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AIRAC date State City Airport FDC No. FDC date Subject 

21–Apr–22 ... TX Eastland .................. Eastland Muni .......................... 2/8764 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 2B. 

21–Apr–22 ... TX Seminole ................. Gaines County ......................... 2/8784 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1. 

21–Apr–22 ... WA Port Townsend ........ Jefferson County Intl ................ 2/8791 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig-A. 

21–Apr–22 ... IA Creston .................... Creston Muni ............................ 2/8865 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Amdt 1B. 

21–Apr–22 ... TX Pearsall ................... Mc Kinley Fld ........................... 2/8871 3/1/22 VOR/DME OR GPS–A, Amdt 2B. 

21–Apr–22 ... MO Marshall ................... Marshall Meml Muni ................. 2/8873 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 3B. 

21–Apr–22 ... TX Greenville ................ Majors ...................................... 2/8888 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1. 

21–Apr–22 ... TX Greenville ................ Majors ...................................... 2/8889 3/1/22 TACAN RWY 17, Orig-A. 

21–Apr–22 ... WI Chetek ..................... Chetek Muni/Southworth .......... 2/8904 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig-D. 

21–Apr–22 ... WI Chetek ..................... Chetek Muni/Southworth .......... 2/8905 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig-F. 

21–Apr–22 ... WI Eau Claire ............... Chippewa Valley Rgnl .............. 2/8915 3/1/22 VOR–A, Amdt 22. 

21–Apr–22 ... PA Lancaster ................ Lancaster ................................. 2/8916 3/7/22 VOR/DME RWY 8, Amdt 6C. 

21–Apr–22 ... MN Pipestone ................ Pipestone Muni ........................ 2/8927 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1B. 

21–Apr–22 ... WI Black River Falls ..... Black River Falls Area ............. 2/9095 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig-B. 

21–Apr–22 ... WI Black River Falls ..... Black River Falls Area ............. 2/9096 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Amdt 1A. 

21–Apr–22 ... WI Shell Lake ............... Shell Lake Muni ....................... 2/9098 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig-B. 

21–Apr–22 ... WI Shell Lake ............... Shell Lake Muni ....................... 2/9099 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig-B. 

21–Apr–22 ... WI Phillips ..................... Price County ............................ 2/9100 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig-B. 

21–Apr–22 ... WI Phillips ..................... Price County ............................ 2/9102 3/1/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig-C. 

21–Apr–22 ... NJ Teterboro ................. Teterboro .................................. 2/9131 3/7/22 RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 6, Amdt 2D. 

21–Apr–22 ... CA Imperial ................... Imperial County ........................ 2/9141 3/2/22 VOR OR GPS–A, Amdt 4B. 

21–Apr–22 ... IA Muscatine ................ Muscatine Muni ........................ 2/9253 3/3/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig. 

21–Apr–22 ... TX Ingleside .................. Mccampbell-Porter ................... 2/9880 3/3/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 1. 

21–Apr–22 ... TX Ingleside .................. Mccampbell-Porter ................... 2/9881 3/3/22 RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 1. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

30 CFR Part 250 

[Docket ID: BSEE–2022–0001; 223E1700D2 

EEEE500000 ET1SF0000.EAQ000] 

RIN 1014–AA54 

Oil, Gas and Sulfur Operations in the 

Outer Continental Shelf—Adjustment 

of Service Fees 

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), 

Interior. 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule amends BSEE 

regulations to update service fees that 

cover BSEE’s cost of processing and 

filing certain documents relating to its 

oil and gas resources program to 

account for inflation from 2013 through 

2021. BSEE also changes its website link 

used by operators to make payments for 

service fees in this rule. 

DATES: This final rule is effective April 

6, 2022. The incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this rule 

was approved by the Director as of 

November 7, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Modrow, Chief, Office of Budget, 703– 

787–1694 or Kirk Malstrom, Chief, 

Regulations and Standards Branch, 703– 

787–1751. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. BSEE Statutory and Regulatory 

Authority 

BSEE derives its authority principally 

from the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 

Act (OCSLA) (43 U.S.C. 1331–1356(a)). 

