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Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart E &
LTL/NTL
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
516(d)(5) test; 516(i) .......................
Function test annulars and rams; document results (every 7 days between BOP tests-biweekly; note: part of BOP test when conducted).
Record reason for postponing BOP system tests (on occasion) ...........
Perform crew drills; record results (weekly for 2 crews × 2 weeks per
completion = 4).
Pressure test, caliper, or otherwise evaluate tubing & wellhead equipment casing; submit results (every 30 days during prolonged operations).
Notify MMS if sustained casing pressure is observed on a well ...........
Report failure of casing pressure to bleed to zero including plan to remediate.
Notify MMS when remediation procedure is complete ..........................
Retain complete record of well’s casing pressure for 2 years and retain diagnostic test records permanently.
Record diagnostic test results ................................................................
General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically
covered elsewhere in Subpart E regulations.
516(e) .............................................
516(f) ..............................................
517(b) .............................................
517(c); LTL*/NTL ............................
LTL/NTL ..........................................
LTL/NTL ..........................................
LTL ..................................................
LTL ..................................................
500–517 ..........................................
Hour burden
⁄ hour.
12
10 minutes.
⁄ hour.
12
9 hours.
⁄ hour.
4 hours.
14
1 hour.
⁄ hour.
14
⁄ hours.
2 hours.
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* LTL dated 13 January 1994.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burdens 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
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,
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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: (i) Before October 1,
1995; (ii) to comply with requirements
not associated with the information
collection; (iii) for reasons other than to
provide information or keep records for
the Government; or (iv) 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 Procedures: MMS’s
practice is to make comments, including
names and addresses of respondents,
available for public review. If you wish
your name and/or address to be
withheld, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comment. MMS will honor this request
to the extent allowable by law; however,
anonymous comments will not be
considered. 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
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exceptional, documentable
circumstances, this information will be
released. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
MMS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202)
208–7744.
Dated: January 19, 2007.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E7–1288 Filed 1–26–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0086).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), MMS 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 the paperwork requirements in
the regulations under 30 CFR 250,
Subpart P, ‘‘Sulphur Operations.’’
DATE: Submit written comments by
March 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods listed
below. Please use the Information
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Collection Number 1010–0086 as an
identifier in your message.
• E-mail MMS at
rules.comments@mms.gov. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0086 in the subject line.
• Fax: 703–787–1093. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0086.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
Management Service; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024;
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please
reference ‘‘Information Collection 1010–
0086’’ 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 P,
Sulphur Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0086.
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 will
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.
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 the Minerals Management
Service (MMS) to ensure that operations
in 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 Part 250, subpart P, Sulphur
Operations, and the associated
supplementary Notices to Lessees and
Operators (NTLs) intended to provide
clarification, description, or explanation
of these regulations.
Regulations at 30 CFR part 250
implement these statutory requirements.
MMS uses the information collected to
ascertain the condition of drilling sites
for the purpose of preventing hazards
inherent in drilling and production
operations and to evaluate the adequacy
of equipment and/or procedures to be
used during the conduct of drilling,
well-completion, well-workover, and
production operations. For example,
MMS uses the information to:
• Ascertain that a discovered sulphur
deposit can be classified as capable of
production in paying quantities.
• Ensure accurate and complete
measurement of production to
determine the amount of sulphur
royalty payments due the United States;
and that the sale locations are secure,
production has been measured
accurately, and appropriate follow-up
actions are initiated.
• Ensure that the drilling unit is fit
for the intended purpose.
• Review expected oceanographic
and meteorological conditions to ensure
the integrity of the drilling unit (this
information is submitted only if it is not
otherwise available).
• Review hazard survey data to
ensure that the lessee will not encounter
geological conditions that present a
hazard to operations.
• Ensure the adequacy and safety of
firefighting plans.
• Ensure the adequacy of casing for
anticipated conditions.
• Review log entries of crew meetings
to verify that crew members are
properly trained.
• Review drilling, well-completion,
and well-workover diagrams and
procedures to ensure the safety of the
proposed drilling, well-completion, and
well-workover operations.
