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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

[Docket No. MMS–2008–OMM–0042] 

MMS Information Collection Activity: 

1010–0128, Subpart O, Well Control 

and Production Safety Training, 

Extension of a Collection; Submitted 

for Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of an 

information collection (1010–0128). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are notifying the public that 

we have submitted to OMB an 

information collection request (ICR) to 

renew approval of the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

30 CFR 250, Subpart O, Well Control 

and Production Safety Training, and 

related documents. This notice also 

provides the public a second 

opportunity to comment on the 

paperwork burden of these regulatory 

requirements. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

September 2, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You should submit 

comments directly to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior (1010–0128), 

either by fax (202) 395–5806 or e-mail 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov). 

Please also send a copy to MMS by 

either of the following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov. Under 

the tab More Search Options, click 

Advanced Docket Search, then select 

Minerals Management Service from the 

agency drop-down menu, then click 

submit. In the Docket ID column, select 

MMS–2008–OMM–0042 to submit 

public comments and to view 

supporting and related materials. 

Information on using Regulations.gov, 

including instructions for accessing 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket after the close of the 

comment period, is available through 

the site’s User Tips link. Submit 

comments to regulations.gov by 

September 2, 2009. The MMS will post 

all comments. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Minerals 

Management Service; Attention: Cheryl 

Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024; 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please 

reference Information Collection 1010– 

0128 in your subject line and include 

your name and address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. You 

may also contact Cheryl Blundon to 

obtain a copy, at no cost, of the 

regulation that requires the subject 

collection of information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart O, Well 

Control and Production Safety Training. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0128. 

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, 

right-of-use and easement, and pipeline 

right-of-way. 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) of the OCS Lands Act 

requires that ‘‘operations in the [O]uter 

Continental Shelf should be conducted 

in a safe manner by well trained 

personnel using technology, 

precautions, and other techniques 

sufficient to prevent or minimize the 

likelihood of blowouts, loss of well 

control, fires, spillages, 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.’’ To carry out 

these responsibilities, the Minerals 

Management Service (MMS) has issued 

rules governing training requirements 

for certain personnel working in the 

OCS at 30 CFR 250, Subpart O, Well 

Control and Production Safety Training. 

Responses are mandatory or required to 

obtain or retain a benefit and are 

primarily on occasion. No questions of 

a sensitive nature are asked. The MMS 

protects information considered 

proprietary according to 30 CFR 

250.197, Data and information to be 

made available to the public or for 

limited inspection, and 30 CFR Part 252, 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and 

Gas Information Program. 

The MMS will use the information 

collected under subpart O regulations to 

ensure that workers in the OCS are 

properly trained with the necessary 

skills to perform their jobs in a safe and 

pollution-free manner. In some 

instances, MMS will conduct oral 

interviews of offshore employees to 

evaluate the effectiveness of a 

company’s training program. We do the 

oral interviews to gauge how effectively 

the companies are implementing their 

own training program. The MMS would 

use the interview form and keep the 

information internally. This information 

is necessary to verify training 

compliance with the requirements. 

Frequency: On occasion or annual. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: Approximately 130 

Federal OCS oil and gas lessees and/or 

operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

estimated annual hour burden for this 

information collection is a total of 1,144 

hours. 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. 

Citation 30, CFR 250, 

Subpart O Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Hour burden 

Average 

Number 

of annual 

responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

1503(b) ................................ Develop training plans. Note: Existing lessees/respondents already have training plans developed. 

This number reflects development of plans for any 

new lessees.

70 .............................. 2 140 

1503(c) ................................ Maintain copies of training plan and employee training 

documentation/record for 5 years.

11⁄2 hr. (plan) ............. 130 195 

2 hrs. for records ....... 260 


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Citation 30, CFR 250, 

Subpart O Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Hour burden 

Average 

Number 

of annual 

responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

1503(c) ................................ Upon request, provide MMS copies of employee training documentation or provide copy of training plan.5 ................................ 31 155 

1507(b) ................................ Employee oral interview conducted by MMS ................. 1⁄2 hr .......................... 650 325 

1507(c), (d); 1508; 1509 ..... Written testing conducted by MMS or authorized representative.Not considered information collection 

under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(7) 

0 

1510(b) ................................ Revise training plan and submit to MMS ....................... 12 .............................. 5 60 

250.1500–1510 ................... General departure or alternative compliance requests 

not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart O.

3 ................................ 3 9 

Total Hour Burden ....... ......................................................................................... .................................... 821 1,144 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified no paperwork nonhour cost burdens associated with the 

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 must specifically solicit 

comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to perform its 

duties, including whether the 

information is useful; (b) evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate 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 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, on May 1, 2009, 

we published a Federal Register notice 

(74 FR 20330) 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 regulations. 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. 

We have received no comments in 

response to these efforts. 

If you wish to comment in response 

to this notice, you may send your 

comments to the offices listed under the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. The 

OMB has up to 60 days to approve or 

disapprove the information collection 

but may respond after 30 days. 

Therefore, to ensure maximum 

consideration, OMB should receive 

public comments by September 2, 2009. 

Public Availability of Comments: 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail 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. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: July 15, 2009. 

E.P. Danenberger, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–18418 Filed 7–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–100–1310–DB] 

Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the LaBarge Platform Project, Sublette 

County and Lincoln County, WY 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) Field Office, 

Pinedale, WY, intends to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and to solicit public comments pursuant 

to section 102(2)(C) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 and in response to a proposal filed 

by EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) regarding 

issues and resource information for the 

proposed LaBarge Platform Project, 

Sublette County and Lincoln County, 

Wyoming. The project is primarily a 

natural gas exploration and 

development project. 

DATES: This notice initiates the public 

scoping process. The BLM can best use 

public input if comments and resource 

information are submitted within 45 

days from publication of this notice. 

To provide the public with an 

opportunity to review the proposal and 

project information, the BLM will host 

public meetings in Pinedale, LaBarge, 

Big Piney, and Kemmerer, Wyoming. 

The BLM will announce the dates, 

times, and locations for these meetings 

at least 15 days prior to the event. 

Announcements will be made by news 

release to the media, individual letter 

mailings, and posting on the project, 

Web site listed below. 

http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/

NEPA/pfodocs/labarge_platform.html. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on issues and planning criteria related 

to the LaBarge Platform Project EIS by 

any of the following methods: 

• Web Site: http://www.blm.gov/wy/

st/en/info/NEPA/pfodocs/labarge_

platform.html. 

• E-mail: LaBarge_Platform_

WYMail@blm.gov. 

• Fax: (307) 367–5329. 

• Mail: Bureau of Land Management, 

Pinedale Field Office, Attn: LaBarge 

Platform Project Manager, P.O. Box 768, 

Pinedale, WY 82941. 

Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined at the Pinedale Field 

Office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information or to add your name to the 


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