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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’) 

Dated: July 26, 2013. 

Roy E. Wright, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for 

Mitigation, Department of Homeland 

Security, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID BSEE–2013–0005; OMB Control 

Number 1014–0017: 134E1700D2 

EEEE500000 ET1SF0000.DAQ000] 

Information Collection Activities: 

Safety and Environmental Management 

Systems (SEMS); Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-day Notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is 

inviting comments on a collection of 

information that we will resubmit to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. The 

resubmission of this information 

collection request (ICR) is necessary to 

include a form that we developed to 

clarify and facilitate submission of 

certain paperwork requirements in the 

regulations under subpart S, Safety and 

Environmental Management Systems 

(SEMS). The new form is BSEE–0130 

and entails no additional information 

collection burden to that already 

approved by OMB for the SEMS 

regulations. 

DATE: You must submit comments by 

October 11, 2013. 

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–2013–0005 then click 

search. Follow the instructions to 

submit public comments and view all 

related materials. We will post all 

comments. 

• Email cheryl.blundon@bsee.gov. 

Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; BSEE; 

Regulations and Standards Branch; 

Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381 Elden 

Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817. Please reference ICR 1014– 

0017 in your comment and include your 

name and return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607 to 

obtain a copy, at no cost, of the 

regulation and the form that requires the 

subject collection of information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 250, subpart S, Safety 

and Environmental Management 

Systems (SEMS). 

Forms: BSEE–0130 and BSEE–0131. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0017. 

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 

(Secretary) 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. 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. These 

responsibilities are among those 

delegated to BSEE. 

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. 

Regulations governing Safety and 

Environmental Management Systems 

(SEMS) are covered in 30 CFR 250, 

subpart S. We require the operator (a 

lessee, the owner or holder of operating 

rights, or the designated operator) to 

integrate a comprehensive SEMS 

program into the management of their 

OCS operations, thereby providing for 

the prevention of waste and 

conservation of natural resources of the 

Outer Continental Shelf. Some, but not 

all of the requirements in a SEMS 

consists of Ultimate Work Authority 

(UWA) to address who is in charge of 

a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) 

and who has the final word during an 

emergency event. Self-audits are 

required to ensure that the operator 

maintains responsibility for the 

implementation of their SEMS. The 

operator must hire an Audit Service 

Provider (ASP) to conduct audits, 

thereby avoiding any potential conflicts 

of interest, and the ASP, in turn, must 

be accredited by a BSEE-approved 

accreditor. We hold the operator 

accountable for the overall safety of the 

offshore facility, including ensuring that 

all contractors and subcontractors have 

safety policies and procedures in place 

that support the implementation of the 

operator’s SEMS program and align with 

the principles of managing safety set 

forth in API RP 75. 

Regulations at 30 CFR 250, subpart S, 

implement these statutory requirements 

and we consider the information to be 

critical for us to monitor industry’s 

operations record of safety and 

environmental management of the OCS. 

The Subpart S regulations hold the 

operator accountable for the overall 

safety of the offshore facility, including 

ensuring that all employees, contractors, 

and subcontractors have safety policies 

and procedures in place that support the 

implementation of the operator’s SEMS 

program and align with the principles of 

managing safety. The SEMS program 

describes management commitment to 

safety and the environment, as well as 

policies and procedures to assure safety 

and environmental protection while 

conducting OCS operations (including 

those operations conducted by all 

personnel on the facility). The BSEE 

will use the information obtained by 

submittals and observed via SEMS 

audits to ensure that operations on the 

OCS are conducted safely, as they 

pertain to both human and 

environmental factors, and in 

accordance with BSEE regulations, as 

well as industry practices. The UWA 

and other recordkeeping will be 

reviewed diligently by BSEE during 

inspections/audits, etc., to ensure that 

industry is correctly implementing the 

documentation and that the 

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requirements are being followed 

properly. 

Subsequent to the approval of the 

information collection requirements in 

the final 30 CFR 250, Subpart S 

regulations, BSEE developed a new form 

that respondents must use to submit 

certain information collection 

requirements under § 250.1922. This 

form entails no additional burden as it 

only clarifies and facilitates the 

submission of the currently approved 

information collection requirements to 

which the form pertains. This 

resubmitted information collection 

request (ICR) is revised to only include 

the new Form BSEE–0130, SEMS 

Accreditation Body Application. No 

burden hours have been changed from 

the currently OMB approved collection. 

