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These draft proposed guidelines
contain recommendations for industry
to follow and also summarize the
relevant FAA and USCG regulatory
requirements on lighting and marking
design for wind energy facilities on
Federal renewable energy leases on the
OCS. The draft proposed guidelines
outline the types of information that
BOEM requests from lessees as part of
their Site Assessment Plan (SAP),
Construction and Operations Plan
(COP), or General Activities Plan (GAP),
as applicable. BOEM’s goal is to ensure
that the lighting and marking of offshore
wind energy facilities:
• Are safe;
• do not unreasonably interfere with
other uses of the OCS;
• do not cause undue harm or damage
to natural resources; life (including
human and wildlife); property; the
marine, coastal, or human environment;
or sites, structures, or objects of
historical or archaeological significance;
• use best available and safest
technology; and
• use best management practices.
These recommendations are offered to
assist lessees in demonstrating that their
SAPs, COPs or GAPs adequately address
the concerns enumerated above. This
draft proposed guidance is not intended
to set information or data standards or
prescribe additional regulatory
requirements. Even under the draft
proposed guidance, lessees would
remain free to propose alternative
design parameters to provide for
aviation safety, avoid harm to wildlife,
avoid interference with other users,
and/or further other criteria for plan
approval.
For more information about BOEM’s
renewable energy program, please visit:
http://www.boem.gov/RenewableEnergy/.
Protection of Privileged or
Confidential Information: BOEM will
protect privileged or confidential
information that you submit as required
by the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA). Exemption 4 of FOIA applies to
trade secrets and commercial or
financial information that you submit
that is privileged or confidential. If you
wish to protect the confidentiality of
such information, clearly mark it and
request that BOEM treat it as
confidential. BOEM will not disclose
such information, except as required by
FOIA. Please label privileged or
confidential information ‘‘Contains
Confidential Information’’ and consider
submitting such information as a
separate attachment.
However, BOEM will not treat as
confidential any aggregate summaries of
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containing such information.
Additionally, BOEM may not treat as
confidential the legal title of the
commenting entity (e.g., the name of
your company). Information that is not
labeled as privileged or confidential will
be regarded by BOEM as suitable for
public release.

collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
BOEM is soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR described below. We are
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 that this information be
Dated: October 21, 2019.
processed and used in a timely manner;
Walter D. Cruickshank,
(3) is the burden estimate accurate; (4)
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
how might BOEM enhance the quality,
Management.
utility, and clarity of the information to
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be collected; and (5) how might BOEM
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minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including
minimizing the burden through the use
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
of information technology?
Comments submitted in response to
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
this notice are a matter of public record.
BOEM will include or summarize each
[OMB Control Number 1010–0048; Docket
comment in our request to the Office of
ID: BOEM–2017–0016]
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval of this ICR. You should be
Agency Information Collection
aware that your entire comment—
Activities; 30 CFR 551, Geological and
Geophysical Explorations of the Outer including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personally
Continental Shelf
identifiable information—may be made
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy
publicly available at any time. In order
Management, Interior.
for BOEM to withhold from disclosure
ACTION: Notice of information collection; your personally identifiable
information, you must identify any
request for comment.
information contained in the submittal
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
of your comments that, if released,
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
invasion of your personal privacy. You
(BOEM) is proposing to renew an
must also briefly describe any possible
information collection request (ICR)
harmful consequences of the disclosure
with revisions.
of information, such as embarrassment,
injury, or other harm. While you can ask
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
us in your comment to withhold your
submit comments on or before
personally identifiable information from
December 24, 2019.
public review, we cannot guarantee that
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
we will be able to do so.
this ICR by mail to the BOEM
BOEM protects proprietary
Information Collection Clearance
information in accordance with the
Officer, Anna Atkinson, Bureau of
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
Ocean Energy Management, 45600
552) and the Department of the
Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
Interior’s implementing regulations (43
20166; or by email to anna.atkinson@
CFR part 2), and under applicable
boem.gov. Please reference OMB Control
sections of 30 CFR part 551 promulgated
Number 1010–0048 in the subject line of
pursuant to Outer Continental Shelf
your comments.
Lands Act (OCSLA) at 43 U.S.C. 1352(c).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
Abstract: Section 11(g) of the OCSLA,
request additional information about
as amended (43 U.S.C. 1340(g)),
this ICR, contact Anna Atkinson by
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
email, or by telephone at 703–787–1025. to prescribe rules and regulations to
govern the issuance of permits for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
geological exploration on the Outer
accordance with the Paperwork
Continental Shelf (OCS). The OSCLA at
Reduction Act of 1995, BOEM provides
43 U.S.C. 1340 states that ‘‘any person
the general public and other Federal
authorized by the Secretary may
agencies with an opportunity to
conduct geological and geophysical
comment on new, proposed, revised,
explorations in the [O]uter Continental
and continuing collections of
Shelf, which do not interfere with or
information. This helps BOEM assess
the impact of our information collection endanger actual operations under any
requirements and minimize the public’s lease maintained or granted pursuant to
this subchapter, and which are not
reporting burden. It also helps the
unduly harmful to aquatic life in such
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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
and Form BOEM–0329) is signed by
BOEM and the permittee.
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. All geological and
geophysical 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:
• 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
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 in
the OCS;
• Acquire geological and geophysical
data and information collected under a
Federal permit offshore; 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
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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 do
not incur a respondent hour burden.
However, BOEM plans to revise these
permits to include additional language.
The modifications to the permits will
allow BOEM to request the geological
and geophysical 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.’’
• 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,
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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.
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.).
Dated: October 21, 2019.
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulation, and
Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Membership of the Senior Executive
Service and Senior Level Standing
Performance Review Boards
Department of Justice.
Notice of Department of
Justice’s standing members of the Senior
Executive Service and Senior Level
Performance Review Boards.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

Pursuant to the requirements of 5
U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the Department of
Justice announces the membership of its
2019 Senior Executive Service (SES)
and Senior Level (SL) Standing
Performance Review Boards (PRBs). The
purpose of a PRB is to provide fair and
impartial review of SES/SL performance
appraisals, executive development
plans, and award recommendations/pay
adjustments.
The PRBs will make
recommendations regarding the final
performance ratings to be assigned, SES/
SL awards and/or pay adjustments to be
awarded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary A. Lamary, Director, Human

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