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Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs
and Bureau of Reclamation and are
necessary for the management of
resources. The lands surveyed are:
The plats and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of portions of
the north boundary, certain tracts and
subdivisional lines, the survey of the
subdivision of certain sections, and the
metes-and-bounds survey of the
Raymond Mountain Wilderness Study
Area boundary, Township 25 North,
Range 119 West, Sixth Principal
Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 861,
was accepted February 26, 2015.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the south boundary and a portion of the
subdivisional lines, and the survey of
the subdivision of section 35, Township
26 North, Range 73 West, Sixth
Principal Meridian, Wyoming, Group
No. 891, was accepted February 26,
2015.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the east boundary, a portion of the
subdivisional lines, and the survey of
the subdivision of section 13, Township
29 North, Range 90 West, Sixth
Principal Meridian, Wyoming, Group
No. 913, was accepted February 26,
2015.
The supplemental plat showing a
corrected lot number and based upon
the dependent resurvey plat accepted
November 17, 2008, Township 30
North, Range 108 West, Sixth Principal
Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 924,
was accepted February 26, 2015.
The supplemental plat showing
amended lottings and based upon the
dependent resurvey plat accepted April
8, 1981 and supplemental plat accepted
October 18, 1985, Township 40 North,
Range 71 West, Sixth Principal
Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 925,
was accepted February 26, 2015.
The supplemental plat showing
amended lottings and based upon the
dependent resurvey plat accepted
February 7, 1980 and supplemental plat
accepted September 13, 1985, Township
51 North, Range 72 West, Sixth
Principal Meridian, Wyoming, Group
No. 926, was accepted February 26,
2015.
The supplemental plat showing the
subdivision of the SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4
into Lots 5, 6 and 7 is based upon the
Survey Plat accepted January 13, 1984,
Township 1 North, Range 4 East, Wind
River Meridian, Wyoming, Group No.
928, was accepted March 31, 2015.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of portions of
the Eighth Standard Parallel North,
through Range 52 West, the east and
west boundaries, and the subdivisional
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lines, the survey of the subdivision of
certain sections, and the rehabilitation
of the corner of sections 4, 5, 32 and 33,
on the north boundary, Township 33
North, Range 52 West, of the Sixth
Principal Meridian, Nebraska, Group
No. 181, was accepted May 28, 2015.
The field notes representing
remonumentation of the 1⁄4 section
corner of sections 25 and 30, on the
Thirteenth Auxiliary Guide Meridian
West, Township 31 North, between
Ranges 108 and 109 West, Sixth
Principal Meridian, Wyoming, Group
850, was accepted May 28, 2015.
The plats and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of portions of
the north boundary, subdivisional lines,
and adjusted 1909 meanders of the
Green River, the survey of the
subdivision of sections 4, 5, 6 and 8,
and the metes-and-bounds survey of
certain lots, Township 22 North, Range
110 West, Sixth Principal Meridian,
Wyoming, Group No. 892, was accepted
May 28, 2015.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the subdivisional lines and the survey of
the subdivision of section 18, Township
29 North, Range 99 West, Sixth
Principal Meridian, Wyoming, Group
No. 901, was accepted May 28, 2015.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the subdivisional lines and the survey of
the subdivision of section 3, Township
43 North, Range 78 West, Sixth
Principal Meridian, Wyoming, Group
No. 906, was accepted May 28, 2015.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the north boundary and subdivisional
lines, and the survey of the subdivision
of section 4, and the metes-and-bounds
survey of lot 13, section 4, Township 18
North, Range 89 West, Sixth Principal
Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 908,
was accepted May 28, 2015.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the Twelfth Auxiliary Guide Meridian
West, through Township 33 North, a
portion of the subdivisional lines, and
the survey of the subdivision of section
13, Township 33 North, Range 101
West, Sixth Principal Meridian,
Wyoming, Group No. 914, was accepted
May 28, 2015.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of portions of
the south and west boundaries, and
portions of the subdivisional lines, and
the survey of the subdivision of sections
29 and 30, Township 16 North, Range
87 West, Sixth Principal Meridian,
Wyoming, Group No. 920, was accepted
May 28, 2015.
