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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4009–
DR; Docket ID FEMA–2011–0001]
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–1984–
DR; Docket ID FEMA–2011–0001]
Minnesota; Amendment No. 1 to Notice
of a Major Disaster Declaration
South Dakota; Amendment No. 6 to
Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
ACTION:
This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Minnesota (FEMA–4009–DR),
dated July 28, 2011, and related
determinations.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective Date: August 10, 2011.
Notice.
This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of South Dakota (FEMA–1984–
DR), dated May 13, 2011, and related
determinations.
Effective Date: August 10, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Miller, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886.
Peggy Miller, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886.
The notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Minnesota is hereby amended to
include the following area among those
areas determined to have been adversely
affected by the event declared a major
disaster by the President in his
declaration of July 28, 2011.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Kanabec County for Public Assistance.
(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.)
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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The notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of South Dakota is hereby
amended to include the following areas
among those areas determined to have
been adversely affected by the event
declared a major disaster by the
President in his declaration of May 13,
2011.
Brule, Gregory, and Lyman Counties for
Public Assistance.
(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.)
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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Information Collection Activity:
Production Safety Systems, Revision
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.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement
AGENCY:
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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
‘‘Oil and Gas Production Safety
Systems’’ (OMB No. 1010–0059).
DATES: Submit written comments by
October 17, 2011.
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–
2011–0068 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 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 1010–0059 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
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
SUMMARY:
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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.’’
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 Office of Management and
Budget (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, the Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)
is required to charge the full cost for
services that provide special benefits or
privileges to an identifiable non-Federal
recipient above and beyond those which
accrue to the public at large. Facility
Production Safety System Applications
are subject to cost recovery, and
BOEMRE regulations specify filing fees
for these applications.
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.
BOEMRE uses 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. BOEMRE inspectors review
the records maintained to verify
compliance with testing and minimum
safety requirements.
The Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
(GOMR) has a policy regarding approval
of requests to use a chemical-only fire
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prevention and control system in lieu of
a water system. BOEMRE may require
additional information be submitted to
maintain approval. The information is
used to determine if the chemical-only
system provides the equivalent
protection of a water system for the
egress of personnel should a fire occur.
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.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal oil, gas,
or sulphur lessees and/or operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 47,021
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
and NTL(s)
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Non-hour cost burdens
Submittals
800; 801; 802; 803 ......................
Submit application, and all required/supporting information, for a
production safety system with >125 components.
8
$5,030 per application; $13,238 per offshore visit; $6,884 per shipyard visit.
25–125 components
7
$1,218 per application; $8,313 per offshore visit; $4,766 per shipyard visit.
<25 components .............................................................................
6
$604 per application.
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Submit modification to application for production safety system
with >125 components.
4
$561 per application.
25–125 components .......................................................................
3.5
$201 per application.
<25 components .............................................................................
3
$85 per application.
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Hour burden
Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart H
and NTL(s)
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
801(a) ..........................................
Submit application for a determination that a well is incapable of
natural flow.
Submit required documentation for unbonded flexible pipe ..........
Non-hour cost burdens
803(b)(2) ......................................
803(b)(8); related NTL ................
807 ..............................................
Request approval to use chemical only fire prevention and control system in lieu of a water system.
Submit detailed info regarding installing SSVs in an HPHT environment with your APD, APM, DWOP, etc. Burden is covered
under 1010–0141.
3
Burden is covered by the application requirement in § 250.802(e).
8
0
General
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-ofservice safety devices.
0
802(e), (f), (h)(3); 803(b)(2)
Specific alternate approval requests requiring District Manager
approval. Burden covered under 1010–0114.
Post diagram of firefighting system; furnish evidence firefighting
system suitable for operations in subfreezing climates.
Notify BOEMRE prior to production when ready to conduct preproduction test and inspection; upon commencement of production for a complete inspection.
Request evaluation and approval of other quality assurance programs covering manufacture of SPPE.
0
803(b)(8)(iv); (v) ..........................
804(a)(12); 800 ...........................
806(c) ..........................................
2
⁄
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2
Recordkeeping
801(h)(2); 802(e); 804(b) ............
Maintain records for 2 years on subsurface and surface safety
devices to include approved design & installation features,
testing, repair, removal, etc; make records available to
BOEMRE.
