45464 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 174 / Friday, September 7, 2018 / Notices 

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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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. You may also view 

the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. 

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. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on March 6, 

2018 (83 FR 9541). 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 250, subpart S, concern the Safety 

and Environmental Management 

Systems (SEMS) (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 Subpart S regulations hold the 

operator accountable for the overall 

safety of the offshore facility, including 

ensuring that all employees, contractors, 

and subcontractors have safety policies 

and procedures in place that support the 

implementation of the operator’s SEMS 

program and align with the principles of 

managing safety. An operator’s SEMS 

program must describe management’s 

commitment to safety and the 

environment, as well as policies and 

procedures to assure safety and 

environmental protection while 

conducting OCS operations (including 

those operations conducted by all 

personnel on the facility). BSEE will use 

the information obtained by submittals 

and observed via SEMS audits to ensure 

that operations on the OCS are 

conducted safely, as they pertain to both 

human and environmental factors, and 

in accordance with BSEE regulations, 

including industry practices 

incorporated by reference within the 

regulations. Job Safety Analyses (JSA’s) 

and other recordkeeping required by the 

SEMS regulation will be reviewed 

diligently by BSEE during inspections 

and other oversight activities and by 

SEMS auditors during regulatory 

required audits, to ensure that industry 

is using the documentation required by 

the SEMS regulation to manage their 

safety and environmental risks. 

Information on Form BSEE–0131, 

which the SEMS regulation requires to 

be submitted to BSEE annually, 

includes company identification, 

number of company/contractor injuries 

and/or illnesses suffered, company/ 

contractor hours worked, EPA National 

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

(NPDES) permit non-compliances, and 

oil spill volumes for spills less than 1 

barrel. Such information is reported on 

a calendar year basis, with data broken 

out by calendar quarter. The 

information is used to develop industry 

average incident rates that help to 

describe how well the offshore oil and 

gas industry is performing. Operators 

use these incident rates to benchmark 

against their own performance, and to 

focus on areas that need improvement. 

Using the produced data allows BSEE to 

better focus our regulatory and research 

programs on areas where the 

performance measures indicate that 

operators are having difficulty meeting 

our expectations. BSEE will be more 

effective in leveraging resources by 

redirecting research efforts, promoting 

appropriate regulatory initiatives, and 

shifting inspection and Directed Audit 

program emphasis based on 

performance results. 

Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 250, 

subpart S, Safety and Environmental 

Management Systems (SEMS). 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0017. 

Form Number: Form BSEE–0131, 

Performance Measures Data. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Potential respondents comprise Federal 

OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees, 

operators, and/or third-party personnel 

or organization. 

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: 686. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 39 hours to 

11,926 hours, depending on activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,487,634. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Responses 

are mandatory. 

Frequency of Collection: Primarily on 

occasion, and varies by section. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $3,259,727. 

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 16, 2018. 

Doug Morris, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19443 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–2018–0010; 189E1700D2 

ET1SF0000.PSB000.EEEE500000; OMB 

Control Number 1014–0008] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Well Control and 

Production Safety Training 

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. 


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