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of Alaska on August 27, 1991, and
approved by the United States District
Court for the District of Alaska in
settlement of United States of America
v. State of Alaska, Civil Action No.
A91–081 CV. The EVOS Public
Advisory Committee teleconference
agenda will include the FY21 Draft
Work Plan and FY22–31 Draft
Invitation. An opportunity for public
comments will be provided. The final
agenda and materials for the meeting
will be posted on the EVOS Trustee
Council website at
www.evostc.state.ak.us/events. All
EVOS Public Advisory Committee
meetings are open to the public.
Public Input
Submitting Written Information or
Questions
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant information or
questions for the Committee to consider
during the public meeting. Written
statements must be received by October
7, 2020, so that the information may be
made available to the Committee for
their consideration prior to this meeting.
Written statements must be supplied to
Dr. Philip Johnson via email (see above)
and/or in writing in the following
formats: A hard copy with original
signature and/or an electronic copy
(acceptable file formats are Adobe
Acrobat PDF, Microsoft Word, or rich
text file).
Public Disclosure of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comments, please 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.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
Philip Johnson,
Regional Environmental Officer, Office of
Environmental Policy and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[OMB Control Number 1010–0048; Docket
ID: BOEM–2017–0016]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Geological and Geophysical
Explorations of the Outer Continental
Shelf
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) is proposing to renew an
information collection request with
revisions.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
23, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent to
the Office of Management and Budget’s
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function. Please provide a copy of your
comments to the BOEM Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Anna
Atkinson, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, 45600 Woodland Road,
Sterling, Virginia 20166; or by email to
[email protected]. Please
reference Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Control Number 1010–
0048 in the subject line of your
comments.
DATES:

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Anna Atkinson by
email, or by telephone at 703–787–1025.
You may also view the ICR at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, BOEM provides
the general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps BOEM assess
the impact of the information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand BOEM’s information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Abstract: This information collection
request concerns the paperwork
requirements in the regulations in 30
CFR part 551, Geological and
Geophysical (G&G) Explorations of the
Outer Continental Shelf. This request
also covers Form BOEM–0327.
Section 11(g) of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended
(43 U.S.C. 1340(g)), authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to prescribe
rules and regulations to govern the
issuance of permits for G&G exploration
on the OCS. The OCSLA at § 11 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 subchapter,
and which are not unduly harmful to
aquatic life in such area.’’ The section
further provides that permits to conduct
such activities may be issued only if it
is determined that: The applicant is
qualified; the activities will not interfere
with or endanger operations under any
lease issued or maintained pursuant to
OCSLA; and the activities will not be
unduly harmful to aquatic life, result in
pollution, create hazardous or unsafe
conditions, unreasonably interfere with
other uses of the area, or disturb any
site, structure, or object of historical or
archaeological significance.
Applicants for permits are required to
submit Form BOEM–0327 to provide the
information necessary to evaluate their
qualifications, and upon approval,
respondents are issued a permit. Once
an application is reviewed and
approved, a permit (Form BOEM–0328
or Form BOEM–0329) is signed by
BOEM and the permittee.
The Independent Offices
Appropriations Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C.
9701) and the Omnibus Appropriations
Bill of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–134, 110 Stat.
1321, April 26, 1996), as further
explained in OMB Circular A–25,
authorize Federal agencies to recover
the full cost of services that confer
special benefits. All G&G permits are
subject to cost recovery, and BOEM
regulations specify service fees for these
requests.
Regulations to carry out these
responsibilities are contained in 30 CFR
part 551 and are the subject of this
information collection renewal. BOEM
uses the information to:
• Authorize exploration to identify
oil, gas, sulfur, and mineral resources in
the OCS;
• Ensure the receipt of fair value for
mineral resources;
• Ensure that the exploration
activities do not cause harm to the

