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Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart E
and
related NTLs
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
517(d)(8), (9) ...............................
518(b), NTL .................................
526(a); 527 ..................................
526(a); 530(a) .............................
526(b); 528 ..................................
530(b) ..........................................
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Hour burden
Submit test procedures with your APM for approval and relevant supporting
data.
Submit results of casing pressure testing, callipering, and other evaluations; notify BSEE if sustained casing pressure is observed on a well.
Submit notification of corrective action ...................................................................
Submit a corrective action plan; notify BSEE after completion of corrected action
within 30 days.
Submit a casing pressure request; any additional information as needed ............
Submit the casing pressure diagnostic test data within 14 days ...........................
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514(c) ..........................................
517(i)(6) .......................................
517(i)(7) .......................................
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524 ..............................................
Post the number of stands of drill pipe/collars that may be pulled and equivalent
well-control fluid volume.
Retain all records including pressure charts, driller’s report, referenced documents pertaining to BOP tests, actuations, and inspections at the facility for
duration of the activity.
After completion of well, retain all records for 2 two years at location conveniently available to BSEE.
Retain records of casing pressure and diagnostic tests for 2 years or until the
well is abandoned.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified no non-hour cost
burdens associated with this collection
of information
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: 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
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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.
BSEE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon (703)
787–1607.
Dated: August 2, 2013.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2013–0006; OMB Control
Number 1014–0001: [134E1700D2
EEEE500000 ET1SF0000.DAQ000]
Information Collection Activities: Oil
and Gas Well-Workover Operations;
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:
60-Day notice.
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (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 renewal to the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
Subpart F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover
Operations.
DATE: You must submit comments by
October 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods listed
below.
• Electronically: go to https://
www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
enter BSEE–2013–0006 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;
SUMMARY:
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Attention: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden
Street HE3313; Herndon, Virginia
20170–4817. Please reference ICR 1014–
0001 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 F, Oil
and Gas Well-Workover Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0001.
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
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 mineral resources
in a manner that is consistent with the
need to make such resources available
to meet the Nation’s energy needs as
rapidly as possible; to balance orderly
energy resource development with
protection of human, marine, and
coastal environments; to ensure the
public a fair and equitable return on the
resources of the OCS; and to preserve
and maintain free enterprise
competition.
Section 5(a) of the OCS Lands Act
requires the Secretary to prescribe rules
and regulations ‘‘to provide for the
prevention of waste, and conservation of
the natural resources of the Outer
Continental Shelf, and the protection of
correlative rights therein’’ and to
include provisions ‘‘for the prompt and
efficient exploration and development
of a lease area.’’ These authorities and
responsibilities are among those
delegated to BSEE to ensure that
operations in the OCS will meet
statutory requirements; provide for
safety and protection of the
environment; and result in diligent
exploration, development, and
production of OCS leases. This
information collection (IC) request
addresses the regulations at 30 CFR 250,
subpart F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover
Operations, and any associated
supplementary Notices to Lessees and
Operators (NTLs) intended to provide
clarification, description, or explanation
of these regulations.
In addition to the general rulemaking
authority of the OCSLA at 43 U.S.C.
1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil
and Gas Royalty Management Act
(FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants
authority to the Secretary to prescribe
such rules and regulations as are
reasonably necessary to carry out
FOGRMA’s provisions. While the
majority of FOGRMA is directed to
royalty collection and enforcement,
some provisions apply to offshore
operations. For example, section 108 of
FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the
Secretary broad authority to inspect
lease sites for the purpose of
determining whether there is
compliance with the mineral leasing
laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30
U.S.C. 1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose
substantial civil penalties for failure to
permit lawful inspections and for
knowing or willful preparation or
submission of false, inaccurate, or
misleading reports, records, or other
information. Because the Secretary has
delegated some of the authority under
FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is
included as additional authority for
these requirements.
Regulations at 30 CFR part 250
implement these statutory requirements.
Specifically, BSEE uses the information
collected to:
• Review log entries of crew meetings
to verify that safety procedures have
been properly reviewed.
• Review well-workover procedures
relating to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) to
ensure the safety of the crew in the
event of encountering H2S.
