[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 74 (Thursday, April 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21265-21266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07992]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[OMB Control Number 1010-0187; Docket ID: BOEM-2017-0016]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Project Planning for
the Use of Outer Continental Shelf Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources in
Construction Projects That Qualify for a Negotiated Noncompetitive
Agreement
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is proposing to renew an
information collection request.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 18, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. You may find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Please provide a copy of your comments to Anna Atkinson, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166;
or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1010-0187 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Anna Atkinson by email, or by telephone at 703-
787-1025. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, BOEM provides the general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information. This helps BOEM assess the
impact of the information collection requirements and minimize the
public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand BOEM's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this proposed information collection request was
published on December 11, 2019 (84 FR 67753). No comments were
received.
BOEM is again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is
described below. BOEM is especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the
proper functions of BOEM; (2) what can BOEM do to ensure this
information will be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might BOEM enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how
might BOEM minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including minimizing the burden through the use of information
technology?
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. You should be aware that your entire comment--including
your address, phone number, email address, or other personal
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. In
order for BOEM to withhold from disclosure your personally identifiable
information, you must identify any information contained in the
submittal of your comments that, if released, would clearly constitute
an unwarranted invasion of your personal privacy. You must also briefly
describe any possible harmful consequences of the disclosure of your
information, such as embarrassment, injury, or other harm. While you
can ask BOEM in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable
information from public review, BOEM cannot guarantee that it will be
able to do so.
BOEM protects proprietary information in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Department of the
Interior's implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2).
Abstract: Under the authority delegated by the Secretary of the
Interior, BOEM 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 negotiated noncompetitive 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 the beginning of 2017, BOEM has processed 17 negotiated
agreements and amendments to existing agreements. In order for BOEM to
continue to meet the needs of locals and state governments, information
regarding upcoming projects must be acquired to plan for future
projects and anticipated workload. Therefore, BOEM will issue calls for
information about needed resources and locations from interested
parties to develop and maintain a project schedule. BOEM may also issue
calls for information in response to an emergency declaration, such as
a hurricane or tropical storm. This ICR has no significant changes from
the 2017 OMB approved information collection.
In the event the number of requested projects exceeds the limits of
the current BOEM staff and funding resources, BOEM may request the
relevant states to prioritize their own projects based on several
criteria including likelihood of project funding and progress of
environmental work. BOEM will use this information to determine
appropriate future resource allocations, identify potential conflicts
of use, develop NNAs, and meet all necessary environmental and legal
requirements. BOEM will publish all ongoing projects on the website
http://www.boem.gov/Requests-and-Active-Leases/.
Title of Collection: Project Planning for the Use of Outer
Continental Shelf Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources in Construction
Projects that Qualify for Negotiated Noncompetitive Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0187.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Potential respondents comprise states,
counties, localities, and tribes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 80 responses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 200 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annually and on occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: None.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: We estimate that
the annual reporting burden for this collection is about 200 hours,
assuming an emergency declaration is made each year.
Local Government Compilation: 25 local x 1 hour/entity x 2
responses/year = 50 hours; State Compilation: 15 States x 5 hours/State
x 2 responses/year = 150 hours (50 county hours + 150 State hours = 200
total burden hours).
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.
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Authority: The authority for this action is the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and Analysis.
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