The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 15801) amended the OCS Lands Act(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. + 43
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
issue leases, easements, or rights-of-way on the OCS for developing
or supporting the production of energy resources other than oil and
gas and to authorize other energy and marine-related activities
that involve the use of existing facilities on the OCS.The
Secretary delegated this authority to MMS on 3/20/2006.The EPAct
authorized DOI to develop regulations to implement this new
authority.This IC request concerns the paperwork burden of the
proposed regulations developed to implement the EPAct amendments to
the OCS Lands Act.
This ICR concerns a new program
being implemented through rulemaking. It is considered a program
increase in its entirety as required by new law, the Energy Policy
Act of 2005. Therefore, this submission requests a program increase
of 31,124 burden hours and $3,816,000 non-hour cost burdens.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.