MMS uses the information to (1)
determine the necessity for well temporary abandonment and that
temporary abandonment will not be a significant threat to other
uses of the OCS; (2) verify that respondents are diligently
pursuing the final disposition of a well and have performed
temporary plugging of the wellbore; (3) ensure platform or pipeline
removal activities are properly performed; and (4) ensure that
decommissioning a platform in place will not be a hazard to
navigation and commercial fishing operations or interfere with
other uses of the OCS.
(a)The current OMB inventory
includes 8,579 burden hours for this collection of
infor-mation.This submission requests 17,991 burden hours.The
adjustment increase of 9,412 hours is due to re-estimating the
average annual responses and the amount of time required to respond
based on consultations.(b)The current OMB inventory includes
$1,032,006 non-hour cost burdens for this collection of
information.This submission requests $1,152,700.The adjustment
increase of $120,694 is due to re-estimating the average annual
responses times the amount of the service fee.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.