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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
AGENCY:
Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0051).
ACTION:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a
collection of information that will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. The information collection
request (ICR) concerns the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
‘‘30 CFR 250, Subpart L, Oil and Gas
Production Measurement, Surface
Commingling, and Security.’’
Submit comments by December
4, 2006.
DATES:
You may submit comments
by any of the following methods listed
below. Please use the Information
Collection Number 1010–0051 as an
identifier in your message.
• Public Connect on-line commenting
system, https://ocsconnect.mms.gov.
Follow the instructions on the Web site
for submitting comments.
• E-mail MMS at
rules.comments@mms.gov. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0051 in the subject line.
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• Fax: 703–787–1093. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0051.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
Management Service; Attention: Rules
Process Team (RPT); 381 Elden Street,
MS–4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170–
4817. Please reference ‘‘Information
Collection 1010–0051’’ in your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607.
You may also contact Cheryl Blundon to
obtain a copy, at no cost, of the
regulations that require the subject
collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart L, Oil
and Gas Production Measurement,
Surface Commingling, and Security.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0051.
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 administer leasing of the
OCS. Such rules and regulations apply
to all operations conducted under a
lease. 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.
The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C.
1701, et seq.) at section 1712(b)(2)
prescribes that an operator will
‘‘develop and comply with such
minimum site security measures as the
Secretary deems appropriate, to protect
oil or gas produced or stored on a lease
site or on the Outer Continental Shelf
from theft.’’ These authorities and
responsibilities are among those
delegated to MMS under which
regulations are issued to govern oil and
gas and sulphur operations on the OCS.
This information collection request
addresses the regulations at 30 CFR part
250, subpart L, Oil and Gas Production
Measurement, Surface Commingling,
and Security, and the associated
supplementary notices to lessees and
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operators intended to provide
clarification, description, or explanation
of these regulations.
MMS uses the information collected
under subpart L to ensure that the
volumes of hydrocarbons produced are
measured accurately and that royalties
are paid on the proper volumes.
Specifically, MMS needs the
information to:
• Determine if measurement
equipment is properly installed,
provides accurate measurement of
production on which royalty is due, and
is operating properly;
• Obtain rates of production data in
allocating the volumes of production
measured at royalty sales meters, which
can be examined during field
inspections;
• Ascertain if all removals of oil and
condensate from the lease are reported;
• Determine the amount of oil that
was shipped when measurements are
taken by gauging the tanks rather than
being measured by a meter;
• Ensure that the sales location is
secure and that production cannot be
removed without the volumes being
recorded; and
• Review proving reports to verify
that data on run tickets are calculated
and reported accurately.
MMS 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 250.196, ‘‘Data
and information to be made available to
the public.’’ No items of a sensitive
nature are collected. Responses are
mandatory.
Frequency: Varies by section but
primarily monthly or ‘‘on occasion.’’
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 130
Federal OCS oil and gas or sulphur
lessees.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ and ‘‘Fee’’
Burden: The currently approved annual
reporting burden for this collection is
7,433 hours. The following chart details
the individual components and
respective hour burden estimates of this
ICR. In calculating the burdens, MMS
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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Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart
L
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement
1202(a)(1), (b)(1) .................
Submit application for liquid hydrocarbon measurement
procedures or changes.
1202(a)(4) ............................
Copy & send pipeline (retrograde) condensate volumes
upon request.
Copy & send all liquid hydrocarbon run tickets monthly
Request approval for proving on a schedule other than
monthly.
Copy & submit liquid hydrocarbon royalty meter proving
reports monthly & request waiver as needed.
Copy & submit mechanical-displacement prover & tank
prover calibration reports.
Copy & submit royalty tank calibration charts before
using for royalty measurement.
Copy & submit inventory tank calibration charts upon
request.
Submit application for gas measurement procedures or
changes.
1202(c)(4)* ...........................
1202(d)(4) ............................
1202(d)(5)* ...........................
1202(f)(2)* ............................
