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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2013–0025; OMB No.
1660–NW78]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) will
submit the information collection
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and
clearance in accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The submission
will describe the nature of the
information collection, the categories of
respondents, the estimated burden (i.e.,
the time, effort and resources used by
respondents to respond) and cost, and
the actual data collection instruments
FEMA will use.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 24, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the proposed information collection
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget. Comments
should be addressed to the Desk Officer
for the Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, and sent via
electronic mail to oira.submission@
omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
should be made to Director, Records
Management Division, 1800 South Bell
Street, Arlington, VA 20598–3005,
facsimile number (202) 646–3347, or
email address FEMA-InformationCollections-Management@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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Collection of Information
Title: Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants.
Type of information collection: New
Collection.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA
Form 080–4, Staffing for Adequate Fire
and Emergency Response (SAFER)
(General Questions All Applicants);
FEMA Form 080–4a, Staffing for
Adequate Fire and Emergency Response
Hiring of Firefighters Application
(Questions and Narrative); FEMA Form

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080–4b, Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response Recruitment and
Retention of Volunteer Firefighters
Application (Questions and Narrative).
Abstract: FEMA uses this information
to ensure that FEMA’s responsibilities
under the legislation can be fulfilled
accurately and efficiently. The
information will be used to objectively
evaluate each of the anticipated
applicants to determine which of the
applicant’s proposalsin each of the
activities are the closest to the
established program priorities.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Government, and Not-for-Profit
Institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,200
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 26,190.
Estimated Cost: There are no record
keeping, capital, start-up, or
maintenance costs associated with this
information collection.
Dated: September 18, 2013.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division,
Mission Support Bureau, ≤Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013–23156 Filed 9–23–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2013–0001; OMB Control
Number 1014–0010; 134E1700D2
EEEE500000 ET1SF0000.DAQ000]

Information Collection Activities:
Decommissioning Activities;
Submitted for Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment
Request
ACTION:

30-day Notice.

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
Subpart Q, Decommissioning Activities.
This notice also provides the public a
second opportunity to comment on the
revised paperwork burden of these
regulatory requirements.
DATES: You must submit comments by
October 24, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either
fax (202) 395–5806 or email (OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov) directly to
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the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer
for the Department of the Interior (1014–
0010). Please provide a copy of your
comments to BSEE by any of the means
below.
• Electronically: go to http://
www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
enter BSEE–2013–0001 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view all
related materials. We will post all
comments.
• Email nicole.mason@
bsee.govmailto:cheryl.blundon@
mms.gov, fax (703) 787–1546, or mail or
hand-carry comments to: Department of
the Interior; Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement;
Regulations and Standards Branch;
Attention: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden
Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia
20170–4817. Please reference 1014–
0010 in your comment and include your
name and return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Mason, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787–1605, to
request additional information about
this ICR. To see a copy of the entire ICR
submitted to OMB, go to http://
www.reginfo.gov (select Information
Collection Review, Currently Under
Review).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 30
CFR 250, Subpart Q, Decommissioning
Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0010
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
necessary for the administration of the
leasing provisions of that Act related to
mineral resources on the OCS. Such
rules and regulations will apply to all
operations conducted under a lease,
right-of-way, or a right-of-use and
easement. 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

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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.’’
In addition to the general rulemaking
authority of the OCSLA at 43 U.S.C.
1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil
and Gas Royalty Management Act
(FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants
authority to the Secretary to prescribe
such rules and regulations as are
reasonably necessary to carry out
FOGRMA’s provisions. While the
majority of FOGRMA is directed to
royalty collection and enforcement,
some provisions apply to offshore
operations. For example, section 108 of
FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the
Secretary broad authority to inspect
lease sites for the purpose of
determining whether there is
compliance with the mineral leasing
laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30
U.S.C. 1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose
substantial civil penalties for failure to
permit lawful inspections and for
knowing or willful preparation or
submission of false, inaccurate, or
misleading reports, records, or other
information. Because the Secretary has
delegated some of the authority under
FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is
included as additional authority for
these requirements.
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. Respondents pay cost

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.
• 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.
We will protect information from
respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under
regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, Data and
information to be made available to the
public or for limited inspection. No
items of a sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion, varies by
section, and annual.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal 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
29,437 hours. The following chart
details the individual components and
estimated hour burdens. In calculating
the burdens, we assumed that
respondents perform certain
requirements in the normal course of
their activities. We consider these to be
usual and customary and took that into
account in estimating the burden.

