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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0104] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Petition for U Nonimmigrant 

Status, Form I–918, and Supplements 

A and B of Form I–918; Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) invites 

the general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment upon this 

proposed revision of a currently 

approved collection of information or 

new collection of information. In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the 

information collection notice is 

published in the Federal Register to 

obtain comments regarding the nature of 

the information collection, the 

categories of respondents, the estimated 

burden (i.e. the time, effort, and 

resources used by the respondents to 

respond), the estimated cost to the 

respondent, and the actual information 

collection instruments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until 

November 10, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: All submissions received 

must include the OMB Control Number 

1615–0104 in the subject box, the 

agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 

2010–0004. To avoid duplicate 

submissions, please use only one of the 

following methods to submit comments: 

(1) Online. You may access the 

Federal Register Notice and submit 

comments via the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal Web site by visiting 

www.regulations.gov. In the search box 

either copy and paste, or type in, the eDocket ID number USCIS–2010–0004. 

Click on the link titled Open Docket 

Folder for the appropriate Notice and 

supporting documents, and click the 

Comment Now tab to submit a 

comment; 

(2) Email. Submit comments to 

USCISFRComment@uscis.dhs.gov; 

(3) Mail. Submit written comments to 

DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and 

Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination 

Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments 

Regardless of the method used for 

submitting comments or material, all 

submissions will be posted, without 

change, to the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, 

and will include any personal 

information you provide. Therefore, 

submitting this information makes it 

public. You may wish to consider 

limiting the amount of personal 

information that you provide in any 

voluntary submission you make to DHS. 

DHS may withhold information 

provided in comments from public 

viewing that it determines may impact 

the privacy of an individual or is 

offensive. For additional information, 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Note: The address listed in this notice 

should only be used to submit comments 

concerning this information collection. 

Please do not submit requests for individual 

case status inquiries to this address. If you 

are seeking information about the status of 

your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case 

Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/ 

Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National 

Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

should address one or more of the 

following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension, Without Change, of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status; and 

Supplement A and B. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–918; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

Households. This application permits 

victims of certain qualifying criminal 

activity and their immediate family 

members to apply for temporary 

nonimmigrant status. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: Form I–918—26,400 responses 

at 5 hours per response; Supplement 

A—17,808 responses at 1.5 hour per 

response; Supplement B—26,400 

responses at 1 hour per response, as 

well as 44,208 biometric-related 

responses at 1.17 hours (1 hour and 10 

minutes). 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 236,835.36 annual burden 

hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument with instructions, 

or additional information, please visit 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: 

http://www.regulations.gov. We may 

also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of 

Policy and Strategy, Regulatory 

Coordination Division, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2140, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: September 4, 2014. 

Laura Dawkins, 

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2014–21501 Filed 9–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID BSEE–2014–0004; OMB Control 

Number 1014–0018; 14XE1700DX 

EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000] 

Information Collection Activities: Oil 

and Gas Drilling Operations; 

Submitted for Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: 30-day notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), BSEE is notifying the public that 

we have submitted to OMB an 

information collection request (ICR) for 

review and approval of the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

Subpart D, Oil and Gas Drilling 

Operations. This notice also provides 


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the public a second opportunity to 

comment on the revised paperwork 

burden of these regulatory requirements. 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

October 10, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: 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– 

0018). 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–2014–0004 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, 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; 381 Elden Street, 

HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. 

Please reference ICR 1014–0018 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Mason, Regulations and 

Standards Branch, (703) 787–1605, 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). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart D, Oil and 

Gas Drilling Operations. 

Form(s): BSEE–0125; BSEE–0133, 

BSEE–0133S, and BSEE–0144. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0018. 

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 the 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 OCS Lands Act 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 the Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), 30 

U.S.C. 1751 is included as additional 

authority for these requirements. 

These authorities and responsibilities 

are among those delegated to BSEE. 

The regulations at 30 CFR 250, 

subpart D, concern oil and gas drilling 

operations and are the subject of 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. 

This ICR includes four forms. In this 

submission, we have included a 

certification statement on all the forms 

to state that false submissions are 

subject to criminal penalties. 

A minor change to include Alaska and 

Pacific OCS Regional contact 

information was made on Form BSEE– 

0144. 

