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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. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, on April 26, 2010, 

we published a Federal Register notice 

(75 FR 21648) announcing that we 

would submit this ICR to OMB for 

approval. The notice provided the 

required 60-day comment period. In 

addition, § 253.5 and the PRA statement 

on the cover sheet for the OSFR forms 

explain that BOEMRE will accept 

comments at any time on the 

information collection requirements and 

burdens of our 30 CFR part 253 

regulations and associated forms. The 

regulation and the OSFR cover sheet 

also inform the public that they may 

comment at any time on the collection 

of information and provides the address 

to which they should send comments. 

We have received no comments in 

response to these efforts. 

If you wish to comment in response 

to this notice, you may send your 

comments 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 October 7, 2010. 

Public Availability of Comments: 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail 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. 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (703) 

787–1025. 

Dated: August 30, 2010. 

Doug Slitor, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22189 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–W–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation and Enforcement 

[Docket No. MMS–2010–OMM–0008] 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Activity: 1010–0114, Subpart A— 

General, Revision of a Collection; 

Submitted for Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Management, 

Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of an revision of an 

information collection (1010–0114). 

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 

30 CFR part 250, subpart A—General, 

and related documents. This notice also 

provides the public a second 

opportunity to comment on the 

paperwork burden of these regulatory 

requirements. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

October 7, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either 

fax (202) 395–5806 or email 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior (1010–0114). Please also submit 

a copy of your comments to BOEMRE by 

any of the means below. 

• Electronically: go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter docket ID 

MMS–2010–OMM–0008 then click 

search. Follow the instructions to 

submit public comments and view 

supporting and related materials 

available for this collection. The 

BOEMRE will post all comments. 

• Email cheryl.blundon@mms.gov. 

Mail or hand-carry comments to: 

Department of the Interior; Bureau of 

Ocean Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl 

Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024; 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please 

reference ICR 1010–0114 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. You 

may also contact Cheryl Blundon to 

obtain a copy, at no cost, of the 

regulations and forms that require the 

subject collection of information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 250, subpart A— 

General. 

Forms: MMS–132, MMS–143, MMS– 

1123, and MMS–1832. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0114. 

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 to 

manage the mineral resources of the 

OCS. Such rules and regulations will 

apply to all operations conducted under 

a lease, right-of-use and easement, or 

pipeline right-of-way. 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 

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.’’ 

Section 1352 further requires that 

certain costs be reimbursed to the 

parties submitting required geological 

and geophysical (G&G) information and 

data. Under the Act, permittees are to be 

reimbursed for the costs of reproducing 

any G&G data required to be submitted. 

Permittees are to be reimbursed also for 

the reasonable cost of processing 

geophysical information required to be 

submitted when processing is in a form 

or manner required by the Director and 

is not used in the normal conduct of the 

business of the permittee. 

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. Under the Department 

of the Interior’s implementing policy, 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

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is required to charge fees for services 

that provide special benefits or 

privileges to an identifiable non-Federal 

recipient above and beyond those which 

accrue to the public at large. Several 

requests for approval required in 

subpart A are subject to cost recovery, 

and BOEMRE regulations specify 

service fees for these requests. 

This ICR also covers the related 

Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) 

that BOEMRE issues to clarify and 

provide additional guidance on some 

aspects of our regulations. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are under 30 CFR part 

250, subpart A. Responses are 

mandatory. Requests for BOEMRE 

approval may contain proprietary 

information related to performance 

standards or alternative approaches to 

conducting operations different from 

those approved and specified in 

BOEMRE regulations. We will protect 

this proprietary information according 

to the Freedom of Information Act, (5 

U.S.C. 552), its implementing 

regulations (43 CFR 2), 30 CFR part 252, 

and 30 CFR 250.197, Data and 

information to be made available to the 

public or for limited inspection. 

The BOEMRE uses the information 

collected under the subpart A 

regulations to ensure that operations on 

the OCS are carried out in a safe and 

pollution-free manner, do not interfere 

with the rights of other users on the 

OCS, and balance the protection and 

development of OCS resources. 

