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burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on April 26, 2010,
we published a Federal Register notice
(75 FR 21648) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
addition, § 253.5 and the PRA statement
on the cover sheet for the OSFR forms
explain that BOEMRE will accept
comments at any time on the
information collection requirements and
burdens of our 30 CFR part 253
regulations and associated forms. The
regulation and the OSFR cover sheet
also inform the public that they may
comment at any time on the collection
of information and provides the address
to which they should send comments.
We have received no comments in
response to these efforts.
If you wish to comment in response
to this notice, you may send your
comments to the offices listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. The
OMB has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove the information collection
but may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive
public comments by October 7, 2010.
Public Availability of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
BOEMRE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (703)
787–1025.
Dated: August 30, 2010.
Doug Slitor,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement
[Docket No. MMS–2010–OMM–0008]

BOEMRE Information Collection
Activity: 1010–0114, Subpart A—
General, Revision of a Collection;
Submitted for Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment
Request
Bureau of Ocean Management,
Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an revision of an
information collection (1010–0114).
AGENCY:

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
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR part 250, subpart A—General,
and related documents. This notice also
provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.

SUMMARY:

Submit written comments by
October 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either
fax (202) 395–5806 or email
(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior (1010–0114). Please also submit
a copy of your comments to BOEMRE by
any of the means below.
• Electronically: go to http://
www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter docket ID
MMS–2010–OMM–0008 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view
supporting and related materials
available for this collection. The
BOEMRE will post all comments.
• Email cheryl.blundon@mms.gov.
Mail or hand-carry comments to:
Department of the Interior; Bureau of
Ocean Management, Regulation and
Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024;
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please
reference ICR 1010–0114 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. You
may also contact Cheryl Blundon to
obtain a copy, at no cost, of the
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regulations and forms that require the
subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, subpart A—
General.
Forms: MMS–132, MMS–143, MMS–
1123, and MMS–1832.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0114.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to prescribe rules and regulations to
manage the mineral resources of the
OCS. Such rules and regulations will
apply to all operations conducted under
a lease, right-of-use and easement, or
pipeline right-of-way. Operations on the
OCS must preserve, protect, and
develop oil and natural gas resources in
a manner that is consistent with the
need to make such resources available
to meet the Nation’s energy needs as
rapidly as possible; to balance orderly
energy resource development with
protection of human, marine, and
coastal environments; to ensure the
public a fair and equitable return on the
resources of the OCS; and to preserve
and maintain free enterprise
competition. Section 1332(6) states that
‘‘operations in the [O]uter Continental
Shelf should be conducted in a safe
manner by well trained personnel using
technology, precautions, and other
techniques sufficient to prevent or
minimize the likelihood of blowouts,
loss of well control, fires, spillages,
physical obstructions to other users of
the waters or subsoil and seabed, or
other occurrences which may cause
damage to the environment or to
property or endanger life or health.’’
Section 1352 further requires that
certain costs be reimbursed to the
parties submitting required geological
and geophysical (G&G) information and
data. Under the Act, permittees are to be
reimbursed for the costs of reproducing
any G&G data required to be submitted.
Permittees are to be reimbursed also for
the reasonable cost of processing
geophysical information required to be
submitted when processing is in a form
or manner required by the Director and
is not used in the normal conduct of the
business of the permittee.
The Independent Offices
Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the
Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L.
104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26,
1996), and OMB Circular A–25,
authorize Federal agencies to recover
the full cost of services that confer
special benefits. Under the Department
of the Interior’s implementing policy,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)

