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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0051).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR 250, Subpart L, ‘‘Oil and Gas
Production Measurement, Surface
Commingling, and Security,’’ and
related documents. This notice also
provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by
June 8, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
either by fax (202) 395–6566 or e-mail
(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior (1010–0051). Mail or hand carry
a copy of your comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
Management Service; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; Mail Stop 4024; 381 Elden
Street; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. If
you wish to e-mail your comments to
MMS, the address is:
rules.comments@mms.gov. Reference
Information Collection 1010–0051 in
your subject line and mark your
message for return receipt. Include your
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Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart L
Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (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 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 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. 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 the
Minerals Management Service (MMS).
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 (NTLs) intended to provide
clarification, description, or explanation
of these regulations.
Regulations implementing these
responsibilities are under 30 CFR part
250. Responses are mandatory. No
questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are
asked. MMS will protect proprietary
information according to 30 CFR
250.197, ‘‘Data and information to be
made available to the public,’’ and 30
CFR Part 252, ‘‘OCS Oil and Gas
Information Program.’’
MMS uses the information collected
under subpart L to ensure that the
volumes of hydrocarbons produced are
measured accurately, and 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 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.
Frequency: The frequency varies by
section, but is 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’’ Burden: The
estimated annual ‘‘hour’’ burden for this
information collection is a total of 8,533
hours. The following chart details the
individual components and estimated
hour burdens. In calculating the
burdens, we assumed that respondents
perform certain requirements in the
normal course of their activities. We
consider these to be usual and
customary and took that into account in
estimating the burden.
Hour burden
minutes
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement
Average number of annual
responses
Annual burden
hours
Fees
1202(a)(1), (b)(1);
1203(b)(1);1204(a)(1).
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Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart L
Hour burden
minutes
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement
Average number of annual
responses
Annual burden
hours
$1,200 simple fee × 57 applications = $68,400
$3,550 complex fee × 306 applications = $1,086,300
Subtotal
363 responses
3,993
$1,154,700 fees
1202(a)(4) .............................
1202(c)(4)* ............................
1202(d)(5)* ...........................
1202(f)(2)* ............................
1202(l)(2)* .............................
1202(l)(3)* .............................
1203(b)(6), (8), (9)* ..............
1203(c)(4)* ............................
1203(e)(1)* ...........................
1203(f)(5) ..............................
Copy & send pipeline (retrograde) condensate volumes
upon request.
Copy & send all liquid hydrocarbon run tickets 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; retain charts for as long as tanks are in use.
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; retain for 2 years.
Copy & submit gas processing plant records upon request.
Copy & submit measuring records of gas lost or used on
lease upon request.
Subtotal
45 minutes ........
21
1 minute ...........
2 minutes ..........
24,450
9,870
10 minutes ........
102
17
15 minutes ........
12
3
15 minutes ........
5 minutes ..........
2 minutes ..........
30 minutes ........
4
115
21,792
48
1
10 (rounded)
726 (rounded)
24
5 minutes ..........
1 minute ...........
30 minutes ........
44
19,290
4
4 (rounded),
322 (rounded)
2
30 minutes ........
24
75,776 responses
16
408 (rounded)
329
12
1,874
1202(c)(1), (2); 1202(e)(4);
1202(h)(1), (2), (3), (4);
1202(i)(1)(iv),
(2)(iii);1202(j).
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.
Respondents record these items
as part of normal business
records & practices to verify accuracy of production measured
for sale purposes
0
1202(d)(4) .............................
Request approval for proving on a schedule other than
monthly.
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.
1 .......................
35
35
1 .......................
1
1
1 .......................
85
85
15 minutes ........
1 .......................
2
60
1 (rounded)
60
1204(a)(2) .............................
1205(a)(2) .............................
1205(a)(4) .............................
1200 thru 1205 .....................
Subtotal
1202(e)(6) .............................
1202(k)(5) .............................
1203(f)(4) ..............................
1204(b)(3) .............................
1205(b)(3), (4) ......................
183 responses
Retain master meter calibration reports for 2 years ..........
Retain liquid hydrocarbon allocation meter proving 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 ..................................
Subtotal
1 minute ...........
1 minute ...........
1,420
10,875
24 (rounded)
182 (rounded)
1 minute ...........
4,045
68 (rounded)
2 minutes ..........
2 .......................
57,400
8,870
82,610 responses
Total Hour and Fee Burden
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1,914 (rounded)
296 (rounded)
2,484 hours
158,932
8,533
$1,154,700
*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.
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Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified two
paperwork ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
associated with this collection of
information (see Hour and Fee Burden
table). One is a $1,200 simple fee and
the other is a $3,550 complex fee for a
total of $1,154,700.
Simple fee applications are to
temporarily reroute production (for a
duration not to exceed six months);
production tests prior to pipeline
construction; departures related to
meter proving, well testing, or sampling
frequency.
