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(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–133, 

U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individual or 

Households, Business or other nonprofit. The data collected on this form 

is used by ICE to ensure accuracy in 

correspondence between ICE and the 

obligor. The form serves the purpose of 

standardizing obligor notification of any 

changes in their address, and will 

facilitate communication with the 

obligor. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 12,000 responses at 15 minutes 

(.25 hours) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 3,000 annual burden hours. 

Dated: November 27, 2013. 

Scott Elmore, 

Forms Management, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID BSEE–2013–0008; OMB Control 

Number 1014–NEW; 134E1700D2 

EEEE500000 ET1SF0000.DAQ000] 

Information Collection Activities: 

Application for Permit To Drill; 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: 60-day Notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is 

inviting comments on a collection of 

information that we will submit to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. The 

submission of this information 

collection request (ICR) is necessary so 

that both industry and BSEE have a 

better understanding of the regulatory 

requirements associated with all 

supporting data and information that is 

submitted with an Application for 

Permit to Drill (APD), a Revised APD, 

and the Supplemental APD Information 

Sheet under the multiple subparts. This 

ICR will separate out the hours and nonhour cost burdens associated with APDs 

and Supplemental APDs from its 

currently approved IC into its own 

separate collection; it will also reflect 

more accurate burden estimates. 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

February 3, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods listed 

below. 

• Electronically: go to http://

www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, 

enter BSEE–2013–0008 then click 

search. Follow the instructions to 

submit public comments and view all 

related materials. We will post all 

comments. 

• Email cheryl.blundon@bsee.gov. 

Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; BSEE; 

Regulations and Standards Branch; 

Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381 Elden 

Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817. Please reference ICR 1014– 

NEW in your comment and include 

your name and return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607 to 

request additional information about 

this ICR. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR part 250, Application for 

Permit to Drill and all supporting 

documentation. 

Forms: BSEE–0123 and BSEE–0123S. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–NEW. 

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 

to prescribe rules and regulations to 

administer leasing of mineral resources 

on the OCS. Such rules and regulations 

will apply to all operations conducted 

under a lease, right-of-way, or a right-ofuse and easement. 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. Section 1332(6) states that 

‘‘operations in the Outer Continental 

Shelf should be conducted in a safe 

manner by well trained personnel using 

technology, precautions, and other 

techniques sufficient to prevent or 

minimize the likelihood of blowouts, 

loss of well control, fires, spillages, 

physical obstructions to other users of 

the waters or subsoil and seabed, or 

other occurrences which may cause 

damage to the environment or to 

property or endanger life or health.’’ 

In addition to the general rulemaking 

authority of the OCSLA at 43 U.S.C. 

1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil 

and Gas Royalty Management Act 

(FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants 

authority to the Secretary to prescribe 

such rules and regulations as are 

reasonably necessary to carry out 

FOGRMA’s provisions. While the 

majority of FOGRMA is directed to 

royalty collection and enforcement, 

some provisions apply to offshore 

operations. For example, section 108 of 

FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the 

Secretary broad authority to inspect 

lease sites for the purpose of 

determining whether there is 

compliance with the mineral leasing 

laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30 

U.S.C. 1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose 

substantial civil penalties for failure to 

permit lawful inspections and for 

knowing or willful preparation or 

submission of false, inaccurate, or 

misleading reports, records, or other 

information. Because the Secretary has 

delegated some of the authority under 

FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is 

included as additional authority for 

these requirements. 

The Independent Offices 

Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the 

Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 

104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26, 

1996), and OMB Circular A–25 

authorize Federal agencies to recover 

the full cost of services that confer 

special benefits. Under the Department 

of the Interior’s implementing policy, 

BSEE is required to charge fees for 

services that provide special benefits or 

privileges to an identifiable non-Federal 

recipient above and beyond those which 

accrue to the public at large. 

