Justification for Changes to BOEM-0150 and -0151

1010-0006 Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change

On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14173, entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” This EO revokes Executive Order 11246, entitled “Equal Employment Opportunity.” This information collection request is for nonsubstantive updates to forms BOEM-0150, Assignment of Record Title Interest in Federal OCS Oil and Gas Lease and BOEM-0151, Assignment of Operating Rights Interest in Federal OCS Oil and Gas Lease. BOEM is removing the language related to equal opportunity and affirmative action compliance from the forms.

Updates include removal of:

BOEM-0150: (page 2 under "Part B - Certification and Acceptance")

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION: Each Assignor and Assignee certifies that it is in full compliance with Equal Opportunity Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the implementing regulations at 41 CFR 60-01 – Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors; and 41 CFR 60-2 – Affirmative Action Programs.

BOEM-0151: (page 2 under "Part B - Certification and Acceptance")

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION: Each Assignor and Assignee certifies that it is in full compliance with Equal Opportunity Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the implementing regulations at 41 CFR 60-01 – Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors; and 41 CFR 60-2 – Affirmative Action Programs.

There are no changes to the information collection burdens.