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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2013–0012; OMB Control
Number 1014–0022; 14XE1700DX
EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000]
Information Collection Activities: Oil
and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the
OCS—General; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION:
60-day notice.
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is
inviting comments on a collection of
information that we will submit to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. The
information collection request (ICR)
concerns a revision to the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
Subpart A, General.
DATES: You must submit comments by
May 27, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods listed
below.
• Electronically: go to http://
www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
enter BSEE–2013–0012 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view all
related materials. We will post all
comments.
• Email nicole.mason@bsee.gov. Mail
or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; BSEE;
Regulations and Standards Branch;
ATTN: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden Street,
HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817.
Please reference ICR 1014–0022 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Mason, Regulations and
Standards Branch at (703) 787–1605 to
request additional information about
this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR part 250, Subpart A,
General.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0022.
Form(s): BSEE–0011, BSEE–0132,
BSEE–0143, and BSEE–1832.
Abstract: The following authorities
pertain to the BSEE regulations: 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 the Act related to the mineral
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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.
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. Under the Department
of the Interior’s implementing policy,
BSEE 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. A request
for approval required in 30 CFR
250.171(e) is subject to cost recovery,
and BSEE regulations specify service
fees for these requests in 30 CFR
250.125.
The regulations at 30 CFR part 250,
Subpart A, concern the general
regulatory requirements of oil, gas, and
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sulphur operations in the OCS
(including the associated forms), 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.
The BSEE 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
BSEE 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
with the appropriate performance
standards.
• Ensure that injection of gas
promotes conservation of natural
resources and prevents waste.
• Record the agent and local agent
empowered to receive notices and
comply with regulatory orders issued.
• 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 BSEE will
use this information to efficiently
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maintain the lessee/operator lease
status.
• 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). 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.
This information collection request
has current forms and a new form
associated with this collection. We have
addressed any and all issues/changes to
the forms as follows:
• New Form BSEE–0011, iSEE,
Internet-Based Safety and
Environmental Enforcement Reporting
System, was created to clarify what
information is needed when someone
reports an apparent violation
(§ 250.193). This form was out for
comment and published in the Federal
Register (78 FR 69118) on November 18,
2013.
• Revisions to Form BSEE–1832,
Incident(s) of Noncompliance (INCs),
are due to BSEE developing a new
electronic process to issue INCs and
handle acknowledgements of INCs. The
changes on the form pertain to giving
the operator options in how to report
back to BSEE for reporting the
resolution of the issues identified in the
INC, either via paper or electronically.
The BSEE will continue the option to
issue paper INCs and mail paper INCs;
however, our inspectors will stop
issuing hand-written INCs for most
normal inspection violations and,
instead, generate an INC on the
inspector’s tablet PCs. After marking a
Preliminary-INC as a violation, the
inspector will be able to generate an INC
on the tablet and ask the operator to
‘‘sign’’ the tablet. The application will
capture the signature and the inspector
will generate the INC in PDF format. We
also added a certification statement to
state that false submissions are subject
to criminal penalties.
The Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
(GOMR) uses Form BSEE–0132,
Hurricane and Tropical Storm
Evacuation and Production Curtailment
Statistics, to obtain general information
such as company name, contact, date,
time, telephone number; as well as
number of platforms and drilling rigs
evacuated and not evacuated, and
production shut-in statistics for oil
(BOPD) and gas (MMSCFD. We use the
information in Form BSEE–0143,
Facility/Equipment Damage Report, to
assess initial damage and then be aware
of changes until the damaged structure
or equipment is returned to service; as
well as production rate at time of shutin (BPD and/or MMCFPD), cumulative
production shut-in (BPD and/or
MMCFPD), and estimated time to return
to service (in days). On both forms, we
added a certification statement to
convey that false submissions are
subject to criminal penalties. We will
address all comments pertaining to this
ICR, including all the forms associated
with Subpart A, in our 30-day Federal
Register Notice.
We will protect personally
identifiable information about
individuals according to the Privacy Act
(5 U.S.C. 552(a)) and DOI’s
implementing regulations (43 CFR 2).
We will protect proprietary information
according to the Freedom of Information
Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR 2); 30 CFR 250.197,
Data and information to be made
available to the public or for limited
inspection; and 30 CFR 252, OCS Oil
and Gas Information Program.
Most responses are mandatory, while
others are required to obtain or retain
benefits, or voluntary.
Frequency: On occasion, daily,
weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and varies
by section.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents include Federal OCS oil,
gas, and sulphur lessees/operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 50,859
hours. In this submission, we are
requesting a total of 85,344 burden
hours. The following chart details the
individual components and respective
hour burden estimates of this ICR. 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.
