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response to the Federal Register notice 

and the comment was not germane to 

the collection of information. 

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 Comment Procedures: 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 (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: August 30, 2010. 

Doug Slitor, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22210 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Management, 

Regulation and Enforcement 

[Docket No. MMS–2010–OMM–0012] 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Activity: 1010–0086, Sulphur 

Operations, 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 (1010–0086). 

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 P, Sulphur 

Operations. 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 (1010–0086). 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–0012 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@boemre.gov. Mail or 

hand-carry comments to: 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 1010–0086 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 that require the subject 

collection of information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 250, subpart P, Sulphur 

Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0086. 

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, right-of-use 

and easement, and pipeline right-ofway. Operations on the OCS must 

preserve, protect, and develop mineral 

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 5(a) of the OCS Lands Act 

requires the Secretary to prescribe rules 

and regulations ‘‘to provide for the 

prevention of waste, and conservation of 

the natural resources of the Outer 

Continental Shelf, and the protection of 

correlative rights therein’’ and to include 

provisions ‘‘for the prompt and efficient 

exploration and development of a lease 

area.’’ These authorities and 

responsibilities are among those 

delegated to the Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement (BOEMRE) to ensure that 

operations in the OCS will meet 

statutory requirements; provide for 

safety and protection of the 

environment; and result in diligent 

exploration, development, and 

production of OCS leases. This ICR 

addresses the regulations at 30 CFR 250, 

subpart P, Sulphur Operations, and any 

associated supplementary Notices to 

Lessees and Operators (NTLs) intended 

to provide clarification, description, or 

explanation of these regulations. 

Currently, BOEMRE regulates one 

sulphur lease on the OCS, but it is not 

active. Therefore, this information 

collection and its relevant hours 

represent one respondent. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are under 30 CFR 250, 

subpart P. Responses are mandatory. No 

questions of a sensitive nature are 

asked. The BOEMRE protects 

information considered proprietary 

according to 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data and 

information to be made available to the 

public or for limited inspection,’’ and 

the Freedom of Information Act (5 

U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 

regulations (43 CFR 2). 

The BOEMRE uses the information 

collected to ascertain the condition of 

drilling sites for the purpose of 

preventing hazards inherent in sulphur 

drilling and production operations and 

to evaluate the adequacy of equipment 

and/or procedures to be used during the 

conduct of drilling, well-completion, 

well-workover, and production 

operations. The BOEMRE uses the 

information to: 

• Ascertain that a discovered sulphur 

deposit can be classified as capable of 

production in paying quantities. 

• Ensure accurate and complete 

measurement of production to 

determine the amount of sulphur 

royalty payments due the United States; 

and that the sale locations are secure, 

production has been measured 

accurately, and appropriate follow-up 

actions are initiated. 

• Review expected oceanographic 

and meteorological conditions to ensure 

the integrity of the drilling unit (this 

information is submitted only if it is not 

otherwise available). 

• Review hazard survey data to 

ensure that the lessee or operator will 


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not encounter geological conditions that 

present a hazard to operations. 

• Ensure the adequacy and safety of 

firefighting plans; the drilling unit is fit 

for the intended purpose; and the 

adequacy of casing for anticipated 

conditions. 

• Review log entries of crew meetings 

to verify that crew members are 

properly trained. 

• Review drilling, well-completion, 

well-workover diagrams and 

procedures, as well as production 

operation procedures to ensure the 

safety of the proposed sulphur drilling, 

well-completion, well-workover and 

proposed production operations. 

• Monitor environmental data during 

sulphur operations in offshore areas 

where such data are not already 

available to provide a valuable source of 

information to evaluate the performance 

of drilling rigs under various weather 

and ocean conditions. This information 

is necessary to make reasonable 

determinations regarding safety of 

operations and environmental 

protection. 

Frequency: Occasional; varies by 

section. 

Description of Respondents: Currently 

there are no active OCS sulphur lease 

operators. Our estimates are based on 

expected responses for one potential 

respondent. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

estimated annual hour burden for this 

information collection is a total of 903 

hours. The following chart details the 

individual components and 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 Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Hour burden Average number of annual reponses 

Annual burden 

hours 

Submittals/Notifications 

1600; 1617 ........ Submit exploration or development and production plan .................. Burden covered under (1010–0151) 0 

1617; 1618; 

1619(b); 1622.

Submit forms MMS–123 (Application for Permit to Drill), MMS–124 

(Application for Permit to Modify), Form MMS–125 (End of Operations Report).

Burden covered under (1010–0141) 0 

1605(b)(3) ......... Submit and/or resubmit data and information on fitness of drilling 

unit.

