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covered in the HCP. Therefore, the
permit qualifies for a categorical
exclusion under NEPA.
Public Comments
If you wish to comment on the permit
applications, plans, and associated
documents, you may submit comments
by any one of the methods in
ADDRESSES.
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 view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: August 9, 2017.
Stephen P. Henry,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office, Ventura, California.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2017–0002; 17XE1700DX
EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000; OMB
Control Number 1014–0022]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Oil and Gas and Sulfur
Operations in the OCS—General
ACTION:

Notice; request for comments.

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is
notifying the public that we have
submitted to OMB an information
collection request (ICR) to renew
approval of the paperwork requirements
in BSEE’s regulations concerning, Oil
and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the
OCS—General. This notice also
provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the revised
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.

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SUMMARY:

You must submit comments by
September 14, 2017.

DATES:

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Submit comments by either
fax (202) 395–5806 or email (OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov) directly to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer
for the Department of the Interior (1014–
0022). 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–2017–0002 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view all
related materials. We will post all
comments.
• Email kye.mason@bsee.gov, fax
(703) 787–1546, or mail or hand-carry
comments to the Department of the
Interior; Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement;
Regulations and Standards Branch;
ATTN: Nicole Mason; 45600 Woodland
Road, Sterling, VA 20166. 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, (703) 787–1607, 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).
ADDRESSES:

Title: 30 CFR part 250, subpart A, Oil
and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the
OCS—General.
Form(s): BSEE–0132, BSEE–0143,
BSEE–1832.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0022.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act at 43 U.S.C. 1334
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.
In addition to the general rulemaking
authority of the OCSLA at 43 U.S.C.

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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
is subject to cost recovery, and BSEE
regulations specify service fees for these
requests in 30 CFR 250.125.
The Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1331(j)(1)(C)) authorizes
the President to adopt regulations that
establish procedures, methods and
equipment requirements to prevent oil
spills and other hazardous substance
discharges from offshore and other
facilities. The regulatory authority for
offshore facilities has been delegated to
the Secretary and further delegated by
the Secretary to BSEE. The regulations
at 30 CFR part 250, subpart A, require
compliance with all applicable BSEE
regulations, including those intended to
prevent or reduce discharges of oil and
other hazardous substances. These
authorities and responsibilities are
among those delegated to BSEE. The
regulations at 30 CFR part 250, subpart
A, concern the general regulatory
requirements of oil, gas, and sulfur
operations in the OCS (including the
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this collection. This request also covers
any 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
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). 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.
The forms associated with this
information collection request are as
follows:
The BSEE Environmental Compliance
Division has decided to discontinue use
of BSEE Form-0011, Internet Based
Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Reporting System (Isee), due to an
evolving program and changes in
management. The information
submitted under § 250.193 instructs the
public on what information and where
to submit possible violations making the
form obsolete.
Form BSEE–1832, Incident(s) of
Noncompliance (INCs), is used to
determine that respondents have
corrected all incident(s) of
noncompliance identified during
inspections. Everything on the INC form
is filled out by a BSEE inspector/
representative. Industry is only required
to sign this form upon receipt and
respond to BSEE when each INC has
been corrected, no later than 14 days
from the date of issuance.

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Form BSEE–0132, Hurricane and
Tropical Storm Evacuation and
Production Curtailment Statistics, is
used in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
(GOMR) 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).
Form BSEE–0143, Facility/Equipment
Damage Report, is used to assess initial
damage to a structure or equipment and
then be aware of changes until the
damaged structure or equipment is
returned to service, as well as to assess
the production rate at time of shut-in
(BPD and/or MMCFPD), cumulative
production shut-in (BPD and/or
MMCFPD), and estimated time to return
to service (in days).
Most responses are mandatory, while
others are required to obtain or retain
benefits, or are voluntary. No questions
of a sensitive nature are asked. The
BSEE protects information considered
proprietary under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and
DOI’s 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, and 30 CFR part 252,
OCS Oil and Gas Information Program.
Frequency: On occasion, daily,
weekly, monthly, and varies by section.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal OCS oil,
gas, or sulfur lessees and/or operators
and holders of pipeline rights-of-way.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
estimated annual hour burden for this
information collection is a total of
99,866 hours and $222,915 non-hour
costs. 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.

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Non-Hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 250
Subpart A; related forms/
NTLs

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement*

104; Form BSEE–1832 .....

Appeal orders or decisions; appeal INCs ...................

107(c) ................................