• Review well-workover diagrams
and procedures to ensure the safety of
well-workover operations.
Citation
30 CFR 250, subpart F
• Verify that the crown block safety
device is operating and can be expected
to function and avoid accidents.
• Verify that the proposed operation
of the annular preventer is technically
correct and will provide adequate
protection for personnel, property, and
natural resources.
• Verify the reasons for postponing
blowout preventer (BOP) tests, verify
the state of readiness of the equipment
and ascertain that the equipment meets
safety standards and requirements,
ensure that BOP tests have been
conducted in the manner and frequency
to promote personnel safety and protect
natural resources. Specific testing
information must be recorded to verify
that the proper test procedures were
followed.
• Assure that the well-workover
operations are conducted on well casing
that is structurally competent.
The BSEE will protect proprietary
information according to the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its
implementing regulations (43 CFR 2); 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, weekly,
monthly, annually, and varies by
section.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents include Federal OCS oil,
gas, and sulphur lessees and holders of
pipeline rights-of-way.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 41,413
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.
Reporting requirement
Hour burden
Request
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602 ......................................
Request exceptions prior to moving well-workover equipment ......................................................
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605; 613; 616(a), (f)(4);
617(d).
Request approval to begin subsea well-workover operations; submit Forms BSEE–0124 (include, if required, alternate procedures and equipment; stump test procedures plan) and
BSEE–0125; and all supporting documentation.
Request establishment/amendment/cancellation of field well-workover rules ................................
Request approval from the District Manager to displace kill-weight fluids to an underbalanced
state; submit detailed written procedures with your APM.
Request exception to rated working pressure of the BOP equipment; request exception to annular-type BOP testing.
0
612 ......................................
614(d) .................................
617(a) .................................
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Citation
30 CFR 250, subpart F
Reporting requirement
618(a)(2) .............................
600–620 ..............................
Request approval to use alternative method to inspect a marine riser ..........................................
General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in
Subpart F regulations.
Hour burden
0
Posting
614(b) .................................
Post number of stands of drill pipe or workover string and drill collars that may be pulled prior
to filling the hole and equivalent well-control fluid volume.
0.25
Submittals/Notifications
602 ......................................
Notify BSEE of any rig movement within Gulf of Mexico (Form BSEE–0144) ...............................
0
615 ......................................
Submit a description of your BOP and its components; schematic drawings; independent third
party verification and all supporting information (evidence showing appropriate licenses, has
expertise/experience necessary to perform required verifications, etc) with your APM.
Allow BSEE access to witness testing, inspections, and information verification. Notify District
Manager at least 72 hours prior to shearing ram tests.
Notify District Manager at least 72 hours prior to stump/initial test on seafloor .............................
Notify BSEE if sustained casing pressure is observed on a well ...................................................
Submit results of pressure test, caliper, or otherwise evaluate tubing & wellhead equipment
casing (every 30 days during prolonged operations); request written approval.
15
615(e)(2)(ii) .........................
617(h)(1)(ii) .........................
619; NTL .............................
619(b) .................................
0.25
0.25
1
4
Record/Document
606 ......................................
Instruct crew members in safety requirements of operations to be performed; document meetings; make available to BSEE for review.
1
611 ......................................
617(b)(2) .............................
617(f); 618(a)(1) .................
Document results of traveling-block safety device in the operations log .......................................
Record reason for postponing BOP system tests in operations log ...............................................
Record test pressures during BOP and coiled tubing tests for well-workovers on a pressure
chart or with a digital recorder; certify the information is correct.
Record time, date, and results of all pressure tests, actuations, inspections, and crew drills of
the BOP system components and risers in the operations log during well-workovers; retain
records for 2 years; make available to BSEE.
Document all test results of your ROV intervention functions including how you test each ROV
function; submit test procedures with your APM for District Manager approval; make available
to BSEE upon request.
Document all autoshear and deadman test results; submit test procedures with your APM for
District Manager approval; make available to BSEE upon request.
Document the procedures used for BOP inspections; record results; maintain records for 2
years; make available to BSEE upon request.
Document the procedures used for BOP maintenance; record results; maintain records for 2
years; make available to BSEE upon request.
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2
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617(h)(l)* .............................
