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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–BSEE–2015–0011; OMB
Control Number 1014–0019; 15XE1700DX
EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000]
Information Collection Activities: Oil
and Gas Production Requirements;
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 K, Oil
and Gas Production Requirements. This
notice also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the revised
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
SUMMARY:
You must submit comments by
January 7, 2016.
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–
0019). 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–2015–0011 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 1014–0019 in your
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).
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Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart K, Oil and
Gas Production Requirements.
Form(s): BSEE–0126 and BSEE–0128.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0019.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act (OCSLA), 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 that Act related to mineral resources
on the OCS. Such rules and regulations
will apply to all operations conducted
under a lease, right-of-way, or a right-ofuse and easement. Operations on the
OCS must preserve, protect, and
develop oil and natural gas resources in
a manner that is consistent with the
need to make such resources available
to meet the Nation’s energy needs as
rapidly as possible; to balance orderly
energy resource development with
protection of human, marine, and
coastal environments; to ensure the
public a fair and equitable return on the
resources of the OCS; and to preserve
and maintain free enterprise
competition.
Section 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.’’
Section 1334(g)(2) states ‘‘. . . the
lessee shall produce such oil or gas, or
both, at rates . . . to assure the
maximum rate of production which may
be sustained without loss of ultimate
recovery of oil or gas, or both, under
sound engineering and economic
principles, and which is safe for the
duration of the activity covered by the
approved plan.’’
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. Because
the Secretary has delegated some of the
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authority under FOGRMA to the Bureau
of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE), 30 U.S.C. 1751 is
included as additional authority for
these requirements.
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 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.
Regulations implementing these
responsibilities are among those
delegated to BSEE.
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.
The information collected under
Subpart K is used in our efforts to
conserve natural resources, prevent
waste, and protect correlative rights,
including the Federal Government’s
royalty interest. Specifically, BSEE uses
the information to:
• Evaluate requests to burn liquid
hydrocarbons and vent and flare gas to
ensure that these requests are
appropriate;
• determine if a maximum
production or efficient rate is required;
and,
• review applications for downhole
commingling to ensure that action does
not result in harm to ultimate recovery.
We collect the information required
under this Subpart for reservoir,
reserves, and conservation analyses,
including the determination of
maximum production rates (MPRs)
when necessary for certain oil and gas
completions and to evaluate the results
of well tests to determine if reservoirs
are being depleted in a manner that will
lead to the greatest ultimate recovery of
hydrocarbons.
The current subpart K regulations also
specify the use of forms BSEE–0126
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(Well Potential Test Report) and BSEE–
0128 (Semiannual Well Test Report).
Under BSEE–0126, we use this
information for reservoir, reserves, and
conservation analyses, including the
determination of maximum production
rates (MPRs) when necessary for certain
oil and gas completions. This
requirement implements the
conservation provisions of the OCS
Lands Act and 30 CFR 250. The
information obtained from the well
potential test is essential to determine if
an MPR is necessary for a well and to
establish the appropriate rate. It is not
possible to specify an MPR in the
absence of information about the
production rate capability (potential) of
the well.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise OCS Federal oil,
gas, or sulphur lessees and/or operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
estimated annual hour burden for this
information collection is a total of
46,136 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.
Under BSEE–0128, we use this
information to evaluate the results of
well tests to determine if reservoirs are
being depleted in a manner that will
lead to the greatest ultimate recovery of
hydrocarbons. This information is
collected to determine the capability of
hydrocarbon wells and to evaluate and
verify an operator’s approved maximum
production rate if assigned. The form
was designed to present current well
data on a semiannual basis to permit the
updating of permissible producing rates,
and to provide the basis for estimates of
currently remaining recoverable gas
reserves.
Frequency: On occasion, weekly,
monthly, semi-annual, annual, and
varies as required by regulations.
BURDEN TABLE
Non-hour cost burdens
30 CFR 250 Subpart K
and related NTLs
Reporting & recordkeeping requirement *
Average number of
annual responses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
(rounded)
WELL TESTS/SURVEYS and CLASSIFYING RESERVOIRS
1151(a)(1), (c); 1167 .........
Conduct well production test; submit Form BSEE–
0126 (Well Potential Test Report) and supporting
information within 15 days after end of test period.
