80_FR_52226 80 FR 52060 - Notice of Public Meeting; Central Montana Resource Advisory Council

80 FR 52060 - Notice of Public Meeting; Central Montana Resource Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 166 (August 27, 2015)

Page Range52060-52061
FR Document2015-21280

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLMTM00000.L111100000.XP0000 15XL1109AF MO#4500082502]


Notice of Public Meeting; Central Montana Resource Advisory 
Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
(FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central 
Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The Central Montana Resource Advisory Council Meeting will be 
held October 6-7, 2015 in Chinook, Montana. The October 6 meeting will 
begin at 10:00 a.m. with a 30-minute public comment period and will 
adjourn at 5:00 p.m. The October 7 meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. with 
a 30-minute public comment period beginning at 10:00 a.m. and will 
adjourn at 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be in the Chinook Motor Inn Conference 
Room at 100 Indian Street, Chinook, Montana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Albers, HiLine District Manager, 
Great Falls Field Office, 1101 15th Street North, Great Falls, MT 
59401, (406) 791-7789, [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-677-8339 to contact the above 
individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours 
a day, 7 days a week to leave a message or question with the above 
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 15-member council advises the Secretary 
of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of management issues 
associated with public land management in Montana. During these 
meetings the

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council is scheduled to take a field trip to the Bullwhacker Coulee 
area October 6, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and participate in/discuss/act 
upon these topics/activities: A roundtable discussion among council 
members and the BLM; update on BLM efforts to restore access to the 
Bullwhacker area and District Managers' updates. All RAC meetings are 
open to the public.
    Each formal RAC meeting will also have time allocated for hearing 
public comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment 
and time available, the time for individual oral comments may be 
limited.

    Authority:  43 CFR 1784.4-2.

Mark K. Albers,
HiLine District Manager.
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                                               Act and the Federal Advisory                            DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                            While you can ask us in your comment
                                               Committee Act, Bureau of Land                                                                                 to withhold your personal identifying
                                               Management’s (BLM) Pecos District                       Bureau of Land Management                             information from public review, we
                                               Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will                    [LLOR957000–L14400000–BJ0000–                         cannot guarantee that we will be able to
                                               meet as indicated below.                                15XL1109AF: HAG 15–0217]                              do so.
                                               DATES:  The RAC will meet on October                                                                          F. David Radford,
                                                                                                       Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/
                                               15, 2015, at the Carlsbad Field Office,                                                                       Acting, Chief Cadastral Surveyor of Oregon/
                                                                                                       Washington                                            Washington.
                                               620 East Greene Street, Carlsbad, New
                                               Mexico, from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. The public                   AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management,                  [FR Doc. 2015–21276 Filed 8–26–15; 8:45 am]
                                               may send written comments to the RAC                    Interior.                                             BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