Once this ICR is approved, the 

revisions will be added to the forms and 

the eWell screen shot(s), and the revised 

PRA statement will be posted on the 

eWell Web site. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are among those 

delegated to BSEE. Responses are 

mandatory or are required to obtain or 

retain a benefit. 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 

2), and under regulations at 30 CFR Part 

250.197, Data and information to be 

made available to the public or for 

limited inspection, 30 CFR Part 252, 

OCS Oil and Gas Information Program. 

The BSEE uses the information to 

ensure safe drilling operations and to 

protect the human, marine, and coastal 

environment. Among other things, BSEE 

specifically uses the information to 

ensure: 

• The drilling unit is fit for the 

intended purpose; 

• the lessee or operator will not 

encounter geologic conditions that 

present a hazard to operations; 

• equipment is maintained in a state 

of readiness and meets safety standards; 

• each drilling crew is properly 

trained and able to promptly perform 

well-control activities at any time 

during well operations; and 

• compliance with safety standards; 

and 

• the current regulations will provide 

for safe and proper field or reservoir 

development, resource evaluation, 

conservation, protection of correlative 

rights, safety, and environmental 

protection. 

We also review well records to 

ascertain whether drilling operations 

have encountered hydrocarbons or H2S 

and to ensure that H2S detection 

equipment, personnel protective 

equipment, and training of the crew are 

adequate for safe operations in zones 

known to contain H2S and zones where 

the presence of H2S is unknown. 

Frequency: On occasion, daily, 

weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually, 

and varies by section. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal OCS oil, 

gas, or sulphur lessees and/or operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

estimated annual hour burden for this 

ICR is a total of 102,512 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. 


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Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart D and 

NTL(s) Reporting and recordkeeping requirement* Hour burden 

Average 

number of 

annual 

responses 

Annual 

burden hours 

(rounded) 

General Requirements 

402(b) .............................................. Request approval to use blind or blind-shear ram or 

pipe rams and inside BOP.

0.5 352 requests ..... 176 

403 .................................................. Notify BSEE of drilling rig movement on or off drilling 

location (BSEE–0144).

0.2 BSEE–0144 ......

312 forms .........

63 

404 .................................................. Perform operational check of crown block safety device; record results (weekly).0.25 86 drilling rigs × 

52 weeks = 

4,472 records.

1,118 

408, 409 .......................................... Apply for use of alternative procedures and/or departures not requested in BSEE forms (including discussions with BSEE or oral approvals).Burden 

covered under 

1014–0025. 

0.

Subtotal .................................... ..................................................................................... ........................ 5,136 ................ 1,357 

Apply for a Permit to Drill 

408–418, 420(a)(6); 423(b)(3), (c); 

449(j), (k); 456(j); plus in subparts A, B, D, E, H, P, Q..

Submit Application for Permit to Drill (APD Form 

BSEE–0123 and BSEE–0123S) that includes any/ 

all supporting documentation and requests for various approvals required in subpart D (including 

§§ 250.425(a), 427, 428, 432, 447(c), 448(b),(c), 

451(g), 460, 490(c)) submitted via the form; upon 

request, make available to BSEE.

Burden covered under 1014– 

0025. 

0 

410(b); 417(b) ................................. Reference Well and site-specific information approved in your Exploration Plan, Development and 

Production Plan, Development Operations Coordination Document in your APD.

Burdens pertaining to EPs, DPPs, 

DOCDs are covered under 

BOEM 1010–0151 and APDs 

are covered under 1014–0025. 

0 

416(g)(2) .......................................... Provide 72 hour advance notice of location of shearing ram tests or inspections; allow BSEE access 

to witness testing, inspections, and information 

verification.

0.25 156 notifications 39 

416(g)(2) .......................................... Submit evidence that demonstrates that the Registered Professional Engineer/firm has the expertise and experience necessary to perform the 

verification(s); allow BSEE access to witness testing; verify info submitted to BSEE.

0.25 733 submittals .. 184 

417(a), (b) ....................................... Collect and report additional information on case-bycase basis if sufficient information is not available.5 46 reports ......... 230 

417(c) .............................................. Submit 3rd party review of drilling unit according to 

30 CFR 250, subpart I.

Burden covered under 1014– 

0011. 