recovery fees when removing a platform
or other facility, or for decommissioning
a pipeline least term or a right-of-way.
This authority and responsibility are
among those delegated to the Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement
(BSEE). 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 BSEE issues to clarify, supplement,
or provide additional guidance on some
aspects of our regulations.
Regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart Q,
implement these statutory requirements.
We use the information 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 abandoning the well,
and the temporary abandonment will
not constitute a significant threat to
fishing, navigation, or other uses of the
seabed. We use the information and
documentation to verify that the lessee
is diligently pursuing the final
disposition of the well, and the lessee
has performed the temporary plugging
of the wellbore.
• The information submitted in initial
decommissioning plans in the Alaska
and Pacific OCS Regions will permit
BSEE 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

BURDEN BREAKDOWN
[L/T = Lease Term Burden Breakdown ROW = Right of Way]
Non-Hour Cost Burdens
Citation 30 CFR
250 Subpart Q

Reporting requirement

Average No. of
annual
responses

Hour
burden

Annual burden
hours
(Rounded)

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General
1700 thru 1754 .................

General departure and alternative compliance requests
not specifically covered elsewhere in Subpart Q regulations.

1703; 1704 .......................

Request approval for decommissioning .............................

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Citation 30 CFR
250 Subpart Q

Reporting requirement

Average No. of
annual
responses

Hour
burden

1704(g); 1707(d); 1712;
1715; 1716; 1717;
1721(a), (d), (f), (g);
1722(a), (b), (d);
1723(b); 1743(a).

Submit form BSEE–0124 to plug wells; provide subsequent report; request alternate depth departure; request
procedure to protect obstructions above seafloor; report
within 30 days, results of trawling; certify area cleared
of obstructions; remove casing stub or mud line suspension equipment and subsea protective covering;
other departures; and all supporting or additional information required.

1705 .................................

Submit a description of your BOP and its components;
schematic drawings; independent third party verification
and all supporting information (evidence showing appropriate licenses, has expertise/experience necessary
to perform required verifications, etc.) with your APM.

29

250 submittals .................

7,250

1705(e)(2)(ii) .....................

Allow BSEE access to witness testing, inspections, and
information verification. Notify District Manager at least
72 hours prior to shearing ram tests.

0.5

10 submittals ...................

5

1706(a) .............................

Request approval of well abandonment operations; procedures indicating how the annular preventer will be utilized and how pressure limitations will be applied during
each mode of pressure control, with your APM.

0.5

250 requests ....................

125

1706(f)(4) ..........................

Request approval of the District Manager to conduct operations without downhole check values; describe procedures/equipment in APM.

1

20 requests ......................

20

1707(a)(2) .........................

Request approval from District Manager to test all BOP
system components to rated working pressure; annular
BOP less than 70 percent rated working pressure.

0.5

10 requests ......................

5

1707(b)(2) .........................

State reason for postponing test in operations logs ..........

0.5

30 responses ...................

15

1707(b)(2) .........................

Request approval from District Manager for alternate test
frequencies if condition/BOP warrant.

0.75

10 requests ......................

8

1707(f) ..............................

Request alternative method to record test pressures ........

0.5

20 requests ......................

10

1707(f) ..............................

Record test pressures during BOP and coiled tubing on a
pressure chart or w/digital recorder; certify charts are
correct.

1

250 records/certifications

250

1707(g) .............................

Record or reference in operations log all pertinent information listed in this requirement; make all documents
pertaining to BOP tests, actuations and inspections
available for BSEE review at facility for duration of well
abandonment activity; retain all records for 2 years at a
location conveniently available for the District Manager.

1

250 records .....................

250

1707(h)(1) .........................

Submit test procedures with your APM for District Manager approval.

1

75 submittals ...................

75

1707(h)(1)(ii) .....................

Document all ROV intervention test results; make available to BSEE upon request.

0.5

75 records .......................

38

1707(h)(2)(ii) .....................

Document all autoshear and deadman function test results; make available to BSEE upon request.

0.5

75 records .......................

38

1708(a), (b) ......................

Document BOP inspection and maintenance procedures
used; record results of BOP inspections and maintenance actions; maintain records for 2 years or longer if
directed by BSEE; make available to BSEE upon request.

1

75 records .......................

75

1708(a) .............................

Request alternative method to inspect marine risers .........

0.5

5 requests ........................

3

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Annual burden
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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
[L/T = Lease Term Burden Breakdown ROW = Right of Way]
Non-Hour Cost Burdens

Citation 30 CFR
250 Subpart Q

Reporting requirement

1709 .................................

Request approval from the District Manager to displace
kill-weight fluids in an unbalanced state; submit detailed
written procedures with your APM.

Average No. of
annual
responses

Hour
burden

Annual burden
hours
(Rounded)

2.5

40 requests ......................

100

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

1,620 responses ..............

8,967 hours

Permanently Plugging Wells
1711 .................................

Required data if permanently plugging a well ....................

Requirement not considered Information Collection under 5 CFR
1320.3(h)(9).

0

1712; 1721(h) ...................

Submit with your APM all documentation for this requirement; professional engineer certification.

