81_FR_95431 81 FR 95183 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Solid Minerals and Geothermal Collections-OMB Control Number 1012-0010; Comment Request

81 FR 95183 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Solid Minerals and Geothermal Collections-OMB Control Number 1012-0010; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 248 (December 27, 2016)

Page Range95183-95185
FR Document2016-31063

To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), ONRR is notifying the public that we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an Information Collection Request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), parts 1202, 1206, 1210, 1212, 1217, and 1218. This ICR pertains to royalty and production reporting on solid minerals and geothermal leases on Federal and Indian lands. There are four forms associated with this information collection: ONRR-4430 [Solid Minerals Production and Royalty Report], ONRR-4292 [Coal Washing Allowance Report], ONRR-4293 [Coal Transportation Allowance Report], and ONRR-4440 [Solid Minerals Sales Summary]. This notice also provides the public with a second opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these regulatory requirements.

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0001; DS63644000 DR2PS0000.CH7000 167D0102R2]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Solid Minerals and 
Geothermal Collections--OMB Control Number 1012-0010; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of an existing information collection.

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), ONRR 
is notifying the public that we have submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) an Information Collection Request (ICR) to 
renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under 
title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), parts 1202, 1206, 1210, 
1212, 1217, and 1218. This ICR pertains to royalty and production 
reporting on solid minerals and geothermal leases on Federal and Indian 
lands. There are four forms associated with this information 
collection: ONRR-4430 [Solid Minerals Production and Royalty Report], 
ONRR-4292 [Coal Washing Allowance Report], ONRR-4293 [Coal 
Transportation Allowance Report], and ONRR-4440 [Solid Minerals Sales 
Summary]. This notice also provides the public with a second 
opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these regulatory 
requirements.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection request but may respond after 30 days; therefore, you should 
submit your public comments to OMB by January 26, 2017 for the 
assurance of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 
the Department of Interior (1012-0010), by telefax at (202) 395-5806 or 
via email to [email protected]. Also, please send a copy of 
your comments to Mr. Luis Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist, Office of 
Natural Resources Revenue, P.O. Box 25165, MS 64400B, Denver, Colorado 
80225. Please reference ``ICR 1012-0010'' in your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on technical issues 
contact Mr. Michael Anspach, Solid Minerals, ONRR, telephone at (303) 
231-3618, or email to [email protected]. For other questions, 
contact Mr. Luis Aguilar, telephone at (303) 231-3418, or email to 
[email protected]. You may also contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain 
copies (free of charge) of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated forms, and 
(3) the regulations that require the subject collection of information. 
You may also review the Information Collection Request online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior is 
responsible for mineral resource development on Federal and Indian 
lands and the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Secretary's 
responsibility, according to various laws, is to (1) manage mineral 
resource production from Federal and Indian lands and the OCS; (2) 
collect the royalties and other mineral revenues due; and (3) 
distribute the funds collected under those laws. We have posted those 
laws pertaining to mineral leases on Federal and Indian lands and the 
OCS at http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/default.htm.
    The Secretary also has a trust responsibility to manage Indian 
lands and seek advice and information from Indian beneficiaries. ONRR 
performs the minerals revenue management functions for the Secretary 
and assists the Secretary in carrying out the Department's trust 
responsibility for Indian lands.
    You can find the information collections covered in this ICR at 30 
CFR parts:
     1202, subpart H, which pertains to geothermal resources 
royalties.
     1206, subparts F, H, and J, which pertain to product 
valuation of Federal coal, geothermal resources, and Indian coal.
     1210, subparts E and H, which pertain to production and 
royalty reports on solid minerals and geothermal resources leases.
     1212, subparts E and H, which pertain to recordkeeping of 
reports and files for solid minerals and geothermal resources leases.
     1217, subparts E, F, and G, which pertain to audits and 
inspections of coal, other solid minerals, and geothermal resources 
leases.
     1218, subparts E and F, which pertain to royalties, 
rentals, bonuses, and other monies payment for solid minerals and 
geothermal resources.
    All data reported is subject to subsequent audit and adjustment.