617(h)(2)* ............................
618(a) .................................
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618(b) .................................
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified no non-hour cost
burdens associated with this collection
of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: 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
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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
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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.
BSEE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon (703)
787–1607.
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Dated: August 2, 2013.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013–19423 Filed 8–9–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2013–N174 40120–1112–
0000–F2]
Receipt of Applications for
Endangered Species Permits
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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
(ESA) prohibits activities with listed
species unless a Federal permit is issued
that allows such activities. The ESA
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive written data or
comments on the applications at the
address given below, by September 11,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other
information submitted with the
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act, by any party who submits a written
request for a copy of such documents to
the following office within 30 days of
the date of publication of this notice:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875
Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta,
GA 30345 (Attn: David Dell, Permit
Coordinator).
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Dell, Permit Coordinator,
telephone 404–679–7313; facsimile
404–678–7081.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
public is invited to comment on the
following applications for permits to
conduct certain activities with
endangered and threatened species
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and
our regulations in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17. This
notice is provided under section 10(c) of
the Act.
If you wish to comment, you may
submit comments by any one of the
following methods. You may mail
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comments to the Fish and Wildlife
Service’s Regional Office (see
ADDRESSES section) or send them via
electronic mail (email) to:
permitsR4ES@fws.gov. Please include
your name and return address in your
email message. If you do not receive a
confirmation from the Fish and Wildlife
Service that we have received your
email message, contact us directly at the
telephone number listed above (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Finally,
you may hand-deliver comments to the
Fish and Wildlife Service office listed
above (see ADDRESSES).
Before including your address,
telephone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information
in your comments, 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
comments to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Permit Application Number: TE05601B
Applicant: Ross Scott, Naples, Florida.
The applicant requests authorization
to take red-cockaded woodpeckers
(Picoides borealis) for the purpose of
installing artificial cavity inserts,
drilling cavities and advanced starts,
and monitoring, handling, banding, and
translocating red-cockaded
woodpeckers. These activities will be
conducted throughout the range of the
species in Florida, Alabama, Arkansas,
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and
Louisiana.
Permit Application Number: TE18225A
Applicant: CH2M Hill, Atlanta, Georgia.
The applicant requests authorization
to take endangered fish species while
conducting listed species monitoring
activities. These activities will be
conducted in the Georgia segment of the
Chattahoochee River Basin.
Permit Application Number: TE079863
Applicant: Michael Gangloff, Boone,
North Carolina.
The applicant requests authorization
to amend his permit to take (capture,
handle, conduct tissue sampling,
release, and collect dead shells for
identification) eight additional species
of freshwater mussels for the purpose of
conducting presence/absence/
population surveys and assisting in
species recovery efforts. These activities
will be conducted throughout the range
of these species: Alabama pearlshell
(Margaritifera marrianae), Choctaw
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bean (Villosa/Obovaria choctawensis),
Escambia pigtoe (Fusconaia escambia),
fuzzy pigtoe (Pleurobema strodeanum),
round ebonyshell (Fusconaia rotulata),
Southern kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus
jonesi), Southern sandshell (Hamiota
australis), and tapered pigtoe
(Fusconaia burkei).
Permit Application Number: TE12156B
Applicant: Arkansas Department of
Environmental Quality, Little Rock,
Arkansas.
The applicant is requesting
authorization to perform normal
fisheries and macroinvertebrate
biomonitoring activities in streams/
rivers of Arkansas that currently host
the following federally listed species:
yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma
moorei), Arkansas darter (Etheostoma
cragini), Arkansas River shiner
(Notropis girardi), leopard darter
(Percina pantherina), pallid sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus albus).
Permit Application Number: TE136808
Applicant: Loggerhead Marine Life
Center, Charles A. Manire, Juno
Beach, Florida.
The applicant requests authorization
to take (receive, hold, rehabilitate,
release, euthanize) the Kemp’s Ridley
sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii),
hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys
imbricata), leatherback sea turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea), green sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas), loggerhead sea turtle
(Caretta caretta), and olive ridley sea
turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) while
providing medical treatment and
rehabilitation services. The proposed
activities would occur at the Loggerhead
Marine Life Center, Juno Beach, Florida.