20
803(b)(1)(iii), (2)(i) .......................
803(b)(4)(iii) .................................
Maintain pressure-recorder charts .................................................
Maintain schematic of the emergency shutdown (ESD) which indicates the control functions of all safety devices.
Maintain records of wells that have erosion-control programs and
results for 2 years; make available to BOEMRE upon request.
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803(b)(11) ....................................
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
The currently OMB approved non-hour
cost burdens total $482,309. 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 § 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
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
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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
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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.
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Public Comment Procedures: Before
including your address, phone number,
email 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: July 20, 2011.
Doug Slitor,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R8–ES–2011–N158; 80221–1113–
0000–F5]
Endangered Species Recovery Permit
Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comment.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species. With some
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
(Act) prohibits activities with
endangered and threatened species
unless a Federal permit allows such
activity. The Act also requires that we
invite public comment before issuing
these permits.
DATES: Comments on these permit
applications must be received on or
before September 15, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written data or comments
should be submitted to the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Endangered
Species Program Manager, Region 8,
2800 Cottage Way, Room W–2606,
Sacramento, CA 95825 (telephone: 916–
414–6464; fax: 916–414–6486). Please
refer to the respective permit number for
each application when submitting
comments.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist; see ADDRESSES (telephone:
760–431–9440; fax: 760–431–9624).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The
following applicants have applied for
scientific research permits to conduct
certain activities with endangered
species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We seek
review and comment from local, State,
and Federal agencies and the public on
the following permit requests.
the unarmored threespine stickleback
(Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni) in
conjunction with survey activities and
population studies throughout the range
of the species for the salamander and
within the Santa Clara River Drainage
for the stickleback in California for the
purpose of enhancing the species’
survival.
Applicants
Permit No. TE–48149A
Permit No. TE–797267
Applicant: Tammy C. Lim, Oakland,
California
Applicant: H.T. Harvey & Associates,
Los Gatos, California
The applicant requests a permit to
take (capture, handle, passive integrated
transponder [PIT] tag, radio collar, and
release) the giant kangaroo rat
(Dipodomys ingens) in conjunction with
surveys, research, and population
monitoring activities in San Luis
County, California, for the purpose of
enhancing the species’ survival.
The applicant requests a permit to
take (survey, capture, handle, mark, take
biological samples, transport, relocate,
and release) the San Francisco garter
snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia)
in conjunction with survey, research,
and habitat enhancement activities
throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing
the species’ survival.
Permit No. TE–844028
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SUMMARY:
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Permit No. TE–018909
Applicant: A.A. Rich and Associates,
San Enselmo, California
The applicant requests an amendment
to a permit to take (survey, electrofish,
net, capture, and release) the Pahranagat
roundtail chub (Gila robusta jordani) in
conjunction with surveys and
population monitoring activities
throughout the range of the species in
Lincoln County, Nevada, for the
purpose of enhancing the species’
survival.
Applicant: Kelly M. Rios, Brea,
California
Permit No. TE–221290
Applicant: Lisa Ann Gadsby, Encinitas,
California
Applicant: Lee Ripma, San Diego,
California
The applicant requests a permit to
take (survey by pursuit) the Quino
checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas
editha quino) and take (capture, collect,
and kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta conservatio), the
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
longiantenna), the Riverside fairy
shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the
San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool
tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in
conjunction with survey activities
throughout the range of each species in
California for the purpose of enhancing
the species’ survival.
Permit No. TE–815144
Applicant: Rosemary Thompson, Santa
Barbara, California
The applicant requests an amendment
to a permit to take (capture, handle,
release, and collect tail tissue and
voucher specimens) the California tiger
salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
and take (capture, handle, and release)
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The applicant requests an amendment
to a permit to take (capture, handle, and
release) the San Bernardino kangaroo rat
(Dipodomys merriami parvus) in
conjunction with survey activities
throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing
the species’ survival.
Permit No. TE–48170A
The applicant requests a permit to
take (survey by pursuit) the Quino
checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas
editha quino) in conjunction with
survey activities throughout the range of
the species in California for the purpose
of enhancing the species’ survival.
