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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, the Final SEIS documents 

the potential direct, indirect, and 

cumulative environmental and 

socioeconomic effects of the proposed 

action to construct a municipal, rural 

and industrial (MR&I) water system to 

provide drinking water to local 

communities and rural water systems in 

northwestern North Dakota. The Project 

is sized to serve projected population 

growth through the year 2060. Water 

provided by the Project would be 

treated to meet the primary drinking 

water standards established by the Safe 

Drinking Water Act. The Project would 

supply water to specific delivery points. 

Each community or rural water system 

would be responsible for connecting to 

the distribution line and delivering 

water through their water system to end 

users. The Project was authorized by the 

Garrison Diversion Reformulation Act of 

1986 and the Dakota Water Resources 

Act of 2000 as part of the MR&I Grant 

Program. 

Four action alternatives were 

evaluated in the Final SEIS. These 

alternatives fall into two categories— 

those using only inbasin water sources 

(Souris River and groundwater) and 

those proposing to use water from the 

Missouri River (Lake Sakakawea). The 

preferred alternative, Missouri River 

and Groundwater Alternative, would 

use Lake Sakakawea as the primary 

water source. This water would be 

conveyed to the biota water treatment 

plant where it would be treated using 

conventional treatment processes. After 

treatment at the biota water treatment 

plant, the water would be conveyed in 

a buried pipeline to the Minot water 

treatment plant and blended with water 

from the Minot and Sundre aquifers. 

Following this treatment, water would 

be supplied to Project members through 

a distribution pipeline system. 

Some of the resources potentially 

affected by the proposed action that are 

evaluated in the Final SEIS include: 

Surface water and groundwater 

resources, water quality, aquatic 

invasive species, threatened and 

endangered species, socioeconomics, 

environmental justice and historic 

properties. The geographic scope of 

analysis generally covers the Missouri 

and Souris river basins, and carries 

analysis into Canada as directed by the 

U.S. District Court. 

A Notice of Availability of the Draft 

SEIS was published in the Federal 

Register on June 27, 2014 (79 FR 36556). 

The written comment period for the 

Draft SEIS was extended 30 days and 

concluded on September 10, 2014 (79 

FR 45459). The Final SEIS contains 

responses to all substantive comments 

received, and reflects comments and 

additional information received during 

the review period. 

Copies of the Final SEIS are available 

for public review at the following 

locations: 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas 

Area Office, 304 East Broadway Avenue, 

Bismarck, ND 58501. 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains 

Regional Office, 316 North 26th Street, 

Billings, MT 59101. 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Denver 

Office Library, Building 67, Room 167, 

Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, 

Denver, CO 80225. 

• Natural Resources Library, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street 

NW., Main Interior Building, 

Washington, DC 20240–0001. 

• Bismarck Public Library, 515 North 

5th Street, Bismarck, ND 58501. 

• Bottineau City Hall, 115 West 6th 

Street, Bottineau, ND 58318. 

• Minot Public Library, 516 2nd 

Avenue SW., Minot, ND 58701. 

• Mohall Public Library, 115 Main 

Street West, Mohall, ND 58761. 

• North Dakota State Library, 604 East 

Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 

58505. 

Dated: April 2, 2015. 

John F. Soucy, 

Deputy Regional Director, Great Plains 

Region. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08142 Filed 4–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4332–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID BSEE–2015–0003; OMB Control 

Number 1014–0016; 15XE1700DX 

EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000] 

Information Collection Activities: 

Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way 

(ROW); Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: 60-day notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), 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 information collection request (ICR) 

concerns a revision to the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

Subpart J, Pipelines and Pipeline Rightsof-Way (ROW). 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

June 9, 2015. 

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–2015–0003 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; Bureau of 

Safety and Environmental Enforcement; 

Regulations and Standards Branch; 

ATTN: Cheryl Blundon; 45600 

Woodland Rd., Sterling, VA 20166. 

Please reference ICR 1014–0016 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, subpart J, 

Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way 

(ROW). 

Form(s): BSEE–0149. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0016. 

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Lands Act at (43 U.S.C. 1334), 

authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 

to prescribe rules and regulations to 

necessary for the administration of the 

leasing provisions of the Act related to 

mineral resources on the OCS. Such 

rules and regulations apply to all 

operations conducted under a lease, 

pipeline right-of-way (ROW), or a rightof-use and easement. Section 1334(e) 

authorizes the Secretary to grant ROWs 

through the submerged lands of the OCS 

for pipelines ‘‘. . . for the transportation 

of oil, natural gas, sulphur, or other 

minerals, or under such regulations and 

upon such conditions as may be 

prescribed by the Secretary, . . . 

including (as provided in Section 

1347(b) of this title) assuring maximum 

environmental protection by utilization 

of the best available and safest 

technologies, including the safest 

practices for pipeline burial. . . .’’ 

