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Total Estimated Burden Hours:
478,758.
Status: Revision of a currently
approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as
amended.
Dated: November 3, 2010.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5376–N–104]
Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB
Minimum Property Standards for
Multifamily and Care-Type Occupancy
Housing
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The proposed information
collection requirement described below
has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
This information is collected from
State and local governments to assess
SUMMARY:
the adequacy of their existing housing
standards to meet HUD’s minimum
requirements. These Standards will
protect the Department’s interest by
requiring certain features of design and
construction.
DATES: Comments Due Date: December
9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2502–0321) and
should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. E-mail:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard., Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone
(202) 402–3400. This is not a toll-free
number. Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the Information
collection described below. This notice
is soliciting comments from members of
the public and affecting agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
Number of
respondents
Reporting Burden: ....................................................................
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 8,400.
Status: Extension without change of a
currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as
amended.
Dated: November 3, 2010.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement
[Docket ID No. BOEM–2010–0055]
BOEMRE Information Collection
Activity: 1010–0149, Platforms and
Structures, Extension of a Collection;
Comment Request
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a renewal of an
information collection (1010–0149).
AGENCY:
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), BOEMRE is inviting comments
on a collection of information that we
will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
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This Notice also Lists the Following
Information
Title of Proposal: Minimum Property
Standards for Multifamily and CareType Occupancy Housing.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0321.
Form Numbers: None.
Description of the Need for the
Information and its Proposed Use:
This information is collected from
State and local governments to assess
the adequacy of their existing housing
standards to meet HUD’s minimum
requirements. These Standards will
protect the Department’s interest by
requiring certain features of design and
construction.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
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information to: (1) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) Enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) Minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond; including
through the use of appropriate
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
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approval. The information collection
request (ICR) concerns the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR 250, Subpart I, ‘‘Platforms and
Structures.’’
DATES: Submit written comments by
January 10, 2011.
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.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods listed
below.
• Electronically: go to https://
www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter BOEM–
2010–0055 then click search. Follow the
instructions to submit public comments
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and view supporting and related
materials available for this collection.
BOEMRE will post all comments.
• E-mail:
cheryl.blundon@boemre.gov. Mail or
hand-carry comments to the Department
of the Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and
Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024;
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please
reference ICR 1010–0149 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart I, Platforms
and Structures.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0149.
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 manage the mineral
resources of the OCS. Such rules and
regulations will apply to all operations
conducted under a lease, right-of-use
and easement, and pipeline right-ofway. 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 43 U.S.C. 1356 requires the
issuance of ‘‘* * * regulations which
require that any vessel, rig, platform, or
other vehicle or structure * * * (2)
which is used for activities pursuant to
this subchapter, comply * * * with
such minimum standards of design,
construction, alteration, and repair as
the Secretary * * * establishes * * * .’’
Section 43 U.S.C. 1332(6) also states,
‘‘operations in the [O]uter Continental
Shelf should be conducted in a safe
manner * * * to prevent or minimize
the likelihood of * * * physical
obstruction to other users of the water
or subsoil and seabed, or other
occurrences which may cause damage to
the environment or to property, or
endanger life or health.’’
The Independent Offices
Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the
Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L.
104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26,
1996), and OMB Circular A–25,
authorize Federal agencies to recover
the full cost of services that confer
special benefits. Under the Department
of the Interior’s (DOI) implementing
policy, BOEMRE is required to charge
fees for services that provide special
benefits or privileges to an identifiable
non-Federal recipient above and beyond
those that accrue to the public at large.
Platform applications are subject to cost
recovery, and BOEMRE regulations
specify service fees for these requests.
These authorities and responsibilities
are among those delegated to BOEMRE
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 ICR
addresses the regulations at 30 CFR 250,
Subpart I, Platforms and Structures, and
the associated supplementary notices to
lessees and operators (NTLs) intended
to provide clarification, description, or
explanation of these regulations.
Regulations at 30 CFR 250 implement
these statutory requirements. We use the
information submitted under Subpart I
to determine the structural integrity of
all offshore platforms and floating
production facilities and to ensure that
such integrity will be maintained
throughout the useful life of these
structures. We use the information to
ascertain, on a case-by-case basis, that
the fixed and floating platforms and
structures are structurally sound and
safe for their intended use to ensure
safety of personnel and pollution
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prevention. More specifically, the
information is used to:
• Review data concerning damage to
a platform to assess the adequacy of
proposed repairs.