1202(l)(2)* ............................
1202(l)(3)* ............................
1203(b)(1) ............................
1203(b)(6), (8), (9)* ..............
1203(c)(4)* ...........................
1203(e)(1)* ...........................
1203(f)(5) .............................
1204(a)(1) ............................
1204(a)(2) ............................
1205(a)(2) ............................
1205(a)(4) ............................
1200 thru 1205 .....................
Hour/fee burden
Copy & submit gas quality and volume statements
monthly or as requested (most will be routine; few
will take longer).
Copy & submit gas meter calibration reports upon request.
Copy & submit gas processing plant records upon request.
Copy & submit measuring records of gas lost or used
on lease upon request.
Submit application for commingling of production or
changes.
Provide state production volumetric and/or fractional
analysis data upon request.
Post signs at royalty or inventory tank used in royalty
determination process.
Report security problems (telephone) .............................
General departure and alternative compliance requests
not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart L.
8 hours.
$1,200 Simple application fee.
$3,550 Complex application fee.
45 minutes.
1 minute.
1 hour.
2 minutes.
10 minutes.
15 minutes.
15 minutes.
8 hours.
$1,200 Simple application fee.
$3,550 Complex application fee.
2 minutes.
30 minutes.
5 minutes.
30 minutes.
30 minutes.
8 hours.
$1,200 Simple application fee.
$3,550 Complex application fee.
1 hour.
1 hour.
15 minutes.
1 hour.
Reporting
1202(c)(1), (2); 1202(e)(4);
1202(h)(1), (2), (3), (4);
1202(i)(1)(iv), (2)(iii);
1202(j).
1202(e)(6) ............................
1202(k)(5) .............................
1202(l)(3) ..............................
1203(c)(4) .............................
1203(f)(4) .............................
1204(b)(3) ............................
1205(b)(3), (4) ......................
Record observed data, correction factors & net standard volume on royalty meter and tank run tickets.
Record master meter calibration runs.
Record mechanical-displacement prover, master meter,
or tank prover proof runs.
Record liquid hydrocarbon royalty meter malfunction
and repair or adjustment on proving report; record
unregistered production on run ticket.
List Cpl and Ctl factors on run tickets.
Retain master meter calibration reports for 2 years .......
Retain liquid hydrocarbon allocation meter proving reports for 2 years.
Retain liquid hydrocarbon inventory tank calibration
charts for as long as tanks are in use.
Retain calibration reports for 2 years .............................
Document & retain measurement records on gas lost or
used on lease for 2 years at field location and minimum 7 years at location of respondent’s choice.
Retain well test data for 2 years .....................................
Retain seal number lists for 2 years ...............................
Respondents record these items as part of normal business records & practices to verify accuracy of production measured for sale purposes.
1 minute.
1 minute.
5 minutes.
1 minute.
1 minute.
2 minutes.
2 minutes.
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* Respondents gather this information as part of their normal business practices. MMS only requires copies of readily available documents.
There is no burden for testing, meter reading, etc.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: The currently approved ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burden for this information
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collection is a total of $1,077,437. This
cost burden is for filing fees associated
with submitting requests for approval of
simple applications (applications to
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temporarily reroute production (for a
duration not to exceed 6 months);
production tests prior to pipeline
construction; departures related to
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meter proving, well testing, or sampling
frequency ($1,200 per application)) or to
submit requests for approval of complex
applications (creation of new facility
measurement points (FMPs); association
of leases or units with existing FMPs;
inclusion of production from additional
structures; meter updates which add
buyback gas meters or pigging meters;
other applications which request
deviations from the approved allocation
procedures ($3,550 per application)).
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
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.
Agencies must also estimate the ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burdens to respondents or
recordkeepers resulting from the
collection of information. Therefore, if
you have 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. You
should describe the methods you use to
estimate major cost factors, including
system and technology acquisition,
expected useful life of capital
equipment, discount rate(s), and the
period over which you incur costs.
