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public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on April 17, 

2018 (83 FR 16898). No comments were 

received. 

We are again soliciting comments on 

the proposed ICR that is described 

below. We are especially interested in 

public comments addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is the collection 

necessary to the proper functions of 

BSEE; (2) Will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) Is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) How might BSEE enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) How 

might BSEE minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. 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. 

Abstract: The regulations at 30 CFR 

part 203, concern relief or reduction in 

royalty rates 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. 

The BSEE uses the information to 

make decisions on the economic 

viability of leases requesting a 

suspension or elimination of royalty or 

net profit share. These decisions have 

enormous monetary impact on both the 

lessee and the Federal Government. 

Royalty relief can lead to increased 

production of natural gas and oil, 

creating profits for lessees, and royalty 

and tax revenues for the Federal 

Government that they might not 

otherwise receive. We could not make 

an informed decision without the 

collection of information required by 30 

CFR part 203. 

Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 203, 

Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0005. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Potential respondents comprise Federal 

OCS oil, gas, and sulphur lessees/ 

operators. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: Varies, not all of the 

potential respondents will submit 

information in any given year and some 

may submit multiple times. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 28. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 1 hour to 200 

hours, depending on activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 724. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Most 

responses are mandatory, while others 

are required to obtain or retain benefits. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: We have identified 

application and audit fees; as well as an 

independent certified public accountant 

report. The non-hour cost burdens 

associated with this collection of 

information amount to $27,950. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Dated: August 9, 2018. 

Doug Morris, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19441 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID BSEE–2018–0014; 189E1700D2 

ET1SF0000.PSB000.EEEE500000; OMB 

Control Number 1014–0019] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Oil and Gas Production 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew 

an information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 6, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by either of the following methods listed 

below: 

• Electronically go to http://

www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, 

enter BSEE–2018–0014 then click 

search. Follow the instructions to 

submit public comments and view all 

related materials. We will post all 

comments. 

• Email kye.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; 45600 Woodland 

Road, Sterling, VA 20166. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 1014– 

0019 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Nicole Mason by email 

at kye.mason@bsee.gov or by telephone 

at (703) 787–1607. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, proposed, revised, 

and continuing collections of 

information. This helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

We are soliciting comments on the 

proposed ICR that is described below. 

We are especially interested in public 

comments addressing the following 

issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to 

the proper functions of BSEE; (2) Will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) Is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) How might BSEE 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(5) How might BSEE minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. 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. 


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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. 

Abstract: The regulations at 30 CFR 

part 250, subpart K, concern Oil and Gas 

Production Requirements (including the 

associated forms), 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. 

The information collected under 

Subpart K is used in our efforts to 

conserve natural resources, prevent 

waste, and protect correlative rights, 

including the Government’s royalty 

interest. Specifically, BSEE uses the 

information to: 

• Evaluate requests to burn liquid 

hydrocarbons and vent and flare gas to 

ensure that these requests are 

appropriate; 

• determine if a maximum 

production or efficient rate is required; 

and, 

• review applications for downhole 

commingling to ensure that action does 

not result in harm to ultimate recovery. 

Form BSEE–0126, Well Potential Test 

Report, BSEE uses this information for 

reservoir, reserves, and conservation 

analyses, including the determination of 

maximum production rates (MPRs) 

when necessary for certain oil and gas 

completions. This requirement 

implements the conservation provisions 

of the OCS Lands Act and 30 CFR 250. 

The information obtained from the well 

potential test is essential to determine if 

an MPR is necessary for a well and to 

establish the appropriate rate. It is not 

possible to specify an MPR in the 

absence of information about the 

production rate capability (potential) of 

the well. 

Form BSEE–0128, Semiannual Well 

Test Report, BSEE uses this information 

to evaluate the results of well tests to 

determine if reservoirs are being 

depleted in a manner that will lead to 

the greatest ultimate recovery of 

hydrocarbons. This information is 

collected to determine the capability of 

hydrocarbon wells and to evaluate and 

verify an operator’s approved maximum 

production rate if assigned. The form 

was designed to present current well 

data on a semiannual basis to permit the 

updating of permissible producing rates, 

and to provide the basis for estimates of 

currently remaining recoverable gas 

reserves. 

Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 250, 

subpart K, Oil and Gas Production 

Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0019. 

Form Number: BSEE–0126—Well 

Potential Test Report, and BSEE–0128— 

Semiannual Well Test Report. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Potential respondents comprise Federal 

OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees/ 

operators and holders of pipeline rightsof-way. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: Not all of the potential 

respondents will submit information in 

any given year, and some may submit 

multiple times. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 10,819. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 30 minutes to 

100 hours, depending on activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 46,136. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Most 

responses are mandatory, while others 

are required to obtain or retain benefits. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion, 

weekly, monthly, semi-annual, annual, 

and varies by section. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: The Subpart K regulations 

require four non-hour cost burdens, for 

a total of $1,361,176. Three are service 

fees required to recover the Federal 

Government’s processing costs of 

certain submissions. The fourth cost is 

an IC equipment expenditure. The 

details are as follows: 

§ 250.1156 requires a service fee when submitting a request for approval to produce within 500 feet of a unit or lease line ........ $3,892 

§ 250.1157 requires a service fee when submitting a request for approval before producing gas-cap gas from each completion 

in an oil reservoir known to have an associated gas cap, or to continue producing if an oil reservoir is not initially known to

have an associated gas cap, but begins to show characteristics of a gas well ............................................................................. 4,953 

§ 250.1158 requires a service fee for submitting a request for approval to downhole commingle hydrocarbons ............................. 5,779 

§ 250.1163 requires respondents to purchase and install gas meters to measure the amount of gas flared or vented gas for 

those that produce more than 2,000 bopd and do not already have a meter or need to replace a meter .................................... 77,000 

We have not identified any other nonhour cost burden associated with this 

collection of information. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Dated: July 25, 2018. 

Doug Morris, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19440 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID BSEE–2018–0004; 189E1700D2 

ET1SF0000.PSB000.EEEE500000; OMB 

Control Number 1014–0017] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Safety and 

Environmental Management Systems 

(SEMS) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew 

an information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

9, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior by email at 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to the 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement; Regulations and Standards 

Branch; ATTN: Nicole Mason; 45600 

Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166; or 

by email to kye.mason@bsee.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 1014– 

0017 in the subject line of your 

comments. 


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