General Information

    When a company or an individual enters into a lease to explore, 
develop, produce, and dispose of minerals from Federal or Indian lands, 
that company or individual agrees to pay the lessor a share in a value 
of production from the leased lands. The lessee or designee must report 
various kinds of information to the lessor relative to the disposition 
of the leased minerals. Such information is generally available within 
the records of the lessee or others involved in developing, 
transporting, processing, purchasing, or selling such minerals.

Information Collections

    ONRR, acting for the Secretary, uses the information that we 
collect to ensure that lessees accurately value and appropriately pay 
all royalties based on the correct product valuation. ONRR and other 
Federal Government entities,

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including the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
and State and Tribal governmental entities, use the information for 
audit purposes and for evaluating the reasonableness of product 
valuation or allowance claims that lessees submit. Please refer to the 
burden hour chart for all reporting requirements and associated burden 
hours.
A. Solid Minerals
    Producers of coal and other solid minerals from any Federal or 
Indian lease must submit current form ONRR-4430 and other associated 
data formats such as form ONRR-4440. These companies also report 
certain data on form ONRR-2014 (OMB Control Number 1012-0004). 
Producers of coal from any Indian lease must also submit forms ONRR-
4292 and ONRR-4293, if they wish to claim allowances on form ONRR-4430; 
the information that ONRR requests is the minimum necessary to carry 
out our mission and places the least possible burden on respondents.
B. Geothermal Resources
    This ICR also covers some of the information collections for 
geothermal resources, which ONRR groups by usage (electrical 
generation, direct use, and byproduct recovery), and by disposition of 
the resources (arm's-length (unaffiliated) contract sales, non-arm's-
length contract sales, and no contract sales) within each use group. 
ONRR relies primarily on data that payors report on form ONRR-2014 for 
the majority of our business processes, including geothermal 
information. In addition to using the data to account for royalties 
that payors report, ONRR uses the data for monthly distribution of 
mineral revenues and for audit and compliance reviews.
OMB Approval
    We will request OMB approval to continue to collect this 
information. Not collecting this information would limit the 
Secretary's ability to discharge fiduciary duties and may also result 
in the loss of royalty payments. We protect the proprietary information 
that ONRR receives and do not collect items of a sensitive nature. 
Reporters must submit forms ONRR-4430 and ONRR-4440. Also, ONRR 
requires that reporters submit forms ONRR-4292 and ONRR-4293 to claim 
allowances on form ONRR-4430.

II. Data

    Title: Solid Minerals and Geothermal Collections--30 CFR parts 
1202, 1206, 1210, 1212, 1217, and 1218.
    OMB Control Number: 1012-0010.
    Bureau Form Number: Forms ONRR-4430, ONRR-4292, ONRR-4293, and 
ONRR-4440.
    Frequency: Monthly, annually, and on occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100 reporters.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 3,884 
hours.
    We have not included in our estimates certain requirements that 
companies perform in the normal course of business and that ONRR 
considers usual and customary. This 30-day Federal Register notice 
burden chart shows an adjustment increase of +450 burden hours from the 
previous 60-day notice; this adjustment is based on a new requirement 
to submit additional information for the sales summaries in form ONRR-
4440. We display the estimated annual burden hours by CFR section and 
paragraph in the following chart.

