Notice2023-12465
Agency Information Collection Activities; Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf for Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulfur
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Published
June 12, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentOcean Energy Management Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposes this information collection request (ICR) to renew Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1010-0081.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 112 (Monday, June 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38093-38094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12465]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[OMB Control Number 1010-0081; Docket ID: BOEM-2023-0004]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Operations in the Outer
Continental Shelf for Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulfur
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposes this information
collection request (ICR) to renew Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Control Number 1010-0081.
DATES: Comments must be received by OMB no later than July 12, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your written comments on this ICR to the OMB's desk
officer for the Department of the Interior at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. From the <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> landing page,
find this information collection by selecting ``Currently under
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Please provide a copy of your comments by parcel delivery to the BOEM
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Anna Atkinson, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166;
or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#87e6e9e9e6a9e6f3eceee9f4e8e9c7e5e8e2eaa9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7b6b9b9b6f9b6a3bcbeb9a4b8b997b5b8b2baf9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1010-0081 in the subject line of your comments. You may also
comment by searching the docket number ``BOEM-2023-0004'' at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Comments submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record and will be available for public review on
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Atkinson by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#75141b1b145b14011e1c1b061a1b35171a10185b121a03"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="22434c4c430c4356494b4c514d4c62404d474f0c454d54">[email protected]</span></a> or by telephone at 703-787-1025. Individuals in
the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
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 its 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.
Title of Collection: ``30 CFR part 582, Operations in the Outer
Continental Shelf for Minerals Other than Oil, Gas, and Sulfur.''
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1334 and 1337(k)(1)) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue
leases on available areas of the U.S. OCS to the highest qualified
bidder to develop any mineral resources other than oil, gas, and
sulfur. The Secretary may prescribe the royalty, rental, and other
terms and conditions at the time the lease is offered. The act also
authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations governing such leasing.
The Secretary delegated authority to implement these provisions
governing leasing and development of minerals other than oil, gas, and
sulfur to BOEM. The Department's regulations at 30 CFR part 582
implement the statutory requirements governing such OCS leasing and
development.
Competitive leasing has not occurred for OCS minerals other than
oil, gas, and sulfur in many years. Accordingly, BOEM has not generally
collected information under the part 582 regulations. However, given
the regulatory requirements and heightened interest in critical
minerals, the potential exists that BOEM may require information under
this part. Therefore, BOEM seeks OMB renewal of this information
collection.
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BOEM will use the information required by 30 CFR part 582 to
determine if lessees are complying with the regulations for mining
minerals other than oil, gas, and sulfur. BOEM will also use the
information to ensure orderly resource development; to protect the
human, marine, and coastal environments; and to conduct the requisite
technical and environmental evaluations that inform BOEM's decision to
approve, disapprove, or require modification of the proposed
activities.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0081.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Potential respondents are OCS lessees.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 20 responses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 212 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: Monthly, quarterly, or on occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: None.
We expect the burden estimate for the renewal will be 212 hours. 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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period on
this proposed ICR was published on March 3, 2023 (88 FR 13464). BOEM
received one public comment that opposed oil drilling on the OCS. Oil
drilling is outside the scope of this ICR. No change in the burden was
required.
BOEM is again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR. BOEM is
especially interested in public comments 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 is processed
and used in a timely manner; (3) is the burden estimate 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 submitted in response to this notice are a matter of
public record and will be available for public review on
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. You should be aware that your entire comment--
including your address, phone number, email address, or other
personally identifiable information included in your comment--may be
made publicly available. Even if BOEM withholds your information in the
context of this ICR, your comment is subject to the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA). If your comment is requested under FOIA, your
information will only be withheld if BOEM determines that a FOIA
exemption to disclosure applies. BOEM will make such a determination in
accordance with the Department of the Interior's (DOI's) FOIA
regulations and applicable law.
In order for BOEM to consider withholding from disclosure your
personally identifiable information, you must identify, in a cover
letter, any information contained in your comments that, if released,
would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of your personal
privacy. You must also briefly describe any possible harmful
consequence of the disclosure of information, such as embarrassment,
injury, or other harm.
BOEM protects proprietary information in accordance with FOIA (5
U.S.C. 552) and DOI's implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2).
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid
OMB control number.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Karen Thundiyil,
Chief, Office of Regulations, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2023-12465 Filed 6-9-23; 8:45 am]
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