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is required to charge fees for services
that provide special benefits or
privileges to an identifiable non-Federal
recipient above and beyond those which
accrue to the public at large. Several
requests for approval required in
subpart A are subject to cost recovery,
and BOEMRE regulations specify
service fees for these requests.
This ICR also covers the related
Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs)
that BOEMRE issues to clarify and
provide additional guidance on some
aspects of our regulations.
Regulations implementing these
responsibilities are under 30 CFR part
250, subpart A. Responses are
mandatory. Requests for BOEMRE
approval may contain proprietary
information related to performance
standards or alternative approaches to
conducting operations different from
those approved and specified in
BOEMRE regulations. We will protect
this proprietary information according
to the Freedom of Information Act, (5
U.S.C. 552), its implementing
regulations (43 CFR 2), 30 CFR part 252,
and 30 CFR 250.197, Data and
information to be made available to the
public or for limited inspection.
The BOEMRE uses the information
collected under the subpart A
regulations to ensure that operations on
the OCS are carried out in a safe and
pollution-free manner, do not interfere
with the rights of other users on the
OCS, and balance the protection and
development of OCS resources.
Specifically, we use the information
collected to:
• Review records of formal crane
operator and rigger training, crane
operator qualifications, crane
inspections, testing, and maintenance to
ensure that lessees/operators perform
operations in a safe and workmanlike
manner and that equipment is
maintained in a safe condition. The
BOEMRE also uses the information to
make certain that all new and existing
cranes installed on OCS fixed platforms
must be equipped with anti-two block
safety devices, and to assure that
uniform methods are employed by
lessees for load testing of cranes.
• Review welding plans, procedures,
and records to ensure that welding is
conducted in a safe and workmanlike
manner by trained and experienced
personnel.
• Provide lessees/operators greater
flexibility to comply with regulatory
requirements through approval of
alternative equipment or procedures
and departures to regulations if they
demonstrate equal or better compliance
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• Determine the capability of a well
to produce oil or gas in paying
quantities or to determine the possible
need for additional wells resulting in
minimum royalty status on a lease. If a
well does not yield hydrocarbons in
sufficient quantity to warrant continued
operation and production, BOEMRE
uses the information to verify the claim
and to release the lessee from lease
obligations. Conversely, the information
is used to extend the term of the lease
if additional wells will warrant
continued operation and production.
• Ensure that injection of gas
promotes conservation of natural
resources, prevents waste, and that
subsurface storage of natural gas does
not unduly interfere with development
and production operations under
existing leases.
• Record the designation of an
operator authorized to act on behalf of
the lessee and to fulfill the lessee’s
obligations under the OCS Lands Act
and implementing regulations, or to
record the local agent empowered to
receive notices and comply with
regulatory orders issued (Form MMS–
1123). This form requires the
respondent to submit general
information such as lease number,
name, address, company number of
designated operator, and signature of
the authorized lessee.
• Determine if an application for
right-of-use and easement complies with
the OCS Lands Act, other applicable
laws, and BOEMRE regulations; and
does not unreasonably interfere with the
operations of any other lessee.
• Provide for orderly development of
leases through the use of information to
determine the appropriateness of lessee/
operator requests for suspension of
operations, including production.
• Improve safety and environmental
protection on the OCS through
collection and analysis of accident
reports to ascertain the cause of the
accidents and to determine ways to
prevent recurrences.
• Ascertain when the lease ceases
production or when the last well ceases
production in order to determine the
180th day after the date of completion
of the last production. The BOEMRE
will use this information to efficiently
maintain the lessee/operator lease
status.
• Approve requests to cancel leases.
• Be informed when there could be a
major disruption in the availability and
supply of natural gas and oil due to
natural occurrences/hurricanes, to
advise the U.S. Coast Guard in case of
the need to rescue offshore workers in
distress, to monitor damage to offshore
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advise the news media and interested
public entities when production is shut
in and when resumed. The Gulf of
Mexico OCS Region (GOMR) uses a
reporting form, MMS–132, Evacuation
Statistics, for respondents to report
evacuation statistics when necessary.
This form requires the respondent to
submit general information such as
company name, contact, date, time,
telephone number, as well as number of
platforms and drilling rigs evacuated
and not evacuated. We also require
production shut-in statistics for oil
(BOPD) and gas (MMSCFD).
• Form MMS–143, Facility/
Equipment Damage Report, assists
lessees, lease operators, and pipeline
right-of-way holders when reporting
damage by a hurricane, earthquake, or
other natural phenomenon. They are
required to submit an initial damage
report to the Regional Supervisor within
48 hours after completing the initial
evaluation of the damage and then,
subsequent reports, monthly and
immediately, whenever information
changes until the damaged structure or
equipment is returned to service.
• Allow lessees/operators who
exhibit unacceptable performance an
incremental approach to improving
their overall performance prior to a final
decision to disqualify a lessee/operator
or to pursue debarment proceedings
through the execution of a performance
improvement plan (PIP). The subpart A
regulations do not address the actual
process that we will follow in pursuing
the disqualification of operators under
§§ 250.135 and 250.136. However, our
internal enforcement procedures
include allowing such operators to
demonstrate a commitment to
acceptable performance by the
submission of a PIP.
• Determine that respondents have
corrected all Incidents of NonCompliance (INC)(s), Form MMS–1832,
identified during inspections. The
BOEMRE issues this form to the
operator and the operator then corrects
the INC(s), signs and returns the form to
the BOEMRE Regional Supervisor
within 14 days of issuance.
Frequency: Primarily on occasion;
monthly; and Form MMS–132,
Evacuation Statistics is submitted daily
during an emergency situation.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal and State
oil, gas, or sulphur lessees and/or
operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
estimated annual hour burden for this
information collection is a total of
44,413 hours. The following chart
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usual and customary and took that into
account in estimating the burden.
Non-hour cost burdens

Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart A and related
forms/NTLs

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement

Hour
burden

Average number of annual
responses

Annual
burden
hours

Authority and Definition of Terms
104; 181; Form MMS–1832

Appeal orders or decisions; appeal INCs; request hearing due to cancellation of lease.

Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c).

0

Performance Standards
109(a); 110 ..........................
115; 116 ..............................

2 ...............
5 ...............

54 plans ..............................
90 responses ......................

108
450

10 ............

7 applications .....................

70

Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................

151 responses ....................

628

Cost Recovery Fees and related items
are covered individually throughout this
subpart.

0

118; 119; 121; 124 ..............

Submit welding, burning, and hot tapping plans ............
Request determination of well producibility; make available or submit data and information; notify BOEMRE
of test.
Apply for injection or subsurface storage of gas; sign
storage agreement.

Cost Recovery Fees
125; 126 ..............................

Cost Recovery Fees; confirmation receipt etc; verbal
approvals pertaining to fees.
Forms

130–133; Form MMS–1832

Submit ‘‘green’’ response copy of Form MMS–1832 indicating date violations (INCs) corrected.

143 ......................................

Report change of address; submit designation of local
agent.

143; 144; 145; Form MMS–
1123.

Submit designation of operator (Form MMS–1123—
form takes 15 minutes); report change of address;
notice of termination; submit designation of local
agent; include pay.gov confirmation receipt.

2 ...............

931 forms ...........................

Not considered information collection
under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1).
1 ...............

840 forms ...........................

1,862
0
840

$164 fee × 840 = $137,760 *
186(a)(3); NTL ....................

Apply to receive administrative entitlements to eWell
(electronic/digital form submittals).

192; Form MMS–132 ..........

Daily report of evacuation statistics for natural occurrence/hurricane (Form MMS–132 (form takes 1 hour)
in the GOMR) when circumstances warrant; inform
BOEMRE when you resume production.
Use Form MMS–143 to submit an initial damage report
to the Regional Supervisor.
Use Form MMS–143 to submit subsequent damage reports on a monthly basis until damaged structure or
equipment is returned to service; immediately when
information changes; date item returned to service
must be in final report.

Not considered information collection
under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1).

0

1.5 ...........

1,950 reports or forms .......

2,925

3 ..............

133 forms ...........................

399

1 ...............

133 forms ...........................

133

Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................

3,987 responses .................

6,159

192(b) ..................................
192(b) ..................................

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$137,760 non-hour cost burden
Inspection of Operations
130–133 ..............................

2 ..............
1 ...............
1 ...............
1.5 ...........

178 requests ......................
274 waivers ........................
698 notices .........................
15 requests ........................

356
274
698
1 23

Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................

1,165 responses .................

1,351

133 ......................................

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Request reconsideration from issuance of an INC .........
Request waiver of 14-day response time .......................
Notify BOEMRE before returning to operations if shut-in
Request reimbursement for food, quarters, and transportation provided to BOEMRE representatives (no
requests received in many years; minimal burden).

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Non-hour cost burdens

Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart A and related
forms/NTLs

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement

Annual
burden
hours

Hour
burden

Average number of annual
responses

40 ............

4 plans ................................

160

Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................

4 responses ........................

160

360 requests ......................

360

Disqualification
135 BOEMRE internal process.

Submit PIP under BOEMRE implementing procedures
for enforcement actions.

Special Types of Approval
140 ......................................

