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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No: MMS–2008–OMM–0030]
MMS Information Collection Activity:
1010–0059, Oil and Gas Production
Safety Systems, Extension of an
Information Collection; 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 (1010–0059).
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 part 250,
subpart H, ‘‘Oil and Gas Production
Safety Systems.’’
DATES: Submit written comments by
August 18, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods listed
below.
• Electronically: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Under the tab
‘‘More Search Options,’’ click Advanced
Docket Search, then select ‘‘Minerals
Management Service’’ from the agency
drop-down menu, then click ‘‘submit.’’
In the Docket ID column, select MMS–
2008–OMM–0030 to submit public
comments and to view supporting and
any related materials. Information on
using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the
docket after the close of the comment
period, is available through the site’s
‘‘User Tips’’ link. The MMS will post all
comments.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
Management Service; Attention: Cheryl
Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart H and
NTL(s)
Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024;
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please
reference ‘‘Information Collection 1010–
0059’’ 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 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 H, Oil
and Gas Production Safety Systems.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0059.
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 OCS Lands Act at 43 U.S.C.
1332(6) states that ‘‘operations in the
[O]uter Continental Shelf should be
conducted in a safe manner by welltrained personnel using technology,
precautions, and techniques sufficient
to prevent or minimize the likelihood of
blowouts, loss of well control, fires,
spillages, physical obstruction to other
users of the waters or subsoil and
seabed, or other occurrences which may
cause damage to the environment or to
property, or endanger life or health.’’
This notice concerns the reporting
and recordkeeping elements of 30 CFR
part 250, subpart H, Oil and Gas
Production Safety Systems, and related
Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs)
that clarify and provide additional
guidance on some aspects of the
regulations.
The MMS OCS Regions use the
information submitted under subpart H
to evaluate equipment and/or
procedures that lessees propose to use
during production operations, including
evaluation of requests for departures or
use of alternative procedures.
Information submitted is also used to
verify the no-flow condition of wells to
continue the waiver of requirements to
install valves capable of preventing
backflow. The MMS inspectors review
the records maintained to verify
compliance with testing and minimum
safety requirements.
We will protect information from
respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under
regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data
and information to be made available to
the public or for limited inspection,’’
and 30 CFR part 252, ‘‘OCS Oil and Gas
Information Program.’’ No items of a
sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion or annual.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 130
Federal OCS oil and gas or sulphur
lessees.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 17,598
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.
Hour burden
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Non-hour cost burden
Reporting
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800; 801; 802; 803;
related NTLs.
Submit application and request approval for design, installation, and operation
of subsurface safety devices and surface production-safety systems; including related requests for departures or use of alternative procedures (supervisory control and data acquisition systems, valve closure times, time delay
circuitry, etc.).
8.
801(g) ......................
Submit annual verification of no-flow condition of well .........................................
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Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart H and
NTL(s)
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Hour burden
801(h)(2); 803(c) .....
Identify well with sign on wellhead that subsurface safety device is removed;
flag safety devices that are out of service.
Usual/customary safety procedure for
removing or identifying out-of-service
safety devices.
802(e) ......................
Submit statement/application certifying final surface production safety system
installed conforms to approved design with ≥125 components.
4.
$4,750 per submission.
$12,400 per offshore visit.
$13,000 per shipyard visit.
≥=25–125 components ..........................................................................................
4.
$1,150 per submission
$7,850 per offshore visit
$4,500 per shipyard visit
≥25 components ....................................................................................................
4.
$570 per submission.
Submit modification certifying final surface production safety system installed
conforms to approved design with ≥125 components.
3.
$530 per submission.
≥=25–125 components ..........................................................................................
3.
$190 per submission.
< 25 components ...................................................................................................
3
$80 per submission.
803(b)(2) .................
Submit required documentation under API RP 17J ..............................................
50.
803(b)(8); related
NTLs.
Submit information (risk assessment) to request ‘‘new’’ firefighting system departure approval (GOMR).
8.
803(b)(8); related
NTLs.
Submit information (risk assessment) to retain current firefighting system departure approval (GOMR).
8.
803(b)(8)(iv); (v) ......
Post diagram of firefighting system; furnish evidence firefighting system suitable
for operations in subfreezing climates.
2.
804(a)(12); 800 .......
Notify MMS prior to production when ready to conduct pre-production test and
upon commencement for a complete inspection.
12
804; related NTLs ...
Request departure from testing schedule requirements .......................................
1.
804; related NTL .....
Submit copy of state-required Emergency Action Plan (EAP) containing test
abatement plans (Pacific OCS Region).
1.
806(c) ......................
Request evaluation and approval of other quality assurance programs covering
manufacture of SPPE.
2.
800–807 ..................
General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered
elsewhere in subpart H regulations.
4.
Non-hour cost burden
⁄ .
Recordkeeping
Maintain records on subsurface and surface safety devices to include approved
design & installation features, testing, repair, removal, etc.