The information on BSEE–0130 consists 

of name, address, etc., accreditation 

information such as member of what 

accreditation forum, peer review info, 

and description of how you comply 

with the Subpart S regulatory 

requirements. We ask for what type of 

accreditation service they are providing, 

as well as any electronic accreditation 

information for public use. There is also 

a fraud statement and a list of 

documents that should be submitted 

with the application. We use the 

information obtained to determine 

suitability for approval as an 

accreditation body. The form is 

included at the end of this document for 

your comment and review. 

Currently, form BSEE–0131, 

Performance Measures Data is 

submitted to BSEE. The information on 

BSEE–0131 includes company 

identification, number of company/ 

contractor injuries and/or illnesses 

suffered, company/contractor hours 

worked, EPA National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 

permit noncompliances, and oil spill 

volumes for spills less than 1 barrel. All 

pieces of information are reported 

annually as collected during 1 calendar 

year and the information broken out 

quarterly. The information is used to 

develop industry average incident rates 

that help to describe how well the 

offshore oil and gas industry is 

performing. Using the produced data 

allows BSEE to better focus our 

regulatory and research programs on 

areas where the performance measures 

indicate that operators are having 

difficulty meeting our expectations. The 

BSEE will be more effective in 

leveraging resources by redirecting 

research efforts, promoting appropriate 

regulatory initiatives, and shifting 

inspection program emphasis based on 

performance results. 

The BSEE 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 part 252, 

OCS Oil and Gas Information Program. 

No items of a sensitive nature are 

collected. Responses are required to 

obtain or retain a benefit and they are 

mandatory. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal oil, gas, 

or sulphur lessees and/or operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

currently approved annual reporting 

burden for this collection is 651,728 

hours and continues to remain the same 

in this request. 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. 

Citation 

30 CFR 250 subpart S Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Hour burden 

1900–1933 .................... High Activity Operator: Have a SEMS program, and maintain all documentation and records 

pertaining to your SEMS program, according to API RP 75, ISO 17011 in their entirety, 

the COS–2–01, 03, and 04 documents as listed in § 250.198, and all the requirements as 

detailed in 30 CFR 250, Subpart S. Make your SEMS available to BSEE upon request.

22,364. 

1900–1933 .................... Moderate Activity Operator: Have a SEMS program, and maintain all documentation and 

records pertaining to your SEMS program, according to API RP 75, the three COS documents in their entirety, and all the requirements as detailed in 30 CFR 250, Subpart S. 

Make your SEMS available to BSEE upon request.

4,921. 

1900–1933 .................... Low Activity Operator: Have a SEMS program, and maintain all documentation and records 

pertaining to your SEMS program, according to API RP 75, the three COS documents in 

their entirety, and all the requirements as detailed in 30 CFR 250, Subpart S. Make your 

SEMS available to BSEE upon request.

1,027. 

1900(b); 1928(d), (e); 

1929.

Submit Form BSEE–0131. Maintain a contractor employee injury/illness log in the operation 

area, retain for 2 years, and make available to BSEE upon request (this requirement is included in the form burden). Inform contractors of hazards.

10. 

1911(b) .......................... Immediate supervisor must conduct a JSA, sign the JSA, and ensure all personnel participating sign the JSA. The individual designated as being in charge of facility approves and 

signs all JSAs before job starts. NOTE: If activity is repeated, the 1stsigned JSA is allowed.

11 mins.* 

1920(a), (b); 1921 ......... ASP audit for High Activity Operator .......................................................................................... $60,000 audit. 

ASP audit for Moderate Activity Operator .................................................................................. $30,000 audit. 

ASP audit for Low Activity Operator .......................................................................................... $12,000 audit. 

NOTE: An audit once every 3 years. 

1920 .............................. Notify BSEE with audit schedule 30 days prior to conducting your audit ................................. 1. 

1920(c); 1925 ................ Submit to BSEE after completed audit, an audit report of findings and conclusions, including 

deficiencies and required supporting information/documentation.

3. 