Complex fee applications are for
creations of new facility measurement
points (FMPs); association of leases or
units with existing FMPs; inclusion of
production from additional structures;
meter updates which add buy-back gas
meters or pigging meters; other
applications which request deviations
from the approved allocation
procedures.
The application filing fees are
required to recover the Federal
Government’s processing costs. We have
not identified any other ‘‘non-hour cost’’
burdens associated with this collection
of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide
notice * * * and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *.’’
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on October 3,
2006, we published a Federal Register
notice (71 FR 58429) announcing that
we would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
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addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB
control number for the information
collection requirements imposed by the
30 CFR 250 regulations. The regulation
also informs the public that they may
comment at any time on the collections
of information and provides the address
to which they should send comments.
We received one comment in response
to these efforts, but it was not germane
to the paperwork requirements.
If you wish to comment in response
to this notice, you may send your
comments to the offices listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. OMB
has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove the information collection
but may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive
public comments by June 8, 2007.
Public Comment Procedures: The
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. The MMS will honor the
request to the extent allowable by the
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: April 6, 2007.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Fifth Public Meeting for Reclamation’s
Managing for Excellence Project
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting and
announcement of subsequent meetings
to be held.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation is
holding a meeting to inform the public
about the Managing for Excellence
project. This meeting is the second to be
held in 2007 to inform the public about
the action items, progress, and results of
the Managing for Excellence project and
to seek broad public input and feedback.
Subsequent meetings in 2007 are
anticipated but not yet scheduled.
DATES: May 30, 2007, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and May 31, 2007, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Marriott Hotel, 16455 East
40th Circle, Aurora, Colorado.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Debbie Byers at (303) 445–2790.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Managing for Excellence project will
identify and address the specific 21st
Century challenges Reclamation must
meet to fulfill its mission to manage,
develop, and protect water and related
resources in an environmentally and
economically sound manner in the
interest of the American public. This
project will examine Reclamation’s core
capabilities and the agency’s ability to
respond to both expected and
unforeseeable future needs in an
innovative and timely manner. This
project will result in essential changes
in a number of key areas, which are
outlined in, Managing for Excellence—
An Action Plan for the 21st Century
Bureau of Reclamation. For more
information regarding the project,
Action Plan, and specific actions being
taken, please visit the Managing for
Excellence Web site at https://
www.usbr.gov/excellence.
Registration
Although you may register the first
day of the conference beginning at 7
a.m., we highly encourage you to
register prior to the date of the meeting
online at https://www.usbr.gov/
excellence, or by phone at 303–445–
2935.
Dated: May 2, 2007.
Ryan Serote,
Deputy Commissioner—External and
Intergovernmental Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Review; 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), we
are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information
collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR 250, Subpart L, ``Oil and
Gas Production Measurement, Surface Commingling, and Security,'' and
related documents. This notice also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by June 8, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments either by fax (202) 395-6566 or e-
mail (OIRA--DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department
of the Interior (1010-0051). Mail or hand carry a copy of your comments
to the Department of the Interior; Minerals Management Service;
Attention: Cheryl Blundon; Mail Stop 4024; 381 Elden Street; Herndon,
Virginia 20170-4817. If you wish to e-mail your comments to MMS, the
address is: rules.comments@mms.gov. Reference Information Collection
1010-0051 in your subject line and mark your message for return
receipt. Include your name and return address in your message text.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787-1607. You may also contact Cheryl Blundon
to obtain a copy, at no cost, of the regulations that require the
subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 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 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. 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
the Minerals Management Service (MMS). 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 (NTLs)
intended to provide clarification, description, or explanation of these
regulations.
Regulations implementing these responsibilities are under 30 CFR
part 250. Responses are mandatory. No questions of a ``sensitive''
nature are asked. MMS will protect proprietary information according to
30 CFR 250.197, ``Data and information to be made available to the
public,'' and 30 CFR Part 252, ``OCS Oil and Gas Information Program.''
MMS uses the information collected under subpart L to ensure that
the volumes of hydrocarbons produced are measured accurately, and
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 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.
Frequency: The frequency varies by section, but is 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'' Burden: The
estimated annual ``hour'' burden for this information collection is a
total of 8,533 hours. The following chart details the individual
components and estimated hour burdens. In calculating the burdens, we
assumed that respondents perform certain requirements in the normal
course of their activities. We consider these to be usual and customary
and took that into account in estimating the burden.
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Reporting or Average number
Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart recordkeeping Hour burden minutes of annual Annual burden hours
L requirement responses
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Fees
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1202(a)(1), (b)(1); Submit application 11.................. 363 3,993
1203(b)(1);1204(a)(1). for liquid
hydrocarbon or gas
measurement
procedures or
changes; or for
commingling of
production or
changes.
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$1,200 simple fee x 57 applications = $68,400
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$3,550 complex fee x 306 applications = $1,086,300
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Subtotal 363 responses 3,993
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$1,154,700 fees
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1202(a)(4)................... Copy & send pipeline 45 minutes.......... 21 16
(retrograde)
condensate volumes
upon request.