BURDEN BREAKDOWN
Non-hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart A;
related forms/NTLs
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement *
Annual
burden
hours
(rounded)
Average number
of annual
responses
Hour burden
Authority and Definition of Terms
104; Form BSEE–1832 ...................
Appeal orders or decisions; appeal INCs ...............................................
Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2),
(c).
0.
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109(a); 110 ......................................
Submit welding, burning, and hot tapping plans .....................................
4
51 plans ................
204.
118; 121; 124 ..................................
Apply for injection of gas; use BSEE-approved formula to determine
original gas from injected.
10
6 applications .......
60.
Subtotal ...................................
..................................................................................................................
........................
57 Responses
264 Hours.
Cost Recovery Fees
125; 126 ...........................................
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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
Non-hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart A;
related forms/NTLs
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement *
Annual
burden
hours
(rounded)
Average number
of annual
responses
Hour burden
Forms
130–133; Form BSEE–1832 ...........
Submit ‘‘green’’ response copy of Form BSEE–1832, INC(s), indicating
date violations corrected; or submit same info via electronic reporting.
3
2,764 forms ..........
8,292.
145 ...................................................
Submit designation of agent and local agent for Regional Supervisor’
and/or Regional Director’s approval.
1
9 submittals ..........
9.
186(a)(3); NTL .................................
Apply to receive administrative entitlements to eWell (electronic/digital
form submittals).
192; Form BSEE–1832 ...................
Daily report of evacuation statistics for natural occurrence/hurricane
(GOMR Form BSEE–0132 (form takes 1 hour)) when circumstances
warrant; inform BSEE when you resume production.
3
884 reports or
forms.
2,652.
192(b) ..............................................
Use Form BSEE–0143 to submit an initial damage report to the Regional Supervisor.
3
4 forms .................
12.
192(b) ..............................................
Use Form BSEE–0143 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.
1
4 forms .................
4.
Subtotal ...................................
..................................................................................................................
........................
3,665 Responses
10,969 Hours.
Not considered information
collection under 5 CFR
1320.3(h)(1).
0.
Inspection of Operations
130–133 ...........................................
Request reconsideration from issuance of an INC .................................
7
222 requests ........
1,554.
Request waiver of 14-day response time ...............................................
1
296 waivers ..........
296.
Notify BSEE before returning to operations if shut-in .............................
1
2,026 notices ........
2,026.
133, NTL ..........................................
Request reimbursement within 90 days of inspection for food, quarters, and transportation, provided to BSEE representatives. Submit
supporting verifications of the meals, such as a meal log w/inspectors signature.
1.5
2 request ..............
3.
Subtotal ...................................
..................................................................................................................
........................
2,546 Responses
3,879 Hours.
4 plans ..................
160
4 Responses
160 Hours.
346 requests ........
692.
Disqualification
135 BSEE internal process .............
Submit PIP under BSEE implementing procedures for enforcement actions.
40
Subtotal ...................................
..................................................................................................................
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Special Types of Approval
140 ...................................................
Request various oral approvals not specifically covered elsewhere in
regulatory requirements.
2
140(c) ...............................................
Submit letter when stopping approved flaring with required information
141; 198 ...........................................
Request approval to use new or alternative procedures, along with
supporting documentation if applicable, including BAST not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements.
22
1,430 requests .....
31,460.
142; 198 ...........................................
Request approval of departure from operating requirements not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements, along with
supporting documentation if applicable.
3.5
405 requests ........
1,418.
Subtotal ...................................
..................................................................................................................
........................
2,181 Responses
33,570 Hours.
Burden covered under 30 CFR 250,
Subpart K (1014–0019).
0.
Naming and Identifying Facilities and Wells (Does Not Include MODUs)
150; 151; 152; 154(a) ......................
Name and identify facilities, artificial islands, MODUs, helo landing facilities etc., with signs.
4
597 new/replacement signs.
2,388.
150; 154(b) ......................................
Name and identify wells with signs .........................................................
2
286 new wells ......
572.
Subtotal ...................................
..................................................................................................................
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883 Responses
2,960 Hours.
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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
Non-hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart A;
related forms/NTLs
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement *
Annual
burden
hours
(rounded)
Average number
of annual
responses
Hour burden
Suspensions
168; 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
646 requests ........
6,460.
$2,123 fee × 646 = $1,371,458.
Submit progress reports on SOO or SOP as condition of approval .......
3
335 reports ...........
1,005.
172(b); 177(a) ..................................
Conduct site-specific study; submit results; request payment by another party. 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 .......