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Copies of the preceding described
plats and field notes are available to the
public at a cost of $1.10 per page.
Dated: June 16, 2015.
John P. Lee,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Support
Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2015–0003; OMB Control
Number 1014–0016; 15XE1700DX
EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000]
Information Collection Activities:
Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way
(ROW); Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
ACTION:
30-day notice.
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is
notifying the public that we have
submitted to OMB an information
collection request (ICR) to renew
approval of the paperwork requirements
in the regulations under Subpart J,
Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way
(ROW). This notice also provides the
public a second opportunity to
comment on the revised paperwork
burden of these regulatory requirements.
DATES: You must submit comments by
July 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either
fax (202) 395–5806 or email (OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov) directly to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer
for the Department of the Interior (1014–
0016). Please provide a copy of your
comments to BSEE by any of the means
below.
• Electronically go to https://
www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
enter BSEE–2015–0003 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view all
related materials. We will post all
comments.
• Email cheryl.blundon@bsee.gov, fax
(703) 787–1546, or mail or hand-carry
comments to the Department of the
Interior; Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement;
Regulations and Standards Branch;
ATTN: Cheryl Blundon; 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166.
Please reference ICR 1014–0016 in your
SUMMARY:
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comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607, to
request additional information about
this ICR. To see a copy of the entire ICR
submitted to OMB, go to https://
www.reginfo.gov (select Information
Collection Review, Currently Under
Review).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart J, Pipelines
and Pipeline Rights-of-Way (ROW).
Form: BSEE–0149.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0016.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act at (43 U.S.C. 1334),
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to prescribe rules and regulations
necessary for the administration of the
leasing provisions of the Act related to
mineral resources on the OCS. Such
rules and regulations apply to all
operations conducted under a lease,
pipeline right-of-way (ROW), or a rightof-use and easement. Section 1334(e)
authorizes the Secretary to grant ROWs
through the submerged lands of the OCS
for pipelines ‘‘. . . for the transportation
of oil, natural gas, sulphur, or other
minerals, or under such regulations and
upon such conditions as may be
prescribed by the Secretary, . . .
including (as provided in Section
1347(b) of this title) assuring maximum
environmental protection by utilization
of the best available and safest
technologies, including the safest
practices for pipeline burial. . . .’’
In addition to the general authority of
OCSLA, 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
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. The
Secretary has delegated some of the
authority under FOGRMA to BSEE.
The Independent Offices
Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the
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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 implementing policy,
BSEE is required to charge the full cost
for services that provide special benefits
or privileges to an identifiable nonFederal recipient above and beyond
those that accrue to the public at large.
Several requests for approval required
in Subpart K are subject to cost recovery
and BSEE regulations specify service
fees for these requests.
This authority and responsibility are
among those delegated to BSEE. The
regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart J,
pertain to the regulatory requirements
relating to pipelines and pipeline ROWs
on the OCS and are the subject of this
collection. This collection also covers
the related Notices to Lessees and
Operators (NTLs) that BSEE issues to
clarify and provide additional guidance
on some aspects of the regulations.
The current Subpart J regulations
specify the use of form BSEE–0149,
Assignment of Federal OCS Pipeline
Right-of-Way Grant. BSEE uses the
information on the information
submitted via the form to track the
holdership of pipeline ROWs; as well as
use this information to update the
corporate database that is used to
determine what leases are available for
a Lease Sale and the ownership of all
OCS leases. In this collection, we made
a minor revision to the form. Under Part
A—Assignment—we added in the under
legal description, ‘‘and any accessory
information.’’ Under § 250.1012,
pipeline ROW grants can include
accessories. Therefore, when
transferring a Pipeline ROW grant, the
description of the pipeline ROW grant
should identify everything. This will
help facilitate BSEE’s review when an
application has been submitted.
Responses are mandatory or are
required to obtain or retain a benefit. No
questions of a sensitive nature are
asked. BSEE protects information
considered proprietary under the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552) and DOI’s implementing
regulations (43 CFR 2), and under
regulations at 30 CFR part 250.197, Data
and information to be made available to
the public or for limited inspection, 30
CFR part 252, OCS Oil and Gas
Information Program.
