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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2013–0025; OMB No. 

1660–NW78] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) will 

submit the information collection 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget for review and 

clearance in accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The submission 

will describe the nature of the 

information collection, the categories of 

respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., 

the time, effort and resources used by 

respondents to respond) and cost, and 

the actual data collection instruments 

FEMA will use. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 24, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the proposed information collection 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget. Comments 

should be addressed to the Desk Officer 

for the Department of Homeland 

Security, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, and sent via 

electronic mail to oira.submission@

omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

should be made to Director, Records 

Management Division, 1800 South Bell 

Street, Arlington, VA 20598–3005, 

facsimile number (202) 646–3347, or 

email address FEMA-InformationCollections-Management@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Collection of Information 

Title: Staffing for Adequate Fire and 

Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants. 

Type of information collection: New 

Collection. 

Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA 

Form 080–4, Staffing for Adequate Fire 

and Emergency Response (SAFER) 

(General Questions All Applicants); 

FEMA Form 080–4a, Staffing for 

Adequate Fire and Emergency Response 

Hiring of Firefighters Application 

(Questions and Narrative); FEMA Form 

080–4b, Staffing for Adequate Fire and 

Emergency Response Recruitment and 

Retention of Volunteer Firefighters 

Application (Questions and Narrative). 

Abstract: FEMA uses this information 

to ensure that FEMA’s responsibilities 

under the legislation can be fulfilled 

accurately and efficiently. The 

information will be used to objectively 

evaluate each of the anticipated 

applicants to determine which of the 

applicant’s proposalsin each of the 

activities are the closest to the 

established program priorities. 

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal 

Government, and Not-for-Profit 

Institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,200 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 26,190. 

Estimated Cost: There are no record 

keeping, capital, start-up, or 

maintenance costs associated with this 

information collection. 

Dated: September 18, 2013. 

Charlene D. Myrthil, 

Director, Records Management Division, 

Mission Support Bureau, ≤Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID BSEE–2013–0001; OMB Control 

Number 1014–0010; 134E1700D2 

EEEE500000 ET1SF0000.DAQ000] 

Information Collection Activities: 

Decommissioning Activities; 

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), we are notifying the public that 

we have submitted to OMB an 

information collection request (ICR) to 

renew approval of the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

Subpart Q, Decommissioning Activities. 

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 

October 24, 2013. 

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– 

0010). 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–2013–0001 then click 

search. Follow the instructions to 

submit public comments and view all 

related materials. We will post all 

comments. 

• Email nicole.mason@

bsee.govmailto:cheryl.blundon@

mms.gov, fax (703) 787–1546, or mail or 

hand-carry comments to: Department of 

the Interior; Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement; 

Regulations and Standards Branch; 

Attention: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden 

Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817. Please reference 1014– 

0010 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 250, Subpart Q, Decommissioning 

Activities. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0010 

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 that 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. 

Section 1332(6) states that 

‘‘operations in the [O]uter Continental 

Shelf should be conducted in a safe 

manner by well trained personnel using 

technology, precautions, and other 

techniques sufficient to prevent or 

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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. Respondents pay cost 

recovery fees when removing a platform 

or other facility, or for decommissioning 

a pipeline least term or a right-of-way. 

This authority and responsibility are 

among those delegated to the Bureau of 

Safety and Environmental Enforcement 

(BSEE). The regulations at 30 CFR 250, 

Subpart Q, concern decommissioning of 

platforms, wells, and pipelines, as well 

as site clearance and platform removal 

and are the subject of this collection. 

This request also covers the related 

Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) 

that BSEE issues to clarify, supplement, 

or provide additional guidance on some 

aspects of our regulations. 

Regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart Q, 

implement these statutory requirements. 

We use the information for the 

following reasons: 

• To determine the necessity for 

allowing a well to be temporarily 

abandoned, the lessee/operator must 

demonstrate that there is a reason for 

not permanently abandoning the well, 

and the temporary abandonment will 

not constitute a significant threat to 

fishing, navigation, or other uses of the 

seabed. We use the information and 

documentation to verify that the lessee 

is diligently pursuing the final 

disposition of the well, and the lessee 

has performed the temporary plugging 

of the wellbore. 

• The information submitted in initial 

decommissioning plans in the Alaska 

and Pacific OCS Regions will permit 

BSEE to become involved on the ground 

floor planning of platform removals 

anticipated to occur in these OCS 

regions. 

• Site clearance and platform or 

pipeline removal information ensures 

that all objects (wellheads, platforms, 

etc.) installed on the OCS are properly 

removed using procedures that will 

protect marine life and the environment 

during removal operations, and the site 

cleared so as not to conflict with or 

harm other uses of the OCS. 

• Decommissioning a pipeline in 

place is needed to ensure that it will not 

constitute a hazard to navigation and 

commercial fishing operations, unduly 

interfere with other uses of the OCS, or 

have adverse environmental effects. 

• The information is necessary to 

verify that decommissioning activities 

comply with approved applications and 

procedures and are satisfactorily 

completed. 