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environment or persons, or create
unsafe operations and conditions,
damage historical or archaeological
sites, or interfere with other uses;
• Analyze and evaluate preliminary
or planned drilling activities;
• Monitor progress and activities on
the OCS;
• Acquire geological and geophysical
data and information collected under a
Federal permit offshore at cost of
reproduction; and
• Determine eligibility for
reimbursement from the government for
certain costs.
In this renewal, BOEM is renewing
Form BOEM–0327—Requirements for
Geological or Geophysical Explorations
or Scientific Research on the Outer
Continental Shelf. This form consists of
the requirements for geological and
geophysical activities requiring Permits
and Notices, along with the application
that the respondent submits to BOEM
for approval, as well as a nonexclusive
use agreement for scientific research, if
applicable.
Upon BOEM approval of the
application, respondents are issued a
permit using Form BOEM–0328, Permit
for Geophysical Exploration for Mineral
Resources or Scientific Research on the
Outer Continental Shelf, for conducting
geophysical exploration for mineral
resources or scientific research, or Form
BOEM–0329, Permit for Geological
Exploration for Mineral Resources or
Scientific Research on the Outer
Continental Shelf, for conducting
geological exploration for mineral
resources or scientific research. These
permits are filled in by BOEM and
respondents do not incur an hour
burden. However, BOEM plans to revise
these permits to include additional
language. The modifications to the
permits will allow BOEM to request the
G&G data prior to the permittee deleting
or removing the data from records, but
still provides the option for the
permittee to no longer maintain the data
after ten years. The following describes
the proposed changes:
• Form BOEM–0328 would include
additional language in Section IV
Paragraph (A) stating:
‘‘After a period of 10 years from the
issuance of the permit, the permittee must
notify the Supervisor in writing if their
intention is to no longer maintain all or part
of the geophysical data, processed
geophysical information, and interpreted
geophysical information, and provide the
Supervisor 30 days to request that the
permittee submit for inspection and possible
retention all or part of the geophysical data,
processed geophysical information, and
interpreted geophysical information.’’

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• Form BOEM–0329 would include
additional language in Section VI
Paragraph (A) stating:
‘‘After a period of 10 years from the
issuance of the permit, the permittee must
notify the Supervisor in writing if their
intention is to no longer maintain all or part
of the geological data, analyzed geological
information, processed geological
information, and interpreted geological
information, and provide the Supervisor 30
days to request that the permittee submit for
inspection and possible retention all or part
of the geological data, analyzed geological
information, processed geological
information, and interpreted geological
information.’’

Title of Collection: 30 CFR 551,
Geological and Geophysical
Explorations of the OCS.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0048.
Form Number:
• BOEM–0327, Requirements for
Geological or Geophysical Explorations
or Scientific Research on the Outer
Continental Shelf.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Potential respondents comprise Federal
OCS oil, gas, and sulfur permittees or
notice filers.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 688 responses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 35,254 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion,
annual, or as specified in permit.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour
Burden Cost: $136,816.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved OMB paperwork
burden is 35,254 annual burden hours,
and will remain the same.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this proposed information
collection request was published on
October 25, 2019 (84 FR 57472). BOEM
received three comment letters during
the 60-day comment period. Comments
received were from the American
Petroleum Institute (API) and the
International Association of
Geophysical Contractors (IAGC), the
Center for Regulatory Effectiveness, and
a private citizen.
The API and IAGC comments from
December 24, 2019 and BOEM’s
responses follow:
Comment: Industry finds the
timeliness of the permit process for G&G
activities to be open-ended and
uncertain. The Associations recommend
that BOEM establish a certain timeline
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review and approval is a good example
that BOEM should strive to achieve for
the G&G industry.
BOEM Response: Since 2012, BOEM
has consistently issued Gulf of Mexico
(GOM) Geological and Geophysical
(G&G) permits within 70 days. At
present, there is a great amount of
uncertainty related to the issuance of
G&G permits in the Atlantic. However,
if decisions are made to allow for the
collection of seismic data, the goal
would be to issue future permits within
reasonable and predictable timeframes.
Permitting timeframes are outside the
scope of this renewal.
Comment: We encourage BOEM to
explore the creation of an electronic
permit application process. Efficiencies
for permit processing and man-hours
may be realized through electronic
permit applications. Many countries
around the world utilize electronic
permit application processes. This
allows the applicant to monitor the
status of the permit process and timely
provide any information requests from
BOEM. This has been seen to drastically
decrease the permit process timeline.
BOEM Response: A web-based
process for the electronic submission/
issuance of BOEM G&G permitting is
being considered for the future.
Budgetary options are being explored.
Comment: G&G operations are
consistently utilizing the same vessels
throughout the offshore U.S. BOEM
should take steps to create a catalogue
of vessel information and certificates to
reduce permitting costs and burden
hours.
BOEM Response: BOEM currently
captures some vessel information in our
corporate database and is open to
discussing how this information could
be used to reduce permitting costs and
burden hours in the future.
Comment: BOEM should develop a
catalogue of equipment used in offshore
G&G activities, including Ocean Bottom
Nodes, Ocean Bottom Cables, Streamers,
etc. This would reduce the time needed
to collect pictures and physical samples
of all parts and equipment deployed in
the water column. Permit applications
could then reference these materials to
reduce time spent.
BOEM Response: BOEM currently
captures some information related to the
offshore equipment being used in
offshore G&G activities in our corporate
database. However, even when a
permittee is proposing similar G&G
activities that have been previously
employed, there is variability in use,
location, and advances to the
technology that make each permit
unique. BOEM must consider each case
individually.

