[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 50051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24445]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of a currently approved collection.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior has submitted a proposal for 
the collection of information listed below to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Act). The Act requires that OMB provide 
interested Federal agencies and the public an opportunity to comment on 
information collection requests. The Act also provides that an agency 
may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

DATES: Submit written comments by October 24, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments and suggestions directly to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for 
the Department of the Interior (1010-0079), Washington, D.C. 20503.
    Send a copy of your comments to the Chief, Engineering and 
Standards Branch, Mail Stop 4700, Minerals Management Service, 381 
Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexis London, Engineering and 
Standards Branch, Mail Stop 4700, Minerals Management Service, 381 
Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 22070-4817; telephone (703) 787-1600. 
You may obtain copies of the proposed collection of information and 
related forms by contacting MMS's Clearance Officer at (703) 787-1242.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart G, Abandonment of Wells.
    OMB Number: 1010-0079.
    Abstract: Respondents provide annual reports describing plans for 
reentry to complete or permanently abandon a well. For MMS to decide 
the necessity for allowing a well to be temporarily abandoned, the 
lessee/operator must show that there is a reason for not permanently 
abandoning the well and that the temporary abandonment is not a 
significant threat to fishing, navigation, or other uses of the seabed. 
If MMS did not collect the information, MMS could not determine: (a) 
The intent of the lessee, (b) if the final disposition of the well is 
being diligently pursued, (c) any deviations from the approved 
Exploration or Development and Production Plan, and (d) if the lessee/
operator has documented the temporary plugging of the well and has 
marked the location.
    Description of Respondents: Federal OCS oil and gas lesses.
    Frequency: On occasion with subsequent annual reports.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 130 respondents providing 1550 
responses.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 775 burden hours.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A
    Comments: The OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
proposed collection of information between 30 and 60 days after 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Therefore, a 
comment to OMB is best ensured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Carole deWitt, (703) 787-1242.

    Dated: August 15, 1996.
E.P. Danenberger,
Acting Deputy Associate Director for Operations and Safety Management.
[FR Doc. 96-24445 Filed 9-23-96; 8:45 am]
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