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Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart E & LTL/NTL
Reporting requirement
Average number of
annual responses
Annual burden
hours
516(f) .............................
Perform crew drills; record results (weekly for 2
crews × 2 weeks per completion = 4).
12
1,048 completions × 4
= 4,192.
2,096
LTL ................................
Retain complete record of well’s casing pressure for 2 years and retain diagnostic test
records permanently.
1 hour ...........................
2,990 records ...............
2,990
Subtotal ..................
.............................................................................
......................................
17,584 responses ........
9,709
Hour burden
⁄ hour .........................
Notify
502 ................................
Notify MMS of well-completion rig movement on
or off platform or from well to well on same
platform (Form MMS–144) (cross ref.
§ 250.403).
Burden included in 1010–0150.
0
517(c); LTL/NTL ............
Notify MMS if sustained casing pressure is observed on a well.
1 hour ...........................
900 notices ...................
900
LTL/NTL ........................
Report failure of casing pressure to bleed to
zero including plan to remediate.
6 hours .........................
500 submissions ..........
3,000
NTL ................................
Notify MMS when remediation procedure is
complete.
1 hour ...........................
110 notices ...................
110
Subtotal ..................
.............................................................................
......................................
1,510 responses ..........
4,010
Total Hour Burden.
.............................................................................
......................................
20,439 responses ........
18,756
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* LTL dated 13 January 1994.
1 (rounded)
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified no
paperwork ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
associated with the collection of
information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide
notice * * * and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *’’
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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To comply with the public
consultation process, on January 29,
2007, we published a Federal Register
notice (72 FR 4025) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB
control number for the information
collection requirements imposed by the
30 CFR 250 regulations. The regulation
also informs the public that they may
comment at any time on the collections
of information and provides the address
to which they should send comments.
We have received no comments in
response to these efforts.
If you wish to comment in response
to this notice, you may send your
comments to the offices listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. OMB
has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove the information collection
but may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive
public comments by November 1, 2007.
Public Availability of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
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to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
MMS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202)
208–7744.
Dated: May 11, 2007.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
on September 26, 2007.
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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 an extension of an
information collection (1010–0043).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we will be submitting to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
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renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR 250, subpart F, Oil and Gas
Well-Workover Operations, and related
documents. This notice also provides
the public a second opportunity to
comment on the paperwork burden of
these regulatory requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by
November 1, 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 (1010–0043). 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 1010–0043 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 Part 250, Subpart F, Oil
and Gas Well-Workover Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0043.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) to prescribe rules and
regulations to 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
Citation 30 CFR 250
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 F, Oil and Gas WellWorkover Operations and the associated
supplementary Notices to Lessees and
Operators (NTLs) intended to provide
clarification, description, or explanation
of these regulations.
MMS District Supervisors use the
information collected to analyze and
evaluate planned well-workover
operations to ensure that operations
result in personnel safety and protection
of the environment. They use this
evaluation in making decisions to
approve, disapprove, or to require
modification to the proposed wellworkover operations. For example,
MMS uses the information to:
• Review log entries of crew meetings
to verify that safety procedures have
been properly reviewed.
• Review well-workover procedures
relating to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) to
ensure the safety of the crew in the
event of encountering H2S.
• Review well-workover diagrams
and procedures to ensure the safety of
well-workover operations.
• Verify that the crown block safety
device is operating and can be expected
to function and avoid accidents.
• Verify that the proposed operation
of the annular preventer is technically
correct and will provide adequate
protection for personnel, property, and
natural resources.
• Verify the reasons for postponing
blowout preventer (BOP) tests, verify
the state of readiness of the equipment
and to ascertain that the equipment
meets safety standards and
requirements, ensure that BOP tests
have been conducted in the manner and
frequency to promote personnel safety
and protect natural resources. Specific
testing information must be recorded to
verify that the proper test procedures
were followed.
• Assure that the well-workover
operations are conducted on well casing
that is structurally competent.
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 or for
limited inspection’’, and 30 CFR part
252, ‘‘OCS Oil and Gas Information
Program’’.
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 and operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
estimated annual ‘‘hour’’ burden for this
information collection is a total of
40,899 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
Average number of
annual reponses
1 ...................................
400 requests ................
