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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

30 CFR Parts 203, 250, 251, and 260 

RIN 1010–AD42 

Outer Continental Shelf Regulations— 

Technical Amendments 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This document makes minor 

technical changes to regulations that 

were published in various Federal 

Register documents and are codified in 

the Code of Federal Regulations. These 

changes will correct form names in 30 

CFR parts 250 and 251, as well as 

various citations and typographical 

errors in 30 CFR parts 203, 250, 251, 

and 260. 

DATES: Effective on May 4, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulatory Specialist 

at (703) 787–1607, fax (703) 787–1555, 

or e-mail cheryl.blundon@mms.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The technical 

corrections in this document affect all 

offshore operators, lessees, pipeline 

right-of-way holders, and permittees. 

The corrections are necessary to correct 

citation and typographical errors, to add 

or change a few words for clarification, 

and to correct form names or provide 

the form numbers. 

With respect to the table in 

§ 250.125(a), we are assigning 

parenthetical numbered line 

designations for each requirement and 

its fee to make it easier to identify the 

affected requirements in future 

rulemakings or when referencing the 

items listed in this table. Where 

applicable, we also added the 

subsection to those citations in the third 

column that did not previously provide 

them (e.g., § 250.143 is corrected to read 

§ 250.143(d)). 

Also, in final rulemaking (67 FR 

44360, July 2, 2002) we inappropriately 

used the term ‘‘geologic’’ in 

§ 250.175(b)(3). We are correcting that 

term to read ‘‘interpreted geophysical.’’ 

This document corrects regulations in 

30 CFR parts 203, 250, 251, and 260 to 

reflect these changes. Because this rule 

makes no substantive change in any rule 

or requirement, MMS for good cause 

finds that notice and public comment 

are impracticable and unnecessary 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). 

Procedural Matters 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Order (E.O.) 12866) 

This rule is not a significant rule as 

determined by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and is 

not subject to review under E.O. 12866. 

(1) This rule will not have an annual 

effect of $100 million or more on the 

economy. It will not adversely affect in 

a material way the economy, 

productivity, competition, jobs, the 

environment, public health or safety, or 

State, local, or tribal governments or 

communities. 

(2) This rule will not create a serious 

inconsistency or otherwise interfere 

with action taken or planned by another 

agency. It will have no effect on any 

other agency. 

(3) This rule will not alter the 

budgetary effects of entitlements, grants, 

user fees or loan programs, or the rights 

or obligations of their recipients. 

(4) This rule will not raise novel legal 

or policy issues. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

The Department certifies that this rule 

will not have a significant economic 

effect on a substantial number of small 

entities under the RFA (5 U.S.C. 601 et 

seq.). 

Your comments are important to us. 

The Small Business and Agriculture 

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman 

and 10 Regional Fairness Boards were 

established to receive comments from 

small business about Federal agency 

enforcement actions. The Ombudsman 

will annually evaluate the enforcement 

activities and rate each agency’s 

responsiveness to small business. If you 

wish to comment on the actions of 

MMS, call 1–888–734–3247. You may 

comment to the Small Business 

Administration without fear of 

retaliation. Disciplinary action for 

retaliation by an MMS employee may 

include suspension or termination from 

employment with the Department of the 

Interior. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act (SBREFA) 

This rule is not a major rule under the 

SBREFA (5 U.S.C. 804(2)). This rule: 

a. Will not have an annual effect on 

the economy of $100 million or more. 

b. Will not cause a major increase in 

costs or prices for consumers, 

individual industries, Federal, State, or 

local government agencies, or 

geographic regions. 

c. Will not have significant adverse 

effects on competition, employment, 

investment, productivity, innovation, or 

the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to 

compete with foreign-based enterprises. 

Leasing in the U.S. OCS is limited to 

residents of the U.S. or companies 

incorporated in the U.S. This rule will 

not change that requirement. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

(UMRA) 

This rule will not impose an 

unfunded mandate on State, local, or 

tribal governments or the private sector 

of more than $100 million per year. This 

rule will not have a significant or 

unique effect on State, local, or tribal 

governments or the private sector. A 

statement containing the information 

required by the UMRA (2 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.) is not required. 