Specifically, we use the information 

collected to: 

• Review records of formal crane 

operator and rigger training, crane 

operator qualifications, crane 

inspections, testing, and maintenance to 

ensure that lessees/operators perform 

operations in a safe and workmanlike 

manner and that equipment is 

maintained in a safe condition. The 

BOEMRE also uses the information to 

make certain that all new and existing 

cranes installed on OCS fixed platforms 

must be equipped with anti-two block 

safety devices, and to assure that 

uniform methods are employed by 

lessees for load testing of cranes. 

• Review welding plans, procedures, 

and records to ensure that welding is 

conducted in a safe and workmanlike 

manner by trained and experienced 

personnel. 

• Provide lessees/operators greater 

flexibility to comply with regulatory 

requirements through approval of 

alternative equipment or procedures 

and departures to regulations if they 

demonstrate equal or better compliance 

with the appropriate performance 

standards. 

• Determine the capability of a well 

to produce oil or gas in paying 

quantities or to determine the possible 

need for additional wells resulting in 

minimum royalty status on a lease. If a 

well does not yield hydrocarbons in 

sufficient quantity to warrant continued 

operation and production, BOEMRE 

uses the information to verify the claim 

and to release the lessee from lease 

obligations. Conversely, the information 

is used to extend the term of the lease 

if additional wells will warrant 

continued operation and production. 

• Ensure that injection of gas 

promotes conservation of natural 

resources, prevents waste, and that 

subsurface storage of natural gas does 

not unduly interfere with development 

and production operations under 

existing leases. 

• Record the designation of an 

operator authorized to act on behalf of 

the lessee and to fulfill the lessee’s 

obligations under the OCS Lands Act 

and implementing regulations, or to 

record the local agent empowered to 

receive notices and comply with 

regulatory orders issued (Form MMS– 

1123). This form requires the 

respondent to submit general 

information such as lease number, 

name, address, company number of 

designated operator, and signature of 

the authorized lessee. 

• Determine if an application for 

right-of-use and easement complies with 

the OCS Lands Act, other applicable 

laws, and BOEMRE regulations; and 

does not unreasonably interfere with the 

operations of any other lessee. 

• Provide for orderly development of 

leases through the use of information to 

determine the appropriateness of lessee/ 

operator requests for suspension of 

operations, including production. 

• Improve safety and environmental 

protection on the OCS through 

collection and analysis of accident 

reports to ascertain the cause of the 

accidents and to determine ways to 

prevent recurrences. 

• Ascertain when the lease ceases 

production or when the last well ceases 

production in order to determine the 

180th day after the date of completion 

of the last production. The BOEMRE 

will use this information to efficiently 

maintain the lessee/operator lease 

status. 

• Approve requests to cancel leases. 

• Be informed when there could be a 

major disruption in the availability and 

supply of natural gas and oil due to 

natural occurrences/hurricanes, to 

advise the U.S. Coast Guard in case of 

the need to rescue offshore workers in 

distress, to monitor damage to offshore 

platforms and drilling rigs, and to 

advise the news media and interested 

public entities when production is shut 

in and when resumed. The Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region (GOMR) uses a 

reporting form, MMS–132, Evacuation 

Statistics, for respondents to report 

evacuation statistics when necessary. 

This form requires the respondent to 

submit general information such as 

company name, contact, date, time, 

telephone number, as well as number of 

platforms and drilling rigs evacuated 

and not evacuated. We also require 

production shut-in statistics for oil 

(BOPD) and gas (MMSCFD). 

• Form MMS–143, Facility/ 

Equipment Damage Report, assists 

lessees, lease operators, and pipeline 

right-of-way holders when reporting 

damage by a hurricane, earthquake, or 

other natural phenomenon. They are 

required to submit an initial damage 

report to the Regional Supervisor within 

48 hours after completing the initial 

evaluation of the damage and then, 

subsequent reports, monthly and 

immediately, whenever information 

changes until the damaged structure or 

equipment is returned to service. 

