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5. Takings (E.O. 12630)
Under the criteria in Executive Order
12630, this departmental manual change
does not have significant takings
implications. A takings implication
assessment is not required.
Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, as
set forth below:
PART 516: NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF
1969
6. Federalism (E.O. 13132)
Under the criteria in Executive Order
13132, this departmental manual change
does not have sufficient Federalism
implications to warrant the preparation
of a Federalism summary impact
statement. A Federalism summary
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13175)
Under the criteria in Executive Order
13175, we have evaluated this
departmental manual change and
determined that it has no potential
effects on Federally recognized Indian
Tribes since Native Hawaiians are not a
Federally recognized Indian Tribe.
8. National Environmental Policy Act
The CEQ does not direct agencies to
prepare a NEPA analysis or document
before establishing agency procedures
that supplement the CEQ regulations for
implementing NEPA. Agency NEPA
procedures are procedural guidance to
assist agencies in the fulfillment of
agency responsibilities under NEPA, but
are not the agency’s final determination
of what level of NEPA analysis is
required for a particular proposed
action. The requirements for
establishing agency NEPA procedures
are set forth at 40 CFR 1505.1 and
1507.3. The determination that
establishing agency NEPA procedures
does not require NEPA analysis and
documentation has been upheld in
Heartwood, Inc. v. U.S. Forest Service,
73 F. Supp. 2d 962, 972–73 (S.D. III.
1999), aff’d 230 F.3d 947. 954–55 (7th
Cir. 2000).
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This change to the U.S. Department of
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not contain information collection
requirements, and a submission under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) is
not required.
Willie R. Taylor,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy and
Compliance.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, the Department of the Interior
has amended its Departmental Manual
by adding a new chapter to provide
supplementary requirements for
implementing provisions of 516 DM 1
through 4 within the Department’s
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Chapter 7: MANAGING THE NEPA
PROCESS—OFFICE OF NATIVE
HAWAIIAN RELATIONS
7.1 Purpose. This Chapter provides
supplementary requirements for
implementing provisions of the
Department’s NEPA regulations at 43
CFR part 46 and the provisions of 516
DM 1 through 3 [previously 516 DM 1
through 6] within the Department’s
Office of Native Hawaiian Relations.
7.2 NEPA Responsibility.
A. The Director of the Office of Native
Hawaiian Relations (OHR) is
responsible for NEPA compliance for
OHR activities.
B. The Director of the Office of Native
Hawaiian Relations, in conjunction with
the Office of Environmental Policy
Compliance, provides direction and
oversight for environmental activities,
including the implementation of NEPA.
C. The OHR may request the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
(DHHL) to assist in preparing NEPA
documentation for a proposed action
submitted by the Secretary.
7.3 Guidance to DHHL.
A. Actions Proposed by the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
requiring OHR or other Federal
approval.
(1) OHR retains sole responsibility
and discretion in all NEPA compliance
matters related to the proposed action,
although the Director of OHR may
request the DHHL to assist in preparing
all NEPA documentation.
B. Actions proposed by the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
not requiring Federal approval, funding,
or official actions, are not subject to
NEPA requirements.
7.4 Actions Normally Requiring an
Environmental Assessment (EA) or
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) if
these activities are connected to a land
exchange requiring the Secretary’s
approval.
A. The following actions require
preparation of an EA or EIS:
(1) Actions not categorically
excluded; or
(2) Actions involving extraordinary
circumstances as provided in 43 CFR
Part 46.215.
B. Actions not categorically excluded
or involving extraordinary
circumstances as provided in 43 CFR
Part 46.210, will require an EA when:
(1) An EA will be used in deciding
whether a finding of no significant
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impact is appropriate, or whether an EIS
is required prior to implementing any
action.
(2) The action is not being addressed
by an EIS.
C. If an EA is prepared, it will comply
with the requirements of 43 CFR part 46
subpart D.