3.4
587 forms and information
1,996
1151(a)(2), (c); 1167 .........
Conduct well production test; submit Form BSEE–
0128 (Semiannual Well Test Report) and supporting information within 45 days after end of calendar half-year.
3.2
8,605 forms and information.
27,536
1151(b) ..............................
Request extension of time to submit results of semiannual well test.
0.6
8 requests ........................
5
1152(b), (c); ......................
Request approval to conduct well testing using alternative procedures.
0.9
7 requests ........................
6
1152(d) ..............................
Provide advance notice of time and date of well
tests.
0.6
36 notices ........................
22
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
........................
9,243 responses ..............
29,565
20 requests ......................
175
APPROVALS PRIOR TO PRODUCTION
1156; 1167 ........................
Request approval to produce within 500 feet of a
unit or lease line; submit supporting information/
documentation; notify adjacent operators and provide BSEE proof of notice date.
8.75
$3,892 × 20 requests = $77,840
Notify adjacent operators submit letters of acceptance or objection to BSEE within 30 days after
notice; include proof of notice date.
1.63
20 letters ..........................
33
1157; 1167 ........................
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1156(b); 1158(b) ...............
Request approval to produce gas-cap gas in an oil
reservoir with an associated gas cap, or to continue producing an oil well showing characteristics
of a gas well with an associated gas cap; submit
producing an oil well showing characteristics of a
gas well with an associated gas cap; submit supporting information.
16.2
22 requests ......................
356
$4,953 × 22 requests = $108,966
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BURDEN TABLE—Continued
Non-hour cost burdens
30 CFR 250 Subpart K
and related NTLs
Reporting & recordkeeping requirement *
1158; 1167 ........................
Request approval to downhole commingle hydrocarbons; submit supporting information; notify operators and provide proof of notice date.
Average number of
annual responses
Hour burden
24
Annual burden
hours
(rounded)
30 applications .................
720
$5,779 × 30 applications = $173,370
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
........................
92 responses ...................
1,284
$360,176 non-hour costs
FLARING, VENTING, and BURNING HYDROCARBONS
1160; 1161; 1163(e) .........
Request approval to flare or vent natural gas or exceed specified time limits/volumes; submit evaluation/documentation; report flare/vent information
due to blow down of transportation pipelines within 72 hours after incident.
2.55
231 requests/reports ........
589
1160(b); 1164(b)(1), (2) ....
H2S Contingency, Exploration, or Development and Production Plans and, Development Operations Coordination Documents—burdens covered under 1014–0018 and BOEM’s 1010–0151.
Monitor air quality and report—burdens covered under 1010–0057.
0
1162; 1163(e) ....................
Request approval to burn produced liquid hydrocarbons; demonstrate no risk and/or submit documentation re transport. If approval needed, submit
documentation with relevant information re hydrocarbons burned under the approval.
1.25
4
1163 ..................................
Initial purchase or replacement of gas meters to
measure the amount of gas flared or vented. This
is a non-hour cost burden.
13 meters @$77,000 each—$1,001,000
1163(a)(1) .........................
Notify BSEE when facility begins to process more
than an average of 2,000 bopd per month.
1.25
33 notices ........................
41
1163(b); .............................
Report to ONRR hydrocarbons produced, including measured gas flared/vented and liquid hydrocarbon burned—burden covered under 1012–0004.
0
1163(a), (c), (d) .................
Maintain records for 6 years detailing on a daily and
monthly cumulative basis gas flaring/venting, liquid hydrocarbon burning; and flare/vent meter recordings; make available for inspection or provide
copies upon request.
14.8
1164(c) ..............................
Submit monthly reports of flared or vented gas containing H2S.
3.6
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
........................
1
3 requests/reports ............
914 platforms (gas flare/
vent).
60 liquid hydrocarbon ......
15 operators × 12 mos. =
180.
1,434 responses ..............
13,527
60
648
14,869
$1,001,000 non-hour costs
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
1165 ..................................
Submit proposed plan and supporting information
for enhanced recovery operations.
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1165(c) ..............................
1166 ..................................
12
18 plans ...........................
