[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13867]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Part 250


Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental 
Shelf--Corrections

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document makes technical corrections to regulations that 
were published in various Federal Register documents and are codified 
in the Code of Federal Regulations under Title 30--Minerals Resources, 
Parts 200-269. The changes are necessary to correct a citation and a 
reference to a section of a document incorporated by reference.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 6, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexis London, Rules Processing Team, 
Engineering and Operations Division, (703) 787-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    These correcting amendments affect all offshore operators and 
lessees. The following describes the two minor corrections we are 
making.
    On May 29, 1998 (63 FR 29478), MMS published a final rule commonly 
known as the ``redesignation'' rule, which assigned new section numbers 
to each section in 30 CFR part 250 (Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations 
in the Outer Continental Shelf). The purpose was to allow MMS to 
logically format the subparts in the future without further 
renumbering. In the process of redesignating the regulations, we missed 
correcting a citation in 30 CFR 250.613(a). That section references the 
citation ``Sec. 250.91'', which should have been changed to 
``Sec. 250.601'' and is now being corrected.
    In Sec. 250.198(e), our regulations incorporate various documents 
by reference and these documents are then referenced in other sections 
of the regulations. One of these documents is API RP 14H, Recommended 
Practice for Installation, Maintenance and Repair of Surface Safety 
Valves and Underwater Safety Valves Offshore. This document is 
referenced in Sec. 250.804(a)(4) as ``API RP 14H, Section 4, Table 2''. 
However, there are no tables in Section 4 of API RP 14H and the 
reference should have been to ``Section 6'' rather than ``Section 4''. 
We are correcting Sec. 250.804(a)(4) to simply reference document ``API 
RP 14H'' without designating a specific section of the document.

Need for Correction

    As published, the final regulations contain errors which may prove 
to be misleading, and are in need of clarification.

List of Subject in 30 CFR Part 250

    Continental shelf, Environmental impact statements, Environmental 
protection, Government contracts, Incorporation by reference, 
Investigations, Mineral royalties, Oil and gas development and 
production, Oil and gas exploration, Oil and gas reserves, Penalties, 
Pipelines, Public lands--mineral resources, Public lands--rights-of-
way, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulphur development and 
production, Sulphur exploration, Surety bonds.
    Accordingly, 30 CFR Part 250 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 250-OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF

    1. The authority citation for part 250 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.


Sec. 250.613  [Corrected]

    2. In Sec. 250.613, paragraph (a), in the first sentence, the 
citation ``Sec. 250.91'' is revised to read ``Sec. 250.601''.


Sec. 250.804  [Corrected]

    3. In Sec. 250.804, paragraph (a)(4), in the second sentence, the 
reference to ``API RP 14H, Section 4, Table 2.'' is revised to read 
``API RP 14H.''

    Dated: May 24, 2000.
John V. Mirabella,
Acting Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.
[FR Doc. 00-13867 Filed 6-5-00; 8:45 am]
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