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 

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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 (DOI) 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. Pipeline and 

assignment applications are subject to 

cost recovery, and BSEE regulations 

specify the service fees. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are among those 

delegated to BSEE. The regulations 

under 30 CFR 250, Subpart J, pertain to 

pipelines and pipeline rights-of-way 

(ROWs), a form, and related Notices to 

Lessees (NTLs) and Operators. 

We use the information to ensure that 

lessees and pipeline ROW holders 

design the pipelines that they install, 

maintain, and operate are performed in 

a safe manner. BSEE needs information 

concerning the proposed pipeline and 

safety equipment, inspections and tests, 

and natural and manmade hazards near 

the proposed pipeline route. BSEE uses 

the information to review pipeline 

designs prior to approving an 

application for an ROW or lease term 

pipeline to ensure that the pipeline, as 

constructed, will provide for safe 

transportation of minerals through the 

submerged lands of the OCS. BSEE 

reviews proposed pipeline routes to 

ensure that the pipelines would not 

conflict with any State requirements or 

unduly interfere with other OCS 

activities. BSEE reviews proposals for 

taking pipeline safety equipment out of 

service to ensure alternate measures are 

used that will properly provide for the 

safety of the pipeline and associated 

facilities (platform, etc.). BSEE reviews 

notifications of relinquishment of ROW 

grants and requests to decommission 

pipelines for regulatory compliance and 

to ensure that all legal obligations are 

met. BSEE monitors the records 

concerning pipeline inspections and 

tests to ensure safety of operations and 

protection of the environment and to 

schedule witnessing trips and 

inspections. Information is also 

necessary to determine the point at 

which DOI or Department of 

Transportation (DOT) has regulatory 

responsibility for a pipeline and to be 

informed of the identified operator if 

not the same as the pipeline ROW 

holder. 

We use the information in Form 

BSEE–0149, Assignment of Federal OCS 

Pipeline Right-of-Way Grant, to track 

the holdership of pipeline ROWs; as 

well as use this information to update 

the corporate database that is used to 

determine what leases are available for 

a Lease Sale and the ownership of all 

OCS leases. However, we made a minor 

revision to this form. Under Part A— 

Assignment—we added in the under 

legal description, ‘‘and any accessory 

information’’. Under § 250.1012, 

pipeline ROW grants can include 

accessories. Therefore, when 

transferring a Pipeline ROW grant, the 

description of the pipeline ROW grant 

should identify everything. This will 

help facilitate BSEE’s review when an 

application has been submitted. 

No questions of a sensitive nature are 

asked. We will protect information from 

respondents considered proprietary 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 

regulations (43 CFR part 2); also under 

regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, Data and 

information to be made available to the 

public or for limited inspection, and 30 

CFR 252, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

Oil and Gas Information Program. 

Responses are mandatory or are 

required to obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency: On occasion and as a 

result of the requirements. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal oil, gas, 

or sulphur lessees and/or operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

currently approved annual reporting 

burden for this collection is 55,072 

burden hours and $1,824,851 non-hour 

cost burden. In this submission, we are 

requesting a total of 36,564 burden 

hours and $1,508,968 non-hour cost 

burdens. 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. 

BURDEN TABLE

Citation 30 CFR 250 

Subpart J and related 

NTL(s) 

Reporting & recordkeeping requirement * 

Non-hour cost burdens 

Hour burden Average no. of 

annual responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

(rounded) 

Lease Term (L/T) Pipeline (P/L) Applications 

1000(b)(1); 1004(b)(5); 

1007(a).

Submit application and all required information 

and notices to install new L/T P/L.

92 ........................... 61-new L/T P/L applications.5,612 

$3,541 × 61 L/T P/L applications = $216,001 

1000(b)(1); 1007(b) ........ Submit application and all required information 

and notices to modify a L/T P/L.

30 ........................... 102 modifications ........... 3,060 

$2,056 × 102 L/T P/L applications = $209,712 

1000(b)(1); ..................... Submit an application to decommission a leaseterm pipeline.Burden covered under 1014–0010, 30 CFR 

250, Subpart Q. 