Submit periodic reports of volumes of oil, gas, or other substances injected, produced, or produced for a second time—burden covered under ONRR’s 1012–0004.
Alaska Region only: submit annual reservoir management report and supporting information.
216
0
1
1 (req’d by State, BSEE
gets copy).
1
100
1 new development not
State lands.
100
20
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BURDEN TABLE—Continued
Non-hour cost burdens
30 CFR 250 Subpart K
and related NTLs
Reporting & recordkeeping requirement *
1150–1167 ........................
General departure or alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in Subpart K.
2.8
29 submissions ................
81
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
........................
50 responses ...................
418
Total Burden .......
....................................................................................
........................
10,819 Responses ...........
46,136
Average number of
annual responses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
(rounded)
$1,361,176 non-hour cost burdens
* In the future, BSEE may require electronic filing of some submissions.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified four non-hour cost
burdens, for a total of $1,361,176. Three
are service fees required to recover the
Federal Government’s processing costs
of certain submissions. The fourth cost
is an IC equipment expenditure. The
details are as follows:
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§ 250.1156 requires a service fee when submitting a request for approval to produce within 500 feet of a unit or lease line .....
§ 250.1157 requires a service fee when submitting a request for approval before producing gas-cap gas from each completion
in an oil reservoir known to have an associated gas cap, or to continue producing if an oil reservoir is not initially known
to have an associated gas cap, but begins to show characteristics of a gas well ............................................................................
§ 250.1158 requires a service fee for submitting a request for approval to downhole commingle hydrocarbons ...........................
§ 250.1163 requires respondents to purchase and install gas meters to measure the amount of gas flared or vented gas for
those that produce more than 2,000 bopd and do not already have a meter or need to replace a meter ....................................
We have not identified any other nonhour cost burden 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 August 27,
2015, we published a Federal Register
notice (80 FR 52061) 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
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30 CFR 250, subpart K regulations and
forms. 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
eight comments (seven of which were
from the same individual) in response to
the Federal Register notice or
unsolicited comments from respondents
covered under these regulations. While
the majority of the comments were not
germane to the paperwork burden of
this collection; we have responded to
the specific electronic burden
comments, and some broad based
reporting requirement comments.
In response to the comment that
‘‘BSEE is still in the paper collection
and data entry paradigm’’ regarding the
Well Potential Test Report (Form BSEE–
0126) and the Semiannual Well Test
Report (Form BSEE–0128), we offer the
following. Regarding the Semiannual
Well Test Report, starting in 2009, we
strongly encouraged operators to submit
the data electronically as there is no
regulatory authority to require
electronic submittals. BSEE estimates
that 40–50 percent of this data is
currently submitted electronically.
When submitted electronically, there is
obviously no need for a public
information copy. BSEE continues to
encourage operators to submit this data
electronically. Regarding the Well
Potential Test Report, they are not
currently submitted electronically
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$3,892
$4,953
$5,779
$77,000
because in addition to the form,
structure maps, well log sections, and
other proprietary data are attached as
part of the submittal. Therefore, it
would not be efficient to have operators
submit the data on the form separate
from the structure maps, etc. BSEE does
agree that a long term solution could be
to have all such data submitted
electronically and will continue to
pursue.
In response to the comment that we
should ‘‘streamline the reporting as to
reduce the burden to the oil and gas
companies’’, if we did not collect the
information required in this subpart,
BSEE would be unable to effectively
carry out: The mandate of the OCS
Lands Act, administer the offshore
program, and promote and ensure the
safety of the environment and personnel
working on the OCS.
In response to the comment, ‘‘the oil
and gas companies should only be
required to report oil and gas
production and operations to one office.
This will reduce the reporting
requirements and costs to the
companies and those savings, should
hopefully be passed upon to the
consumers. Therefore, BSEE and BOEM
should have one central point of contact
to receive information from the oil and
gas companies. Duplicative reporting
should be avoided’’. Our response,
BSEE agrees that duplicative reporting
should be avoided. There is no one
central reporting location for both BSEE
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and BOEM. However, BSEE works
closely with BOEM to review the
regulatory reporting requirements and to
ensure there is no duplicative reporting.
For more information on BSEE and
BOEM individual reporting
requirements refer to 30 CFR 250 and
550 respectively.