                                               at the BLM Pecos District, 2909 West                    ACTION: Notice.
                                               2nd Street, Roswell, New Mexico,                        SUMMARY:    The plats of survey of the                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                               88201.                                                  following described lands are scheduled
                                                                                                       to be officially filed in the Bureau of               Bureau of Land Management
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                       Land Management, Oregon State Office,                 [LLMTM00000.L111100000.XP0000
                                               Howard Parman, Pecos District Office,
                                                                                                       Portland, Oregon, 30 days from the date               15XL1109AF MO#4500082502]
                                               Bureau of Land Management, 2909 West
                                                                                                       of this publication.
                                               2nd Street, Roswell, New Mexico 88201,
                                                                                                                                                             Notice of Public Meeting; Central
                                               575–627–0212. Persons who use a                         Willamette Meridian                                   Montana Resource Advisory Council
                                               telecommunications device for the deaf
                                                                                                       Oregon
                                               (TDD) may call the Federal Information                                                                        AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management,
                                               Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8229                  T. 32 S., R. 8 W., accepted August 5, 2015            Interior.
                                                                                                       T. 12 S., R. 41 E., accepted August 5, 2015
                                               to contact the above individual during                                                                        ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
                                               normal business hours. The FIRS is                      ADDRESSES:   A copy of the plats may be
                                                                                                       obtained from the Public Room at the                  SUMMARY:   In accordance with the
                                               available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,                                                                      Federal Land Policy and Management
                                               to leave a message or question with the                 Bureau of Land Management, Oregon
                                                                                                       State Office, 1220 SW. 3rd Avenue,                    Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
                                               above individual. You will receive a                                                                          Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
                                               reply during normal business hours.                     Portland, Oregon 97204, upon required
                                                                                                       payment.                                              Department of the Interior, Bureau of
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The 10-                                                                       Land Management (BLM) Central
                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle
                                               member Pecos District RAC advises the                                                                         Montana Resource Advisory Council
                                                                                                       Hensley, (503) 808–6132, Branch of                    (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
                                               Secretary of the Interior, through the                  Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land
                                               BLM, on a variety of planning and                                                                             DATES: The Central Montana Resource
                                                                                                       Management, 1220 SW. 3rd Avenue,
                                               management issues associated with                       Portland, Oregon 97204. Persons who                   Advisory Council Meeting will be held
                                               public land management in the BLM’s                     use a telecommunications device for the               October 6–7, 2015 in Chinook, Montana.
                                               Pecos District. Planned agenda items                    deaf (TDD) may call the Federal                       The October 6 meeting will begin at
                                               include: Election of a new chairman;                    Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–                10:00 a.m. with a 30-minute public
                                               report on the status of the Carlsbad plan               800–877–8339 to contact the above                     comment period and will adjourn at
                                               revision; an overview of penalties for                  individual during normal business                     5:00 p.m. The October 7 meeting will
                                                                                                       hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a               begin at 8:00 a.m. with a 30-minute
                                               non-compliance for oil and gas
                                                                                                       day, 7 days a week, to leave a message                public comment period beginning at
                                               development activities; presentations by
                                                                                                       or question with the above individual.                10:00 a.m. and will adjourn at 12:00
                                               both BLM staff and cave interests                                                                             p.m.
                                               regarding the BLM’s management of                       You will receive a reply during normal
                                               caves in regards to containing the                      business hours.                                       ADDRESSES: The meetings will be in the
                                               spread of white nose syndrome; and a                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A person                   Chinook Motor Inn Conference Room at
                                               field trip to the Delaware and Black                    or party who wishes to protest against                100 Indian Street, Chinook, Montana.
                                               Rivers to discuss issues associated with                this survey must file a written notice                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               these bodies of water.                                  with the Oregon State Director, Bureau                Mark Albers, HiLine District Manager,
                                                                                                       of Land Management, stating that they                 Great Falls Field Office, 1101 15th
                                                  All RAC meetings are open to the                     wish to protest. A statement of reasons               Street North, Great Falls, MT 59401,
                                               public. There will be a half-hour public                for a protest may be filed with the notice            (406) 791–7789, malbers@blm.gov.
                                               comment period at 9:30 a.m. for any                     of protest and must be filed with the                 Persons who use a telecommunications
                                               interested members of the public who                    Oregon State Director within thirty days              device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
                                               wish to address the RAC. Depending on                   after the protest is filed. If a protest              Federal Information Relay Service
                                               the number of persons wishing to speak                  against the survey is received prior to               (FIRS) at 1–800–677–8339 to contact the
                                               and time available, the time for                        the date of official filing, the filing will          above individual during normal
                                               individual comments may be limited.                     be stayed pending consideration of the                business hours. The FIRS is available 24
                                                                                                       protest. A plat will not be officially filed          hours a day, 7 days a week to leave a
                                               Debby Lucero,
                                                                                                       until the day after all protests have been            message or question with the above
                                               Acting Deputy State Director, Lands and                 dismissed or otherwise resolved. Before               individual. You will receive a reply
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                                               Resources.                                                                                                    during normal business hours.
                                                                                                       including your address, phone number,
                                               [FR Doc. 2015–21284 Filed 8–26–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       email address, or other personal                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 15-
                                               BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P                                  identifying information in your                       member council advises the Secretary of
                                                                                                       comment, you should be aware that                     the Interior, through the BLM, on a
                                                                                                       your entire comment—including your                    variety of management issues associated
                                                                                                       personal identifying information—may                  with public land management in
                                                                                                       be made publicly available at any time.               Montana. During these meetings the