                                       Summary of Information Collections
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                                                                                     Number of
Information collections (and 30   Requirement to respond   Frequency of response      annual       Annual burden
       CFR references *)                                                             responses         hours
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1. Reporting Formats...........  Mandatory..............  Monthly...............           3,599           1,557
     Form ONRR-4430,
     Solid Minerals Production
     and Royalty Report.
     Associated Data
     (sales summary, facility
     data) (1206.257, 1206.259,
     1206.262, 1206.264,
     1206.265, 1206.456,
     1206.463, 1206.464;
     1210.201, 1210.203,
     1210.204; 1218.201
     [1206.457, 1206.460];
     1218.203).
     Form ONRR-4440,     Mandatory..............  Monthly...............             900             900
     Solid Minerals Sales
     Summary (1201.202).
2. Allowance Forms:
     Form ONRR-4292,     Required to obtain a     Annually..............               3               4
     Coal Washing Allowance       benefit.
     Report (1206.458).
     Form ONRR-4293,     .......................  On occasion...........               4               5
     Coal Transportation
     Allowance Report
     (1206.461).
3. Geothermal Resources          Mandatory..............  On occasion...........              48              62
 (1206.353, 1206.354, 1206.356,
 1206.359, 1206.364; 1210.352;
 1218.306).
4. Recordkeeping (1206.253,      Mandatory..............  As requested..........           4,880           1,356
 1206.254, 1206.257; 1212.200).
                                                                                 -------------------------------
    Total......................  .......................  ......................           9,434           3,884
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Note: Audit Process--The Office of Regulatory Affairs determined that the audit process is exempt from the
  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 because ONRR staff asks non-standard questions to resolve exceptions.

    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-hour'' Cost 
Burden: We have identified no ``non-hour'' cost burdens associated with 
the collection of information.

III. Request for Comments

    Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires each agency to ``* * * 
provide 60-day notice in the Federal Register * * * 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 proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its 
duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) evaluate the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information; (c) enhance the quality, usefulness, and 
clarity of the information that ONRR collects; and (d) minimize the 
burden on the respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    To comply with the public consultation process, we published a 
notice in the Federal Register on April 14, 2016 (81 FR 22106), 
announcing that