• Review production operation
procedures to ensure the safety of the
proposed production operations.
• Monitor environmental data during
operations in offshore areas where such
data are not already available to provide
a valuable source of information to
evaluate the performance of drilling rigs
under various weather and ocean
conditions. This information is
necessary to make reasonable
determinations regarding safety of
operations and environmental
protection.
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.’’ No items of a sensitive
nature are collected. Responses are
mandatory.
Frequency: Varies by section, but
information concerning drilling, wellcompletion, and well-workover
operations and production is collected
only once for each particular activity.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 1 Federal
OCS sulphur lessee.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 903 hours.
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.
Citation 30 CFR 250
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
1600 .......................................................................................
Submit exploration or development and production plan ....
1603(a) ..................................................................................
Request determination whether sulphur deposit can
produce in paying quantities.
Check traveling-block safety device for proper operation
weekly and after each drill-line slipping; enter results in
log.
Submit forms MMS–123 (Application for Permit to Drill),
MMS–124 (Application for Permit to Modify), Form
MMS–125 (End of Operations Report).
Submit data and information on fitness of drilling unit ........
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1604(f) ...................................................................................
1605; 1617; 1618; 1619(b); 1622 .........................................
1605(b)(3) ..............................................................................
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Hour burden
Burden in subpart B
(1010–0151).
1
⁄
14
Burden in subpart D
(1010–0141).
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Citation 30 CFR 250
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
1605(c) ..................................................................................
Report oceanographic, meteorological, and drilling unit
performance data upon request.*.
Submit results of additional surveys and soil borings upon
request.*.
Request copy of directional survey (by holder of adjoining
lease).*.
Submit application for installation of fixed drilling platforms
or structures.
Request establishment, amendment, or cancellation of
field rules for drilling, well-completion, or well-workover.
Submit well casing and cementing plan or modification .....
Pressure test casing; record time, conditions of testing,
and test results in log.
Request exception to ram-type blowout preventer (BOP)
system components rated working pressure.
Request exception to water-rated working pressure to test
ram-type and annular BOPs and choke manifold.
Record in driller’s report the date, time, and reason for
postponing pressure testings.
Request exception to recording pressure conditions during
BOP tests on pressure charts.*.
Conduct tests, actuations, inspections, maintenance, and
crew drills of BOP systems at least weekly; record results in driller’s report; retain records for 2 years following completion of drilling activity.
Request exception to requirements for well-control drills.*
Pressure test diverter sealing element/valves weekly; actuate diverter sealing element/valves/ control system
every 24 hours; test diverter line for flow every 24
hours; record test times and results in driller’s report.
Request exception to blind-shear ram or pipe rams and inside BOP to secure wells.
Retain training records for lessee and drilling contractor
personnel.
Retain records for each well and all well operations for 2
years.
Submit copies of records, logs, reports, charts, etc., upon
request.
Conduct safety meetings prior to well-completion or wellworkover operations; record date and time.
Submit application for design and installation features of
sulphur production facilities and fuel gas safety system;
certify new installation conforms to approved design.
Maintain information on approved design and installation
features for the life of the facility.
Retain pressure-recording charts used to determine operating pressure ranges for 2 years.
Request approval of firefighting systems; post firefighting
system diagram.
Notify MMS of pre-production test and inspection of safety
system and commencement of production.
Maintain records for each safety device installed for 2
years.
Conduct safety device training prior to production operations and periodically thereafter; record date and time.
Submit application for method of production measurement
Report evidence of mishandling of produced sulphur or
tampering or falsifying any measurement of production.
General departure and alternative compliance requests
not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart P.
1605(d) ..................................................................................
1605(e)(5) ..............................................................................
1605(f) ...................................................................................
1607 .......................................................................................
1608 .......................................................................................
1609(a) ..................................................................................
1610(d)(8) ..............................................................................
1611(b); 1625(b) ....................................................................
1611(d)(3); 1625(d)(3) ...........................................................
1611(f); 1625(f) ......................................................................
1611(f), (g); 1625(f), (g) ........................................................