Congress enacted OCSLA in 1953, 

establishing Federal control over the 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and 

authorizing the Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary) to regulate oil and gas 

exploration, development, and 

production operations on the OCS. The 

Secretary has authorized BSEE to 

perform certain of these functions (30 

CFR 250.101). 

The BSEE regulatory program is 

comprehensive and provides for 

regulatory oversight over a wide range 

of facilities and activities including 

drilling, completion, workover, 

production, pipeline, and 

decommissioning operations. To carry 

out its responsibilities, BSEE develops 

and enforces regulations to enhance 

safety and environmental protection for 

offshore exploration and development 

of oil and natural gas on the OCS and 

to reflect advancements in technology 

and new information. BSEE also 

conducts onsite inspections to ensure 

compliance with regulations, lease 

terms, and approved plans and permits, 

and operates an oil spill response 

planning and preparedness program. 

Detailed information concerning BSEE’s 

regulations and guidance to the offshore 

industry may be found on BSEE’s 

website at https://www.bsee.gov/whatwe-do/offshore-regulatory-programs/ 

regulations-standards. 

II. Background 

BSEE has authority to recover the full 

cost of services that confer special 

benefits under the Independent Offices 

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

Fiscal Year 1996 Omnibus 

Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104–134, 

110 Stat. 1321, April 26, 1996), and 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Circular A–25. BSEE is required 

to charge the full cost for federal 

services that provide special benefits or 

privileges to an identifiable non-Federal 

recipient above and beyond those which 

accrue to the public at large. The 

regulations at 30 CFR 250.125(a) 

provide that BSEE will periodically 

adjust the fees set forth in that provision 

for inflation according to changes in the 

Implicit Price Deflator for Gross 

Domestic Product (IPD–GDP), which is 

published quarterly by the Department 

of Commerce, Bureau of Economic 

Analysis (BEA). 

The regulation at 30 CFR 250.126(a) 

also requires payments of fees for 

services to be filed electronically. The 

BSEE website currently enables 

operators to make electronic payments; 

this rule clarifies how to access a Fees 

for Services web page directly without 

scrolling through the website. This 

informational change to the existing 

URL identified in the regulation 

simplifies the process for operators to 

make electronic payments for fees at 

https://www.bsee.gov/who-we-are/ 

working-with-us/Fees-for-Services. 

BSEE has not implemented inflationbased adjustments for service fees since 

2013. This rulemaking will prevent 

further loss of revenue from recipients 


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1See also, 77 FR 50891 (Aug. 22, 2012), 81 FR 

26014 (Apr. 29, 2016), and 81 FR 61916 (Sept. 7, 

2016). 

of government services in accord with 

Congress’ intent as expressed in 

authorities cited above. The highest 

adjustment, in dollar terms, is to the fee 

for Platform Application—Installation— 

Under the Platform Verification 

Program, which will increase by $3,710 

from a previous level of $22,734. BSEE 

considers this dollar amount 

insignificant as compared to the 

considerable operational costs and 

liability risks associated with activities 

on the OCS. 

BSEE charges cost recovery fees for 31 

separate services it provides to nonFederal recipients, as set out in 30 CFR 

250.125(a). BSEE published a proposed 

rule to modify many of these cost 

recovery fees on November 17, 2016 (81 

FR 81033), ‘‘Adjustments to Cost 

Recovery Fees Relating to the 

Regulation of Oil, Gas, and Sulfur 

Activities on the Outer Continental 

Shelf.’’ Following an extension of the 

comment period on January 5, 2017 (82 

FR 1284), BSEE received public 

comments until February 16, 2017. 

Ultimately, the Department did not 

publish a final rule associated with the 

2016 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(NPRM). This direct final rule does not 

examine issues raised in the 2016 

NPRM; instead, this rule focuses only 

on inflation-based adjustments to 

service fees. BSEE may pursue a 

separate, future rulemaking to adjust 

these fees based on a recalculation of 

actual agency costs. 