0 

418(e) .............................................. Submit welding and burning plan according to 30 

CFR 250, subpart A.

Burden covered under 1014– 

0022. 

0 

Subtotal .................................... ..................................................................................... ........................ 935 ................... 453 

Casing and Cementing Requirements 

420(b)(3) .......................................... Submit dual mechanical barrier documentation after 

installation.

0.75 533 submittals .. 400 

420(b)(3) .......................................... Request approval for alternative options to installing 

barriers.

0.25 58 requests ...... 15 

423(a) .............................................. Request and receive approval from District Manager 

for repair.

0.5 86 requests ...... 43 

423(b)(4), (c)(2) ............................... Perform pressure casing test; document results and 

make available to BSEE upon request.

0.75 1,606 tests ........ 1,205 

423(c)(5) .......................................... Immediately contact District Manager when problem 

corrected due to failed negative pressure test; 

submit a description of corrected action taken; and 

receive approval from District Manager to retest.

1 20 notifications 20 

423(c)(7) .......................................... Submit documentation of successful negative pressure test in the End of Operations Report (EOR, 

Form BSEE–0125).

2 BSEE–0125 45 

submittals.

90 


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Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart D and 

NTL(s) Reporting and recordkeeping requirement* Hour burden 

Average 

number of 

annual 

responses 

Annual 

burden hours 

(rounded) 

424 .................................................. Caliper, pressure test, or evaluate casing; submit 

evaluation results; request approval before resuming operations or beginning repairs (every 30 days 

during prolonged drilling).

1 68 requests ...... 68 

425(a) .............................................. Request approval from District Manager to use other 

test pressures for liners.

Burden covered under 1014– 

0025. 

0 

426 .................................................. Record results of all casing and liner pressure tests 2 4,259 record results.8,518 

427(a) .............................................. Record results of all pressure integrity tests and hole 

behavior observations re-formation integrity and 

pore pressure.

2 4,226 record results.8,452 

Subtotal .................................... ..................................................................................... ........................ 10,901 .............. 18,811 

Diverter System Requirements 

434; 467 .......................................... Perform diverter tests when installed and once every 

7 days; actuate system at least once every 24- 

hour period; record results (average 2 per drilling 

operation); retain all charts/reports relating to diverter tests/actuations at facility for duration of 

drilling well.

2 620 records ...... 1,240 

Subtotal .................................... ..................................................................................... ........................ 620 ................... 1,240 

Blowout Preventer (BOP) System Requirements 

442(c) .............................................. Request alternative method for the accumulator system.Burden 

covered under 

1014–0022. 

0.

442(f)(3) ........................................... Demonstrate that your secondary control system will 

function properly.

5 6 validations ..... 30 

442(h) .............................................. Label all functions on all panels ................................. 1.5 45 panels .......... 68 

442(i) ............................................... Develop written procedures for management system 

for operating the BOP stack and LMRP.

8 39 procedures .. 312 

442(j) ............................................... Establish minimum requirements for authorized personnel to operate critical BOP equipment; require 

training.

Burden covered under 1014–0008 0 

446(a) .............................................. Document BOP maintenance and inspection procedures used; record results of BOP inspections and 

maintenance actions; maintain records for 2 years; 

make available to BSEE upon request.

3 86 records ........ 258 

447(c) .............................................. Request approval from District Manager to omit BOP 

pressure test. Indicate which casing strings and 

liners meet the criteria of this section.

Burden covered under 1014– 

0025. 

0 

449(j)(2) ........................................... Notify District Manager at least 72 hours prior to 

stump/initial test on seafloor.

0.25 150 notifications 38 

449(j)(3) ........................................... Document all ROV intervention function test results; 

make available to BSEE upon request.

1 150 tests ........... 150 

449(k) .............................................. Document all autoshear and deadman function test 

results for your subsea BOP systems; make available to BSEE upon request..

Burden covered under 1014– 

0025. 

0 

450; 467 .......................................... Document and record BOP pressure tests results, 

actuations and inspections; at a minimum every 14 

days; as stated for components; sign as correct. 

Retain all records, including charts, reports, and 

referenced documents for the duration of drilling 

the well.

