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administers the AIP and PFC programs,
as well as several associated programs
and requirements.
IV. FAA Policy on Disputed Changes to
Airport Sponsorship or Operations
The determination of whether to seek
a new applicant for airport sponsorship
is a state or local decision. The FAA
expects that all disputes about whether
to change airport sponsorship and/or
operating authority will be resolved
through a legally-binding agreement
between the parties involved in the
dispute or a final, non-reviewable legal
decision. While parties should seek
technical assistance from the FAA as
early as practicable, parties are
encouraged to wait until a dispute has
been resolved before submitting an
application to the FAA seeking the
agency’s approval of a change in
sponsorship of, and/or operational
responsibility for, an airport. In matters
in which a proposed change is contested
by a current sponsor or operator, the
FAA will not act on a part 139
application or a change of airport
sponsorship and/or operating authority
until the dispute is definitively resolved
to the satisfaction of the FAA.
Resolution may be demonstrated by
issuance of a final, non-reviewable
judicial decision requiring such a
change, by the issuance of a consent
letter between the existing airport
sponsor and/or operator and the
proposed new sponsor and/or operator,
or by other legally definitive means
deemed acceptable to the FAA.
The FAA will accept an application
for a change in airport sponsorship/
operation only upon a legally definitive
resolution of a dispute. At that time, the
FAA will evaluate whether an
application is complete and whether the
proposed airport sponsor/operator is
capable of assuming all grant
assurances, safety compliance, and
other Federal obligations, and has the
expertise to operate the airport as
required by law.
V. Reimbursement of Airport
Investments
In circumstances in which a change in
sponsorship or operation of an airport is
approved and effectuated, the new
airport sponsor and/or operator should
reimburse the prior sponsor for
investments that have been made by the
prior sponsor of the airport but have not
been fully recouped at the time of the
change in airport sponsorship. Any such
reimbursements must be consistent with
the FAA’s Policy and Procedures
Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue,
64 FR 7696 (Feb. 16, 1999).
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 25,
2016.
Eduardo A. Angeles,
Associate Administrator for Airports.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
30 CFR Parts 203, 250, 251, 252, 254,
256, 280, 282, 290, and 291
[Docket ID: BSEE–2016–0006; EEEE500000
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Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in
the Outer Continental Shelf—Technical
Corrections
Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE),
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This rule makes minor edits,
changes, and updates to BSEE
regulations. These changes include, but
are not limited to: correcting all current
SUMMARY:
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Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control numbers from ‘‘1010’’ to
‘‘1014’’; adding two new control
numbers to regulations as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA);
changing the BSEE address from
‘‘Herndon, VA’’ to ‘‘Sterling, VA’’;
changing ‘‘shall’’ to ‘‘will’’ or ‘‘must’’
and changing ‘‘which’’ to ‘‘that’’; and
revising other language where necessary
for improved clarity.
DATES: This rule becomes effective on
July 28, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy White, Regulations and Standards
Branch at (703) 787–1665 or email at
regs@bsee.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The technical corrections in this
rulemaking affect offshore operators,
lessees, pipeline right-of-way holders,
and permittees. The corrections are
necessary to reflect accurate regulatory
citations, add or change a few words for
clarification, and revise section
numbering. Also, regulatory text that
was inadvertently removed in a 2013
regulatory update is being re-inserted
where it belongs. These corrections will
make the regulations easier to read,
understand, and comprehend, but will
not change the purpose, scope or effect
of the regulations.
Because this rule makes no
substantive change in any rule or
requirement, BSEE for good cause finds
that notice and public comment are
unnecessary pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B).
This rulemaking will correct
regulations in 30 CFR parts 203, 250,
251, 252, 254, 256, 280, 282, 290, and
291 to reflect the changes discussed
below. The following table shows the
current regulatory citation and what
changes were made.
Section-by-Section Discussion
Current citation
Description of revision
30 CFR part 203 .............................
Revises the authority citation for Part 203 from ‘‘43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.’’ to ‘‘43 U.S.C. 1334’’. Revises the
‘‘Herndon, VA’’ address to reflect the new address in ‘‘Sterling, VA’’.
Provides a correct Web site address for the BSEE Fees for Services page (application fees) for electronic
payments of royalty relief fees.
Corrects the OMB Control Number from ‘‘1010–0071’’ to ‘‘1014–0005’’.
Revises the ‘‘Herndon, VA’’ address to reflect the new address in ‘‘Sterling, VA’’.
Adds the word ‘‘part’’ before ‘‘250’’ in paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(18) in the table of general references
for these regulations.
Adds new paragraph (b)(19) to the table of general references for these regulations, to include ‘‘Safety and
Environmental Management Systems (SEMS), 30 CFR part 250, subpart S’’.
Adds the cross reference ‘‘(as incorporated by referenced in § 250.198)’’ after the phrase ‘‘Division 2’’.
Adds ‘‘Gas Storage or Injection’’ as an undesignated center heading to assist the reader with the regulatory text that follows.
Provides a correct Web site address for the BSEE Fees for Services page (application fees) for electronic
payments, adds the words ‘‘or permit,’’ and makes structural changes so that all text is contained in subsections (a) and (b).
§ 203.3(b) ........................................
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§ 203.5(a) ........................................
30 CFR part 250 .............................
§ 250.102(b) ....................................
§ 250.102(b) ....................................
§ 250.114(a) ....................................
Undesignated Center Heading before § 250.118.
§ 250.126 .........................................
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Current citation
Description of revision
§ 250.193(e)(2)(i)(C) ........................
Corrects a previous rulemaking published April 5, 2013 (78 FR 20423), which inadvertently used as
BSEE’s address ‘‘Herndon, VA’’ when it should have read ‘‘Washington, DC’’.
Updates these sections to reflect current phone numbers, URLs, and addresses of where the public can
obtain standards and other documents incorporated by reference.
In the introductory paragraph, corrects ‘‘air take’’ to read ‘‘air intake’’.
Removes an already-past deadline date for diesel engine air intake shut down equipment and rewrites the
section in active voice. Corrects punctuation by adding missing commas.
Removes an already-past deadline date for traveling-block safety devices and rewrites the section in active
voice.
Clarifies that site-specific information in approved plans may be relied upon to support permit issuance
only when the approved plan covers ‘‘that’’ particular ‘‘well location and conditions’’ included in the APD.
Provides references to § 250.198 in instances where documents are incorporated by reference. The effect
of incorporating a document into the regulations is to make the incorporated document a requirement.
Revises ‘‘MS–4020’’ to read ‘‘VAE–OORP’’ and revises BSEE’s ‘‘Herndon, VA’’ address to read ‘‘Sterling,
VA’’.
Adds the cross reference ‘‘(as incorporated by reference in § 250.198)’’.
Corrects the split rulemaking (76 FR 64462, October 18, 2011), which inadvertently used ‘‘≤’’ when it
should have used ‘‘>’’.
Corrects the word ‘‘maximum’’ to read ‘‘minimum’’. Consistent with the title of the section, ‘‘What are the
minimum structural fatigue design requirements’’, and the final rulemaking notice of December 27, 2001
(66 FR 66851), the intent of this paragraph (originally in the 2001 rule as § 250.913) was always ‘‘minimum’’. Use of ‘‘minimum’’ is also in keeping with the statements in § 250.908(a)(2) and (a)(3). Also
amends the word ‘‘analysis’’ to read ‘‘fatigue analysis.’’
Revises ‘‘operational loading, or inadequate deck height your platform’’ to read ‘‘operational loading, inadequate deck height, or’’.
Removes obsolete dates from § 250.1000(c)(3)(i) and (iv); provides in § 250.1000(c)(4), (c)(12)(ii),
(c)(13)(i), and (c)(13)(ii) a general reference to the ‘‘appropriate Department of Transportation (DOT)
pipeline official’’ with responsibility for transfer points instead of referring to a specific DOT office, since
that office title has changed several times since the rule was originally published. Rewords for further
clarity.
Removes an already past date. An emergency rulemaking (70 FR 61893, October 27, 2005) was codified
as a result of Hurricane Katrina and filing fees were suspended until January 3, 2006.
Clarifies that approval for enhanced recovery operations will be handled by BSEE and the Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). BSEE is responsible for approving enhanced recovery, but under
the current regulations, the proposed enhanced recovery request must be accompanied by submission
of Form BOEM–0127. The amended language clarifies that the applicant would submit the form to
BOEM.
