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actions. For that reason, the relevant
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552a(d)(5) which states ‘‘nothing in this
[Act] shall allow an individual access to
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anticipation of a civil action or
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Liberties, Overview of the Privacy Act of
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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
[Docket ID BSEE–2012–0018; OMB Control
Number 1014–0002]
Information Collection Activities: Oil
and Gas Production Measurement,
Surface Commingling, and Security;
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:
60-day Notice.
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), BSEE 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 a renewal to the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
Subpart L, Oil and Gas Production
Measurement, Surface Commingling,
and Security.
DATES: You must submit comments by
January 14, 2013.
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 BSEE–2012–
0018 then click search. Follow the
instructions to submit public comments
and view all related materials. We will
post all comments.
• Email nicole.mason@bsee.gov. Mail
or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; BSEE;
Regulations and Standards Branch;
ATTN: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden Street,
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HE 3313; Herndon, Virginia 20170–
4817. Please reference ICR 1014–0002 in
your comment and include your name
and return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Mason, Regulations and
Standards Branch at (703) 787–1605 to
request additional information about
this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 250, subpart L, Oil
and Gas Production Measurement,
Surface Commingling, and Security.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0002.
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 necessary for the
administration of the leasing provisions
of the Act related to the mineral
resources on the OCS. Such rules and
regulations will apply to all operations
conducted under a lease. Operations on
the OCS must preserve, protect, and
develop oil and natural gas resources in
a manner that is consistent with the
need to make such resources available
to meet the Nation’s energy needs as
rapidly as possible; to balance orderly
energy resource development with
protection of human, marine, and
coastal environments; to ensure the
public a fair and equitable return on the
resources of the OCS; and to preserve
and maintain free enterprise
competition.
The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C.
1701, et seq.) at section 1712(b)(2)
prescribes that an operator will
‘‘develop and comply with such
minimum site security measures as the
Secretary deems appropriate, to protect
oil or gas produced or stored on a lease
site or on the Outer Continental Shelf
from theft.’’
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, BSEE is required to charge fees
for services that provide special benefits
or privileges to an identifiable nonFederal recipient above and beyond
those which accrue to the public at
large. Applications for surface
commingling and measurement
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applications are subject to cost recovery
and BSEE regulations specify service
fees for these requests.
Regulations at 30 CFR Part 250,
subpart L, implement these statutory
requirements. We use the information to
ensure that the volumes of
hydrocarbons produced are measured
accurately, and royalties are paid on the
proper volumes. Specifically, we need
the information to:
• Determine if measurement
equipment is properly installed,
provides accurate measurement of
production on which royalty is due, and
is operating properly;
• Obtain rates of production data in
allocating the volumes of production
measured at royalty sales meters, which
can be examined during field
inspections;
• Ascertain if all removals of oil and
condensate from the lease are reported;
• Determine the amount of oil that
was shipped when measurements are
taken by gauging the tanks rather than
being measured by a meter;
• Ensure that the sales location is
secure and production cannot be
removed without the volumes being
recorded; and
• Review proving reports to verify
that data on run tickets are calculated
and reported accurately.
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: Varies by section, but
primarily monthly, or on occasion.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal oil, gas
and sulphur lessees and/or operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is a total of
32,957 hours. The following chart
details the individual components and
estimated hour burdens. In calculating
the burdens, we assumed that
respondents perform certain
requirements in the normal course of
their activities. We consider these to be
usual and customary and took that into
account in estimating the burden.
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Hour burden
Citation 30 CFR part 250 subpart L
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement
Non-hour cost burdens
Liquid Hydrocarbon Measurement
1202(a)(1),
1204(a)(1).
(b)(1);
1203(b)(1);
Simple ..................................................
Complex ...............................................
No fee ..................................................
1202(a)(4) ............................................
1202(c)(1), (2); 1202(e)(4); 1202(h)(1),
(2), (3), (4); 1202(i)(1)(iv), (2)(iii);
1202(j).
1202(c)(4)* ...........................................