• Review plans for platform
construction (construction is divided
into three phases–design, fabrication,
and installation) to ensure the structural
integrity of the platform.
• Review verification plans and
reports for unique platforms to ensure
that all nonstandard situations are given
proper consideration during the design,
fabrication, and installation phases of
platform construction.
• Review platform design, fabrication,
and installation records to ensure that
the platform is constructed according to
approved plans.
• Review inspection reports to ensure
that platform integrity is maintained for
the life of the platform.
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. No
items of a sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion, annual.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal oil, gas,
or sulphur lessees and/or operators,
their certified verification agents
(CVAs), and third-party reviewers.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 108,933
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 I and related NTLs
Reporting and/or recordkeeping requirement
Non-hour cost burdens
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General Requirements for Platforms
900(b), (c), (e); 901(b); 905;
906; 910(c), (d); 911(c),
(g); 912; 913; 919.
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Submit application, along with reports/surveys and relevant data, to install new platform or floating production facility or conversion of existing platform for new purpose or significant changes to approved applications, including use of alternative
codes, rules, or standards; CVA changes; pay.gov confirmation receipt; and Platform Verification Program (PVP) plan for design, fabrication and installation of
new, fixed, bottom-founded, pile-supported, or concrete-gravity platforms and
new floating platforms. Consult as required with BOEMRE and/or USCG. Re/
Submit application for major modification(s)/repairs to any platform; pay.gov confirmation receipt; and related requirements.
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$21,075 PVP.
$3,018 fixed structure.
$1,536 caisson/well protector.
$3,601 modifications.
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Hour burden
Citation: 30 CFR 250 Subpart I and related NTLs
Reporting and/or recordkeeping requirement
900(b)(5) ..............................
Submit application for conversion of the use of an existing mobile offshore drilling
unit.
Notify BOEMRE within 24 hours of damage and emergency repairs and request
approval of repairs.
Re/Submit platform installation date and the final as-built location to the Regional
Supervisor within 45 days after platform installation.
Submit CVA documentation under API RP 2RD, API RP 2SK, and API RP 2SM .....
Submit hazards analysis documentation under API RP 14J .......................................
Record original and relevant material test results of all primary structural materials;
retain records during all stages of construction. Compile, retain, and provide location/make available to BOEMRE for the functional life of platform, the as-built
drawings, design assumptions/analyses, summary of nondestructive examination
records, inspection results, and records of repair not covered elsewhere.
Submit certification statement [a certification statement is not considered information collection under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1); the burden is for the insertion of the location of the records on the statement and the submittal to BOEMRE—this statement submitted with the application].
Provide a summary of safety factors utilized in the design of the platform ................
900(c) ...................................
900(e) ...................................
901(a); NTLs ........................
901(a); NTLs ........................
903* ......................................
903(c); 905(k) .......................
905(i) ....................................
Non-hour cost burdens
24.
16.
.5.
100.
600.
100.
0.
.25.
Platform Verification Program
911(d); 916(c); 917(c);
918(c).
911(e); 914 ...........................
912(a) ...................................
Submit complete schedule of all phases of design, fabrication, and installation with
required information; also submit Gantt Chart with required information.
Submit nomination; qualification statement and required documentation for CVA .....
Submit design verification plans with your DPP or DOCD ..........................................
916(c) ...................................
917(a), (c) ............................
Submit interim and final CVA reports and recommendations on design phase .........
Submit interim and final CVA reports and recommendations on fabrication phase,
including notices to BOEMRE and operator/lessee of fabrication procedure
changes or design specification modifications.
Submit interim and final CVA reports and recommendations on installation phase ...
Develop in-service inspection plan and keep on file ...................................................
Submit annual (November 1 of each year) report on inspection of platforms or floating production facilities, including summary of testing results.
After an environmental event, submit to Regional Supervisor initial report followed
by updates and supporting information.
Submit results of inspections .......................................................................................
Demonstrate platform is able to withstand environmental loadings for appropriate
exposure category.