Reporting requirement
56087
Annual burden
hours
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602 ................................
Request exceptions prior to moving wellworkover equipment.
605; 613; 615(a), (e)(4);
616(d).
Request approval to begin subsea wellworkover operations; submit Forms MMS–
124 (include, if required, alternate procedures
and equipment; stump test procedures plan)
and MMS–125.
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Citation 30 CFR 250
Reporting requirement
Hour burden
Average number of
annual reponses
Annual burden
hours
612 ................................
Request establishment/amendment/cancellation
of field well-workover rules.
6 ...................................
4 requests ....................
24
616(a) ............................
Request exception to rated working pressure of
the BOP equipment; request exception to annular-type BOP testing.
2 ...................................
187 requests ................
374
600–618 ........................
General departure and alternative compliance
requests not specifically covered elsewhere
in subpart F regulations.
2 ...................................
200 requests ................
4009
Subtotal ..................
.............................................................................
......................................
791 ...............................
1,198
Posting
614 ................................
Post number of stands of drill pipe or workover
string and drill collars that may be pulled prior
to filling the hole and equivalent well-control
fluid volume.
0.25 ..............................
1,210 postings ..............
303
Subtotal ..................
.............................................................................
......................................
1,210 ............................
303
Submittals/Notifications
602 ................................
Notify MMS of any rig movement within Gulf of
Mexico (Form MMS–144).
Burden included in 1010–0150
0
617(b) ............................
Pressure test, caliper, or otherwise evaluate
tubing & wellhead equipment casing; submit
results (every 30 days during prolonged operations).
6 ...................................
182 reports ...................
1,092
617(c) ............................
Notify MMS if sustained casing pressure is observed on a well.
1 ...................................
905 notifications ...........
905
Subtotal ..................
.............................................................................
......................................
1,087 ............................
1,997
Record/Document
Instruct crew members in safety requirements
of operations to be performed; document
meeting (weekly for 2 crews × 2 weeks per
workover = 4).
1 ...................................
1,476 workovers × 4 =
5,904.
5,904
611 ................................
Perform operational check of traveling-block
safety device; document results (weekly × 2
weeks per workover = 2).
1 ...................................
1,226 workovers × 2 =
2,452.
2,452
616(a), (b), (f), (g) .........
Perform BOP pressure tests, actuations, inspections & certifications; record results; retain records 2 years following completion of
workover activities (when installed; at a minimum every 7 days × 2 weeks per workover =
2).
7 ...................................
1,226 workovers × 2 =
2,452.
17,164
616(b)(2) ........................
Test blind or blind-shear rams; document results (every 30 days during operations).
(Note: this is part of BOP test when BOP test
is conducted.).
2 ...................................
1,476 workovers ...........
2,952
616(b)(2) ........................
Record reason for postponing BOP system
tests.
0.5 ................................
146 post-poned tests ...
73
616(c) ............................
Perform crew drills; record results (weekly for 2
crews × 2 weeks per workover = 4).
1.5 ................................
1,476 work-overs × 4 =
5,904.
8,856
Subtotal ..................
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606 ................................
.............................................................................
......................................
18,334 ..........................
37,401
Total Burden ...
.............................................................................
......................................
21,422 Responses .......
40,899
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
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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 January 23,
2007, we published a Federal Register
notice (72 FR 2901) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB
control number for the information
collection requirements imposed by the
30 CFR Part 250 regulations. The
regulation also informs the public that
they may comment at any time on the
collections of information and provides
the address to which they should send
comments. We have received no
comments in response to these efforts.
If you wish to comment in response
to this notice, you may send your
comments to the offices listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. OMB
has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove the information collection
but may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive
public comments by November 1, 2007.
Public Availability of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
MMS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202)
208–7744.
Dated: June 1, 2007.
William S. Hauser,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
on September 26, 2007.
[FR Doc. E7–19376 Filed 10–1–07; 8:45 am]
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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 a revision of a
currently approved information
collection (OMB Control Number 1010–
0090).
