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Dated: June 25, 2014. 

Collette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Office, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID BSEE–2013–0012; OMB Control 

Number 1014–0022; 14XE1700DX 

EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000] 

Information Collection Activities: Oil 

and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the 

OCS—General; Submitted for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-day Notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is 

notifying the public that we have 

submitted to OMB an information 

collection request (ICR) for review and 

approval of the paperwork requirements 

in the regulations under Subpart A, Oil 

and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the 

OCS—General. This notice also 

provides the public a second 

opportunity to comment on the revised 

paperwork burden of these regulatory 

requirements. 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

July 30, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either 

fax (202) 395–5806 or email (OIRA_

Submission@omb.eop.gov) directly to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer 

for the Department of the Interior (1014– 

0022). Please provide a copy of your 

comments to BSEE by any of the means 

below: 

• Electronically go to http://

www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, 

enter BSEE–2013–0012 then click 

search. Follow the instructions to 

submit public comments and view all 

related materials. We will post all 

comments. 

• Email nicole.mason@bsee.gov, fax 

(703) 787–1546, or mail or hand-carry 

comments to the Department of the 

Interior; BSEE; Regulations and 

Standards Branch; ATTN: Nicole 

Mason; 381 Elden Street, HE3313; 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please 

reference ICR 1014–0022 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Mason, Regulations and 

Standards Branch, (703) 787–1605, to 

request additional information about 

this ICR. To see a copy of the entire ICR 

submitted to OMB, go to http://

www.reginfo.gov (select Information 

Collection Review, Currently Under 

Review). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR part 250, Subpart A, Oil 

and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the 

OCS—General. 

Form(s): BSEE–0011, BSEE–0132, 

BSEE–0143, BSEE–1832. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0022. 

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 

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, 

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 OCS Lands Act 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. A request 

for approval required in 30 CFR 

250.171(e) is subject to cost recovery, 

and BSEE regulations specify service 

fees for these requests in 30 CFR 

250.125. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are among those 

delegated to BSEE. The regulations at 30 

CFR Part 250, Subpart A, concern the 

general regulatory requirements of oil, 

gas, and sulphur operations in the OCS 

(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 BSEE uses the information 

collected under the Subpart A 

regulations to ensure that operations on 

the OCS are carried out in a safe and 

pollution-free manner, do not interfere 

with the rights of other users on the 

OCS, and balance the protection and 

development of OCS resources. 

Specifically, we use the information 

collected to: 

• Review records of formal crane 

operator and rigger training, crane 

operator qualifications, crane 

inspections, testing, and maintenance to 

ensure that lessees/operators perform 

operations in a safe and workmanlike 

manner and that equipment is 

maintained in a safe condition. The 

BSEE also uses the information to make 

certain that all new and existing cranes 

installed on OCS fixed platforms must 

be equipped with anti-two block safety 

devices, and to assure that uniform 

methods are employed by lessees for 

load testing of cranes. 

• Review welding plans, procedures, 

and records to ensure that welding is 

conducted in a safe and workmanlike 

manner by trained and experienced 

personnel. 

• Provide lessees/operators greater 

flexibility to comply with regulatory 

requirements through approval of 

alternative equipment or procedures 

and departures to regulations if they 

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demonstrate equal or better compliance 

with the appropriate performance 

standards. 

• Ensure that injection of gas 

promotes conservation of natural 

resources and prevents waste. 

• Record the agent and local agent 

empowered to receive notices and 

comply with regulatory orders issued. 

• Provide for orderly development of 

leases through the use of information to 

determine the appropriateness of lessee/ 

operator requests for suspension of 

operations, including production. 

• Improve safety and environmental 

protection on the OCS through 

collection and analysis of accident 

reports to ascertain the cause of the 

accidents and to determine ways to 

prevent recurrences. 

• Ascertain when the lease ceases 

production or when the last well ceases 

production in order to determine the 

180th day after the date of completion 

of the last production. The BSEE will 

use this information to efficiently 

maintain the lessee/operator lease 

status. 

• Allow lessees/operators who 

exhibit unacceptable performance an 

incremental approach to improving 

their overall performance prior to a final 

decision to disqualify a lessee/operator 

or to pursue debarment proceedings 

through the execution of a performance 

improvement plan (PIP). The Subpart A 

regulations do not address the actual 

process that we will follow in pursuing 

the disqualification of operators under 

§§ 250.135 and 250.136; however, our 

internal enforcement procedures 

include allowing such operators to 

demonstrate a commitment to 

acceptable performance by the 

submission of a PIP. 