Takings Implication Assessment 

(Executive Order 12630) 

This rule is not a governmental action 

capable of interference with 

constitutionally protected property 

rights. Thus, MMS did not need to 

prepare a Takings Implication 

Assessment according to E.O. 12630, 

Governmental Actions and Interference 

with Constitutionally Protected Property 

Rights. 

Federalism (Executive Order 13132) 

With respect to E.O. 13132, this rule 

will not have federalism implications. 

This rule will not substantially and 

directly affect the relationship between 

the Federal and State governments. To 

the extent that State and local 

governments have a role in OCS 

activities, this rule will not affect that 

role. 

Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 

12988) 

With respect to E.O. 12988, the Office 

of the Solicitor has determined that this 

rule does not unduly burden the judicial 

system and does meet the requirements 

of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of the Order. 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

This rule does not contain any new 

information collection requirements 

subject to the PRA, nor does it affect any 

previously approved collections. The 

rule does not require a submittal to 

OMB for review and approval under 

section 3507(d) of the PRA. Any 

information collection burdens 

referenced in this rulemaking are 

already approved under OMB Control 

Numbers 1010–0114, expiration October 

31, 2007; 1010–0141, expiration August 

31, 2008; and 1010–0048, expiration 

July 31, 2009, respectively. The PRA 

provides that an agency may not 

conduct or sponsor a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 


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Until OMB approves a collection of 

information and assigns a control 

number, you are not required to 

respond. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969 

The MMS has determined that this 

rule is strictly administrative in nature. 

This qualifies for a categorical exclusion 

under 516 Departmental Manual (DM) 

Chapter 2, Appendix 1.10. Therefore, it 

is categorically excluded from 

environmental review under section 

102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA), pursuant to 516 DM, 

Chapter 2, Appendix 1. In addition, the 

rule does not involve any of the 10 

extraordinary circumstances listed in 

516 DM, Chapter 2, Appendix 2. 

Pursuant to Council on Environmental 

Quality regulations (40 CFR 1508.4) and 

the environmental policies and 

procedures of the Department of the 

Interior, the term ‘‘categorical 

exclusions’’ means a category of actions 

which do not individually or 

cumulatively have a significant effect on 

the human environment and that have 

been found to have no such effect in 

procedures adopted by a Federal agency 

and for which neither an environmental 

assessment nor an environmental 

impact statement is required. 

Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use 

(Executive Order 13211) 

Executive Order 13211 requires the 

agency to prepare a Statement of Energy 

Effects when it takes a regulatory action 

that is identified as a significant energy 

action. This rule is not a significant 

energy action, and therefore would not 

require a Statement of Energy Effects 

because it: 

a. Is not a significant regulatory action 

under E.O. 12866, 

b. Is not likely to have a significant 

adverse effect on the supply, 

distribution, or use of energy, and 

c. Has not been designated by the 

Administrator of the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

OMB, as a significant energy action. 

Consultation With Indian Tribes 

(Executive Order 13175) 

Under the criteria in E.O. 13175, we 

have evaluated this rule and determined 

that it has no potential effects on 

federally recognized Indian tribes. There 

are no Indian or tribal lands in the OCS. 

List of Subjects 

30 CFR Part 203 

Continental shelf, Government 

contracts, Indians—lands, Mineral 

royalties, Oil and gas exploration, 

Public lands—mineral resources, 

Sulphur. 

30 CFR Part 250 

Administrative practice and 

procedures, Continental shelf, 

Environmental impact statements, 

Environmental protection, Government 

contracts, Investigations, Oil and gas 

exploration, Penalties, Pipelines, Public 

lands—minerals resource, Public 

lands—rights-of-way, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Sulphur. 

30 CFR Part 251 

Continental shelf, Freedom of 

information, Oil and gas exploration, 

Public lands—mineral resources, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Research. 

30 CFR Part 260 

Continental shelf, Government 

contracts, Mineral royalties, Oil and gas 

exploration, Public lands—mineral 

resources, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: April 20, 2007. 

C. Stephen Allred, 

Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals 

Management. 

