[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 246 (Friday, December 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78992-78993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27905]


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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 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 this information 
collection request (ICR) to renew Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
Control Number 1010-0187.

DATES: Comments must be received by BOEM no later than February 21, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this ICR by mail to the BOEM 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, 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. You may also 
view the ICR and its related documents by searching the docket number 
BOEM-2017-0016 at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Atkinson by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at 703-787-1025. Individuals in 
the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside of the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

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 its 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.
    BOEM is soliciting comments on this proposed ICR. BOEM is 
especially interested in public comments addressing the following 
issues: (1) is the collection necessary to the proper functions of 
BOEM? (2) what can BOEM do to ensure that this information is processed 
and used in a timely manner? (3) is the burden estimate 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 submitted in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. BOEM will include or summarize each comment in its ICR 
to OMB for approval of this information collection, and comments will 
be posted on www.reginfo.gov. You should be aware that your entire 
comment--including your address, phone number, email address, or other 
personally identifiable information included in your comment--may be 
made publicly available at any time.
    Please be aware that BOEM's practice is to make all comments, 
including the names and addresses of individuals, available for public 
inspection on www.reginfo.gov. Even if BOEM withholds your personally 
identifiable information in the context of this ICR, your comment is 
subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552). If 
your comment is requested under FOIA, your information will only be 
withheld if a determination is made that one of the FOIA exemptions to 
disclosure applies. Such a determination will be made in accordance 
with the Department of the Interior's FOIA regulations and applicable 
law.
    In order for BOEM to consider withholding from disclosure your 
personally identifiable information, you must identify, in a cover 
letter, any information contained in your comment that, if released, 
would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of your privacy. You 
must also briefly describe any possible harmful consequences of the 
disclosure of information, such as embarrassment, injury, or other 
harm.
    BOEM will make available for public inspection, in their entirety, 
all comments (except proprietary information as discussed in the next 
paragraph) submitted by organizations and businesses or by individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives of organizations or 
businesses.
    BOEM protects proprietary information in accordance with FOIA and 
the Department's implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2).
    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.''
    Abstract: Under the authority delegated by the Secretary of the 
Interior, BOEM is authorized, pursuant to section 8(k)(2) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf (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 projects, or for use in construction projects 
funded in whole or part by, or authorized by, the Federal Government.
    This ICR does not significantly change the 2020 OMB approved 
information collection.

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    Since the beginning of 2020, BOEM has processed eight NNAs and 
amendments to existing agreements. In order for BOEM to continue to 
meet the needs of local and State governments, information must be 
acquired to plan for future projects and anticipated workloads. 
Therefore, BOEM will issue calls for information about needed resources 
and locations from interested parties to develop and maintain a project 
schedule. BOEM also requires information to quickly respond to short-
notice requests such as during an emergency declaration in the 
aftermath of a hurricane or tropical storm.
    BOEM will publish all ongoing projects on the website http://www.boem.gov/Request-and-Active-Leases/.
    OMB Control Number: 1010-0187.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
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: On occasion or annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: None.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: BOEM estimates 
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 governments x 1 hour per 
information collection response x 2 responses annually = 50 hours.
    State Government Compilation: 15 State governments x 5 hours per 
information collection response x 2 responses annually = 150 hours (50 
local government 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 valid 
OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Karen Thundiyil,
Chief, Office of Regulations, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2022-27905 Filed 12-22-22; 8:45 am]
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