11 236 test results 2,596 

451(c) .............................................. Record reason for postponing BOP test (on occasion—approx. 2/year) in driller’s report.0.25 86 records ........ 22 


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Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart D and 

NTL(s) Reporting and recordkeeping requirement* Hour burden 

Average 

number of 

annual 

responses 

Annual 

burden hours 

(rounded) 

451(g) .............................................. Demonstrate that well control procedures/well conditions will not place demands above its rating working pressure and obtain approval from District 

Manager.

Burden covered under 1014– 

0025. 

0 

Subtotal .................................... ..................................................................................... ........................ 798 ................... 3,474 

Drilling Fluid Requirements 

456(b), (i) ......................................... Document/record in the driller’s report every time 

you circulate drilling fluid; results of drilling fluid 

tests.

1 4,160 records ... 4,160 

456(c), (f) ......................................... Perform various calculations; post calculated drill 

pipe, collar, and drilling fluid volume; as well as 

maximum pressures.

1 4,259 postings .. 4,259 

456(j) ............................................... Submit detailed step-by-step procedures describing 

displacement of fluids with your APD (this submittal obtains District Manager approval).

Burden covered under 1014– 

0025. 

0 

458(b) .............................................. Record daily drilling fluid and materials inventory in 

drilling fluid report.

0.5 30,295 records 15,148 

459(a)(3) .......................................... Request exception to procedure for protecting negative pressure area.Burden included under 1014– 

0022. 

0 

Subtotal .................................... ..................................................................................... ........................ 38,714 .............. 23,567 

Other Drilling Requirements 

449(j); 460; 465; plus in A, D, E, F, 

H, P, and Q.

Provide revised plans and the additional supporting 

information required by the cited regulations when 

you submit an Application for Permit to Modify 

(APM) (Form BSEE–0124) to BSEE for approval; 

or a Revised APM.

Burden covered under 1014– 

0026. 

0 

420(b)(3); 423(b)(7); 465(a); plus 

various ref in A, E, F, and P.

Submit Form BSEE–0125, End of Operations Report 

(EOR), and additional supporting information as 

required by the cited regulations.

2 BSEE–0125 ......

279 submittals ..

558 

460 .................................................. Submit plans and obtain approval to conduct well 

test; notify BSEE before test.

Burden covered under 1014– 

0025. 

0 

461(a–b); 466(e); 468(a); ................

NTL ..................................................

Record and submit well logs and surveys run in the 

wellbore and/or charts of well logging operations 

(including but not limited to).

3 302 logs/surveys 906 

Record and submit directional and vertical-well surveys.1 302 reports ....... 302 

Record and submit velocity profiles and surveys ....... 1 45 reports ......... 45 

Record and submit core analyses .............................. 1 130 analyses .... 130 

461(e) .............................................. Provide copy of well directional survey to affected 

leaseholder.

0.75 11 occasions .... 9 

462(a) .............................................. Prepare and post well control drill plan for crew 

members.

0.5 314 plans .......... 157 

462(c) .............................................. Record results of well-control drills ............................. 1 8,632 results ..... 8,632 

463(b) .............................................. Request field drilling rules be established, amended, 

or canceled.

4 6 requests ........ 24 

465(a)(1) ..........................................

428, .................................................

449(j) & k(1), 456(j) .........................

Obtain approval to revise your drilling plan or change 

major drilling equipment by submitting a revised 

BSEE–0123, Application for Permit to Drill and 

BSEE–0123S, Supplemental APD Information 

Sheet.

Burden covered under 1014– 

0025. 

0 

Subtotal .................................... ..................................................................................... ........................ 10,021 .............. 10,763 


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Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart D and 

NTL(s) Reporting and recordkeeping requirement* Hour burden 

Average 

number of 

annual 

responses 

Annual 

burden hours 

(rounded) 

Applying for a Permit to Modify and Well Records 

466, 467 .......................................... Retain drilling records for 90 days after drilling is 

complete; retain casing/liner pressure, diverter, 

and BOP records for 2 years; retain well completion/well workover until well is permanently 

plugged/abandoned or lease is assigned.

2.15 3,526 records ... 7,581 

468(b); 465(b)(3) ............................. In the GOM OCS Region, submit drilling activity reports weekly on Forms BSEE–0133 (Well Activity 

Report) and BSEE–0133S (Bore Hole Data) and 

supporting information. (The burden includes approximately 1 hour per response for filling out 

these forms.).