Applications for permits to drill are 

subject to cost recovery, and BSEE 

regulations specify service fees for these 

requests. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are among those 

delegated to BSEE. The regulations at 30 

CFR part 250 stipulate the various 

requirements that must be submitted 

with an APD, Revised APD, (Form 

BSEE–0123) and a Supplemental APD 

Information Sheet (Form BSEE–0123S) 

which is the subject of this collection. 

Currently, an APD is covered only 

under 30 CFR part 250, subpart D, 

1014–0018, and when discussed in 

Subparts A, E, H, and P, they are cross 

referenced. It is difficult to correlate the 

APD burden requirements in the other 

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By putting APDs, Revised APDs, and the 

supplemental APD information sheet, 

along with all the required 

documentation throughout the various 

subparts into one ICR, we feel that this 

situation will be alleviated and will 

reflect more accurate burden estimates. 

This request also covers the related 

Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) 

that we issue to clarify, supplement, or 

provide additional guidance on some 

aspects of our regulations. 

In this ICR, we have included a 

certification statement on both forms to 

state that false submissions are subject 

to criminal penalties. Also, we clarified 

some sections of the Form BSEE–0123. 

This poses minor edits and they are as 

follows: 

Question #17—facility name was 

added; 

Question #25—revised the citations 

for accuracy; 

Question #33—added new question— 

H) Has the drilling rig been approved for 

the use of digital BOP testing? If yes, 

which version? 

The forms that are submitted and 

their purposes are: Application for 

Permit to Drill, BSEE–0123, and 

Supplemental APD Information Sheet 

(Casing Design), BSEE–0123S. We use 

the information that is submitted with 

these forms to determine the conditions 

of a drilling site to avoid hazards 

inherent in drilling operations. 

Specifically, we use the information to 

evaluate the adequacy of a lessee’s or 

operator’s plan and equipment for 

drilling, sidetracking, or deepening 

operations. This includes the adequacy 

of the proposed casing design, casing 

setting depths, drilling fluid (mud) 

programs, cementing programs and 

blowout preventer (BOP) systems to 

ascertain that the proposed operations 

will be conducted in an operationally 

safe manner that provides adequate 

protection for the environment. The 

BSEE also reviews the information to 

ensure conformance with specific 

provisions of the lease. In addition, 

except for proprietary data, BSEE is 

required by the OCS Lands Act to make 

available to the public certain 

information submitted on these forms. 

The BSEE will protect proprietary 

information according to the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its 

implementing regulations (43 CFR part 

2); 30 CFR 250.197, Data and 

information to be made available to the 

public or for limited inspection; and 30 

CFR part 252, OCS Oil and Gas 

Information Program. No items of a 

sensitive nature are collected. 

Responses are required to obtain or 

retain a benefit or they are mandatory. 

Frequency: On occasion and as 

required in the regulations. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal oil, gas, 

or sulphur lessees and/or operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: In this 

submission, we are estimating 47,800 

burden hours. The following chart 

details the individual components and 

respective hour burden estimates of this 

ICR. 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. 

Note: In the Burden Table, a Revised APD 

hour burden is preceded by the letter R. 

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Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified one non-hour cost 

burden for this collection. The 30 CFR 

part 250 regulations require a $2,123 

cost recovery fee (non-hour cost burden) 

for APD submittals. The application fee 

is required to recover the Federal 

Government’s processing cost, and we 

have not identified any other non-hour 

cost burdens in this ICR. We estimate a 

total reporting non-hour cost burden of 

$866,184 for this collection. 

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: Before submitting an ICR 

to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

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 collection is 

necessary or useful; (b) evaluate the 

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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 

technology. 

Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to 

respondents or recordkeepers resulting 

from the collection of information. 

Therefore, if you have other than hour 

burden costs to generate, maintain, and 

disclose this information, you should 

comment and provide your total capital 

and startup cost components or annual 

operation, maintenance, and purchase 

of service components. For further 

information on this burden, refer to 5 

CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the 

Bureau representative listed previously 

in this notice. 