1612 .......................................................................................
1613(e) ..................................................................................
1615 .......................................................................................
1616(c) ..................................................................................
1619(a) ..................................................................................
1619(c), (d), (e) .....................................................................
1621 .......................................................................................
1628(b), (d) ............................................................................
1628(b), (d) ............................................................................
1629(b)(1)(ii), (iv) ...................................................................
1629(b)(3) ..............................................................................
1630(a)(5) ..............................................................................
1630(b) ..................................................................................
1631 .......................................................................................
1633(b) ..................................................................................
1634(b) ..................................................................................
1600 thru 1634 ......................................................................
Hour burden
1
1
1
Burden in subpart I
(1010–0149).
8
5
2
1
1
10 minutes
1
6
1
2
1
Burden in subpart O
(1010–0128).
12
1
1
4
1
12
4
1
1
2
1
2
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* We included a minimal burden, but it has not been necessary to request these data and/or no submissions received for many years.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burdens 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
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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
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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
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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: (i) Before October 1,
1995; (ii) to comply with requirements
not associated with the information
collection; (iii) for reasons other than to
provide information or keep records for
the Government; or (iv) 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 Procedures: MMS’s
practice is to make comments, including
names and addresses of respondents,
available for public review. If you wish
your name and/or address to be
withheld, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comment. MMS will honor this request
to the extent allowable by law; however,
anonymous comments will not be
considered. 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
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released. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
MMS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202)
208–7744.
Palm Beach County
Dated: January 17, 2007.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E7–1289 Filed 1–26–07; 8:45 am]
Continental and Commercial National Bank,
208 S. LaSalle, Chicago, 07000064
Home Bank and Trust Company, 1200 N.
Ashland Ave., Chicago, 07000061
Silhan, Mr. Robert, House, 3728 S. Cuyler
Ave., Berwyn, 07000062
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
Northboro Park Historic District, Bounded by
40th N., Flagler Dr., 36th St. and
Broadway, West Palm Beach, 07000059
St. Johns County
Hastings Community Center, 401 N. Main St.,
Hastings, 07000057
Illinois
Cook County
Montgomery County
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places;
Notification of Pending Nominations
and Related Actions
Nominations for the following
properties being considered for listing
or related actions in the National
Register were received by the National
Park Service before January 13, 2007.
Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR Part
60 written comments concerning the
significance of these properties under
the National Register criteria for
evaluation may be forwarded by United
States Postal Service, to the National
Register of Historic Places, National
Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., 2280,
Washington, DC 20240; by all other
carriers, National Register of Historic
Places, National Park Service,1201 Eye
St., NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC
20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447. Written
or faxed comments should be submitted
by February 13, 2007.
John W. Roberts,
Acting Chief, National Register/National
Historic Landmarks Program.
Belevidere Cafe, Motel and Gas Station,
(Route 66 through Illinois MPS), 817 Old
Rte 66, Litchfield, 07000060
Louisiana
Beauregard Parish
Hudson River Lumber Company General
Manager’s House, 411 S. Washington Ave.,
DeRidder, 07000068
Sills House, 211 W. Fourth St., DeRidder,
07000067
Toy House, 205 W. Fourth St., DeRidder,
07000066
Calcasieu Parish
Muller’s Department Store, 700 Ryan St.,
Lake Charles, 07000069
New York
New York County
Wall Street Historic District, Roughly
bounded by Cedar St. and Maiden’s Ln.,
Pearl St., Bridge and S. William St., and
Greenwich St. and Trinity PL., New York,
07000063
North Carolina
Hertford County
Brown, Wiley and Jane Vann, House, NC
1108, 0.5 mi. N. of NC 561, Union,
07000073
Ohio
Arkansas
Cuyahoga County
Cross County
Baker Motor Vehicle Company Building,
7100–7122 Euclid Ave., Cleveland,
07000071
Cleveland Warehouse Historic District
(Boundary Increase), 1384–1410 West 10th
St., Cleveland, 07000070
Superior Avenue Historic District, 1860–2553
Superior Ave., Cleveland, 07000072
Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church South
Cemetery, Approx. 2.5 mi. SE. of Vanndale
on Cty, Rd. 367, Vanndale, 07000055
Pulaski County
Robinson, Joseph Taylor, Memorial
Auditorium, (New Deal Recovery Efforts in
Arkansas MPS) 414 W. Markham, Little
Rock, 07000056
Ross County
Florida
Walke, Anthony, and Susan Cardinal, House,
381 Western Ave., Chillicothe, 07000065
Flagler County
Pennsylvania
Vocational Agriculture Building, (Florida’s
New Deal Resources MPS) 1001 E. Howe
St., Bunnell, 07000058
Clarion County
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Foxburg Country Club and Golf Course, 369
Harvey Rd., Foxburg, 07000076
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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 (1010-0086).