1920(d); 1925(b) ........... Submit/resubmit a copy of your CAP that will address deficiencies identified in audit ............. 4.

1922—Form BSEE– 

0130.

Organization requests approval for AB; submits documentation for assessing, approving, 

maintaining, and withdrawing accreditation of ASP. 

16. 

1922 .............................. Make available to BSEE upon request, conflict of interest procedures .................................... 15 mins. 

1924(b) .......................... Make available to BSEE upon request, evaluation documentation and supporting information 

relating to your SEMS.

2. 

1924(c) .......................... Explain and demonstrate your SEMS during site visit if required; provide evidence supporting your SEMS implementation.8. 

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Citation 

30 CFR 250 subpart S Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Hour burden 

1925(a) .......................... Pay for all costs associated with BSEE directed ASP audit approximately 10 percent per operator per category: 1 required audit for high operator ($60,000 per audit × 1 audit = 

$60,000); 4 required audits for moderate operator ($30,000 per audit × 4 audits = 

$120,000; and 8 required audits for low operator ($12,000 per audit per 8 audits = 

$96,000) = 13 required audits per year.

13 BSEE directed ASP 

audits—for a total of 

$276,000. 

1928 .............................. (1) Document and keep all SEMS audits for 6 years (at least 2 full audit cycles) at an onshore location. (2) JSAs must have documented results in writing and kept onsite for 30 

days or until release of the MODU; retain records for 2 years. (3) All MOC records (API 

RP Sec 4) must be documented, dated, and retained for 2 years. (4) SWA documentation 

must be kept onsite for 30 days; retain records for 2 years. (5) Documentation of employee participation must be retained for 2 years. (6) All documentation included in this requirement must be made available to BSEE upon request. 

5. 

2 hrs/mo × 12 mos/yr 

= 24 hrs. 

30 mins. 

1930(c) .......................... Document decision to resume SWA activities ........................................................................... 8. 

1933(a) .......................... Personnel reports unsafe practices and/or health violations. Burden covered under 30 CFR 

250, Subpart A, 1014–0022. 

0. 

1933(c) .......................... Post notice where personnel can view their rights for reporting unsafe practices .................... 15 mins. 

* We calculated operators conducting six JSAs a day (3 JSAs for each 12 hour shift). Some contractors may perform none for a particular day, 

whereas others may conduct more than six per day. This estimate is an average. 

Estimated reporting and 

recordkeeping non-hour cost burden: 

The currently OMB approved nonhour cost burdens total $1,250,000 and 

for this request the burden remains the 

same. We have identified four non-hour 

cost burdens: 

§ 250.1925(a)—Pay for all costs 

associated with a BSEE directed audit 

due to deficiencies, 

§ 250.1920(a)—ASP audits for High, 

Moderate, and Low Activity Operator (3 

separate fees). 

We have not identified any other nonhour 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: 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. 

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. 

The form BSEE–0130 is as follows: 

U.S. Department of the Interior 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

OMB Control Number 1014–xxxx 

OMB Approved Expiration Date: xx/xx/ 

xxxx 

SEMS Accreditation Body Application 

Under 30 CFR 250.1922, organizations 

requesting approval as an accreditation 

body must submit this application to 

BSEE that describes the process for 

assessing an audit service provider 

(ASP) for accreditation and approving, 

maintaining, and withdrawing the 

accreditation of an ASP. Requests for 

approval must be sent to DOI/BSEE, 

ATTN: Chief, Office of Offshore 

Regulatory Programs, 381 Elden Street, 

HE–3314, Herndon, VA 20170. 

Name lllllllllllllll

Address llllllllllllll

City/State/Zip lllllllllll

E-Mail lllllllllllllll

Phone lllllllllllllll

Accreditation Information 

Member of International 

Accreditation Forum (IAF)? Yes/No 

(If Yes, attach associated 

documentation) 

llllllllllllllllll

Most Recent Peer Review? 

(Attach associated documentation) 

llllllllllllllllll

Describe how your accreditation 

process meets the requirements of 

section 6, requirement for accreditation 

of audit services providers performing 

SEMS audits and Certification of 

Deepwater Operations (COS–0204, or its 

equivalent, attach any documents 

necessary to support your case). 

llllllllllllllllll

llllllllllllllllll

llllllllllllllllll

llllllllllllllllll

llllllllllllllllll

What is the scope of accreditation 

service that you provide? 