■ For the reasons stated above, MMS 

amends 30 CFR Parts 203, 250, 251, and 

260 as follows: 

PART 203—RELIEF OR REDUCTION IN 

ROYALTY RATES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 203 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396 et seq.; 25 U.S.C. 

396a et seq.; 25 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 

181 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 

1001 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 31 U.S.C. 

9701; 43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1331 

et seq.; and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

■ 2. In § 203.44(a), revise ‘‘§ 204.45’’ to 

read ‘‘§ 203.45’’. 

PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND 

SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE 

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 250 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., and 31 

U.S.C. 9701. 

■ 4. In § 250.102(b), revise the table in 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 250.102. What does this part do? 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

TABLE—WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION FOR CONDUCTING OPERATIONS

For information about 

Refer to 

30 CFR 250 

subpart or 

(1) Applications for permit to drill ..................................................................................................................................................... D. 

(2) Development and Production Plans (DPP) ................................................................................................................................ B. 

(3) Downhole commingling ............................................................................................................................................................... K. 

(4) Exploration Plans (EP) ................................................................................................................................................................ B. 

(5) Flaring ......................................................................................................................................................................................... K. 

(6) Gas measurement ....................................................................................................................................................................... L. 

(7) Off-lease geological and geophysical permits ............................................................................................................................ 30 CFR 251. 

(8) Oil spill financial responsibility coverage .................................................................................................................................... 30 CFR 253. 

(9) Oil and gas production safety systems ....................................................................................................................................... H. 

(10) Oil spill response plans ............................................................................................................................................................. 30 CFR 254. 

(11) Oil and gas well-completion operations .................................................................................................................................... E. 

(12) Oil and gas well-workover operations ....................................................................................................................................... F. 

(13) Decommissioning Activities ....................................................................................................................................................... Q. 

(14) Platforms and structures ........................................................................................................................................................... I. 

(15) Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way ....................................................................................................................................... J. 

(16) Sulphur operations .................................................................................................................................................................... P. 

(17) Training ..................................................................................................................................................................................... O. 

(18) Unitization .................................................................................................................................................................................. M. 


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■ 5. In § 250.125, revise the table in 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 250.125 Service fees. 

(a) * * * 

SERVICE FEE TABLE

Service—processing of the following: Fee amount 30 CFR citation 

(1) Change in Designation of Operator ............. $150 .................................................................. § 250.143(d). 

(2) Right-of-Use and Easement for State lessee.$2,350 ............................................................... § 250.165. 

(3) Suspension of Operations/Suspension of 

Production (SOO/SOP) Request.

$1,800 ............................................................... § 250.171(e). 

(4) Exploration Plan (EP) .................................. $3,250 for each surface location; no fee for revisions.§ 250.211(d). 

(5) Development and Production Plan (DPP) or 

Development Operations Coordination Document (DOCD).

$3,750 for each well proposed; no fee for revisions.§ 250.241(e). 

(6) Deepwater Operations Plan ......................... $3,150 ............................................................... § 250.292(p). 

(7) Conservation Information Document ........... $24,200 ............................................................. § 250.296(a). 

(8) Application for Permit to Drill (APD; Form 

MMS–123).

$1,850 for initial applications only; no fee for 

revisions.

§ 250.410(d); § 250.411; § 250.460; 

§ 250.513(b); § 250.515; § 250.1605; 

§ 250.1617(a); § 250.1622. 

(9) Application for Permit to Modify (APM; 

Form MMS–124).

$110 .................................................................. § 250.460; § 250.465(b); § 250.513(b); 

§ 250.515; § 250.613(b); § 250.615; 

§ 250.1618(a); § 250.1622; § 250.1704(g). 

(10) New Facility Production Safety System 

Application for facility with more than 125 

components.

$4,750 A component is a piece of equipment 

or ancillary system that is protected by one 

or more of the safety devices required by 

API RP 14C (incorporated by reference as 

specified in § 250.198); $12,500 additional 

fee will be charged if MMS deems it necessary to visit a facility offshore, and $6,500 

to visit a facility in a shipyard.

§ 250.802(e). 

(11) New Facility Production Safety System 

Application for facility with 25–125 components.

$1,150 Additional fee of $7,850 will be 

charged if MMS deems it necessary to visit 

a facility offshore, and $4,500 to visit a facility in a shipyard.