Request waiver by demonstrating the use for BAST
would not be practicable.

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responses

Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c)
8 ..................

2 justifications ...................

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hours
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Citation 30 CFR 250
Subpart A; related forms/
NTLs

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement*
Hour burden

Average number of annual
responses

Annual burden
hours
(rounded)

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.

7 ..................

2,011 record-keepers .......

14,077

109(a); 110 .......................

Submit welding, burning, and hot tapping plans .........

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

51 plans ............................

459

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

Retain welding plan & approval letter, and drawings
of safe-welding areas at site; designated person
advises in writing that it is safe to weld.

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

948 operations ..................

2,844

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

Apply for injection of gas; use BSEE-approved formula to determine original gas from injected.

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

6 applications ...................

60

125; 126 ............................

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

Cost Recovery Fees and related items are
covered individually throughout Subpart A

0

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

2,802 forms ......................

8,406

130–133 ............................

Request reconsideration from issuance of an INC .....
Request waiver of 14-day response time ...................
Notify BSEE before returning to operations if shut-in

7 ..................
1 ..................
1 ..................

274 requests .....................
1,572 waivers ...................
1,356 notices ....................

1,918
1,572
1,356

132(b)(3) ...........................

During inspections, make records available as requested by inspectors.

4 ..................

4,554 requests ..................

18,216

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.

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

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

4

135 ....................................

Submit PIP under BSEE implementing procedures for
enforcement actions.

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

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

160

140 ....................................

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

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

346 requests .....................

692

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.

4 ..................

405 requests .....................

1,620

145 ....................................

Submit designation of agent and local agent for Regional Supervisor’s and/or Regional Director’s approval.

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

9 submittals ......................

9

150; 151; 152; 154(a) .......

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

4 ..................

597 new/replacement
signs.

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

Name and identify wells with signs .............................

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

286 new wells ...................

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Citation 30 CFR 250
Subpart A; related forms/
NTLs
168; 171; 172; 174; 175;
177; 180(b), (d).

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement*

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

Hour burden

Average number of annual
responses

Annual burden
hours
(rounded)

11 ................

105 requests .....................

1,155

$2,123 fee × 105 = $222,915
Submit progress reports on a suspension of operation or production as condition of approval.

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

240 reports .......................

720

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.

106 ..............

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

106

177(b), (c), (d) ...................

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

180(a), (h), (i), ...................

Notify and submit report on various lease-holding operations and lease production activities.

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

63 reports or notices ........

95

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

Request more than 180 days to resume operations;
notify BSEE if operations do not begin within 180
days.
Submit various operation 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 ..................
0.5 ...............

3 requests/notifications .....

9
2

3 ..................
0.5 ...............

384 submission/notifications.

1,152
192

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

Submit information and reports, as BSEE requires ....

12 ................

202 Submittals ..................

2,424

186(a)(3); NTL ..................

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

187; 188; 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.
FOR ALASKA: Report sea ice movement/conditions;
start and termination of ice management activities;
kicks or unexpected operational issues. Submit a
written report within 24 hours after completing ice
management activities.

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 Part 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)

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Burden covered under BOEM’s 30 CFR
Part 550, Subpart B (1010–0151)

Not considered information collection
under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1)
1.5 Oral .......
4 Written ......

505 Oral reports ...............
671 Written reports ...........

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Citation 30 CFR 250
Subpart A; related forms/
NTLs

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement*
Hour burden

Average number of annual
responses

Annual burden
hours
(rounded)

192 (Form BSEE–0132) ...

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) (Form BSEE–0143)

Use Form BSEE–0143 to submit an initial damage
report to the Regional Supervisor.

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

4 forms .............................

12

192(b) (Form BSEE–0143)

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

193 ....................................

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

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

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

9

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

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 submittal ........................

1

21,776 Responses ...........

99,866 Hours.

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

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* In the future, BSEE may require electronic filing of some submissions.

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified one non-hour cost
burden. Requests for a Suspension of
Operation or a Suspension of
Production (§ 250.171) require a cost
recovery fee of $2,123. We have not
identified any other non-hour cost
burdens associated with this collection
of information.
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 with
members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information . . .’’ Agencies
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(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 March 15,
2017, we published a Federal Register
notice (82 FR 13846) 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, Subpart A regulations and
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. Between the
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collection, we received eight comments
from private citizens. None of the
comments received were germane to
this collection of information.
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.
BSEE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Nicole Mason, (703)
787–1607.
Dated: July 13, 2017.
Doug Morris,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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