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 information
collection requirements in the
regulations at 30 CFR 216MRM1.57. This
notice also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements. We shortened the title of
this ICR to accommodate OMB
requirements. The previous title was
‘‘30 CFR 216, Subpart B—Oil and Gas,
General, § 216.57 Stripper Royalty Rate
Reduction Notification.’’ The new title
is ‘‘30 CFR 216.57, Stripper Royalty Rate
Reduction Notification.’’ Form MMS–
4377, Stripper Royalty Rate Reduction
Notification, is used to collect the
information.
Submit written comments on or
before November 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
by either 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 (OMB
Control Number 1010–0090).
Please also send a copy of your
comments to MMS via e-mail at
mrm.comments@mms.gov. Include the
title of the information collection and
the OMB control number in the
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‘‘Attention’’ line of your comment. Also
include your name and return address.
If you do not receive a confirmation that
we have received your e-mail, contact
Ms. Gebhardt at (303) 231–3211.
You may also mail a copy of your
comments to Sharron L. Gebhardt, Lead
Regulatory Specialist, Minerals
Management Service, Minerals Revenue
Management, P.O. Box 25165, MS
302B2, Denver, Colorado 80225. If you
use an overnight courier service or wish
to hand-deliver your comments, our
courier address is Building 85, Room A–
614, Denver Federal Center, West 6th
Ave. and Kipling Blvd., Denver,
Colorado 80225.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharron L. Gebhardt, telephone (303)
231–3211, FAX (303) 231–3781, e-mail
Sharron.Gebhardt@mms.gov. You may
also contact Sharron Gebhardt to obtain
copies, at no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any
associated forms, and (3) regulations
that require the subject collection of
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 216.57, Stripper Royalty
Rate Reduction Notification.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0090.
Bureau Form Number: Form MMS–
4377.
Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S.
Department of the Interior is responsible
for matters relevant to mineral resource
development on Federal and Indian
lands and the Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS). The Secretary, under the Mineral
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 1923) and the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1353), is responsible for
managing the production of minerals
from Federal and Indian lands and the
OCS, collecting royalties from lessees
who produce minerals, and distributing
the funds collected in accordance with
applicable laws. The MMS performs the
royalty management functions for the
Secretary. Public laws pertaining to
mineral royalties are located on our Web
site at https://www.mrm.mms.gov/
Laws_R_D/PublicLawsAMR.htm.
Under 43 CFR 3103.4–2, the Stripper
Royalty Rate Reduction Program was
established by the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), the surface
management agency for Federal onshore
leases. As a benefit under this program,
BLM approved royalty rate reductions
for operators of stripper oil properties
for applicable sales periods from
October 1, 1992, through January 31,
2006. Effective February 1, 2006, the
benefits of reduced royalty rates under
this program were terminated, although
this change is not currently reflected in
the CFR.
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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 an extension of an information collection (1010-
0043).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we
are notifying the public that we will be submitting to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
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renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR 250, subpart F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations, and
related documents. This notice also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by November 1, 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 (1010-0043). 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
1010-0043 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 Part 250, Subpart F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover
Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0043.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as amended
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to prescribe rules and
regulations to 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 F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations and the
associated supplementary Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs)
intended to provide clarification, description, or explanation of these
regulations.
MMS District Supervisors use the information collected to analyze
and evaluate planned well-workover operations to ensure that operations
result in personnel safety and protection of the environment. They use
this evaluation in making decisions to approve, disapprove, or to
require modification to the proposed well-workover operations. For
example, MMS uses the information to:
Review log entries of crew meetings to verify that safety
procedures have been properly reviewed.
Review well-workover procedures relating to hydrogen
sulfide (H2S) to ensure the safety of the crew in the event
of encountering H2S.
Review well-workover diagrams and procedures to ensure the
safety of well-workover operations.
Verify that the crown block safety device is operating and
can be expected to function and avoid accidents.
Verify that the proposed operation of the annular
preventer is technically correct and will provide adequate protection
for personnel, property, and natural resources.
Verify the reasons for postponing blowout preventer (BOP)
tests, verify the state of readiness of the equipment and to ascertain
that the equipment meets safety standards and requirements, ensure that
BOP tests have been conducted in the manner and frequency to promote
personnel safety and protect natural resources. Specific testing
information must be recorded to verify that the proper test procedures
were followed.
Assure that the well-workover operations are conducted on
well casing that is structurally competent.