§ 250.802(e). 

(12) New Facility Production Safety System 

Application for facility with fewer than 25 

components.

$570 .................................................................. § 250.802(e). 

(13) Production Safety System Application— 

Modification with more than 125 components 

reviewed.

$530 .................................................................. § 250.802(e). 

(14) Production Safety System Application— 

Modification with 25–125 components reviewed.

$190 .................................................................. § 250.802(e). 

(15) Production Safety System Application— 

Modification with fewer than 25 components 

reviewed.

$80 .................................................................... § 250.802(e). 

(16) Platform Application—Installation—Under 

the Platform Verification Program.

$19,900 ............................................................. § 250.905(k). 

(17) Platform Application—Installation—Fixed 

Structure Under the Platform Approval Program.

$2,850 ............................................................... § 250.905(k). 

(18) Platform Application—Installation—Caisson/Well Protector.$1,450 ............................................................... § 250.905(k). 

(19) Platform Application—Modification/Repair $3,400 ............................................................... § 250.905(k). 

(20) New Pipeline Application (Lease Term) .... $3,100 ............................................................... § 250.1000(b). 

(21) Pipeline Application—Modification (Lease 

Term).

$1,800 ............................................................... § 250.1000(b). 

(22) Pipeline Application—Modification (ROW) $3,650 ............................................................... § 250.1000(b).

(23) Pipeline Repair Notification ........................ $340 .................................................................. § 250.1008(e). 

(24) Pipeline Right-of-Way (ROW) Grant Application.$2,350 ............................................................... § 250.1015(a). 

(25) Pipeline Conversion of Lease Term to 

ROW.

$200 .................................................................. § 250.1015(a). 

(26) Pipeline ROW Assignment ........................ $170 .................................................................. § 250.1018(b). 

(27) 500 Feet From Lease/Unit Line Production 

Request.

$3,300 ............................................................... § 250.1101(f). 

(28) Gas Cap Production Request .................... $4,200 ............................................................... § 250.1101(f). 

(29) Downhole Commingling Request .............. $4,900 ............................................................... § 250.1106(d). 

(30) Complex Surface Commingling and Measurement Application.$3,550 ............................................................... § 250.1202(a); § 250.1203(b); § 250.1204(a). 

(31) Simple Surface Commingling and Measurement Application.$1,200 ............................................................... § 250.1202(a); § 250.1203(b); § 250.1204(a). 


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SERVICE FEE TABLE—Continued 

Service—processing of the following: Fee amount 30 CFR citation 

(32) Voluntary Unitization Proposal or Unit Expansion.$10,700 ............................................................. § 250.1303(d). 

(33) Unitization Revision ................................... $760 .................................................................. § 250.1303(d). 

(34) Application to Remove a Platform or Other 

Facility.

$4,100 ............................................................... § 250.1727. 

(35) Application to Decommission a Pipeline 

(Lease Term).

$1,000 ............................................................... § 250.1751(a) or § 250.1752(a). 

(36) Application to Decommission a Pipeline 

(ROW).

$1,900 ............................................................... § 250.1751(a) or § 250.1752(a). 

* * * * * 

§ 250.143 [Amended] 

■ 6. Amend § 250.143(a), in the first 

sentence, by revising the word ‘‘form’’ to 

read ‘‘form (Form MMS–1123)’’. 

§ 250.160 [Amended] 

■ 7. In § 250.160, in paragraphs (f) and 

(g), the term ‘‘a fee’’ is revised to read ‘‘a 

rental amount’’. 

§ 250.165 [Amended] 

■ 8. In § 250.165, in paragraph (a), the 

citation ‘‘§ 0.1010(a);’’ is revised to read 

as ‘‘§ 250.125;’’ and in paragraph (b), the 

citation ‘‘§ 250.1009(c)(2)’’ is revised to 

read as ‘‘§ 250.160(g).’’ 

§ 250.169 [Amended] 

■ 9. In § 250.169(a), the citation 

‘‘§ 250.180(b)’’ is revised to read 

‘‘§ 250.180(b), (d), and (e).’’ 