0 

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BURDEN TABLE—Continued 

Citation 30 CFR 250 

Subpart J and related 

NTL(s) 

Reporting & recordkeeping requirement * 

Non-hour cost burdens 

Hour burden Average no. of 

annual responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

(rounded) 

Subtotal ............................................................................................................................................ 163 responses ............... 8,672 

$425,713 non-hour cost burdens 

Right of Way (ROW) P/L Applications and Grants 

1000(b)(2), (d); 

1004(b)(5); 1007(a); 

1009(a); 1015; 1016.

Submit application and all required information 

and notices for new P/L ROW grant and to install a new ROW P/L.

107 ......................... 62-new ROW grant and 

P/L applications.

6,634 

$2,771 × 62 applications = $171,802 

1000(b)(2), (3); 1007(b); 

1017.

Submit application and all required information 

and notices to modify a P/L ROW grant and to 

modify an ROW P/L (includes route modifications, cessation of operations, partial 

relinquishments, hot taps, and new and modified accessory platforms).

45 ........................... 190 modifications ........... 8,550 

$4,169 × 190 applications = $792,110 

1000(b)(3); 1010(h); 

1017(b)(2)(ii); 1019.

Submit application and all required information 

and notices to relinquish P/L ROW grant.

Burden covered under 1014–0010, 30 CFR 

250, Subpart Q. 

0 

1015 ............................... Submit application and all required information 

and notices for a P/L ROW grant to convert a 

lease-term P/L to an ROW P/L.

15 ........................... 15 conversions ............... 225 

$236 × 15 applications = $3,540 

1016 ............................... Request opportunity to eliminate conflict when an 

application has been rejected.

5 ............................. 1 request ........................ 5 

1018 ............................... Submit application and all required information 

and notices for assignment of a pipeline ROW 

grant using Form BSEE–0149 (burden includes 

approximately 30 minutes to fill out form).

13 ........................... 275 assignments ............ 3,575 

$201 × 275 P/L ROW requests = $55,275 

Subtotal ............................................................................................................................................ 543 responses ............... 18,989 

$1,022,727 non-hour cost burdens 

Notifications and Reports 

1004(b)(5) ...................... In lieu of a continuous volumetric comparison system, request substitution; submit any supporting 

documentation if requested/required.

35 ........................... 1 submittal ..................... 35 

1007(a)(4)(i)(A); (B); (C) Provide specified information in your pipeline application if using unbonded flexible pipe.4 ............................. 20 submittals .................. 80 

1007(a)(4)(i)(D) .............. Provide results of third party IVA review in your 

pipeline application if using unbonded flexible 

pipe.

For risers, this verification is included in the 

CVA analysis. For jumpers, it is not required. 

0 

1007(a)(4)(ii) .................. Provide specified information in your pipeline application.25 ........................... 40 applications ............... 1,000 

1008(a) ........................... Notify BSEE before constructing or relocating a 

pipeline.

1⁄2 ........................... 62 notices ...................... 31 

1008(a) ........................... Notify BSEE before conducting a pressure test .... 1⁄2 ........................... 87 notices ...................... 44 

1008(b) ........................... Submit L/T P/L construction report ........................ 18 ........................... 28 reports ....................... 504 

1008(b) ........................... Submit ROW P/L construction report .................... 19 ........................... 17 reports ....................... 323 

1008(c) ........................... Notify BSEE of any pipeline taken out of service .. 1⁄2 ........................... 415 notices .................... 208 

1008(d) ........................... Notify BSEE of any pipeline safety equipment 

taken out of service more than 12 hours.

1⁄2 ........................... 2 notices ........................ 1 

1008(e) ........................... Notify BSEE of any repair and include procedures 3 ............................. 156 notices .................... 468 

$388 × 156 notices = $60,528 

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BURDEN TABLE—Continued 

Citation 30 CFR 250 

Subpart J and related 

NTL(s) 

Reporting & recordkeeping requirement * 

Non-hour cost burdens 

Hour burden Average no. of 

annual responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

(rounded) 

1008(e) ........................... Submit repair report ............................................... 4 ............................. 132 reports ..................... 528 

1008(f) ............................ Submit report of pipeline failure analysis ............... 1⁄2 ........................... 4 reports ......................... 2 

1008(g) ........................... Submit plan of corrective action and report of any 

remedial action.

13 ........................... 19 plans/reports ............. 247 

1008(h) ........................... Submit the results and conclusions of pipe-toelectrolyte potential measurements.1 ............................. 794 results ..................... 794 

1010(c) ........................... Notify BSEE of any archaeological resource discovery.5 ............................. 1 notices ........................ 5 

1010(d) ........................... Notify BSEE of P/L ROW holder’s name and address changes.Not considered IC under 5 CFR 1320.3(h). 0 

Subtotal ............................................................................................................................................ 1,778 responses ............ 4,270 

$60,528 non-hour cost burdens 

General 

1000(c)(2) ....................... Identify in writing P/L operator on ROW if different 

from ROW grant holder.