D. The following actions normally
require the preparation of an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS):
(1) Proposed water development
projects which would inundate more
than 1,000 acres of land, or store more
than 30,000 acre-feet of water, or irrigate
more than 5,000 acres of undeveloped
land.
(2) Construction of a treatment,
storage or disposal facility for hazardous
waste or toxic substances.
(3) Construction of a solid waste
facility.
E. If an EIS is prepared, it will comply
with the requirements of 43 CFR part 46
subpart E.
7.5 Categorical Exclusion. In
addition to the actions listed in the
Departmental categorical exclusions
specified in section 43 CFR 46.210, the
following action is categorically
excluded unless any of the
extraordinary circumstances in section
43 CFR 46.215 apply, thus requiring an
EA or an EIS. This activity is a single,
independent action not associated with
larger, existing or proposed complexes
or facilities.
A. Approval of conveyances,
exchanges and other transfers of land or
interests in land between DHHL and an
agency of the State of Hawaii or a
Federal agency, where no change in the
land use is planned.
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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 WellWorkover Operations, Extension of a
Collection; Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0043).
AGENCY:
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
SUMMARY:
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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
(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior (1010–0043). Please also submit
a copy of your comments to BOEMRE by
any of the means below.
• Electronically: go to https://
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.
• 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 1010–0043’’ 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
Citation 30 CFR 250
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 wellworkover operations. Specifically,
BOEMRE uses the information collected
to:
• Review log entries of crew meetings
to verify that safety procedures have
been properly reviewed.
• Review well-workover procedures
relating to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) to
ensure the safety of the crew in the
event of encountering H2S.
• Review well-workover diagrams
and procedures to ensure the safety of
well-workover operations.
• Verify that the crown block safety
device is operating and can be expected
to function and avoid accidents.
• Verify that the proposed operation
of the annular preventer is technically
correct and will provide adequate
protection for personnel, property, and
natural resources.
• 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.
• 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.
Hour burden
Reporting requirement
Average No. of
annual
responses
1 ..................
766 requests .....
Annual burden hours
(rounded)
Requests
602 ....................................
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Citation 30 CFR 250
Reporting requirement
Hour burden
Average No. of
annual
responses
Burden covered under 1010–
0141
Annual burden hours
(rounded)
605; 613; 615(a), (e)(4);
616(d).
Request approval to begin subsea well-workover operations; submit Forms MMS-124 (include, if required, alternate procedures and equipment;
stump test procedures plan) and MMS–125.
612 ....................................
Request establishment/amendment/cancellation of
field well-workover rules.
5 ..................
2 requests ........
10
616(a) ................................
Request exception to rated working pressure of the
BOP equipment; request exception to annular-type
BOP testing.
1.5 ...............
187 requests ....
281
600–618 ............................
General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in Subpart F regulations.
2 ..................
200 requests ....
400
1,155 responses
1,457 hours
844 postings .....
211
844 responses ..
211 hours
Subtotal
0
Posting
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.
0.25 .............
Subtotal
Submittals/Notifications
602 ....................................
Notify BOEMRE of any rig movement within Gulf of
Mexico (Form MMS–144).
617(b) ................................
Submit results of pressure test, caliper, or otherwise
evaluate tubing & wellhead equipment casing
(every 30 days during prolonged operations).
Notify BOEMRE if sustained casing pressure is observed on a well.
617(c) ................................
Burden covered under 1010–
0150
0
4 ..................
88 reports .........
352
1 ..................
57 notifications
57
145 responses ..
409 hours
Subtotal
Record/Document
Instruct crew members in safety requirements of operations to be performed; document meetings.
1 ..................
868 workovers ×
5 meetings =
4,340.
4,340
611 ....................................
Document results of traveling-block safety device .....
1 ..................
868 workovers ×
3 results =
2,604.
2,604
616(a), (f) ..........................
Record test pressures during BOP and coiled tubing
tests for well-workovers on a pressure chart or
with a digital recorder; certify the information is
correct.
2 ..................
868 workovers ×
3 recordings =
2,604.