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Lessees and pipeline ROW holders
design the pipelines that they install,
maintain, and operate. To ensure those
activities are performed in a safe
manner, BSEE needs information
concerning the proposed pipeline and
safety equipment, inspections and tests,
and natural and manmade hazards near
the proposed pipeline route. BSEE uses
the information to review pipeline
designs prior to approving an
application for an ROW or lease term
pipeline to ensure that the pipeline, as
constructed, will provide for safe
transportation of minerals through the
submerged lands of the OCS. BSEE
reviews proposed pipeline routes to
ensure that the pipelines would not
conflict with any State requirements or
unduly interfere with other OCS
activities. BSEE reviews proposals for
taking pipeline safety equipment out of
service to ensure alternate measures are
used that will properly provide for the
safety of the pipeline and associated
facilities (platform, etc.). BSEE reviews
notifications of relinquishment of ROW
grants and requests to decommission
pipelines for regulatory compliance and
to ensure that all legal obligations are
met. BSEE monitors the records
concerning pipeline inspections and
tests to ensure safety of operations and
protection of the environment and to
schedule witnessing trips and
inspections. Information is also
necessary to determine the point at
which DOI or Department of
Transportation (DOT) has regulatory
responsibility for a pipeline and to be
informed of the identified operator if
not the same as the pipeline ROW
holder.
Frequency: On occasion and as
required by regulations.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents include Federal OCS
lessees, lease operators, and holders of
pipeline ROWs.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
estimated annual hour burden for this
information collection is a total of
36,564 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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BURDEN TABLE
Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart J and related
NTL(s)
Reporting & recordkeeping requirement *
Average number of
annual responses
Hour burden
Annual
burden hours
(rounded)
Non-hour cost burdens
Lease Term (L/T) Pipeline (P/L) Applications
1000(b)(1);
1004(b)(5); 1007(a).
Submit application and all required information and notices to
install new L/T P/L.
92
61—new L/T P/L applications.
5,612
$3,541 × 61 L/T P/L applications = $216,001
1000(b)(1); 1007(b) ...
Submit application and all required information and notices to
modify a L/T P/L
30
102 modifications .....
3,060
$2,056 × 102 L/T P/L applications = $209,712
1000(b)(1); .................
Submit an application to decommission a lease-term pipeline
Burden covered under 1014–0010, 30
CFR 250, Subpart Q.
Subtotal ..............
0
163 responses ..........
8,672 hours
$425,713 non-hour cost burdens
Right of Way (ROW) P/L Applications and Grants
1000(b)(2), (d);
1004(b)(5); 1007(a);
1009(a); 1015;
1016.
Submit application and all required information and notices
for new P/L ROW grant and to install a new ROW P/L.
107
62—new ROW grant
and P/L applications.
6,634
$2,771 × 62 applications = $171,802
1000(b)(2),
(3);1007(b); 1017.
Submit application and all required information and notices to
modify a P/L ROW grant and to modify an ROW P/L (includes route modifications, cessation of operations, partial
relinquishments, hot taps, and new and modified accessory
platforms).
45
190 modifications .....
8,550
$4,169 × 190 applications = $792,110
1000(b)(3); 1010(h);
1017(b)(2)(ii); 1019.
Submit application and all required information and notices to
relinquish P/L ROW grant.
1015 ..........................
Submit application and all required information and notices
for a P/L ROW grant to convert a lease-term P/L to an
ROW P/L.
Burden covered under 1014–0010, 30 CFR 250,
Subpart Q.
15
15 conversions .........
225
$236 × 15 applications = $3,540
1016 ..........................
Request opportunity to eliminate conflict when an application
has been rejected.
5
1 request ..................
5
1018 ..........................
Submit application and all required information and notices
for assignment of a pipeline ROW grant using Form BSEE–
0149 (burden includes approximately 30 minutes to fill out
form).
13
275 assignments ......
3,575
$201 × 275 P/L ROW requests = $55,275
Subtotal ..............
543 responses ..........
18,989 hours
$1,022,727 non-hour cost burdens
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Notifications and Reports
1004(b)(5) ..................