Submit application and obtain approval from the Regional Supervisor for mitigation
actions (includes operational procedures).
Submit a list of all platforms you operate, and appropriate supporting data, every 5
years or as directed by the Regional Supervisor.
Obtain approval from the Regional Supervisor for any change in the platform ..........
General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered
elsewhere in Subpart I regulations.
918(c) ...................................
919(a) ...................................
919(a) ...................................
919(b) NTL ...........................
919(c) NTL ...........................
920(a) ...................................
920(c) ...................................
920(e) ...................................
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920(f) ....................................
900 thru 921 .........................
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified four non-hour
paperwork cost burdens for this
collection. These costs are submitted
with specific applications under
§ 250.905(l) and are as follows: $21,075
for a platform verification program,
$3,018 for a fixed structure, $1,536 for
a Caisson/Well Protector, and $3,601 for
a modification.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
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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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16.
Burden covered under
1010–0151.
200.
100.
60.
50.
80.
12 (initial)
12 (update).
120.
20.
40.
40.
40.
10.
Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork 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
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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.
BOEMRE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (703)
787–1025.
Dated: November 1, 2010.
Doug Slitor,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement
[Docket No. BOEM–2010–0053]
BOEMRE Information Collection
Activity: 1010–0067, Oil and Gas WellCompletion Operations, Extension of a
Collection; Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0067).
AGENCY:
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 E, ‘‘Oil and Gas
Well Completion Operations.’’ This
notice also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
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paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by
December 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either
fax (202) 395–5806 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 (1010–0067). Please also submit
a copy of your comments to BOEMRE by
any of the means below.
• Electronically: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter docket ID
BOEM–2010–0053 then click search.
Follow the instructions to submit public
comments and view supporting and
related materials available for this
collection. BOEMRE will post all
comments.
• E-mail:
cheryl.blundon@boemre.gov. Mail or
hand-carry comments to: Department of
the Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and
Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024;
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please
reference ICR 1010–0067 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
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
regulation that requires the subject
collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, subpart E, Oil and
Gas Well-Completion Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0067.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., requires the
Secretary of the Interior to preserve,
protect, and develop oil and gas
resources in the OCS 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;
balance orderly energy resources
development with protection of the
human, marine, and coastal
environment; ensure the public a fair
and equitable return on OCS resources;
and preserve and maintain free
enterprise competition. Section 1332(6)
of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1332)
requires 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,
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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 authority and responsibility are
among those delegated to BOEMRE. To
carry out these responsibilities,
BOEMRE issues regulations governing
oil and gas and sulphur operations in
the OCS. This ICR addresses the 30 CFR
250, subpart E, regulations
implementing these responsibilities.
BOEMRE analyzes and evaluates the
information and data collected to ensure
that planned well-completion
operations will protect personnel and
natural resources. They use the analysis
and evaluation results in the decision to
approve, disapprove, or require
modification to the proposed wellcompletion operations. Specifically,
BOEMRE uses the information to
ensure: (a) Compliance with personnel
safety training requirements; (b) crown
block safety device is operating and can
be expected to function to avoid
accidents; (c) proposed operation of the
annular preventer is technically correct
and provides adequate protection for
personnel, property, and natural
resources; (d) well-completion
operations are conducted on well
casings that are structurally competent;
and (e) sustained casing pressures are
within acceptable limits.
Subpart E was revised by rulemaking
that became effective June 3, 2010 (75
FR 23582), and addresses the
procedures and requirements necessary
to monitor, report, and ameliorate
sustained casing pressure (SCP)
conditions. BOEMRE uses the
information to determine whether
production from wells with SCP
continues to afford the greatest possible
degree of safety under these conditions
and to require corrective action in
specified cases that pose an ongoing
safety hazard.
Responses are mandatory. No
questions of a sensitive nature are
asked. BOEMRE protects information
considered proprietary according to
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552) and its implementing regulations
(43 CFR 2), and 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data
and information to be made available to
the public or for limited inspection.’’
