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Information Collection Activities:
Decommissioning Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request
ACTION:
60-Day notice.
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), BSEE 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 a renewal to the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
Subpart Q, Decommissioning Activities.
DATES: You must submit comments by
July 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods listed
below.
• Electronically go to https://
www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
enter BSEE–2016–0005 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view all
related materials. We will post all
comments.
SUMMARY:
Cole County
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• Email nicole.mason@bsee.gov. Mail
or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; BSEE;
Regulations and Standards Branch;
Attention: Nicole Mason; 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
20166. Please reference ICR 1014–0010
in your comment and include your
name and return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Mason, Regulations and
Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607 to
request additional information about
this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR part 250, subpart Q,
Decommissioning Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0010.
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
necessary for the administration of the
leasing provisions of that Act related to
mineral resources on the OCS. Such
rules and regulations will apply to all
operations conducted under a lease,
right-of-way, or a right-of-use and
easement. 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.’’
In addition to the general rulemaking
authority of the OCSLA at 43 U.S.C.
1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil
and Gas Royalty Management Act
(FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants
authority to the Secretary to prescribe
such rules and regulations as are
reasonably necessary to carry out
FOGRMA’s provisions. While the
majority of FOGRMA is directed to
royalty collection and enforcement,
some provisions apply to offshore
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operations. For example, section 108 of
FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the
Secretary broad authority to inspect
lease sites for the purpose of
determining whether there is
compliance with the mineral leasing
laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30
U.S.C. 1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose
substantial civil penalties for failure to
permit lawful inspections and for
knowing or willful preparation or
submission of false, inaccurate, or
misleading reports, records, or other
information. Because the Secretary has
delegated some of the authority under
FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is
included as additional authority for
these requirements.
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. Respondents pay cost
recovery fees when removing a platform
or other facility, or for decommissioning
a pipeline lease term or a right-of-way.
This authority and responsibility are
among those delegated to BSEE. 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
BSEE issues to clarify, supplement, or
provide additional guidance on some
aspects of our regulations.
Regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart Q,
implement these statutory requirements.
We use the information 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 abandoning the well,
and the temporary abandonment will
not constitute a significant threat to
fishing, navigation, or other uses of the
seabed. We use the information and
documentation to verify that the lessee
is diligently pursuing the final
disposition of the well, and the lessee
has performed the temporary plugging
of the wellbore.
• The information submitted in initial
decommissioning plans in the Alaska
and Pacific OCS Regions will permit
BSEE 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
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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.
• 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.
• Verify that decommissioning
activities comply with approved
applications and procedures and are
satisfactorily completed.
• The information is used to evaluate
and approve the adequacy of the
equipment, materials, and/or
procedures that the lessee or operator
plans to use during well modifications
and changes in equipment, etc.
• The information will help BSEE
better estimate future decommissioning
costs for OCS leases, rights-of-way, and
rights of use and easements. BSEE’s
future decommissioning cost estimates
may then be used by BOEM to set
necessary financial assurance levels to
minimize or eliminate the possibility
that the government will incur
abandonment liability.
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) and under
regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, Data and
information to be made available to the
public or for limited inspection. No
items of a sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal oil, gas,
or sulphur lessees and/or operators and
holders of pipeline rights-of-way.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 29,437
hours and $2,152,644 non-hour costs. In
this submission, we are requesting a
total of 29,318 burden hours and
$2,154,320 non-hour cost burdens. The
following chart details the individual
components and respective hour burden
estimates of this ICR. 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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BURDEN BREAKDOWN
[L/T = Lease Term, ROW = Right of Way]
Non-hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 250
Subpart Q
Reporting requirement
Average number of
annual responses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
(rounded)
General
1704(g); 1706(a), (f);
1707(d), (h) 1709; 1712;
1715; 1716; 1717;
1721(a),(d), (f)–(h);
1722(a), (b), (d);
1723(b); 1743(a);.
1700 thru 1754 ..................
These sections contain references to information,
approvals, requests, payments, etc., which are
submitted with an APM, the burdens for which are
covered under its own information collection.
APM burden
covered under
1014–0026
General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in Subpart Q regulations.
4
1703; 1704 ........................
Request approval for decommissioning ....................
1704(h), (i) ........................
1708(a) ..............................
Submit to BSEE, within 120 days after completion of
each decommissioning activity, a summary of expenditures incurred; any additional information
that will support and/or verify the summary.