In lieu of a continuous volumetric comparison system, request
substitution; submit any supporting documentation if requested/required.
35
1 submittal ................
35
1007(a)(4)(i)(A); (B);
(C).
Provide specified information in your pipeline application if
using unbonded flexible pipe.
4
20 submittals ............
80
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BURDEN TABLE—Continued
Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart J and related
NTL(s)
Reporting & recordkeeping requirement *
Average number of
annual responses
Hour burden
Annual
burden hours
(rounded)
Non-hour cost burdens
1007(a)(4)(i)(D) .........
Provide results of third party IVA review in your pipeline application if using unbonded flexible pipe.
1007(a)(4)(ii) .............
1008(a) ......................
1008(a) ......................
1008(b) ......................
1008(b) ......................
1008(c) ......................
1008(d) ......................
Provide specified information in your pipeline application.
Notify BSEE before constructing or relocating a pipeline.
Notify BSEE before conducting a pressure test.
Submit L/T P/L construction report.
Submit ROW P/L construction report.
Notify BSEE of any pipeline taken out of service.
Notify BSEE of any pipeline safety equipment taken out of
service more than 12 hours.
Notify BSEE of any repair and include procedures.
1008(e) ......................
For risers, this verification is included
in the IVA analysis. For jumpers, it
is not required.
0
25
1⁄2
1⁄2
18
19
1⁄2
1⁄2
40 applications .........
62 notices .................
87 notices .................
28 reports .................
17 reports .................
415 notices ...............
2 notices ...................
1,000
31
44
504
323
208
1
3
156 notices ...............
468
$388 × 156 notices = $60,528
1008(e) ......................
1008(f) .......................
1008(g) ......................
1008(h) ......................
Submit repair report.
Submit report of pipeline failure analysis.
Submit plan of corrective action and report of any remedial
action.
Submit the results and conclusions of pipe-to-electrolyte potential measurements.
Notify BSEE of any archaeological resource discovery.
1010(d) ......................
Notify BSEE of P/L ROW holder’s name and address
changes.
4
⁄
13
132 reports ...............
4 reports ...................
19 plans/reports .......
528
2
247
1
794 results ................
794
5
1010(c) ......................
12
1 notices ...................
5
Not considered IC under 5 CFR
1320.3(h).
Subtotal ..............
0
1,778 responses 4,270 hours
$60,528 non-hour cost burdens
General
Identify in writing P/L operator on ROW if different from ROW
grant holder.
1000(c)(3) ..................
Mark specific point on P/L where operating responsibility transfers to transporting operator or depict
transfer point on a schematic located on the facility. One-time requirement after final rule published; now part of application or construction process involving no additional burdens.
0
1000(c)(4) ..................
Petition BSEE for exceptions to general operations transfer
point description.
5
1 petition ...................
5
1000(c)(8) ..................
Request BSEE recognize valves landward of last production
facility but still located on OCS as point where BSEE regulatory authority begins (none received to date).
1
1 request ..................
1
1000(c)(12) ................
Petition BSEE to continue to operate under DOT regulations
upstream of last valve on last production facility (one received to date).
40
1 petition ...................
40
1000(c)(13) ................
Transporting P/L operator petition to DOT and BSEE to continue to operate under BSEE regulations (none received to
date)
40
1 petition ...................
40
1004(c) ......................
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1000(c)(2) ..................
Place sign on safety equipment identified as ineffective and
removed from service.
See footnote 1
1000–1019 ................
General departure and alternative compliance requests not
specifically covered elsewhere in subpart J regulations.
2
200 requests ............
400
Subtotal ..............
....................................................................................................
........................
204 responses ..........
486 hours
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BURDEN TABLE—Continued
Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart J and related
NTL(s)
Reporting & recordkeeping requirement *
Average number of
annual responses
Hour burden
Annual
burden hours
(rounded)
Non-hour cost burdens
Recordkeeping
1000–1008 ................
Make available to BSEE design, construction, operation,
maintenance, testing, and repair records on lease-term P/
Ls 2
5
128 lease-term P/L
operators.
640
1005(a) ......................