Permit Application Number: TE069280
Applicant: Alabama Department of
Transportation, Montgomery,
Alabama.
The applicant requests authorization
to take Alabama beach mouse
(Peromyscus polionotus ammobates) for
the purpose of conducting presence/
absence/population surveys and
assisting in species recovery efforts.
These activities will be conducted
throughout the range of the species in
Alabama.
Permit Application Number: TE11866B
Applicant: USDA Forest Service,
Columbia, South Carolina.
The applicant requests authorization
to take American chaffseed (Schwalbea
americana) seeds for the purpose of
improving greenhouse cultivation
methods and reintroduction techniques.
These activities will be conducted in the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE-2013-0006; OMB Control Number 1014-0001: [134E1700D2
EEEE500000 ET1SF0000.DAQ000]
Information Collection Activities: Oil and Gas Well-Workover
Operations; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (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 renewal to the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under Subpart F, Oil and Gas Well-
Workover Operations.
DATE: You must submit comments by October 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods
listed below.
Electronically: go to https://www.regulations.gov. In the
Search box, enter BSEE-2013-0006 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;
[[Page 48896]]
Attention: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden Street HE3313; Herndon, Virginia
20170-4817. Please reference ICR 1014-0001 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 F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover
Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1014-0001.
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 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 mineral resources in a manner that is
consistent with the need to make such resources available to meet the
Nation's energy needs as rapidly as possible; to balance orderly energy
resource development with protection of human, marine, and coastal
environments; to ensure the public a fair and equitable return on the
resources of the OCS; and to preserve and maintain free enterprise
competition.
Section 5(a) of the OCS Lands Act requires the Secretary to
prescribe rules and regulations ``to provide for the prevention of
waste, and conservation of the natural resources of the Outer
Continental Shelf, and the protection of correlative rights therein''
and to include provisions ``for the prompt and efficient exploration
and development of a lease area.'' These authorities and
responsibilities are among those delegated to BSEE to ensure that
operations in the OCS will meet statutory requirements; provide for
safety and protection of the environment; and result in diligent
exploration, development, and production of OCS leases. This
information collection (IC) request addresses the regulations at 30 CFR
250, subpart F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations, and any
associated supplementary Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs)
intended to provide clarification, description, or explanation of these
regulations.
In addition to the general rulemaking authority of the OCSLA at 43
U.S.C. 1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act (FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants authority to the
Secretary to prescribe such rules and regulations as are reasonably
necessary to carry out FOGRMA's provisions. While the majority of
FOGRMA is directed to royalty collection and enforcement, some
provisions apply to offshore operations. For example, section 108 of
FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the Secretary broad authority to inspect
lease sites for the purpose of determining whether there is compliance
with the mineral leasing laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30 U.S.C.
1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose substantial civil penalties for failure
to permit lawful inspections and for knowing or willful preparation or
submission of false, inaccurate, or misleading reports, records, or
other information. Because the Secretary has delegated some of the
authority under FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is included as
additional authority for these requirements.
Regulations at 30 CFR part 250 implement these statutory
requirements. Specifically, BSEE uses the information collected to:
Review log entries of crew meetings to verify that safety
procedures have been properly reviewed.
Review well-workover procedures relating to hydrogen
sulfide (H2S) to ensure the safety of the crew in the event
of encountering H2S.
Review well-workover diagrams and procedures to ensure the
safety of well-workover operations.
Verify that the crown block safety device is operating and
can be expected to function and avoid accidents.
Verify that the proposed operation of the annular
preventer is technically correct and will provide adequate protection
for personnel, property, and natural resources.
Verify the reasons for postponing blowout preventer (BOP)
tests, verify the state of readiness of the equipment and ascertain
that the equipment meets safety standards and requirements, ensure that
BOP tests have been conducted in the manner and frequency to promote
personnel safety and protect natural resources. Specific testing
information must be recorded to verify that the proper test procedures
were followed.
Assure that the well-workover operations are conducted on
well casing that is structurally competent.
The BSEE will protect proprietary information according to the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR 2); 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, weekly, monthly, annually, and varies by
section.