20.
803(b)(1)(iii), (2)(i) ...
Maintain pressure-recorder charts .........................................................................
12.
803(b)(4)(iii) ............
Maintain schematic of the emergency shutdown (ESD) which indicates the control functions of all safety devices.
6.
803(b)(11) ...............
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801(h)(2); 802(e);
804(b).
Maintain records of wells that have erosion-control programs and results for 2
years; make available to MMS upon request.
4.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: The currently OMB approved
non-hour cost burdens total $544,877.
We have identified nine non-hour cost
burdens for this collection. These non-
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hour cost burdens consist of service fees
which are determined by the number of
components involved in the review and
approval process; along with the cost of
the offshore and/or shipyard visits
under § 250.802(e). We have not
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identified any other non-hour cost
burdens.
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
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displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide
notice * * * and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information . * * *’’
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Agencies must also estimate the ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burdens to respondents or
recordkeepers resulting from the
collection of information. Therefore, if
you have costs to generate, maintain,
and disclose this information, you
should comment and provide your total
capital and startup cost components or
annual operation, maintenance, and
purchase of service components. You
should describe the methods you use to
estimate major cost factors, including
system and technology acquisition,
expected useful life of capital
equipment, discount rate(s), and the
period over which you incur costs.
Capital and startup costs include,
among other items, computers and
software you purchase to prepare for
collecting information, monitoring, and
record storage facilities. You should not
include estimates for equipment or
services purchased: (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: 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
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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 5, 2008.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for 1029–0092 and 1029–
0107
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing
its intention to request approval for the
collections of information under 30 CFR
745, State-Federal cooperative
agreements; and 30 CFR 887,
Subsidence Insurance Program Grants.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
information collection must be received
by August 18, 2008, to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
John A. Trelease, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
1951 Constitution Ave, NW., Room
202—SIB, Washington, DC 20240.
Comments may also be submitted
electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request a copy of the information
collection request, explanatory
information and related forms, contact
John Trelease, at (202) 208–2783 or via
e-mail at the address listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
require that interested members of the
public and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
[see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice
identifies information collections that
OSM will be submitting to OMB for
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approval. These collections are
contained in (1) 30 CFR 745, StateFederal cooperative agreements; and (2)
30 CFR 887, Subsidence Insurance
Program Grants. OSM will request a 3year term of approval for each
information collection activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
need for the collection of information
for the performance of the functions of
the agency; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (4)
ways to minimize the information
collection burden on respondents, such
as use of automated means of collection
of the information. A summary of the
public comments will accompany
OSM’s submission of the information
collection request to OMB.
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.
The following information is provided
for the information collection: (1) Title
of the information collection; (2) OMB
control number; (3) summary of the
information collection activity; and (4)
frequency of collection, description of
the respondents, estimated total annual
responses, and the total annual
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
the collection of information.
Title: 30 CFR 745—State-Federal
cooperative agreements.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0092.
Summary: 30 CFR 745 requires that
States submit information when
entering into a cooperative agreement
with the Secretary of the Interior. OSM
uses the information to make findings
that the State has an approved program
and will carry out the responsibilities
mandated in the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act to regulate surface
coal mining and reclamation activities
on Federal lands.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents: State
governments that regulate coal
operations.
Total Annual Responses: 11.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 600.
Total Annual Non-Wage Costs: $0.
Title: 30 CFR 887—Subsidence
Insurance Program Grants.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0107.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No: MMS-2008-OMM-0030]
MMS Information Collection Activity: 1010-0059, Oil and Gas
Production Safety Systems, Extension of an Information Collection;
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-
0059).
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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 part 250, subpart H, ``Oil
and Gas Production Safety Systems.''
DATES: Submit written comments by August 18, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods
listed below.
Electronically: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Under
the tab ``More Search Options,'' click Advanced Docket Search, then
select ``Minerals Management Service'' from the agency drop-down menu,
then click ``submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select MMS-2008-OMM-
0030 to submit public comments and to view supporting and any related
materials. Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions
for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket
after the close of the comment period, is available through the site's
``User Tips'' link. The MMS will post all comments.
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 1010-0059'' 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 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 H, Oil and Gas Production Safety
Systems.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0059.
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 OCS Lands Act at 43 U.S.C. 1332(6) states that ``operations in
the [O]uter Continental Shelf should be conducted in a safe manner by
well-trained personnel using technology, precautions, and techniques
sufficient to prevent or minimize the likelihood of blowouts, loss of
well control, fires, spillages, physical obstruction to other users of
the waters or subsoil and seabed, or other occurrences which may cause
damage to the environment or to property, or endanger life or health.''
This notice concerns the reporting and recordkeeping elements of 30
CFR part 250, subpart H, Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems, and
related Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that clarify and
provide additional guidance on some aspects of the regulations.