Request various oral approvals not specifically covered
elsewhere in regulatory requirements.

140(c) ..................................

Submit letter when stopping approved flaring with required information.

141; 198 ..............................

Request approval to use new or alternative procedures,
including BAST not specifically covered elsewhere in
regulatory requirements.
Request approval of departure from operating requirements not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements.

1 ..............

Burden covered under 1010–0041.

0

20 ............

590 requests ......................

11,800

2.5 ...........

1,052 requests ...................

2,630

Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................

2,002 responses .................

14,790

142; 198 ..............................

Naming and Identifying Facilities and Wells (Does Not Include MODUs)
150; 151; 152; 154(a) .........

3 ...............

585 new/replacement signs

1,755

2 ...............

188 new wells ....................

376

Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................

773 responses ....................

2,131

26 applications ...................

234

150; 154(b) ..........................

Name and identify facilities, artificial islands, MODUs,
helo landing facilities etc., with signs.
Name and identify wells with signs .................................

Right-of-use and Easement
160; 161; 123 ......................

OCS lessees: Apply for new or modified right-of-use
and easement to construct and maintain off-lease
platforms, artificial islands, and installations and other
devices; include notifications.

160(c) ..................................

Establish a Company File for qualification; submit updated information, submit qualifications for lessee/
bidder, request exception.

165; 123 ..............................

State lessees: Apply for new or modified right-of-use
and easement to construct and maintain off-lease
platforms, artificial islands, and installations and other
devices; include pay.gov confirmation.

9 ...............

Burden covered under 1010–0006.

5 ...............

1 application .......................

0

5

$2,569 state lease fee × 1 = $2,569
166 ......................................

State lessees: Furnish surety bond; additional security
if required.

Burden covered under 30 CFR 256
(1010–0006).

Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................

27 responses ......................

0
239

$2,569 non-hour cost burden

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Suspensions
168; 170; 171; 172; 174;
175; 177; 180(b), (d).

Request suspension of operation or production; submit
schedule of work leading to commencement; supporting information; include pay.gov confirmation receipt.

10 ............

595 requests ......................

5,950

$1,968 fee × 595 = $1,170,960 *
Submit progress reports on SOO or SOP as condition
of approval.

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Non-hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart A and related
forms/NTLs

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement

Hour
burden

Average number of annual
responses

172(b); 177(a) .....................

Conduct site-specific study; submit results. No instances requiring this study in several years—could
be necessary if a situation occurred such as severe
damage to a platform or structure caused by a hurricane or a vessel collision.

100 ...........

1 study/report .....................

177(b), (c), (d); 182; 183,
185; 194.

Various references to submitting new, revised, or modified exploration plan, development/production plan, or
development operations coordination document, and
related surveys/reports.

Annual
burden
hours
100

Burden covered under 1010–0151.

Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................

1,299 responses .................

0

8,159

$1,170,960 non-hour cost burden.
Primary Lease Requirements, Lease Term Extensions, and Lease Cancellations
180(a), (h), (i), .....................

2 ..............

53 reports or notices ..........

106

2 ..............

404 submissions/notifications.

808

.5 ..............
4 ...............

.............................................
88 requests/notifications ....

202
352

.5 ..............
20 ............

.............................................
1 request ............................

44
20

50 ............

1 request ............................

50

Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................

547 responses ....................

1,582

10 ............
Oral .5 ......

200 .....................................
898 .....................................

2,000
449

Written 2.5

950 .....................................

2,375

180(f), (g), (h), (i) ................

Notify and submit report on various leaseholding operations and lease production activities.
Submit various operations and production data to demonstrate production in paying quantities to maintain
lease beyond primary term; notify BOEMRE when
you begin conducting operations beyond its primary
term.

180(e), (j) ............................

Request more than 180 days to resume operations; notify BOEMRE if operations do not begin within 180
days.

181(d); 182(b), 183(b)(2) ....

Request termination of suspension and cancellation of
lease (no requests in recent years for termination/
cancellation of a lease; minimal burden).
Request compensation for lease cancellation mandated
by the OCS Lands Act (no qualified lease cancellations in many years; minimal burden compared to
benefit).

184 ......................................

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186; NTL .............................
187; 188(a-b); 189; 190(ac); 192; NTL.

