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new target areas in the grantee’s 

geography must be not less than the 

lesser of 17 or the 20th percentile most 

needy score in an individual state. The 

scores for target areas approved prior to 

May 21, 2013 will not be included in 

the average combined index score for 

the new target areas and grantees may 

continue to use NSP3 funds in those 

prior approved target areas. 

Dated: May 10, 2013. 

Mark Johnston, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–11999 Filed 5–20–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

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, 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 

information collection request (ICR) 

concerns a renewal to the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

Subpart Q, Decommissioning Activities. 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

July 22, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods listed 

below. 

• Electronically: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled 

Enter Keyword or ID, 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.gov. Mail 

or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; BSEE; 

Regulations and Standards Branch; 

Attention: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden 

Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817. Please reference ICR 1014– 

0010 in your comment and include your 

name and return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Mason, Regulations and 

Standards Branch at (703) 787–1605 to 

request additional information about 

this ICR. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 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. 

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 

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. Applications for 

permits to drill and modification 

approvals are subject to cost recovery, 

and BSEE regulations specify service 

fees for these requests. 

This authority and responsibility are 

among those delegated 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. 

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 19,613 

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. 


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Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart Q Reporting requirement Hour burden 

General 

1700 thru 1754 ..................... General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered 

elsewhere in subpart Q regulations.

3. 

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

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 

1014–0018. 

1705 ..................................... Submit a description of your Blowout Preventer (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 Application for Permit to Modify 

(APM).

15. 

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.0.25. 

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.

0.25. 

1706(f)(4) ............................. Request approval of the District Manager to conduct operations without downhole 

check values; describe procedures/equipment in APM.

1. 

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.

0.25. 

1707(b)(2) ............................ State reason for postponing test in operations logs .................................................... 0.25. 

1707(b)(2) ............................ Request approval from District Manager for alternate test frequencies if condition/ 

BOP warrant.

0.25. 

1707(f) .................................. Request alternative method to record test pressures ................................................. 0.25. 

1707(f) .................................. Record test pressures during BOP and coiled tubing on a pressure chart or w/digital recorder; certify charts are correct.1. 

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.

0.5. 

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

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

1707(h)(2)(ii) ........................ Document all autoshear and deadman function test results; make available to 

BSEE upon request.

0.25. 

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. 

1708(a) ................................. Request alternative method to inspect marine risers .................................................. 0.25. 

1709 ..................................... Request approval from the District Manager to displace kill-weight fluids in an unbalanced state; submit detailed written procedures with your APM.2. 

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(f), (g); 1721(h) ............. Submit with your APM, archaeological and sensitive biological features; professional engineer certification.Burden covered under 

1014–0018. 

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. 

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

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. 

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. 

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

well and inspection report.

2.5. 

1722(h) ................................. Request waiver of trawling test .................................................................................... 2. 

Removing Platforms and Other Facilities 

1726; 1704(a) ....................... Submit initial decommissioning application in the Pacific and Alaska OCS Regions. 20. 


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Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart Q Reporting requirement Hour burden 

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.

22. 

....................................................................................................................................... $4,342 fee. 

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

1729; 1704(c) ....................... Submit post platform or other facility removal report; supporting documentation; 

signed statements, etc.

9. 

1731(c) ................................. Request deferral of facility removal subject to RUE issued under 30 CFR 556 ......... 1. 

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.

15. 

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

obstructions; supporting documentation; and submit certification letter.

5. 

Pipeline Decommissioning 

1750; 1751; 1752; 1754; 

1704(d).

Submit application to decommission pipeline in place or remove pipeline (Lease 

Term (L/T) or Right-of-Way (ROW)).

10. 

....................................................................................................................................... $1,059 L/T decommission 

fee. 

....................................................................................................................................... $2,012 ROW decommission 

fee. 

1753; 1704(e) ....................... Submit post pipeline decommissioning report ............................................................. 3. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified three non-hour 

paperwork cost burdens 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, and we 

have not identified any others. We 

estimate a total reporting non-hour cost 

burden of $1,677,782 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 

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. 

BSEE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon (703) 

787–1607. 

Dated: May 14, 2013. 

Robert W. Middleton, 

Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12050 Filed 5–20–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310&ndashVH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R6–ES–2013–N113; 60120–1113– 

0000–C2] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Draft Revised Supplement 

to the Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan; 

Extension of Public Comment Period 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; extension 

of comment period. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), are extending 

the public comment period for a Draft 

Revised Supplement to the Grizzly Bear 

Recovery Plan in the greater 

Yellowstone area. If you have 

previously submitted comments, please 

do not resubmit them, because we have 

already incorporated them in the public 

record and will fully consider them in 

our final Supplement. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted by June 20, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments by U.S. 

mail to Chris Servheen, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, University Hall— 


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