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                                               council is scheduled to take a field trip               Please reference ICR 1014–0019 in your                some provisions apply to offshore
                                               to the Bullwhacker Coulee area October                  comment and include your name and                     operations. For example, section 108 of
                                               6, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and                          return address.                                       FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the
                                               participate in/discuss/act upon these                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Secretary broad authority to inspect
                                               topics/activities: A roundtable                         Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and                       lease sites for the purpose of
                                               discussion among council members and                    Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607 to                 determining whether there is
                                               the BLM; update on BLM efforts to                       request additional information about                  compliance with the mineral leasing
                                               restore access to the Bullwhacker area                  this ICR.                                             laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30
                                               and District Managers’ updates. All RAC                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                             U.S.C. 1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose
                                               meetings are open to the public.                           Title: 30 CFR part 250, subpart K, Oil             substantial civil penalties for failure to
                                                  Each formal RAC meeting will also                    and Gas Production Requirements.                      permit lawful inspections and for
                                               have time allocated for hearing public                     Form(s): BSEE–0126 and BSEE–0128.                  knowing or willful preparation or
                                               comments. Depending on the number of                       OMB Control Number: 1014–0019.                     submission of false, inaccurate, or
                                               persons wishing to comment and time                        Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf              misleading reports, records, or other
                                               available, the time for individual oral                 (OCS) Lands Act (OCSLA), at 43 U.S.C.                 information. Because the Secretary has
                                               comments may be limited.                                1334 authorizes the Secretary of the                  delegated some of the authority under
                                                  Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2.                          Interior to prescribe rules and                       FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is
                                                                                                       regulations necessary for the                         included as additional authority for
                                               Mark K. Albers,                                                                                               these requirements.
                                                                                                       administration of the leasing provisions
                                               HiLine District Manager.                                                                                         The Independent Offices
                                                                                                       of that Act related to the mineral
                                               [FR Doc. 2015–21280 Filed 8–26–15; 8:45 am]                                                                   Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the
                                                                                                       resources on the OCS. Such rules and
                                               BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P                                                                                        Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L.
                                                                                                       regulations will apply to all operations              104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26,
                                                                                                       conducted under a lease, right-of-way,                1996), and OMB Circular A–25,
                                                                                                       or a right-of-use and easement.                       authorize Federal agencies to recover
                                               DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                       Operations on the OCS must preserve,                  the full cost of services that confer
                                               Bureau of Safety and Environmental                      protect, and develop oil and natural gas              special benefits. Under the Department
                                               Enforcement                                             resources in a manner that is consistent              of the Interior’s implementing policy,
                                                                                                       with the need to make such resources                  the Bureau of Safety and Environmental
                                               [Docket ID BSEE–2015–0011; OMB Control                  available to meet the Nation’s energy
                                               Number 1014–0019; 15XE1700DX                                                                                  Enforcement (BSEE) is required to
                                                                                                       needs as rapidly as possible; to balance              charge the full cost for services that
                                               EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000]
                                                                                                       orderly energy resource development                   provide special benefits or privileges to
                                               Information Collection Activities: Oil                  with protection of human, marine, and                 an identifiable non-Federal recipient
                                               and Gas Production Requirements;                        coastal environments; to ensure the                   above and beyond those that accrue to
                                               Proposed Collection; Comment                            public a fair and equitable return on the             the public at large. Several requests for
                                               Request                                                 resources of the OCS; and to preserve                 approval required in Subpart K are