4 ........................ 1 submission ........ 4 

1605(d) .............. Submit results of additional surveys and soil borings upon request* 1 ........................ 1 submission ........ 1 

1605(f) ............... Submit application for installation of fixed drilling platforms or structures.Burden covered under (1010–0149). 0 

1608 .................. Submit well casing and cementing plan or modification ................... 5 ........................ 1 plan ................... 5 

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

4 ........................ 1 application ......... 4 

1630(a)(6) ......... Notify BOEMRE of pre-production test and inspection of safety system and commencement of production............................ 2 notifications ....... 1 

1633(b) .............. Submit application for method of production measurement .............. 2 ........................ 1 application ......... 2 

Subtotal ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 responses ....... 25 

Requests 

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

paying quantities.

1 ........................ 1 request .............. 1 

1605(e)(5) ......... Request copy of directional survey (by holder of adjoining lease)* .. 1 ........................ 1 request .............. 1 

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

for drilling, well-completion, or well-workover.

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

1610(d)(7+8) ..... Request exception to ram-type blowout preventer (BOP) system 

components rated working pressure.

1 ........................ 1 request .............. 1 

1611(b); 1625(b) Request exception to water-rated working pressure to test ram-type 

and annular BOPs and choke manifold.

1 ........................ 1 request .............. 1 

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

tests on pressure charts.* 

1 ........................ 1 request .............. 1 

1612 .................. Request exception to §§ 250.408/250.462 requirements for wellcontrol drills.* 1 ........................ 1 request .............. 1 

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

to secure wells.

1 ........................ 1 request .............. 1 

1629(b)(3) ......... Request approval of firefighting systems; post firefighting system 

diagram.

4 ........................ 1 request .............. 4 

1600 thru 1634 .. General departure and/or alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart P.2 ........................ 1 request .............. 2 

Subtotal ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 responses ....... 29 

Record/Retain 

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

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

1⁄4 ...................... 1 lessee × 52 wks 

× 2 rigs = 104.

26 

1605(c) .............. Report oceanographic, meteorological, and drilling unit performance data upon request.* 1 ........................ 1 report ................. 1 


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Citation 

30 CFR 250 Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Hour burden Average number of annual reponses 

Annual burden 

hours 

1609(a) .............. Pressure test casing; record time, conditions of testing, and test results in log.2 ........................ 1 lessee × 60 

tests/records = 

60.

120 

1611(d)(3); 

1625(d)(3).

Record in driller’s report the date, time, and reason for postponing 

pressure testings.

10 minutes ........ 1 lessee × 6 recordings = 6.1 

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.

6 ........................ 1 lessee × 52 

weeks = 52.

312 

1613(d) .............. 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.

2 ........................ 1 lessee (daily/ 

weekly during 

drilling) × 2 rigs 

× 52 weeks = 

104.

208 

1616(c) .............. Retain training records for lessee and drilling contractor personnel Burden covered 

under 1010– 

0128.

0.

1619(a); 1623(c) Retain records for each well and all well operations for 2 years; 

calculate well-control fluid volume and post near operators’ station.

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

1621 .................. Conduct safety meetings prior to well-completion or well-workover 

operations; record date and time.

1 ........................ 1 lessee × 50 

meetings/ 

records = 50.

50 

1628(b), (d) ....... Maintain information on approved design and installation features 

for the life of the facility.

1 ........................ 1 lessee ................ 1 

1629(b)(1)(ii) ..... Retain pressure-recording charts used to determine operating pressure ranges for 2 years.12 ...................... 1 lessee ................ 12 

1630(b) .............. Maintain records for each safety device installed for 2 years; make 

available for review.

1 ........................ 1 lessee ................ 1 

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

periodically thereafter; record date and time.

1 ........................ 1 lessee × 52 

train/records × 2 

rigs = 104.

104 

1634(b) .............. Report evidence of mishandling of produced sulphur or tampering 

or falsifying any measurement of production.

1 ........................ 1 report ................. 1 

Subtotal ..................................................................................................................................................... 486 responses ..... 849 

Total Burden .............................................................................................................................................. 512 responses ..... 903 

* We included a minimal burden, but it has not been necessary to request these data and/or no submissions received for many years. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified no paperwork nonhour cost burdens associated with the 

collection of information. 

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 30, 

2010, we published a Federal Register 

notice (75 FR 15718) 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. The regulations 

also inform the public that they may 

comment at any time on the collections 

of information and provide 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 

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. 


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Dated: August 30, 2010. 