§ 250.175 [Amended] 

■ 10. In § 250.175(b)(3), in the first 

sentence, the word ‘‘geologic’’ is revised 

to read ‘‘interpreted geophysical’’. 

§ 250.186 [Amended] 

■ 11. In § 250.186(b)(2), the citation 

‘‘§ 250.196’’ is revised to read 

‘‘§ 250.197’’. 

§ 250.194 [Amended] 

■ 12. In § 250.194(c), in the first 

sentence, after the word ‘‘lease’’ add the 

words ‘‘or right-of-way’’. 

§ 250.197 [Amended] 

■ 13. In § 250.197(a)(8), in the third 

column, the word ‘‘seciton’’ is revised to 

read ‘‘section’’; and in § 250.197(b)(7), in 

the third column, the citations 

‘‘§§ 250.197(b)(6) and (b)(7)’’ are revised 

to read ‘‘§§ 250.197(b)(5) and (b)(6)’’. 

■ 14. Revise the table in § 250.198(d), to 

read as follows: 

§ 250.198 Documents incorporated by 

reference. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

For Write to 

(1) ACI Standards ........................... American Concrete Institute, P. O. Box 9094, Farmington Hill, MI 48333–9094. 

(2) AISC Standards ......................... American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc., One East Wacker Drive, Suite #700, Chicago, IL 60601– 

1802. 

(3) ANSI/ASME Codes ................... American National Standards Institute, ATTN: Sales Department, 25 West 43rd Street, 4th Floor, New 

York, NY 10036; and/or American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 22 Law Drive, P.O. Box 2900, Fairfield, NJ 07007–2900. 

(4) API Recommended Practices, 

Specs, Standards, Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards 

(MPMS) chapters.

American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005–4070. 

(5) ASTM Standards ....................... American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Bar Harbor Drive, P. O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, 

PA 19428–2959. 

(6) AWS Codes ............................... American Welding Society, 550 NW, LeJeune Road, P.O. Box 351040, Miami, FL 33135. 

(7) NACE Standards ....................... National Association of Corrosion Engineers, First Services Dept., 1440 South Creek Drive, Houston, TX 

77218. 

* * * * * 

§ 250.199 [Amended] 

■ 15. Section 250.199 is amended as 

follows: 

■ A. In § 250.199(b), in the 4th sentence, 

the citation ‘‘§ 250.196’’, is revised to 

read ‘‘§ 250.197’’. 

■ B. In § 250.199(e) the title of the first 

column is revised to read ‘‘30 CFR 

subpart, title and/or MMS Form (OMB 

Control No.)’’. 

§ 250.201 [Amended] 

■ 16. In § 250.201(a)(3), in the first 

column of the table, add the word 

‘‘Development’’ before ‘‘Operations 

Coordination Document (DOCD)’’. 

§ 250.210 [Amended] 

■ 17. In § 250.210(a) and (b), in both 

paragraphs, revise ‘‘§ 250.196(b)’’ to read 

‘‘§ 250.197(b).’’ 

§ 250.232 [Amended] 

■ 18. In § 250.232(a)(2) the citation 

‘‘section 307(c)(3)(B)(iii)’’ is revised to 

read ‘‘section 307(c)(3)(B)(ii)’’. 

§ 250.270 [Amended] 

■ 19. In § 250.270(a)(l)(i) the citation 

‘‘§ 267(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b)’’ is revised to 

read ‘‘§ 250.267(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b)’’. 

§ 250.281 [Amended] 

■ 20. In § 250.281(a)(3), the citation 

‘‘§ 250.901’’ is revised to read 

‘‘§ 250.905’’. 


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§ 250.285 [Amended] 

■ 21. In § 250.285(c) the citation 

‘‘§ 250.274’’ is revised to read 

‘‘§ 250.273’’. 

§ 250.408 [Amended] 

■ 22. In § 250.408 in the 2nd sentence, 

after the word ‘‘(APD)’’ add the 

parenthetical phrase, ‘‘(Form MMS– 

123)’’. 

§ 250.410 [Amended] 

■ 23. In § 250.410(d)(2), the citation 

‘‘§ 250.127’’ is revised to read 

‘‘§ 250.186’’. 