                                                                                                       and maintain free enterprise                          subject to cost recovery, and BSEE
                                               ACTION:   60-day Notice.                                competition.                                          regulations specify service fees for these
                                                                                                          Section 5(a) of the OCS Lands Act                  requests.
                                               SUMMARY:   To comply with the                           requires the Secretary to prescribe rules
                                               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                                                                                  Regulations implementing these
                                                                                                       and regulations ‘‘to provide for the                  responsibilities are among those
                                               (PRA), BSEE is inviting comments on a                   prevention of waste, and conservation of
                                               collection of information that we will                                                                        delegated to BSEE. The regulations
                                                                                                       the natural resources of the Outer                    under 30 CFR 250, subpart K, pertain to
                                               submit to the Office of Management and                  Continental Shelf, and the protection of
                                               Budget (OMB) for review and approval.                                                                         governing oil and gas production,
                                                                                                       correlative rights therein’’ and to                   associated forms, and related Notices to
                                               The information collection request (ICR)                include provisions ‘‘for the prompt and
                                               concerns a renewal to the paperwork                                                                           Lessees (NTLs) and Operators. BSEE
                                                                                                       efficient exploration and development                 issued several NTLs to clarify and
                                               requirements in the regulations under                   of a lease area.’’
                                               Subpart K, Oil and Gas Production                                                                             provide additional guidance on some
                                                                                                          Section 1334(g)(2) states ‘‘. . . the              aspects of the current subpart K
                                               Requirements.                                           lessee shall produce such oil or gas, or              regulations.
                                               DATES: You must submit comments by                      both, at rates . . . to assure the                       We use the information in our efforts
                                               October 26, 2015.                                       maximum rate of production which may                  to conserve natural resources, prevent
                                               ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                      be sustained without loss of ultimate                 waste, and protect correlative rights,
                                               by either of the following methods listed               recovery of oil or gas, or both, under                including the Government’s royalty
                                               below.                                                  sound engineering and economic                        interest. Specifically, BSEE uses the
                                                 • Electronically go to http://                        principles, and which is safe for the                 information to:
                                               www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,                 duration of the activity covered by the                  • Evaluate requests to burn liquid
                                               enter BSEE–2015–0011 then click                         approved plan.’’                                      hydrocarbons and vent and flare gas to
                                               search. Follow the instructions to                         In addition to the general rulemaking              ensure that these requests are
                                               submit public comments and view all                     authority of the OCSLA at 43 U.S.C.                   appropriate;
                                               related materials. We will post all                     1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil                  • determine if a maximum
                                               comments.                                               and Gas Royalty Management Act                        production or efficient rate is required;
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                                                 • Email cheryl.blundon@bsee.gov.                      (FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants                   and,
                                               Mail or hand-carry comments to the                      authority to the Secretary to prescribe                  • review applications for downhole
                                               Department of the Interior; Bureau of                   such rules and regulations as are                     commingling to ensure that action does
                                               Safety and Environmental Enforcement;                   reasonably necessary to carry out                     not result in harm to ultimate recovery.
                                               Regulations and Standards Branch;                       FOGRMA’s provisions. While the                           We use the information in Form
                                               ATTN: Cheryl Blundon; 45600                             majority of FOGRMA is directed to                     BSEE–0126, Well Potential Test Report,
                                               Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166.                      royalty collection and enforcement,                   for reservoir, reserves, and conservation


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe Central Montana Resource Advisory Council Meeting will be held October 6-7, 2015 in Chinook, Montana. The October 6 meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. with a 30-minute public comment period and will adjourn at 5:00 p.m. The October 7 meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. with a 30-minute public comment period beginning at 10:00 a.m. and will adjourn at 12:00 p.m.
ContactMark Albers, HiLine District Manager, Great Falls Field Office, 1101 15th Street North, Great Falls, MT 59401, (406) 791-7789, [email protected] Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-677-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
FR Citation80 FR 52060 

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