To avoid any confusion, revises this section by correcting the agency name to read ‘‘BSEE’’ and by changing the phrase ‘‘joint development and production plan’’ to ‘‘Competitive Reservoir Development Program.’’ Competitive Reservoir Development Programs will continue to be submitted to BSEE (not
BOEM), as was the original intent. As a result of the reorganization of BOEM and BSEE (76 FR 64570),
BSEE regulations at § 250.1302(a) and (d) were inadvertently changed to refer to ‘BOEM,’ evidently because the phrase ‘joint development and production plan’ was confused with the similarly named development and production plan (DPP) that would be submitted to BOEM. The ‘joint development and production plan’ is not a DPP nor is it related in any way.1
Removes and reserves this section, since the headings of all the sections are already listed in the Table of
Contents.
Revises §§ 250.1455(b)(2) and 250.1463(b)(2) by changing the cross references from ‘‘§§ 250.1490
through 250.1497’’ to ‘‘30 CFR part 550, Subpart N.’’ These changes are necessary because the 30
CFR part 250 sections currently referenced do not apply and are being removed through this rulemaking.
Removes §§ 250.1490 through 250.1497 and the two undesignated center headings, ‘‘Bonding Requirements’’, and ‘‘Financial Solvency Requirements.’’ These former Minerals Management Service provisions
do not apply to BSEE. These sections are instead contained in BOEM’s regulations at §§ 550.1490
through 550.1497.
Corrects ‘‘timelapse’’ to read ‘‘time lapse’’.
Corrects portions of the SEMS final rule published April 5, 2013 (78 FR 20423), which amended the original 2010 SEMS rule (75 FR 63610). Corrects the 2013 amendments to paragraph (b)(5), which inadvertently made that paragraph confusing, to reflect BSEE’s original intent. Also reinserts paragraph (e),
which was included in § 250.1920 in the 2010 final SEMS rule but which was inadvertently removed in
the 2013 amendments to the 2010 rule (see 78 FR 20423, 20442). This insertion remedies that inadvertent removal.
Corrects the OMB Control Number from ‘‘1010–0141’’ to ‘‘1014–0025’’, and changes the information collection title to the title that is submitted to OMB.
Corrects ‘‘oilspill’’ to read ‘‘oil spill’’.
In various places, throughout this Part, replaces the words ‘‘Regional Supervisor’’ with ‘‘Chief, OSPD’’ or
‘‘Chief, Oil Spill Preparedness Division’’; also changes ‘‘plan’’ or ‘‘response plan’’ to ‘‘OSRP’’.
Removes obsolete paragraph (c).
Adds definitions of ‘‘Chief, OSPD’’ to mean the Chief, BSEE Oil Spill Preparedness Division or designee
and of ‘‘OSRP’’ to mean an Oil Spill Response Plan. Also revises the definition of ‘‘spill management
team’’ to reflect the revised acronyms.
Revises this section to reflect accurate OSPD contacts and addresses.
Corrects the OMB Control Number from ‘‘1010–0091’’ to ‘‘1014–0007’’ and revises the ‘‘Herndon, VA’’ address to reflect the new address in ‘‘Sterling, VA’’.
§ 250.198(d), (e), (g), (i), (j), (k), (m)
§ 205.405 .........................................
§ 250.610 .........................................
§ 250.611 .........................................
§ 250.713(b) ....................................
§§ 250.803(b) and 250.901(a)(24) ..
§ 250.806(c) ....................................
§ 250.901(a)(24) ..............................
§ 250.904 .........................................
§ 250.908(a) ....................................
§ 250.920(b) ....................................
§ 250.1000(c)(3), (4), (12), and (13)
§§ 250.1015(e) and 250.1018(c) .....
§ 250.1165(b) ..................................
§ 250.1302(a), (c), (d) .....................
§ 250.1401 .......................................
§§ 250.1455(b)(2)
250.1463(b)(2).
and
§§ 250.1490 through 250.1497 .......
§ 250.1609(b) ..................................
§ 250.1920(b)(5), (e) .......................
§ 251.15 ...........................................
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§ 252.2 (5) .......................................
30 CFR part 254 .............................
§ 254.2 .............................................
§ 254.6 .............................................
§ 254.7 .............................................
§ 254.9 .............................................
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Current citation
Description of revision
30 CFR part 256 .............................
Removes various ‘‘[Reserved]’’ citations as well as numerous undesignated center headings that are no
longer needed and are confusing since they have no regulatory text.
Adds cross references to BOEM regulations at Chapter V.
Replaces the word ‘‘our’’ with the word ‘‘the’’.
Inserts the words ‘‘Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’’ before ‘‘Regional Director’’ for clarity.
Amends the existing paragraph by: designating it as paragraph ‘‘(a)’’; correcting the OMB control number
from ‘‘1010–0081’’ to ‘‘1014–0021’’; and adding new paragraph (b) to provide the new address for submitting comments on information collections to BSEE.
Corrects ‘‘overylying’’ to read ‘‘overlying’’.
Adds the words ‘‘to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’’ for clarification; changes the word ‘‘shall’’
to either ‘‘will’’ or ‘‘must’’. Changes order of sentences for clarity.
Revises ‘‘$10,000’’ to read ‘‘$40,000’’ in accordance with 43 U.S.C. 1350.
Adds the word ‘‘BSEE’’ where applicable; changes ‘‘60 days’’ to ‘‘90 days’’ to be consistent with 30 CFR
250.133; changes ‘‘10 hours’’ to ‘‘12 hours’’.
Revises the authority citations for Part 290 from ‘‘5 U.S.C. 301 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1331’’ to ‘‘5 U.S.C. 305;
43 U.S.C. 1334’’.
Provides a correct Web site address for the BSEE Fees for Services page (application fees) for electronic
payments.
Revises ‘‘Office of Policy Analysis’’ to read ‘‘Office of Policy and Analysis’’ throughout this section in six locations.
Corrects the OMB Control Number from ‘‘1010–0172’’ to ‘‘1014–0012’’; revises the ‘‘Herndon, VA’’ address
to reflect the new address in ‘‘Sterling, VA’’.
Revises the Office of Policy and Analysis phone number from ‘‘(202)-208–3530)’’ to ‘‘(202) 208–1901)’’.
Provides a correct Web site address for the BSEE Fees for Services page (application fees) for electronic
payments.
§ 256.7(j) .........................................
§ 280.25(a)(2) ..................................
§ 280.28(a) ......................................
§ 282.0 .............................................
§ 282.3 .............................................
§ 282.13(d), (e)(2) ...........................
§ 282.14(c) ......................................
§ 282.27(d)(2) ..................................
30 CFR part 290 .............................
§ 290.4(b)(1) ....................................
30 CFR part 291 .............................
§ 291.1(a), (e) ..................................
§ 291.107(b)(1) ................................
§ 291.108(a) ....................................
1 The ‘‘joint development and production plan’’/‘‘Competitive Reservoir Development Program’’ is a reservoir management tool used after the
BSEE Regional Supervisor determines a reservoir to be a ‘‘competitive reservoir’’ that requires competing operators to operate in a manner that
ensures the reserves are optimally and efficiently produced in accordance with BSEE’s conservation mandate (e.g., restricting well production
rates and/or reservoir withdrawal rates, limiting the number of new wells that can be drilled).
Procedural Matters
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Regulatory Planning and Review (E.O.s
12866 and 13563)
E.O. 12866 provides that the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) will review all significant rules.
OIRA has determined that this final rule
is not significant because it will not
raise novel legal or policy issues.
E.O. 13563 reaffirms the principles of
E.O. 12866 while calling for
improvements in the Nation’s regulatory
system to promote predictability, to
reduce uncertainty, and to use the best,
most innovative, and least burdensome
tools for achieving regulatory ends. The
Executive Order (E.O.) directs agencies
to consider regulatory approaches that
reduce burdens and maintain flexibility
and freedom of choice for the public
where these approaches are relevant,
feasible, and consistent with regulatory
objectives. This rulemaking is consistent
with the principles of E.O. 13563.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department of the Interior (DOI)
certifies that this final rule will not have
a significant economic effect on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act
The Small Business and Agriculture
Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman
and 10 Regional Fairness Boards were
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established to receive comments from
small businesses about Federal agency
enforcement actions. The Ombudsman
will annually evaluate the enforcement
activities and rate each agency’s
responsiveness to small business. If you
wish to comment on the actions of
BSEE, call 1–888–734–3247. You may
comment to the Small Business
Administration without fear of
retaliation. Allegations of
discrimination/retaliation filed with the
Small Business Administration will be
investigated for appropriate action.
