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area not expressly granted to the Lessee
by the Act, the regulations, or this lease
are hereby reserved to the Lessor.
BOEM requires each bidder that is
awarded a lease to complete the
following:
(1) Execute all copies of the lease
(Form BOEM–2005 [February 2017], as
amended);
(2) Pay by EFT the balance of the
bonus bid amount and the first year’s
rental for each lease issued in
accordance with the requirements of 30
CFR 1218.155 and 556.520(a); and
(3) Satisfy the bonding requirements
of 30 CFR part 556, subpart I, as
amended. ONRR requests that bidders
use only one transaction for payment of
the balance of the bonus bid amount
and the first year’s rental. Once ONRR
receives such payment, the bidder
awarded the lease may not request a
refund of the balance of the bonus bid
amount or first year’s rental payment.
XI. Delay of Sale
The BOEM GOM RD has the
discretion to change any date, time,
and/or location specified in the Final
NOS package if the RD deems that an
emergent event could interfere with a
fair and orderly lease sale. Such events
could include, but are not limited to,
natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes,
hurricanes, floods), wars, riots, acts of
terrorism, fires, strikes, civil disorder, or
other events of a similar nature.
Furthermore, the RD may change the
date, time, and/or location of the lease
sale to comply with court orders. In case
of such events, bidders should call (504)
736–0557 or access the BOEM website
at https://www.boem.gov/ for
information regarding any changes.
Elizabeth Klein,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

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[OMB Control Number 1010–0048; Docket
ID: BOEM–2023–0004]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Geological and Geophysical
Explorations of the Outer Continental
Shelf
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) proposes this information
collection request (ICR) to renew Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number 1010–0048.
DATES: Comments must be received by
the OMB desk officer no later than
December 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your written
comments on this ICR to the OMB’s
desk officer for the Department of the
Interior at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. From the www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain landing page, find
this information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments by parcel delivery
service or U.S. 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 anna.atkinson@
boem.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1010–0048 in the subject line of
your comments. You may also comment
by searching the docket number
‘‘BOEM–2023–0004’’ at
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna Atkinson by email at
anna.atkinson@boem.gov, 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-ofcontact 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.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 551,
‘‘Geological and Geophysical
Explorations of the Outer Continental
Shelf.’’
Abstract: This ICR concerns the
paperwork requirement in the
regulations at 30 CFR part 551. This
request also covers Form BOEM–0327,
‘‘Requirements for Geological and

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Geophysical Explorations or Scientific
Research on the Outer Continental
Shelf.’’
Section 11(g) of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended
(43 U.S.C. 1340(g)), authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to prescribe
regulations to govern the issuance of
permits for geological and geophysical
(G&G) exploration on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS). The OCSLA
states that ‘‘any person authorized by
the Secretary may conduct geological
and geophysical explorations in the
[OCS], which do not interfere with or
endanger actual operations under any
lease maintained or granted pursuant to
this subchapter, and which are not
unduly harmful to aquatic life in such
area.’’ 43 U.S.C. 1340(a)(1). It further
provides that permits to conduct such
activities may only be issued if BOEM
determines that the applicant is
qualified; the activities will not interfere
with or endanger operations under any
lease issued or maintained pursuant to
OCSLA; and the activities will not be
unduly harmful to aquatic life, result in
pollution, create hazardous or unsafe
conditions, unreasonably interfere with
other uses of the area, or disturb any
site, structure, or object of historical or
archaeological significance. 43 U.S.C.
1340(g)(1)–(3).
BOEM requires applicants for G&G
permits to submit Form BOEM–0327 to
provide the information necessary to
evaluate their qualifications. Upon
BOEM approval of the application,
BOEM issues to the applicant the
appropriate permit: Form BOEM–0328,
‘‘Permit for Geophysical Exploration for
Mineral Resources or Scientific
Research on the Outer Continental
Shelf,’’ for geophysical exploration or
Form BOEM–0329, ‘‘Permit for
Geological Exploration for Mineral
Resources or Scientific Research on the
Outer Continental Shelf,’’ for geological
exploration. BOEM completes these
permit forms; applicants do not incur
any paperwork burden related to Forms
BOEM–0328 and –0329.
Requirements for G&G exploration or
scientific research on the OCS are
contained in 30 CFR part 551 and are
the subject of this ICR. BOEM is also
renewing Form BOEM–0327. This form
outlines the requirements for G&G
activities requiring permits and notices.
This form also contains the application
that applicants submit to BOEM and a
nonexclusive use agreement for
scientific research, if applicable.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0048.
Form Number: BOEM–0327,
‘‘Requirements for Geological and
Geophysical Explorations or Scientific