Inspect P/L routes for indication of leakage 1, record results,
maintain records 2 years 2
2 per month =
24
128 lease-term P/L
operators.
3,072
1010(g) ......................
Make available to BSEE design, construction, operation,
maintenance, testing, and repair records on P/L ROW area
and improvements 2
5
Subtotal ..............
....................................................................................................
........................
343 responses ..........
4,147 hours
Total Hour
Burdens.
....................................................................................................
........................
3,031 responses .......
36,564 hours
Total Non–
Hour Cost
Burdens.
....................................................................................................
........................
87 P/L ROW holders
435
$1,508,968 non-hour cost burdens
1 These
activities are usual and customary practices for prudent operators.
these records is usual and customary business practice; required burden is minimal to make available to BSEE.
* In the future, BSEE will be allowing the option of electronic reporting for certain requirements.
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2 Retaining
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified seven non-hour cost
burdens, all of which are the cost
recovery fees required under 30 CFR
250, subpart J. However, note that the
actual fee amounts are specified in 30
CFR 250.125, which provides a
consolidated table of all of the fees
required under the 30 CFR 250
regulations. The total of the non-hour
cost burden (cost recovery fees) in this
IC request is an estimated $1,508,968.
The non-hour cost burdens required
in 30 CFR 250, subpart J (and respective
cost-recovery fee amount per
transaction) are required under:
§ 250.1000(b)—New Pipeline
Application (lease term)—$3,541.
§ 250.1000(b)—Pipeline Application
Modification (lease term)—$2,056.
§ 250.1000(b)—Pipeline Application
Modification (ROW)—$4,169.
§ 250.1008(e)—Pipeline Repair
Notification—$388.
§ 250.1015(a)—Pipeline ROW Grant
Application—$2,771.
§ 250.1015(a)—Pipeline Conversion
from Lease Term to ROW—$236.
§ 250.1018(b)—Pipeline ROW
Assignment—$201.
We have not identified any other nonhour 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
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displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
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.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on April 10, 2015,
we published a Federal Register notice
(69 FR 19348) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB
Control Number for the information
collection requirements imposed by the
30 CFR 250, subpart J regulations and
the form. The regulation also informs
the public that they may comment at
any time on the collections of
information and provides the address to
which they should send comments. We
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received one comment in response to
the Federal Register notice or
unsolicited comments from respondents
covered under these regulations. The
comment was from a private citizen and
it was not germane to the paperwork
burden of this ICR.
Public Availability of Comments:
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.
Dated: June 11, 2015.
Keith Good,
Acting Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore
Regulatory Programs.
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ACTION: 30-day notice.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is notifying the
public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request
(ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the
regulations under Subpart J, Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way
(ROW). This notice also provides the public a second opportunity to
comment on the revised paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
DATES: You must submit comments by July 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either fax (202) 395-5806 or email
(OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov) directly to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of
the Interior (1014-0016). Please provide a copy of your comments to
BSEE by any of the means below.
Electronically go to https://www.regulations.gov. In the
Search box, enter BSEE-2015-0003 then click search. Follow the
instructions to submit public comments and view all related materials.
We will post all comments.
Email cheryl.blundon@bsee.gov, fax (703) 787-1546, or mail
or hand-carry comments to the Department of the Interior; Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement; Regulations and Standards Branch;
ATTN: Cheryl Blundon; 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166. Please
reference ICR 1014-0016 in your
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comment and include your name and return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787-1607, to request additional information
about this ICR. To see a copy of the entire ICR submitted to OMB, go to
https://www.reginfo.gov (select Information Collection Review, Currently
Under Review).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart J, Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way
(ROW).
Form: BSEE-0149.
OMB Control Number: 1014-0016.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act at (43 U.S.C.
1334), authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules and
regulations necessary for the administration of the leasing provisions
of the Act related to mineral resources on the OCS. Such rules and
regulations apply to all operations conducted under a lease, pipeline
right-of-way (ROW), or a right-of-use and easement. Section 1334(e)
authorizes the Secretary to grant ROWs through the submerged lands of
the OCS for pipelines ``. . . for the transportation of oil, natural
gas, sulphur, or other minerals, or under such regulations and upon
such conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary, . . . including
(as provided in Section 1347(b) of this title) assuring maximum
environmental protection by utilization of the best available and
safest technologies, including the safest practices for pipeline
burial. . . .''