100.
177(b), (c), (d) .................................
Various references to submitting new, revised, or modified exploration
plan, development/production plan, or development operations coordination document.
Burden covered under BOEM’s 30
CFR 550, Subpart B (1010–0151).
0.
Subtotal ...................................
..................................................................................................................
........................
7,565 Hours.
982 Responses
$1,371,458 Non-Hour Cost Burden.
Primary Lease Requirements, Lease Term Extensions, and Lease Cancellations
180(a), (h), (i) ..................................
Notify and submit report on various lease-holding operations and lease
production activities.
1
63 reports or notices.
63.
180(f), (g), (h), (i) .............................
Submit various operations and production data to demonstrate production in paying quantities to maintain lease beyond primary term; notify BSEE when you begin conducting operations beyond its primary
term.
3
384 submissions/
notifications.
1,152.
0.5
180(e), (j) .........................................
Request more than 180 days to resume operations; notify BSEE if operations do not begin within 180 days.
3
192.
3 requests/notifications.
0.5
Subtotal ...................................
..................................................................................................................
........................
9.
1.5.
450 Responses
1,418 Hours.
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Information and Reporting Requirements
186; NTL ..........................................
Submit information and reports, as BSEE requires ................................
12
202 .......................
2,424.
187; 188(a–b); 189; 190; 192; NTL
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.
Oral 1.5
Oral rpt. 505 .........
758.
Written 4
Written rpt. 671 ....
2,684.
187(d) ..............................................
Report all spills of oil or other liquid pollutants .......................................
Burden covered under 30 CFR Part
254 (1014–0007).
0.
188(a)(5) ..........................................
Report to District Manager hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas releases immediately by oral communication.
Burden covered under 30 CFR 250,
Subpart D (1014–0018).
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: Form BSEE–0011 ...................
Report apparent violations or noncompliance ........................................
2
7 reports ...............
14.
194(c) ...............................................
Report archaeological discoveries ..........................................................
3
7 reports ...............
21.
195 ...................................................
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).
1
2,040 notifications
2,040.
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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
Non-hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart A;
related forms/NTLs
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement *
Annual
burden
hours
(rounded)
196 ...................................................
Request reimbursement of reproduction and processing costs of G&G
data/information requested by the Regional Director.
1
1 request ..............
1.
197(c) ...............................................
Submit confidentiality agreement ............................................................
1
1 ...........................
1.
Subtotal ...................................
..................................................................................................................
........................
3,434 Responses.
7,943 Hours.
Average number
of annual
responses
Hour burden
Recordkeeping
108(e) ..............................................
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; all records
must be kept at the OCS fixed platform.
4
2,011 record-keepers.
8,044.
109(b); 113(c) ..................................
Retain welding plan and drawings of safe-welding areas at site; designated person advises in writing that it is safe to weld.
3
948 operations .....
3,792.
132(b)(3) ..........................................
During inspections, make records available as requested by inspectors
4
1,195 requests .....
4,780.
Subtotal ...................................
..................................................................................................................
........................
4,154 Responses.
16,616 Hours.
Total Burden ....................
..................................................................................................................
........................
18,356
Responses.
85,344 Hours.
$1,371,458 Non-Hour Cost Burden.
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* In the future, BSEE will be allowing the option of electronic reporting for certain requirements.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified one non-hour cost
burden. Requests for a Suspension of
Operations or a Suspension of
Production (§ 250.171) requires a cost
recovery fee of $2,123. We have not
identified any other non-hour cost
burdens associated with this collection
of information. We estimate a total
reporting non-hour cost burden of
$1,371,458.
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: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
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
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.
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Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting
from the collection of information.
Therefore, if you have other than hour
burden costs to generate, maintain, and
disclose this information, you should
comment and provide your total capital
and startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of service components. For further
information on this burden, refer to 5
CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the
Bureau representative listed previously
in this notice.
We will summarize written responses
to this notice and address them in our
submission for OMB approval. As a
result of your comments, we will make
any necessary adjustments to the burden
in our submission to OMB.
Public Comment Procedures: 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.
BSEE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon,
(703) 787–1607.
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Dated: March 20, 2014.
Keith Good,
Senior Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2014–06720 Filed 3–25–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R2–ES–2013–N041;
FXES11130200000–145–FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Species
Permit Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications;
request for public comment.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered or threatened species. The
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act), prohibits activities with
endangered and threatened species
unless a Federal permit allows such
activities. Both the Act and the National
Environmental Policy Act require that
we invite public comment before
issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be received on or before
April 25, 2014.
SUMMARY:
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