1 BSEE–0133 

4,160 submittals.

4,160 

1 BSEE–0133S 

4,160 submittals.

4,160 

468(c) .............................................. In the Pacific and Alaska OCS Regions during drilling operations, submit daily drilling reports.

N/A in GOM ................................................................

1 33 wells × 365 

days × 20% 

year = 2,409 

reports.

2,409 

469; NTL ......................................... As specified by region, submit well records, paleontological interpretations or reports, service company reports, and other reports or records of operations.1.5 341 submissions 512 

Subtotal .................................... ..................................................................................... ........................ 14,596 .............. 18,822 

Hydrogen Sulfide 

490(c), (d) ........................................ Submit request for reclassification of H2S zone; notify BSEE if conditions change.Burden covered under 1014– 

0025. 

0 

490(f); also in 418(d) ....................... Submit contingency plans for operations in H2S 

areas (16 drilling, 6 work-over, 6 production).

30 28 plans ............ 840 

490(g) .............................................. Post safety instructions; document training; retain 

records at facility where employee works; train on 

occasion and/or annual refresher (approx. 2/year).

4 34 records ........ 136 

490(h)(2) .......................................... Document and retain attendance for weekly H2S 

drills and monthly safety mtgs until operations 

completed or for 1 year for production facilities at 

nearest field office.

2 2,514 records ... 5,028 

490(i) ............................................... Display warning signs—no burden as facilities would display warning signs and use other 

visual and audible systems. 

0 

490(j)(7–8) ....................................... Record H2S detection and monitoring sensors during 

drilling testing and calibrations; make available 

upon request.

4 4,328 records ... 17,312 

490(j)(12) ......................................... Propose alternatives to minimize or eliminate SO2 hazards—submitted with contingency 

plans—burden covered under § 250.490(f) 

0 

490(j)(13) (vi) ................................... Label breathing air bottles—no burden as supplier normally labels bottles; facilities would 

routinely label if not. 

0 

490(l) ............................................... Notify without delay of unplanned H2S releases 

(approx. 2/year).

Oral 

0.2 

24 notifications 5 

Written 5 24 written reports.120 

490(o)(5) .......................................... Request approval to use drill pipe for well testing ..... 2 4 requests ........ 8 

490(q)(1) .......................................... Seal and mark for the presence of H2S cores to be transported—no burden as facilities 

would routinely mark transported cores 

0 

490(q)(9) .......................................... Request approval to use gas containing H2S for instrument gas.2 2 requests ........ 4 

490(q)(12) ........................................ Analyze produced water disposed of for H2S content 

and submit results to BSEE.

3 164 submittals .. 492 


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Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart D and 

NTL(s) Reporting and recordkeeping requirement* Hour burden 

Average 

number of 

annual 

responses 

Annual 

burden hours 

(rounded) 

Subtotal .................................... ..................................................................................... ........................ 7,122 ................ 23,945 

Miscellaneous 

400–490 .......................................... General departure or alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart D.2 30 requests ...... 60 

NTL .................................................. Voluntary submit to USCG read only access to the 

EPIRB data for their moored drilling rig fleet before 

hurricane season.

.25 80 submittals .... 20 

Subtotal .................................... ..................................................................................... ........................ 110 ................... 80 

Total Burden ............................ ..................................................................................... ........................ 88,953 .............. 102,512 

* The forms mentioned in this collection, for the most part, are currently submitted electronically using eWell. In the future, BSEE will be allowing the option of electronic reporting for certain requirements not necessarily associated with a form. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have not identified any 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 

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. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, on April 14, 2014, 

we published a Federal Register notice 

(79 FR 20897) 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 Part 250, Subpart D 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. We 

received one comment in response to 

the Federal Register notice. We offer the 

following in response: the commenter 

has expressed concern over the 

certification statement we are adding to 

the forms associated with this collection 

will be ‘‘elevating’’ the accuracy of 

information submitted on the forms to 

‘‘criminal’’ status. The certification 

statement on the forms is a standard 

statement on many Government forms. 