Description of Respondents: Potential respondents include Federal
OCS oil, gas, and sulphur lessees and holders of pipeline rights-of-
way.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently
approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 41,413 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
Citation 30 CFR 250, subpart F requirement Hour burden
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Request
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602.............................. Request 1
exceptions
prior to
moving well-
workover
equipment.
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605; 613; 616(a), (f)(4); 617(d). Request 0
approval to
begin subsea
well-workover
operations;
submit Forms
BSEE-0124
(include, if
required,
alternate
procedures and
equipment;
stump test
procedures
plan) and BSEE-
0125; and all
supporting
documentation.
612.............................. Request 5
establishment/
amendment/
cancellation
of field well-
workover rules.
614(d)........................... Request 2
approval from
the District
Manager to
displace kill-
weight fluids
to an
underbalanced
state; submit
detailed
written
procedures
with your APM.
617(a)........................... Request 1.5
exception to
rated working
pressure of
the BOP
equipment;
request
exception to
annular-type
BOP testing.
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618(a)(2)........................ Request 0
approval to
use
alternative
method to
inspect a
marine riser.
600-620.......................... General
departure and
alternative
compliance
requests not
specifically
covered
elsewhere in
Subpart F
regulations.
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614(b)........................... Post number of 0.25
stands of
drill pipe or
workover
string and
drill collars
that may be
pulled prior
to filling the
hole and
equivalent
well-control
fluid volume.
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Submittals/Notifications
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602.............................. Notify BSEE of 0
any rig
movement
within Gulf of
Mexico (Form
BSEE-0144).
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615.............................. Submit a 15
description of
your BOP and
its
components;
schematic
drawings;
independent
third party
verification
and all
supporting
information
(evidence
showing
appropriate
licenses, has
expertise/
experience
necessary to
perform
required
verifications,
etc) with your
APM.
615(e)(2)(ii).................... Allow BSEE 0.25
access to
witness
testing,
inspections,
and
information
verification.
Notify
District
Manager at
least 72 hours
prior to
shearing ram
tests.
617(h)(1)(ii).................... Notify District 0.25
Manager at
least 72 hours
prior to stump/
initial test
on seafloor.
619; NTL......................... Notify BSEE if 1
sustained
casing
pressure is
observed on a
well.
619(b)........................... Submit results 4
of pressure
test, caliper,
or otherwise
evaluate
tubing &
wellhead
equipment
casing (every
30 days during
prolonged
operations);
request
written
approval.
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Record/Document
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606.............................. Instruct crew 1
members in
safety
requirements
of operations
to be
performed;
document
meetings; make
available to
BSEE for
review.
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611.............................. Document 1
results of
traveling-
block safety
device in the
operations log.
617(b)(2)........................ Record reason 0.5
for postponing
BOP system
tests in
operations log.
617(f); 618(a)(1)................ Record test 2
pressures
during BOP and
coiled tubing
tests for well-
workovers on a
pressure chart
or with a
digital
recorder;
certify the
information is
correct.
617(g); 618(a)(1);............... Record time, 4
date, and
results of all
pressure
tests,
actuations,
inspections,
and crew
drills of the
BOP system
components and
risers in the
operations log
during well-
workovers;
retain records
for 2 years;
make available
to BSEE.
617(h)(l)*....................... Document all 10
test results
of your ROV
intervention
functions
including how
you test each
ROV function;
submit test
procedures
with your APM
for District
Manager
approval; make
available to
BSEE upon
request.
617(h)(2)*....................... Document all 0.5
autoshear and
deadman test
results;
submit test
procedures
with your APM
for District
Manager
approval; make
available to
BSEE upon
request.
618(a)........................... Document the 7 days x 12 hrs/day
procedures = 84
used for BOP
inspections;
record
results;
maintain
records for 2
years; make
available to
BSEE upon
request.
618(b)........................... Document the 1
procedures
used for BOP
maintenance;
record
results;
maintain
records for 2
years; make
available to
BSEE upon
request.
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have
identified no non-hour cost burdens associated with this collection of
information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated
to respond.
Comments: 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.
BSEE Information Collection Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon (703)
787-1607.
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Dated: August 2, 2013.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-19423 Filed 8-9-13; 8:45 am]
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