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Montana Resource Advisory Council
(RAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will be held
February 20, 2013. The meeting will
begin at 9 a.m. with a 30-minute public
comment period starting at 11:30 a.m.
and will adjourn at 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be in the
BLM’s Butte Field Office, 106 N.
Parkmont, in Butte, Montana.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 15member council advises the Secretary of
the Interior on a variety of management
issues associated with public land
management in Montana. During this
meeting the council will participate in/
discuss/act upon several topics,
including a discussion of proposed fees
for the historic Henneberry Homestead
near Dillon, and updates from the
BLM’s Butte, Missoula and Dillon field
offices.
All RAC meetings are open to the
public. The public may present written
comments to the RAC. Each formal RAC
meeting will also have time allocated for
hearing public comments. Depending on
the number of persons wishing to
comment and time available, the time
for individual oral comments may be
limited.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT:
David Abrams, Western Montana
Resource Advisory Council Coordinator,
Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont,
Butte, MT 59701, 406–533–7617,
dabrams@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.

Richard M. Hotaling,
District Manager, Western Montana District.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[OMB Number 1010–0181]

Information Collection: Southern
Alaska Sharing Network and
Subsistence Study; Submitted for OMB
Review; Comment Request
ACTION:

30-day notice.

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy

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Management (BOEM) is notifying the
public that we have submitted an
information collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR
pertains to conducting a survey on
subsistence and sharing networks in
coastal Alaska. This notice provides the
public a second opportunity to
comment on the paperwork burden of
this collection.
DATES: Submit written comments by
February 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments on this
ICR to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at OMB–
OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov (email).
Please provide a copy of your comments
to the BOEM Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Arlene Bajusz,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
381 Elden Street, HM–3127, Herndon,
Virginia 20170 (mail) or
arlene.bajusz@boem.gov (email). Please
reference ICR 1010–0181 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arlene Bajusz, Office of Policy,
Regulations, and Analysis at
arlene.bajusz@boem.gov (email) or (703)
787–1025 (phone). You may review the
ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to review
Department of the Interior collections
under review by OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1010–0181.
Title: Southern Alaska Sharing
Network and Subsistence Study.
Abstract: The Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), under the
Department of the Interior (DOI), is the
Federal administrative agency that
conducts OCS lease sales and monitors
and mitigates adverse impacts that
might be associated with offshore
resource development. Within BOEM,
the Environmental Studies Program
implements and manages the
responsibilities of research. This study
will facilitate the meeting of DOI/BOEM
information needs on subsistence food
harvest and sharing activities in various
coastal Alaska areas.
Planning areas for potential resource
development in Alaska can include
large geographic areas with diverse,
abundant, and environmentally
sensitive resources. Within these areas,
the DOI’s Proposed OCS Oil and Gas
Leasing Program considers that there
will be an oil and gas lease sale in the
future. These proposed sale areas or
adjacent areas support major productive
commercial and subsistence fisheries;
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mammals and land animals, as well as
plant harvesting; and are a significant
migration and staging area for
internationally important waterfowl.
Numerous communities in the State of
Alaska rely heavily on subsistence
fisheries.
This study assesses the vulnerabilities
of several coastal communities in
southern Alaska as to the potential
effects of offshore oil and gas
development on subsistence food
harvest and sharing activities. It
investigates the resilience of local
sharing networks that structure
contemporary subsistence-cash
economies using research methods that
involve the residents of these
communities most proximate to the
future sale area(s).
The BOEM will use the information
collected to gain knowledge about local
social systems that will help shape
development leasing strategies and
serve as an interim baseline for impact
monitoring to compare against future
research in these areas. Without this
data, BOEM will not have sufficient
information to make informed leasing
and development decisions for these
areas.
Survey Instrument: The research will
be collected from a survey administered
to each head of household in the
communities to collect information
about the subsistence (harvest data) and
sharing networks of the communities.
The information under this collection
will be obtained through personal
interviews that are voluntary.
Interview Methods: The interviews for
each study will be conducted in person
in a setting most comfortable for the
respondents. This personal method is
more expensive and time consuming for
the researchers, but these drawbacks are
outweighed by improvements in the
quality of information obtained and the
rapport established. Telephone
interviews have not been successful in
rural Alaska. Each respondent will be
paid an honorarium for taking part in
the study. Responses are voluntary and
confidential.
Frequency: One-time event for each
study.
Description of Respondents:
Approximately 548 respondents from
southern Alaska coastal communities.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
estimated annual hour burden for this
collection is 411 hours. We estimate
each survey will take about 45 minutes.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified no non-hour cost
burdens for this collection.

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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
collection is necessary or useful; (b)
evaluate the accuracy 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
technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on August 22,
2012, BOEM published a Federal
Register notice (77 FR 50712)
announcing that we would submit this
ICR to OMB for approval. The notice
provided the required 60-day comment
period. We received one comment. The
Marine Mammal Commission
commended BOEM for including
science-based assessments of
subsistence food harvest and sharing
activities in Alaskan communities as
part of its Environmental Studies
Program and therefore supports the
collection of information. Comments are
accepted at any time.
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.
Dated: December 6, 2012.
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and
Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing
that the information collection request
for the requirements for permits and
permit processing has been submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. The
information collection package was
previously approved and assigned
control number 1029–0115. This
information collection will also seek
approval to collect permit processing
fees approved under OSM regulations.
This notice describes the nature of the
information collection activity and the
expected burdens.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove the information
collection but may respond after 30
days. Therefore, public comments
should be submitted to OMB by
February 15, 2013, in order to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Department of the Interior Desk
Officer, via email at
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov, or by
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Also,
please send a copy of your comments to
John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203—SIB,
Washington, DC 20240, or electronically
to jtrelease@osmre.gov. Please reference
1029–0115 in your correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
receive a copy of the information
collection request contact John Trelease
at (202) 208–2783, or electronically at
jtrelease@osmre.gov. You may also
review the information collection
request online at http://
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by
OMB.
SUMMARY:

OMB
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
require that interested members of the

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public and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. OSM has
submitted a request to OMB to renew its
approval for the collection of
information for 30 CFR Part 773—
Requirements for Permits and Permit
Processing. OSM is requesting a 3-year
term of approval for this information
collection activity.
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. The OMB control
number for this collection, 1029–0115,
is listed in 30 CFR 773.3. Individuals
are required to respond to obtain a
benefit.
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a
Federal Register notice soliciting
comments on these collections of
information was published on October
3, 2012 (77 FR 60459). No comments
were received. This notice provides the
public with an additional 30 days in
which to comment on the following
collection activity:
Title: 30 CFR Part 773—Requirements
for Permits and Permit Processing.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0115.
Summary: The collection activities for
this Part ensure that the public has the
opportunity to review permit
applications prior to their approval, and
that applicants for permanent program
permits or their associates who are in
violation of the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act do not receive
surface coal mining permits pending
resolution of their violations. This
collection request includes the
submission of processing fees
authorized by 30 CFR 736.25 and 750.25
in Federal program states and on Indian
lands, respectively.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents:
Applicants for surface coal mining and
reclamation permits and State
governments and Indian Tribes.
Total Annual Respondents: 892 coal
mining applicants and 24 regulatory
authorities.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 38,442.
Total Annual Non-Wage Cost Burden:
$108,520.
Send comments on the need for the
collection of information for the
performance of the functions of the
agency; the accuracy of the agency’s
burden estimates; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and ways to
minimize the information collection
burden on respondents, such as use of
automated means of collection of the

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