The Department finds that good cause 

exists under the Administrative 

Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B)) to 

implement this final rule for inflation 

adjustments without prior public notice 

and comment. BSEE provided the 

public with an opportunity to comment 

on the adjustment procedure used in 

this rule during the public comment 

period when it promulgated 30 CFR 

250.125(a) at 70 FR 49875 (Aug. 25, 

2005), as amended at 71 FR 40909 (July 

19, 2006); 72 FR 25199 (May 4, 2007); 

73 FR 49946 (Aug. 25, 2008); 75 FR 

20288 (Apr. 19, 2010); and 78 FR 60213 

(October. 1, 2013) (which was also a 

direct final rule).1 The calculation of 

these adjustments is based on the 

change in the BEA IPD–GDP, as dictated 

by existing regulation. The amount of 

the adjustment is not within BSEE’s 

discretion where Congress prescribed 

that ‘‘each service or thing of value 

provided by an agency . . . is to be selfsustaining to the extent possible.’’ 31 

U.S.C. 9701(a). Accordingly, because the 

rule merely implements existing 

regulatory procedures established 

through prior rulemakings, employing 

preestablished benchmarks outside the 

Department’s discretion or control, 

public notice and comment procedures 

are unnecessary. 

III. Discussion of Final Rule 

In this direct final rule, BSEE is 

adjusting cost recovery service fees to 

account for inflation in accordance with 

30 CFR 250.125(a). These cost recovery 

service fees were last updated on 

October 1, 2013, when BSEE published 

a final rule on ‘‘Oil and Gas and Sulfur 

Operations in the Outer Continental 

Shelf—Adjustment of Service Fees’’ in 

the Federal Register (78 FR 60213). The 

2013 update included fee adjustments to 

account for inflation through the year 

2012. This final rule is based on the 

change in the IPD–GDP from 2013 

through 2021, thus reflecting the rate of 

inflation over 9 years. 

The inflation rate between any 2 years 

is calculated as the percentage 

difference between the measure of the 

level of prices for a designated year (e.g., 

2021) and some previous year (e.g., 

2013) of all new, domestically 

produced, final goods and services in 

the economy, as contained in the BEA 

Table 1.1.9, IPD–GDP available at http:// 

www.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm. 

The BEA Table 1.1.9 IPD–GDP shows a 

percentage difference between the 

measure of the level of prices between 

2021 and 2013 of 16.32 percent. The 

2022 cost recovery service fees are 

calculated by increasing the 2013 cost 

recovery service fee value by 16.32 

percent. The calculated value is 

rounded to the nearest dollar to 

establish the 2022 cost recovery service 

fee. Only the service fees at 30 CFR 

250.125(a) will change. 

While BEA may revise the inflation 

rate in the future, BSEE will retain this 

published cost recovery service fee 

schedule until BSEE publishes an 

updated cost recovery service fee 

schedule in the Federal Register. 

The following table lists the types of 

services BSEE performs when it receives 

a plan, application, permit, or other 

request; the associated regulatory 

citation for each type of request; the 

existing and proposed fee; and the 

acceptable payment type for each 

service, which are credit card and 

electronic check through the Automated 

Clearing House (ACH-debit). Because 

the current U.S. Treasury limit on credit 

card payments is $24,999.99, an ACHdebit must be used for payments of 

$25,000 or more. The following page on 

the BSEE website provides information 

to operators on how to pay the service 

fees in 30 CFR 250.125(a): https://

www.bsee.gov/who-we-are/workingwith-us/Fees-for-Services. 

Service—processing of the 

following: 

2013 Fee amount 

(current) 30 CFR citation 2022 Fee amount Payment type 

(1) Suspension of Operations/Suspension of Production (SOO/ 

SOP) Request.

$2,123 ............................. § 250.171(e) .................................. $2,469 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(2) Deepwater Operations Plan ...... $3,599 ............................. § 250.292(q) .................................. $4,186 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(3) Application for Permit to Drill 

(APD; Form BSEE–0123).

