Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 89 / Wednesday, May 9, 2007 / Notices 26419 

Authority: We provide this notice under 

Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act 

and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: March 30, 2007. 

David L. Hankla, 

Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submitted for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of an 

information collection (1010–0051). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are notifying the public that 

we have submitted to OMB an 

information collection request (ICR) to 

renew approval of the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

30 CFR 250, Subpart L, ‘‘Oil and Gas 

Production Measurement, Surface 

Commingling, and Security,’’ and 

related documents. This notice also 

provides the public a second 

opportunity to comment on the 

paperwork burden of these regulatory 

requirements. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

June 8, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

either by fax (202) 395–6566 or e-mail 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior (1010–0051). Mail or hand carry 

a copy of your comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Minerals 

Management Service; Attention: Cheryl 

Blundon; Mail Stop 4024; 381 Elden 

Street; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. If 

you wish to e-mail your comments to 

MMS, the address is: 

rules.comments@mms.gov. Reference 

Information Collection 1010–0051 in 

your subject line and mark your 

message for return receipt. Include your 

name and return address in your 

message text. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. You 

may also contact Cheryl Blundon to 

obtain a copy, at no cost, of the 

regulations that require the subject 

collection of information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart L, Oil and 

Gas Production Measurement,Surface 

Commingling, and Security. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0051. 

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 

(Secretary) to prescribe rules and 

regulations to administer leasing of the 

OCS. Such rules and regulations will 

apply to all operations conducted under 

a lease. 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. The Federal Oil and Gas 

Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 

U.S.C. 1701, et seq.) at section 

1712(b)(2) prescribes that an operator 

will ‘‘develop and comply with such 

minimum site security measures as the 

Secretary deems appropriate, to protect 

oil or gas produced or stored on a lease 

site or on the Outer Continental Shelf 

from theft.’’

These authorities and responsibilities 

are among those delegated to the 

Minerals Management Service (MMS). 

This information collection request 

addresses the regulations at 30 CFR part 

250, subpart L, Oil and Gas Production 

Measurement, Surface Commingling, 

and Security, and the associated 

supplementary notices to lessees and 

operators (NTLs) intended to provide 

clarification, description, or explanation 

of these regulations. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are under 30 CFR part 

250. Responses are mandatory. No 

questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are 

asked. MMS will protect proprietary 

information according to 30 CFR 

250.197, ‘‘Data and information to be 

made available to the public,’’ and 30 

CFR Part 252, ‘‘OCS Oil and Gas 

Information Program.’’

MMS uses the information collected 

under subpart L to ensure that the 

volumes of hydrocarbons produced are 

measured accurately, and royalties are 

paid on the proper volumes. 

Specifically, MMS needs the 

information to: 

• Determine if measurement 

equipment is properly installed, 

provides accurate measurement of 

production on which royalty is due, and 

is operating properly; 

• Obtain rates of production data in 

allocating the volumes of production 

measured at royalty sales meters, which 

can be examined during field 

inspections; 

• Ascertain if all removals of oil and 

condensate from the lease are reported; 

• Determine the amount of oil that 

was shipped when measurements are 

taken by gauging the tanks rather than 

being measured by a meter; 

• Ensure that the sales location is 

secure and production cannot be 

removed without the volumes being 

recorded; and 

• Review proving reports to verify 

that data on run tickets are calculated 

and reported accurately. 

Frequency: The frequency varies by 

section, but is primarily monthly or on 

occasion. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: Approximately 130 

Federal OCS oil and gas or sulphur 

lessees. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The 

estimated annual ‘‘hour’’ burden for this 

information collection is a total of 8,533 

hours. The following chart details the 

individual components and estimated 

hour burdens. In calculating the 

burdens, we assumed that respondents 

perform certain requirements in the 

normal course of their activities. We 

consider these to be usual and 

customary and took that into account in 

estimating the burden. 

Citation 30 CFR 250 

subpart L Reporting or recordkeeping requirement Hour burden minutes 

Average number of annual 

responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

Fees 

1202(a)(1), (b)(1); 

1203(b)(1);1204(a)(1).

Submit application for liquid hydrocarbon or gas measurement procedures or changes; or for commingling of 

production or changes.