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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 we will submit
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 P, ``Sulphur
Operations.''
DATE: Submit written comments by March 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
listed below. Please use the Information
[[Page 4028]]
Collection Number 1010-0086 as an identifier in your message.
E-mail MMS at rules.comments@mms.gov. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010-0086 in the subject line.
Fax: 703-787-1093. Identify with Information Collection
Number 1010-0086.
Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the
Interior; Minerals Management Service; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381
Elden Street, MS-4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference
``Information Collection 1010-0086'' 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 P, Sulphur Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0086.
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 will 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.
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 the Minerals Management
Service (MMS) to ensure that operations in 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 Part 250, subpart P, Sulphur Operations, and the associated
supplementary Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) intended to
provide clarification, description, or explanation of these
regulations.
Regulations at 30 CFR part 250 implement these statutory
requirements. MMS uses the information collected to ascertain the
condition of drilling sites for the purpose of preventing hazards
inherent in drilling and production operations and to evaluate the
adequacy of equipment and/or procedures to be used during the conduct
of drilling, well-completion, well-workover, and production operations.
For example, MMS uses the information to:
Ascertain that a discovered sulphur deposit can be
classified as capable of production in paying quantities.
Ensure accurate and complete measurement of production to
determine the amount of sulphur royalty payments due the United States;
and that the sale locations are secure, production has been measured
accurately, and appropriate follow-up actions are initiated.
Ensure that the drilling unit is fit for the intended
purpose.
Review expected oceanographic and meteorological
conditions to ensure the integrity of the drilling unit (this
information is submitted only if it is not otherwise available).
Review hazard survey data to ensure that the lessee will
not encounter geological conditions that present a hazard to
operations.
Ensure the adequacy and safety of firefighting plans.
Ensure the adequacy of casing for anticipated conditions.
Review log entries of crew meetings to verify that crew
members are properly trained.
Review drilling, well-completion, and well-workover
diagrams and procedures to ensure the safety of the proposed drilling,
well-completion, and well-workover operations.
Review production operation procedures to ensure the
safety of the proposed production operations.
Monitor environmental data during operations in offshore
areas where such data are not already available to provide a valuable
source of information to evaluate the performance of drilling rigs
under various weather and ocean conditions. This information is
necessary to make reasonable determinations regarding safety of
operations and environmental protection.
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.'' No items of a sensitive nature are collected. Responses are
mandatory.
Frequency: Varies by section, but information concerning drilling,
well-completion, and well-workover operations and production is
collected only once for each particular activity.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 1
Federal OCS sulphur lessee.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 903
hours. 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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Reporting and recordkeeping
Citation 30 CFR 250 requirement Hour burden
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1600.................................... Submit exploration or Burden in subpart B (1010-0151).
development and production
plan.
1603(a)................................. Request determination whether 1
sulphur deposit can produce in
paying quantities.
1604(f)................................. Check traveling-block safety \1/4\
device for proper operation
weekly and after each drill-
line slipping; enter results
in log.
1605; 1617; 1618; 1619(b); 1622......... Submit forms MMS-123 Burden in subpart D (1010-0141).
(Application for Permit to
Drill), MMS-124 (Application
for Permit to Modify), Form
MMS-125 (End of Operations
Report).
1605(b)(3).............................. Submit data and information on 4
fitness of drilling unit.