Anyone who knowingly submits false 

information to the Government may be 

subject to civil and criminal penalties 

even if the statement does not appear on 

the form. The statement is intended to 

remind submitters that there are 

penalties for intentional false statements 

and BSEE has a range of enforcement 

options available to ensure the 

Government has the information it 

needs to promote safe and 

environmentally protective operations 

on the OCS. 

Another concern expressed by the 

commenter was in reference to 

information/questions on Form BSEE– 

0123 being unnecessary or already 

submitted in eWell. With respect to the 

information submitted on paper forms 

versus eWell, BSEE has initiated the 

eWell System for all three BSEE OCS 

Regions. To date, only the Gulf of 

Mexico Region has eWell fully 

operational. With that said, operators/ 

lessees must be given the option to use 

paper forms until all three BSEE OCS 

Regions can utilize eWell. Currently 100 

percent of all paper forms are being 

submitted in the Pacific OCS Region 

and the Alaska OCS Region. 

In regards to the commenters 

concerns about proposed changes to 

Form BSEE–0125 being redundant with 

Form BOEM–0140, BSEE agrees this is 

duplicative information and has 

removed Nos. 34(a)-Bottom Hole 

Pressure and 34(b)-Bottom Hole 

Temperature from Form BSEE–0125. 

With respect to the commenters 

concerns that BSEE is significantly 

underestimating the burden hours 

associated with Form BSEE–0123- 

Application for Permit to Drill (APD), 

BSEE agrees. Between the 60-day FR 

notice (79 FR 20897, April 14, 2014) 

associated with this collection and this 

submission, we removed the APD— 

BSEE–0123, including a revised APD, 

Supplemental APD Information Sheet 

(BSEE–0123S), and those regulatory 

requirements that were previously 

associated with this collection. We 

separated out these requirements and 

burdens and put them into a separate 

information collection so that both 

industry and BSEE will have a better 

understanding of the complexities 

associated with all the information that 

is submitted and will reflect more 

accurate burden estimates. The OMB 

approved the request and assigned the 

APD ICR with OMB Control Number 

1014–0025 on April 29, 2014. As stated 

previously, all information collection 

Federal Register notices provide an 

opportunity to comment on the burdens 

during the 60- and 30-day comment 

period, as well as commenting to OMB 

anytime on the information collection 

burdens. We received no comments 

during the 60- or 30-day comment 

period during the APD ICR process. 

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 

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53728 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 175 / Wednesday, September 10, 2014 / Notices 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer: Cheryl Blundon, 703–787–1607. 

Dated: August 21, 2014. 

Robert W. Middleton, 

Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–21586 Filed 9–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–ES–2014–N134; 

FXES11130400000C2–145–FF04E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Notice of Availability of a 

Technical/Agency Draft Recovery Plan 

for the Dusky Gopher Frog 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service, announce the availability of the 

technical/agency draft recovery plan for 

the endangered dusky gopher frog. We 

request review and comment on this 

draft recovery plan from local, State, 

and Federal agencies, and the public. 

DATES: In order to be considered, 

comments on the draft recovery plan 

must be received on or before November 

10, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: If you wish to review this 

technical/agency draft recovery plan, 

you may obtain a copy by visiting the 

Service’s Mississippi Field Office Web 

site at http://www.fws.gov/

mississippiES/ or by contacting Linda 

LaClaire, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Mississippi Ecological Services Field 

Office, 6578 Dogwood View Parkway, 

Jackson, MS 39213; tel. (601) 321–1126. 

If you wish to comment, you may 

submit your comments by one of the 

following methods: 

1. You may submit written comments 

and materials to Linda LaClaire, at the 

above address. 

2. You may hand-deliver written 

comments to our Mississippi Field 

Office, at the above address, or fax them 

to (601) 965–4340. 

3. You may send comments by email 

to linda_laclaire@fws.gov. Please 

include ‘‘Dusky Gopher Frog Recovery 

Plan Comments’’ on the subject line. 

For additional information about 

submitting comments, see the ‘‘Request 

for Public Comments’’ section below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Linda LaClaire (see ADDRESSES above). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 

announce the availability of the 

technical/agency draft recovery plan for 

the endangered dusky gopher frog (Rana 

sevosa). The draft recovery plan 

includes specific recovery objectives 

and criteria the dusky gopher frog 

would have to meet in order for us to 

downlist it to threatened under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act). 