Submit a description of your blowout preventer
(BOP) and its components; schematic drawings;
independent third party verification and all supporting information (evidence showing appropriate
licenses, has expertise/experience necessary to
perform required verifications, etc.).
Allow BSEE access to witness testing, inspections,
and information verification. Notify District Manager at least 72 hours prior to shearing ram tests.
Request approval from District Manager to test all
BOP system components to rated working pressure; annular BOP less than 70 percent rated
working pressure.
State reason for postponing test in operations logs
Request approval from District Manager for alternate test frequencies if condition/BOP warrant.
Request alternative method to record test pressures
Record test pressures during BOP and coiled tubing
on a pressure chart or w/digital recorder; certify
charts are correct.
Record or reference in operations log all pertinent
information listed in this requirement; make all
documents pertaining to BOP tests, actuations
and inspections available for BSEE review at facility for duration of well abandonment activity; retain all records for 2 years at a location conveniently available for the District Manager.
Document BOP inspection and maintenance procedures used; record results of BOP inspections
and maintenance actions; maintain records for 2
years or longer if directed by BSEE; make available to BSEE upon request.
Request alternative method to inspect marine risers
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
1705 ..................................
1705(e)(2) .........................
1707(a)(2) .........................
1707(b)(2) .........................
1707(b)(2) .........................
1707(f) ...............................
1707(f) ...............................
1707(g) ..............................
1708(a), (b) .......................
175 requests ....................
Burden included below
700
0
1
820 summaries/additional
information.
820
29
250 submittals .................
7,250
0.5
10 submittals ...................
5
0.5
10 requests ......................
5
0.5
0.75
30 responses ...................
10 requests ......................
15
8
0.5
1
20 requests ......................
250 records/certifications
10
250
1
250 records ......................
250
1
75 records ........................
75
0.5
5 requests ........................
3
........................
1,905 responses ..............
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Permanently Plugging Wells
1711 ..................................
Required data if permanently plugging a well ...........
1713 ..................................
Notify BSEE 48 hours before beginning operations
to permanently plug a well.
0.5
700 notices ......................
350
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
........................
700 responses .................
350
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Collection under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(9)
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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
[L/T = Lease Term, ROW = Right of Way]
Non-hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 250
Subpart Q
Reporting requirement
Average number of
annual responses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
(rounded)
Temporary Abandoned Wells
1721(e); 1722(e), (h)(1);
1741(c).
Identify and report subsea wellheads, casing stubs,
or other obstructions; mark wells protected by a
dome; mark location to be cleared as navigation
hazard.
1722(c), (g)(2) ...................
1722(h) ..............................
Notify BSEE within 5 days if trawl does not pass
over protective device or causes damages to it; or
if inspection reveals casing stub or mud line suspension is no longer protected.
Submit annual report on plans for re-entry to complete or permanently abandon the well and inspection report.
Request waiver of trawling test .................................
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
1722(f), (g)(3) ....................
U.S. Coast Guard requirements
0
1
10 notices ........................
10
2.5
95 reports ........................
238
1.5
5 requests ........................
8
........................
110 responses .................
256
20
2 applications ...................
40
28
327 applications ...............
9,156
Removing Platforms and Other Facilities
1726; 1704(a) ....................
1725; 1727; 1728; 1730;
1704(b).
Submit initial decommissioning application in the
Pacific and Alaska OCS Regions.
Submit final application and appropriate data to remove platform or other subsea facility structures
(including alternate depth departure) or approval
to maintain, to conduct other operations, or to
convert to artificial reef.
$4,684 fee × 327 = $1,531,668
1725(e) ..............................
1729; 1704(c) ....................
1731(c) ..............................
Subtotal ......................
Notify BSEE 48 hours before beginning removal of
platform and other facilities.
Submit post platform or other facility removal report;
supporting documentation; signed statements, etc.
Request deferral of facility removal subject to RUE
issued under 30 CFR 556.
....................................................................................
0.5
277 notices ......................
139
9.5
277 reports ......................
2,632
1.75
50 request ........................
88
........................
933 responses .................
12,055
$1,531,668 Non-Hour Cost Burdens
Site Clearance for Wells, Platforms, and Other Facilities
1740; 1741(g) ....................
1743(b); 1704(f) ................
Subtotal ......................
Request approval to use alternative methods of well
site, platform, or other facility clearance; contact
pipeline owner/operator before trawling to determine its condition.
Verify permanently plugged well, platform, or other
facility removal site cleared of obstructions; supporting documentation; and submit certification
letter.
12.75
75 requests/contact .........
956
5
299 verifications ...............