• Allow lessees/operators who 

exhibit unacceptable performance an 

incremental approach to improving 

their overall performance prior to a final 

decision to disqualify a lessee/operator 

or to pursue debarment proceedings 

through the execution of a performance 

improvement plan (PIP). The subpart A 

regulations do not address the actual 

process that we will follow in pursuing 

the disqualification of operators under 

§§ 250.135 and 250.136. However, our 

internal enforcement procedures 

include allowing such operators to 

demonstrate a commitment to 

acceptable performance by the 

submission of a PIP. 

• Determine that respondents have 

corrected all Incidents of NonCompliance (INC)(s), Form MMS–1832, 

identified during inspections. The 

BOEMRE issues this form to the 

operator and the operator then corrects 

the INC(s), signs and returns the form to 

the BOEMRE Regional Supervisor 

within 14 days of issuance. 

Frequency: Primarily on occasion; 

monthly; and Form MMS–132, 

Evacuation Statistics is submitted daily 

during an emergency situation. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal and State 

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 

44,413 hours. The following chart 

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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. 

Citation 30 CFR 250 

subpart A and related 

forms/NTLs 

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement 

Non-hour cost burdens 

Hour 

burden 

Average number of annual 

responses 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Authority and Definition of Terms 

104; 181; Form MMS–1832 Appeal orders or decisions; appeal INCs; request hearing due to cancellation of lease.Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c). 0 

Performance Standards 

109(a); 110 .......................... Submit welding, burning, and hot tapping plans ............ 2 ............... 54 plans .............................. 108 

115; 116 .............................. Request determination of well producibility; make available or submit data and information; notify BOEMRE 

of test.

5 ............... 90 responses ...................... 450 

118; 119; 121; 124 .............. Apply for injection or subsurface storage of gas; sign 

storage agreement.

10 ............ 7 applications ..................... 70 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 151 responses .................... 628 

Cost Recovery Fees 

125; 126 .............................. Cost Recovery Fees; confirmation receipt etc; verbal 

approvals pertaining to fees.

Cost Recovery Fees and related items 

are covered individually throughout this 

subpart. 

0 

Forms 

130–133; Form MMS–1832 Submit ‘‘green’’ response copy of Form MMS–1832 indicating date violations (INCs) corrected.2 ............... 931 forms ........................... 1,862 

143 ...................................... Report change of address; submit designation of local 

agent.

Not considered information collection 

under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1). 

0 

143; 144; 145; Form MMS– 

1123.

Submit designation of operator (Form MMS–1123— 

form takes 15 minutes); report change of address; 

notice of termination; submit designation of local 

agent; include pay.gov confirmation receipt.

1 ............... 840 forms ........................... 840 

$164 fee × 840 = $137,760 * 

186(a)(3); NTL .................... Apply to receive administrative entitlements to eWell 

(electronic/digital form submittals).

Not considered information collection 

under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1). 

0 

192; Form MMS–132 .......... Daily report of evacuation statistics for natural occurrence/hurricane (Form MMS–132 (form takes 1 hour) 

in the GOMR) when circumstances warrant; inform 

BOEMRE when you resume production.

1.5 ........... 1,950 reports or forms ....... 2,925 

192(b) .................................. Use Form MMS–143 to submit an initial damage report 

to the Regional Supervisor.

3 .............. 133 forms ........................... 399 

192(b) .................................. Use Form MMS–143 to submit subsequent damage reports on a monthly basis until damaged structure or 

equipment is returned to service; immediately when 

information changes; date item returned to service 

must be in final report.

1 ............... 133 forms ........................... 133 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 3,987 responses ................. 6,159 

$137,760 non-hour cost burden 

Inspection of Operations 

130–133 .............................. Request reconsideration from issuance of an INC ......... 2 .............. 178 requests ...................... 356 

Request waiver of 14-day response time ....................... 1 ............... 274 waivers ........................ 274 

Notify BOEMRE before returning to operations if shut-in 1 ............... 698 notices ......................... 698 

133 ...................................... Request reimbursement for food, quarters, and transportation provided to BOEMRE representatives (no 

requests received in many years; minimal burden).