11 ..................... 363 3,993 


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Citation 30 CFR 250 

subpart L Reporting or recordkeeping requirement Hour burden minutes 

Average number of annual 

responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

$1,200 simple fee × 57 applications = $68,400 

$3,550 complex fee × 306 applications = $1,086,300 

Subtotal 363 responses 3,993 

$1,154,700 fees 

1202(a)(4) ............................. Copy & send pipeline (retrograde) condensate volumes 

upon request.

45 minutes ........ 21 16 

1202(c)(4)* ............................ Copy & send all liquid hydrocarbon run tickets monthly .... 1 minute ........... 24,450 408 (rounded) 

1202(d)(5)* ........................... Copy & submit liquid hydrocarbon royalty meter proving 

reports monthly & request waiver as needed.

2 minutes .......... 9,870 329 

1202(f)(2)* ............................ Copy & submit mechanical-displacement prover & tank 

prover calibration reports.

10 minutes ........ 102 17 

1202(l)(2)* ............................. Copy & submit royalty tank calibration charts before using 

for royalty measurement.

15 minutes ........ 12 3 

1202(l)(3)* ............................. Copy & submit inventory tank calibration charts upon request; retain charts for as long as tanks are in use.15 minutes ........

5 minutes ..........

4 

115 

1 

10 (rounded) 

1203(b)(6), (8), (9)* .............. Copy & submit gas quality and volume statements monthly or as requested (most will be routine; few will take 

longer).

2 minutes ..........

30 minutes ........

21,792 

48 

726 (rounded) 

24 

1203(c)(4)* ............................ Copy & submit gas meter calibration reports upon request; retain for 2 years.5 minutes ..........

1 minute ...........

44 

19,290 

4 (rounded), 

322 (rounded) 

1203(e)(1)* ........................... Copy & submit gas processing plant records upon request.30 minutes ........ 4 2 

1203(f)(5) .............................. Copy & submit measuring records of gas lost or used on 

lease upon request.

30 minutes ........ 24 12 

Subtotal 75,776 responses 1,874 

1202(c)(1), (2); 1202(e)(4); 

1202(h)(1), (2), (3), (4); 

1202(i)(1)(iv), 

(2)(iii);1202(j).

Record observed data, correction factors & net standard 

volume on royalty meter and tank run tickets.

Record master meter calibration runs. Record mechanical-displacement prover, master meter, or tank prover 

proof runs..

Record liquid hydrocarbon royalty meter malfunction and 

repair or adjustment on proving report; record unregistered production on run ticket..

List Cpl and Ctl factors on run tickets. 

Respondents record these items 

as part of normal business 

records & practices to verify accuracy of production measured 

for sale purposes 

0 

1202(d)(4) ............................. Request approval for proving on a schedule other than 

monthly.

1 ....................... 35 35 

1204(a)(2) ............................. Provide state production volumetric and/or fractional analysis data upon request.1 ....................... 1 1 

1205(a)(2) ............................. Post signs at royalty or inventory tank used in royalty determination process.1 ....................... 85 85 

1205(a)(4) ............................. Report security problems (telephone) ................................ 15 minutes ........ 2 1 (rounded) 

1200 thru 1205 ..................... General departure and alternative compliance requests 

not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart L.

1 ....................... 60 60 

Subtotal 183 responses 182 

1202(e)(6) ............................. Retain master meter calibration reports for 2 years .......... 1 minute ........... 1,420 24 (rounded) 

1202(k)(5) ............................. Retain liquid hydrocarbon allocation meter proving reports 

for 2 years.

1 minute ........... 10,875 182 (rounded) 

1203(f)(4) .............................. Document & retain measurement records on gas lost or 

used on lease for 2 years at field location and minimum 

7 years at location of respondent’s choice.

1 minute ........... 4,045 68 (rounded) 

1204(b)(3) ............................. Retain well test data for 2 years ........................................ 2 minutes .......... 57,400 1,914 (rounded) 

1205(b)(3), (4) ...................... Retain seal number lists for 2 years .................................. 2 ....................... 8,870 296 (rounded) 

Subtotal 82,610 responses 2,484 hours 

Total Hour and Fee Burden 158,932 8,533 

$1,154,700 

*Respondents gather this information as part of their normal business practices. MMS only requires copies of readily available documents. 