This final rule is not a major rule
under the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act (5 U.S.C.
804(2)). This rule:
a. Will not have an annual effect on
the economy of $100 million or more.
b. Will not cause a major increase in
costs or prices for consumers,
individual industries, Federal, State, or
local government agencies, or
geographic regions.
c. Will not have significant adverse
effects on competition, employment,
investment, productivity, innovation, or
the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to
compete with foreign-based enterprises.
The requirements will apply to all
entities operating on the OCS.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This final rule will not impose an
unfunded mandate on State, local, or
tribal governments or the private sector
of more than $100 million per year. The
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final rule will not have a significant or
unique effect on State, local, or tribal
governments or the private sector. A
statement containing the information
required by the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is not
required.
Takings Implication Assessment (E.O.
12630)
Under the criteria in E.O. 12630, this
final rule does not have significant
takings implications. The rulemaking is
not a governmental action capable of
interfering with constitutionally
protected property rights. A Takings
Implication Assessment is not required.
Federalism (E.O. 13132)
Under the criteria in E.O. 13132, this
final rule does not have federalism
implications. This final rule will not
substantially and directly affect the
relationship between the Federal and
State governments. To the extent that
State and local governments have a role
in OCS activities, this final rule will not
affect that role. A Federalism
Assessment is not required.
Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988)
This final rule complies with the
requirements of E.O. 12988.
Specifically, this rule:
(a) Meets the criteria of section 3(a)
requiring that all regulations be
reviewed to eliminate errors and
ambiguity and be written to minimize
litigation; and
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(b) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2)
requiring that all regulations be written
in clear language and contain clear legal
standards.
Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments (E.O. 13175)
Under the criteria in E.O. 13175 and
DOI’s Policy on Consultation with
Indian Tribes (Secretarial Order 3317,
Amendment 2, December 31, 2013), we
evaluated this final rule and determined
that it has no substantial direct effects
on federally recognized Indian tribes.
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
This final rule does not contain new
information collection requirements,
and a submission under the PRA is not
required. Therefore, an information
collection request is not being submitted
to OMB for review and approval under
the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969
List of Subjects
30 CFR Part 203
Indians—lands, Oil and gas
exploration, Outer Continental Shelf,
Sulphur.
30 CFR Part 250
Administrative practice and
procedure, Oil and gas and sulphur
exploration, Outer Continental Shelf,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
1. The authority citation for part 203
continues to read as follows:
Freedom of information, Oil and gas
exploration, Outer Continental Shelf,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Research.
Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396 et seq.; 25 U.S.C.
396a et seq.; 25 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.; 30 U.S.C.
181 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.; 30 U.S.C.
1001 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 31 U.S.C.
9701; 42 U.S.C. 15903–15906; 43 U.S.C. 1301
et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.; 43 U.S.C.
1334.; and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
30 CFR Part 252
Freedom of information,
Intergovernmental relations, Oil and gas
exploration, Outer Continental Shelf,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Data Quality Act
Administrative practice and
procedure, Environmental protection,
Government contracts,
Intergovernmental relations, Mineral
royalties, Outer Continental Shelf,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Surety bonds.
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This final rule is not a significant
energy action under the definition in
E.O. 13211. A Statement of Energy
Effects is not required.
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PART 203—RELIEF OR REDUCTION IN
ROYALTY RATES
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30 CFR Part 254
Effects on the Nation’s Energy Supply
(E.O. 13211)
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
amends 30 CFR parts 203, 250, 251, 252,
254, 256, 280, 282, 290, and 291 as
follows:
30 CFR Part 251
This final rule does not constitute a
major Federal action significantly
affecting the quality of the human
environment. BSEE has evaluated this
rule under the criteria of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
the Department’s regulations
implementing NEPA. This rule meets
the criteria set forth at 43 CFR 46.210(i)
for a Departmental Categorical
Exclusion in that this rule is ‘‘of an
administrative, financial, legal,
technical, or procedural nature. . . .’’
Further, BSEE has analyzed this rule to
determine if it meets any of the
extraordinary circumstances that would
require an environmental assessment or
an environmental impact statement as
set forth in 43 CFR 46.215 and has
concluded that this rule does not meet
any of the criteria for extraordinary
circumstances.
In developing this final rule, we did
not conduct or use a study, experiment,
or survey requiring peer review under
the Data Quality Act (Pub. L. 106–554,
app. C § 515, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–
153–154).
Dated: May 16, 2016.
Amanda C. Leiter,
Acting Assistant Secretary—Land and
Minerals Management.
§ 203.3
Intergovernmental relations, Oil and
gas exploration, Oil pollution, Outer
Continental Shelf, Pipelines, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
30 CFR Part 256
Administrative practice and
procedure, Environmental protection,
Government contracts,
Intergovernmental relations, Oil and gas
exploration, Outer Continental Shelf,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Surety bonds.
Outer Continental Shelf, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements,
Research.
30 CFR Part 282
30 CFR Part 290
30 CFR Part 291
§ 203.3 Do I have to pay a fee to request
royalty relief?
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(b) You must file all payments
electronically through the Fees for
Services page on the BSEE Web site at
https://www.bsee.gov, and you must
include a copy of the Pay.gov
confirmation receipt page with your
application or assessment.
§ 203.5
[Amended]
4. Amend § 203.5(a) by removing
‘‘1010–0071’’ and adding in its place
‘‘1014–0005’’.
PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND
SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
5. The authority citation for part 250
is revised to read as follows:
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Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701, 43 U.S.C. 1334.
6. In Part 250, revise all references
to‘‘381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA
20170’’ to read ‘‘45600 Woodland Road,
Sterling, VA 20166’’.
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7. Amend § 250.102(b) by revising the
table, to read as follows:
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§ 250.102
Administrative practice and
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2. In part 203, revise all references to
‘‘381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170’’
to read ‘‘45600 Woodland Road,
Sterling, VA 20166’’.
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For information about . . .
Refer to . . .
(1) Applications for permit to drill, ............................................................
(2) Development and Production Plans (DPP), .......................................
(3) Downhole commingling, ......................................................................
(4) Exploration Plans (EP), .......................................................................
(5) Flaring, ................................................................................................
(6) Gas measurement, .............................................................................
(7) Off-lease geological and geophysical permits, ...................................
(8) Oil spill financial responsibility coverage, ...........................................
(9) Oil and gas production safety systems, .............................................
(10) Oil spill response plans, ....................................................................
(11) Oil and gas well-completion operations, ...........................................
(12) Oil and gas well-workover operations, .............................................
(13) Decommissioning Activities, .............................................................
(14) Platforms and structures, ..................................................................
(15) Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way, .............................................
(16) Sulphur operations, ...........................................................................
(17) Training, ............................................................................................
(18) Unitization, ........................................................................................
(19) Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS), .............
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8. Amend § 250.114(a) by adding, after
the phrase ‘‘Division 2’’, the
parenthetical phrase ‘‘(as incorporated
by reference in § 250.198)’’.
■ 9. Add an undesignated center
heading, before § 250.118 to read ‘‘GAS
STORAGE OR INJECTION’’.
■ 10. Revise § 250.126 to read as
follows:
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Electronic payment instructions.
(a) You must file all payments
electronically through the Fees for
Services page on the BSEE Web site at
https://www.bsee.gov. This includes, but
is not limited to, all OCS applications,
permits, or any filing fees. You must
include a copy of the Pay.gov
confirmation receipt page with your
application, permit, or filing fee.
(b) If you submitted an application or
permit through eWell, you must use the
interactive payment feature in that
system, which directs you through
Pay.gov to make a payment. It is
recommended that you keep a copy of
your payment confirmation receipt in
the event that any questions arise
regarding your transaction.
§ 250.193
[Amended]
11. Amend § 250.193(e)(2)(i)(C) by
removing ‘‘Herndon, VA’’ and adding in
its place ‘‘Washington, DC’’.
