[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3152-3153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1063]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

[Docket ID No. BOEM-2010-0066]


Agency Information Collection Activity: 1010-NEW, Upcoming 
Projects Considering the Use of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Sand, 
Gravel, and Shell Resources for Coastal Restoration and/or Beach 
Nourishment, Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement 
(BOEMRE), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a new information collection (1010-NEW).

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we 
are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information 
collection request (ICR) for approval of the paperwork requirements 
that respondents will submit to BOEMRE to obtain OCS sand, gravel, and 
shell resources for use in shore protection and beach and coastal 
restoration, which is considered a noncompetitive negotiated agreement 
program. This notice also provides the public a second opportunity to 
comment on the paperwork burden of these program requirements.

DATES: Submit written comments by February 18, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either fax (202) 395-5806 or e-mail 
([email protected]) directly to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of 
the Interior (1010-NEW). Please also submit a copy of your comments to 
BOEMRE by any of the means below.
     Electronically: go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the 
entry titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter BOEM-2010-0066 then click 
search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view 
supporting and related materials available for this collection. BOEMRE 
will post all comments.
     E-mail [email protected]. Mail or hand-carry 
comments to Department of the Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management, Regulation and Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381 
Elden Street, MS-4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference 
ICR 1010-NEW in your comment and include your name and return address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 
Standards Branch, (703) 787-1607 to obtain a copy, at no cost, of the 
ICR and the authority that requires the subject collection of 
information. Information and procedures for obtaining sand, gravel, and 
shell resources can be found on the BOEMRE Web site http://www.boemre.gov/sandandgravel or by contacting the Marine Minerals 
Program at (703) 787-1215.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Upcoming Projects Considering the Use 
of Outer Continental Shelf Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources for 
Coastal Restoration and/or Beach Nourishment.
    OMB Control Number: 1010-NEW.
    Abstract: BOEMRE, under the authority delegated by the Secretary of 
the Interior, is authorized pursuant to section 8(k)(2) of the OCS 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(k)(2)), to convey rights to OCS sand, gravel, 
and shell resources by noncompetitive negotiated agreement (NNA) for 
use in shore protection and beach and coastal restoration, or for use 
in construction projects funded, in whole or part by, or authorized by 
the Federal Government.
    Since 1995, 22 shore protection or beach and coastal restoration 
projects have been completed using OCS sand resources. Recently, the 
program has seen an increase in projects and need for OCS resources due 
to the decreasing amounts of sand located in State waters. Because of 
this increase, BOEMRE needed to develop a mechanism to plan for future 
projects and anticipated workload. Therefore, BOEMRE will issue an 
annual call for information about resources and locations from 
interested parties to develop an annual NNA Project Schedule. The NNA 
Project Schedule will help BOEMRE determine appropriate future resource 
allocation, conduct environmental analyses, develop NNAs, and meet all 
necessary environmental and legal requirements.
    Responses are submitted to BOEMRE annually and are to obtain or 
retain a benefit (43 U.S.C. 1337). No questions of a sensitive nature 
are asked. BOEMRE will protect any proprietary information according to 
the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 
regulations (43 CFR 2).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Description of Respondents: Approximately 9 States and 50 counties 
associated with the States.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The estimated 
annual hour burden for this information collection is a total of 95 
hours. Individual County Compilation: 50 counties x 1 hour/county = 50 
hours; Individual State Compilation: 9 States x 5 hours/State = 45 
hours (50 county hours and 45 State hours = 95 total burden hours). In 
calculating the burdens, we assumed that respondents perform certain 
requirements in the normal course of their activities. We consider 
these to be usual and customary and took that into account in 
estimating the burden.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have 
identified no paperwork non-hour cost burdens associated with the 
collection of information.
    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 
Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated 
to respond.
    Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et 
seq.) requires each agency ``* * * to provide notice * * * 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

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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 to be 
collected; 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, on September 7, 
2010, we published a Federal Register notice (75 FR 54369) announcing 
that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The notice provided 
the required 60-day comment period. We received one comment in response 
to these efforts, but the comment did not pertain to the paperwork 
burden associated with the ICR.
    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. The OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the 
information collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to 
ensure maximum consideration, OMB should receive public comments by 
February 18, 2011.
    Public Availability of Comments: Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information 
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly 
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold 
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    BOEMRE Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz 
(703) 787-1025.

    Dated: December 9, 2010.
Doug Slitor,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-1063 Filed 1-18-11; 8:45 am]
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