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we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The notice provided the 
required 60-day comment period. We received no unsolicited comments in 
response to the notice.
    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 
provides that 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. If you wish to comment in 
response to this notice, you may send your comments to the offices 
listed under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. OMB has up to 60 
days to approve or disapprove the information collection, but they may 
respond after 30 days.
    Public Comment Policy: ONRR will post all comments, including names 
and addresses of respondents at http://www.regulations.gov. Before 
including Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as your 
address, phone number, email address, or other personal information in 
your comment(s), you should be aware that your entire comment 
(including PII) may be made available to the public at any time. While 
you may ask us, in your comment, to withhold PII from public view, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: December 13, 2016.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2016-31063 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Waukesha County                                         Information Collection Request (ICR) to               lands and the OCS; (2) collect the
                                                    Genesee Woolen Mill Site, W308 S4484 and                renew approval of the paperwork                       royalties and other mineral revenues
                                                      W308 S4473 WI 83, Genesee, SG100000521                requirements in the regulations under                 due; and (3) distribute the funds
                                                    Nashotah House Theological Seminary, 2777               title 30, Code of Federal Regulations                 collected under those laws. We have
                                                      Mission Rd., Delafield, SG100000523                   (CFR), parts 1202, 1206, 1210, 1212,                  posted those laws pertaining to mineral
                                                    WYOMING                                                 1217, and 1218. This ICR pertains to                  leases on Federal and Indian lands and
                                                                                                            royalty and production reporting on                   the OCS at http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_
                                                    Sublette County
                                                                                                            solid minerals and geothermal leases on               R_D/PubLaws/default.htm.
                                                    Lander Road-New Fork River Crossing, 1371               Federal and Indian lands. There are four                 The Secretary also has a trust
                                                      Paradise Rd., 23–136 (West Side of New                                                                      responsibility to manage Indian lands
                                                                                                            forms associated with this information
                                                      Fork River), Boulder vicinity,
                                                      SG100000525                                           collection: ONRR–4430 [Solid Minerals                 and seek advice and information from
                                                                                                            Production and Royalty Report], ONRR–                 Indian beneficiaries. ONRR performs the
                                                      A request for removal has been made for
                                                    the following resource(s):                              4292 [Coal Washing Allowance Report],                 minerals revenue management functions
                                                                                                            ONRR–4293 [Coal Transportation                        for the Secretary and assists the
                                                    KANSAS                                                  Allowance Report], and ONRR–4440                      Secretary in carrying out the
                                                    Rice County                                             [Solid Minerals Sales Summary]. This                  Department’s trust responsibility for
                                                    Beckett, Charles K., House, 210 W. Main,                notice also provides the public with a                Indian lands.
                                                      Sterling, OT08001350                                  second opportunity to comment on the                     You can find the information
                                                                                                            paperwork burden of these regulatory                  collections covered in this ICR at 30
                                                    Sumner County                                                                                                 CFR parts:
                                                                                                            requirements.
                                                    Spring Creek School, 4 mi. N of US 81,                                                                           • 1202, subpart H, which pertains to
                                                      approximately 4 mi. NE of Caldwell,                   DATES:  OMB has up to 60 days to                      geothermal resources royalties.
                                                      Corbin vicinity, OT97000410                           approve or disapprove the information                    • 1206, subparts F, H, and J, which
                                                                                                            collection request but may respond after              pertain to product valuation of Federal
                                                    UTAH
                                                                                                            30 days; therefore, you should submit                 coal, geothermal resources, and Indian
                                                    Salt Lake County                                        your public comments to OMB by                        coal.
                                                    Hotel Albert, (Salt Lake City Business District         January 26, 2017 for the assurance of                    • 1210, subparts E and H, which
                                                      MRA MPS), 121 SW Temple St., Salt Lake                consideration.                                        pertain to production and royalty
                                                      City, OT82004142
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES:   Submit comments to the                   reports on solid minerals and
                                                      A request to move has been received for               Office of Information and Regulatory                  geothermal resources leases.
                                                    the following resource(s):                                                                                       • 1212, subparts E and H, which
                                                                                                            Affairs, Office of Management and
                                                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA                                    Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the               pertain to recordkeeping of reports and
                                                    District of Columbia                                    Department of Interior (1012–0010), by                files for solid minerals and geothermal
                                                                                                            telefax at (202) 395–5806 or via email to             resources leases.
                                                    Lockkeeper’s House, C & O Canal Extension,                                                                       • 1217, subparts E, F, and G, which
                                                      SW corner of 17th St. and Constitution                OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Also,
                                                      Ave. NW., Washington, MV73000218                      please send a copy of your comments to                pertain to audits and inspections of
                                                                                                            Mr. Luis Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist,              coal, other solid minerals, and
                                                      Please note the numbering system has                  Office of Natural Resources Revenue,                  geothermal resources leases.
                                                    changed in our new database.                            P.O. Box 25165, MS 64400B, Denver,                       • 1218, subparts E and F, which
                                                       Authority: 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60.                  Colorado 80225. Please reference ‘‘ICR                pertain to royalties, rentals, bonuses,
                                                      Dated: December 8, 2016.                              1012–0010’’ in your comments.                         and other monies payment for solid
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                                                                                                                                  minerals and geothermal resources.
                                                    Barbara Wyatt,
                                                                                                            questions on technical issues contact                    All data reported is subject to
                                                    Acting Chief, National Register of Historic                                                                   subsequent audit and adjustment.
                                                    Places/National Historic Landmarks Program.             Mr. Michael Anspach, Solid Minerals,
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–30680 Filed 12–23–16; 8:45 am]            ONRR, telephone at (303) 231–3618, or                 General Information
                                                    BILLING CODE 4312–52–P                                  email to michael.anspach@onrr.gov. For                  When a company or an individual
                                                                                                            other questions, contact Mr. Luis                     enters into a lease to explore, develop,
                                                                                                            Aguilar, telephone at (303) 231–3418, or              produce, and dispose of minerals from
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              email to luis.aguilar@onrr.gov. You may               Federal or Indian lands, that company
                                                                                                            also contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain copies             or individual agrees to pay the lessor a
                                                    Office of Natural Resources Revenue                     (free of charge) of (1) the ICR, (2) any              share in a value of production from the
                                                    [Docket No. ONRR–2011–0001; DS63644000                  associated forms, and (3) the regulations             leased lands. The lessee or designee
                                                    DR2PS0000.CH7000 167D0102R2]                            that require the subject collection of                must report various kinds of
                                                                                                            information. You may also review the                  information to the lessor relative to the
                                                    Agency Information Collection                           Information Collection Request online at              disposition of the leased minerals. Such
                                                    Activities: Solid Minerals and                          http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/                     information is generally available
                                                    Geothermal Collections—OMB Control                      PRAMain.                                              within the records of the lessee or others
                                                    Number 1012–0010; Comment Request                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            involved in developing, transporting,
                                                    AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources                                                                           processing, purchasing, or selling such
                                                                                                            I. Abstract
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                                                    Revenue (ONRR), Interior.                                                                                     minerals.
                                                    ACTION: Notice of renewal of an existing                  The Secretary of the United States
                                                                                                            Department of the Interior is responsible             Information Collections
                                                    information collection.
                                                                                                            for mineral resource development on                     ONRR, acting for the Secretary, uses
                                                    SUMMARY: To comply with the                             Federal and Indian lands and the Outer                the information that we collect to ensure
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                         Continental Shelf (OCS). The Secretary’s              that lessees accurately value and
                                                    (PRA), ONRR is notifying the public that                responsibility, according to various                  appropriately pay all royalties based on
                                                    we have submitted to the Office of                      laws, is to (1) manage mineral resource               the correct product valuation. ONRR
                                                    Management and Budget (OMB) an                          production from Federal and Indian                    and other Federal Government entities,