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) and under 

regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, Data and 

information to be made available to the 

public or for limited inspection. No 

items of a sensitive nature are collected. 

Responses are mandatory. 

Frequency: On occasion, varies by 

section, and annual. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal oil, gas, 

or sulphur lessees and/or operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

estimated annual hour burden for this 

information collection is a total of 

29,437 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. 

BURDEN BREAKDOWN

[L/T = Lease Term Burden Breakdown ROW = Right of Way] 

Citation 30 CFR 

250 Subpart Q Reporting requirement 

Non-Hour Cost Burdens 

Hour 

burden 

Average No. of 

annual 

responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

(Rounded) 

General 

1700 thru 1754 ................. General departure and alternative compliance requests 

not specifically covered elsewhere in Subpart Q regulations.

4 175 requests .................... 700 

1703; 1704 ....................... Request approval for decommissioning ............................. Burden included below. 0 

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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued 

[L/T = Lease Term Burden Breakdown ROW = Right of Way] 

Citation 30 CFR 

250 Subpart Q Reporting requirement 

Non-Hour Cost Burdens 

Hour 

burden 

Average No. of 

annual 

responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

(Rounded) 

1704(g); 1707(d); 1712; 

1715; 1716; 1717; 

1721(a), (d), (f), (g); 

1722(a), (b), (d); 

1723(b); 1743(a).

Submit form BSEE–0124 to plug wells; provide subsequent report; request alternate depth departure; request 

procedure to protect obstructions above seafloor; report 

within 30 days, results of trawling; certify area cleared 

of obstructions; remove casing stub or mud line suspension equipment and subsea protective covering; 

other departures; and all supporting or additional information required.

Burden covered under 1014-00181 0 

1705 ................................. Submit a description of your BOP and its components; 

schematic drawings; independent third party verification 

and all supporting information (evidence showing appropriate licenses, has expertise/experience necessary 

to perform required verifications, etc.) with your APM.

29 250 submittals ................. 7,250 

1705(e)(2)(ii) ..................... Allow BSEE access to witness testing, inspections, and 

information verification. Notify District Manager at least 

72 hours prior to shearing ram tests.

0.5 10 submittals ................... 5 

1706(a) ............................. Request approval of well abandonment operations; procedures indicating how the annular preventer will be utilized and how pressure limitations will be applied during 

each mode of pressure control, with your APM.

0.5 250 requests .................... 125 

1706(f)(4) .......................... Request approval of the District Manager to conduct operations without downhole check values; describe procedures/equipment in APM.1 20 requests ...................... 20 

1707(a)(2) ......................... Request approval from District Manager to test all BOP 

system components to rated working pressure; annular 

BOP less than 70 percent rated working pressure.

0.5 10 requests ...................... 5 

1707(b)(2) ......................... State reason for postponing test in operations logs .......... 0.5 30 responses ................... 15 

1707(b)(2) ......................... Request approval from District Manager for alternate test 

frequencies if condition/BOP warrant.

0.75 10 requests ...................... 8 

1707(f) .............................. Request alternative method to record test pressures ........ 0.5 20 requests ...................... 10 

1707(f) .............................. Record test pressures during BOP and coiled tubing on a 

pressure chart or w/digital recorder; certify charts are 

correct.

1 250 records/certifications 250 

1707(g) ............................. Record or reference in operations log all pertinent information listed in this requirement; make all documents 

pertaining to BOP tests, actuations and inspections 

available for BSEE review at facility for duration of well 

abandonment activity; retain all records for 2 years at a 

location conveniently available for the District Manager.

1 250 records ..................... 250 

1707(h)(1) ......................... Submit test procedures with your APM for District Manager approval.1 75 submittals ................... 75 

1707(h)(1)(ii) ..................... Document all ROV intervention test results; make available to BSEE upon request.0.5 75 records ....................... 38 

1707(h)(2)(ii) ..................... Document all autoshear and deadman function test results; make available to BSEE upon request.0.5 75 records ....................... 38 

1708(a), (b) ...................... Document BOP inspection and maintenance procedures 

used; record results of BOP inspections and maintenance actions; maintain records for 2 years or longer if 

directed by BSEE; make available to BSEE upon request.

1 75 records ....................... 75 

1708(a) ............................. Request alternative method to inspect marine risers ......... 0.5 5 requests ........................ 3 

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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued 

[L/T = Lease Term Burden Breakdown ROW = Right of Way] 

Citation 30 CFR 

250 Subpart Q Reporting requirement 

Non-Hour Cost Burdens 

Hour 

burden 

Average No. of 

annual 

responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

(Rounded) 

1709 ................................. Request approval from the District Manager to displace 

kill-weight fluids in an unbalanced state; submit detailed 

written procedures with your APM.

2.5 40 requests ...................... 100 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 1,620 responses .............. 8,967 hours 

Permanently Plugging Wells 

1711 ................................. Required data if permanently plugging a well .................... Requirement not considered Information Collection under 5 CFR 

1320.3(h)(9). 