$2,113 for initial applications only; no fee for 

revisions.

§ 250.410(d); § 250.513(b); 

§ 250.1617(a).

$2,458 for initial applications only; 

no fee for revisions.

Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(4) Application for Permit to Modify 

(APM; Form BSEE–0124).

$125 ................................ § 250.465(b); § 250.513(b); 

§ 250.613(b); § 250.1618(a); 

§ 250.1704(g).

$145 .............................................. Credit Card or ACH-debit. 


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Service—processing of the 

following: 

2013 Fee amount 

(current) 30 CFR citation 2022 Fee amount Payment type 

(5) New Facility Production Safety 

System Application for facility 

with more than 125 components.

$5,426 .............................

A $14,280 additional fee 

will be charged if BSEE 

conducts a pre-production inspection of a facility offshore, and 

$7,426 for an inspection of a facility while in 

a shipyard. A component is a piece of 

equipment or ancillary 

system that is protected by one or more 

of the safety devices 

required by API RP 

14C (as incorporated 

by reference in 

§ 250.198).

§ 250.842 ...................................... $6,312 ...........................................

A $16,610 additional fee will be 

charged if BSEE conducts a 

pre-production inspection of a 

facility offshore, and $8,638 for 

an inspection of a facility while 

in a shipyard. A component is a 

piece of equipment or ancillary 

system that is protected by one 

or more of the safety devices 

required by API RP 14C (as incorporated by reference in 

§ 250.198).

Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(6) New Facility Production Safety 

System Application for facility 

with 25–125 components.

$1,314 .............................

A $8,967 additional fee 

will be charged if BSEE 

conducts a pre-production inspection of a facility offshore, and 

$5,141 for an inspection of a facility while in 

a shipyard.

§ 250.842 ...................................... $1,528 ...........................................

A $10,430 additional fee will be 

charged if BSEE conducts a 

pre-production inspection of a 

facility offshore, and $5,980 for 

an inspection of a facility while 

in a shipyard.

Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(7) New Facility Production Safety 

System Application for facility 

with fewer than 25 components.

$652 ................................ § 250.842 ...................................... $758 .............................................. Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(8) Production Safety System Application—Modification with more 

than 125 components reviewed.

$605 ................................ § 250.842 ...................................... $704 .............................................. Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(9) Production Safety System Application—Modification with 25–125 

components reviewed.

$217 ................................ § 250.842 ...................................... $252 .............................................. Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(10) Production Safety System Application—Modification with fewer 

than 25 components reviewed.

$92 .................................. § 250.842 ...................................... $107 .............................................. Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(11) Platform Application—Installation—Under the Platform 

Verification Program.

$22,734 ........................... § 250.905(l) ................................... $26,444 ......................................... ACH-debit Only. 

(12) Platform Application—Installation—Fixed Structure Under the 

Platform Approval Program.

$3,256 ............................. § 250.905(l) ................................... $3,787 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(13) Platform Application—Installation—Caisson/Well Protector.$1,657 ............................. § 250.905(l) ................................... $1,927 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(14) Platform Application—Modification/Repair.$3,884 ............................. § 250.905(l) ................................... $4,518 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(15) New Pipeline Application 

(Lease Term).

$3,541 ............................. § 250.1000(b) ................................ $4,119 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(16) Pipeline Application—Modification (Lease Term).$2,056 ............................. § 250.1000(b) ................................ $2,392 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(17) Pipeline Application—Modification (ROW).$4,169 ............................. § 250.1000(b) ................................ $4,849 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(18) Pipeline Repair Notification ..... $388 ................................ § 250.1008(e) ................................ $451 .............................................. Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(19) Pipeline Right-of-Way (ROW) 

Grant Application.

$2,771 ............................. § 250.1015(a) ................................ $3,223 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(20) Pipeline Conversion of Lease 

Term to ROW.

$236 ................................ § 250.1015(a) ................................ $275 .............................................. Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(21) Pipeline ROW Assignment ...... $201 ................................ § 250.1018(b) ................................ $234 .............................................. Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(22) 500 Feet from Lease/Unit Line 

Production Request.