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On December 19, 2019, the Center for
Regulatory Effectiveness commented
that BOEM should withdraw its petition
to the National Marine Fisheries Service
to issue a regulation governing the
taking of marine mammals in the Gulf
of Mexico.
BOEM Response: This comment is
outside the scope of this information
collection renewal. NMFS has the
authority to authorize incidental take
under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act and the Endangered Species Act.
BOEM has petitioned NMFS for the
development of regulations governing
incidental take of marine mammals
related to conducting geophysical
surveys during oil and gas exploration
activities in the GOM. BOEM has
identified areas where there is the
potential to impact its mission under
OCSLA in the GOM, and potentially
other regions and programs, and its
ability to manage the development of
OCS energy and mineral resources in an
environmentally responsible and
practical way.
The NMFS proposed Incidental Take
rulemaking, which is a separate process
from this information collection
renewal, allowed for public comments.
On October 25, 2019, a private citizen
commented that far too much
exploration is being allowed, explosions
and high sonar work needs to be
stopped, and would like BOEM to cut
exploration back by seventy percent.
BOEM Response: OCSLA mandates
that all G&G activities on the OCS be
conducted in a safe and
environmentally sound manner. BOEM
uses information received to best
understand and evaluate the proposed
activity and equipment to be used,
which helps to ensure that the
appropriate site/activity environmental
analysis is conducted in order to fulfill
its statutory obligations.
BOEM is again soliciting comments
on the proposed ICR that is described
below. BOEM is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection
necessary to the proper functions of
BOEM; (2) what can BOEM do to ensure
this information will be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might BOEM enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might BOEM
minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including
minimizing the burden through the use
of information technology?
Comments that you submit in
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summarize each comment in its request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for approval of this ICR. You
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your address,
phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
In order for BOEM to withhold from
disclosure your personally identifiable
information, you must identify any
information contained in the submittal
of your comments that, if released,
would clearly constitute an
unwarranted invasion of your personal
privacy. You must also briefly describe
any possible harmful consequences of
the disclosure of your information, such
as embarrassment, injury, or other harm.
While you can ask BOEM in your
comment to withhold your personally
identifiable information from public
review, BOEM cannot guarantee that it
will be able to do so.
BOEM protects proprietary
information in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552) and the Department of the
Interior’s implementing regulations (43
CFR part 2), and under regulations at 30
CFR parts 551 promulgated pursuant to
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(OCSLA) at 43 U.S.C. 1352(c).
An agency 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.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulation, and
Analysis.

Registered bulk manufacturers of
the affected basic class(es), and
applicants therefore, may file written
comments on or objections to the
issuance of the proposed registration on
or before October 23, 2020. Such
persons may also file a written request
for a hearing on the application on or
before October 23, 2020.

DATES:

Written comments should
be sent to: Drug Enforcement
Administration, Attention: DEA Federal
Register Representative/DPW, 8701
Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia
22152. All requests for a hearing must
be sent to: Drug Enforcement
Administration, Attn: Administrator,
8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield,
Virginia 22152. All requests for a
hearing should also be sent to: (1) Drug
Enforcement Administration, Attn:
Hearing Clerk/OALJ, 8701 Morrissette
Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; and
(2) Drug Enforcement Administration,
Attn: DEA Federal Register
Representative/DPW, 8701 Morrissette
Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152.

ADDRESSES:

In
accordance with 21 CFR 1301.34(a), this
is notice that on July 21, 2020, Caligor
Coghlan Pharma Services, 1500
Business Park Drive, Unit B, Bastrop,
Texas 78602, applied to be registered as
an importer of the following basic
class(es) of controlled substance(s):

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Controlled
substance

Drug code

Tapentadol ......

9780

Schedule
II

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[Docket No. DEA–723]

Importer of Controlled Substances
Application: Caligor Coghlan Pharma
Services
Drug Enforcement
Administration, Justice.
ACTION: Notice of application.
AGENCY:

Caligor Coghlan Pharma
Services has applied to be registered as
an importer of basic class(es) of
controlled substance(s). Refer to
Supplemental Information listed below
for further drug information.

SUMMARY:

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The company plans to import the
listed controlled substance in finished
dosage form to be used in pediatric
clinical trials. No other activity for this
drug code is authorized for this
registration.
Approval of permit applications will
occur only when the registrant’s
business activity is consistent with what
is authorized under 21 U.S.C. 952(a)(2).
Authorization will not extend to the
import of a Food and Drug
Administration-approved or nonapproved finished dosage forms for
commercial sale.
William T. McDermott,
Assistant Administrator.
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