In addition to the general authority of OCSLA, 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 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. The Secretary has delegated some of the authority
under FOGRMA to BSEE.
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 implementing policy, BSEE 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 that accrue to the public at large. Several requests for approval
required in Subpart K are subject to cost recovery and BSEE regulations
specify service fees for these requests.
This authority and responsibility are among those delegated to
BSEE. The regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart J, pertain to the
regulatory requirements relating to pipelines and pipeline ROWs on the
OCS and are the subject of this collection. This collection also covers
the related Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that BSEE issues to
clarify and provide additional guidance on some aspects of the
regulations.
The current Subpart J regulations specify the use of form BSEE-
0149, Assignment of Federal OCS Pipeline Right-of-Way Grant. BSEE uses
the information on the information submitted via the form to track the
holdership of pipeline ROWs; as well as use this information to update
the corporate database that is used to determine what leases are
available for a Lease Sale and the ownership of all OCS leases. In this
collection, we made a minor revision to the form. Under Part A--
Assignment--we added in the under legal description, ``and any
accessory information.'' Under Sec. 250.1012, pipeline ROW grants can
include accessories. Therefore, when transferring a Pipeline ROW grant,
the description of the pipeline ROW grant should identify everything.
This will help facilitate BSEE's review when an application has been
submitted.
Responses are mandatory or are required to obtain or retain a
benefit. No questions of a sensitive nature are asked. BSEE protects
information considered proprietary under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and DOI's implementing regulations (43 CFR 2), and under
regulations at 30 CFR part 250.197, Data and information to be made
available to the public or for limited inspection, 30 CFR part 252, OCS
Oil and Gas Information Program.
Lessees and pipeline ROW holders design the pipelines that they
install, maintain, and operate. To ensure those activities are
performed in a safe manner, BSEE needs information concerning the
proposed pipeline and safety equipment, inspections and tests, and
natural and manmade hazards near the proposed pipeline route. BSEE uses
the information to review pipeline designs prior to approving an
application for an ROW or lease term pipeline to ensure that the
pipeline, as constructed, will provide for safe transportation of
minerals through the submerged lands of the OCS. BSEE reviews proposed
pipeline routes to ensure that the pipelines would not conflict with
any State requirements or unduly interfere with other OCS activities.
BSEE reviews proposals for taking pipeline safety equipment out of
service to ensure alternate measures are used that will properly
provide for the safety of the pipeline and associated facilities
(platform, etc.). BSEE reviews notifications of relinquishment of ROW
grants and requests to decommission pipelines for regulatory compliance
and to ensure that all legal obligations are met. BSEE monitors the
records concerning pipeline inspections and tests to ensure safety of
operations and protection of the environment and to schedule witnessing
trips and inspections. Information is also necessary to determine the
point at which DOI or Department of Transportation (DOT) has regulatory
responsibility for a pipeline and to be informed of the identified
operator if not the same as the pipeline ROW holder.
Frequency: On occasion and as required by regulations.
Description of Respondents: Potential respondents include Federal
OCS lessees, lease operators, and holders of pipeline ROWs.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The estimated
annual hour burden for this information collection is a total of 36,564
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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Burden Table
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Reporting & Annual burden
Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart J and recordkeeping Hour burden Average number of hours
related NTL(s) requirement * annual responses (rounded)
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Non-hour cost burdens
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Lease Term (L/T) Pipeline (P/L) Applications
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1000(b)(1); 1004(b)(5); 1007(a).. Submit application and 92 61--new L/T P/L 5,612
all required applications.
information and notices
to install new L/T P/L.