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: November 19, 2015.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[Docket No. DEA–392]
Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled
Substances Application: Johnson
Matthey Pharmaceutical Materials, Inc.
ACTION:
Notice of application.
Registered bulk manufacturers of
the affected basic classes, and
applicants therefore, may file written
comments on or objections to the
issuance of the proposed registration in
accordance with 21 CFR 1301.33(a) on
or before February 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to: Drug Enforcement
Administration, Attention: DEA Federal
Register Representative/OD/D, 8701
Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia
22152. Request for hearing should be
sent to: Drug Enforcement
Administration, Attention: Hearing
Clerk/LJ, 8701 Morrissette Drive,
Springfield, Virginia 22152.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Attorney General has delegated her
authority under the Controlled
Substances Act to the Administrator of
the Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA), 28 CFR 0.100(b). Authority to
exercise all necessary functions with
respect to the promulgation and
implementation of 21 CFR part 1301,
incident to the registration of
manufacturers, distributors, dispensers,
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importers, and exporters of controlled
substances (other than final orders in
connection with suspension, denial, or
revocation of registration) has been
redelegated to the Deputy Assistant
Administrator of the DEA Office of
Diversion Control (‘‘Deputy Assistant
Administrator’’) pursuant to section 7 of
28 CFR part 0, appendix to subpart R.
In accordance with 21 CFR
1301.33(a), this is notice that on October
26, 2015, Johnson Matthey
Pharmaceutical Materials, Inc.,
Pharmaceutical Service, 25 Patton Road,
Devens, Massachusetts 01434 applied to
be registered as a bulk manufacturer of
the following basic classes controlled
substances:
Controlled substance
Amphetamine (1100) ....................
Methylphenidate (1724) ................
Nabilone (7379) ............................
Hydrocodone (9193) .....................
Alfentanil (9737) ...........................
Remifentanil (9739) ......................
Sufentanil (9740) ..........................
Schedule
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
The company plans to utilize this
facility to manufacture small quantities
of the listed controlled substances in
bulk and to conduct analytical testing in
support of the company’s primary
manufacturing facility in West Deptford,
New Jersey. The controlled substances
manufactured in bulk at this facility will
be distributed to its customers.
Dated: November 30, 2015.
Louis J. Milione,
Deputy Assistant Administrator.
classes of controlled substances.
Comments and requests for hearings on
applications to import narcotic raw
material are not appropriate. 72 FR 3417
(January 25, 2007). No comments or
objections were submitted for this
notice.
The DEA has considered the factors in
21 U.S.C. 823, 952(a) and 958(a) and
determined that the registration of
Cambrex Charles City to import the
basic classes of controlled substances is
consistent with the public interest and
with United States obligations under
international treaties, conventions, or
protocols in effect on May 1, 1971. The
DEA investigated the company’s
maintenance of effective controls
against diversion by inspecting and
testing the company’s physical security
systems, verifying the company’s
compliance with state and local laws,
and reviewing the company’s
background and history.
Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C.
952(a) and 958(a), and in accordance
with 21 CFR 1301.34, the above-named
company is granted registration as an
importer of the following basic classes
of controlled substances:
Controlled substance
4-Anilino-N-phenethyl-4-piperidine
(ANPP) (8333).
Phenylacetone (8501) ..................
Opium, raw (9600) .......................
Poppy Straw Concentrate (9670)
Schedule
II
II
II
II
BILLING CODE 4410–09–P
The company plans to import the
listed controlled substances for internal
use, and to manufacture bulk
intermediates for sale to its customers.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Dated: November 30, 2015.
Louis J. Milione,
Deputy Assistant Administrator.
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Drug Enforcement Administration
[FR Doc. 2015–30813 Filed 12–7–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410–09–P
[Docket No. DEA–392]
Importer of Controlled Substances
Registration: Cambrex Charles City
ACTION:
Drug Enforcement Administration
Notice of registration.
Cambrex Charles City applied
to be registered as an importer of certain
basic classes of controlled substances.
The Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) grants Cambrex Charles City
registration as an importer of those
controlled substances.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By notice
dated August 21, 2015, and published in
the Federal Register on August 31,
2015, 80 FR 52510, Cambrex Charles
City, 1205 11th Street, Charles City,
Iowa 50616–3466 applied to be
registered as an importer of certain basic
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[Docket No. DEA–392]
Importer of Controlled Substances
Registration: Cody Laboratories, Inc.
