary activities data/information;
upon request, submit to BOEM.
2 .................................
61 records ..................
122
2.5 ..............................
1 submittal .................
3 (rounded).
Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................
184 responses ...........
918 hours.
Burden hours
Contents of Exploration Plans (EP)
200–206; 209; 231(b);
232(d); 234; 235;
281; 283; 284; 285;
NTLs.
Submit amended, modified, revised, or supplemental EP, or resubmit disapproved
EP, including required information; withdraw an EP.
150 .............................
345 changed plans 3 ..
51,750
200–206; 209; 211
thru 228; NTLs.
Submit EP and all required information (including, but not limited to, submissions
required by BOEM Forms 0137, 0138,
0142; lease stipulations; withdrawals; air
quality info.; reports, including shallow
hazards surveys, H2S, G&G, archaeological surveys (550.194)), in specified
formats. Provide notifications; retain data.
600 .............................
163 3 ...........................
97,800
220 .............................
Alaska-specific requirements .........................
Burden included with EP requirements (30 CFR
550.211–228)
$3,673 × 163 EP surface locations = $598,699.
Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................
508 responses ...........
0
149,550
$598,699 Non-Hour Costs.
Review and Decision Process for the EP
235(b); 272(b);
281(d)(3)(ii).
Appeal State’s objection ................................
Burden exempt as defined in 5 CFR
1320.4(a)(2), (c).
0
Contents of Development and Production Plans (DPP) and Development Operations Coordination Documents (DOCD)
200–206; 209; 266(b);
267(d); 272(a); 273;
281; 283; 284; 285;
NTLs.
Submit amended, modified, revised, or supplemental DPP or DOCD, including required information, or resubmit disapproved DPP or DOCD.
235 .............................
353 changed plans 3 ..
82,955
200–206; 241 thru
262; 209; NTLs.
Submit DPP/DOCD and required/supporting
information (including, but not limited to,
submissions required by BOEM Forms
0137, 0139, 0142; lease stipulations; withdrawals; air quality info.; reports, including
shallow hazards surveys, archaeological
surveys (CFR 550.194)), in specified formats. Provide notifications; retain data.
700 .............................
268 3 ...........................
187,600
$4,238 × 268 DPP/DOCD wells = $1,135,784.
Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................
621 responses ...........
270,555
$1,135,784 Non-hour costs.
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Review and Decision Process for the DPP or DOCD
267(a) .........................
Once BOEM deemed DPP/DOCD submitted;
Governor of each affected State, local
government official; etc., submit comments/recommendations.
267(b) .........................
General public comments/recommendations
submitted to BOEM re: DPPs or DOCDs.
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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
Non-hour costs 2
Citation 30 CFR 550
Subpart B and NTLs
Reporting & recordkeeping requirement 1
269(b) .........................
Submit information on preliminary plans for
leases or units in vicinity of proposed development and production activities.
Hour burden
Average number of
annual responses
3 .................................
1 response .................
3
Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................
2 responses ...............
4
Burden hours
Post-Approval Requirements for the EP, DPP, and DOCD
280 .............................
Request departure from your approved EP,
DPP, or DOCD.
Burden included under 1010–0114.
0
281(a) .........................
Submit various BSEE applications ................
Burdens included under appropriate subpart or
form (1014–0003; 1014–0011; 1014–0016;
1014–0018).
0
282 .............................
Retain monitoring data/information; upon request, make available to BOEM.
4 .................................
150 records ................
600
Submit monitoring plan for approval ..............
2 .................................
6 plans .......................
12
282(b) .........................
Submit monitoring reports and data (including BOEM Form 0141 used in GOMR).
3 .................................
12 reports ...................
36
284 .............................
Submit updated info on activities conducted
under approved EP/DPP/DOCD.
4 .................................
56 updates .................
224
Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................
224 responses ...........
872
14 documents ............
5,250
Submit CIDs
296(a); 297 ................
Submit CID and required/supporting information.