1.5 ........... 15 requests ........................ 1 23 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 1,165 responses ................. 1,351 


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Citation 30 CFR 250 

subpart A and related 

forms/NTLs 

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement 

Non-hour cost burdens 

Hour 

burden 

Average number of annual 

responses 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Disqualification 

135 BOEMRE internal process.Submit PIP under BOEMRE implementing procedures 

for enforcement actions.

40 ............ 4 plans ................................ 160 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 4 responses ........................ 160 

Special Types of Approval 

140 ...................................... Request various oral approvals not specifically covered 

elsewhere in regulatory requirements.

1 .............. 360 requests ...................... 360 

140(c) .................................. Submit letter when stopping approved flaring with required information.Burden covered under 1010–0041. 0 

141; 198 .............................. Request approval to use new or alternative procedures, 

including BAST not specifically covered elsewhere in 

regulatory requirements.

20 ............ 590 requests ...................... 11,800 

142; 198 .............................. Request approval of departure from operating requirements not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements.2.5 ........... 1,052 requests ................... 2,630 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 2,002 responses ................. 14,790 

Naming and Identifying Facilities and Wells (Does Not Include MODUs) 

150; 151; 152; 154(a) ......... Name and identify facilities, artificial islands, MODUs, 

helo landing facilities etc., with signs.

3 ............... 585 new/replacement signs 1,755 

150; 154(b) .......................... Name and identify wells with signs ................................. 2 ............... 188 new wells .................... 376 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 773 responses .................... 2,131 

Right-of-use and Easement 

160; 161; 123 ...................... OCS lessees: Apply for new or modified right-of-use 

and easement to construct and maintain off-lease 

platforms, artificial islands, and installations and other 

devices; include notifications.

9 ............... 26 applications ................... 234 

160(c) .................................. Establish a Company File for qualification; submit updated information, submit qualifications for lessee/ 

bidder, request exception.

Burden covered under 1010–0006. 0 

165; 123 .............................. State lessees: Apply for new or modified right-of-use 

and easement to construct and maintain off-lease 

platforms, artificial islands, and installations and other 

devices; include pay.gov confirmation.

5 ............... 1 application ....................... 5 

$2,569 state lease fee × 1 = $2,569 

166 ...................................... State lessees: Furnish surety bond; additional security 

if required.

Burden covered under 30 CFR 256 

(1010–0006). 

0 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 27 responses ...................... 239 

$2,569 non-hour cost burden 

Suspensions 

168; 170; 171; 172; 174; 

175; 177; 180(b), (d).

Request suspension of operation or production; submit 

schedule of work leading to commencement; supporting information; include pay.gov confirmation receipt.

10 ............ 595 requests ...................... 5,950 

$1,968 fee × 595 = $1,170,960 * 

Submit progress reports on SOO or SOP as condition 

of approval.

3 .............. 703 reports ......................... 2,109 


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Citation 30 CFR 250 

subpart A and related 

forms/NTLs 

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement 

Non-hour cost burdens 

Hour 

burden 

Average number of annual 

responses 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

172(b); 177(a) ..................... Conduct site-specific study; submit results. No instances requiring this study in several years—could 

be necessary if a situation occurred such as severe 

damage to a platform or structure caused by a hurricane or a vessel collision.

100 ........... 1 study/report ..................... 100 

177(b), (c), (d); 182; 183, 

185; 194.

Various references to submitting new, revised, or modified exploration plan, development/production plan, or 

development operations coordination document, and 

related surveys/reports.

Burden covered under 1010–0151. 0 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 1,299 responses ................. 8,159 

$1,170,960 non-hour cost burden. 

Primary Lease Requirements, Lease Term Extensions, and Lease Cancellations 

180(a), (h), (i), ..................... Notify and submit report on various leaseholding operations and lease production activities.2 .............. 53 reports or notices .......... 106 

180(f), (g), (h), (i) ................ Submit various operations and production data to demonstrate production in paying quantities to maintain 

lease beyond primary term; notify BOEMRE when 

you begin conducting operations beyond its primary 

term.

