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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 130 / Monday, July 8, 2024 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2023–0008; EEEE500000
245E1700D2 ET1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB
Control Number 1014–0005]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Relief or Reduction in
Royalty Rates
Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
proposes to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August 8,
2024.
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. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments to Nikki Mason, BSEE
ICCO, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling,
VA 20166; or by email to nikki.mason@
bsee.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1014–0005 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Nikki Mason at 703–
787–1607 or by email at nikki.mason@
bsee.gov. 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 the United
States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may
also view the ICR at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general
public and other Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on new,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us
assess the impact of our information

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collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on June 16,
2023 [88 FR 39466]. No comments were
received.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. 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.
Abstract: The information collected
under 30 CFR part 203, Relief or
Reduction in Royalty Rates is used in
our efforts to make decisions on the
economic viability of leases requesting a
suspension or elimination of royalty or
net profit share. These decisions have
enormous monetary impact on both the
lessee and the Federal government.
Royalty relief can lead to increased
production of natural gas and oil,
creating profits for lessees, and royalty
and tax revenues for the Federal

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government that they might not
otherwise receive. We could not make
an informed decision without the
collection of information required by 30
CFR part 203.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 203,
Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0005.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Potential respondents include Federal
OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees and/or
operators and holders of pipeline rightsof-way.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: Currently there are
approximately 555 Federal OCS oil, gas,
and sulfur lessees and holders of
pipeline rights-of-way. Not all the
potential respondents will submit
information in any given year, and some
may submit multiple times.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 28.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 1 hour to 2,000
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 724.
Respondent’s Obligation: Some
responses are mandatory; while others
are required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Submissions
are generally on occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $27,950.
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.).
Kirk Malstrom,
Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2024–0003; EEEE500000
245E1700D2 ET1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB
Control Number 1014–0017]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Pollution Prevention and
Control
Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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