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Research on the Outer Continental
Shelf.’’
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Potential respondents comprise Federal
OCS oil, gas, and sulfur permittees or
notice filers.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 578 responses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 21,454 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
retain or obtain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour
Burden Cost: $116,696.
The currently approved OMB
paperwork burden is 35,254 annual
burden hours, 688 annual responses,
and $136,816 in non-hour costs. Due to
a reduction in the number of annual
responses to 578, the annual burden for
this renewal is adjusted to 21,454 hours,
and the non-hour cost burden is
adjusted to $116,696.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period on the
proposed ICR was published on July 17,
2023 (88 FR 45444). BOEM did not
receive any comments.
BOEM is again soliciting comments
on the 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
and will be available for public review
on www.reginfo.gov. BOEM will include
or summarize each comment in its ICR
to OMB for approval of this information
collection. 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. Even if BOEM
withholds your information in the
context of this ICR, your comment is
subject to the Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA). If your submission is
requested under FOIA, your information
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exemptions to disclosure applies. Such
a determination will be made in
accordance with the Department’s FOIA
regulations (43 CFR part 2) and
applicable law.
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
personal privacy. You must also briefly
describe any possible harmful
consequences of the disclosure of
information, such as embarrassment,
injury, or other harm. Note that BOEM
will make available for public
inspection all comments in their
entirety (except for proprietary
information submitted by organizations
and businesses, or by individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives of organizations or
businesses).
BOEM protects proprietary
information in accordance with FOIA (5
U.S.C. 552) and DOI’s implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2).
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 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.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
Solicitation of Comments Relating to
the Public Interest
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has received a complaint
Certain Passive Optical Network
Equipment, DN 3707; the Commission is
soliciting comments on any public
interest issues raised by the complaint
or complainant’s filing pursuant to the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure.

SUMMARY:

Lisa
R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
U.S. International Trade Commission,

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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500 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
public version of the complaint can be
accessed on the Commission’s
Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
For help accessing EDIS, please email
EDIS3Help@usitc.gov.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server at United
States International Trade Commission
(USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The
public record for this investigation may
be viewed on the Commission’s
Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons are advised
that information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the
Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission has received a complaint
and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure filed on behalf of
Optimum Communications Services,
Inc. on November 14, 2023. The
complaint alleges violations of section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1337) in the importation into the United
States, the sale for importation, and the
sale within the United States after
importation of certain passive optical
network equipment. The complaint
names as respondents: Hangzhou Softel
Optic Co., Ltd. of China; Hangzhou
Fullwell Optoelectronic Equipment Co.,
Ltd. of China; and Hangzhou Sumlo
Industrial Co., Ltd. of China. The
complainant requests that the
Commission issue a general exclusion
order and cease and desist orders.
Proposed respondents, other
interested parties, and members of the
public are invited to file comments on
any public interest issues raised by the
complaint or § 210.8(b) filing.
Comments should address whether
issuance of the relief specifically
requested by the complainant in this
investigation would affect the public
health and welfare in the United States,
competitive conditions in the United
States economy, the production of like
or directly competitive articles in the
United States, or United States
consumers.
In particular, the Commission is
interested in comments that:
(i) explain how the articles potentially
subject to the requested remedial orders
are used in the United States;
(ii) identify any public health, safety,
or welfare concerns in the United States
relating to the requested remedial
orders;

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