§ 250.417 [Amended] 

■ 24. In § 250.417(c)(1), the citation 

‘‘§ 250.903’’ is revised to read ‘‘§ 250.915 

through § 250.918.’’ 

§ 250.466 [Amended] 

■ 25. In § 250.466 introductory text, in 

the third sentence, the citation 

‘‘§ 250.469’’ is revised to read 

‘‘§ 250.467.’’ 

§ 250.490 [Amended] 

■ 26. In § 250.490(o)(3), in the third 

sentence the term ‘‘(f)(13)(iv)’’ is revised 

to read ‘‘(f)’’. 

■ 27. In § 250.513, paragraphs (a), (c), 

and (d) are revised to read as follows: 

§ 250.513 Approval and reporting of well 

completion operations. 

(a) No well-completion operation may 

begin until the lessee receives written 

approval from the District Manager. If 

completion is planned and the data are 

available at the time you submit the 

Application for Permit to Drill and 

Supplemental APD Information Sheet 

(Forms MMS–123 and MMS–123S), you 

may request approval for a wellcompletion on those forms (see 

§§ 250.410 through 250.418 of this part). 

If the District Manager has not approved 

the completion or if the completion 

objective or plans have significantly 

changed, you must submit an 

Application for Permit to Modify (Form 

MMS–124) for approval of such 

operations. 

* * * * * 

(c) Within 30 days after completion, 

you must submit to the District Manager 

an End of Operations Report (Form 

MMS–125), including a schematic of the 

tubing and subsurface equipment. 

(d) You must submit public 

information copies of Form MMS–125 

according to § 250.186. 

§ 250.613 [Amended] 

■ 28. In § 250.613, the following 

revisions are made: 

■ A. In paragraph (d), the form name 

‘‘Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells’’ 

is revised to read ‘‘Application for 

Permit to Modify’’. 

■ B. In paragraph (d), the form name 

‘‘Well Summary Report’’ is revised to 

read ‘‘End of Operations Report’’. 

§ 250.801 [Amended] 

■ 29. In § 250.801(h)(1), the form name 

‘‘Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells’’ 

is revised to read ‘‘Application for 

Permit to Modify’’. 

§ 250.802 [Amended] 

■ 30. In § 250.802(e)(3), last sentence, 

after the word ‘‘Systems’’, add the 

parenthetical phrase ‘‘(incorporated by 

reference as specified in § 250.198)’’; 

and in paragraph (e)(4)(i), first sentence, 

after the words ‘‘Zone 2’’, add the 

parenthetical phrase ‘‘(incorporated by 

reference as specified in § 250.198)’’. 

§ 250.1001 [Amended] 

■ 31. In § 250.1001, the following 

revisions are made: 

■ A. In the definition of ‘‘right-of-way 

pipelines’’, paragraph (a) is amended to 

add the word ‘‘of’’ after the word 

‘‘group’’. 

■ B. In the definition of ‘‘right-of-way 

pipelines’’, paragraphs ‘‘(a)’’, ‘‘(b)’’, ‘‘(c)’’, 

and ‘‘(d)’’ are redesignated as paragraphs 

‘‘(1)’’, ‘‘(2)’’, ‘‘(3)’’, and ‘‘(4)’’. 

§ 250.1002 [Amended] 

■ 32. In § 250.1002, paragraph (c)(2) is 

amended to add the word ‘‘pressure’’ 

after the parenthetical abbreviation 

‘‘(HPT)’’. 

§ 250.1003 [Amended] 

■ 33. In § 250.1003, in paragraph (b)(1), 

the word ‘‘hydrostatically’’ is revised to 

read ‘‘pressure’’. 

§ 250.1004 [Amended] 

■ 34. In § 250.1004, paragraph (b)(2) is 

amended to remove the word ‘‘to’’ in the 

first sentence. 

§ 250.1005 [Amended] 

■ 35. In § 250.1005, paragraph (b) is 

amended to remove the last word in the 

paragraph, ‘‘measurements’’. 

§ 250.1007 [Amended] 

■ 36. In § 250.1007, in paragraph (a)(4), 

the word ‘‘were’’ is revised to read ‘‘will 

be’’. 