1202(d)(4); 1204(b)(1) .........................
1202(d)(5)* ...........................................
1202(f)(2)* ............................................
1202(l)(2)* ............................................
1202(l)(3)* ............................................
Submit application for liquid hydrocarbon or gas measurement
procedures or changes; or for commingling of production or
changes.
......................................................................................................
......................................................................................................
Submit meter status and replacement notifications ....................
Copy & send pipeline (retrograde) condensate volumes upon
request.
Record observed data, correction factors & net standard volume on royalty meter and tank run tickets.
Record master meter calibration runs .........................................
Record mechanical-displacement prover, master meter, or tank
prover proof runs.
Record liquid hydrocarbon royalty meter malfunction and repair
or adjustment on proving report; record unregistered production on run ticket.
List Cpl and Ctl factors on run tickets .........................................
Copy & send all liquid hydrocarbon run tickets monthly .............
Request approval for proving on a schedule other than monthly; request approval for well testing on a schedule other than
every 60 days.
Copy & submit liquid hydrocarbon royalty meter proving reports
monthly & request waiver as needed.
Copy & submit mechanical-displacement prover & tank prover
calibration reports.
Copy & submit royalty tank calibration charts before using for
royalty measurement.
Copy & submit inventory tank calibration charts upon request;
retain charts for as long as tanks are in use.
24.5
$1,271 simple fee
$3,760 complex
5
1.2
Respondents record these items as
part of normal business records &
practices to verify accuracy of production measured for sale purposes.
10 minutes
2
15 minutes
16.5 minutes
45 minutes
45 minutes; 10 minutes
Gas Measurement
1203(b)(6), (8), (9)* ..............................
1203(c)(1) ............................................
1203(c)(4)* ...........................................
1203(e)(1)* ...........................................
1203(f)(5) .............................................
Copy & submit gas quality and volume statements monthly or
as requested (most will be routine; few will take longer).
Request approval for proving on a schedule other than monthly
Copy & submit gas meter calibration reports upon request; retain for 2 years.
Copy & submit gas processing plant records upon request .......
Copy & submit measuring records of gas lost or used on lease
upon request.
15 minutes; 36 minutes
1.2
13 minutes; 7.5 minutes
1.2
42 minutes
Surface Commingling
1204(a)(2) ............................................
1205(a)(2) ............................................
1205(a)(4) ............................................
Provide state production volumetric and/or fractional analysis
data upon request.
Post signs at royalty or inventory tank used in royalty determination process.
Report security problems (telephone) .........................................
6
2
18 minutes
Miscellaneous and Recordkeeping
1200 thru 1205 ....................................
1202(e)(6) ............................................
1202(k)(5) ............................................
1203(f)(4) .............................................
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1204(b)(3) ............................................
1205(b)(3), (4) ......................................
General departure and alternative compliance requests not
specifically covered elsewhere in subpart L.
Retain master meter calibration reports for 2 years ...................
Retain liquid hydrocarbon allocation meter proving reports for 2
years.
Document & retain measurement records on gas lost or used
on lease for 2 years at field location and minimum 7 years at
location of respondent’s choice.
Retain well test data for 2 years .................................................
Retain seal number lists for 2 years ...........................................
1.3
23 minutes
10 minutes
15 minutes
6.7 minutes
5 minutes
*Respondents gather this information as part of their normal business practices. The BSEE only requires copies of readily available documents. There is no burden for testing, meter reading, etc.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified two non-hour cost
burdens, both of which are cost recovery
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fees. Note that the actual fee amounts
are specified in 30 CFR 250.125, which
provide a consolidated table of all the
fees required under the 30 CFR 250
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regulations. The currently approved
non-hour cost burden total in this
collection of information is an estimated
$600,065. The cost burdens are for: (1)
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Filing fees associated with submitting
requests for approval of simple
applications (applications to
temporarily reroute production (for a
duration not to exceed 6 months);
production tests prior to pipeline
construction; departures related to
meter proving, well testing, or sampling
frequency ($1,271 per application)) or,
(2) submitting a request for approval of
a complex application (creation of new
facility measurement points (FMPs);
association of leases or units with
existing FMPs; inclusion of production
from additional structures; meter
updates which add buyback gas meters
or pigging meters; other applications
which request deviations from the
approved allocation procedures ($3,760
per application)).
