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Federal Register | Information Collection Activities: Legacy Data Verification P
[Docket ID BSEE-2012-0008; OMB Number 1014-0009]
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 for the Notice to Lessees (NTL) on the Legacy Data Verification Process (LDVP). This notice also provides the public a second opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by November 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: *Electronically:go tohttp://www.regulations.gov.In the entry titled, "Enter Keyword or ID," enter BSEE-2012-0008 then click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view all related materials. We will post all comments.
* Emailcheryl.blundon@bsee.gov,fax (703) 787-1546, or mail or hand-carry comments to: Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; Regulations Development Branch; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381 Elden Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference 1014-0009 in your comment and include your name and return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and Standards Branch, (703) 787-1607, to request additional information about this ICR. To see a copy of the entire ICR submitted to OMB, go tohttp://www.reginfo.gov(select Information Collection Review, Currently Under Review).
Title:Legacy Data Verification Process (LDVP).
OMB Control Number:1014-0009.
Abstract:The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1331et seq.and 43 U.S.C. 1801et seq.), authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules and regulations to administer leasing of the OCS. Such rules and regulations will apply to all operations conducted under a lease.
The subject of this information collection request is the “Legacy Data Verification Process (LDVP),” formerly known as the “Historical Well Data Cleanup Program (HWDC).” It needs to be stressed that the information we are collecting is information that respondents are required to submit under regulations at 30 CFR part 250, subpart D. However, in the past we did not always enforce this regulatory requirement for certain wellbores for several reasons. We did not foresee the value of this information for all wellbores, nor did we anticipate that not having the information would later create problems for the agency and others. We also did not have a sophisticated electronic database that could handle the information. The LDVP IC is found in § 250.467(c). These are the records that the lessee must keep until the well is abandoned. The collection is also looking for any records that should have been submitted to BSEE but are not in BSEE's inventory. The key to this collection is that BSEE wants to know the location of all the wellbores, specifically:
—Records of well completion or workover activities that materially alter the completion configuration or affect a hydrocarbon-bearing zone—§ 250.467(c), —Well logs and surveys run in the wellbore—§ 250.468(a), —Directional surveys—§ 250.468(a), —Service company reports on cementing, perforating, acidizing, testing, or other similar reports—§ 250.469(c).
We now collect all of the required information on a current basis (under 30 CFR part 250, subpart D, OMB Control Number 1014-0018). Prior assurance to respondents that providing theinformation in connection with this process will not subject them to the penalties for not providing the information is still in place. We are requesting a renewal of this collection to allow operators more response time over a longer period to provide the missing or corrected data.
Description of Respondents:Potential respondents comprise Federal OCS oil, gas, and sulphur lessees.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:The estimated hour burden for this information collection is a total of 417 annual burden hours. The respondents will submit information for a remaining estimated 500 wells from an original 40,000 wells. Based on our own input, the concurrence of the contractor hired for this, and informal discussions with a few potential respondents, we estimate it will take respondents 0.5 hours to locate and copy scout tickets for each well and 2.0 hours to retrieve and analyze each well file over a 3-year timeframe (2.5 hours × 500 wells—1,250/3 = 417 annual burden hours (rounded)).
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 collection is necessary or useful; (b) evaluate the accuracy 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 technology.
To comply with the public consultation process, on May 14, 2012, we published aFederal Registernotice (77 FR 28401) 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 part 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 this effort.