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weeks after the meeting. Before
including your address, telephone
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 may 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.
Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee
Management Regulations (41 CFR 102–
3.150), the notice for this meeting is
given less than 15 calendar days prior
to the meeting due to exceptional
circumstances. Given the exceptional
urgency of the events, the agency and
advisory committee deemed it
important for the advisory committee to
meet on the date given to discuss
implementation strategies for NPS
subsistence collections and plant
gathering regulations.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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BILLING CODE 4310–EE–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[OMB Control Number 1010–0114;
MMAA104000]

Information Collection: General Oil and
Gas and Sulphur and Production
Requirements in the Outer Continental
Shelf; Proposed Collection for OMB
Review; Comment Request
ACTION:

60-Day notice.

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) 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 the
paperwork requirements in the
regulations under 30 CFR 550, Subparts
A, General; and K, and Oil and Gas
Production Requirements, as well as the
associated forms. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has
assigned control number 1010–0114 to
this information collection.
DATES: Submit written comments by
November 15, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please send your comments
on this ICR to the BOEM Information

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Collection Clearance Officer, Anna
Atkinson, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, 45600 Woodland Road,
Sterling, Virginia 20166 (mail); or
anna.atkinson@boem.gov; or 703–787–
1209 (fax). Please reference OMB
Control Number 1010–0114 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna Atkinson, Office of Policy,
Regulations, and Analysis at 703–787–
1025 for a copy of the ICR or the forms.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1010–0114.
Title: 30 CFR 550, Subpart A, General,
and Subpart K, Oil and Gas Production
Requirements.
Forms:
• BOEM–0127, Sensitive Reservoir
Information Report;
• BOEM–0140, Bottomhole Pressure
Survey Report;
• BOEM–1123, Designation of
Operator; and
• BOEM–1832, Notification of
Incident(s) of Noncompliance.
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
administer leasing of the OCS. Such
rules and regulations will apply to all
operations conducted under a lease.
Operations in 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 techniques
sufficient to prevent or minimize . . .
loss of well control . . . 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 Office of Management and
Budget (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

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(DOI) implementing policy, the Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is
required to charge fees for services that
provide special benefits or privileges to
an identifiable non-Federal recipient
above and beyond those that accrue to
the public.
This information collection request
addresses regulations at 30 CFR 550,
Subpart A, General, and Subpart K, Oil
and Gas Production Requirements,
which deal with regulatory
requirements of oil, gas, and sulphur
operations on the OCS. This request also
covers the related Notices to Lessees
and Operators (NTLs) that BOEM issues
to clarify and provide guidance on some
aspects of our regulations, and forms
BOEM–0127, BOEM–0140, BOEM–
1123, and BOEM–1832.
The BOEM uses the information
collected under the Subparts A and K
regulations to ensure that operations in
the OCS are carried out in a safe and
environmentally sound manner, do not
interfere with the rights of other users
in the OCS, and balance the protection
and development of OCS resources.
Specifically, we use the information
collected to:
• 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.
• Provide lessees/operators greater
flexibility to comply with regulatory
requirements through approval of
alternative equipment or procedures
and departures if they demonstrate
equal or better compliance with the
appropriate performance standards.
• Ensure that subsurface storage of
natural gas does not unduly interfere
with development and production
operations under existing leases.
• Determine if an application for
right-of-use and easement complies with
the OCS Lands Act, other applicable
laws, and BOEM regulations; and does
not unreasonably interfere with the
operations of any other lessee.
• Provide for orderly development or
disqualification of leases to determine
the appropriateness of lessee/operator
performance.
• Approve requests to cancel leases
and ascertain if/when the Secretary may
cancel leases.
• Ensure the protection of any
discovered archaeological resources.
• Form BOEM–0127, Sensitive
Reservoir Information Report, is used to
regulate production rates from sensitive
reservoirs. BOEM engineers and
geologists use the information for rate
control and reservoir studies. The form
requests general information about the
reservoir and the company, volumetric

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data, and fluid analysis and production
data.
• Form BOEM–0140, Bottomhole
Pressure Survey Report, is used to
manage reservoirs in our efforts to
conserve natural resources, prevent
waste, and protect correlative rights,
including the Government’s royalty
interest. Specifically, BOEM uses the
information in reservoir evaluations to
determine maximum production and
efficiency rates and to review
applications for downhole commingling
to ensure that action does not harm
ultimate recovery or undervalued
royalties. The form requests information
about the well and operator; test data
information such as shut-in time,
bottomhole temperature, kelly bushing
elevation; and bottomhole pressure
points that consist of measured depth(s),
true vertical depth(s), pressure(s), and
pressure gradient(s).
• Form BOEM–1123, Designation of
Operator, records the designation of an
operator authorized to act on behalf of
the lessee/operating rights owner and to