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[Amended]
12. Amend § 250.198, by revising
paragraphs (d), (e) introductory text, (g)
introductory text, (i) introductory text,
(j) introductory text, (k) introductory
text, and (m) introductory text to read as
follows:
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(d) You may inspect these documents
at the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement, 45600
Woodland Rd, Sterling, VA 20166;
phone: 1–844–259–4779; or at the
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this
material at NARA, call 202–741–6030,
or go to: https://www.archives.gov/
federal_register/code_of_federal_
regulations/ibr_locations.html.
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(e) American Concrete Institute (ACI),
ACI Standards, 38800 Country Club
Drive, Farmington Hills, MI 48331–
3439: https://www.concrete.org; phone:
248–848–3700:
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(g) American National Standards
Institute (ANSI), ANSI/ASME Codes,
https://www.webstore.ansi.org; phone:
212–642–4900; and/or American
Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME), 22 Law Drive, P.O. Box 2900,
Fairfield, NJ 07007–2900; https://
www.asme.org; phone: 1–800–843–
2763:
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(i) American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM), ASTM Standards,
100 Bar Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700,
West Conshohocken, PA 19428–2959;
https://www.astm.org; phone: 1–877–
909–2786:
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(j) American Welding Society (AWS),
AWS Codes, 8669 NW 36 Street, #130,
Miami, FL 33126; https://www.aws.org;
phone: 800–443–9353:
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Engineers (NACE) International, NACE
Standards, Park Ten Place, Houston, TX
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281–228–6200:
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Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de la VoieCreuse, CP 56, CH–1211, Geneva 20,
Switzerland; www.iso.org; phone: 41–
22–749–01–11:
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[Amended]
13. Amend § 250.405, in the
introductory text, by removing the
words ‘‘air take’’ and adding in their
place ‘‘air intake’’.
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[Amended]
14. Revise § 250.610 to read as
follows:
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§ 250.610
Diesel engine air intakes.
You must equip diesel engine air
intakes with a device to shut down the
diesel engine in the event of runaway.
Diesel engines that are continuously
attended must be equipped with
remotely operated, manual, or automatic
shutdown devices. Diesel engines that
are not continuously attended must be
equipped with automatic shutdown
devices.
§ 250.611
[Amended]
15. Revise § 250.611 to read as
follows:
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Traveling-block safety device.
You must equip all units being used
for well-workover operations that have
both a traveling block and a crown block
with a safety device that is designed to
prevent the traveling block from striking
the crown block. You must check the
device for proper operation weekly and
after each drill-line slipping operation.
You must enter the results of the
operational check in the operations log.
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[Amended]
16. Amend § 250.713(b) by adding
after the phrase ‘‘or DOCD submitted to
BOEM,’’ the phrase ‘‘for that well
location and conditions,’’.
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§ 250.803
[Amended]
17. Amend § 250.803(b)(1)
introductory text, by adding, after the
phrase ‘‘(ASME) Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Code’’, the parenthetical phrase
‘‘(as incorporated by reference in
§ 250.198)’’.
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§ 250.806
[Amended]
18. Amend § 250.806(c) by removing
‘‘MS–4020’’ and adding in its place
‘‘VAE–OORP’’, and by removing ‘‘381
Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170–
4817’’ and adding in its place ‘‘45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166’’.
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§ 250.901
[Amended]
(4) The transfer point serves as a
regulatory boundary. An operator may
request that the BSEE Regional
Supervisor grant an exception to this
requirement for an individual facility or
area. The Regional Supervisor, in
consultation with the appropriate DOT
pipeline official and affected parties,
may grant the request.
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(ii) The Regional Supervisor will
decide, on a case-by-case basis, whether
to grant the operator’s request. In
considering each petition, the Regional
Supervisor will consult with the
appropriate DOT pipeline official.
(13) * * *
(i) The operator’s request must be in
the form of a written petition to the
appropriate DOT pipeline official and
the BSEE Regional Supervisor.
(ii) The BSEE Regional Supervisor
and the appropriate DOT pipeline
official will decide how to act on this
petition.
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19. Amend § 250.901(a)(24) by adding,
after the phrase ‘‘Offshore Structures
Associated with Petroleum Production’’,
the parenthetical phrase ‘‘(as
incorporated by reference in
§ 250.198)’’.
§ 250.1015
§ 250.904
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20. Amend § 250.904(b) by removing
‘‘≤’’and adding in its place ‘‘>’’.
§ 250.1018
§ 250.908
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21. Amend § 250.908(a), in the table
under ‘‘Then . . .’’, by removing the
word ‘‘analysis’’ and adding in its place
‘‘fatigue analysis’’ in paragraph (a)(1),
and by removing the word ‘‘maximum’’
wherever it appears and adding in its
place ‘‘minimum’’.
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22. Amend § 250.920(b) by removing
‘‘operational loading, or inadequate
deck height your platform’’ and adding
in its place ‘‘operational loading,
inadequate deck height, or’’.
■ 23. Amend § 250.1000, paragraphs
(c)(3)(i) and (iv), (c)(4), (c)(12)(ii), and
(c)(13)(i) and (ii), to read as follows:
§ 250.1000
General requirements.
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(3) * * *
(i) Each producing operator must, if
practical, durably mark all of its abovewater transfer points as of the date a
pipeline begins service.
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transporting operators cannot agree on a
transfer point, the BSEE Regional
Supervisor and the appropriate
Department of Transportation (DOT)
pipeline official may jointly determine
the transfer point.
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25. Amend § 250.1018 by removing
paragraph (c).
■ 26. Amend § 250.1165 by removing
the last sentence of paragraph (b) and
adding two sentences in its place to read
as follows:
§ 250.1165 What must I do for enhanced
recovery operations?
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include, for each project reservoir, a
geologic and engineering overview and
any additional information required by
the BSEE Regional Supervisor. You also
must submit Form BOEM–0127 to
BOEM along with the supporting data
specified in BOEM regulations, 30 CFR
part 550, subpart K.
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■ 27. Amend § 250.1302 by revising the
first sentence of paragraph (a), and
paragraphs (c) and (d), to read as
follows:
§ 250.1302 What if I have a competitive
reservoir on a lease?
(a) The Regional Supervisor may
require you to conduct development
and production operations in a
competitive reservoir under either a
joint Competitive Reservoir
Development Program submitted to
BSEE or a unitization agreement. * * *
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(c) If you conduct drilling or
production operations in a reservoir
determined competitive by the BSEE
Regional Supervisor, you and the other
affected lessees must submit for
approval a joint Competitive Reservoir
Development Program. You must submit
the joint Competitive Reservoir
Development Program within 90 days
after the Regional Supervisor makes a
final determination that the reservoir is
competitive. The joint Competitive
Reservoir Development Program must
provide for the development and/or
production of the reservoir. You may
submit supplemental Competitive
Reservoir Development Programs for the
Regional Supervisor’s approval.
(d) If you and the other affected
lessees cannot reach an agreement on a
joint Competitive Reservoir
Development Program, submitted to
BSEE within the approved period of
time, each lessee must submit a separate
Competitive Reservoir Development
Program to the Regional Supervisor. The
Regional Supervisor will hold a hearing
to resolve differences in the separate
Competitive Reservoir Development
Programs. If the differences in the
separate programs are not resolved at
the hearing and the Regional Supervisor
determines that unitization is necessary
under § 250.1301(b), BSEE will initiate
unitization under § 250.1304.
§ 250.1401
[Removed and Reserved]
28. Remove and reserve § 250.1401.
■ 29. Amend § 250.1455 by revising
paragraph (b)(2) to read as follows:
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§ 250.1455 Does my request for a hearing
on the record affect the penalties?
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(2) To stay the accrual of penalties,
you must post a bond or other surety
instrument, or demonstrate financial
solvency, using the standards and
requirements as prescribed in BOEM’s
regulations, 30 CFR part 550, subpart N.
The posted amount must cover the
unpaid principal and interest due for
the Notice of Noncompliance, plus the
amount of any penalties accrued before
the date a stay becomes effective.
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paragraph (b)(2) to read as follows:
§ 250.1463 Does my request for a hearing
on the record affect the penalties?