Capital and startup costs include,
among other items, computers and
software you purchase to prepare for
collecting information, monitoring, and
record storage facilities. You should not
include estimates for equipment or
services purchased: (a) Before October 1,
1995; (b) to comply with requirements
not associated with the information
collection; (c) for reasons other than to
provide information or keep records for
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the Government; or (d) as part of
customary and usual business or private
practices.
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 Policy: MMS’s
practice is to make comments, including
the names and addresses of
respondents, available for public
review. Individual respondents may
request that we withhold their address
from the rulemaking record, which we
will honor to the extent allowable by
law. There may be circumstances in
which we would withhold from the
record a respondent’s identity, as
allowable by the law. If you wish us to
withhold your name and/or address,
you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comment. In addition,
you must present a rationale for
withholding this information. This
rationale must demonstrate that
disclosure ‘‘would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of privacy.’’
Unsupported assertions will not meet
this burden. In the absence of
exceptional, documentable
circumstances, this information will be
released. However, we will not consider
anonymous comments. Except for
proprietary information, we will make
all submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
MMS Federal Register Liaison Officer:
Arlene Bajusz, (202) 208–7744.
Dated: September 26, 2006.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. AA1921–197 (Second
Review); 701–TA–319, 320, 325–328, 348,
and 350 (Second Review); and 731–TA–573,
574, 576, 578, 582–587, 612, and 614–618
(Second Review)]
Certain Carbon Steel Products From
Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Finland, France, Germany, Japan,
Korea, Mexico, Poland, Romania,
Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and The
United Kingdom
United States International
Trade Commission.
AGENCY:
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Revised schedule for the subject
reviews.
ACTION:
DATES:
Effective Date: September 20,
2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Szustakowski (202–205–3188)
or Douglas Corkran (202–205–3057),
Office of Investigations, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436.
Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
these reviews may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective
March 22, 2006, the Commission
established a schedule for the conduct
of the subject full reviews (71 FR 16178,
March 30, 2006). Subsequently, counsel
on behalf of domestic interested parties,
IPSCO Steel, Inc., Mittal Steel, Nucor,
and Oregon Steel Mills, requested that
the Commission postpone its deadline
for the filing of prehearing briefs for the
cut-to-length plate portion of the
reviews by one day. Counsel cited the
burden of filing prehearing briefs on
cut-to-length plate and corrosionresistant steel on the same day.1 No
party to the reviews objected to the
requested postponement. The
Commission, therefore, is revising its
schedule to incorporate this change to
the schedule of the reviews.
The Commission’s new schedule for
the reviews is as follows: The deadline
for filing prehearing briefs for the CTL
steel plate portion of the reviews is
October 6, 2006.
For further information concerning
these reviews see the Commission’s
notice cited above and the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A through
E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part
207).
Authority: These reviews are being
conducted under authority of title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.62 of the
Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
1 Correspondence of September 5, 2006, from
Wiley Rein & Fielding, Schagrin Associates, and
Stewart and Stewart.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1010-0051).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS
is inviting comments on a collection of information that will be
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. The information collection request (ICR) concerns the
paperwork requirements in the regulations under ``30 CFR 250, Subpart
L, Oil and Gas Production Measurement, Surface Commingling, and
Security.''
DATES: Submit comments by December 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
listed below. Please use the Information Collection Number 1010-0051 as
an identifier in your message.
Public Connect on-line commenting system, https://
ocsconnect.mms.gov. Follow the instructions on the Web site for
submitting comments.
E-mail MMS at rules.comments@mms.gov. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010-0051 in the subject line.
Fax: 703-787-1093. Identify with Information Collection
Number 1010-0051.
Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the
Interior; Minerals Management Service; Attention: Rules Process Team
(RPT); 381 Elden Street, MS-4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please
reference ``Information Collection 1010-0051'' in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch at (703) 787-1607. You may also contact Cheryl Blundon
to obtain a copy, at no cost, of the regulations that require the
subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart L, Oil and Gas Production
Measurement, Surface Commingling, and Security.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0051.