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Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’

Burden: We have identified two 

paperwork ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens 

associated with this collection of 

information (see Hour and Fee Burden 

table). One is a $1,200 simple fee and 

the other is a $3,550 complex fee for a 

total of $1,154,700. 

Simple fee applications are to 

temporarily reroute production (for a 

duration not to exceed six months); 

production tests prior to pipeline 

construction; departures related to 

meter proving, well testing, or sampling 

frequency. 

Complex fee applications are for 

creations of new facility measurement 

points (FMPs); association of leases or 

units with existing FMPs; inclusion of 

production from additional structures; 

meter updates which add buy-back gas 

meters or pigging meters; other 

applications which request deviations 

from the approved allocation 

procedures. 

The application filing fees are 

required to recover the Federal 

Government’s processing costs. We have 

not identified any other ‘‘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 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to perform its 

duties, including whether the 

information is useful; (b) evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (c) enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

minimize the burden on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, on October 3, 

2006, we published a Federal Register 

notice (71 FR 58429) announcing that 

we would submit this ICR to OMB for 

approval. The notice provided the 

required 60-day comment period. In 

addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB 

control number for the information 

collection requirements imposed by the 

30 CFR 250 regulations. The regulation 

also informs the public that they may 

comment at any time on the collections 

of information and provides the address 

to which they should send comments. 

We received one comment in response 

to these efforts, but it was not germane 

to the paperwork requirements. 

If you wish to comment in response 

to this notice, you may send your 

comments to the offices listed under the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. OMB 

has up to 60 days to approve or 

disapprove the information collection 

but may respond after 30 days. 

Therefore, to ensure maximum 

consideration, OMB should receive 

public comments by June 8, 2007. 

Public Comment Procedures: The 

MMS’s practice is to make comments, 

including names and addresses of 

respondents, available for public 

review. If you wish your name and/or 

address to be withheld, you must state 

this prominently at the beginning of 

your comment. The MMS will honor the 

request to the extent allowable by the 

law; however, anonymous comments 

will not be considered. There may be 

circumstances in which we would 

withhold from the record a respondent’s 

identity, as allowable by the law. If you 

wish us to withhold your name and/or 

address, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comment. In addition, you must present 

a rationale for withholding this 

information. This rationale must 

demonstrate that disclosure ‘‘would 

constitute an unwarranted invasion of 

privacy.’’ Unsupported assertions will 

not meet this burden. In the absence of 

exceptional, documentable 

circumstances, this information will be 

released. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public inspection in 

their entirety. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: April 6, 2007. 

E.P. Danenberger, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Fifth Public Meeting for Reclamation’s 

Managing for Excellence Project 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting and 

announcement of subsequent meetings 

to be held. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation is 

holding a meeting to inform the public 

about the Managing for Excellence 

project. This meeting is the second to be 

held in 2007 to inform the public about 

the action items, progress, and results of 

the Managing for Excellence project and 

to seek broad public input and feedback. 

Subsequent meetings in 2007 are 

anticipated but not yet scheduled. 

DATES: May 30, 2007, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

and May 31, 2007, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Marriott Hotel, 16455 East 

40th Circle, Aurora, Colorado. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Debbie Byers at (303) 445–2790. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Managing for Excellence project will 

identify and address the specific 21st 

Century challenges Reclamation must 

meet to fulfill its mission to manage, 

develop, and protect water and related 

resources in an environmentally and 

economically sound manner in the 

interest of the American public. This 

project will examine Reclamation’s core 

capabilities and the agency’s ability to 

respond to both expected and 

unforeseeable future needs in an 

innovative and timely manner. This 

project will result in essential changes 

in a number of key areas, which are 

outlined in, Managing for Excellence—

An Action Plan for the 21st Century 

Bureau of Reclamation. For more 

information regarding the project, 

Action Plan, and specific actions being 

taken, please visit the Managing for 

Excellence Web site at http:// 

www.usbr.gov/excellence. 

Registration 

Although you may register the first 

day of the conference beginning at 7 

a.m., we highly encourage you to 

register prior to the date of the meeting 

online at http://www.usbr.gov/ 

excellence, or by phone at 303–445–

2935. 

Dated: May 2, 2007. 

Ryan Serote, 

Deputy Commissioner—External and 

Intergovernmental Affairs. 

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