2 .............. 404 submissions/notifications.808 

.5 .............. ............................................. 202 

180(e), (j) ............................ Request more than 180 days to resume operations; notify BOEMRE if operations do not begin within 180 

days.

4 ............... 88 requests/notifications .... 352 

.5 .............. ............................................. 44 

181(d); 182(b), 183(b)(2) .... Request termination of suspension and cancellation of 

lease (no requests in recent years for termination/ 

cancellation of a lease; minimal burden).

20 ............ 1 request ............................ 20 

184 ...................................... Request compensation for lease cancellation mandated 

by the OCS Lands Act (no qualified lease cancellations in many years; minimal burden compared to 

benefit).

50 ............ 1 request ............................ 50 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 547 responses .................... 1,582 

Information and Reporting Requirements 

186; NTL ............................. Submit information and reports as BOEMRE requires ... 10 ............ 200 ..................................... 2,000 

187; 188(a-b); 189; 190(ac); 192; NTL.Report to the District Manager immediately via oral 

communication and written follow-up within 15 calendar days, incidents pertaining to: Fatalities; injuries; LoWC; fires; explosions; all collisions resulting in 

property or equipment damage >$25K; structural 

damage to an OCS facility; cranes; incidents that 

damage or disable safety systems or equipment (including firefighting systems); include hurricane reports such as platform/rig evacuation, rig damage, P/ 

L damage, and platform damage; operations personnel to muster for evacuation not related to weather or drills; any additional information required. If requested, submit copy marked as public information.

Oral .5 ...... 898 ..................................... 449 

Written 2.5 950 ..................................... 2,375 

187(d) .................................. Report all spills of oil or other liquid pollutants ............... Burden covered under 30 CFR 254 

(1010–0091). 

0 

188(a)(5) ............................. Report to District Manager hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas 

releases immediately by oral communication.

Burden covered under 1010–0141. 0 

191 ...................................... Submit written statement/Request compensation mileage and services for testimony re: accident investigation.Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c). 0 

193 ...................................... Report apparent violations or non-compliance ............... 1.5 ........... 6 reports ............................. 9 

194; NTL ............................. Request departures from conducting archaeological resources surveys and/or submitting reports in GOMR.1 .............. 2 requests .......................... 2 


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Citation 30 CFR 250 

subpart A and related 

forms/NTLs 

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement 

Non-hour cost burdens 

Hour 

burden 

Average number of annual 

responses 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

194(c) .................................. Report archaeological discoveries .................................. 2 .............. 12 reports ........................... 24 

195 ...................................... Notify District Manager within 5 workdays of putting 

well in production status (usually oral). Follow-up with 

either fax/email within same 5 day period (burden includes oral and written).

1 .............. 188 notifications ................. 188 

196 ...................................... Submit data/information for post-lease G&G activity and 

request reimbursement.

Burden covered under 30 CFR 251 

(1010–0048). 

0 

197(c) .................................. Submit confidentiality agreement .................................... 1 ............... 1 ......................................... 1 

101–199 .............................. General departure or alternative compliance requests 

not specifically covered elsewhere in Subpart A.

2 ............... 21 requests ........................ 42 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 2,278 responses ................. 5,090 

Recordkeeping 

108(e) .................................. Retain records of design and construction for life of 

crane, including installation records for any anti-two 

block safety devices; all inspection, testing, and 

maintenance for at least 4 years; crane operator and 

all rigger personnel qualifications for at least 4 years.

1.5 ........... 2,151 recordkeepers .......... 1 3,227 

109(b); 113(c) ..................... Retain welding plan and drawings of safe-welding 

areas at site; designated person advises in writing 

that it is safe to weld.