We will summarize written responses 

to this notice and address them in our 

submission for OMB approval. As a 

result of your comments, we will make 

any necessary adjustments to the burden 

in our submission to OMB. 

Public Comment Procedures: 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. 

Dated: November 22, 2013. 

Robert W. Middleton, 

Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–28835 Filed 12–2–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–C 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID BSEE–2013–0005; OMB Control 

Number 1014–NEW; 134E1700D2 

EEEE500000 ET1SF0000.DAQ000] 

Information Collection Activities: 

Application for Permit To Modify; 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: 60-day notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is 

inviting comments on a collection of 

information that we will submit to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. The 

submission of this information 

collection request (ICR) is necessary so 

that both industry and BSEE have a 

better understanding of the regulatory 

requirements associated with all 

supporting data and information that is 

submitted with an Application for 

Permit to Modify (APM) under the 

multiple subparts. This ICR will 

separate out the hours and non-hour 

cost burdens associated with APMs 

from its currently approved IC into its 

own separate collection; it will also 

reflect more accurate burden estimates. 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

February 3, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods listed 

below. 

• Electronically: go to http://

www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, 

enter BSEE–2013–0005 then click 

search. Follow the instructions to 

submit public comments and view all 

related materials. We will post all 

comments. 

• Email cheryl.blundon@bsee.gov. 

Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; BSEE; 

Regulations and Standards Branch; 

Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381 Elden 

Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817. Please reference ICR 1014– 

0017 in your comment and include your 

name and return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607 to 

request additional information about 

this ICR. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 250, Application for 

Permit to Modify (APM), BSEE–0124. 

Form: BSEE–0124. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–NEW. 

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 

to prescribe rules and regulations to 

administer leasing of mineral resources 

on the OCS. Such rules and regulations 

will apply to all operations conducted 

under a lease, right-of-way, or a right-ofuse and easement. 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. Section 1332(6) states that 

‘‘operations in the Outer Continental 

Shelf should be conducted in a safe 

manner by well trained personnel using 

technology, precautions, and other 

techniques sufficient to prevent or 

minimize the likelihood of blowouts, 

loss of well control, fires, spillages, 

physical obstructions to other users of 

the waters or subsoil and seabed, or 

other occurrences which may cause 

damage to the environment or to 

property or endanger life or health.’’ 

In addition to the general authority of 

OCSLA, section 301(a) of the Federal 

Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act 

(FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants 

authority to the Secretary to prescribe 

such rules and regulations as are 

reasonably necessary to carry out 

FOGRMA’s provisions. While the 

majority of FOGRMA is directed to 

royalty collection and enforcement, 

some provisions apply to offshore 

operations. For example, section 108 of 

FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the 

Secretary broad authority to inspect 

lease sites for the purpose of 

determining whether there is 

compliance with the mineral leasing 

laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30 

U.S.C. 1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose 

substantial civil penalties for failure to 

permit lawful inspections and for 

knowing or willful preparation or 

submission of false, inaccurate, or 

misleading reports, records, or other 

information. The Secretary has 

delegated some of the authority under 

FOGRMA to BSEE. 

The Independent Offices 

Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the 

Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 

104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26, 

1996), and OMB Circular A–25, 

authorize Federal agencies to recover 

the full cost of services that confer 

special benefits. Under the Department 

of the Interior’s implementing policy, 

the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement (BSEE) is required to 

charge fees for services that provide 

special benefits or privileges to an 

identifiable non-Federal recipient above 

and beyond those which accrue to the 

public at large. Applications for permits 

to drill are subject to cost recovery, and 

BSEE regulations specify a service fee 

for this request. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are among those 

delegated to BSEE. The regulations at 30 

CFR part 250 stipulate the various 

requirements that must be submitted 

with an Application for Permit to 

Modify (APM), Form BSEE–0124, which 

are the subject of this collection. 

Currently, an APM is covered under 30 


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