Doug Slitor, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22190 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 ID: MMS–2010–OMM–0027] 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Activity: 1010–NEW, Upcoming 

Projects Considering the Use of Outer 

Continental Shelf Sand, Gravel, and 

Shell Resources for Coastal 

Restoration and/or Beach 

Nourishment; NEW Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of a new information 

collection (1010–NEW). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), BOEMRE is inviting comments 

on a collection of information that we 

will submit to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. The information collection 

request (ICR) concerns the paperwork 

requirements that respondents will 

submit to BOEMRE to obtain OCS sand, 

gravel, and shell resources for use in 

shore protection and beach and coastal 

restoration, which is considered a 

noncompetitive negotiated agreement 

program. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

November 8, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

obtain information pertaining to this 

notice, contact: Colleen Finnegan at 

(703) 787–1275. Marine Minerals 

Program information and procedures for 

obtaining sand, gravel, and shell 

resources can be found on the BOEMRE 

Web site http://www.boemre.gov/ 

sandandgravel or by contacting the 

Marine Minerals Program at (703) 787– 

1215. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods listed 

below. 

• Electronically: go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled 

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

MMS–2010–OMM–0027 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@boemre.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–NEW in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Upcoming Projects Considering 

the Use of Outer Continental Shelf 

Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources for 

Coastal Restoration and/or Beach 

Nourishment. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–NEW. 

Abstract: The BOEMRE, under the 

authority delegated by the Secretary of 

the Interior, is authorized pursuant to 

section 8(k)(2) of the OCS Lands Act (43 

U.S.C. 1337(k)(2)) to convey rights to 

Outer Continental Shelf sand, gravel, 

and shell resources by noncompetitive 

negotiated agreement (NNA) for use in 

shore protection and beach and coastal 

restoration, or for use in construction 

projects funded in whole or part by or 

authorized by the Federal Government. 

Background 

Since 1995, 22 shore protection or 

beach and coastal restoration projects 

have been completed using OCS sand 

resources. Recently, the program has 

seen an increase in projects and need for 

OCS resources due to the decreasing 

amounts of sand located in state waters. 

Because of this increase, the BOEMRE 

needed to develop a mechanism to plan 

for future projects and anticipated 

workload. Therefore, the BOEMRE will 

issue an annual call for information 

about resources and locations from 

interested parties to develop an annual 

NNA Project Schedule. The NNA 

Project Schedule will help BOEMRE 

determine appropriate future resource 

allocation, conduct environmental 

analyses, develop NNAs, and meet all 

necessary environmental and legal 

requirements. 

The BOEMRE has developed 

Proposed NNA Project Schedules for 

2012 and 2013, based on information 

from a general solicitation of interest. 

This ICR addresses the additional 

information needed from States, local 

governments, Federal agencies, 

environmental and other interest 

organizations, and all other interested 

parties to finalize the 2012 and 2013 

NNA Project Schedules. 

Given staff and funding resources 

currently available, the BOEMRE has 

determined it can process a maximum 

of six marine minerals requests per 

calendar year off the Atlantic and 

Florida coasts, two projects off the Gulf 

of Mexico coast, and two projects off the 

Pacific Coast. In the event the number 

of requested projects exceeds these 

limits, the BOEMRE will request the 

relevant states to prioritize their own 

projects based on several criteria 

including likelihood of project funding 

and progress of environmental work. 

After evaluating State responses and 

BOEMRE resources, BOEMRE plans to 

publish the Final 2012 NNA Project 

Schedule in November 2011. 

Information Submittal Procedures: 

The BOEMRE seeks information 

pertaining to upcoming shore protection 

and beach and coastal restoration 

projects that may consider the use of 

OCS material. The call for information 

will request interested parties to submit, 

in writing, a description of their 

proposed projects for which OCS 

resources will be used. The description 

must include the offshore borrow sites 

if known, the estimated date of 

construction, a short description of 

current project funding, and the name of 

a primary point of contact with that 

person’s mailing address, telephone 

number, and e-mail address, as well as 

any additional information concerning 

the status of the project that would be 

useful to the BOEMRE. This information 

may include detailed maps and 

coordinates of desired sand resources 

and sites that would be nourished, a 

description of the environmental 

documents that have been completed to 

date concerning any portion of the 

project, and a description of the status 

of Federal, State, and/or local permits 

required for the project. 

We will protect information from 

respondents considered proprietary 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 

regulations (43 CFR part 2). No items of 

a sensitive nature are collected. 

Responses are required to obtain or 

retain benefits. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise 9 states and 50 

counties. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

BOEMRE is requesting approximately 

95 annual burden hours. 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. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified no non-hour 


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