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                                                    including the Bureau of Land                                               resources, which ONRR groups by usage                                        II. Data
                                                    Management, the Bureau of Indian                                           (electrical generation, direct use, and
                                                    Affairs, and State and Tribal                                              byproduct recovery), and by disposition                                        Title: Solid Minerals and Geothermal
                                                    governmental entities, use the                                             of the resources (arm’s-length                                               Collections—30 CFR parts 1202, 1206,
                                                    information for audit purposes and for                                     (unaffiliated) contract sales, non-arm’s-                                    1210, 1212, 1217, and 1218.
                                                    evaluating the reasonableness of                                           length contract sales, and no contract                                         OMB Control Number: 1012–0010.
                                                    product valuation or allowance claims                                      sales) within each use group. ONRR                                             Bureau Form Number: Forms ONRR–
                                                    that lessees submit. Please refer to the                                   relies primarily on data that payors                                         4430, ONRR–4292, ONRR–4293, and
                                                    burden hour chart for all reporting                                        report on form ONRR–2014 for the                                             ONRR–4440.
                                                    requirements and associated burden                                         majority of our business processes,                                            Frequency: Monthly, annually, and on
                                                    hours.                                                                     including geothermal information. In                                         occasion.
                                                                                                                               addition to using the data to account for                                      Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                    A. Solid Minerals                                                          royalties that payors report, ONRR uses                                      100 reporters.
                                                       Producers of coal and other solid                                       the data for monthly distribution of
                                                    minerals from any Federal or Indian                                                                                                                       Estimated Annual Reporting and
                                                                                                                               mineral revenues and for audit and
                                                    lease must submit current form ONRR–                                                                                                                    Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 3,884
                                                                                                                               compliance reviews.
                                                    4430 and other associated data formats                                                                                                                  hours.
                                                    such as form ONRR–4440. These                                              OMB Approval                                                                   We have not included in our
                                                    companies also report certain data on                                         We will request OMB approval to                                           estimates certain requirements that
                                                    form ONRR–2014 (OMB Control                                                continue to collect this information. Not                                    companies perform in the normal course
                                                    Number 1012–0004). Producers of coal                                       collecting this information would limit                                      of business and that ONRR considers
                                                    from any Indian lease must also submit                                     the Secretary’s ability to discharge                                         usual and customary. This 30-day
                                                    forms ONRR–4292 and ONRR–4293, if                                          fiduciary duties and may also result in                                      Federal Register notice burden chart
                                                    they wish to claim allowances on form                                      the loss of royalty payments. We protect                                     shows an adjustment increase of +450
                                                    ONRR–4430; the information that ONRR                                       the proprietary information that ONRR                                        burden hours from the previous 60-day
                                                    requests is the minimum necessary to                                       receives and do not collect items of a                                       notice; this adjustment is based on a
                                                    carry out our mission and places the                                       sensitive nature. Reporters must submit                                      new requirement to submit additional
                                                    least possible burden on respondents.                                      forms ONRR–4430 and ONRR–4440.                                               information for the sales summaries in
                                                                                                                               Also, ONRR requires that reporters                                           form ONRR–4440. We display the
                                                    B. Geothermal Resources                                                    submit forms ONRR–4292 and ONRR–                                             estimated annual burden hours by CFR
                                                      This ICR also covers some of the                                         4293 to claim allowances on form                                             section and paragraph in the following
                                                    information collections for geothermal                                     ONRR–4430.                                                                   chart.