0 

1712; 1721(h) ................... Submit with your APM all documentation for this requirement; professional engineer certification.Burden covered under 1014–0018 0 

1712(g); 1721(h) .............. Submit evidence from the Registered Professional Engineer/firm of the well abandonment design and procedures; plugs in the annuli meet requirements of 

§ 250.1715; 2 independent barriers etc.; has the expertise and experience necessary to perform the 

verification(s), submit with the APM.

1.5 250 ................................... 375 

1713 ................................. Notify BSEE 48 hours before beginning operations to permanently plug a well.0.5 700 notices ...................... 350 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 950 responses ................. 725 hours 

Temporary Abandoned Wells 

1721(e); 1722(e), (h)(1); 

1741(c).

Identify and report subsea wellheads, casing stubs, or 

other obstructions; mark wells protected by a dome; 

mark location to be cleared as navigation hazard.

U.S. Coast Guard requirements. 0 

1722(c), (g)(2) .................. Notify BSEE within 5 days if trawl does not pass over 

protective device or causes damages to it; or if inspection reveals casing stub or mud line suspension is no 

longer protected.

1 10 notices ........................ 10 

1722(f), (g)(3) ................... Submit annual report on plans for re-entry to complete or 

permanently abandon the well and inspection report.

2.5 95 reports ........................ 238 

1722(h) ............................. Request waiver of trawling test .......................................... 1.5 5 requests ........................ 8 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 110 responses ................. 256 hours 

Removing Platforms and Other Facilities 

1726; 1704(a) ................... Submit initial decommissioning application in the Pacific 

and Alaska OCS Regions.

20 2 applications .................. 40 

1725; 1727; 1728; 1730; 

1704(b).

Submit final application and appropriate data to remove 

platform or other subsea facility structures (including alternate depth departure) or approval to maintain, to 

conduct other operations, or to convert to artificial reef.

28 327 applications .............. 9,156 

$4,342 fee x 327 = $1,419,834* 

1725(e) ............................. Notify BSEE 48 hours before beginning removal of platform and other facilities.0.5 277 notices ...................... 139 

1729; 1704(c) ................... Submit post platform or other facility removal report; supporting documentation; signed statements, etc.9.5 277 reports ...................... 2,632 

1731(c) ............................. Request deferral of facility removal subject to RUE issued 

under 30 CFR 556.

1.75 50 request. ...................... 88 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 933 responses ................. 12,055 hours 

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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued 

[L/T = Lease Term Burden Breakdown ROW = Right of Way] 

Citation 30 CFR 

250 Subpart Q Reporting requirement 

Non-Hour Cost Burdens 

Hour 

burden 

Average No. of 

annual 

responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

(Rounded) 

$1,419,834 Non-Hour Cost Burdens 

Site Clearance for Wells, Platforms, and Other Facilities 

1740; 1741(g) ................... Request approval to use alternative methods of well site, 

platform, or other facility clearance; contact pipeline 

owner/operator before trawling to determine its condition.

12.75 75 requests/contact ......... 956 

1743(b); 1704(f) ............... Verify permanently plugged well, platform, or other facility 

removal site cleared of obstructions; supporting documentation; and submit certification letter.

5 299 verifications .............. 1,495 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 374 responses ................. 2,451 hours 

Pipeline Decommissioning 

1750; 1751; 1752; 1754; 

1704(d).

Submit application to decommission pipeline in place or 

remove pipeline (L/T or ROW).

7.75 530 applications .............. 4,108 

$1,059 L/T decommission fee x 350 = $370,650* 

$2,012 ROW decommission fee x 180 = $362,160* 

1753; 1704(e) ................... Submit post pipeline decommissioning report .................... 2.5 350 reports ...................... 875 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 880 responses ................. 4,983 hours 

$732,810 non-hour cost burdens 

Total Burden ................................................................................................................................... 4,867 Responses ............ 29,437 hours 

$2,152,644 Non-Hour Cost Burdens 

* Cost recovery monies collected are based on actual submittals through Pay.gov for FY 2012. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified three non-hour 

paperwork cost burdens for this 

collection. We estimate a total reporting 

non-hour cost burden of $2,152,644 for 

this collection. Respondents pay cost 

recovery fees when removing a platform 

or other facility under § 250.1727 for 

$4,342, or for decommissioning a 

pipeline under § 250.1751(a)—L/T for 

$1,059 or a ROW for $2,012. The fees 

are required to recover the Federal 

Government’s processing costs. We have 

not identified any other non-hour cost 

burdens. 

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, on May 21, 2013, 

we published a Federal Register notice 

(78 FR 29772) 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 250 regulations. The regulation 

also informs the public that they may 

comment at any time on the collections 

of information and provides the address 

to which they should send comments. 

We have received one comment in 

response to these efforts, but it was not 

germane to the paperwork burden 

associated with this information 

collection. 

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. 

BSSE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon (703) 

787–1607. 

Dated: August 26, 2013.m 

Robert W. Middleton, 

Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

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