1 ............... 637 operations ................... 637 

132(b)(3) ............................. During inspections make records available as requested by inspectors.2 ............... 130 lessees/operators ........ 260 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................... 2,918 responses ................. 4,124 

Total Burden ........................................................................................................................... 15,151 responses ............... 44,413 

$1,311,289 Non-Hour Cost Burdens. 

* Cost recovery monies collected are based on actual submittals through Pay.gov for FY 2009. 

1 Rounded. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified three non-hour cost 

burdens. Section 250.143 requires 

respondents to pay a cost recovery fee 

for a change in designation of operator. 

Section 250.165 requires a State lessee 

applying for a right-of-use and easement 

on the OCS to pay a cost recovery 

application fee. This cost is the same as 

the fee for a pipeline right-of-way grant 

specified in § 250.1015 and is subject to 

change based on that regulation. We 

estimate receiving only one application 

per year. Section 250.171 requests a cost 

recovery fee for either a Suspension of 

Operations or Production Request 

(SOO/SOP). We have not identified any 

other non-hour cost burden associated 

with this collection of information. We 

estimate a total reporting non-hour cost 

burden of $1,311,289. 

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 

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. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, on March 22, 

2010, we published a Federal Register 

notice (75 FR 13563) 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 and the forms. 

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 no comments in response to 

these efforts. 

If you wish to comment in response 

to this notice, you may send your 

comments 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 October 7, 2010. 

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 


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information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (703) 

787–1025. 

Dated: August 30, 2010 

Doug Slitor, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22192 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation and Enforcement 

[Docket No. MMS–2010–OMM–0011] 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Activity: 1010–0142, Decommissioning 

Activities, Extension of a Collection, 

Submitted for Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of an 

information collection (1010–0142). 

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 

30 CFR 250, subpart Q, 

Decommissioning Activities, and related 

documents. This notice also provides 

the public a second opportunity to 

comment on the paperwork burden of 

these regulatory requirements. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

October 7, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either 

fax (202) 395–5806 or e-mail 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior (1010–0142). Please also submit 

a copy of your comments to BOEMRE by 

any of the means below. 

• Electronically: go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter docket ID 

MMS–2010–OMM–0011 then click 

search. Follow the instructions to 

submit public comments and view 

supporting and related materials 

available for this collection. The 

BOEMRE will post all comments. 

• E-mail: cheryl.blundon@mms.gov. 

Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, Regulation 

and Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl 

Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024; 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please 

reference ICR 1010–0142 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch (703) 787–1607. You 

may also contact Cheryl Blundon to 

obtain a copy, at no cost, of the 

regulation that requires the subject 

collection of information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 250, subpart Q, 

Decommissioning Activities. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0142. 

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 

(Secretary) to prescribe rules and 

regulations to manage the mineral 

resources of the OCS. Such rules and 

regulations will apply to all operations 

conducted under a lease. 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 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.’’ 

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. Under the Department 

of the Interior’s (DOI) implementing 

policy, the Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement (BOEMRE) is required to 

charge fees for services that provide 

special benefits or privileges to an 

identifiable non-Federal recipient above 

and beyond those which accrue to the 

public at large. Applications to remove/ 

decommission a platform are subject to 

cost recovery, and BOEMRE regulations 

specify cost recovery fees for these 

requests. 

This authority and responsibility are 

among those delegated to BOEMRE. 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 

BOEMRE issues to clarify, supplement, 

or provide additional guidance on some 

aspects of our regulations. 

The BOEMRE uses the information 

collected under subpart Q primarily 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 plugging the well, and 

the temporary abandonment will not 

interfere with fishing, navigation, or 

other uses of the OCS. We use the 

information and documentation to 

verify that the lessee/operator is 

diligently pursuing the final disposition 

of the well and has performed the 

temporary plugging of the wellbore. 

• The information submitted in initial 

decommissioning plans in the Alaska 

and Pacific OCS Regions will permit 

BOEMRE 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. 

• Information regarding 

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. 

Responses are mandatory. No 

questions of a sensitive nature are 

asked. We protect proprietary 

information according to the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its 

implementing regulations (43 CFR 2), 


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