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
collection is necessary or useful; (b)
evaluate the accuracy 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
technology.
Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting
from the collection of information.
Therefore, if you have other than hour
burden 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. For further
information on this burden, refer to 5
CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the
Bureau representative listed previously
in this notice.
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,
email address, or other personal
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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.
Acting BSEE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon (703)
787–1607.
Dated: November 6, 2012.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P
is hereby corrected to read, ‘‘Aden
Seidlitz’’.
James M. Fincher,
Boise District Manager.
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BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–SERO–SAJU–11286; 5331–0901–630]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Paseo del Morro National
Recreational Trail Extension, San Juan
National Historic Site, San Juan,
Puerto Rico
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[LLIDB00100 L17110000.PH0000
4500043075]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment To Amend
Bureau of Land Management, Boise
District, Land Use Plans To Clarify
Lands Eligible for Disposal; Correction
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION:
Correction.
This action corrects the ZIP
code referenced in the ADDRESSES
section and the spelling of the name in
the signature block in a notice
published in the Federal Register on
Thursday, October 18, 2012 (77 FR
64124).
On page 64124, column 2, line 14 of
the notice, which reads ‘‘District Office
at 3894 Development’’ is hereby
corrected to read, ‘‘District Office at
3948 Development.’’
On page 64124, column 2, line 15 of
the notice, which reads ‘‘Ave., Boise, ID
38705’’ is hereby corrected to read,
‘‘Ave., Boise, ID 83705.’’
On page 64124, column 2, line 20 of
the notice, which reads ‘‘3339; address:
3894 Development Ave.,’’ is hereby
corrected to read ‘‘3339; address: 3948
Development Ave.’’
On page 64124, column 2, line 21 of
the notice, which reads ‘‘Boise, ID
38705; email:’’ is hereby corrected to
read Boise, ID 83705; email:.’’
On page 64125, column 2, line 9 of
the notice, which reads ‘‘Allen Sieglitz’’
SUMMARY:
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Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4332) (2) (C), the National Park
Service (NPS) will prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Paseo del Morro National Recreational
Trail Extension (EIS). The EIS will
include the involvement of multiple
entities, including the Municipality of
San Juan and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico and neighborhoods along
the trail corridor. Segments of the
extension within and outside of the NPS
boundary might include several
amenities such as: Pedestrian trails,
bicycle trail, Plaza, access to the Santa
Maria Magdalena Cemetery, viewpoints,
pocket seating areas, and drinking
fountains. The project would be
constructed in four phases according to
the segments within the project
extension. The first segment would run
parallel to the Santa Maria Magdalena
Cemetery, the second segment parallel
to the community of La Perla, the third
segment along the coastal area of
Castillo San Cristobal, and the fourth
segment through the ‘‘Lomita de Los
Vientos’’. The characteristics of the trail,
such as width of the primary and
secondary trails, amenities,
complementary programs, activities and
methods of construction, would vary in
the different segments of the projects.
The objectives of the project are: To
create public access to the North Coast
of the Old San Juan Islet and create
recreational public space along coastal
area in front of Old San Juan, protect the
historic walls of El Morro, encourage
educational tourism within the area.
The DEIS will assess potential
environmental impacts associated with
a range of reasonable alternatives for
extension of the Paseo del Morro on
SUMMARY:
Bureau of Land Management
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
[Docket ID BSEE-2012-0018; OMB Control Number 1014-0002]
Information Collection Activities: Oil and Gas Production
Measurement, Surface Commingling, and Security; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION: 60-day Notice.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), BSEE
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 a renewal to the
paperwork requirements in the regulations under Subpart L, Oil and Gas
Production Measurement, Surface Commingling, and Security.