ACTION:
Notice of registration.
Cody Laboratories, Inc.
applied to be registered as an importer
of certain basic classes of controlled
substances. The Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) grants Cody
Laboratories, Inc. registration as an
importer of those controlled substances.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE-BSEE-2015-0011; OMB Control Number 1014-0019;
15XE1700DX EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000]
Information Collection Activities: Oil and Gas Production
Requirements; Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
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 K, Oil and Gas Production Requirements. 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 January 7, 2016.
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 (1014-0019). 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-2015-0011 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 1014-0019 in your 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 K, Oil and Gas Production Requirements.
Form(s): BSEE-0126 and BSEE-0128.
OMB Control Number: 1014-0019.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act (OCSLA), 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 that Act related to mineral resources on the OCS. Such
rules and regulations will apply to all operations conducted under a
lease, right-of-way, or a right-of-use and easement. Operations on the
OCS must preserve, protect, and develop oil and natural gas resources
in a manner that is consistent with the need to make such resources
available to meet the Nation's energy needs as rapidly as possible; to
balance orderly energy resource development with protection of human,
marine, and coastal environments; to ensure the public a fair and
equitable return on the resources of the OCS; and to preserve and
maintain free enterprise competition.
Section 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.''
Section 1334(g)(2) states ``. . . the lessee shall produce such oil
or gas, or both, at rates . . . to assure the maximum rate of
production which may be sustained without loss of ultimate recovery of
oil or gas, or both, under sound engineering and economic principles,
and which is safe for the duration of the activity covered by the
approved plan.''
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. Because the Secretary has delegated some of the
authority under FOGRMA to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE), 30 U.S.C. 1751 is included as additional authority
for these requirements.
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.
Regulations implementing these responsibilities are among those
delegated to BSEE.
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.
The information collected under Subpart K is used in our efforts to
conserve natural resources, prevent waste, and protect correlative
rights, including the Federal Government's royalty interest.
Specifically, BSEE uses the information to:
Evaluate requests to burn liquid hydrocarbons and vent and
flare gas to ensure that these requests are appropriate;
determine if a maximum production or efficient rate is
required; and,
review applications for downhole commingling to ensure
that action does not result in harm to ultimate recovery.
We collect the information required under this Subpart for
reservoir, reserves, and conservation analyses, including the
determination of maximum production rates (MPRs) when necessary for
certain oil and gas completions and to evaluate the results of well
tests to determine if reservoirs are being depleted in a manner that
will lead to the greatest ultimate recovery of hydrocarbons.
The current subpart K regulations also specify the use of forms
BSEE-0126
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(Well Potential Test Report) and BSEE-0128 (Semiannual Well Test
Report). Under BSEE-0126, we use this information for reservoir,
reserves, and conservation analyses, including the determination of
maximum production rates (MPRs) when necessary for certain oil and gas
completions. This requirement implements the conservation provisions of
the OCS Lands Act and 30 CFR 250. The information obtained from the
well potential test is essential to determine if an MPR is necessary
for a well and to establish the appropriate rate. It is not possible to
specify an MPR in the absence of information about the production rate
capability (potential) of the well.
Under BSEE-0128, we use this information to evaluate the results of
well tests to determine if reservoirs are being depleted in a manner
that will lead to the greatest ultimate recovery of hydrocarbons. This
information is collected to determine the capability of hydrocarbon
wells and to evaluate and verify an operator's approved maximum
production rate if assigned. The form was designed to present current
well data on a semiannual basis to permit the updating of permissible
producing rates, and to provide the basis for estimates of currently
remaining recoverable gas reserves.
Frequency: On occasion, weekly, monthly, semi-annual, annual, and
varies as required by regulations.
Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise OCS
Federal oil, gas, or sulphur lessees and/or operators.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The estimated
annual hour burden for this information collection is a total of 46,136
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.