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 administer leasing of the OCS. Such rules and
regulations apply to all operations conducted under a lease. 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.
The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C.
1701, et seq.) at section 1712(b)(2) prescribes that an operator will
``develop and comply with such minimum site security measures as the
Secretary deems appropriate, to protect oil or gas produced or stored
on a lease site or on the Outer Continental Shelf from theft.'' These
authorities and responsibilities are among those delegated to MMS under
which regulations are issued to govern oil and gas and sulphur
operations on the OCS. This information collection request addresses
the regulations at 30 CFR part 250, subpart L, Oil and Gas Production
Measurement, Surface Commingling, and Security, and the associated
supplementary notices to lessees and operators intended to provide
clarification, description, or explanation of these regulations.
MMS uses the information collected under subpart L to ensure that
the volumes of hydrocarbons produced are measured accurately and that
royalties are paid on the proper volumes. Specifically, MMS needs the
information to:
Determine if measurement equipment is properly installed,
provides accurate measurement of production on which royalty is due,
and is operating properly;
Obtain rates of production data in allocating the volumes
of production measured at royalty sales meters, which can be examined
during field inspections;
Ascertain if all removals of oil and condensate from the
lease are reported;
Determine the amount of oil that was shipped when
measurements are taken by gauging the tanks rather than being measured
by a meter;
Ensure that the sales location is secure and that
production cannot be removed without the volumes being recorded; and
Review proving reports to verify that data on run tickets
are calculated and reported accurately.
MMS 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 250.196, ``Data and information to be made available to the
public.'' No items of a sensitive nature are collected. Responses are
mandatory.
Frequency: Varies by section but primarily monthly or ``on
occasion.''
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 130
Federal OCS oil and gas or sulphur lessees.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' and ``Fee'' Burden:
The currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is
7,433 hours. The following chart details the individual components and
respective hour burden estimates of this ICR. In calculating the
burdens, MMS 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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Reporting or
Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart recordkeeping Hour/fee burden
L requirement
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1202(a)(1), (b)(1).......... Submit application 8 hours.
for liquid $1,200 Simple
hydrocarbon application fee.
measurement
procedures or
changes.
$3,550 Complex
application fee.
1202(a)(4).................. Copy & send pipeline 45 minutes.
(retrograde)
condensate volumes
upon request.
1202(c)(4)*................. Copy & send all 1 minute.
liquid hydrocarbon
run tickets monthly.
1202(d)(4).................. Request approval for 1 hour.
proving on a
schedule other than
monthly.
1202(d)(5)*................. Copy & submit liquid 2 minutes.
hydrocarbon royalty
meter proving
reports monthly &
request waiver as
needed.
1202(f)(2)*................. Copy & submit 10 minutes.
mechanical-
displacement prover
& tank prover
calibration reports.
1202(l)(2)*................. Copy & submit 15 minutes.
royalty tank
calibration charts
before using for
royalty measurement.
1202(l)(3)*................. Copy & submit 15 minutes.
inventory tank
calibration charts
upon request.
1203(b)(1).................. Submit application 8 hours.
for gas measurement
procedures or
changes.
$1,200 Simple
application fee.
$3,550 Complex
application fee.
1203(b)(6), (8), (9)*....... Copy & submit gas 2 minutes.
quality and volume 30 minutes.
statements monthly
or as requested
(most will be
routine; few will
take longer).
1203(c)(4)*................. Copy & submit gas 5 minutes.
meter calibration
reports upon
request.
1203(e)(1)*................. Copy & submit gas 30 minutes.
processing plant
records upon
request.
1203(f)(5).................. Copy & submit 30 minutes.
measuring records
of gas lost or used
on lease upon
request.
1204(a)(1).................. Submit application 8 hours.
for commingling of
production or
changes.
$1,200 Simple
application fee.
$3,550 Complex
application fee.
1204(a)(2).................. Provide state 1 hour.
production
volumetric and/or
fractional analysis
data upon request.