DATES: You must submit comments by January 14, 2013.
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 BSEE-2012-0018 then click
search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view all
related materials. We will post all comments.
Email nicole.mason@bsee.gov. Mail or hand-carry comments
to the Department of the Interior; BSEE; Regulations and Standards
Branch; ATTN: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden Street, HE 3313; Herndon,
Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference ICR 1014-0002 in your comment and
include your name and return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Mason, Regulations and
Standards Branch at (703) 787-1605 to request additional information
about this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 250, subpart L, Oil and Gas Production
Measurement, Surface Commingling, and Security.
OMB Control Number: 1014-0002.
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 necessary for the administration of the leasing provisions
of the Act related to the mineral resources on the OCS. Such rules and
regulations will apply to all operations conducted under a lease.
Operations on the OCS must preserve, protect, and develop oil and
natural gas resources in a manner that is consistent with the need to
make such resources available to meet the Nation's energy needs as
rapidly as possible; to balance orderly energy resource development
with protection of human, marine, and coastal environments; to ensure
the public a fair and equitable return on the resources of the OCS; and
to preserve and maintain free enterprise competition.
The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C.
1701, et seq.) at section 1712(b)(2) prescribes that an operator will
``develop and comply with such minimum site security measures as the
Secretary deems appropriate, to protect oil or gas produced or stored
on a lease site or on the Outer Continental Shelf from theft.''
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, BSEE is
required to charge fees 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. Applications for surface
commingling and measurement applications are subject to cost recovery
and BSEE regulations specify service fees for these requests.
Regulations at 30 CFR Part 250, subpart L, implement these
statutory requirements. We use the information to ensure that the
volumes of hydrocarbons produced are measured accurately, and royalties
are paid on the proper volumes. Specifically, we need the information
to:
Determine if measurement equipment is properly installed,
provides accurate measurement of production on which royalty is due,
and is operating properly;
Obtain rates of production data in allocating the volumes
of production measured at royalty sales meters, which can be examined
during field inspections;
Ascertain if all removals of oil and condensate from the
lease are reported;
Determine the amount of oil that was shipped when
measurements are taken by gauging the tanks rather than being measured
by a meter;
Ensure that the sales location is secure and production
cannot be removed without the volumes being recorded; and
Review proving reports to verify that data on run tickets
are calculated and reported accurately.
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: Varies by section, but primarily monthly, or on
occasion.
Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal
oil, gas and sulphur lessees and/or operators.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently
approved annual reporting burden for this collection is a total of
32,957 hours. The following chart details the individual components and
estimated hour burdens. In calculating the burdens, we assumed that
respondents perform certain requirements in the normal course of their
activities. We consider these to be usual and customary and took that
into account in estimating the burden.
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Hour burden
Citation 30 CFR part 250 Reporting or -----------------
subpart L recordkeeping Non-hour cost
requirement burdens
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Liquid Hydrocarbon Measurement
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1202(a)(1), (b)(1); Submit application for 24.5
1203(b)(1); 1204(a)(1). liquid hydrocarbon or
gas measurement
procedures or
changes; or for
commingling of
production or changes.
Simple........................ ...................... $1,271 simple
fee
Complex....................... ...................... $3,760 complex
No fee........................ Submit meter status 5
and replacement
notifications.
1202(a)(4).................... Copy & send pipeline 1.2
(retrograde)
condensate volumes
upon request.
1202(c)(1), (2); 1202(e)(4); Record observed data, Respondents
1202(h)(1), (2), (3), (4); correction factors & record these
1202(i)(1)(iv), (2)(iii); net standard volume items as part
1202(j). on royalty meter and of normal
tank run tickets. business
Record master meter records &
calibration runs. practices to
Record mechanical- verify accuracy
displacement prover, of production
master meter, or tank measured for
prover proof runs. sale purposes.
Record liquid
hydrocarbon royalty
meter malfunction and
repair or adjustment
on proving report;
record unregistered
production on run
ticket.