Burden Table
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Non-hour cost burdens
Reporting & ----------------------------------------------------
30 CFR 250 Subpart K and related recordkeeping Annual burden
NTLs requirement * Hour burden Average number of hours
annual responses (rounded)
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WELL TESTS/SURVEYS and CLASSIFYING RESERVOIRS
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1151(a)(1), (c); 1167............ Conduct well production 3.4 587 forms and 1,996
test; submit Form BSEE- information.
0126 (Well Potential
Test Report) and
supporting information
within 15 days after
end of test period.
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1151(a)(2), (c); 1167............ Conduct well production 3.2 8,605 forms and 27,536
test; submit Form BSEE- information.
0128 (Semiannual Well
Test Report) and
supporting information
within 45 days after
end of calendar half-
year.
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1151(b).......................... Request extension of 0.6 8 requests......... 5
time to submit results
of semi-annual well
test.
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1152(b), (c);.................... Request approval to 0.9 7 requests......... 6
conduct well testing
using alternative
procedures.
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1152(d).......................... Provide advance notice 0.6 36 notices......... 22
of time and date of
well tests.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 9,243 responses.... 29,565
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APPROVALS PRIOR TO PRODUCTION
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1156; 1167....................... Request approval to 8.75 20 requests........ 175
produce within 500 feet
of a unit or lease
line; submit supporting
information/
documentation; notify
adjacent operators and
provide BSEE proof of
notice date.
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$3,892 x 20 requests = $77,840
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1156(b); 1158(b)................. Notify adjacent 1.63 20 letters......... 33
operators submit
letters of acceptance
or objection to BSEE
within 30 days after
notice; include proof
of notice date.
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1157; 1167....................... Request approval to 16.2 22 requests........ 356
produce gas-cap gas in
an oil reservoir with
an associated gas cap,
or to continue
producing an oil well
showing characteristics
of a gas well with an
associated gas cap;
submit producing an oil
well showing
characteristics of a
gas well with an
associated gas cap;
submit supporting
information.
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$4,953 x 22 requests = $108,966
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1158; 1167....................... Request approval to 24 30 applications.... 720
downhole commingle
hydrocarbons; submit
supporting information;
notify operators and
provide proof of notice
date.
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$5,779 x 30 applications = $173,370
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 92 responses....... 1,284
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$360,176 non-hour costs
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FLARING, VENTING, and BURNING HYDROCARBONS
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1160; 1161; 1163(e).............. Request approval to 2.55 231 requests/ 589
flare or vent natural reports.
gas or exceed specified
time limits/volumes;
submit evaluation/
documentation; report
flare/vent information
due to blow down of
transportation
pipelines within 72
hours after incident.
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1160(b); 1164(b)(1), (2)......... H2S Contingency, Exploration, or Development and Production 0
Plans and, Development Operations Coordination Documents--
burdens covered under 1014-0018 and BOEM's 1010-0151.
Monitor air quality and report--burdens covered under 1010-
0057.
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1162; 1163(e).................... Request approval to burn 1.25 3 requests/reports. 4
produced liquid
hydrocarbons;
demonstrate no risk and/
or submit documentation
re transport. If
approval needed, submit
documentation with
relevant information re
hydrocarbons burned
under the approval.
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1163............................. Initial purchase or 13 meters @$77,000 each--$1,001,000
replacement of gas
meters to measure the
amount of gas flared or
vented. This is a non-
hour cost burden.
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1163(a)(1)....................... Notify BSEE when 1.25 33 notices......... 41
facility begins to
process more than an
average of 2,000 bopd
per month.
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1163(b);......................... Report to ONRR hydrocarbons produced, including measured gas 0
flared/vented and liquid hydrocarbon burned--burden covered
under 1012-0004.
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1163(a), (c), (d)................ Maintain records for 6 14.8 914 platforms (gas 13,527
years detailing on a .............. flare/vent). ..............
daily and monthly 1 60 liquid 60
cumulative basis gas hydrocarbon.
flaring/venting, liquid
hydrocarbon burning;
and flare/vent meter
recordings; make
available for
inspection or provide
copies upon request.
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1164(c).......................... Submit monthly reports 3.6 15 operators x 12 648
of flared or vented gas mos. = 180.
containing H2S.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 1,434 responses.... 14,869
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$1,001,000 non-hour costs
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OTHER REQUIREMENTS
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1165............................. Submit proposed plan and 12 18 plans........... 216
supporting information
for enhanced recovery
operations.
