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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request

Tue, Dec 6 2005 11:00:00 GMT

To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to
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renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart C, ``Pollution Prevention and Control,'' and related documents. This notice also provides the public a second opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these regulatory requirements.

Environmental Document Prepared for Proposed Mineral Exploration on the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf

Tue, Dec 6 2005 11:00:00 GMT

Minerals Management Service (MMS), in accordance with Federal regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the availability of a NEPArelated Environmental Assessment (EA) prepared by MMS for proposed oil and gas exploration on the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This listing includes the only proposal for which a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was prepared by the Alaska OCS Office in the 3month period preceding this Notice.

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Alaska OCS Region, Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Sale 199, May 2007

Tue, Dec 6 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The Secretary's approved 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20022007 provides for two sales, Sales 191 and 199, to be held in the Cook Inlet planning area. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that covered both sales was prepared. The RFI and a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS for Sales 191 and 199 was published in the Federal Register on December 31, 2001, at 66 FR 67543. The Cook Inlet final EIS for Sales 191 and 199 was released in November 2003 (OCS EIS/EA, MMS 2003055). The first sale, Sale 191, was held on May 19, 2004; however, the sale received no bids.

The RFI/NOI for Sale 199 was published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2004, at 69 FR 77265, with a proposed date of sale in May 2006. Since neither comments nor interest were received from the oil and gas industry, the MMS decided to delay the sale until May 2007. The MMS is now asking if industry or others have interest in holding Cook Inlet Sale 199 in May 2007. If bona fide interest from companies is re