fulfill their 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.
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. With
this renewal, BOEM will add a signature
line on the form to allow for the
signature of the company designated as
the operator. Also, the current
instructions for completing form
BOEM–1123 apply only to the Gulf of
Mexico region. BOEM would like to
require the form to be completed in the
same way for all regions, so BOEM has
deleted all references to the Gulf of
Mexico in the instructions.
• Form BOEM–1832, Notification of
Incidents of Non-Compliance (INC), is
used to determine that respondents have
corrected any Incidents of NonCompliance identified during
compliance reviews. The BOEM issues

this form to the operator and the
operator then corrects the INC(s), signs
and returns the form to the BOEM
Regional Supervisor.
We will protect proprietary
information according to the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), it’s
implementing regulations (43 CFR 2), 30
CFR 252, and 30 CFR 550.197, ‘‘Data
and information to be made available to
the public or for limited inspection.’’
Proprietary information concerning
geological and geophysical data will be
protected according to 43 U.S.C. 1352.
No items of a sensitive nature are
collected. Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: Primarily on occasion;
monthly.
Description of Respondents: Oil and
gas and sulphur lessees/operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual burden for
this collection is 30,635 hours.
The following table details the
individual BOEM components and
respective hour burden estimates.

BURDEN BREAKDOWN
Non-hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 550
subpart A and related forms/NTLs

Reporting or recordkeeping
requirement

Average number
of annual
responses

Hour burden

Annual burden
hours

Authority and Definition of Terms
104; 181; Form BOEM–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
115; 116 .......................................

Request determination of well producibility; make available or submit data and information; notify BOEM of
test.

5

90 responses ....

450

119 ...............................................

Apply for subsurface storage of gas; sign storage
agreement.

10

3 applications ...

30

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

.........................................................................................

........................

93 responses ....

480

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

0

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

0

Cost Recovery Fees
125; 126; 140 ...............................

Cost Recovery Fees; confirmation receipt etc; verbal
approvals and written request to follow. Includes request for refunds.

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Designation of Operator
143 ...............................................

Report change of name, address, etc ...........................

143(a–c);
144;
BOEM–1123.

146;

Form

Submit designation of operator (Form BOEM–1123—
form takes 30 minutes); report updates; notice of termination; submit designation of agent. Request exception. NO FEE.

1

2,584 forms ......

2,584

143(a–d);
144;
BOEM–1123.

146;

Form

Change designation of operator (Form BOEM–1123—
form takes 30 minutes); report updates; notice of termination; submit designation of agent; include
pay.gov confirmation receipt. Request exception.
SERVICE FEE.

1

930 forms .........

930

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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
Non-hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 550
subpart A and related forms/NTLs

Reporting or recordkeeping
requirement

Average number
of annual
responses

Hour burden

Annual burden
hours

$175 fee × 930 = $162,750
186(a)(3); NTL .............................

Apply for user account in TIMS (electronic/digital form
submittals).

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

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

.........................................................................................

........................

3,514 responses

0
3,514

$162,750 non-hour cost burden.
Disqualification
101; 135; 136; Form BOEM–1832

135; 136 .......................................
Subtotal .................................

Submit response and required information for INC, probation, or revocation of operating status. Notify when
violations corrected.
Request waiver of 14-day response time or reconsideration.
Request reimbursement for services provided to
BOEM representatives during reviews; comment.
.........................................................................................

2

94 submissions

188

1

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

1

1.5

2 requests .........

3

........................

97 responses ....

192

Special Types of Approval
125(c); 140 ...................................

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

1

100 requests .....

100

141; 101–199 ...............................

Request approval to use new or alternative procedures; submit required information.

20

100 requests ....

2,000

142; 101–199 ...............................

Request approval of departure from operating requirements not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements; submit required information.

2.5

100 requests .....

250

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

.........................................................................................

........................

300 responses ..

2,350

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 and submitting
required information.

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

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

160; 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 and notifications.

9

26 applications

234

Burden covered under 30 CFR
556 (1010–0006).

0

5

1 application .....

$2,742 state lease fee × 1 =
$2,742.

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166 ...............................................

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

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

.........................................................................................

5

Burden covered under 30 CFR
556 (1010–0006).
........................

27 responses ....

0
239

$2,742 non-hour cost burden.

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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
Non-hour cost burdens

Citation 30 CFR 550
subpart A and related forms/NTLs

Reporting or recordkeeping
requirement

Average number
of annual
responses

Hour burden

Annual burden
hours

Primary Lease Requirements, Lease Term Extensions, and Lease Cancellations
181(d); 182(b), 183(a)(b) .............

Request termination of suspension, cancellation of
lease, lesser lease term (no requests in recent years
for termination/cancellation of a lease; minimal burden).

20

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

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.

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

Request compensation for lease cancellation mandated by the OCS Lands Act (no qualified lease cancellations in many years; minimal burden compared
to benefit).

50

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

50

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

.........................................................................................