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(2) To stay the accrual of penalties,
you must post a bond or other surety
instrument, or demonstrate financial
solvency, using the standards and
requirements as prescribed in BOEM’s
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The posted amount must cover the
unpaid principal and interest due for
the Notice of Noncompliance, plus the
amount of any penalties accrued before
the date a stay becomes effective.
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directly above § 250.1490, ‘‘BONDING
REQUIREMENTS’’.
§§ 250.1490 and 250.1491
[Removed]
32. Remove §§ 250.1490 and
250.1491.
■ 33. Remove the undesignated heading,
directly above § 250.1495, ‘‘FINANCIAL
SOLVENCY REQUIREMENTS’’.
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§§ 250.1495, 250.1496, and 250.1497
[Removed]
34. Remove §§ 250.1495, 250.1496,
and 250.1497.
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§ 250.1609
35. Amend § 250.1609(b) by removing
‘‘timelapse’’ and adding in its place
‘‘time lapse’’.
■ 36. Amend § 250.1920 by revising
paragraph (b)(5) and by adding
paragraph (e) to read as follows:
§ 250.1920 What are the auditing
requirements for my SEMS program?
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(5) Section 12.5 Audit Frequency. You
must have your SEMS program audited
by an ASP within 2 years after initial
implementation and every 3 years
thereafter. The 3-year auditing cycle
begins on the start date of each
comprehensive audit (including the
initial implementation audit) and ends
on the start date of your next
comprehensive audit.
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(e) BSEE may verify that you
undertook the corrective actions and
that these actions effectively address the
audit findings.
PART 251—GEOLOGICAL AND
GEOPHYSICAL (G&G) EXPLORATIONS
OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
37. The authority citation for part 251
continues to read as follows:
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38. Revise § 251.15 to read as follows:
§ 251.15 Authority for information
collection.
The Office of Management and Budget
has approved the information collection
requirements in this part under 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and assigned OMB
control number 1014–0025 as it pertains
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PART 252—OUTER CONTINENTAL
SHELF (OCS) OIL AND GAS
INFORMATION PROGRAM
39. The authority citation for part 252
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: OCS Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331
et seq., as amended, 92 Stat. 629; Freedom of
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552; § 252.3 also
issued under Pub. L. 99–190 making
continuing appropriations for Fiscal Year
1986, and for other purposes.
§ 252.2
[Amended]
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§ 251.15
to Application for Permit to Drill (APD,
Form BSEE–0123), and Supplemental
APD Information Sheet (Form BSEE–
0123S). The title of this information
collection is ‘‘30 CFR Part 250,
Application for Permit to Drill (APD,
Revised APD) Supplemental APD
Information Sheet, and all supporting
documents.’’
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40. Amend § 252.2, in paragraph (5) of
the definition of Affected State, by
removing ‘‘oilspill’’ and adding in its
place ‘‘oil spill’’.
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PART 254—OIL–SPILL RESPONSE
REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES
LOCATED SEAWARD OF THE COAST
LINE
41. The authority citation for part 254
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321.
§ 254.1
[Amended]
42. Amend § 254.1 by revising the
section heading and paragraphs (a), (b),
(d), and (e) to read as follows:
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§ 254.1 Who must submit an oil spill
response plan (OSRP)?
(a) If you are the owner or operator of
an oil handling, storage, or
transportation facility, and it is located
seaward of the coast line, you must
submit an oil spill response plan (OSRP)
to BSEE for approval. Your OSRP must
demonstrate that you can respond
quickly and effectively whenever oil is
discharged from your facility. Refer to
§ 254.6 for the definitions of oil, facility,
and coast line if you have any doubts
about whether to submit a plan.
(b) You must maintain a current OSRP
for an abandoned facility until you
physically remove or dismantle the
facility or until the Chief, Oil Spill
Preparedness Division (OSPD) notifies
you in writing that a plan is no longer
required.
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you must submit a plan for an offshore
facility or pipeline, you should check
with the Chief, OSPD.
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(e) If your facility is located landward
of the coast line, but you believe your
facility is sufficiently similar to OCS
facilities that it should be regulated by
BSEE, you may contact the Chief, OSPD,
offer to accept BSEE jurisdiction over
your facility, and request that BSEE seek
from the agency with jurisdiction over
your facility a relinquishment of that
jurisdiction.
■ 43. Revise § 254.2 to read as follows:
§ 254.2
When must I submit an OSRP?
(a) You must submit, and BSEE must
approve, an OSRP that covers each
facility located seaward of the coast line
before you may use that facility. To
continue operations, you must operate
the facility in compliance with the
OSRP.
(b) Despite the provisions of
paragraph (a) of this section, you may
operate your facility after you submit
your OSRP while BSEE reviews it for
approval. To operate a facility without
an approved OSRP, you must certify in
writing to the Chief, OSPD that you
have the capability to respond, to the
maximum extent practicable, to a worst
case discharge or a substantial threat of
such a discharge. The certification must
show that you have ensured by contract,
or other means approved by the Chief,
OSPD, the availability of private
personnel and equipment necessary to
respond to the discharge. Verification
from the organization(s) providing the
personnel and equipment must
accompany the certification. BSEE will
not allow you to operate a facility for
more than 2 years without an approved
OSRP.
■ 44. Revise § 254.3 to read as follows:
§ 254.3 May I cover more than one facility
in my OSRP?
(a) Your OSRP may be for a single
lease or facility or a group of leases or
facilities. All the leases or facilities in
your plan must have the same owner or
operator (including affiliates) and must
be located in the same BSEE Region (see
definition of Regional OSRP in § 254.6).
(b) Regional OSRPs must address all
the elements required for an OSRP in
subpart B, or subpart D of this part, as
appropriate.
(c) When developing a Regional
OSRP, you may group leases or facilities
subject to the approval of the Chief,
OSPD, for the purposes of:
(1) Calculating response times;
(2) Determining quantities of response
equipment;
(3) Conducting oil-spill trajectory
analyses;
(4) Determining worst case discharge
scenarios; and
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(5) Identifying areas of special
economic and environmental
importance that may be impacted and
the strategies for their protection.
(d) The Chief, OSPD, may specify how
to address the elements of a Regional
OSRP. The Chief, OSPD, also may
require that Regional OSRPs contain
additional information if necessary for
compliance with appropriate laws and
regulations.
■ 45. Revise § 254.4 to read as follows:
§ 254.4 May I reference other documents
in my OSRP?
You may reference information
contained in other readily accessible
documents in your OSRP. Examples of
documents that you may reference are
the National Contingency Plan (NCP),
Area Contingency Plan (ACP), BSEE or
BOEM environmental documents, and
Oil Spill Removal Organization (OSRO)
documents that are readily accessible to
the Chief, OSPD. You must ensure that
the Chief, OSPD, possesses or is
provided with copies of all OSRO
documents you reference. You should
contact the Chief, OSPD, if you want to
know whether a reference is acceptable.
■ 46. Amend § 254.5 by revising
paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) to read as
follows:
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§ 254.5
General OSRP requirements.
(a) The OSRP must provide for
response to an oil spill from the facility.
You must immediately carry out the
provisions of the OSRP whenever there
is a release of oil from the facility. You
must also carry out the training,
equipment testing, and periodic drills
described in the OSRP, and these
measures must be sufficient to ensure
the safety of the facility and to mitigate
or prevent a discharge or a substantial
threat of a discharge.
(b) The OSRP must be consistent with
the National Contingency Plan and the
appropriate Area Contingency Plan(s).
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listed in this part, you must provide any
other information the Chief, OSPD,
requires for compliance with
appropriate laws and regulations.
■ 47. Amend § 254.6 by adding in
alphabetical order the definitions for
‘‘Chief, OSPD’’ and ‘‘OSRP’’, and by
revising the definition of ‘‘Spill
management team’’, to read as follows:
§ 254.6
Definitions.
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Oil Spill Preparedness Division or
designee.
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Plan.
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trained persons identified in an OSRP
who staff the organizational structure to
manage spill response.
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§ 254.7 How do I submit my OSRP to the
BSEE?
You must submit the number of
copies of your OSRP that the
appropriate BSEE regional office
requires. If you prefer to use improved
information technology such as
electronic filing to submit your plan, ask
the Chief, OSPD, for further guidance.