§ 250.1010 [Amended] 

■ 37. Section 250.1010 is amended as 

follows: 

■ A. In § 250.1010(c), the word ‘‘lessee’’ 

in the last sentence is revised to read 

‘‘right-of-way holder’’. 

■ B. In § 250.1010(h), the citation 

‘‘§ 250.1014’’ is revised to read 

‘‘§ 250.1019’’. 

§ 250.1011 [Amended] 

■ 38. In § 250.1011, paragraph (b)(1) is 

revised to read, ‘‘(1) The Gulf of Mexico 

and the area offshore the Atlantic 

Coast;’’ and in paragraph (b)(2), the word 

‘‘area’’ is revised to read ‘‘areas’’. 

§ 250.1016 [Amended] 

■ 39. In § 250.1016(c)(1), the citation 

‘‘§ 250.1010(c)’’ is revised to read 

‘‘§ 250.1015(c)’’. 

§ 250.1019 [Amended] 

■ 40. In § 250.1019, the citation 

‘‘§ 250.1009(c)(9)’’ is revised to read 

‘‘§ 250.1010(h)’’. 

§ 250.1102 [Amended] 

■ 41. In § 250.1102(a)(l), the form name 

‘‘Request for Reservoir Maximum 

Efficient Rate (MER)’’ is revised to read 

‘‘Sensitive Reservoir Information Report 

(SRI)’’. 

§ 250.1103 [Amended] 

■ 42. In § 250.1103(a), the fourth 

sentence is amended to remove the 

parenthetical phrase ‘‘(15.025 psia in the 

Gulf of Mexico OCS Region)’’. 

§ 250.1202 [Amended] 

■ 43. Amend § 250.1202(f)(1) by 

revising the citation ‘‘30 CFR 250.101’’ to 

read as ‘‘30 CFR 250.198’’. 

§ 250.1602 [Amended] 

■ 44. Amend § 250.1602(b), by revising 

the list of subparts ‘‘A, B, C, G, I, J, M, 

N, and O’’ to read as ‘‘A, B, C, I, J, M, 

N, O, and Q’’. 

§ 250.1619 [Amended] 

■ 45. Amend § 250.1619(b), by revising 

the form name ‘‘Well Summary Report’’ 

to read as ‘‘End of Operations Report’’; 

and the form name, ‘‘Sundry Notices 

and Reports on Wells’’ to read as 

‘‘Application for Permit to Modify’’. 

PART 251—GEOLOGICAL AND 

GEOPHYSICAL (G&G) EXPLORATIONS 

OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 

■ 46. The authority citation for part 251 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., 31 U.S.C. 

9701. 

■ 47. In § 251.7, paragraph (b) 

introductory text and the first sentence 

in paragraph (b)(6) are revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 251.7 Test drilling activities under a 

permit. 

* * * * * 

(b) Deep stratigraphic tests. You must 

submit to the appropriate Regional 

Director, at the address in § 251.5(d), a 

drilling plan, an environmental report, 


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an Application for Permit to Drill (Form 

MMS–123), and a Supplemental APD 

Information Sheet (Form MMS–123S) as 

follows: 

* * * * * 

(6) Application for permit to drill 

(APD). Before commencing deep 

stratigraphic test drilling activities 

under an approved drilling plan, you 

must submit an APD and a 

Supplemental APD Information Sheet 

(Forms MMS–123 and MMS–123S) and 

receive approval. * * * 

* * * * * 

§ 251.14 [Amended] 

■ 48. In § 251.14(b) revise 

‘‘250.196(b)(2)’’ to read ‘‘250.197(b)(2)’’. 

PART 260—OUTER CONTINENTAL 

SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING 

■ 49. The authority citation for part 260 

continues to read as follows: 

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

§ 260.102 [Amended] 

■ 50. Amend § 260.102, in the 

definitions of Highest responsible 

qualified bidder and Qualified bidder, 

the citations ‘‘256, subpart G’’ and 

‘‘§ 256, subpart G’’ are both revised to 

read as ‘‘30 CFR part 256, subpart G’’. 