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1165(c).......................... Submit periodic reports of volumes of oil, gas, or other 0
substances injected, produced, or produced for a second
time--burden covered under ONRR's 1012-0004.
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1166............................. Alaska Region only: 1 1 (req'd by State, 1
submit annual reservoir BSEE gets copy).
management report and
supporting information.
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100 1 new development 100
not State lands.
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20 1 revision......... 20
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1150-1167........................ General departure or 2.8 29 submissions..... 81
alternative compliance
requests not
specifically covered
elsewhere in Subpart K.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 50 responses....... 418
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Total Burden............. ........................ .............. 10,819 Responses... 46,136
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$1,361,176 non-hour cost burdens
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* In the future, BSEE may require electronic filing of some submissions.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have
identified four non-hour cost burdens, for a total of $1,361,176. Three
are service fees required to recover the Federal Government's
processing costs of certain submissions. The fourth cost is an IC
equipment expenditure. The details are as follows:
Sec. 250.1156 requires a service fee when submitting a $3,892
request for approval to produce within 500 feet of a unit
or lease line.............................................
Sec. 250.1157 requires a service fee when submitting a $4,953
request for approval before producing gas-cap gas from
each completion in an oil reservoir known to have an
associated gas cap, or to continue producing if an oil
reservoir is not initially known to have an associated gas
cap, but begins to show characteristics of a gas well.....
Sec. 250.1158 requires a service fee for submitting a $5,779
request for approval to downhole commingle hydrocarbons...
Sec. 250.1163 requires respondents to purchase and $77,000
install gas meters to measure the amount of gas flared or
vented gas for those that produce more than 2,000 bopd and
do not already have a meter or need to replace a meter....
We have not identified any other non-hour cost burden 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 August 27, 2015,
we published a Federal Register notice (80 FR 52061) 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 K regulations and forms. 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 eight comments (seven of which were from the same
individual) in response to the Federal Register notice or unsolicited
comments from respondents covered under these regulations. While the
majority of the comments were not germane to the paperwork burden of
this collection; we have responded to the specific electronic burden
comments, and some broad based reporting requirement comments.
In response to the comment that ``BSEE is still in the paper
collection and data entry paradigm'' regarding the Well Potential Test
Report (Form BSEE-0126) and the Semiannual Well Test Report (Form BSEE-
0128), we offer the following. Regarding the Semiannual Well Test
Report, starting in 2009, we strongly encouraged operators to submit
the data electronically as there is no regulatory authority to require
electronic submittals. BSEE estimates that 40-50 percent of this data
is currently submitted electronically. When submitted electronically,
there is obviously no need for a public information copy. BSEE
continues to encourage operators to submit this data electronically.
Regarding the Well Potential Test Report, they are not currently
submitted electronically because in addition to the form, structure
maps, well log sections, and other proprietary data are attached as
part of the submittal. Therefore, it would not be efficient to have
operators submit the data on the form separate from the structure maps,
etc. BSEE does agree that a long term solution could be to have all
such data submitted electronically and will continue to pursue.
In response to the comment that we should ``streamline the
reporting as to reduce the burden to the oil and gas companies'', if we
did not collect the information required in this subpart, BSEE would be
unable to effectively carry out: The mandate of the OCS Lands Act,
administer the offshore program, and promote and ensure the safety of
the environment and personnel working on the OCS.
In response to the comment, ``the oil and gas companies should only
be required to report oil and gas production and operations to one
office. This will reduce the reporting requirements and costs to the
companies and those savings, should hopefully be passed upon to the
consumers. Therefore, BSEE and BOEM should have one central point of
contact to receive information from the oil and gas companies.
Duplicative reporting should be avoided''. Our response, BSEE agrees
that duplicative reporting should be avoided. There is no one central
reporting location for both BSEE
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and BOEM. However, BSEE works closely with BOEM to review the
regulatory reporting requirements and to ensure there is no duplicative
reporting. For more information on BSEE and BOEM individual reporting
requirements refer to 30 CFR 250 and 550 respectively.
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: November 19, 2015.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-30883 Filed 12-7-15; 8:45 am]
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