                                                                                                                             SUMMARY OF INFORMATION COLLECTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Number
                                                                                        Information collections                                                           Requirement                  Frequency of                                    Annual
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    of annual
                                                                                      (and 30 CFR references *)                                                            to respond                    response                                   burden hours
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   responses

                                                    1. Reporting Formats .................................................................................             Mandatory ........            Monthly .............               3,599             1,557
                                                         • Form ONRR–4430, Solid Minerals Production and Royalty Report
                                                         • Associated Data (sales summary, facility data) (1206.257,
                                                           1206.259, 1206.262, 1206.264, 1206.265, 1206.456, 1206.463,
                                                           1206.464; 1210.201, 1210.203, 1210.204; 1218.201 [1206.457,
                                                           1206.460]; 1218.203).
                                                         • Form ONRR–4440, Solid Minerals Sales Summary (1201.202) ....                                                Mandatory .........           Monthly .............                 900               900
                                                    2. Allowance Forms:
                                                         • Form ONRR–4292, Coal Washing Allowance Report (1206.458)                                                    Required to ob-               Annually ............                      3              4
                                                                                                                                                                          tain a benefit.
                                                        • Form ONRR–4293, Coal Transportation Allowance Report                                                         ...........................   On occasion .....                          4              5
                                                          (1206.461).
                                                    3. Geothermal Resources (1206.353, 1206.354, 1206.356, 1206.359,                                                   Mandatory .........           On occasion .....                      48                62
                                                      1206.364; 1210.352; 1218.306).
                                                    4. Recordkeeping (1206.253, 1206.254, 1206.257; 1212.200) .................                                        Mandatory ........            As requested ....                   4,880             1,356

                                                          Total ....................................................................................................   ...........................   ...........................         9,434             3,884
                                                      Note: Audit Process—The Office of Regulatory Affairs determined that the audit process is exempt from the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                    because ONRR staff asks non-standard questions to resolve exceptions.


                                                      Estimated Annual Reporting and                                           members of the public and affected                                           information; (c) enhance the quality,
                                                    Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour’’ Cost                                            agencies concerning each proposed                                            usefulness, and clarity of the
                                                    Burden: We have identified no ‘‘non-                                       collection of information * * *.’’                                           information that ONRR collects; and (d)
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                                                    hour’’ cost burdens associated with the                                    Agencies must specifically solicit                                           minimize the burden on the
                                                    collection of information.                                                 comments to (a) evaluate whether the                                         respondents, including the use of
                                                                                                                               proposed collection of information is                                        automated collection techniques or
                                                    III. Request for Comments
                                                                                                                               necessary for the agency to perform its                                      other forms of information technology.
                                                      Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA                                         duties, including whether the                                                  To comply with the public
                                                    requires each agency to ‘‘* * * provide                                    information is useful; (b) evaluate the                                      consultation process, we published a
                                                    60-day notice in the Federal Register                                      accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the                                     notice in the Federal Register on April
                                                    * * * and otherwise consult with                                           burden of the proposed collection of                                         14, 2016 (81 FR 22106), announcing that