1,495
....................................................................................
........................
374 responses .................
2,451
226 applications ...............
2,260
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1750; 1751; 1752; 1754;
1704(d).
Submit application to decommission pipeline in
place or remove pipeline (L/T or ROW).
10
$1,142 L/T decommission fee × 226 = $258,092
10
168 ...................................
1,680
$2,170 ROW decommissioning fees × 168 = $364,560
1753; 1704(e) ....................
Subtotal ......................
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350 reports ......................
744 responses .................
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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
[L/T = Lease Term, ROW = Right of Way]
Non-hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 250
Subpart Q
Reporting requirement
Average number of
annual responses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
(rounded)
$622,652 non-hour cost burdens
Total Burden .......
...............................................................................
4,766 Responses .............
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$2,154,320 Non-Hour Cost Burdens
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified three non-hour
paperwork cost burdens for this
collection. Respondents pay cost
recovery fees when removing a platform
or other facility under § 250.1727 for
$4,684, or for decommissioning a
pipeline under § 250.1751(a)—L/T for
$1,142 or a ROW for $2,170. The fees
are required to recover the Federal
Government’s processing costs, and we
have not identified any others. We
estimate a total reporting non-hour cost
burden of $2,154,320 for this collection.
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: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
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.
Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting
from the collection of information.
Therefore, if you have other than hour
burden costs to generate, maintain, and
disclose this information, you should
comment and provide your total capital
and startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of service components. For further
information on this burden, refer to 5
CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the
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Bureau representative listed previously
in this notice.
We will summarize written responses
to this notice and address them in our
submission for OMB approval. As a
result of your comments, we will make
any necessary adjustments to the burden
in our submission to OMB.
Public Comment Procedures: 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.
BSEE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Nicole Mason, (703)
787–1607.
Dated: May 13, 2016.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; National
Evaluation of the Performance
Partnership Pilots for Disconnected
Youth (P3) Program
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the
general public and Federal agencies
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with an opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing collections
of information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents is properly
assessed.
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
collection of data about the National
Evaluation of the Performance
Partnership Pilots for Disconnected
Youth (P3) [ED–GRANTS–112414–001].
A copy of the proposed Information
Collection Request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the addressee section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
July 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov;
Mail or Courier: Christina Yancey, Chief
Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room
S–2312, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Instructions:
Please submit one copy of your
comments by only one method. All
submissions received must include the
agency name and OMB Control Number
identified above for this information
collection. Because we continue to
experience delays in receiving mail in
the Washington, DC area, commenters
are strongly encouraged to transmit their
comments electronically via email or to
submit them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
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[FR Doc No: 2016-11829]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
[Docket ID BSEE-2016-0005; OMB Control Number 1014-0010; 16XE1700DX
EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000]
Information Collection Activities: Decommissioning Activities,
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), BSEE
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 a renewal to the
paperwork requirements in the regulations under Subpart Q,
Decommissioning Activities.
DATES: You must submit comments by July 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods
listed below.
Electronically go to https://www.regulations.gov. In the
Search box, enter BSEE-2016-0005 then click search. Follow the
instructions to submit public comments and view all related materials.
We will post all comments.
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Email nicole.mason@bsee.gov. Mail or hand-carry comments
to the Department of the Interior; BSEE; Regulations and Standards
Branch; Attention: Nicole Mason; 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling,
Virginia 20166. Please reference ICR 1014-0010 in your comment and
include your name and return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Mason, Regulations and
Standards Branch at (703) 787-1607 to request additional information
about this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR part 250, subpart Q, Decommissioning Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1014-0010.
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 necessary
for the administration of the leasing provisions of that Act related to
mineral resources on the OCS. Such rules and regulations will apply to
all operations conducted under a lease, right-of-way, or a right-of-use
and easement. 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.''
In addition to the general rulemaking authority of the OCSLA at 43
U.S.C. 1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act (FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants authority to the
Secretary to prescribe such rules and regulations as are reasonably
necessary to carry out FOGRMA's provisions. While the majority of
FOGRMA is directed to royalty collection and enforcement, some
provisions apply to offshore operations. For example, section 108 of
FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the Secretary broad authority to inspect
lease sites for the purpose of determining whether there is compliance
with the mineral leasing laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30 U.S.C.
1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose substantial civil penalties for failure
to permit lawful inspections and for knowing or willful preparation or
submission of false, inaccurate, or misleading reports, records, or
other information. Because the Secretary has delegated some of the
authority under FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is included as
additional authority for these requirements.