$3,892 ............................. § 250.1156(a) ................................ $4,527 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(23) Gas Cap Production Request $4,953 ............................. § 250.1157 .................................... $5,761 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(24) Downhole Commingling Request.$5,779 ............................. § 250.1158(a) ................................ $6,722 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(25) Complex Surface Commingling 

and Measurement Application.

$4,056 ............................. § 250.1202(a); § 250.1203(b); 

§ 250.1204(a).

$4,718 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(26) Simple Surface Commingling 

and Measurement Application.

$1,371 ............................. § 250.1202(a); § 250.1203(b); 

§ 250.1204(a).

$1,595 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(27) Voluntary Unitization Proposal 

or Unit Expansion.

$12,619 ........................... § 250.1303(d) ................................ $14,678 ......................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(28) Unitization Revision ................. $896 ................................ § 250.1303(d) ................................ $1,042 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(29) Application to Remove a Platform or Other Facility.$4,684 ............................. § 250.1727 .................................... $5,448 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(30) Application to Decommission a 

Pipeline (Lease Term).

$1,142 ............................. § 250.1751(a) or § 250.1752(a) .... $1,328 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 

(31) Application to Decommission a 

Pipeline (ROW).

$2,170 ............................. § 250.1751(a) or § 250.1752(a) .... $2,524 ........................................... Credit Card or ACH-debit. 


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Procedural Matters 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Order 12866) 

This rule is not significant under 

Executive Order (E.O.) 12866. 

1. These amendments are 

administrative and procedural. This rule 

will not have an effect of $100 million 

or more on the economy. It will not 

adversely affect in a material way the 

economy, productivity, competition, 

jobs, the environment, public health or 

safety, or State, local, or tribal 

governments or communities. A costbenefit and economic analysis is not 

required. 

2. This rule will not create a serious 

inconsistency or otherwise interfere 

with an action taken or planned by 

another agency. 

3. This rule will not alter the 

budgetary effects of entitlements, grants, 

user fees, or loan programs or the rights 

or obligations of their recipients. 

4. This rule does not raise novel legal 

or policy issues. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

This rule is not a major rule under the 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.). This 

rule: 

1. Will not have an annual effect on 

the economy of $100 million or more. 

2. Will not cause a major increase in 

costs or prices for consumers, 

individual industries, Federal, State, or 

local government agencies, or 

geographic regions. 

3. Will not have significant adverse 

effects on competition, employment, 

investment, productivity, innovation, or 

the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to 

compete with foreign-based enterprises. 

The requirements will apply to all 

entities operating on the OCS. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995 

This rule will not impose an 

unfunded mandate on State, local, or 

tribal governments or the private sector 

of more than $100 million per year. The 

rule will not have a significant or 

unique effect on State, local, or tribal 

governments or the private sector. A 

statement containing the information 

required by the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is not 

required. 

Takings Implication Assessment (E.O. 

12630) 

Under E.O. 12630, the rule does not 

have significant takings implications. 

The rulemaking is not a governmental 

action capable of interfering with 

constitutionally protected property 

rights. A Takings Implication 

Assessment is not required. 

Federalism (E.O. 13132) 

Under the criteria in E.O. 13132, this 

rulemaking does not have federalism 

implications. This rule will not 

substantially and directly affect the 

relationship between the Federal and 

State governments. To the extent that 

State and local governments have a role 

in OCS activities, this rule will not 

affect that role. A federalism assessment 

is not required. 

Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988) 

This rule complies with the 

requirements of E.O. 12988. 

Specifically, this rule: 

1. Meets the criteria of section 3(a) 

requiring that all regulations be 

reviewed to eliminate errors and 

ambiguity and be written to minimize 

litigation; and 

2. Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2) 

requiring that all regulations be written 

in clear language and contain clear legal 

standards. 

Consultation With Indian Tribes (E.O. 

