Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 144 /Tuesday, July 28, 1998 / Notices 40311

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for Office of

Management and Budget Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of a

currently approved information

collection (OMB Control Number 1010–

0086).

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, MMS invites the public and

other Federal agencies to comment on a

proposal to extend the currently

approved collection of information

discussed below. The Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) provides

that an agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) control number.

DATE: Submit written comments by

August 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments and

suggestions directly to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the

Department of the Interior (1010–0086),

725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20503. Send a copy of your comments

to the Minerals Management Service,

Attention: Rules Processing Team, Mail

Stop 4024, 381 Elden Street, Herndon,

Virginia 20170–4817.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alexis London, Engineering and

Operations Division, Minerals

Management Service, telephone (703)

787–1600. You may obtain copies of the

supporting statement and collection of

information by contacting MMS’s

Information Collection Clearance Officer

at (202) 208–7744.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 30 CFR part 250, subpart P,

Sulphur Operations.

OMB Control Number: 1010–0086.

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf

(OCS) Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et

seq.), as amended, requires the Secretary

of the Interior to preserve, protect, and

develop oil and gas resources in the

OCS; make such resources available to

meet the Nation’s energy needs as

rapidly as possible; balance orderly

energy resource development with

protection of the human, marine, and

coastal environment; ensure the public

a fair and equitable return on the

resources offshore; and preserve and

maintain free enterprise competition. To

carry out these responsibilities, MMS

has issued regulations at 30 CFR part

250, subpart P, Sulphur Operations, of

that part contains requirements and

procedures for sulphur drilling, wellcompletion, and well-workover

operations and production in the OCS.

The MMS uses the information

collected under subpart P to ensure that

sulphur operations and production in

the OCS are carried out in a manner that

is safe and pollution free. If respondents

submit proprietary information, it will

be protected under 30 CFR 250.118,

Data and information to be made

available to the public. No items of a

sensitive nature are collected. The

requirement to respond is mandatory.

Estimated Number and Description of

Respondents: Currently there is only

one active Federal OCS sulphur lease

operator.

Frequency: On occasion, varies by

section (see charts below).

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 978

burden hours (see charts below).

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping ‘‘Cost’’ Burden: None.

Citation 30 CFR

250 subpart P Reporting requirement Average number per year Burden perreqmnt.

Annual

burden

hours

1600 .................. Submit exploration or development and production plan ............. Burden in collection for 30 CFR 250, subpart

B (1010–0049)

0

1603(a) ............. Request determination whether sulphur deposit can produce in

paying quantities.

1 request ............................ 1 hour ............... 1

1605(b)(3) ......... Submit data and information on fitness of drilling unit ................. 4 submissions .................... 4 hours ............. 16

1605(c) ............. Report oceanographic, meteorological, and drilling unit performance data upon request.It has not been necessary to request these

data

0

1605(d) ............. Submit results of additional surveys and soil borings upon request.It has not been necessary to request these

data

1605(e)(5) ......... Request copy of directional survey (by holder of adjoining lease) It has not been necessary to request these

data

0

1605(f) .............. Submit application for installation of fixed drilling platforms or

structures.

Burden in collection for 30 CFR 250, subpart I

(1010–0058)

0

1607 .................. Request establishment, amendment, or cancellation of field

rules for drilling, well completion, or well workover.

2 requests .......................... 8 hours ............. 16

1608 .................. Submit well casing and cementing plan or modification ............... 2 plans ............................... 5 hours ............. 10

1610(d)(8) ......... Request exception to ram-type blowout preventer (BOP) system

components rated working pressure.

No requests in recent years 0

1611(b); 1625(b) Request exception to water-rated working pressure to test ramtype and annular BOPs and choke manifold.50 requests ........................ 1⁄2 hour ............. 25

1611(f); 1625(f) Request exception to recording pressure conditions during BOP

tests on pressure charts.

No requests in recent years 0

1612 .................. Request exception to § 250.408 requirements for well-control

drills.

No requests in recent years 0

1615 .................. Request exception to blind-shear ram or pipe rams and inside

BOP to secure wells.

1 request ............................ 1 hour ............... 1

1617; 1618;

1619(b); 1622.

Submit forms MMS–123 (Application for Permit to Drill), MMS–

124 (Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells), Form MMS–125

(Well Summary Report).