List Cpl and Ctl
factors on run
tickets.
1202(c)(4)*................... Copy & send all liquid 10 minutes
hydrocarbon run
tickets monthly.
1202(d)(4); 1204(b)(1)........ Request approval for 2
proving on a schedule
other than monthly;
request approval for
well testing on a
schedule other than
every 60 days.
1202(d)(5)*................... Copy & submit liquid 15 minutes
hydrocarbon royalty
meter proving reports
monthly & request
waiver as needed.
1202(f)(2)*................... Copy & submit 16.5 minutes
mechanical-
displacement prover &
tank prover
calibration reports.
1202(l)(2)*................... Copy & submit royalty 45 minutes
tank calibration
charts before using
for royalty
measurement.
1202(l)(3)*................... Copy & submit 45 minutes; 10
inventory tank minutes
calibration charts
upon request; retain
charts for as long as
tanks are in use.
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Gas Measurement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1203(b)(6), (8), (9)*......... Copy & submit gas 15 minutes; 36
quality and volume minutes
statements monthly or
as requested (most
will be routine; few
will take longer).
1203(c)(1).................... Request approval for 1.2
proving on a schedule
other than monthly.
1203(c)(4)*................... Copy & submit gas 13 minutes; 7.5
meter calibration minutes
reports upon request;
retain for 2 years.
1203(e)(1)*................... Copy & submit gas 1.2
processing plant
records upon request.
1203(f)(5).................... Copy & submit 42 minutes
measuring records of
gas lost or used on
lease upon request.
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Surface Commingling
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1204(a)(2).................... Provide state 6
production volumetric
and/or fractional
analysis data upon
request.
1205(a)(2).................... Post signs at royalty 2
or inventory tank
used in royalty
determination process.
1205(a)(4).................... Report security 18 minutes
problems (telephone).
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Miscellaneous and Recordkeeping
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1200 thru 1205................ General departure and 1.3
alternative
compliance requests
not specifically
covered elsewhere in
subpart L.
1202(e)(6).................... Retain master meter 23 minutes
calibration reports
for 2 years.
1202(k)(5).................... Retain liquid 10 minutes
hydrocarbon
allocation meter
proving reports for 2
years.
1203(f)(4).................... Document & retain 15 minutes
measurement records
on gas lost or used
on lease for 2 years
at field location and
minimum 7 years at
location of
respondent's choice.
1204(b)(3).................... Retain well test data 6.7 minutes
for 2 years.
1205(b)(3), (4)............... Retain seal number 5 minutes
lists for 2 years.
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*Respondents gather this information as part of their normal business
practices. The BSEE only requires copies of readily available
documents. There is no burden for testing, meter reading, etc.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have
identified two non-hour cost burdens, both of which are cost recovery
fees. Note that the actual fee amounts are specified in 30 CFR 250.125,
which provide a consolidated table of all the fees required under the
30 CFR 250 regulations. The currently approved non-hour cost burden
total in this collection of information is an estimated $600,065. The
cost burdens are for: (1)
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Filing fees associated with submitting requests for approval of simple
applications (applications to temporarily reroute production (for a
duration not to exceed 6 months); production tests prior to pipeline
construction; departures related to meter proving, well testing, or
sampling frequency ($1,271 per application)) or, (2) submitting a
request for approval of a complex application (creation of new facility
measurement points (FMPs); association of leases or units with existing
FMPs; inclusion of production from additional structures; meter updates
which add buyback gas meters or pigging meters; other applications
which request deviations from the approved allocation procedures
($3,760 per application)).
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
collection is necessary or useful; (b) evaluate the accuracy 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
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 other than hour burden 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. For further
information on this burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or
contact the Bureau representative listed previously in this notice.
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, 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.
Acting BSEE Information Collection Clearance Officer: Cheryl
Blundon (703) 787-1607.
Dated: November 6, 2012.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-27773 Filed 11-14-12; 8:45 am]
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