NTL - GOMR - Global Positioning System (GPS) for Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
NTL Just Letter.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-05-07
0000-NEW-09-MODU_tracking-SS.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-05-08
30 CFR 250 subpart A as of 4-30-09.doc Supplementary Document	2009-04-30
4100039.JPG Supplementary Document	2009-04-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
189017	notify hurricane response team (hrt) once rig moved off location	New
189016	future tracking/locator data access	New
189015	Initial tracking/locator data access	New
189014	future purchase of tracking/locator devices for new, replace etc	New
189013	Initial purchase and installation of tracking/locator devices Other-null	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1010-0177	ICR Reference No: 200904-1010-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BOEM	Agency Tracking No: OMM - NTL-GPS-09
Title: NTL - GOMR - Global Positioning System (GPS) for Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 05/22/2009
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/27/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/08/2009
Terms of Clearance: Upon approval the Agency should submit a 60 day notice to initiate standard ICR review procedures.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2009	6 Months From Approved
Responses	666	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	84	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,650,000	0	0

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Abstract: The subject of this information collection (IC) request is an NTL (Notice to Lessees), GPS (Global Positioning System) for MODUs (Mobile Offshore Drilling Units). This NTL will require MODUs to be equipped with multiple tracking/location devices so that during a storm event the respondent, as well as MMS, will have the capability to monitor its location. This will also give notifications and grant MMS real-time location data access as necessary to the Hurricane Response Team (HRT).

Emergency Justfication: In March 2009, the SKS SATILLA, a 900-ft Norwegian flagged tank ship carrying approx. 130K MT of crude oil, reported listing 8 degrees and taking on water about 65 miles offshore of Galveston TX. It was determined that the SKS Satilla had hit a sunken MODU that was submerged approximately 24 feet below the surface of the water, that had been missing since Hurricane Ike. The MODU was displaced off the coast of Louisiana during Hurricane Ike and ended up off the coast of Galveston, roughly 105 miles away. It is important that this NTL be put in effect before hurricane season begins June 1st. The information to be collected is necessary for MMS to assess the whereabouts of any facility becoming unmoored due to extreme weather situations; as well as, follow the path of that facility to determine if other facilities/pipelines, etc., were damaged in any way. The offshore oil and gas industry will use the information to determine the safest and quickest way to either remove the obstacles or to fix and reuse them.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 43 USC 1331 et seq and 1801 Name of Law: OCSLA
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
future tracking/locator data access
notify hurricane response team (hrt) once rig moved off location
Initial purchase and installation of tracking/locator devices
Initial tracking/locator data access
future purchase of tracking/locator devices for new, replace etc

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	666	0	0	666	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	84	0	0	84	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,650,000	0	0	1,650,000	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This IC request is a new submission to obtain information. The reporting hour burden for this new collection constitutes a program increase of 84 burden hours. The non-hour cost burden for this new collection constitutes a program increase of $1,650,000.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $25,620

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 05/08/2009

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