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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.

[FR Doc. 98–20141 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

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
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respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) control number.

DATES: 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 (1010–0043),

725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC

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 F, Oil

and Gas Well-Workover Operations.

OMB Control Number: 1010–0043.

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. This collection of information

pertains to subpart F, Well-Workover

Operations.

The MMS District Supervisors use the

information collected under subpart F to

analyze and evaluate planned wellworkover operations to ensure that

operations result in personnel safety

and protection of the environment. This

evaluation is used in the decision

whether to approve, disapprove, or to

require modification to the proposed

well-workover operations. Proprietary

information 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: Approximately 130

Federal oil and gas or sulphur lessees.

Frequency: On occasion, varies by

section (see charts below).

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 660

reporting and 7,260 recordkeeping

burden hours (see charts below).

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping ‘‘Cost’’ Burden: None.

BURDEN BREAKDOWN

Citation 30 CFR 250

subpart F Reporting requirement Frequency Number Burden(hour)

Annual Burden hours

602 ............................... Request exceptions prior to moving

well-workover equipment.

On occasion ................ 330 ............................... .25 83 (rounded).

605; 613; 615(a) ........... Request approval to begin subsea wellworkover operations; submit forms

MMS–124 and MMS–125.

Burden included in 1010–0045 and 1010–0046 0.

612 ............................... Request field well-workover rules be established, amended, or canceled.MMS has received no requests for several years; how

ever, the option for respondents is available; burden

would be minimal if a request was submitted

0.

614 ............................... Post number of stands of drill pipe or

workover string and drill collars that

may be pulled prior to filling the hole

and equivalent well-control fluid volume.

On occasion ................ 562 postings ................ .25 141 (rounded).

616(a) ........................... Request exception to rated working

pressure of the BOP equipment; request exception to annular-type BOP

testing.

On occasion ................ 226 requests ................ 1 226.

616(d) ........................... Request exception to recording pressure

conditions during BOP tests on pressure charts.

On occasion ................ 50 requests .................. .5 25.

617(b) ........................... Pressure test, caliper, or otherwise

evaluate tubing & wellhead equipment

casing; submit results.

Every 30 days during

prolonged operations.

30 reports .................... 4 120.

617(c) ........................... Notify MMS if sustained casing pressure

is observed on a well.

On occasion ................ 260 notifications .......... .25 65.

Total reporting ....... ................................................................. ...................................... 1,458 ............................ ............ 660.

Citation 30 CFR 250

subpart F Recordkeeping requirement Frequency Number Burden(hour)

Annual burden hours

606 ............................... Instruct crew members in safety requirements of operations to be performed;

document meeting.

Weekly for 2 crews × 2

weeks per workover

= 4.

460 workovers × 4 =

1,840.

5 920.

611 ............................... Perform operational check of travelingblock safety device; document results.Weekly × 2 weeks per

workover = 2.

430 workovers × 2 =

860.

.25 215.

616(a), (b), (d), (e) ....... Perform BOP pressure tests, actuations

& inspections; record results; retain

records 2 years following completion

of workover activities.

When installed; at a

minimum every 7

days × 2 weeks per

workover = 2.

430 workovers × 2 =

860.

6 5,160.
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1 The request concerned only imports from

Brazil. However, as the alleged changed

circumstances predominantly relate to the domestic

industry, the Commission solicited comments on

the possibility of self-initiating reviews of the

outstanding orders on imports from China,

Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, and Venezuela.

Citation 30 CFR 250

subpart F Recordkeeping requirement Frequency Number Burden(hour)

Annual burden hours

616(b)(2) ....................... Test blind or blind-shear rams; document results (Note: this is part of BOP

test when BOP test is conducted).

Every 30 days during

operations.

400 workovers ............. .25 100.

616(b)(2) ....................... Record reason for postponing BOP system tests.On occasion ................ 53 postponed tests ...... .1 5 (rounded).

616(c) ........................... Perform crew drills; record results .......... Weekly for 2 crews × 2

weeks per workover

= 4.

430 workovers × 4 =

1,720.

.5 860.

Total recordkeeping.................................................................. ...................................... ...................................... ............ 7,260.

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.

[FR Doc. 98–20142 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 751–TA–21–27]

Ferrosilicon From Brazil, China,

Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, and

Venezuela

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of review

investigations concerning the

Commission’s affirmative

determinations in countervailing duty

investigation No. 303–TA–23 (Final)

concerning ferrosilicon from Venezuela,

and antidumping investigations Nos.

731–TA–566–570 and 731–TA–641

(Final) concerning ferrosilicon from

Brazil, China, Kazakhstan, Russia,

Ukraine, and Venezuela.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice that it has instituted

investigations pursuant to section 751(b)

of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

1675(b)) (the Act) to review its

determinations in the above-cited

investigations. The purpose of the

investigations is to determine whether

revocation of the subject orders is likely

to lead to continuation or recurrence of

material injury to an industry in the

United States. Ferrosilicon is provided

for in subheadings 7202.21.10,

7202.21.50, 7202.21.75, 7202.21.90, and

7202.29.00 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States.

For further information concerning

the conduct of these investigations and

rules of general application, consult the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,

subparts A, C, D, and E (19 CFR part

207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 20, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred

Fischer (202–205–3179) or Vera Libeau

(202–205–3176), Office of

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain

information on this matter by contacting

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility

impairments who will need special

assistance in gaining access to the

Commission should contact the Office

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov).

Background:

On April 24, 1998, the Commission

received a request to review its

affirmative determination as it applied

to imports of ferrosilicon from Brazil

(the request) 1 in light of changed

circumstances, pursuant to section

751(b) of the Act. The request was filed

by counsel on behalf of Associac ̧a ̃o

Brasileira dos Productores de Ferroligas

e de Silicio Metalico (ABRAFE),

Companhia Brasileira Carbureto de

Calcio (CBCC), Companhia de Ferroligas

de Bahia (FERBASA), Nova Era Silicon

S/A, Italmagnesio S/A-Industria e

Comercio, Rima Industrial S/A, and

Companhia Ferroligas Minas Gerais

(Minasligas).

Pursuant to section 207.45(b) of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (19 CFR § 207.45(b)), the

Commission published a notice in the

Federal Register on May 20, 1998 (63

FR 27747), requesting comments as to

whether the alleged changed

circumstances warranted the institution

of review investigations. The

Commission received comments in

support of the request from C.V.G.

Venezolana de Ferrosilicio C.A.

(Fesilven), a Venezuelan producer of

ferrosilicon, General Motors Corp., a

purchaser of ferrosilicon, and the

governments of Brazil and Kazakhstan.

Comments received in opposition to the

request were received from counsel on

behalf of AIMCOR, American Alloys,

Inc., Elkem Metals Co., and SKW Metals

& Alloys, Inc., U.S. producers of

ferrosilicon. After reviewing these

comments, the Commission determines

that certain of the alleged changed

circumstances are sufficient to warrant

review investigations.