1202(c)(4)*.................. Copy & send all 1 minute............ 24,450 408 (rounded)
liquid hydrocarbon
run tickets monthly.
1202(d)(5)*.................. Copy & submit liquid 2 minutes........... 9,870 329
hydrocarbon royalty
meter proving
reports monthly &
request waiver as
needed.
1202(f)(2)*.................. Copy & submit 10 minutes.......... 102 17
mechanical-
displacement prover
& tank prover
calibration reports.
1202(l)(2)*.................. Copy & submit royalty 15 minutes.......... 12 3
tank calibration
charts before using
for royalty
measurement.
1202(l)(3)*.................. Copy & submit 15 minutes.......... 4 1
inventory tank 5 minutes........... 115 10 (rounded)
calibration charts
upon request; retain
charts for as long
as tanks are in use.
1203(b)(6), (8), (9)*........ Copy & submit gas 2 minutes........... 21,792 726 (rounded)
quality and volume 30 minutes.......... 48 24
statements monthly
or as requested
(most will be
routine; few will
take longer).
1203(c)(4)*.................. Copy & submit gas 5 minutes........... 44 4 (rounded),
meter calibration 1 minute............ 19,290 322 (rounded)
reports upon
request; retain for
2 years.
1203(e)(1)*.................. Copy & submit gas 30 minutes.......... 4 2
processing plant
records upon request.
1203(f)(5)................... Copy & submit 30 minutes.......... 24 12
measuring records of
gas lost or used on
lease upon request.
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Subtotal 75,776 responses 1,874
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1202(c)(1), (2); 1202(e)(4); Record observed data, Respondents record these items as 0
1202(h)(1), (2), (3), (4); correction factors & part of normal business records &
1202(i)(1)(iv), net standard volume practices to verify accuracy of
(2)(iii);1202(j). on royalty meter and production measured for sale
tank run tickets. purposes
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..
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1202(d)(4)................... Request approval for 1................... 35 35
proving on a
schedule other than
monthly.
1204(a)(2)................... Provide state 1................... 1 1
production
volumetric and/or
fractional analysis
data upon request.
1205(a)(2)................... Post signs at royalty 1................... 85 85
or inventory tank
used in royalty
determination
process.
1205(a)(4)................... Report security 15 minutes.......... 2 1 (rounded)
problems (telephone).
1200 thru 1205............... General departure and 1................... 60 60
alternative
compliance requests
not specifically
covered elsewhere in
subpart L.
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Subtotal 183 responses 182
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1202(e)(6)................... Retain master meter 1 minute............ 1,420 24 (rounded)
calibration reports
for 2 years.
1202(k)(5)................... Retain liquid 1 minute............ 10,875 182 (rounded)
hydrocarbon
allocation meter
proving reports for
2 years.
1203(f)(4)................... Document & retain 1 minute............ 4,045 68 (rounded)
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 data 2 minutes........... 57,400 1,914 (rounded)
for 2 years.
1205(b)(3), (4).............. Retain seal number 2................... 8,870 296 (rounded)
lists for 2 years.
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Subtotal 82,610 responses 2,484 hours
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Total Hour and Fee Burden 158,932 8,533
.............. $1,154,700
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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.
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We
have identified two paperwork ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with
this collection of information (see Hour and Fee Burden table). One is
a $1,200 simple fee and the other is a $3,550 complex fee for a total
of $1,154,700.
Simple fee applications are to temporarily reroute production (for
a duration not to exceed six months); production tests prior to
pipeline construction; departures related to meter proving, well
testing, or sampling frequency.
Complex fee applications are for creations of new facility
measurement points (FMPs); association of leases or units with existing
FMPs; inclusion of production from additional structures; meter updates
which add buy-back gas meters or pigging meters; other applications
which request deviations from the approved allocation procedures.
The application filing fees are required to recover the Federal
Government's processing costs. We have not identified any other ``non-
hour cost'' burdens associated with this collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated
to respond.
Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et
seq.) requires each agency ``* * * to provide notice * * * and
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of information * * *.'' Agencies
must specifically solicit comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public consultation process, on October 3, 2006,
we published a Federal Register notice (71 FR 58429) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In addition, Sec. 250.199 provides the
OMB control number for the information collection requirements imposed
by the 30 CFR 250 regulations. The regulation also informs the public
that they may comment at any time on the collections of information and
provides the address to which they should send comments. We received
one comment in response to these efforts, but it was not germane to the
paperwork requirements.
If you wish to comment in response to this notice, you may send
your comments to the offices listed under the ADDRESSES section of this
notice. OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive public comments by June 8, 2007.
Public Comment Procedures: The 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. The MMS will
honor the request to the extent allowable by the 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: April 6, 2007.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-8837 Filed 5-8-07; 8:45 am]
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