(a) Send OSRPs for facilities located
seaward of the coast line of Alaska to:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement, Oil Spill Preparedness
Division, Attention: Senior Analyst,
3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite #500,
Anchorage, AK 99503–5823.
(b) Send OSRPs for facilities in the
Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean to:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement, Oil Spill Preparedness
Division, Attention: GOM Section
Supervisor, 1201 Elmwood Park
Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70123–
2394.
(c) Send OSRPs for facilities in the
Pacific Ocean (except seaward of the
coast line of Alaska) to: Bureau of Safety
and Environmental Enforcement, Oil
Spill Preparedness Division, Attention:
Senior Analyst, 760 Paseo Camarillo,
Suite 201, Camarillo, CA 93010–6002.
§ 254.9
[Amended]
49. Amend § 254.9 in paragraph (a),
by removing ‘‘1010–0091’’ and adding
in its place ‘‘1014–0007’’ and in
paragraph (d), by removing ‘‘381 Elden
Street, Herndon, VA 20170’’ and adding
in its place ‘‘45600 Woodland Road,
Sterling, VA 20166’’.
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[Amended]
50. Amend § 254.20 by removing
‘‘spill-response plans’’ and adding in its
place ‘‘OSRPs’’.
■ 51. Amend 254.21 by revising the
section heading and paragraphs (a), (b)
introductory text, and (b)(1) to read as
follows:
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§ 254.21
How must I format my OSRP?
(a) You must divide your OSRP for
OCS facilities into the sections specified
in paragraph (b) of this section and
explained in the other sections of this
subpart. The OSRP must have an easily
found marker identifying each section.
You may use an alternate format if you
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include a cross reference table to
identify the location of required
sections. You may use alternate contents
if you can demonstrate to the Chief,
OSPD that they provide for equal or
greater levels of preparedness.
(b) Your OSRP must include:
(1) Introduction and OSRP contents.
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§ 254.22
[Amended]
52. Amend § 254.22, in the section
heading, introductory text, and
paragraphs (a), (c), and (d), by removing
‘‘plan’’ and adding in its place ‘‘OSRP’’.
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§ 254.23
[Amended]
53. Amend § 254.23, in the
introductory text, by removing
‘‘response plan’’ and adding in its place
‘‘OSRP’’.
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§ 254.25
[Amended]
54. Amend § 254.25, in the first
sentence, by removing ‘‘plan’’ and
adding in its place ‘‘OSRP’’.
■ 55. Revise § 254.30 to read as follows:
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§ 254.30
When must I revise my OSRP?
(a) You must review your OSRP at
least every 2 years and submit all
resulting modifications to the Chief,
OSPD. If this review does not result in
modifications, you must inform the
Chief, OSPD, in writing that there are no
changes.
(b) You must submit revisions to your
OSRP for approval within 15 days
whenever:
(1) A change occurs which
significantly reduces your response
capabilities;
(2) A significant change occurs in the
worst case discharge scenario or in the
type of oil being handled, stored, or
transported at the facility;
(3) There is a change in the name(s)
or capabilities of the oil spill removal
organizations cited in the OSRP; or
(4) There is a significant change to the
Area Contingency Plan(s).
(c) The Chief, OSPD, may require that
you resubmit your OSRP if the OSRP
has become outdated or if numerous
revisions have made its use difficult.
(d) The Chief, OSPD, will periodically
review the equipment inventories of
OSRO’s to ensure that sufficient spill
removal equipment is available to meet
the cumulative needs of the owners and
operators who cite these organizations
in their OSRPs.
(e) The Chief, OSPD, may require you
to revise your OSRP if significant
inadequacies are indicated by:
(1) Periodic reviews (described in
paragraph (d) of this section);
(2) Information obtained during drills
or actual spill responses; or
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(3) Other relevant information the
Chief, OSPD, obtained.
§ 254.41
[Amended]
62. Amend § 254.47(d) by removing
‘‘Regional Supervisor’’ and adding in its
place ‘‘Chief, OSPD,’’.
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[Amended]
56. Amend § 254.41(d) by removing
‘‘response plan’’ and adding in its place
‘‘OSRP’’.
■ 57. Amend § 254.42 as follows:
■ a. Revise paragraphs (a), (b)(2), and
(e).
■ b. Amend paragraphs (f) and (h), by
removing ‘‘Regional Supervisor’’ and
adding in its place ‘‘Chief, OSPD,’’ and
amend paragraph (i) by removing
‘‘Regional Supervisor’’ and adding in its
place ‘‘Chief, OSPD.’’.
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§ 256.80 [Removed]
73. Remove reserved §§ 256.62
through 256.68, § 256.76, and § 256.80.
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§ 254.42 Exercises for your response
personnel and equipment.
(a) You must exercise your entire
OSRP at least once every 3 years
(triennial exercise). You may satisfy this
requirement by conducting separate
exercises for individual parts of the
OSRP over the 3-year period; you do not
have to exercise your entire OSRP at one
time.
(b) * * *
(2) An annual deployment exercise of
response equipment identified in your
OSRP that is staged at onshore
locations. You must deploy and operate
each type of equipment in each triennial
period. However, it is not necessary to
deploy and operate each individual
piece of equipment.
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(e) All records of spill-response
exercises must be maintained for the
complete 3-year exercise cycle. Records
should be maintained at the facility or
at a corporate location designated in the
OSRP. Records showing that OSROs and
oil spill removal cooperatives have
deployed each type of equipment also
must be maintained for the 3-year cycle.
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[Amended]
[Amended]
[Amended]
Subparts M and N [Removed]
63. Amend § 254.51, in the section
heading by removing ‘‘response plan’’
and adding in its place ‘‘OSRP’’, and in
the text by removing ‘‘this plan’’ and
adding in its place ‘‘this OSRP’’.
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[Amended]
64. Amend § 254.52, in the section
heading by removing ‘‘response plan’’
and adding in its place ‘‘OSRP’’, and in
the text by removing ‘‘plan’’ and adding
in its place ‘‘OSRP’’.
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§ 254.53
65. Amend § 254.53, in the section
heading by removing ‘‘response plan’’
and adding in its place ‘‘OSRP’’, and in
paragraph (a) introductory text by
removing ‘‘plan’’ and adding in its place
‘‘OSRP’’.
§ 254.54
[Amended]
66. Amend § 254.54, by removing
‘‘response plan’’ and adding in its place
‘‘OSRP’’ and by removing ‘‘Regional
Supervisor’’ and adding in its place
‘‘Chief, OSPD,’’.
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OIL AND GAS IN THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF
Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701, 42 U.S.C. 6213,
43 U.S.C. 1334, Pub. L. 109–432.
§ 256.0 and §§ 256.2 through 256.5
[Removed]
68. Remove reserved § 256.0 and
reserved §§ 256.2 through 256.5.
■ 69. Amend § 256.7 by adding
paragraph (j) to read as follows:
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Cross references.
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Management (BOEM) regulations, see 30
CFR chapter V.
§§ 256.8 through 256.12
§ 254.45
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60. Amend § 254.45(a) by removing
‘‘response plan’’ and adding in its place
‘‘OSRP’’.
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[Amended]
61. Amend § 254.46(b)(2) by removing
‘‘Regional Supervisor’’ and adding in its
place ‘‘Chief, OSPD’’.
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MINERALS OTHER THAN OIL, GAS,
AND SULPHUR ON THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF
75. The authority citation for part 280
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1334.
[Amended]
76. Amend § 280.25, paragraph (a)(2),
by removing the word ‘‘our’’ and adding
in its place ‘‘the’’.
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§ 280.28
[Amended]
77. Amend § 280.28, paragraph (a), by
adding ‘‘Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management’’ before ‘‘Regional
Director’’.
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PART 282—OPERATIONS IN THE
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF FOR
MINERALS OTHER THAN OIL, GAS,
AND SULPHUR
78. The authority citation for part 282
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1334.
67. The authority citation for part 256
continues to read as follows:
■
59. Amend § 254.44(a) by removing
‘‘response plan’’ and adding in its place
‘‘OSRP’’.
■
74. Remove reserved subparts M and
N.
■
§ 280.25
[Amended]
■
§ 256.7
58. Amend § 254.43(a) by removing
‘‘response plan’’ and adding in its place
‘‘OSRP’’.
■
§ 254.44
§ 254.51
[Removed]
70. Remove reserved §§ 256.8 through
256.12.