[FR Doc. E7–8417 Filed 5–3–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[CGD05–07–019] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulations for Marine 

Events; Chesapeake Bay Bridges 

Swim Races, Chesapeake Bay, MD 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

implementing the special local 

regulations at 33 CFR 100.507 during 

the Annual Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 

and Chesapeake Challenge One Mile 

Swim events to be held on June 10, 

2007. This action is necessary to 

provide for the safety of life on 

navigable waters before, during and 

after the event. The effect will be to 

restrict general navigation in the 

regulated area for the safety of event 

participants and support vessels in the 

event area. 

EFFECTIVE DATES: The regulations in 33 

CFR 100.507 will be enforced from 8:30 

a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 10, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronald Houck, Marine Events 

Coordinator, Commander, Coast Guard 

Sector Baltimore, 2401 Hawkins Point 

Road, Baltimore, MD 21226–1971, and 

(410) 576–2674. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Great 

Chesapeake Bay Swim, Inc. will sponsor 

the ‘‘Great Chesapeake Bay Swim’’ and 

the ‘‘Chesapeake Challenge One Mile 

Swim’’ on the waters of the Chesapeake 

Bay between and adjacent to the spans 

of the William P. Lane Jr. Memorial 

Bridge. Approximately 650 swimmers 

will start Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 

from Sandy Point State Park and swim 

between the spans of the William P. 

Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge to the Eastern 

Shore. Approximately 400 swimmers 

will start the Chesapeake Challenge One 

Mile Swim following a triangular 

shaped course beginning and ending at 

Hemingway’s restaurant on the Eastern 

Shore adjacent to the William P. Lane Jr. 

Memorial Bridge. A large fleet of 

support vessels will be accompanying 

the swimmers. Therefore, to ensure the 

safety of participants and support 

vessels, 33 CFR 100.507 will be 

enforced for the duration of the event. 

Under provisions of 33 CFR 100.507, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 10, 

2007, vessels may not enter the 

regulated area unless they receive 

permission from the Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander. Vessel traffic will be 

allowed to transit the regulated area as 

the swim progresses, when the Patrol 

Commander determines it is safe to do 

so. 

In addition to this notice, the 

maritime community will be provided 

extensive advance notification via the 

Local Notice to Mariners and marine 

information broadcasts so mariners can 

adjust their plans accordingly. 

Dated: April 24, 2007. 

Larry L. Hereth, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Fifth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. E7–8507 Filed 5–3–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[CGD05–07–039] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulations for Marine 

Events; Chester River, Chestertown, 

MD 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

implementing the special local 

regulations at 33 CFR 100.533 during 

the Maryland Swim for Life swim event 

to be held on June 16, 2007. This action 

is necessary to provide for the safety of 

life on navigable waters before, during 

and after the event. The effect will be to 

restrict general navigation in the 

regulated area for the safety of event 

participants and support vessels in the 

event area. 

EFFECTIVE DATES: The regulations at 33 

CFR 100.533 will be enforced from 6:30 

a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 16, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronald Houck, Marine Events 

Coordinator, Commander, Coast Guard 

Sector Baltimore, 2401 Hawkins Point 

Road, Baltimore, MD 21226–1971, and 

(410) 576–2674. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Maryland Swim for Life Association 

will sponsor the ‘‘Maryland Swim for 

Life’’, an open water swimming 

competition held on the waters of the 

Chester River, near Chestertown, 

Maryland. Approximately 100 

swimmers will start from Rolph’s Wharf 

and swim up-river 2.5 miles then swim 

down-river returning back to Rolph’s 

Wharf. A large fleet of support vessels 

will be accompanying the swimmers. 

Therefore, to ensure the safety of 

participants and support vessels, 33 

CFR 100.533 will be enforced for the 

duration of the event. Under provisions 

of 33 CFR 100.533, from 6:30 a.m. to 2 

p.m. on June 16, 2007, vessels may not 

enter the regulated area unless they 

receive permission from the Coast 

Guard Patrol Commander. Vessel traffic 

may be allowed to transit the regulated 

area only when the Patrol Commander 

determines it is safe to do so. 

In addition to this notice, the 

maritime community will be provided 

extensive advance notification via the 

Local Notice to Mariners and marine 

information broadcasts so mariners can 

adjust their plans accordingly. 


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