This information collection request 

has current forms and a new form 

associated with this collection. We have 

addressed any and all issues/changes to 

the forms as follows: 

• New Form BSEE–0011, iSEE, 

Internet-Based Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement Reporting 

System, was created to clarify what 

information is needed when someone 

reports an apparent violation 

(§ 250.193). This reporting system 

provides members of the offshore oil 

and gas industry, as well as the public, 

with the ability for the electronic 

reporting of suspected violations of, or 

noncompliance with, any and all safety 

or environmentally-related laws or 

regulations; as well as any violations of 

or noncompliance with any associated 

lease, plan, or permit requirements that 

occur offshore. Information on Form 

BSEE–0011: 

—The first 4 parts of the form are 

optional and for the purposes of 

asking follow-up questions if 

necessary. 

• Last Name 

• First Name 

• Email Address 

• Phone number 

—The Category of Information section is 

used to specify what type of 

potential violation is being reported 

so that it can be routed internally to 

the appropriate BSEE personnel. 

—The Region section is used to specify 

which region the potential violation 

occurred in so that it can be routed 

internally to the appropriate BSEE 

personnel. 

—The Location Information provides 

BSEE with the ability to locate (using 

various data options as entered by the 

reporting party) where the potential 

violation took place. 

• Company Name 

• Area Block 

• Lease Number 

• Production Facility Name 

• Drilling Rig Name 

• GPS Coordinate Latitude and 

Longitude 

• Date of Offense 

• Other 

—A Detailed Description of Problem or 

Event is used to facilitate BSEE in 

determining whether the potential 

violation warrants an investigation. 

• Revisions to Form BSEE–1832, 

Incident(s) of Noncompliance (INCs), 

are due to BSEE developing a new 

electronic process to issue INCs and 

handle acknowledgements of INCs. The 

changes on the form pertain to giving 

the operator options on how to report 

back to BSEE for reporting the 

resolution of the issues identified in the 

INC, either via paper or electronically. 

The BSEE will continue the option to 

issue paper INCs and mail paper INCs; 

however, our inspectors will stop 

issuing hand-written INCs for most 

normal inspection violations and, 

instead, generate an INC on the 

inspector’s tablet PCs. After marking a 

Preliminary-INC as a violation, the 

inspector will be able to generate an INC 

on the tablet and ask the operator to 

‘‘sign’’ the tablet. The application will 

capture the signature and the inspector 

will generate the INC in PDF format. We 

added a certification to reflect that false 

statements may be subject to criminal 

penalties. 

Form BSEE–0132, Hurricane and 

Tropical Storm Evacuation and 

Production Curtailment Statistics, is 

used in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region 

(GOMR) to obtain general information 

such as company name, contact, date, 

time, telephone number; as well as 

number of platforms and drilling rigs 

evacuated and not evacuated, and 

production shut-in statistics for oil 

(BOPD) and gas (MMSCFD). We added 

a certification to reflect that false 

statements may be subject to criminal 

penalties. 

Form BSEE–0143, Facility/Equipment 

Damage Report, is used to assess initial 

damage and then be aware of changes 

until the damaged structure or 

equipment is returned to service; as well 

as production rate at time of shut-in 

(BPD and/or MMCFPD), cumulative 

production shut-in (BPD and/or 

MMCFPD), and estimated time to return 

to service (in days). We added a 

certification to reflect that false 

statements may be subject to criminal 

penalties. 

Most responses are mandatory, while 

others are required to obtain or retain 

benefits, or voluntary. No questions of a 

sensitive nature are asked. The BSEE 

protects information considered 

proprietary under the Freedom of 

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

DOI’s implementing regulations (43 CFR 

Part 2), and under regulations at 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. 

Frequency: On occasion, daily, 

weekly, monthly, and varies by section. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal OCS oil, 

gas, and sulphur lessees/operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

estimated annual hour burden for this 

information collection is a total of 

84,391 hours. The following chart 

details the individual components and 

estimated hour burdens. 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. 