■
71. Remove reserved subparts B
Through I.
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Subparts J Through L [Redesignated
as Subparts B through D]
72. Redesignate subparts J through L
as subparts B through D respectively.
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existing paragraph as paragraph (a), by
removing in that paragraph the number
‘‘1010–0081’’ and adding in its place
‘‘1014–0021’’, and by adding new
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
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§ 282.0 Authority for information
collection.
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(b) Send comments regarding any
aspect of the collection of information
under this part, including suggestions
for reducing the burden, to: Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement,
45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA
20166.
§ 282.3
[Amended]
80. Amend § 282.3, in the definition
of Geological sample, by removing
‘‘overylying’’ and adding in its place
‘‘overlying’’.
■ 81. Amend § 282.13 by revising
paragraphs (d) and (e)(2) to read as
follows:
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§ 282.13 Suspension of production or
other operations.
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(d) The Director may, at any time
within the period prescribed for a
suspension or temporary prohibition
issued pursuant to paragraph (b)(2) of
this section, require the lessee to submit
a Delineation, Testing, or Mining Plan to
the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management for approval in accordance
with the requirements for the approval
of such plans in part 582 of this title.
(e) * * *
(2) When the Director determines that
measures are necessary, on the basis of
the results of the studies conducted in
accordance with paragraph (e)(1) of this
section and other information available
to and identified by the Director, the
lessee will be required to take
appropriate measures to mitigate, avoid,
or minimize the damage or potential
damage on which the suspension or
temporary prohibition is based. In
choosing between alternative mitigation
measures, the Director will balance the
cost of the required measures against the
reduction or potential reduction in
damage or threat of damage or harm to
life (including fish and other aquatic
life), to property, to any mineral
deposits (in areas leased or not leased),
to the National security or defense, or to
the marine, coastal, or human
environment. When deemed appropriate
by the Director, the lessee must submit
to the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management a revised Delineation,
Testing, or Mining Plan that
incorporates the mitigation measures
required by the Director.
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[Amended]
82. Amend § 282.14(c) by revising
‘‘$10,000’’ to read ‘‘$40,000’’.
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(2) A lessee shall, on request by the
Director, furnish food, quarters, and
transportation for BSEE representatives
to inspect its facilities. Upon request,
you will be reimbursed by BSEE for the
actual costs that you incur as a result of
providing transportation to BSEE
representatives. In addition, you will be
reimbursed for the actual costs that you
incur for providing food and quarters for
a BSEE representative’s stay of more
than 12 hours. You must submit an
invoice for reimbursement within 90
days of the inspection.
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 305; 43 U.S.C. 1334.
85. Revise § 290.4(b)(1) to read as
follows:
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§ 290.4
How do I file an appeal?
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(b) * * *
(1) You must pay electronically
through the Fees for Services page on
the BSEE Web site at https://
www.bsee.gov, and you must include a
copy of the Pay.gov confirmation receipt
page with your Notice of Appeal.
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PART 291—OPEN AND
NONDISCRIMINATORY ACCESS TO
OIL AND GAS PIPELINES UNDER THE
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS
ACT
86. The authority citation for part 291
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701, 43 U.S.C. 1334.
87. Amend part 291, in §§ 291.103
introductory text, 291.106(a), 291.107(a)
and (b)(1), and 291.109(a)(1) and (b), by
revising ‘‘Office of Policy Analysis’’ to
read ‘‘Office of Policy and Analysis’’.
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[Amended]
88. Amend § 291.1 in paragraph (a),
by removing ‘‘1010–0172’’ and adding
in its place ‘‘1014–0012’’ and in
paragraph (e), by removing ‘‘381 Elden
Street, Herndon, VA 20170’’ and adding
in its place ‘‘45600 Woodland Road,
Sterling, VA 20166’’.
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[Amended]
89. Amend § 291.107, paragraph
(b)(1), by removing ‘‘(202)–208–3530);’’
and adding in its place ‘‘(202) 208–
1901);’’.
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Conduct of operations.
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part 290 to read as follows:
■
§ 291.107
83. Revise § 282.27(d)(2) to read as
follows:
■
§ 282.27
PART 290—APPEAL PROCEDURES
90. Amend § 291.108 by revising
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
■
§ 291.108
fee?
How do I pay the processing
(a) You must pay the processing fee
electronically through the Fees for
Services page on the BSEE Web site at
https://www.bsee.gov, and you must
include a copy of the Pay.gov
confirmation receipt page with your
complaint.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Parts 100 and 165
[Docket No. USCG–2015–1052]
RIN 1625–AA08; AA00
Special Local Regulations and Safety
Zones; Recurring Marine Events Held
in the Coast Guard Sector Northern
New England Captain of the Port Zone
Coast Guard, DHS.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is updating
the special local regulations and
permanent safety zones in the Coast
Guard Sector Northern New England
Captain of the Port Zone for annual
recurring marine events. When
enforced, these special local regulations
and safety zones will restrict vessels
from portions of water areas during
certain annually recurring events. The
special local regulations and safety
zones are intended to expedite public
notification and ensure the protection of
the maritime public and event
participants from the hazards associated
with certain maritime events.
DATES: This rule is effective June 6,
2016.
SUMMARY:
To view documents
mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, type USCG–
USCG–2015–1052 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’
box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on
Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this rule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions about this
rulemaking, call or email Chief Marine
Science Technician Chris Bains,
Waterways Management Division at
Coast Guard Sector Northern New
England, telephone (207) 347–5003, or
email Chris.D.Bains@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Table of Abbreviations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
§ Section
SLR Special Local Regulation
U.S.C. United States Code
COTP Captain of the Port
II. Background Information and
Regulatory History
On February 25, 2016, the Coast
Guard published an NPRM in the
Federal Register titled Special Local
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
30 CFR Parts 203, 250, 251, 252, 254, 256, 280, 282, 290, and 291
[Docket ID: BSEE-2016-0006; EEEE500000 16XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000]
RIN 1014-AA15
Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental
Shelf--Technical Corrections
AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE),
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule makes minor edits, changes, and updates to BSEE
regulations. These changes include, but are not limited to: correcting
all current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers from
``1010'' to ``1014''; adding two new control numbers to regulations as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA); changing the BSEE
address from ``Herndon, VA'' to ``Sterling, VA''; changing ``shall'' to
``will'' or ``must'' and changing ``which'' to ``that''; and revising
other language where necessary for improved clarity.
DATES: This rule becomes effective on July 28, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy White, Regulations and Standards
Branch at (703) 787-1665 or email at regs@bsee.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The technical corrections in this rulemaking affect offshore
operators, lessees, pipeline right-of-way holders, and permittees. The
corrections are necessary to reflect accurate regulatory citations, add
or change a few words for clarification, and revise section numbering.
Also, regulatory text that was inadvertently removed in a 2013
regulatory update is being re-inserted where it belongs. These
corrections will make the regulations easier to read, understand, and
comprehend, but will not change the purpose, scope or effect of the
regulations.
Because this rule makes no substantive change in any rule or
requirement, BSEE for good cause finds that notice and public comment
are unnecessary pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B).
This rulemaking will correct regulations in 30 CFR parts 203, 250,
251, 252, 254, 256, 280, 282, 290, and 291 to reflect the changes
discussed below. The following table shows the current regulatory
citation and what changes were made.
Section-by-Section Discussion
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Current citation Description of revision
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30 CFR part 203................... Revises the authority citation for
Part 203 from ``43 U.S.C. 1331 et
seq.'' to ``43 U.S.C. 1334''.
Revises the ``Herndon, VA'' address
to reflect the new address in
``Sterling, VA''.
Sec. 203.3(b)................... Provides a correct Web site address
for the BSEE Fees for Services page
(application fees) for electronic
payments of royalty relief fees.
Sec. 203.5(a)................... Corrects the OMB Control Number from
``1010-0071'' to ``1014-0005''.
30 CFR part 250................... Revises the ``Herndon, VA'' address
to reflect the new address in
``Sterling, VA''.
Sec. 250.102(b)................. Adds the word ``part'' before
``250'' in paragraphs (b)(1)
through (b)(18) in the table of
general references for these
regulations.