Burden in collection for forms: MMS–123

(1010–0044), MMS–124 (1010–0045), and

MMS–125 (1010–0046)

0

1619(c), (d), (e) Submit copies of records, logs, reports, charts, etc., upon request.8 submissions .................... 1 hour ............... 8

1628(b), (d) ....... Submit application for design and installation features of sulphur

production facilities and fuel gas safety system; certify new installation conforms to approved design.

1 application ....................... 4 hours ............. 4
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Citation 30 CFR

250 subpart P Reporting requirement Average number per year Burden perreqmnt.

Annual

burden

hours

1629(b)(3) ......... Request approval of firefighting systems ...................................... 10 requests ........................ 4 hours ............. 40

1630(a)(5) ......... Notify MMS of preproduction test and inspection of safety system and commencement of production.4 notifications ..................... 1⁄2 hour ............. 2

1633(b) ............. Submit application for method of production measurement ......... 2 applications ..................... 2 hours ............. 4

1634(b) ............. Report evidence of mishandling of produced sulphur or tampering or falsifying any measurement of production.1 report ............................... 1 hour ............... 1

Total reporting.................................................................................................... 86 Responses .................... ...................... 128

1604(f) .............. Check traveling-block safety device for proper operation weekly

and after each drill-line slipping; enter results in log.

1 lessee × 52 weeks × 2

rigs = 104.

1⁄4 hour ............. 26

1605(g) ............. Retain records of crane operation inspection, testing, maintenance, and operator qualifications for 2 years.1 lessee .............................. 3 hours ............. 3

1609(a) ............. Pressure test casing; record time, conditions of testing, and test

results in log.

1 lessee × 60 tests/

records = 60.

2 hours ............. 120

1611(d)(3);

1625(c)(3).

Record in driller’s report the date, time, and reason for postponing pressure testings.1 lessee × 6 recordings =6 .. 10 minutes ........ 1

1611(f), (g);

1625(f), (g).

Conduct tests, actuations, inspections, maintenance, and crew

drills of BOP systems at least weekly; record results in driller’s

report; retain records for 2 years following completion of drilling activity.

1 lessee × 52 weeks = 52 .... 6 hours ............. 312

1613(e) ............. Pressure test diverter sealing element/valves weekly; actuate diverter sealing element/valves/control system every 24 hours;

test diverter line for flow every 24 hours; record test times and

results in driller’s report.

On occasion (daily/weekly

during drilling) 2 rigs × 52

weeks = 104.

2 hours ............. 208

1616(c) ............. Retain training records for lessee and drilling contractor personnel.Burden in collection for 30 CFR 250, subpart

O (1010–0078)

0

1619(a) ............. Retain records for each well and all well operations for 2 years 1 lessee .............................. 12 hours ........... 12

1621 .................. Conduct safety meetings prior to well-completion or wellworkover operations; record date and time.1 lessee × 50 meetings/

records = 50.

1 hour ............... 50

1628(d) ............. Maintain information concerning approved design and installation features for the life of the facility.1 lessee .............................. 1 hour ............... 1

1629(b)(1)(ii)

and (iii).

Retain pressure-recording charts used to determine operating

pressure ranges for 2 years; post firefighting system diagram.

1 lessee .............................. 12 hours ........... 12

1630(b) ............. Maintain records for each safety device installed for 2 years ...... 1 lessee .............................. 1 hour ............... 1

1631 .................. Conduct safety device training prior to production operations

and periodically thereafter; record date and time.

1 lessee × 52 trainings/

records × 2 rigs = 104.

1 hour ............... 104

Total recordkeeping.................................................................................................... ........................................ ...................... 850

Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act 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

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the agency to perform its

duties, including whether the

information is useful; (b) evaluate the

accuracy of the agency’s estimate 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

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Send your comments directly to the

offices listed under the addresses

section of this notice. The OMB has up

to 60 days to approve or disapprove the

information collection but may respond

after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure

maximum consideration, OMB should

receive public comments by August 27,

1998.

MMS Information Collection

Clearance Officer: Jo Ann Lauterbach,

(202) 208–7744.

Dated: June 30, 1998.

William S. Cook,

Acting Chief Engineering and Operations

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for Office of

Management and Budget Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of a

currently approved information

collection (OMB Control Number 1010–

0043).

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, MMS invites the public and

other Federal agencies to comment on a

proposal to extend the currently

approved collection of information

discussed below. The Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) provides

that an agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to