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. Respondents pay
cost recovery fees when removing a platform or other facility, or for
decommissioning a pipeline lease term or a right-of-way.
This authority and responsibility are among those delegated to
BSEE. 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
BSEE issues to clarify, supplement, or provide additional guidance on
some aspects of our regulations.
Regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart Q, implement these statutory
requirements. We use the information 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 abandoning the well, and the temporary
abandonment will not constitute a significant threat to fishing,
navigation, or other uses of the seabed. We use the information and
documentation to verify that the lessee is diligently pursuing the
final disposition of the well, and the lessee has performed the
temporary plugging of the wellbore.
The information submitted in initial decommissioning plans
in the Alaska and Pacific OCS Regions will permit BSEE 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.
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.
Verify that decommissioning activities comply with
approved applications and procedures and are satisfactorily completed.
The information is used to evaluate and approve the
adequacy of the equipment, materials, and/or procedures that the lessee
or operator plans to use during well modifications and changes in
equipment, etc.
The information will help BSEE better estimate future
decommissioning costs for OCS leases, rights-of-way, and rights of use
and easements. BSEE's future decommissioning cost estimates may then be
used by BOEM to set necessary financial assurance levels to minimize or
eliminate the possibility that the government will incur abandonment
liability.
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) and under regulations at 30
CFR 250.197, Data and information to be made available to the public or
for limited inspection. No items of a sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal
oil, gas, or sulphur lessees and/or operators and holders of pipeline
rights-of-way.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently
approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 29,437 hours
and $2,152,644 non-hour costs. In this submission, we are requesting a
total of 29,318 burden hours and $2,154,320 non-hour cost burdens. The
following chart details the individual components and respective hour
burden estimates of this ICR. 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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Burden Breakdown
[L/T = Lease Term, ROW = Right of Way]
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Non-hour cost burdens
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Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart Q Reporting requirement Annual burden
Hour burden Average number of hours
annual responses (rounded)
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General
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1704(g); 1706(a), (f); 1707(d), These sections contain APM burden
(h) 1709; 1712; 1715; 1716; references to covered under
1717; 1721(a),(d), (f)-(h); information, approvals, 1014-0026
1722(a), (b), (d); 1723(b); requests, payments,
1743(a);. etc., which are
submitted with an APM,
the burdens for which
are covered under its
own information
collection.
1700 thru 1754................... General departure and 4 175 requests....... 700
alternative compliance
requests not
specifically covered
elsewhere in Subpart Q
regulations.
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1703; 1704....................... Request approval for Burden included below 0
decommissioning.
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1704(h), (i)..................... Submit to BSEE, within 1 820 summaries/ 820
120 days after additional
completion of each information.
decommissioning
activity, a summary of
expenditures incurred;
any additional
information that will
support and/or verify
the summary.
1705............................. Submit a description of 29 250 submittals..... 7,250
your blowout preventer
(BOP) and its
components; schematic
drawings; independent
third party
verification and all
supporting information
(evidence showing
appropriate licenses,
has expertise/
experience necessary to
perform required
verifications, etc.).
1705(e)(2)....................... Allow BSEE access to 0.5 10 submittals...... 5
witness testing,
inspections, and
information
verification. Notify
District Manager at
least 72 hours prior to
shearing ram tests.
1707(a)(2)....................... Request approval from 0.5 10 requests........ 5
District Manager to
test all BOP system
components to rated
working pressure;
annular BOP less than
70 percent rated
working pressure.
1707(b)(2)....................... State reason for 0.5 30 responses....... 15
postponing test in
operations logs.
1707(b)(2)....................... Request approval from 0.75 10 requests........ 8
District Manager for
alternate test
frequencies if
condition/BOP warrant.
1707(f).......................... Request alternative 0.5 20 requests........ 10
method to record test
pressures.
1707(f).......................... Record test pressures 1 250 records/ 250
during BOP and coiled certifications.
tubing on a pressure
chart or w/digital
recorder; certify
charts are correct.
1707(g).......................... Record or reference in 1 250 records........ 250
operations log all
pertinent information
listed in this
requirement; make all
documents pertaining to
BOP tests, actuations
and inspections
available for BSEE
review at facility for
duration of well
abandonment activity;
retain all records for
2 years at a location
conveniently available
for the District
Manager.
1708(a), (b)..................... Document BOP inspection 1 75 records......... 75
and maintenance
procedures used; record
results of BOP
inspections and
maintenance actions;
maintain records for 2
years or longer if
directed by BSEE; make
available to BSEE upon
request.
