The MMS uses the information to
evaluate and approve or disapprove equipment and/or procedures to
be used during operations on production platforms offshore.
Respondents are Outer Continental Shelf Federal oil and gas and
sulphur lessees.
The current OMB inventory is
17,598 burden hours for this collection of information. This
submission requests 47,021 burden hours.The difference of +29,423
hours is mostly due to the increased number of annual responses for
recordkeeping requirements times the hour burden and is considered
an adjustment.The current OMB non-hour cost burden inventory is
$544,877.This submission requests $482,309.The adjustment decrease
of -$62,568, is the result of decreased number of annual responses
that are associated with cost recovery fees.
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.