Frequency: Varies by section, but is
mostly on occasion or annual.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal oil, gas,
or sulphur lessees and/or operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
estimated annual hour burden for this
information collection is a total of
41,879 hours. The following chart
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
[Docket ID No. BOEM-2010-0055]
BOEMRE Information Collection Activity: 1010-0149, Platforms and
Structures, Extension of a Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
(BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a renewal of an information collection (1010-0149).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
BOEMRE is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will
submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. The information collection request (ICR) concerns the
paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR 250, Subpart I,
``Platforms and Structures.''
DATES: Submit written comments by January 10, 2011.
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.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods
listed below.
Electronically: go to https://www.regulations.gov. In the
entry titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter BOEM-2010-0055 then click
search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments
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and view supporting and related materials available for this
collection. BOEMRE will post all comments.
E-mail: cheryl.blundon@boemre.gov. Mail or hand-carry
comments to the Department of the Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381
Elden Street, MS-4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference
ICR 1010-0149 in your comment and include your name and return address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart I, Platforms and Structures.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0149.
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 manage the mineral resources of the OCS. Such rules and
regulations will apply to all operations conducted under a lease,
right-of-use and easement, and pipeline right-of-way. 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 43 U.S.C. 1356 requires the issuance of ``* * * regulations
which require that any vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or
structure * * * (2) which is used for activities pursuant to this
subchapter, comply * * * with such minimum standards of design,
construction, alteration, and repair as the Secretary * * * establishes
* * * .'' Section 43 U.S.C. 1332(6) also states, ``operations in the
[O]uter Continental Shelf should be conducted in a safe manner * * * to
prevent or minimize the likelihood of * * * physical obstruction to
other users of the water or subsoil and seabed, or other occurrences
which may cause damage to the environment or to property, or endanger
life or health.''
The Independent Offices Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the
Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104-133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26,
1996), and OMB Circular A-25, authorize Federal agencies to recover the
full cost of services that confer special benefits. Under the
Department of the Interior's (DOI) implementing policy, BOEMRE is
required to charge fees for services that provide special benefits or
privileges to an identifiable non-Federal recipient above and beyond
those that accrue to the public at large. Platform applications are
subject to cost recovery, and BOEMRE regulations specify service fees
for these requests.
These authorities and responsibilities are among those delegated to
BOEMRE 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 ICR addresses the regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart I,
Platforms and Structures, and the associated supplementary notices to
lessees and operators (NTLs) intended to provide clarification,
description, or explanation of these regulations.
Regulations at 30 CFR 250 implement these statutory requirements.
We use the information submitted under Subpart I to determine the
structural integrity of all offshore platforms and floating production
facilities and to ensure that such integrity will be maintained
throughout the useful life of these structures. We use the information
to ascertain, on a case-by-case basis, that the fixed and floating
platforms and structures are structurally sound and safe for their
intended use to ensure safety of personnel and pollution prevention.
More specifically, the information is used to:
Review data concerning damage to a platform to assess the
adequacy of proposed repairs.
Review plans for platform construction (construction is
divided into three phases-design, fabrication, and installation) to
ensure the structural integrity of the platform.
Review verification plans and reports for unique platforms
to ensure that all nonstandard situations are given proper
consideration during the design, fabrication, and installation phases
of platform construction.
Review platform design, fabrication, and installation
records to ensure that the platform is constructed according to
approved plans.
Review inspection reports to ensure that platform
integrity is maintained for the life of the platform.
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. No items of a sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion, annual.
Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal
oil, gas, or sulphur lessees and/or operators, their certified
verification agents (CVAs), and third-party reviewers.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently
approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 108,933 hours.
The following chart details the individual components and respective
hour burden estimates of this ICR. In calculating the burdens, we
assumed that respondents perform certain requirements in the normal
course of their activities. We consider these to be usual and customary
and took that into account in estimating the burden.
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Hour burden
Citation: 30 CFR 250 Subpart I and Reporting and/or recordkeeping requirement ---------------------------
related NTLs Non-hour cost burdens
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General Requirements for Platforms
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900(b), (c), (e); 901(b); 905; 906; Submit application, along with reports/ 60.