Burden covered under 1014–0018

0

1712(g); 1721(h) ..............

Submit evidence from the Registered Professional Engineer/firm of the well abandonment design and procedures; plugs in the annuli meet requirements of
§ 250.1715; 2 independent barriers etc.; has the expertise and experience necessary to perform the
verification(s), submit with the APM.

1.5

250 ...................................

375

1713 .................................

Notify BSEE 48 hours before beginning operations to permanently plug a well.

0.5

700 notices ......................

350

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

950 responses .................

725 hours

Temporary Abandoned Wells
1721(e); 1722(e), (h)(1);
1741(c).

Identify and report subsea wellheads, casing stubs, or
other obstructions; mark wells protected by a dome;
mark location to be cleared as navigation hazard.

U.S. Coast Guard requirements.

0

1722(c), (g)(2) ..................

Notify BSEE within 5 days if trawl does not pass over
protective device or causes damages to it; or if inspection reveals casing stub or mud line suspension is no
longer protected.

1

10 notices ........................

10

1722(f), (g)(3) ...................

Submit annual report on plans for re-entry to complete or
permanently abandon the well and inspection report.

2.5

95 reports ........................

238

1722(h) .............................

Request waiver of trawling test ..........................................

1.5

5 requests ........................

8

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

110 responses .................

256 hours

Removing Platforms and Other Facilities
1726; 1704(a) ...................

Submit initial decommissioning application in the Pacific
and Alaska OCS Regions.

20

2 applications ..................

40

1725; 1727; 1728; 1730;
1704(b).

Submit final application and appropriate data to remove
platform or other subsea facility structures (including alternate depth departure) or approval to maintain, to
conduct other operations, or to convert to artificial reef.

28

327 applications ..............

9,156

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$4,342 fee x 327 = $1,419,834*
1725(e) .............................

Notify BSEE 48 hours before beginning removal of platform and other facilities.

0.5

277 notices ......................

139

1729; 1704(c) ...................

Submit post platform or other facility removal report; supporting documentation; signed statements, etc.

9.5

277 reports ......................

2,632

1731(c) .............................

Request deferral of facility removal subject to RUE issued
under 30 CFR 556.

1.75

50 request. ......................

88

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

933 responses .................

12,055 hours

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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
[L/T = Lease Term Burden Breakdown ROW = Right of Way]
Non-Hour Cost Burdens
Citation 30 CFR
250 Subpart Q

Reporting requirement

Average No. of
annual
responses

Hour
burden

Annual burden
hours
(Rounded)

$1,419,834 Non-Hour Cost Burdens
Site Clearance for Wells, Platforms, and Other Facilities
1740; 1741(g) ...................

Request approval to use alternative methods of well site,
platform, or other facility clearance; contact pipeline
owner/operator before trawling to determine its condition.

12.75

75 requests/contact .........

956

1743(b); 1704(f) ...............

Verify permanently plugged well, platform, or other facility
removal site cleared of obstructions; supporting documentation; and submit certification letter.

5

299 verifications ..............

1,495

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

374 responses .................

2,451 hours

530 applications ..............

4,108

Pipeline Decommissioning
1750; 1751; 1752; 1754;
1704(d).

Submit application to decommission pipeline in place or
remove pipeline (L/T or ROW).

7.75

$1,059 L/T decommission fee x 350 = $370,650*
$2,012 ROW decommission fee x 180 = $362,160*
1753; 1704(e) ...................

Submit post pipeline decommissioning report ....................

2.5

350 reports ......................

875

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

880 responses .................

4,983 hours

$732,810 non-hour cost burdens
Total Burden ...................................................................................................................................

4,867 Responses ............

29,437 hours

$2,152,644 Non-Hour Cost Burdens

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* Cost recovery monies collected are based on actual submittals through Pay.gov for FY 2012.

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified three non-hour
paperwork cost burdens for this
collection. We estimate a total reporting
non-hour cost burden of $2,152,644 for
this collection. Respondents pay cost
recovery fees when removing a platform
or other facility under § 250.1727 for
$4,342, or for decommissioning a
pipeline under § 250.1751(a)—L/T for
$1,059 or a ROW for $2,012. The fees
are required to recover the Federal
Government’s processing costs. We have
not identified any other non-hour cost
burdens.
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
obligated to respond.
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

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with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *’’
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) evaluate whether the
collection is necessary or useful; (b)
evaluate the accuracy 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
technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on May 21, 2013,
we published a Federal Register notice
(78 FR 29772) 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
control number for the information
collection requirements imposed by the
30 CFR 250 regulations. 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.

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We have received one comment in
response to these efforts, but it was not
germane to the paperwork burden
associated with this information
collection.
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
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
BSSE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon (703)
787–1607.
Dated: August 26, 2013.m
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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