(Attach associated documentation) 

SEMS Audits 

ISO 140000 

API Spec Q1 

Other (specify) 

llllllllllllllllll

BSEE Form BSEE–0130 (Mo/Year) 

Page 1 of 2 

Do you have a Web site that is set up 

to load and display accreditation 

applicant names, final dispositions, 

expiration dates, and scope of 

accreditation? Yes/No If yes, provide 

URL _______ 

CERTIFICATION 

I certify that the information 

submitted on and with this form is 

complete and accurate to the best of my 

knowledge. I understand that making a 

false statement may subject me to 

criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. 1001. 

Name and Title: lllllllllll

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Submission 

Include the following documents (as 

applicable) with your application: 

1 Statement of Qualifications 

2 State Certificate of Incorporation, 

Partnership or other legal entity 

3 Charter or Articles of Incorporation 

4 By-Laws 

5 List of Board of Directors, Trustees, 

and/or Key Personnel 

6 Most recent financial audit report 

7 Current financial statements, Profit 

and Loss, or Statement of Activities 

8 Description of Quality Management 

System 

9 Description of process for 

determining whether to accredit an 

applicant 

10 Any peer review reports or audits 

of compliance with ISO 9000, ISO 

17011, or similar standards 

11 Any other relevant certificates or 

business registrations 

12 Official policies regarding: 

Impartiality, Confidentiality and 

Privacy, Conflict of Interest, and 

Records Management 

13 Certificates of General Liability, 

Directors and Officers, Malpractice, 

or other insurance and bonding 

14 Description of or official policy and 

procedures for handling complaints 

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT 

STATEMENT: The Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.) requires us to inform you that 

this information is collected to 

implement the various safety and 

environmental provisions of the OCS 

Lands Act. We use the information to 

determine suitability for approval as an 

accreditation body. Responses are to 

obtain and/or retain a benefit and 

mandatory (43 U.S.C. 1334). Proprietary 

data are covered under 30 CFR 250.197. 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB Control 

Number. Public reporting burden of this 

form is estimated to average 16 hours 

per response, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, gathering and 

maintaining data, and completing and 

reviewing the form. Direct comments 

regarding the burden estimate or any 

other aspect of this form to the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement, 381 Elden 

Street, Herndon, VA 20170. 

BSEE Form BSEE–0130 (Mo/Year) 

Page 2 of 2 

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. 

Dated: August 6, 2013. 

Robert W. Middleton, 

Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID BSEE–2013–0004; OMB Control 

Number 1014–0004: 134E1700D2 

EEEE500000 ET1SF0000.DAQ000] 

Information Collection Activities: Oil 

and Gas Well-Completion Operations; 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: 60-day Notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), 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 renewal to the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

Subpart E, Oil and Gas Well-Completion 

Operations. 

DATE: You must submit comments by 

October 11, 2013. 

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–2013–0004 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; 

Attention: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden 

Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817. Please reference ICR 1014– 

0004 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 E, Oil 

and Gas Well-Completion Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0004. 

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 the Act related to 

the mineral resources on the OCS. Such 

rules and regulations will apply to all 

operations conducted under a lease. 

Operations on the OCS must preserve, 

protect, and develop mineral 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 5(a) of the OCS Lands Act 

requires the Secretary to prescribe rules 

and regulations ‘‘to provide for the 

prevention of waste, and conservation of 

the natural resources of the Outer 

Continental Shelf, and the protection of 

correlative rights therein’’ and to 

include provisions ‘‘for the prompt and 

efficient exploration and development 

of a lease area.’’ These authorities and 

responsibilities are among those 

delegated to BSEE to ensure that 

operations in the OCS will meet 

statutory requirements; provide for 

safety and protection of the 

environment; and result in diligent 

exploration, development, and 

production of OCS leases. This 

information collection (IC) request 

addresses the regulations at 30 CFR 250, 

Subpart E, Oil and Gas Well-Completion 

Operations, and any associated 

supplementary Notices to Lessees and 

Operators (NTLs) intended to provide 

clarification, description, or explanation 

of these regulations. 

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 

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