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1605(c)................................. Report oceanographic, 1
meteorological, and drilling
unit performance data upon
request.*.
1605(d)................................. Submit results of additional 1
surveys and soil borings upon
request.*.
1605(e)(5).............................. Request copy of directional 1
survey (by holder of adjoining
lease).*.
1605(f)................................. Submit application for Burden in subpart I (1010-0149).
installation of fixed drilling
platforms or structures.
1607.................................... Request establishment, 8
amendment, or cancellation of
field rules for drilling, well-
completion, or well-workover.
1608.................................... Submit well casing and 5
cementing plan or modification.
1609(a)................................. Pressure test casing; record 2
time, conditions of testing,
and test results in log.
1610(d)(8).............................. Request exception to ram-type 1
blowout preventer (BOP) system
components rated working
pressure.
1611(b); 1625(b)........................ Request exception to water- 1
rated working pressure to test
ram-type and annular BOPs and
choke manifold.
1611(d)(3); 1625(d)(3).................. Record in driller's report the 10 minutes
date, time, and reason for
postponing pressure testings.
1611(f); 1625(f)........................ Request exception to recording 1
pressure conditions during BOP
tests on pressure charts.*.
1611(f), (g); 1625(f), (g).............. Conduct tests, actuations, 6
inspections, maintenance, and
crew drills of BOP systems at
least weekly; record results
in driller's report; retain
records for 2 years following
completion of drilling
activity.
1612.................................... Request exception to 1
requirements for well-control
drills.*.
1613(e)................................. Pressure test diverter sealing 2
element/valves weekly; actuate
diverter sealing element/
valves/ control system every
24 hours; test diverter line
for flow every 24 hours;
record test times and results
in driller's report.
1615.................................... Request exception to blind- 1
shear ram or pipe rams and
inside BOP to secure wells.
1616(c)................................. Retain training records for Burden in subpart O (1010-0128).
lessee and drilling contractor
personnel.
1619(a)................................. Retain records for each well 12
and all well operations for 2
years.
1619(c), (d), (e)....................... Submit copies of records, logs, 1
reports, charts, etc., upon
request.
1621.................................... Conduct safety meetings prior 1
to well-completion or well-
workover operations; record
date and time.
1628(b), (d)............................ Submit application for design 4
and installation features of
sulphur production facilities
and fuel gas safety system;
certify new installation
conforms to approved design.
1628(b), (d)............................ Maintain information on 1
approved design and
installation features for the
life of the facility.
1629(b)(1)(ii), (iv).................... Retain pressure-recording 12
charts used to determine
operating pressure ranges for
2 years.
1629(b)(3).............................. Request approval of 4
firefighting systems; post
firefighting system diagram.
1630(a)(5).............................. Notify MMS of pre-production .....................................
test and inspection of safety
system and commencement of
production.
1630(b)................................. Maintain records for each 1
safety device installed for 2
years.
1631.................................... Conduct safety device training 1
prior to production operations
and periodically thereafter;
record date and time.
1633(b)................................. Submit application for method 2
of production measurement.
1634(b)................................. Report evidence of mishandling 1
of produced sulphur or
tampering or falsifying any
measurement of production.
1600 thru 1634.......................... General departure and 2
alternative compliance
requests not specifically
covered elsewhere in subpart P.
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* We included a minimal burden, but it has not been necessary to request these data and/or no submissions
received for many years.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We
have identified no ``non-hour cost'' burdens 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
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
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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: (i) Before October 1, 1995; (ii) to comply with requirements
not associated with the information collection; (iii) for reasons other
than to provide information or keep records for the Government; or (iv)
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 Procedures: MMS's practice is to make comments,
including names and addresses of respondents, available for public
review. If you wish your name and/or address to be withheld, you must
state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. MMS will honor
this request to the extent allowable by law; however, anonymous
comments will not be considered. 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. All submissions from organizations
or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public inspection in their entirety.
MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202)
208-7744.
Dated: January 17, 2007.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-1289 Filed 1-26-07; 8:45 am]
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