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Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified one non-hour cost 

burden. Requests for a Suspension of 

Operations or a Suspension of 

Production (§ 250.171) requires a cost 

recovery fee of $2,123. We estimate a 

total reporting non-hour cost burden of 

$1,371,458. We have not identified any 

other non-hour 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: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.,) 

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. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, we published a 

Federal Register notice on March 26, 

2014 (79 FR 16810), announcing that we 

would submit this ICR to OMB for 

approval. The notice provided the 

required 60-day comment period. In 

addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB 

Control Number for the information 

collection requirements imposed by the 

30 CFR Part 250, Subpart A regulations 

and forms. The regulation also informs 

the public that they may comment at 

any time on the collections of 

information and provides the address to 

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Between the last collection submitted 

and this collection, we received one 

comment from a private citizen 

concerning BSEE not having any 

options for electronic submission of 

Form BSEE–0132, Hurricane and 

Tropical Storm Evacuation and 

Production Curtailment Statistics 

(GOMR). Our response: An electronic 

option does exist. The BSEE provides a 

secure alternative for operators to report 

the information required on BSEE–0132 

in eWell. 

Form BSEE–0011, iSEE, was out for 

comment and published in the Federal 

Register on November 18, 2013 (78 FR 

69118); and on March 26, 2014 (79 FR 

16810). We received two comments 

from a private citizen (submitted same 

comment for both 60-day notices) that 

Form BSEE–0011 should include the 

same or something similar as 

admonition to the reporter against false 

reporting. Our response: The BSEE 

would like some kind of a report of 

what individuals have encountered. 

There could be situations in which 

people think they saw something but 

aren’t sure—we still would like them to 

report so BSEE can further investigate. 

With the statement on the form, we feel 

that this would deter individuals from 

reporting. Even without the statement 

on the form, the individuals/submitters 

are still subject to penalties for false 

statements, so we could still penalize 

any abuse or malicious intent of the 

system. 

Public Availability of Comments: 

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. 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer: Cheryl Blundon, 703–787–1607. 

Dated: June 19, 2014. 

Robert W. Middleton, 

Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–14910–D, F–14910–K; LLAK940000– 

L14100000–HY0000–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

will issue an appealable decision to 

NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., 

Successor in Interest to Putoo 

Corporation. The decision approves the 

surface estate in the lands described 

below for conveyance pursuant to the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

(ANCSA) (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). The 

subsurface estate in these lands will be 

conveyed to NANA Regional 

Corporation, Inc. when the surface 

estate is conveyed to NANA Regional 

Corporation, Inc., as Successor in 

Interest to Putoo Corporation. Putoo 

Corporation was the original ANCSA 

corporation for the village of Noorvik, 

but merged with the NANA Regional 

Corporation in 1976 under the authority 

of Public Law 94–204. The lands are in 

the vicinity of Noorvik, Alaska, and are 

located in: 

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 15 N., R. 10 W., 

Sec. 3. 

Containing 598.99 acres. 

T. 15 N., R. 11 W., 

Secs. 1, 2, 11, and 12. 

Containing 2,351.65 acres. 

Aggregating 2,950.64 acres. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published once a week for four 

consecutive weeks in the Arctic 

Sounder. 

DATES: Any Cparty claiming a property 

interest in the lands affected by the 

decision may appeal the decision in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR part 4 within the following time 

limits: 

1. Unknown parties, parties unable to 

be located after reasonable efforts have 

been expended to locate, parties who 

fail or refuse to sign their return receipt, 

and parties who receive a copy of the 

decision by regular mail which is not 

certified, return receipt requested, shall 

have until July 30, 2014 to file an 

appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR part 4 shall be deemed to have 

waived their rights. Notices of appeal 

transmitted by electronic means, such as 

facsimile or email, will not be accepted 

as timely filed. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: BLM, Alaska State 

Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, 

Anchorage, AK 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

BLM by phone at 907–271–5960 or by 

email at blm_ak_akso_public_room@

blm.gov. Persons who use a 

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact the BLM during normal 

business hours. In addition, the FIRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

BLM. The BLM will reply during 

normal business hours. 

Joe J. Labay, 

Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Division 

of Lands and Cadastral. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–14900–A2; F–14926–A2; LLAK940000– 

L14100000–HY0000–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

will issue an appealable decision to The 

Kuskokwim Corporation, Successor in 

Interest to Napamute Limited and 

Chuathbaluk Company. The decision 

approves the surface estate in the lands 

described below for conveyance 

pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq). 

The subsurface estate in these lands will 

be conveyed to Calista Corporation 

when the surface estate is conveyed to 

The Kuskokwim Corporation, Successor 

in Interest to Napamute Limited and 

Chuathbaluk Company. The lands are in 

the vicinity of Napaimute and 

Chuathbaluk, Alaska, and are located in: 

Seward Meridian, Alaska 

T. 16 N., R. 51.W., 

Sec. 29. 

Containing 617.38 acres. 

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