We request review and comment on this 

draft recovery plan from local, State, 

and Federal agencies, and the public. 

Background 

The dusky gopher frog was listed as 

an endangered species under the Act on 

December 4, 2001 (66 FR 62993). At the 

time of the original listing, the species 

was identified as the Mississippi gopher 

frog, a distinct population segment of 

what was then considered the dusky 

gopher frog (Rana capito sevosa). 

Subsequent to the listing, taxonomic 

research was completed that indicated 

the Mississippi gopher frog was 

different from other gopher frogs and 

warranted acceptance as its own 

species. In 2012, the Service officially 

recognized the listed entity as the dusky 

gopher frog, Rana sevosa, based on this 

research and the original description of 

the species given this name. 

Dusky gopher frogs are terrestrial 

amphibians endemic to the longleaf 

pine ecosystem of southeastern 

Louisiana, coastal Mississippi, and 

coastal Alabama to the Mobile River 

drainage. Currently, it is only found at 

four localities in two Mississippi 

counties and has not been recently 

observed in either Alabama or 

Louisiana. 

Approximately 625 hectares (1,544 

acres) have been designated as critical 

habitat for the dusky gopher frog in St. 

Tammany Parish, Louisiana, and 1,996 

hectares (4,933 acres) are designated in 

Forrest, Harrison, Jackson, and Perry 

Counties, Mississippi (77 FR 35118). 

The dusky gopher frog has a Federal 

recovery priority number of 5, which 

indicates the species faces a high degree 

of threat and also has a low recovery 

potential. 

Restoring an endangered or 

threatened animal or plant to the point 

where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a 

primary goal of our endangered species 

program. To help guide the recovery 

effort, we prepare recovery plans for 

most listed species. Recovery plans 

describe actions considered necessary 

for conservation of the species; establish 

criteria for downlisting or delisting; and 

estimate time and cost for implementing 

recovery measures. 

The Act requires the development of 

recovery plans for listed species, unless 

such a plan would not promote the 

conservation of a particular species. 

Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to 

provide public notice and an 

opportunity for public review and 

comment during recovery plan 

development. We will consider all 

information presented during a public 

comment period prior to approval of 

each new or revised recovery plan. We 

and other Federal agencies will take 

these comments into account in the 

course of implementing approved 

recovery plans. 

Recovery Plan Components 

The Service’s recovery objectives are 

to work to reduce threats so that the 

dusky gopher frog may be downlisted to 

threatened status. Defining reasonable 

delisting criteria is not possible at this 

time, given the current low number of 

populations and individuals, lack of 

information about the species’ biology, 

and magnitude of threats. Therefore, 

this recovery plan only establishes 

downlisting criteria for the dusky 

gopher frog. 

Downlisting of the dusky gopher frog 

will be considered when: 

1. Six viable metapopulations * are 

documented within blocks of recovery 

focus areas (described in Section II of 

the recovery plan) and are widely 

distributed across the range of the 

species. The six metapopulations would 

include a minimum of 12 breeding 

ponds and would be distributed as 

follows: 

a. One metapopulation in Block #1 

(Louisiana. Portions of St. Tammany, 

Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes, 

west to the Tangipahoa River); 

b. Two metapopulations each in Block 

#2 (South-Central Mississippi. North of 

State Hwy. 26, between the Pearl and 

Pascagoula Rivers; Forrest County and 

portions of Lamar, Pearl River, Perry, 

and Stone Counties) and Block #3 

(South Mississippi. South of Hwy. 26, 

between the Pearl and Pascagoula 

Rivers; Hancock and Harrison Counties, 

and portions of Jackson, George, Pearl 

River, and Stone Counties); and 

c. One metapopulation in either Block 

#4 (Eastern Mississippi. East of 

Pascagoula/Leaf Rivers; portions of 

George, Greene, Jackson, and Wayne 

Counties) or Block #5 (Alabama. West of 

the Mobile River Delta; Mobile and 

Washington Counties, small portion of 

Choctaw County). 

2. Long-term monitoring (10+ years) 

of each metapopulation documents 

population viability (viability standard 

to be defined through a recovery task). 

The 10-year timeframe will allow 


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