1708(a).......................... Request alternative 0.5 5 requests......... 3
method to inspect
marine risers.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 1,905 responses.... 9,391
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Permanently Plugging Wells
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1711............................. Required data if Requirement not considered 0
permanently plugging a Information Collection under 5 CFR
well. 1320.3(h)(9)
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1713............................. Notify BSEE 48 hours 0.5 700 notices........ 350
before beginning
operations to
permanently plug a well.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 700 responses...... 350
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Temporary Abandoned Wells
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1721(e); 1722(e), (h)(1); 1741(c) Identify and report U.S. Coast Guard requirements 0
subsea wellheads,
casing stubs, or other
obstructions; mark
wells protected by a
dome; mark location to
be cleared as
navigation hazard.
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1722(c), (g)(2).................. Notify BSEE within 5 1 10 notices......... 10
days if trawl does not
pass over protective
device or causes
damages to it; or if
inspection reveals
casing stub or mud line
suspension is no longer
protected.
1722(f), (g)(3).................. Submit annual report on 2.5 95 reports......... 238
plans for re-entry to
complete or permanently
abandon the well and
inspection report.
1722(h).......................... Request waiver of 1.5 5 requests......... 8
trawling test.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 110 responses...... 256
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Removing Platforms and Other Facilities
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1726; 1704(a).................... Submit initial 20 2 applications..... 40
decommissioning
application in the
Pacific and Alaska OCS
Regions.
1725; 1727; 1728; 1730; 1704(b).. Submit final application 28 327 applications... 9,156
and appropriate data to
remove platform or
other subsea facility
structures (including
alternate depth
departure) or approval
to maintain, to conduct
other operations, or to
convert to artificial
reef.
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$4,684 fee x 327 = $1,531,668
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1725(e).......................... Notify BSEE 48 hours 0.5 277 notices........ 139
before beginning
removal of platform and
other facilities.
1729; 1704(c).................... Submit post platform or 9.5 277 reports........ 2,632
other facility removal
report; supporting
documentation; signed
statements, etc.
1731(c).......................... Request deferral of 1.75 50 request......... 88
facility removal
subject to RUE issued
under 30 CFR 556.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 933 responses...... 12,055
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$1,531,668 Non-Hour Cost Burdens
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Site Clearance for Wells, Platforms, and Other Facilities
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1740; 1741(g).................... Request approval to use 12.75 75 requests/contact 956
alternative methods of
well site, platform, or
other facility
clearance; contact
pipeline owner/operator
before trawling to
determine its condition.
1743(b); 1704(f)................. Verify permanently 5 299 verifications.. 1,495
plugged well, platform,
or other facility
removal site cleared of
obstructions;
supporting
documentation; and
submit certification
letter.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 374 responses...... 2,451
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Pipeline Decommissioning
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1750; 1751; 1752; 1754; 1704(d).. Submit application to 10 226 applications... 2,260
decommission pipeline
in place or remove
pipeline (L/T or ROW).
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$1,142 L/T decommission fee x 226 = $258,092
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10 168................ 1,680
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$2,170 ROW decommissioning fees x 168 = $364,560
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1753; 1704(e).................... Submit post pipeline 2.5 350 reports........ 875
decommissioning report.
Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 744 responses...... 4,815
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$622,652 non-hour cost burdens
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Total Burden............. ........................ .............. 4,766 Responses.... 29,318
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$2,154,320 Non-Hour Cost Burdens
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have
identified three non-hour paperwork cost burdens for this collection.
Respondents pay cost recovery fees when removing a platform or other
facility under Sec. 250.1727 for $4,684, or for decommissioning a
pipeline under Sec. 250.1751(a)--L/T for $1,142 or a ROW for $2,170.
The fees are required to recover the Federal Government's processing
costs, and we have not identified any others. We estimate a total
reporting non-hour cost burden of $2,154,320 for this collection.
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: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section
3506(c)(2)(A) 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.
Agencies must also estimate the non-hour paperwork cost burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of
information. Therefore, if you have other than hour burden costs to
generate, maintain, and disclose this information, you should comment
and provide your total capital and startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase of service components. For further
information on this burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or
contact the Bureau representative listed previously in this notice.
We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them
in our submission for OMB approval. As a result of your comments, we
will make any necessary adjustments to the burden in our submission to
OMB.
Public Comment Procedures: 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.
BSEE Information Collection Clearance Officer: Nicole Mason, (703)
787-1607.
Dated: May 13, 2016.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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