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                                                    we would submit this ICR to OMB for                     to the general public, media, or                      Pensacola (OPD NH 16–05)
                                                    approval. The notice provided the                       industry. Instead, the bid opening will               Whole Blocks: 751 through 754, 793
                                                    required 60-day comment period. We                      be available for public viewing on                     through 798, 837 through 842, 881
                                                    received no unsolicited comments in                     BOEM’s Web site at www.boem.gov via                    through 886, 925 through 930, and
                                                    response to the notice.                                 live-streaming video beginning at 9:00                 969 through 975
                                                      Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA                  a.m. on the date of the sale. The use of
                                                    (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) provides that an               live-streaming video will provide                     Destin Dome (OPD NH 16–08)
                                                    agency may not conduct or sponsor—                      greater access to a wider national and                Whole Blocks: 1 through 7, 45 through
                                                    and a person is not required to respond                 international audience while ensuring                  51, 89 through 96, 133 through 140,
                                                    to—a collection of information unless it                the security of BOEM staff. BOEM will                  177 through 184, 221 through 228,
                                                    displays a currently valid OMB control                  also post the results on its Web site after            265 through 273, 309 through 317,
                                                    number. If you wish to comment in                       bid opening and reading are completed.                 353 through 361, 397 through 405,
                                                    response to this notice, you may send                   All times referred to in this document                 441 through 450, 485 through 494,
                                                    your comments to the offices listed                     are Central Standard Time, unless                      529 through 538, 573 through 582,
                                                    under the ADDRESSES section of this                     otherwise specified.                                   617 through 627, 661 through 671,
                                                    notice. OMB has up to 60 days to                           Bid Submission Deadline: BOEM                       705 through 715, 749 through 759,
                                                    approve or disapprove the information                   must receive all sealed bids during                    793 through 804, 837 through 848,
                                                    collection, but they may respond after                  normal business hours, between 8:00                    881 through 892, 925 through 936,
                                                    30 days.                                                a.m. and 4:00 p.m. through March 20,                   and 969 through 981
                                                      Public Comment Policy: ONRR will                      2017, and from 8:00 a.m. to the Bid
                                                    post all comments, including names and                                                                        DeSoto Canyon (OPD NH 16–11)
                                                                                                            Submission Deadline of 10:00 a.m. on
                                                    addresses of respondents at http://                     Tuesday, March 21, 2017, the day before               Whole Blocks: 1 through 15, 45 through
                                                    www.regulations.gov. Before including                   the lease sale. For more information on                 59, and 92 through 102
                                                    Personally Identifiable Information (PII),              bid submission, see Section VII,                      Partial Blocks: 16, 60, 61, 89 through 91,
                                                    such as your address, phone number,                     ‘‘Bidding Instructions,’’ of this                       103 through 105, and 135 through 147
                                                    email address, or other personal                        document.
                                                    information in your comment(s), you                                                                           Henderson (OPD NG 16–05)
                                                    should be aware that your entire                        ADDRESSES:    Interested parties, upon                Partial Blocks: 114, 158, 202, 246, 290,
                                                    comment (including PII) may be made                     request, may obtain a compact disc (CD–                 334, 335, 378, 379, 422, and 423
                                                    available to the public at any time.                    ROM) containing the Final Notice of                     Blocks that are adjacent to or beyond
                                                    While you may ask us, in your                           Sale (NOS) package by contacting the                  the United States Exclusive Economic
                                                    comment, to withhold PII from public                    BOEM Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Region at:                  Zone in the area known as the northern
                                                    view, we cannot guarantee that we will                  Gulf of Mexico Region Public                          portion of the Eastern Gap:
                                                    be able to do so.                                       Information Office, Bureau of Ocean
                                                                                                            Energy Management, 1201 Elmwood                       Lund South (OPD NG 16–07)
                                                      Dated: December 13, 2016.
                                                    Gregory J. Gould,                                       Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana                Whole Blocks: 128, 129, 169 through
                                                    Director, Office of Natural Resources                   70123–2394, (504) 736–2519 or (800)                    173, 208 through 217, 248 through
                                                    Revenue.                                                200–GULF, or can download the Final                    261, 293 through 305, and 349
                                                                                                            NOS package by visiting the BOEM Web