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 or
for limited inspection'', and 30 CFR part 252, ``OCS Oil and Gas
Information Program''.
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 and operators.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
estimated annual ``hour'' burden for this information collection is a
total of 40,899 hours. The following chart details the individual
components and estimated hour burdens. In calculating the burdens, we
assumed that respondents perform certain requirements in the normal
course of their activities. We consider these to be usual and customary
and took that into account in estimating the burden.
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Average number of Annual burden
Citation 30 CFR 250 Reporting requirement Hour burden annual reponses hours
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Requests
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602............................ Request exceptions 1................. 400 requests...... 400
prior to moving well-
workover equipment.
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605; 613; 615(a), (e)(4); Request approval to Burden included in 1010-0141 0
616(d). begin subsea well-
workover operations;
submit Forms MMS-124
(include, if required,
alternate procedures
and equipment; stump
test procedures plan)
and MMS-125.
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612............................ Request establishment/ 6................. 4 requests........ 24
amendment/cancellation
of field well-workover
rules.
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616(a)......................... Request exception to 2................. 187 requests...... 374
rated working pressure
of the BOP equipment;
request exception to
annular-type BOP
testing.
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600-618........................ General departure and 2................. 200 requests...... 4009
alternative compliance
requests not
specifically covered
elsewhere in subpart F
regulations.
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Subtotal................... ....................... .................. 791............... 1,198
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Posting
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614............................ Post number of stands 0.25.............. 1,210 postings.... 303
of drill pipe or
workover string and
drill collars that may
be pulled prior to
filling the hole and
equivalent well-
control fluid volume.
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Subtotal................... ....................... .................. 1,210............. 303
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Submittals/Notifications
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602............................ Notify MMS of any rig Burden included in 1010-0150 0
movement within Gulf
of Mexico (Form MMS-
144).
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617(b)......................... Pressure test, caliper, 6................. 182 reports....... 1,092
or otherwise evaluate
tubing & wellhead
equipment casing;
submit results (every
30 days during
prolonged operations).
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617(c)......................... Notify MMS if sustained 1................. 905 notifications. 905
casing pressure is
observed on a well.
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Subtotal................... ....................... .................. 1,087............. 1,997
;Record/Document
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606............................ Instruct crew members 1................. 1,476 workovers x 5,904
in safety requirements 4 = 5,904.
of operations to be
performed; document
meeting (weekly for 2
crews x 2 weeks per
workover = 4).
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611............................ Perform operational 1................. 1,226 workovers x 2,452
check of traveling- 2 = 2,452.
block safety device;
document results
(weekly x 2 weeks per
workover = 2).
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616(a), (b), (f), (g).......... Perform BOP pressure 7................. 1,226 workovers x 17,164
tests, actuations, 2 = 2,452.
inspections &
certifications; record
results; retain
records 2 years
following completion
of workover activities
(when installed; at a
minimum every 7 days x
2 weeks per workover =
2).
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616(b)(2)...................... Test blind or blind- 2................. 1,476 workovers... 2,952
shear rams; document
results (every 30 days
during operations).
(Note: this is part of
BOP test when BOP test
is conducted.).
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616(b)(2)...................... Record reason for 0.5............... 146 post-poned 73
postponing BOP system tests.
tests.
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616(c)......................... Perform crew drills; 1.5............... 1,476 work-overs x 8,856
record results (weekly 4 = 5,904.
for 2 crews x 2 weeks
per workover = 4).
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Subtotal................... ....................... .................. 18,334............ 37,401
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Total Burden........... ....................... .................. 21,422 Responses.. 40,899
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We
have identified no paperwork ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with
the collection of information.
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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 January 23,
2007, we published a Federal Register notice (72 FR 2901) 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 Part 250 regulations. The regulation also informs
the public that they may comment at any time on the collections of
information and provides the address to which they should send
comments. We have received no comments in response to these efforts.
If you wish to comment in response to this notice, you may send
your comments to the offices listed under the ADDRESSES section of this
notice. OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive public comments by November 1, 2007.
Public Availability of Comments: Before including your address,
phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202)
208-7744.
Dated: June 1, 2007.
William S. Hauser,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the
Federal Register on September 26, 2007.
[FR Doc. E7-19376 Filed 10-1-07; 8:45 am]
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