Submit information and reports as BOEMRE requires ...
Report to the District Manager immediately via oral
communication and written follow-up within 15 calendar days, incidents pertaining to: Fatalities; injuries; LoWC; fires; explosions; all collisions resulting in
property or equipment damage >$25K; structural
damage to an OCS facility; cranes; incidents that
damage or disable safety systems or equipment (including firefighting systems); include hurricane reports such as platform/rig evacuation, rig damage, P/
L damage, and platform damage; operations personnel to muster for evacuation not related to weather or drills; any additional information required. If requested, submit copy marked as public information.

187(d) ..................................

Report all spills of oil or other liquid pollutants ...............

Burden covered under 30 CFR 254
(1010–0091).

0

188(a)(5) .............................

Report to District Manager hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas
releases immediately by oral communication.

Burden covered under 1010–0141.

0

191 ......................................

Submit written statement/Request compensation mileage and services for testimony re: accident investigation.

Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c).

0

193 ......................................
194; NTL .............................

Report apparent violations or non-compliance ...............
Request departures from conducting archaeological resources surveys and/or submitting reports in GOMR.

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1 ..............

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2 requests ..........................

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Non-hour cost burdens

Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart A and related
forms/NTLs

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement

Hour
burden

Average number of annual
responses

194(c) ..................................
195 ......................................

Report archaeological discoveries ..................................
Notify District Manager within 5 workdays of putting
well in production status (usually oral). Follow-up with
either fax/email within same 5 day period (burden includes oral and written).

2 ..............
1 ..............

12 reports ...........................
188 notifications .................

196 ......................................

Submit data/information for post-lease G&G activity and
request reimbursement.

197(c) ..................................
101–199 ..............................

Submit confidentiality agreement ....................................
General departure or alternative compliance requests
not specifically covered elsewhere in Subpart A.

Annual
burden
hours
24
188

Burden covered under 30 CFR 251
(1010–0048).

0

1 ...............
2 ...............

1 .........................................
21 requests ........................

1
42

Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................

2,278 responses .................

5,090

1.5 ...........

2,151 recordkeepers ..........

1 3,227

1 ...............

637 operations ...................

637

2 ...............

130 lessees/operators ........

260

Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................

2,918 responses .................

4,124

Total Burden ...........................................................................................................................

15,151 responses ...............

44,413

Recordkeeping
108(e) ..................................

109(b); 113(c) .....................
132(b)(3) .............................

Retain records of design and construction for life of
crane, including installation records for any anti-two
block safety devices; all inspection, testing, and
maintenance for at least 4 years; crane operator and
all rigger personnel qualifications for at least 4 years.
Retain welding plan and drawings of safe-welding
areas at site; designated person advises in writing
that it is safe to weld.
During inspections make records available as requested by inspectors.

$1,311,289 Non-Hour Cost Burdens.

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* Cost recovery monies collected are based on actual submittals through Pay.gov for FY 2009.
1 Rounded.

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified three non-hour cost
burdens. Section 250.143 requires
respondents to pay a cost recovery fee
for a change in designation of operator.
Section 250.165 requires a State lessee
applying for a right-of-use and easement
on the OCS to pay a cost recovery
application fee. This cost is the same as
the fee for a pipeline right-of-way grant
specified in § 250.1015 and is subject to
change based on that regulation. We
estimate receiving only one application
per year. Section 250.171 requests a cost
recovery fee for either a Suspension of
Operations or Production Request
(SOO/SOP). We have not identified any
other non-hour cost burden associated
with this collection of information. We
estimate a total reporting non-hour cost
burden of $1,311,289.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
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Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide
notice * * * and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *’’
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on March 22,
2010, we published a Federal Register
notice (75 FR 13563) announcing that
we would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB

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control number for the information
collection requirements imposed by the
30 CFR 250 regulations and the forms.
The regulation also informs the public
that they may comment at any time on
the collections of information and
provides the address to which they
should send comments. We have
received no comments in response to
these efforts.
If you wish to comment in response
to this notice, you may send your
comments to the offices listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. The
OMB has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove the information collection
but may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive
public comments by October 7, 2010.
Public Availability of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 7, 2010 / Notices
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
BOEMRE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (703)
787–1025.
Dated: August 30, 2010
Doug Slitor,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010–22192 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement
[Docket No. MMS–2010–OMM–0011]

