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Release: #3805
Date: April 21, 2008
MMS
Issues Lease Form for Alternative Energy Resource Data Collection
and Technology Testing Activities
WASHINGTON
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has issued the lease form that,
with OMB approval, it will use to authorize alternative energy
resource data collection and technology testing for activities
permitted under the Department’s interim policy announced in November
last year.
The new Form MMS-0001, Lease of
Submerged Lands for Alternative Energy Activities on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS), is printed in a Federal Register notice
published today. This notice provides the public a second opportunity
to comment on the paperwork burdens associated with the lease form.
You may submit comments within 30
days by any of the following methods listed below.
In a related move, the MMS
recently announced via a
Federal Register (75.55
KB PDF file) Notice its
designation of five areas on the Federal Outer Continental Shelf as
priority areas for the research. The five areas are offshore New
Jersey, Delaware, Georgia, Florida and California. Additional
information about the announcement may be found
online.
The related
Federal Register
(1281.73 KB PDF file) Notice is also
available online.
To submit comments on the lease
form:
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By fax (202) 395-6566 or
email the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk
Officer for the Department of the Interior (1010-NEW).
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Electronically: go to
Regulations.Gov. Under
the tab “More Search Options,” click “Advanced Docket Search”, then
select “Minerals Management Service” from the agency drop-down menu,
then click “submit.” In the Docket ID column, select
MMS-2007-OEMM-0072 to submit public comments and to view available
supporting and related materials. Information on using
Regulations.Gov, including instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close of the
comment period, is available through the site’s “User Tips” link. All comments submitted will be published and posted to the docket
after the closing period.
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Mail or hand-carry comments:
Department of
the Interior
Minerals Management Service
Attention: Cheryl Blundon
381 Elden Street, MS-4024
Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817
Please reference “Information
Collection 1010-NEW” in your comment and include your name and return
address.
Contact:
Gary Strasburg
202 208-3985
MMS: Securing Ocean Energy & Economic Value for America
U.S. Department of the Interior
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07/22/2008,
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