13175) 

The Department of the Interior strives 

to strengthen its government-togovernment relationship with Indian 

Tribes through a commitment to 

consultation with Indian Tribes and 

recognition of their right to selfgovernance and tribal sovereignty. We 

have evaluated this rule under the 

Department of the Interior’s 

consultation policy, under Departmental 

Manual Part 512 Chapters 4 and 5, and 

under the criteria in E.O. 13175. We 

have determined that it has no 

substantial direct effects on Federally 

recognized Indian Tribes or Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) 

Corporations, and that consultation 

under the Department of the Interior’s 

tribal and ANCSA consultation policies 

is not required. 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995 

This rule does not contain new 

information collection requirements and 

a submission under the PRA is not 

required. Therefore, an information 

collection request is not being submitted 

to OMB for review and approval under 

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

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA) 

This rule does not constitute a major 

Federal action significantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment. The 

BSEE has analyzed this rule under the 

criteria of NEPA and DOI’s regulations 

implementing NEPA. This rule meets 

the criteria set forth at 43 CFR 46.210(i) 

for a Departmental Categorical 

Exclusion in that this rule is ‘‘of an 

administrative, financial, legal, 

technical, or procedural nature . . .’’ 

Further, BSEE has analyzed this rule to 

determine if it meets any of the 

extraordinary circumstances that would 

nevertheless require preparation of an 

environmental assessment or an 

environmental impact statement, as set 

forth in 43 CFR 46.215, and concluded 

that this rule does not meet any of the 

criteria for extraordinary circumstances. 

Data Quality Act 

In developing this rule, we did not 

conduct or use a study, experiment, or 

survey requiring peer review under the 

Data Quality Act (Pub. L. 106–554, app. 

C section 515, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A– 

153–154). 

Effects on the Nation’s Energy Supply 

(E.O. 13211) 

This rule is not a significant energy 

action under the definition in E.O. 

13211. Therefore, a Statement of Energy 

Effects is not required. 

Incorporation by Reference (1 CFR Part 

51) 

The Director of the Federal Register 

previously approved the following 

material for incorporation by reference 

into the section where it appears in this 

rule: API RP 14C, Recommended 

Practice for Analysis, Design, 

Installation, and Testing of Basic 

Surface Safety Systems for Offshore 

Production Platforms, Seventh Edition, 

March 2001, reaffirmed: March 2007. 

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 250 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Continental shelf, 

Environmental impact statements, 

Environmental protection, Government 

contracts, Incorporation by reference, 

Investigations, Mineral resources, Oil 

and gas exploration, Penalties, 

Pipelines, Continental Shelf—mineral 

resources, Continental Shelf—rights-ofway, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, and Sulfur. 

Laura Daniel-Davis, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land 

and Minerals Management. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) 

amends title 30, chapter II, subchapter 

B, part 250 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations as follows: 


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PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND 

SULFUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER 

CONTINENTAL SHELF 

■ 1. Authority citation for part 250 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701, 

33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334. 

■ 2. In § 250.125, revise paragraphs 

(a)(1) through (31) to read as follows: 

§ 250.125 Service fees. 

(a) * * * 

Service—processing of the following: Fee amount 30 CFR citation 

(1) Suspension of Operations/Suspension of Production (SOO/SOP) Request.$2,469 .......................................................................... § 250.171(e). 

(2) Deepwater Operations Plan (DWOP) ..................... $4,186 .......................................................................... § 250.292(q). 

(3) Application for Permit to Drill (APD; Form BSEE– 

0123).

$2,458 for initial applications only; no fee for revisions.§ 250.410(d); § 250.513(b); § 250.1617(a). 

(4) Application for Permit to Modify (APM; Form 

BSEE–0124).

$145 ............................................................................. § 250.465(b); § 250.513(b); § 250.613(b); 

§ 250.1618(a); § 250.1704(g). 

(5) New Facility Production Safety System Application 

for facility with more than 125 components.

$6,312 ..........................................................................

A $16,610 additional fee will be charged if BSEE 

conducts a pre-production inspection of a facility 

offshore, and $8,638 for an inspection of a facility 

while in a shipyard.