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$3,541 x 61 L/T P/L applications = $216,001
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1000(b)(1); 1007(b).............. Submit application and 30 102 modifications.. 3,060
all required
information and notices
to modify a L/T P/L
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$2,056 x 102 L/T P/L applications = $209,712
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1000(b)(1);...................... Submit an application to Burden covered under 1014-0010, 30 0
decommission a lease- CFR 250, Subpart Q.
term pipeline
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Subtotal..................... 163 responses...... 8,672 hours
$425,713 non-hour cost burdens
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Right of Way (ROW) P/L Applications and Grants
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1000(b)(2), (d); 1004(b)(5); Submit application and 107 62--new ROW grant 6,634
1007(a); 1009(a); 1015; 1016. all required and P/L
information and notices applications.
for new P/L ROW grant
and to install a new
ROW P/L.
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$2,771 x 62 applications = $171,802
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1000(b)(2), (3);1007(b); 1017.... Submit application and 45 190 modifications.. 8,550
all required
information and notices
to modify a P/L ROW
grant and to modify an
ROW P/L (includes route
modifications,
cessation of
operations, partial
relinquishments, hot
taps, and new and
modified accessory
platforms).
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$4,169 x 190 applications = $792,110
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1000(b)(3); 1010(h); Submit application and Burden covered under 1014-0010, 30 CFR 250, Subpart
1017(b)(2)(ii); 1019. all required Q.
information and notices
to relinquish P/L ROW
grant.
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1015............................. Submit application and 15 15 conversions..... 225
all required
information and notices
for a P/L ROW grant to
convert a lease-term P/
L to an ROW P/L.
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$236 x 15 applications = $3,540
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1016............................. Request opportunity to 5 1 request.......... 5
eliminate conflict when
an application has been
rejected.
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1018............................. Submit application and 13 275 assignments.... 3,575
all required
information and notices
for assignment of a
pipeline ROW grant
using Form BSEE-0149
(burden includes
approximately 30
minutes to fill out
form).
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$201 x 275 P/L ROW requests = $55,275
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Subtotal..................... 543 responses...... 18,989 hours
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$1,022,727 non-hour cost burdens
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Notifications and Reports
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1004(b)(5)....................... In lieu of a continuous 35 1 submittal........ 35
volumetric comparison
system, request
substitution; submit
any supporting
documentation if
requested/required.
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1007(a)(4)(i)(A); (B); (C)....... Provide specified 4 20 submittals...... 80
information in your
pipeline application if
using unbonded flexible
pipe.
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1007(a)(4)(i)(D)................. Provide results of third For risers, this verification is 0
party IVA review in included in the IVA analysis. For
your pipeline jumpers, it is not required.
application if using
unbonded flexible pipe.
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1007(a)(4)(ii)................... Provide specified 25 40 applications.... 1,000
information in your
pipeline application.
1008(a).......................... Notify BSEE before \1/2\ 62 notices......... 31
constructing or
relocating a pipeline.
1008(a).......................... Notify BSEE before \1/2\ 87 notices......... 44
conducting a pressure
test.
1008(b).......................... Submit L/T P/L 18 28 reports......... 504
construction report.
1008(b).......................... Submit ROW P/L 19 17 reports......... 323
construction report.
1008(c).......................... Notify BSEE of any \1/2\ 415 notices........ 208
pipeline taken out of
service.
1008(d).......................... Notify BSEE of any \1/2\ 2 notices.......... 1
pipeline safety
equipment taken out of
service more than 12
hours.
1008(e).......................... Notify BSEE of any 3 156 notices........ 468
repair and include
procedures.
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$388 x 156 notices = $60,528
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1008(e).......................... Submit repair report. 4 132 reports........ 528
1008(f).......................... Submit report of \1/2\ 4 reports.......... 2
pipeline failure
analysis.
1008(g).......................... Submit plan of 13 19 plans/reports... 247
corrective action and
report of any remedial
action.
1008(h).......................... Submit the results and 1 794 results........ 794
conclusions of pipe-to-
electrolyte potential
measurements.
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1010(c).......................... Notify BSEE of any 5 1 notices.......... 5
archaeological resource
discovery.
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1010(d).......................... Notify BSEE of P/L ROW Not considered IC under 5 CFR 0
holder's name and 1320.3(h).
address changes.
