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CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Paul Zimmerman, General Counsel, 

(202) 683–7118. 

Paul Zimmerman, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25919 Filed 10–28–14; 11:15 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID BSEE–2014–0007; OMB Control 

Number 1014–0003; 14XE1700DX 

EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000] 

Information Collection Activities: Oil 

and Gas Production Safety Systems; 

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), the Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is 

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 Subpart H, Oil 

and Gas Production Safety Systems. 

This notice also provides the public a 

second opportunity to comment on the 

revised paperwork burden of these 

regulatory requirements. 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

December 1, 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 (1014–0003). 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–2014–0007 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, 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: Cheryl Blundon; 381 Elden 

Street, HE3314; Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817. Please reference ICR 1014– 

0003 in your comment and include your 

name and return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607, 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 H, Oil and 

Gas Production Safety Systems. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0003. 

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 that Act related to 

mineral resources on the OCS. Such 

rules and regulations will apply to all 

operations conducted under a lease, 

pipeline right-of-way, or a right-of-use 

and easement. Section 1332(6) states 

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.’’ 

In addition to the general authority of 

OCS Lands Act, 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, 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. The Secretary has 

delegated some of the authority under 

FOGRMA to BSEE. 

The Independent Offices 

Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the 

Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 

104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26, 

1996), and OMB Circular A–25, 

authorize Federal agencies to recover 

the full cost of services that confer 

special benefits. Under the Department 

of the Interior’s implementing policy, 

the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement (BSEE) is required to 

charge fees for services that provide 

special benefits or privileges to an 

identifiable non-Federal recipient above 

and beyond those which accrue to the 

public at large. Facility Production 

Safety System Applications are subject 

to cost recovery and BSEE regulations 

specify filing fees for these applications. 

In addition, BSEE also issues various 

Notices to Lessees (NTLs) and Operators 

to clarify and provide additional 

guidance on some aspects of the 

regulations to capture the data and 

information. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are among those 

delegated to BSEE. 

Responses are mandatory. No 

questions of a sensitive nature are 

asked. BSEE protects information 

considered proprietary under the 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552) and DOIs implementing regulations 

(43 CFR part 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. 

BSEE uses the information collected 

under subpart H to evaluate equipment 

and/or procedures that lessees and 

operators propose to use during 

production operations, including 

evaluation of requests for departures or 

use of alternate procedures or 

equipment. Information is also used to 

verify that production operations are 

safe and protect the human, marine, and 

coastal environment. BSEE inspectors 

review the records required by this 

subpart to verify compliance with 

testing and minimum safety 

requirements. 


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The Gulf of Mexico OCS Region 

(GOMR) has a policy regarding approval 

of requests to use a chemical-only fire 

prevention and control system in lieu of 

a water system. BSEE may require 

additional information be submitted to 

maintain approval. The information is 

used to determine if the chemical-only 

system provides the equivalent 

protection of a water system for the 

egress of personnel should a fire occur. 

The 

Frequency: Is generally on occasion or 

as required by regulations. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise OCS Federal oil, 

gas, or sulphur lessees and/or operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

estimated annual hour burden for this 

information collection is a total of 

92,341 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 CFR250 

subpartH 

and NTL(s) 

80l(h); 

807(a) 

Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirement* 

General 

These sections contain references to 

information, requests, payments, etc., which 

are submitted with an APM, the burdens for 

which are covered under its own information 

collection. 

Hour 

Burden 

Average No. 

of Annual 

Responses 

Annual I 

Burden 1 

Hours I 

(rounded) 

Non-Hour Cost Burdens* 

APM burden covered 

under 1014-0026. 

0 

l--:-~c-:-----+--------··-···----:-----:c-------:---=---c---t------:--~----:---+-----:---·--! 

807(a); This section contain references to information, APD burden covered 0 

requests, payments, etc., which are submitted under IOI4-0025. 

800; 801; 

802;803 

with an APD, the burdens for which are 

covered under its own information collection. 

Submittals/Requests 

Submit application, and all 

required/supporting information, for a 

production safety system with> 125 

components. 

25 - 125 components. 