A component is a piece of equipment or ancillary 

system that is protected by one or more of the 

safety devices required by API RP 14C (as incorporated by reference in § 250.198).

§ 250.842. 

(6) New Facility Production Safety System Application 

for facility with 25–125 components.

$1,528 ..........................................................................

A $10,430 additional fee will be charged if BSEE 

conducts a pre-production inspection of a facility 

offshore, and $5,980 for an inspection of a facility 

while in a shipyard.

§ 250.842. 

(7) New Facility Production Safety System Application 

for facility with fewer than 25 components.

$758 ............................................................................. § 250.842. 

(8) Production Safety System Application—Modification with more than 125 components reviewed.$704 ............................................................................. § 250.842. 

(9) Production Safety System Application—Modification with 25–125 components reviewed.$252 ............................................................................. § 250.842. 

(10) Production Safety System Application—Modification with fewer than 25 components reviewed.$107 ............................................................................. § 250.842. 

(11) Platform Application—Installation—Under the 

Platform Verification Program.

$26,444 ........................................................................ § 250.905(l). 

(12) Platform Application—Installation—Fixed Structure Under the Platform Approval Program.$3,787 .......................................................................... § 250.905(l). 

(13) Platform Application—Installation—Caisson/Well 

Protector.

$1,927 .......................................................................... § 250.905(l). 

(14) Platform Application—Modification/Repair ............ $4,518 .......................................................................... § 250.905(l). 

(15) New Pipeline Application (Lease Term) ............... $4,119 .......................................................................... § 250.1000(b). 

(16) Pipeline Application—Modification (Lease Term) $2,392 .......................................................................... § 250.1000(b). 

(17) Pipeline Application—Modification (ROW) ........... $4,849 .......................................................................... § 250.1000(b). 

(18) Pipeline Repair Notification ................................... $451 ............................................................................. § 250.1008(e). 

(19) Pipeline Right-of-Way (ROW) Grant Application .. $3,223 .......................................................................... § 250.1015(a). 

(20) Pipeline Conversion of Lease Term to ROW ....... $275 ............................................................................. § 250.1015(a). 

(21) Pipeline ROW Assignment ................................... $234 ............................................................................. § 250.1018(b). 

(22) 500 Feet from Lease/Unit Line Production Request.$4,527 .......................................................................... § 250.1156(a). 

(23) Gas Cap Production Request ............................... $5,761 .......................................................................... § 250.1157(b). 

(24) Downhole Commingling Request ......................... $6,722 .......................................................................... § 250.1158(a). 

(25) Complex Surface Commingling and Measurement Application.$4,718 .......................................................................... § 250.1202(a); § 250.1203(b); § 250.1204(a). 

(26) Simple Surface Commingling and Measurement 

Application.

$1,595 .......................................................................... § 250.1202(a); § 250.1203(b); § 250.1204(a). 

(27) Voluntary Unitization Proposal or Unit Expansion $14,678 ........................................................................ § 250.1303(d). 

(28) Unitization Revision .............................................. $1,042 .......................................................................... § 250.1303(d). 

(29) Application to Remove a Platform or Other Facility.$5,448 .......................................................................... § 250.1727. 

(30) Application to Decommission a Pipeline (Lease 

Term).

$1,328 .......................................................................... § 250.1751(a) or § 250.1752(a). 

(31) Application to Decommission a Pipeline (ROW) .. $2,524 .......................................................................... § 250.1751(a) or § 250.1752(a). 

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■ 3. In § 250.126, revise paragraph (a) to 

read as follows: 

§ 250.126 Electronic payments 

instructions. 

(a) You must file all payments 

electronically through the Fees for 

Services Page on the BSEE website at 

https://www.bsee.gov/who-we-are/ 

working-with-us/Fees-for-Services. This 

includes, but is not limited to, all OCS 

applications, permits, or any filing fees. 

You must include a copy of the Pay.gov 

confirmation receipt page with your 

application, permit, or filing fee. 

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[FR Doc. 2022–07295 Filed 4–5–22; 8:45 am] 

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