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 Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement [Docket ID BSEE-2023-0005; EEEE500000 245E1700D2 ET1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB Control Number 1014-0015]
 AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Interior.
 ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
 SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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 February 23, 2024.
 ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
                        *www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain*. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. Please provide a copy of your comments to Nikki Mason, BSEE ICCO, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166; or by email to 
                        *nikki.mason@bsee.gov*. Please reference OMB Control Number 1014-0015 in the subject line of your comments.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Nikki Mason by email at 
                        *nikki.mason@bsee.gov,*
                         or by telephone at (703) 787-1607. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. You may 
                        ( print page 4622)
                        also view the ICR at 
                        *http://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain*.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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 June 16, 2023 (88 FR 39458). No comments were received. As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following: (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether or not the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, 
                    *e.g.,*
                     permitting electronic submission of response. 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:*
                     BSEE must approve any lessee's proposal to enter an agreement to unitize operations under two or more leases and for modifications when warranted. We use the information to ensure that operations under the proposed unit agreement will result in preventing waste, conserving natural resources, and protecting correlative rights including the government's interests. *Title of Collection:*
                     Unitization. *OMB Control Number:*
                     1014-0015. *Form Number:*
                     None. *Type of Review:*
                     Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents/Affected Public:*
                     Potential respondents include Federal OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees and/or operators and holders of pipeline rights-of-way. *Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents:*
                     Currently there are approximately 555 Federal OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees and holders of pipeline rights-of-way. Not all the potential respondents will submit information in any given year, and some may submit multiple times. *Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses:*
                     79. *Estimated Completion Time per Response:*
                     Varies from 1 hour to 300 hours, depending on activity. *Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours:*
                     5,998. *Respondent's Obligation:*
                     Responses are voluntary, and some are required to obtain or retain benefits. *Frequency of Collection:*
                     Submissions are generally on occasion. *Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost:*
                     $149,836. Burden Breakdown
Citation 
                             30 CFR 250  
                             subpart M
Recordkeeping and reporting requirement
Hour burden
Average
                             number annual 
                             responses
Annual
                             burden 
                             hoursNon-hour cost burdens *1301
Description of requirements
Burden included in the following sections.
01300-1304
General departure and alternative compliance requests under subpart M regulations
Burden covered under Subpart A [1014-0022].
01301(a), 1303
Apply for voluntary unitization, including submitting unit agreement, unit operating agreement, initial plan of operation, obtain approval of Regional Supervisor if required, and supporting data; request for variance from model agreement and other related requirements
520
8 apps/plans
4,160$12,619 fee × 8 applications/plans = $100,952.1301(d), (f)(3), (g)(1), (g)(2) (ii)
Request suspension of production or operations
Burden covered under Subpart A [1014-0022].
01302(b)
Request preliminary determination on competitive reservoir
116
1 request
1161302(b)
Submit concurrence or objection on competitiveness with supporting evidence
47
1 request
471302(c), (d)
Submit joint competitive reservoir development program, supplemental plans, or a separate plan if agreement cannot be reached
68
1 plan
681303; 1304
* Submit revisions or modifications to unit agreement, unit operating agreement, plan of operation, change of unit operator, etc
10
54 revs/mods
540$896 fees × 54 revisions/modifications = $48,384.1303; 1304
* Submit initial, and revisions to participating area
76
10 submissions
760( print page 4623)1304(b)
Request compulsory unitization, including submitting unit agreement, unit operating agreement, initial plan of operation, obtain approval of Regional Supervisor if required, and supporting data; serving non-consenting lessees with documents
300
1 request
3001304(d)
Request hearing on required unitization
1
1 request
11304(d)
Submit statement at hearing on compulsory unitization
5
1 statement
51304(e)
Pay for and submit three copies of verbatim transcript of hearing
1
1 submission
1Court reporter and 3 transcript copies for 1 hearing = $500.1304(f)
Appeal final order of compulsory unitization
Exempt as defined in 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c).
0Total Burden
79 Responses
5,998$149,836 Non-Hour Cost Burdens.
 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.*). Kirk Malstrom, Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch.


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