26 1 application 

$5,426 per submission x 1 

$14,280 per offshore visit x 1 

$7,426 per shipyard visit x 1 

19 I 4 

applications 

26 1 

$5,426 I 

$14,2801 

$7,426 I 

76 I 

I 

$1,314 per submission x 4 $5,256 I 

$8,967 per offshore visit x 1 $8,967 1 

< 25 components. ~5, 1~1_£T~~!£yi_t:~j~J!_ X) = ~;~-:!L_I 

____ __j_l_a=p.Q!i£_<l_!iQ~s -~-- __ j l------------------+---=$=-=6=5~er subJ'l!ission x I 0 $6,520 j 

Submit modification to application for 13 ~174 I 2,262 I 

production safety system with> 125 1-----.l____Capplications j 

_compon~n __ t_s_. -------------+-$~605 p~ubmission x 174 = $105,270 j 

25 125 components. 10 I 615 6,150 I 

i applications I 

$2I7persubmissionx615 $133,455' 

25 components. 7 345 2,415 

1--~---'---applicrui_o_ns_~-------~ 

r---------r---~-~--~-~~-------~~--------+~$92persubm_l_·s_si_on~x_3_4,5_$~3_'1 ,,c7_40_~ 

80l(a), (g) Submit application for a determination that a 14 --nl submittals 157 

well is incapable of natural flow; verify r--fl:t-

[record/retaini"] the no-flow condition of the 

c.-------------------·---·------+ well annu?-lly: _______________ _ 

80 I (d) Demonstrate to the District Manager why a 

subsurface- controlled SSSV may be used in 

lieu of a surface-controlled SSSV. ** i--:-~-=--=-------+- 80I(f)(2); Request approval by District Manager for 

803(b )(I)( iii) setting depth of the subsurface safety device 

on a case-by-case basis; Requests for 

activation oflow-pressure sensors operating at 

803(b)(2) 

< 5 psi are approved by the District Manager 

on a case-by-case basis. 

Submit required documentation tor unbonded 

flexible pipe. 

10 16 

demonstration 

s 

Not considered IC under 

5 CFR 1320(h). 

Burden is covered by the 

application requirement in 

160 

0 

0 

!---------------+-- -----·------------·-------------··--·-----------·-·-----------·---------·-+--~§,_=25()!() __ 2_~_ ------- ------- - +-------------1 

1 803(b )(8); Request approval to use chemical only fire 39 I 23 requests 897 

LLt::!ated NTLs 1 prevention a!ld contt:2_l sys~fl!.j!l:c.:lc:cie;;_:u'-o~f"-a::;:__ _ __i ____ L_ _____ .L_ _____ _J 
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Citation 

30 CFR250 

subpartH 

and NTL(s) 

Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirement* 

Hour 

Burden 

Average No. 

of Annual 

Responses 

Annual I 

Burden 1 

Hours I 

(rounded) 

water system and all supporting/relevant 

m"-

Submit detailed info regarding installing SSVs 

in an HPHT environment with your DWOP 

etc. 

Non-Hour Cost Burdens* 

Burden is covered under 

1014-0018. 

0 

1,1' . . 12,263 ..... . 

Subtotal respon~"" hours 

'!:~'-~ 481 non-hour costs 

~------~---------------------=L~~~-~==~~ra=-1--~----------------~--------l Identify well with sign on wellhead that sub- Usual/customary safety 

surface safety device is removed; flag safety procedure for removing 

devices that are out of service. or identifying out-ofservice safety devices. 

Specific alternate approval requests requiring 

District Manager approval. 

Post diagram of firefighting system; furnish 

evidence firefighting system suitable for 

Burden covered under 

1014-0022. 

8 18 postings/ 

evidence 

0 

144 

op~r(ltions in subfreezing_c_li_r_n-:~a_t_e __ s............... -, --+·······--···-····+·····-··-····=······~········-·+-··········-·-·--i Notify BSEE prior to production when ready 1 41 41 

to conduct pre-production test and inspection; notifications 

upon commencement of production for a 

complete in~ction. ~--~------~~~-----+--~~~-----------+--~~---! 

Request evaluation and approval of other 34 I requests 34 

quality assurance programs covering 

manufacture of SPPE. 

Subtotal 60 responses 219 hours ' 

I Recordkeeping 

I 801(h)(2); Maintain records for 2 years on subsurface and 48 658 records 31,584 

802(e); surface safety devices to include approved 

804(b) design & installation features, testing, repair, 

1 removal, etc; make records available to BSEE. 

i 803(b )( l )(iii), Maintain pressure-recorder charts. 