........................

2 responses ......

70

Burden covered under 30 CFR
550, subpart B (1010–0151).

20

0

Information and Reporting Requirements
186(a) ...........................................

Apply to receive administrative entitlements to eWell/
TIMS system for electronic submissions.

Not considered IC under 5 CFR
1320.3(h)(1).

0

186; NTL ......................................

Submit information, reports, and copies as BOEM requires.

10

125 ...................

1,250

135; 136 .......................................

Report apparent violations or non-compliance ..............

1.5

2 reports ...........

3

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

Report archaeological discoveries. Submit archaeological and follow-up reports and additional information.

2

6 reports ...........

12

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

Request departures from conducting archaeological resources surveys and/or submitting reports in GOMR.

1

2 requests .........

2

194 ...............................................

Submit ancillary surveys/investigations reports, as required.

Burden covered under 30 CFR
550 Subpart B (1010–0151).

0

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

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

Burden covered under 30 CFR
551 (1010–0048).

0

197(b)(2) ......................................

Demonstrate release of G&G data would unduly damage competitive position.

1

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

1

197 ...............................................

*Submit confidentiality agreement ..................................

1

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

1

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

.........................................................................................

........................

137 responses ..

1,269

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Recordkeeping
135; 136 .......................................

During reviews, make records available as requested
by inspectors.

2

7 reviews ..........

14

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

.........................................................................................

........................

7 responses ......

14

Citation 30 CFR 550 subpart K
and related forms

Well surveys and classifying reservoirs

Hour burden

Average number
of annual
responses

Annual burden
hours

1153 .............................................

Conduct static bottomhole pressure survey; submit
Form BOEM–0140 (Bottomhole Pressure Survey
Report) (within 60 days after survey).

14

1,161 surveys ...

16,254

1153(d) .........................................

Submit justification, information, and Form BOEM–
0140, to request a departure from requirement to run
a static bottomhole survey.

1

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Average number
of annual
responses

Annual burden
hours

1

15 requests ......

15

Submit Form BOEM–0127 (Sensitive Reservoir Information Report) and supporting information/revisions
(within 45 days after certain events or at least annually). AK Region: submit BOEM–0127 and request
MER.

3

2,012 forms ......

6,036

1153–1167 ...................................

Request general departure or alternative compliance
requests not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements.

1

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

2

1165 .............................................

Submit proposed plan for enhanced recovery operations to BSEE.

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

.........................................................................................

........................

3,390 responses

22,507

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

.........................................................................................

........................

7,567 responses

30,635

Citation 30 CFR 550 subpart K
and related forms

Well surveys and classifying reservoirs

1154; 1167 ...................................

Submit request and supporting information to reclassify
reservoir.

1155; 1165(b); 1166; 1167 ..........

Hour burden

Burden covered under BSEE 30
CFR 250 (1014–0019).

0

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$165,492 non-hour cost burdens.

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified two non-hour cost
burdens. Section 550.143 requires a fee
for a change in designation of operator
($175). Section 550.165 requires a State
lessee applying for a right-of use and
easement in the OCS to pay a cost
recovery application fee ($2,742). These
fees reflect the recent adjustment for
inflation that became effective February
2, 2013 (78 FR 5836, 1/28/13).
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 on: (a) Whether or not the
collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of our burden estimates;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden on respondents.
Agencies must also estimate the nonhour cost burdens to respondents or
recordkeepers resulting from the
collection of information. Therefore, if
you have costs to generate, maintain,
and disclose this information, you
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capital and startup costs and annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of service costs. You should describe the
methods you use to estimate major cost
factors, including system and
technology acquisition, expected useful
life of capital equipment, discount
rate(s), and the period over which you
incur costs. Capital and startup costs
include, among other items, computers
and software you purchase to prepare
for collecting information, monitoring,
and record storage facilities. You should
not include estimates for equipment or
services purchased: (a) Before October 1,
1995; (b) to comply with requirements
not associated with the information
collection; (c) for reasons other than to
provide information or keep records for
the Government; or (d) as part of
customary and usual business or private
practices.
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 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.

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Dated: September 12, 2016.
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and
Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2016–22355 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2016–0054]

Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Central
Planning Area (CPA) Oil and Gas
Lease Sale 247; MMAA104000
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a final
supplemental environmental impact
statement.
AGENCY:

BOEM is announcing the
availability of a Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
for Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Central
Planning Area (CPA) Oil and Gas Lease
Sale 247. The Final SEIS provides a
discussion of potential significant
impacts of the proposed action,
provides an analysis of reasonable
alternatives to the proposed action, and
identifies the Bureau’s preferred
alternative.
The Final SEIS is available on the
agency Web site at http://
www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/. BOEM
will primarily distribute digital copies
of the Final SEIS on compact discs. You
may request a paper copy or the location
of a library with a digital copy of the

SUMMARY:

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