910(c), (d); 911(c), (g); 912; 913; 919. surveys and relevant data, to install new $21,075 PVP.
platform or floating production facility $3,018 fixed structure.
or conversion of existing platform for $1,536 caisson/well
new purpose or significant changes to protector.
approved applications, including use of $3,601 modifications.
alternative codes, rules, or standards;
CVA changes; pay.gov confirmation
receipt; and Platform Verification
Program (PVP) plan for design,
fabrication and installation of new,
fixed, bottom-founded, pile-supported, or
concrete-gravity platforms and new
floating platforms. Consult as required
with BOEMRE and/or USCG. Re/Submit
application for major modification(s)/
repairs to any platform; pay.gov
confirmation receipt; and related
requirements.
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900(b)(5)............................... Submit application for conversion of the 24.
use of an existing mobile offshore
drilling unit.
900(c).................................. Notify BOEMRE within 24 hours of damage 16.
and emergency repairs and request
approval of repairs.
900(e).................................. Re/Submit platform installation date and .5.
the final as-built location to the
Regional Supervisor within 45 days after
platform installation.
901(a); NTLs............................ Submit CVA documentation under API RP 2RD, 100.
API RP 2SK, and API RP 2SM.
901(a); NTLs............................ Submit hazards analysis documentation 600.
under API RP 14J.
903*.................................... Record original and relevant material test 100.
results of all primary structural
materials; retain records during all
stages of construction. Compile, retain,
and provide location/make available to
BOEMRE for the functional life of
platform, the as-built drawings, design
assumptions/analyses, summary of
nondestructive examination records,
inspection results, and records of repair
not covered elsewhere.
903(c); 905(k).......................... Submit certification statement [a 0.
certification statement is not considered
information collection under 5 CFR
1320.3(h)(1); the burden is for the
insertion of the location of the records
on the statement and the submittal to
BOEMRE--this statement submitted with the
application].
905(i).................................. Provide a summary of safety factors .25.
utilized in the design of the platform.
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Platform Verification Program
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911(d); 916(c); 917(c); 918(c).......... Submit complete schedule of all phases of 40.
design, fabrication, and installation
with required information; also submit
Gantt Chart with required information.
911(e); 914............................. Submit nomination; qualification statement 16.
and required documentation for CVA.
912(a).................................. Submit design verification plans with your Burden covered under 1010-
DPP or DOCD. 0151.
916(c).................................. Submit interim and final CVA reports and 200.
recommendations on design phase.
917(a), (c)............................. Submit interim and final CVA reports and 100.
recommendations on fabrication phase,
including notices to BOEMRE and operator/
lessee of fabrication procedure changes
or design specification modifications.
918(c).................................. Submit interim and final CVA reports and 60.
recommendations on installation phase.
919(a).................................. Develop in-service inspection plan and 50.
keep on file.
919(a).................................. Submit annual (November 1 of each year) 80.
report on inspection of platforms or
floating production facilities, including
summary of testing results.
919(b) NTL.............................. After an environmental event, submit to 12 (initial)
Regional Supervisor initial report 12 (update).
followed by updates and supporting
information.
919(c) NTL.............................. Submit results of inspections............. 120.
920(a).................................. Demonstrate platform is able to withstand 20.
environmental loadings for appropriate
exposure category.
920(c).................................. Submit application and obtain approval 40.
from the Regional Supervisor for
mitigation actions (includes operational
procedures).
920(e).................................. Submit a list of all platforms you 40.
operate, and appropriate supporting data,
every 5 years or as directed by the
Regional Supervisor.
920(f).................................. Obtain approval from the Regional 40.
Supervisor for any change in the platform.
900 thru 921............................ General departure and alternative 10.
compliance requests not specifically
covered elsewhere in Subpart I
regulations.
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have
identified four non-hour paperwork cost burdens for this collection.
These costs are submitted with specific applications under Sec.
250.905(l) and are as follows: $21,075 for a platform verification
program, $3,018 for a fixed structure, $1,536 for a Caisson/Well
Protector, and $3,601 for a modification.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated
to respond.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section
3506(c)(2)(A) requires each agency ``* * * to provide notice * * * and
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of information * * *''. Agencies
must specifically solicit comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Agencies must also estimate the non-hour paperwork 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
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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.
BOEMRE Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz
(703) 787-1025.
Dated: November 1, 2010.
Doug Slitor,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-28278 Filed 11-8-10; 8:45 am]
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