Published 60-day FR Notice

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Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C.
552.
Dated: January 9, 2014.
Richard U. Rodriguez,
Director, Division of Technology Development
and Transfer, Office of Technology Transfer,
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2014–00674 Filed 1–15–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
[Docket ID BSEE–2013–0013; OMB Control
Number 1014–0011; 134E1700D2
EEEE500000 ET1SF0000.DAQ000]

Information Collection Activities:
Platforms and Structures; Proposed
Collection; Comment Request
ACTION:

60-day notice.

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), BSEE 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 a renewal to the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
Subpart I, Platforms and Structures.
DATES: You must submit comments by
March 17, 2014.
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 BSEE–2013–
0013 then click search. Follow the
instructions to submit public comments
and view all related materials. We will
post all comments.
• Email [email protected]. Mail
or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement;
Regulations and Standards Branch;
ATTN: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden Street,
HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817.
Please reference ICR 1014–0011 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Mason, Regulations and
Standards Branch at (703) 787–1605 to
request additional information about
this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR part 250, Subpart I,
Platforms and Structures.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0011.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.

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1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to prescribe rules and regulations
necessary for the administration of the
leasing provisions of the Act related to
the mineral resources on the OCS. Such
rules and regulations will apply to all
operations conducted under a lease,
right-of-way, or a right-of-use and
easement. 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.
In addition to the general rulemaking
authority of the OCSLA at 43 U.S.C.
1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil
and Gas Royalty Management Act
(FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants
authority to the Secretary to prescribe
such rules and regulations as are
reasonably necessary to carry out
FOGRMA’s provisions. While the
majority of FOGRMA is directed to
royalty collection and enforcement,
some provisions apply to offshore
operations. For example, section 108 of
FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the
Secretary broad authority to inspect
lease sites for the purpose of
determining whether there is
compliance with the mineral leasing
laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30
U.S.C. 1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose
substantial civil penalties for failure to
permit lawful inspections and for
knowing or willful preparation or
submission of false, inaccurate, or
misleading reports, records, or other
information. Because the Secretary has
delegated some of the authority under
FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is
included as additional authority for
these requirements.
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,
BSEE is required to charge the full cost
for services that provide special benefits
or privileges to an identifiable nonFederal recipient above and beyond
those that accrue to the public at large.
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and BSEE regulations specify service
fees for these requests.
Regulations implementing these
responsibilities are among those
delegated to BSEE to ensure that
operations in the OCS will meet
statutory requirements; provide for
safety and protection of the
environment; and result in diligent
exploration, development, and
production of OCS leases. This ICR
addresses the regulations at 30 CFR part
250, Subpart I, and the associated
supplementary notices to lessees and
operators (NTLs) intended to provide
clarification, description, or explanation
of these regulations.
We use the information to determine
the structural integrity of all OCS
platforms and floating production
facilities and to ensure that such
integrity will be maintained throughout
the useful life of these structures. We
use the information to ascertain, on a
case-by-case basis, that the fixed and
floating platforms and structures are
structurally sound and safe for their
intended use to ensure safety of
personnel and prevent pollution. More
specifically, we use the information to:
• Review data concerning damage to
a platform to assess the adequacy of
proposed repairs.
• Review applications for platform
construction (construction is divided
into three phases—design, fabrication,
and installation) to ensure the structural
integrity of the platform.
• Review verification plans and thirdparty reports for unique platforms to
ensure that all nonstandard situations
are given proper consideration during
the platform design, fabrication, and
installation.
• Review platform design, fabrication,
and installation records to ensure that
the platform is constructed according to
approved applications.
• Review inspection reports to ensure
that platform integrity is maintained for
the life of the platform.
We protect proprietary information
according to the Freedom of Information
Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR 2), and under
regulations at 30 CFR 250.197 and 30
CFR 252, which addresses disclosure of
data and information to be made
available to the public. No items of a
sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are mandatory or are
required to obtain a benefit.
Frequency: On occasion, weekly,
monthly, semi-annually, annually, and
as a result of situations encountered
depending upon the requirements.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal oil, gas,
or sulphur lessees and/or operators.

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Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 116,341
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individual components and respective
hour burden estimates of this ICR. In
calculating the burdens, we assumed
that respondents perform certain
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their activities. We consider these to be
usual and customary and took that into
account in estimating the burden.
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Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified four non-hour cost
burdens for various platform
applications/installations. The platform
fees are as follows: $22,734 for
installation under the Platform
Verification Program; $3,256 for
installation of fixed structures under the
Platform Approval Program; $1,657 for
installation of Caisson/Well Protectors;
and $3,884 for modifications and/or
repairs (see § 250.125). We have not
identified any other non-hour cost
burdens associated with this collection
of information, and we estimate a total
reporting non-hour cost burden of
$316,967.
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
collection is necessary or useful; (b)
evaluate the accuracy 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
technology.
Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting
from the collection of information.
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burden 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. For further
information on this burden, refer to 5
CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the
Bureau representative listed previously
in this notice.
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.
BSEE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon (703)
787–1607.
Dated: January 9, 2014.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R1–R–2011–N152; 1265–0000–10137–
S3]

Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge,
Klickitat County, WA; Draft
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Assessment
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of a draft comprehensive
conservation plan (CCP) and
environmental assessment (EA) for
Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge
(NWR or refuge) in Klickitat County,
Washington. The draft CCP/EA
describes our proposals for managing
the refuge for the next 15 years.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by
February 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments or
requests for more information by any of
the following methods:
• Email: [email protected]. Include
‘‘Conboy Lake NWR CCP’’ in the subject
line of the message.
• Fax: Attn: Conboy Lake NWR CCP,
(509) 546–8303.
• U.S. Mail: Mid-Columbia River
National Wildlife Refuge Complex,
Conboy Lake NWR CCP, 64 Maple
Street, Burbank, WA 99323.
• In-Person Drop-off: You may drop
off comments during regular business
hours at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich
Albers, Refuge Manager, Conboy Lake
National Wildlife Refuge, (509) 546–
8317; [email protected].
SUMMARY:

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