Permit No. TE–48210A
Applicant: Becky Rozumowicz,
Orangevale, California
The applicant requests a permit to
take (survey, capture, handle, and
release) the California tiger salamander
(Ambystoma californiense) and take
(capture, collect, and kill) the
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
conservatio), the longhorn fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta longiantenna), the
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus
wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the
vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi) in conjunction with survey
activities throughout the range of each
species in California for the purpose of
enhancing the species’ survival.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
[Docket ID No. BOEM-2011-0068]
Information Collection Activity: Production Safety Systems,
Revision of a Collection; Submitted for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
(BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 ``Oil and Gas
Production Safety Systems'' (OMB No. 1010-0059).
DATES: Submit written comments by October 17, 2011.
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-2011-0068 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 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 1010-0059 in your comment and include your name and return address.
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
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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.''
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 Office of Management and Budget (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, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation
and Enforcement (BOEMRE) is required to charge the full cost for
services that provide special benefits or privileges to an identifiable
non-Federal recipient above and beyond those which accrue to the public
at large. Facility Production Safety System Applications are subject to
cost recovery, and BOEMRE regulations specify filing fees for these
applications.
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.
BOEMRE uses 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. BOEMRE
inspectors review the records maintained to verify compliance with
testing and minimum safety requirements.
The Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (GOMR) has a policy regarding
approval of requests to use a chemical-only fire prevention and control
system in lieu of a water system. BOEMRE may require additional
information be submitted to maintain approval. The information is used
to determine if the chemical-only system provides the equivalent
protection of a water system for the egress of personnel should a fire
occur.
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.
Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal
oil, gas, or sulphur lessees and/or operators.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently
approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 47,021 hours.
The following chart details the individual components and respective
hour burden estimates of this ICR. In calculating the burdens, we
assumed that respondents perform certain requirements in the normal
course of their activities. We consider these to be usual and customary
and took that into account in estimating the burden.
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Reporting and Hour burden
Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart H recordkeeping ------------------------------------------------------
and NTL(s) requirement Non-hour cost burdens
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Submittals
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800; 801; 802; 803.............. Submit application, and 8
all required/
supporting
information, for a
production safety
system with >125
components.
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$5,030 per application; $13,238 per offshore visit;
$6,884 per shipyard visit.
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25-125 components 7
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$1,218 per application; $8,313 per offshore visit;
$4,766 per shipyard visit.
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<25 components......... 6
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$604 per application.
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Submit modification to 4
application for
production safety
system with >125
components.
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$561 per application.
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25-125 components...... 3.5
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$201 per application.
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<25 components......... 3
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$85 per application.
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801(a).......................... Submit application for 3
a determination that a
well is incapable of
natural flow.
803(b)(2)....................... Submit required Burden is covered by the application requirement in
documentation for Sec. 250.802(e).
unbonded flexible pipe.
803(b)(8); related NTL.......... Request approval to use 8
chemical only fire
prevention and control
system in lieu of a
water system.
807............................. Submit detailed info 0
regarding installing
SSVs in an HPHT
environment with your
APD, APM, DWOP, etc.
Burden is covered
under 1010-0141.
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General
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801(h)(2); 803(c)............... Identify well with sign 0
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.
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802(e), (f), (h)(3); 803(b)(2) Specific alternate 0
approval requests
requiring District
Manager approval.
Burden covered under
1010-0114.
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 BOEMRE prior to \3/4\
production when ready
to conduct pre-
production test and
inspection; upon
commencement of
production for a
complete inspection.
806(c).......................... Request evaluation and 2
approval of other
quality assurance
programs covering
manufacture of SPPE.
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Recordkeeping
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801(h)(2); 802(e); 804(b)....... Maintain records for 2 20
years on subsurface
and surface safety
devices to include
approved design &
installation features,
testing, repair,
removal, etc; make
records available to
BOEMRE.
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803(b)(1)(iii), (2)(i).......... Maintain pressure- 17
recorder charts.
803(b)(4)(iii).................. Maintain schematic of 9
the emergency shutdown
(ESD) which indicates
the control functions
of all safety devices.
803(b)(11)...................... Maintain records of 6
wells that have
erosion-control
programs and results
for 2 years; make
available to BOEMRE
upon request.
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: The
currently OMB approved non-hour cost burdens total $482,309. 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 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.
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Public Comment Procedures: Before including your address, phone
number, email 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: July 20, 2011.
Doug Slitor,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-20562 Filed 8-15-11; 8:45 am]
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