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–31063 Filed 12–23–16; 8:45 am]                                                                  Henderson (OPD NG 16–05)
                                                    BILLING CODE 4335–30–P
                                                                                                            site at http://www.boem.gov/Sale-247/.
                                                                                                                                                                  Whole Blocks: 466, 508 through 510,
                                                                                                            Table of Contents                                       551 through 554, 594 through 599,
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                This Final NOS includes the                           637 through 643, 679 through 687,
                                                                                                            following sections:                                     722 through 731, 764 through 775,
                                                    Bureau of Ocean Energy Management                                                                               807 through 819, 849 through 862,
                                                                                                            I. Lease Sale Area                                      891 through 905, 933 through 949,
                                                                                                            II. Statutes and Regulations
                                                    Gulf of Mexico Central Planning Area
                                                                                                            III. Lease Terms and Economic Conditions
                                                                                                                                                                    and 975 through 992
                                                    Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas                     IV. Lease Stipulations                                Partial Blocks: 467, 511, 555, 556, 600,
                                                    Lease Sale 247; MMAA104000                              V. Information to Lessees                               644, 688, 732, 776, 777, 820, 821, 863,
                                                                                                            VI. Maps                                                864, 906, 907, 950, 993, and 994
                                                    AGENCY:  Bureau of Ocean Energy
                                                                                                            VII. Bidding Instructions
                                                    Management, Interior.                                                                                         Florida Plain (OPD NG 16–08)
                                                                                                            VIII. Bidding Rules and Restrictions
                                                    ACTION: Final notice of sale.                           IX. Forms                                             Whole Blocks: 5 through 24, 46 through
                                                                                                            X. The Lease Sale                                        67, 89 through 110, 133 through 154,
                                                    SUMMARY:   On Wednesday, March 22,                      XI. Delay of Sale
                                                    2017, the Bureau of Ocean Energy                                                                                 177 through 197, 221 through 240,
                                                    Management (BOEM) will open and                         I. Lease Sale Area                                       265 through 283, 309 through 327,
                                                    publicly announce bids received for                                                                              and 363 through 370
                                                    blocks offered in the Gulf of Mexico                       Blocks Offered for Leasing: BOEM                   The lease status of the following block
                                                    Central Planning Area (CPA) Lease Sale                  will offer for bid in this lease sale all of          is currently under appeal; should the
                                                    247 (CPA Sale 247.. The CPA Sale 247                    the available unleased acreage in the                 appeal be resolved prior to publishing
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                                                    Final Notice of Sale (NOS) package                      CPA, except those blocks listed in                    the Final NOS, the block may be
                                                    contains information essential to                       ‘‘Blocks Not Offered for Leasing’’ below.             available for lease in the CPA 247 Sale:
                                                    potential bidders.                                         Blocks Not Offered for Leasing: The                West Cameron (Leasing Map LA1) Block
                                                    DATES: Public Bid reading for CPA Sale                  following whole and partial blocks are                171
                                                    247 will begin at 9:00 a.m. on                          not offered for lease in this sale:
                                                    Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at 1201                         Whole and partial blocks deferred by               II. Statutes and Regulations
                                                    Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans,                    the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act                  In accordance with the provisions of
                                                    Louisiana. The venue will not be open                   of 2006, Public Law 109–432:                          the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act,


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sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of renewal of an existing information collection.
DatesOMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information collection request but may respond after 30 days; therefore, you should submit your public comments to OMB by January 26, 2017 for the assurance of consideration.
ContactFor questions on technical issues contact Mr. Michael Anspach, Solid Minerals, ONRR, telephone at (303) 231-3618, or email to [email protected] For other questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar, telephone at (303) 231-3418, or email to [email protected] You may also contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain copies (free of charge) of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated forms, and (3) the regulations that require the subject collection of information. You may also review the Information Collection Request online at http:/ /www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
FR Citation81 FR 95183 

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