The MMS OCS Regions use the information submitted under subpart H
to evaluate equipment and/or procedures that lessees propose to use
during production operations, including evaluation of requests for
departures or use of alternative procedures. Information submitted is
also used to verify the no-flow condition of wells to continue the
waiver of requirements to install valves capable of preventing
backflow. The MMS inspectors review the records maintained to verify
compliance with testing and minimum safety requirements.
We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its
implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under regulations at 30
CFR 250.197, ``Data and information to be made available to the public
or for limited inspection,'' and 30 CFR part 252, ``OCS Oil and Gas
Information Program.'' No items of a sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion or annual.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 130
Federal OCS oil and gas or sulphur lessees.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is
17,598 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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hour burden
Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart H Reporting and -----------------
and NTL(s) recordkeeping Non-hour cost
requirement burden
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Reporting
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800; 801; 802; 803; related Submit application and 8.
NTLs. request approval for
design, installation,
and operation of
subsurface safety
devices and surface
production-safety
systems; including
related requests for
departures or use of
alternative
procedures
(supervisory control
and data acquisition
systems, valve
closure times, time
delay circuitry,
etc.).
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801(g)........................ Submit annual 2.
verification of no-
flow condition of
well.
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801(h)(2); 803(c)............. Identify well with Usual/customary
sign on wellhead that safety
subsurface safety procedure for
device is removed; removing or
flag safety devices identifying out-
that are out of of-service
service. safety devices.
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802(e)........................ Submit statement/ 4.
application $4,750 per
certifying final submission.
surface production $12,400 per
safety system offshore visit.
installed conforms to $13,000 per
approved design with shipyard visit.
>=125 components.
-----------------------------------------
>==25-125 components.. 4.
$1,150 per
submission
$7,850 per
offshore visit
$4,500 per
shipyard visit
-----------------------------------------
>=25 components....... 4.
$570 per
submission.
-----------------------------------------
Submit modification 3.
certifying final $530 per
surface production submission.
safety system
installed conforms to
approved design with
>=125 components.
-----------------------------------------
>==25-125 components.. 3.
$190 per
submission.
-----------------------------------------
< 25 components....... 3
$80 per
submission.
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803(b)(2)..................... Submit required 50.
documentation under
API RP 17J.
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803(b)(8); related NTLs....... Submit information 8.
(risk assessment) to
request ``new''
firefighting system
departure approval
(GOMR).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
803(b)(8); related NTLs....... Submit information 8.
(risk assessment) to
retain current
firefighting system
departure approval
(GOMR).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
803(b)(8)(iv); (v)............ Post diagram of 2.
firefighting system;
furnish evidence
firefighting system
suitable for
operations in
subfreezing climates.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
804(a)(12); 800............... Notify MMS prior to \1/2\.
production when ready
to conduct pre-
production test and
upon commencement for
a complete inspection.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
804; related NTLs............. Request departure from 1.
testing schedule
requirements.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
804; related NTL.............. Submit copy of state- 1.
required Emergency
Action Plan (EAP)
containing test
abatement plans
(Pacific OCS Region).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
806(c)........................ Request evaluation and 2.
approval of other
quality assurance
programs covering
manufacture of SPPE.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
800-807....................... General departure and 4.
alternative
compliance requests
not specifically
covered elsewhere in
subpart H regulations.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recordkeeping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
801(h)(2); 802(e); 804(b)..... Maintain records on 20.
subsurface and
surface safety
devices to include
approved design &
installation
features, testing,
repair, removal, etc.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
803(b)(1)(iii), (2)(i)........ Maintain pressure- 12.
recorder charts.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
803(b)(4)(iii)................ Maintain schematic of 6.
the emergency
shutdown (ESD) which
indicates the control
functions of all
safety devices.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
803(b)(11).................... Maintain records of 4.
wells that have
erosion-control
programs and results
for 2 years; make
available to MMS upon
request.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: The
currently OMB approved non-hour cost burdens total $544,877. We have
identified nine non-hour cost burdens for this collection. These non-
hour cost burdens consist of service fees which are determined by the
number of components involved in the review and approval process; along
with the cost of the offshore and/or shipyard visits under Sec.
250.802(e). We have not identified any other non-hour cost burdens.
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
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displays a currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not obligated to respond.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section
3506(c)(2)(A) requires each agency ``* * * to provide notice * * * and
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of information . * * *'' Agencies
must specifically solicit comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Agencies must also estimate the ``non-hour cost'' burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of
information. Therefore, if you have costs to generate, maintain, and
disclose this information, you should comment and provide your total
capital and startup cost components or annual operation, maintenance,
and purchase of service components. You should describe the methods you
use to estimate major cost factors, including system and technology
acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, discount
rate(s), and the period over which you incur costs. Capital and startup
costs include, among other items, computers and software you purchase
to prepare for collecting information, monitoring, and record storage
facilities. You should not include estimates for equipment or services
purchased: (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: 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 5, 2008.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-13663 Filed 6-17-08; 8:45 am]
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