375 .............................
$27,348 × 14 = $382,872.
296(b); 297 ................
Submit a revised CID for approval ................
100 .............................
13 revisions ................
1,300
Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................
27 responses .............
6,550
$382,872 non-hour costs.
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NTL; 211 thru 228;
241 thru 262.
Submit to BOEM observer training requirement materials and information.
1.5 ..............................
2 sets of material .......
3
Training certification and recordkeeping ........
1 .................................
1 new trainee .............
1
During seismic acquisition operations, submit
daily observer reports semi-monthly.
1.5 ..............................
344 reports .................
516
If used, submit to BOEM information on any
passive acoustic monitoring system prior
to placing it in service.
2 .................................
6 submittals ................
12
During seismic acquisition operations, submit
to BOEM marine mammal observation report(s) semi-monthly or within 24 hours if
air gun operations were shut down.
1.5 ..............................
1,976 reports ..............
2,964
During seismic acquisition operations, when
air guns are being discharged, submit
daily observer reports semi-monthly.
1.5 ..............................
344 reports .................
516
Observation Duty (3 observers fulfilling an 8
hour shift ea for 365 calendar days × 4
vessels = 35,040 man-hours). This requirement is contracted out; hence the
non-hour cost burden.
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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
Non-hour costs 2
Citation 30 CFR 550
Subpart B and NTLs
Reporting & recordkeeping requirement 1
Hour burden
Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................
Average number of
annual responses
2,673 responses ........
Burden hours
4,012
$1,822,080 Non-Hour Costs.
Vessel Strike Avoidance and Injured/Protected Species Reporting NTL
NTL; 211 thru 228;
241 thru 262.
Notify BOEM within 24 hours of strike, when
your vessel injures/kills a protected species (marine mammal/sea turtle).
1 .................................
1 notice ......................
1
Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................
1 response .................
1
2 .................................
25 requests ................
50
Subtotal ....................................................................................................................................
25 responses .............
50
Total Burden .....................................................................................................................
4,265 responses ........
432,512
General Departure
200 thru 299 ..............
General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered
elsewhere in Subpart B regulations.
$3,939,435 Non-Hour Costs.
1 In
the future, BOEM may require electronic filing of some submissions.
are subject to modification per inflation annually.
3 Number of plans currently estimated for all OCS areas.
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2 Fees
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified three non-hour costs
associated with this information
collection that are cost recovery fees.
They consist of fees being submitted
with EP’s ($3,673), DPP’s or DOCD’s
($4,238), and CID’s ($27,348).
There is also one non-hour cost
burden associated with the Protected
Species Observer Program. The cost
associated with this program is due to
observation activities that are usually
subcontracted to other service
companies with expertise in these areas
(see above table). The total non-hour
cost burden for this collection is
$3,939,435.
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: We 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 burden
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• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
respondents.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on June 9, 2014,
BOEM published a Federal Register
notice (79 FR 32989) announcing that
we would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. This notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. We
received one comment, but it did not
pertain to the information collection.
Public Availability of Comments:
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.
Dated: October 27, 2014.
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and
Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2014–0078]
Outer Continental Shelf, Alaska OCS
Region, Chukchi Sea Planning Area,
Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193,
MMAA104000
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of
a Draft Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement and Notice of Public
Hearings.
AGENCY:
BOEM is announcing the
availability of a Draft Second
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS) for the Chukchi Sea
Planning Area, OCS Oil and Gas Lease
Sale 193 (Lease Sale 193). The Draft
Second SEIS (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2014–
653) provides new analysis in
accordance with the United States
District Court for the District of Alaska
(District Court) Order remanding Lease
Sale 193 to BOEM. The District Court’s
order instructs BOEM to address the
deficiency in the 2007 Final EIS (OCS
EIS/EA MMS 2007–026) identified by
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit (Ninth Circuit). The Ninth
Circuit Court held that the
Environmental Impact Statement
supporting the decision to hold Lease
SUMMARY:
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