BOEMRE Information Collection
Activity: 1010–0142, Decommissioning
Activities, Extension of a Collection,
Submitted for Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment
Request
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0142).
AGENCY:

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
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR 250, subpart Q,
Decommissioning Activities, and related
documents. This notice also provides
the public a second opportunity to
comment on the paperwork burden of
these regulatory requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by
October 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either
fax (202) 395–5806 or e-mail
(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior (1010–0142). Please also submit
a copy of your comments to BOEMRE by
any of the means below.
• Electronically: go to http://
www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter docket ID
MMS–2010–OMM–0011 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view
supporting and related materials
available for this collection. The
BOEMRE will post all comments.
• E-mail: cheryl.blundon@mms.gov.
Mail or hand-carry comments to the

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Department of the Interior; Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, Regulation
and Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024;
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please
reference ICR 1010–0142 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch (703) 787–1607. You
may also contact Cheryl Blundon to
obtain a copy, at no cost, of the
regulation that requires the subject
collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, subpart Q,
Decommissioning Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0142.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) to prescribe rules and
regulations to manage the mineral
resources of the OCS. Such rules and
regulations will apply to all operations
conducted under a lease. Operations on
the OCS must preserve, protect, and
develop oil and natural gas resources in
a manner that is consistent with the
need to make such resources available
to meet the Nation’s energy needs as
rapidly as possible; to balance orderly
energy resource development with
protection of human, marine, and
coastal environments; to ensure the
public a fair and equitable return on the
resources of the OCS; and to preserve
and maintain free enterprise
competition.
Section 1332(6) states that ‘‘operations
in the [O]uter Continental Shelf should
be conducted in a safe manner by well
trained personnel using technology,
precautions, and other techniques
sufficient to prevent or minimize the
likelihood of blowouts, loss of well
control, fires, spillages, physical
obstructions to other users of the waters
or subsoil and seabed, or other
occurrences which may cause damage to
the environment or to property or
endanger life or health.’’
The Independent Offices
Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the
Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L.
104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26,
1996), and OMB Circular A–25,
authorize Federal agencies to recover
the full cost of services that confer
special benefits. Under the Department
of the Interior’s (DOI) implementing
policy, the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE) is required to
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identifiable non-Federal recipient above
and beyond those which accrue to the
public at large. Applications to remove/
decommission a platform are subject to
cost recovery, and BOEMRE regulations
specify cost recovery fees for these
requests.
This authority and responsibility are
among those delegated to BOEMRE. The
regulations at 30 CFR 250, subpart Q,
concern decommissioning of platforms,
wells, and pipelines, as well as site
clearance and platform removal and are
the subject of this collection. This
request also covers the related Notices
to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that
BOEMRE issues to clarify, supplement,
or provide additional guidance on some
aspects of our regulations.
The BOEMRE uses the information
collected under subpart Q primarily for
the following reasons:
• To determine the necessity for
allowing a well to be temporarily
abandoned, the lessee/operator must
demonstrate that there is a reason for
not permanently plugging the well, and
the temporary abandonment will not
interfere with fishing, navigation, or
other uses of the OCS. We use the
information and documentation to
verify that the lessee/operator is
diligently pursuing the final disposition
of the well and has performed the
temporary plugging of the wellbore.
• The information submitted in initial
decommissioning plans in the Alaska
and Pacific OCS Regions will permit
BOEMRE to become involved on the
ground floor planning of platform
removals anticipated to occur in these
OCS regions.
• Site clearance and platform or
pipeline removal information ensures
that all objects (wellheads, platforms,
etc.) installed on the OCS are properly
removed using procedures that will
protect marine life and the environment
during removal operations, and the site
cleared so as not to conflict with or
harm other uses of the OCS.
• Information regarding
decommissioning a pipeline in place is
needed to ensure that it will not
constitute a hazard to navigation and
commercial fishing operations, unduly
interfere with other uses of the OCS, or
have adverse environmental effects.
• The information is necessary to
verify that decommissioning activities
comply with approved applications and
procedures and are satisfactorily
completed.
Responses are mandatory. No
questions of a sensitive nature are
asked. We protect proprietary
information according to the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its
implementing regulations (43 CFR 2),

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