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Subtotal..................... 1,778 responses 4,270 hours
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$60,528 non-hour cost burdens
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General
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1000(c)(2)....................... Identify in writing P/L Cover by applicable applications 0
operator on ROW if
different from ROW
grant holder.
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1000(c)(3)....................... Mark specific point on P/L where operating responsibility 0
transfers to transporting operator or depict transfer point
on a schematic located on the facility. One-time requirement
after final rule published; now part of application or
construction process involving no additional burdens.
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1000(c)(4)....................... Petition BSEE for 5 1 petition......... 5
exceptions to general
operations transfer
point description.
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1000(c)(8)....................... Request BSEE recognize 1 1 request.......... 1
valves landward of last
production facility but
still located on OCS as
point where BSEE
regulatory authority
begins (none received
to date).
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1000(c)(12)...................... Petition BSEE to 40 1 petition......... 40
continue to operate
under DOT regulations
upstream of last valve
on last production
facility (one received
to date).
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1000(c)(13)...................... Transporting P/L 40 1 petition......... 40
operator petition to
DOT and BSEE to
continue to operate
under BSEE regulations
(none received to date)
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1004(c).......................... Place sign on safety See footnote \1\ 0
equipment identified as
ineffective and removed
from service.
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1000-1019........................ General departure and 2 200 requests....... 400
alternative compliance
requests not
specifically covered
elsewhere in subpart J
regulations.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 204 responses...... 486 hours
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Recordkeeping
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1000-1008........................ Make available to BSEE 5 128 lease-term P/L 640
design, construction, operators.
operation, maintenance,
testing, and repair
records on lease-term P/
Ls \2\
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1005(a).......................... Inspect P/L routes for 2 per month = 128 lease-term P/L 3,072
indication of leakage 24 operators.
\1\, record results,
maintain records 2
years \2\
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1010(g).......................... Make available to BSEE 5 87 P/L ROW holders. 435
design, construction,
operation, maintenance,
testing, and repair
records on P/L ROW area
and improvements \2\
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 343 responses...... 4,147 hours
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Total Hour Burdens....... ........................ .............. 3,031 responses.... 36,564 hours
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Total Non-Hour Cost ........................ .............. $1,508,968 non-hour cost burdens
Burdens.
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\1\ These activities are usual and customary practices for prudent operators.
\2\ Retaining these records is usual and customary business practice; required burden is minimal to make
available to BSEE.
* In the future, BSEE will be allowing the option of electronic reporting for certain requirements.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have
identified seven non-hour cost burdens, all of which are the cost
recovery fees required under 30 CFR 250, subpart J. However, note that
the actual fee amounts are specified in 30 CFR 250.125, which provides
a consolidated table of all of the fees required under the 30 CFR 250
regulations. The total of the non-hour cost burden (cost recovery fees)
in this IC request is an estimated $1,508,968.
The non-hour cost burdens required in 30 CFR 250, subpart J (and
respective cost-recovery fee amount per transaction) are required
under:
Sec. 250.1000(b)--New Pipeline Application (lease term)--$3,541.
Sec. 250.1000(b)--Pipeline Application Modification (lease term)--
$2,056.
Sec. 250.1000(b)--Pipeline Application Modification (ROW)--$4,169.
Sec. 250.1008(e)--Pipeline Repair Notification--$388.
Sec. 250.1015(a)--Pipeline ROW Grant Application--$2,771.
Sec. 250.1015(a)--Pipeline Conversion from Lease Term to ROW--$236.
Sec. 250.1018(b)--Pipeline ROW Assignment--$201.
We have not identified any other 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: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et
seq.) 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.
To comply with the public consultation process, on April 10, 2015,
we published a Federal Register notice (69 FR 19348) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In addition, Sec. 250.199 provides the
OMB Control Number for the information collection requirements imposed
by the 30 CFR 250, subpart J regulations and the form. The regulation
also informs the public that they may comment at any time on the
collections of information and provides the address to which they
should send comments. We received one comment in response to the
Federal Register notice or unsolicited comments from respondents
covered under these regulations. The comment was from a private citizen
and it was not germane to the paperwork burden of this ICR.
Public Availability of Comments: 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.
Dated: June 11, 2015.
Keith Good,
Acting Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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