Cover by applicable applications 0 

1000(c)(3) ....................... Mark specific point on P/L where operating responsibility transfers to transporting operator or depict 

transfer point on a schematic located on the facility. One-time requirement after final rule published; now part of application or construction process involving no additional burdens. 

0 

1000(c)(4) ....................... Petition BSEE for exceptions to general operations transfer point description.5 ............................. 1 petition ........................ 5 

1000(c)(8) ....................... Request BSEE recognize valves landward of last 

production facility but still located on OCS as 

point where BSEE regulatory authority begins 

(none received to date).

1 ............................. 1 request ........................ 1 

1000(c)(12) ..................... Petition BSEE to continue to operate under DOT 

regulations upstream of last valve on last production facility (one received to date).

40 ........................... 1 petition ........................ 40 

1000(c)(13) ..................... Transporting P/L operator petition to DOT and 

BSEE to continue to operate under BSEE regulations (none received to date).

40 ........................... 1 petition ........................ 40 

1004(c) ........................... Place sign on safety equipment identified as ineffective and removed from service.See footnote 1 0 

1000–1019 ..................... General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in 

subpart J regulations.

2 ............................. 200 requests .................. 400 

Subtotal ............................................................................................................................................ 204 responses ............... 486 

Recordkeeping 

1000–1008 ..................... Make available to BSEE design, construction, operation, maintenance, testing, and repair 

records on lease-term P/Ls.2

5 ............................. 128 lease-term P/L operators.640 

1005(a) ........................... Inspect P/L routes for indication of leakage,1

record results, maintain records 2 years.2

2 per month = 24 ... 128 lease-term P/L operators.3,072 

1010(g) ........................... Make available to BSEE design, construction, operation, maintenance, testing, and repair 

records on P/L ROW area and improvements.2

5 ............................. 87 P/L ROW holders ..... 435 

Subtotal ............................................................................................................................................ 343 responses ............... 4,147 

Total Hour Burdens .......................................................................................................................... 3,031 responses ............ 36,564 

Total Non-Hour Cost Burdens ......................................................................................................... $1,508,968 non-hour cost burdens 

1These activities are usual and customary practices for prudent operators. 

2 Retaining these records is usual and customary business practice; required burden is minimal to make available to BSEE. 

* In the future, BSEE will be allowing the option of electronic reporting for certain requirements. 

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Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified seven non-hour cost 

burdens, all of which are the cost 

recovery fees required under 30 CFR 

250, Subpart J. However, the actual fee 

amounts are specified in 30 CFR 

250.125, which provides a consolidated 

table of all of the fees required under the 

30 CFR 250 regulations. The total of the 

non-hour cost burden (cost recovery 

fees) in this IC request is an estimated 

$1,508,968. 

The non-hour cost burdens required 

in 30 CFR 250, Subpart J (and respective 

cost-recovery fee amount per 

transaction) are required under: 

§ 250.1000(b)—New Pipeline 

Application (lease term)—$3,541, 

§ 250.1000(b)—Pipeline Application 

Modification (lease term)—$2,056, 

§ 250.1000(b)—Pipeline Application 

Modification (ROW)—$4,169, 

§ 250.1008(e)—Pipeline Repair 

Notification—$388, § 250.1015(a)— 

Pipeline ROW Grant Application— 

$2,771, § 250.1015(a)—Pipeline 

Conversion from Lease Term to ROW— 

$236, § 250.1018(b)—Pipeline ROW 

Assignment—$201. 

We have not identified any other nonhour 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: 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 accuracy 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 

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. 

Douglas W. Morris, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08264 Filed 4–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID BSEE–2015–0004; OMB Control 

Number 1014–0008; 15XE1700DX 

EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000] 

Information Collection Activities: Well 

Control and Production Safety 

Training; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-day notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), 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 information collection request (ICR) 

concerns a renewal to the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

Subpart O, Well Control and Production 

Safety Training. 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

June 9, 2015. 

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–2015–0004 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; Bureau of 

Safety and Environmental Enforcement; 

Regulations and Standards Branch; 

ATTN: Cheryl Blundon, 45600 

Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166. 

Please reference ICR 1014–0008 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, subpart O, 

Well Control and Production Safety 

Training. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0008. 

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 

necessary for the administration of the 

leasing provisions of the Act related to 

mineral resources on the OCS. Such 

rules and regulations will apply to all 

operations conducted under a lease, 

pipeline right-of-way, or a right-of-use 

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. 

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 

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