1205(a)(2).................. Post signs at 1 hour.
royalty or
inventory tank used
in royalty
determination
process.
1205(a)(4).................. Report security 15 minutes.
problems
(telephone).
1200 thru 1205.............. General departure 1 hour.
and alternative
compliance requests
not specifically
covered elsewhere
in subpart L.
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Reporting
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1202(c)(1), (2); 1202(e)(4); Record observed Respondents record
1202(h)(1), (2), (3), (4); data, correction these items as part
1202(i)(1)(iv), (2)(iii); factors & net of normal business
1202(j). standard volume on records & practices
royalty meter and to verify accuracy
tank run tickets. of production
Record master meter measured for sale
calibration runs.. purposes.
Record mechanical-
displacement
prover, master
meter, or tank
prover proof runs..
Record liquid
hydrocarbon royalty
meter malfunction
and repair or
adjustment on
proving report;
record unregistered
production on run
ticket..
List Cpl and Ctl
factors on run
tickets..
1202(e)(6).................. Retain master meter 1 minute.
calibration reports
for 2 years.
1202(k)(5).................. Retain liquid 1 minute.
hydrocarbon
allocation meter
proving reports for
2 years.
1202(l)(3).................. Retain liquid 5 minutes.
hydrocarbon
inventory tank
calibration charts
for as long as
tanks are in use.
1203(c)(4).................. Retain calibration 1 minute.
reports for 2 years.
1203(f)(4).................. Document & retain 1 minute.
measurement records
on gas lost or used
on lease for 2
years at field
location and
minimum 7 years at
location of
respondent's choice.
1204(b)(3).................. Retain well test 2 minutes.
data for 2 years.
1205(b)(3), (4)............. Retain seal number 2 minutes.
lists for 2 years.
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* Respondents gather this information as part of their normal business
practices. MMS only requires copies of readily available documents.
There is no burden for testing, meter reading, etc.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: The
currently approved ``non-hour cost'' burden for this information
collection is a total of $1,077,437. This cost burden is for filing
fees associated with submitting requests for approval of simple
applications (applications to temporarily reroute production (for a
duration not to exceed 6 months); production tests prior to pipeline
construction; departures related to
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meter proving, well testing, or sampling frequency ($1,200 per
application)) or to submit requests for approval of complex
applications (creation of new facility measurement points (FMPs);
association of leases or units with existing FMPs; inclusion of
production from additional structures; meter updates which add buyback
gas meters or pigging meters; other applications which request
deviations from the approved allocation procedures ($3,550 per
application)).
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
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.
Agencies must also estimate the ``non-hour cost'' burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of
information. Therefore, if you have 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. You should describe the methods you
use to estimate major cost factors, including system and technology
acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, discount
rate(s), and the period over which you incur costs. Capital and startup
costs include, among other items, computers and software you purchase
to prepare for collecting information, monitoring, and record storage
facilities. You should not include estimates for equipment or services
purchased: (a) Before October 1, 1995; (b) to comply with requirements
not associated with the information collection; (c) for reasons other
than to provide information or keep records for the Government; or (d)
as part of customary and usual business or private practices.
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 Policy: MMS's practice is to make comments,
including the names and addresses of respondents, available for public
review. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their
address from the rulemaking record, which we will honor to the extent
allowable by law. There may be circumstances in which we would withhold
from the record a respondent's identity, as allowable by the law. If
you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your comment. In addition, you must
present a rationale for withholding this information. This rationale
must demonstrate that disclosure ``would constitute an unwarranted
invasion of privacy.'' Unsupported assertions will not meet this
burden. In the absence of exceptional, documentable circumstances, this
information will be released. However, we will not consider anonymous
comments. Except for proprietary information, we will make all
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.
MMS Federal Register Liaison Officer: Arlene Bajusz, (202) 208-
7744.
Dated: September 26, 2006.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-16305 Filed 10-2-06; 8:45 am]
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