! b)(2 i) ,i __ ~ ---·-· 1-~- c----:--·-,..--···:-····::-:-·--··~--- ! 803(b)(4)(iii) Maintain ~hematic of the emergency 

I shutdown (ESD) which indicates the control 

35 658 charts 23,030 

18 650 11,700 

schematics 

1 functio=nsc:....:.ot'-· a:c.:l=-l..c.sa:.cct.:.ety_,_d:c..e:..v..cic'-e:.:.s.:... ------------+--------+-----------+--------~ 803(b )(11) Maintain records of wells that have erosion1 control programs and results for 2 years; make 

I available to RSEE upon request. 

2l 645 records 13,545 I 

I 

I I 

I 

Subtotal 2,611 79,859 I 

responses .. hOll.!!. __ l 

3,870 92,341 1 

Responses Hours I Total Burden Hours 

~~~--:--~--~:-===--·-----··-=-····-==-·--·-=~-,:.-:·:··~~....---=--~-=-.-·-··-···-'---$-·323,48~~;:;~sour -~o.:__l * In the future, BSEE may requue electromc filmg of certam submrsswns. 

t Since required to verify, recording/retaining would be considered a usual and customary business 

practice. 

**Existing requirement, previously overlooked. 
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Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified 10 non-hour cost 

burdens, all of which are cost recovery 

fees required under § 250.802(e). 

However, the actual fee amounts are 

specified in § 250.125, which provides a 

consolidated table of all of the fees 

required under the 30 CFR 250 

regulations. The total non-hour cost 

burdens (cost recovery fees) in this IC 

request are $323,481 and are as follows: 

• Submit application for a production 

safety system with >125 components— 

$5,426 per submission; $14,280 per 

offshore visit; and $7,426 per shipyard 

visit. 

• Submit application for a production 

safety system with 25–125 

components—$1,314 per submission; 

$8,967 per offshore visit; and $5,141 per 

shipyard visit. 

• Submit application for a production 

safety system with <25 components— 

$652 per submission. 

• Submit modification to application 

for production safety system with >125 

components—$605 per submission. 

• Submit modification to application 

for production safety system with 25– 

125 components—$217 per submission. 

• Submit modification to application 

for production safety system with <25 

components—$92 per submission. 

We have not identified any other nonhour 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 August 18, 

2014, we published a Federal Register 

notice (79 FR 48757) 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, Subpart H 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 received no comments in 

response to the Federal Register. 

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 

do so. 

Dated: October 20, 2014. 

Robert W. Middleton, 

Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2014–N220: 

FXES11130200000–156–FF02ENEH00] 

Endangered and Threatened Species 

Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; 

request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered or threatened species. The 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act), prohibits activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

unless a Federal permit allows such 

activities. Both the Act and the National 

Environmental Policy Act require that 

we invite public comment before 

issuing these permits. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be received on or before 

December 1, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, 

Division of Classification and 

Restoration, by U.S. mail at Division of 

Classification and Recovery, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, 

Albuquerque, NM 87103; or by 

telephone at 505–248–6920. Please refer 

to the respective permit number for each 

application when submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of 

Classification and Restoration, by U.S. 

mail at P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, 

NM 87103; or by telephone at 505–248– 

6665. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Availability of Comments 

The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

prohibits activities with endangered and 

threatened species unless a Federal 

permit allows such activities. Along 

with our implementing regulations in 

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 

50 CFR part 17, the Act provides for 

permits, and requires that we invite 

public comment before issuing these 

permits. A permit granted by us under 

section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes 

applicants to conduct activities with 

U.S. endangered or threatened species 

for scientific purposes, enhancement of 

survival or propagation, or interstate 

commerce. Our regulations regarding 

implementation of section 10(a)(1)(A) 

permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for 

endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 

17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 

CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, 

and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant 

species. 

Applications Available for Review and 

Comment 

We invite local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies and the public to 

comment on the following applications. 

Please refer to the appropriate permit 

number (e.g., Permit No. TE–123456) 

when requesting application documents 

and when submitting comments. 

Documents and other information the 

applicants have submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552). 

Permit TE—821356 

Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey— 

Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research 

Center, Flagstaff, Arizona. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit for research and 

recovery purposes to collect from the 

wild and conduct laboratory research 

using bioelectrical impedance analysis 

of humpback chubs (Gila cypha) within 

Arizona. 

Permit TE—006655 

Applicant: Logan Simpson Design, 

Inc., Tempe, Arizona. 

Applicant requests a renewal to a 

current permit for research and recovery 


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