[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66776-66779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27443]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

[Docket No. BOEM-2010-0050]


BOEMRE Information Collection Activity: 1010-0043, Oil and Gas 
Well-Workover 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 (1010-0043).

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we 
are notifying the public that

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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 F, ``Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations,'' and 
related documents. This notice also provides the public a second 
opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these regulatory 
requirements.

DATE: Submit written comments by November 29, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either fax (202) 395-5806 or e-mail 
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d42445f4c5249424e4648594d62606f2368627d236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4807011a09170c070b030d1c0827252a662d2738662f273e">[email protected]</span></a>) directly to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of 
the Interior (1010-0043). Please also submit a copy of your comments to 
BOEMRE by any of the means below.
    <bullet> Electronically: go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the 
entry titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter docket ID BOEM-2010-0050 
then click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments 
and view supporting and related materials available for this 
collection. BOEMRE will post all comments.
    <bullet> E-mail <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2142494453584d0f434d544f454e4f61434e444c53440f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e5d565b4c4752105c524b505a51507e5c515b534c5b10595148">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 1010-0043'' 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 F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations.
    OMB Control Number: 1010-0043.
    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, 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 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 BOEMRE to ensure that 
operations on 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 information collection request addresses the regulations at 30 
CFR 250, Subpart F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations and the 
associated supplementary Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that 
BOEMRE issues to clarify, supplement, or provide additional guidance on 
some aspects of our regulations.
    Responses are mandatory. No questions of a sensitive nature are 
asked. BOEMRE protects information considered proprietary according to 
the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 
regulations (43 CFR part 2), and 30 CFR 250.197, ``Data and information 
to be made available to the public or for limited inspection.''
    BOEMRE District Supervisors use the information collected to 
analyze and evaluate planned well-workover operations to ensure that 
these operations result in personnel safety and protection of the 
environment. They use this evaluation in making decisions to approve, 
disapprove, or to require modification to the proposed well-workover 
operations. Specifically, BOEMRE uses the information collected to:
    <bullet> Review log entries of crew meetings to verify that safety 
procedures have been properly reviewed.
    <bullet> Review well-workover procedures relating to hydrogen 
sulfide (H<INF>2</INF>S) to ensure the safety of the crew in the event 
of encountering H<INF>2</INF>S.
    <bullet> Review well-workover diagrams and procedures to ensure the 
safety of well-workover operations.
    <bullet> Verify that the crown block safety device is operating and 
can be expected to function and avoid accidents.
    <bullet> Verify that the proposed operation of the annular 
preventer is technically correct and will provide adequate protection 
for personnel, property, and natural resources.
    <bullet> Verify the reasons for postponing blowout preventer (BOP) 
tests, verify the state of readiness of the equipment and ascertain 
that the equipment meets safety standards and requirements, ensure that 
BOP tests have been conducted in the manner and frequency to promote 
personnel safety and protect natural resources. Specific testing 
information must be recorded to verify that the proper test procedures 
were followed.
    <bullet> Assure that the well-workover operations are conducted on 
well casing that is structurally competent.
    Frequency: On occasion; varies by section.
    Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal 
OCS 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 24,719 
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.

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                                                                         Average No. of annual    Annual burden
     Citation 30 CFR 250       Reporting requirement     Hour burden            responses        hours (rounded)
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                                                    Requests
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602..........................  Request exceptions     1................  766 requests.........  766
                                prior to moving well-
                                workover equipment.
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605; 613; 615(a), (e)(4);      Request approval to         Burden covered under 1010-0141       0
 616(d).                        begin subsea well-
                                workover operations;
                                submit Forms
                                MMS[dash]124
                                (include, if
                                required, alternate
                                procedures and
                                equipment; stump
                                test procedures
                                plan) and MMS-125.
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612..........................  Request establishment/ 5................  2 requests...........  10
                                amendment/
                                cancellation of
                                field well-workover
                                rules.
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616(a).......................  Request exception to   1.5..............  187 requests.........  281
                                rated working
                                pressure of the BOP
                                equipment; request
                                exception to annular-
                                type BOP testing.
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600-618......................  General departure and  2................  200 requests.........  400
                                alternative
                                compliance requests
                                not specifically
                                covered elsewhere in
                                Subpart F
                                regulations.
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                                Subtotal                                 1,155 responses......  1,457 hours
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                                                     Posting
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614..........................  Post number of stands  0.25.............  844 postings.........  211
                                of drill pipe or
                                workover string and
                                drill collars that
                                may be pulled prior
                                to filling the hole
                                and equivalent well-
                                control fluid volume.
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                                Subtotal                                 844 responses........  211 hours
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                                            Submittals/Notifications
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602..........................  Notify BOEMRE of any        Burden covered under 1010-0150       0
                                rig movement within
                                Gulf of Mexico (Form
                                MMS-144).
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617(b).......................  Submit results of      4................  88 reports...........  352
                                pressure test,
                                caliper, or
                                otherwise evaluate
                                tubing & wellhead
                                equipment casing
                                (every 30 days
                                during prolonged
                                operations).
617(c).......................  Notify BOEMRE if       1................  57 notifications.....  57
                                sustained casing
                                pressure is observed
                                on a well.
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                                Subtotal                                 145 responses........  409 hours
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                                                 Record/Document
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606..........................  Instruct crew members  1................  868 workovers x 5      4,340
                                in safety                                 meetings = 4,340.
                                requirements of
                                operations to be
                                performed; document
                                meetings.
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611..........................  Document results of    1................  868 workovers x 3      2,604
                                traveling-block                           results = 2,604.
                                safety device.
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616(a), (f)..................  Record test pressures  2................  868 workovers x 3      5,208
                                during BOP and                            recordings = 2,604.
                                coiled tubing tests
                                for well-workovers
                                on a pressure chart
                                or with a digital
                                recorder; certify
                                the information is
                                correct.
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616(a), (g)..................  Record time, date,     4................  868 workovers x 3      10,416
                                and results of all                        recordings = 2,604.
                                pressure tests,
                                actuations,
                                inspections, and
                                crew drills of the
                                BOP system
                                components and
                                risers in the
                                operations log
                                during well-
                                workovers; retain
                                records for 2 years.
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616(b)(2)....................  Record reason for      0.5..............  148 postponed tests..  74
                                postponing BOP
                                system tests.
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    Subtotal...........................................................  12,300 responses.....  22,642 hours
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    Total Burden.......................................................  14,444 responses.....  24,719 hours
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    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have 
identified no paperwork non-hour 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 22, 2010, 
we published a Federal Register notice (75 FR 13570) 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 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 
November 29, 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: September 1, 2010.
Doug Slitor,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-27443 Filed 10-28-10; 8:45 am]
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