5,208
616(a), (g) .........................
Record time, date, and results of all 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.
4 ..................
868 workovers ×
3 recordings =
2,604.
10,416
616(b)(2) ...........................
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606 ....................................
Record reason for postponing BOP system tests ......
0.5 ...............
148 postponed
tests.
74
Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................
12,300 responses.
22,642 hours
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 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 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
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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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(916) 414–6500, or Guy Wagner, Refuge
Manager, at (775) 779–2237. Further
information may also be found at http:
//www.fws.gov/rubylake/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
With this notice, we initiate our
process for developing a CCP for Ruby
Lake NWR in Elko and White Pine
Counties, NV. This notice complies with
our CCP policy to (1) Advise other
Federal and State agencies, Tribes, and
the public of our intention to conduct
detailed planning on this refuge and (2)
obtain suggestions and information on
the scope of issues to consider in the
environmental document and during
development of the CCP.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Background
[FWS–R8–ES–2010–N199; 80230–1265–
0000–S3]
The CCP Process
Dated: September 1, 2010.
Doug Slitor,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge,
Elko and White Pine Counties, NV;
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Assessment
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), intend to
prepare a Comprehensive Conservation
Plan (CCP) and Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the Ruby Lake
National Wildlife Refuge, located in
Elko and White Pine Counties of
Nevada. We provide this notice in
compliance with our CCP policy to
advise other Federal and State agencies,
Tribes, and the public of our intentions,
and to obtain suggestions and
information on the scope of issues to
consider in the planning process.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we
must receive your written comments by
December 28, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments or
requests for more information by any of
the following methods.
• E-mail: fw8plancomments@fws.gov.
Include ‘‘Ruby Lake CCP’’ in the subject
line of the message.
• Fax: Attn: Mark Pelz, (916) 414–
6497.
• U.S. Mail: Ruby Lake National
Wildlife Refuge, HC 60, Box 860, Ruby
Valley, Nevada 89833–9802.
• In-Person Drop-off: You may drop
off comments during regular business
hours; please call (775) 779–2237 for
directions.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Pelz, Chief, Refuge Planning, at
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The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
668dd–668ee) (Administration Act), as
amended by the National Wildlife
Refuge System Improvement Act of
1997, requires us to develop a CCP for
each national wildlife refuge. The
purpose for developing a CCP is to
provide refuge managers with a 15-year
plan for achieving refuge purposes and
contributing toward the mission of the
National Wildlife Refuge System,
consistent with sound principles of fish
and wildlife management, conservation,
legal mandates, and our policies. In
addition to outlining broad management
direction on conserving wildlife and
their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities
available to the public, including
opportunities for hunting, fishing,
wildlife observation and photography,
and environmental education and
interpretation. We will review and
update the CCP at least every 15 years
in accordance with the Administration
Act.
Each unit of the National Wildlife
Refuge System was established for
specific purposes. We use these
purposes as the foundation for
developing and prioritizing the
management goals and objectives for
each refuge within the National Wildlife
Refuge System mission, and to
determine how the public can use each
refuge. The planning process is a way
for us and the public to evaluate
management goals, objectives, and
strategies that will ensure the best
possible approach to wildlife, plant, and
habitat conservation, while providing
for wildlife-dependent recreation
opportunities that are compatible with
each refuge’s establishing purposes and
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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
(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of
the Interior (1010-0043). Please also submit a copy of your comments to
BOEMRE by any of the means below.
Electronically: go to https://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.
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 1010-0043'' 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:
Review log entries of crew meetings to verify that safety
procedures have been properly reviewed.
Review well-workover procedures relating to hydrogen
sulfide (H2S) to ensure the safety of the crew in the event
of encountering H2S.
Review well-workover diagrams and procedures to ensure the
safety of well-workover operations.
Verify that the crown block safety device is operating and
can be expected to function and avoid accidents.
Verify that the proposed operation of the annular
preventer is technically correct and will provide adequate protection
for personnel, property, and natural resources.
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.
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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