Sec. 250.102(b)................. Adds new paragraph (b)(19) to the
table of general references for
these regulations, to include
``Safety and Environmental
Management Systems (SEMS), 30 CFR
part 250, subpart S''.
Sec. 250.114(a)................. Adds the cross reference ``(as
incorporated by referenced in Sec.
250.198)'' after the phrase
``Division 2''.
Undesignated Center Heading before Adds ``Gas Storage or Injection'' as
Sec. 250.118. an undesignated center heading to
assist the reader with the
regulatory text that follows.
Sec. 250.126.................... Provides a correct Web site address
for the BSEE Fees for Services page
(application fees) for electronic
payments, adds the words ``or
permit,'' and makes structural
changes so that all text is
contained in subsections (a) and
(b).
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Sec. 250.193(e)(2)(i)(C)........ Corrects a previous rulemaking
published April 5, 2013 (78 FR
20423), which inadvertently used as
BSEE's address ``Herndon, VA'' when
it should have read ``Washington,
DC''.
Sec. 250.198(d), (e), (g), (i), Updates these sections to reflect
(j), (k), (m). current phone numbers, URLs, and
addresses of where the public can
obtain standards and other
documents incorporated by
reference.
Sec. 205.405.................... In the introductory paragraph,
corrects ``air take'' to read ``air
intake''.
Sec. 250.610.................... Removes an already-past deadline
date for diesel engine air intake
shut down equipment and rewrites
the section in active voice.
Corrects punctuation by adding
missing commas.
Sec. 250.611.................... Removes an already-past deadline
date for traveling-block safety
devices and rewrites the section in
active voice.
Sec. 250.713(b)................. Clarifies that site-specific
information in approved plans may
be relied upon to support permit
issuance only when the approved
plan covers ``that'' particular
``well location and conditions''
included in the APD.
Sec. Sec. 250.803(b) and Provides references to Sec.
250.901(a)(24). 250.198 in instances where
documents are incorporated by
reference. The effect of
incorporating a document into the
regulations is to make the
incorporated document a
requirement.
Sec. 250.806(c)................. Revises ``MS-4020'' to read ``VAE-
OORP'' and revises BSEE's
``Herndon, VA'' address to read
``Sterling, VA''.
Sec. 250.901(a)(24)............. Adds the cross reference ``(as
incorporated by reference in Sec.
250.198)''.
Sec. 250.904.................... Corrects the split rulemaking (76 FR
64462, October 18, 2011), which
inadvertently used ``<='' when it
should have used ``>''.
Sec. 250.908(a)................. Corrects the word ``maximum'' to
read ``minimum''. Consistent with
the title of the section, ``What
are the minimum structural fatigue
design requirements'', and the
final rulemaking notice of December
27, 2001 (66 FR 66851), the intent
of this paragraph (originally in
the 2001 rule as Sec. 250.913)
was always ``minimum''. Use of
``minimum'' is also in keeping with
the statements in Sec.
250.908(a)(2) and (a)(3). Also
amends the word ``analysis'' to
read ``fatigue analysis.''
Sec. 250.920(b)................. Revises ``operational loading, or
inadequate deck height your
platform'' to read ``operational
loading, inadequate deck height,
or''.
Sec. 250.1000(c)(3), (4), (12), Removes obsolete dates from Sec.
and (13). 250.1000(c)(3)(i) and (iv);
provides in Sec. 250.1000(c)(4),
(c)(12)(ii), (c)(13)(i), and
(c)(13)(ii) a general reference to
the ``appropriate Department of
Transportation (DOT) pipeline
official'' with responsibility for
transfer points instead of
referring to a specific DOT office,
since that office title has changed
several times since the rule was
originally published. Rewords for
further clarity.
Sec. Sec. 250.1015(e) and Removes an already past date. An
250.1018(c). emergency rulemaking (70 FR 61893,
October 27, 2005) was codified as a
result of Hurricane Katrina and
filing fees were suspended until
January 3, 2006.
Sec. 250.1165(b)................ Clarifies that approval for enhanced
recovery operations will be handled
by BSEE and the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management (BOEM). BSEE is
responsible for approving enhanced
recovery, but under the current
regulations, the proposed enhanced
recovery request must be
accompanied by submission of Form
BOEM-0127. The amended language
clarifies that the applicant would
submit the form to BOEM.
Sec. 250.1302(a), (c), (d)...... To avoid any confusion, revises this
section by correcting the agency
name to read ``BSEE'' and by
changing the phrase ``joint
development and production plan''
to ``Competitive Reservoir
Development Program.'' Competitive
Reservoir Development Programs will
continue to be submitted to BSEE
(not BOEM), as was the original
intent. As a result of the
reorganization of BOEM and BSEE (76
FR 64570), BSEE regulations at Sec.
250.1302(a) and (d) were
inadvertently changed to refer to
`BOEM,' evidently because the
phrase `joint development and
production plan' was confused with
the similarly named development and
production plan (DPP) that would be
submitted to BOEM. The `joint
development and production plan' is
not a DPP nor is it related in any
way.\1\
Sec. 250.1401................... Removes and reserves this section,
since the headings of all the
sections are already listed in the
Table of Contents.
Sec. Sec. 250.1455(b)(2) and Revises Sec. Sec. 250.1455(b)(2)
250.1463(b)(2). and 250.1463(b)(2) by changing the
cross references from ``Sec. Sec.
250.1490 through 250.1497'' to
``30 CFR part 550, Subpart N.''
These changes are necessary because
the 30 CFR part 250 sections
currently referenced do not apply
and are being removed through this
rulemaking.
Sec. Sec. 250.1490 through Removes Sec. Sec. 250.1490
250.1497. through 250.1497 and the two
undesignated center headings,
``Bonding Requirements'', and
``Financial Solvency
Requirements.'' These former
Minerals Management Service
provisions do not apply to BSEE.
These sections are instead
contained in BOEM's regulations at
Sec. Sec. 550.1490 through
550.1497.
Sec. 250.1609(b)................ Corrects ``timelapse'' to read
``time lapse''.
Sec. 250.1920(b)(5), (e)........ Corrects portions of the SEMS final
rule published April 5, 2013 (78 FR
20423), which amended the original
2010 SEMS rule (75 FR 63610).
Corrects the 2013 amendments to
paragraph (b)(5), which
inadvertently made that paragraph
confusing, to reflect BSEE's
original intent. Also reinserts
paragraph (e), which was included
in Sec. 250.1920 in the 2010
final SEMS rule but which was
inadvertently removed in the 2013
amendments to the 2010 rule (see 78
FR 20423, 20442). This insertion
remedies that inadvertent removal.
Sec. 251.15..................... Corrects the OMB Control Number from
``1010-0141'' to ``1014-0025'', and
changes the information collection
title to the title that is
submitted to OMB.
Sec. 252.2 (5).................. Corrects ``oilspill'' to read ``oil
spill''.
30 CFR part 254................... In various places, throughout this
Part, replaces the words ``Regional
Supervisor'' with ``Chief, OSPD''
or ``Chief, Oil Spill Preparedness
Division''; also changes ``plan''
or ``response plan'' to ``OSRP''.
Sec. 254.2...................... Removes obsolete paragraph (c).
Sec. 254.6...................... Adds definitions of ``Chief, OSPD''
to mean the Chief, BSEE Oil Spill
Preparedness Division or designee
and of ``OSRP'' to mean an Oil
Spill Response Plan. Also revises
the definition of ``spill
management team'' to reflect the
revised acronyms.
Sec. 254.7...................... Revises this section to reflect
accurate OSPD contacts and
addresses.
Sec. 254.9...................... Corrects the OMB Control Number from
``1010-0091'' to ``1014-0007'' and
revises the ``Herndon, VA'' address
to reflect the new address in
``Sterling, VA''.
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30 CFR part 256................... Removes various ``[Reserved]''
citations as well as numerous
undesignated center headings that
are no longer needed and are
confusing since they have no
regulatory text.
Sec. 256.7(j)................... Adds cross references to BOEM
regulations at Chapter V.
Sec. 280.25(a)(2)............... Replaces the word ``our'' with the
word ``the''.
Sec. 280.28(a).................. Inserts the words ``Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management'' before
``Regional Director'' for clarity.
Sec. 282.0...................... Amends the existing paragraph by:
designating it as paragraph
``(a)''; correcting the OMB control
number from ``1010-0081'' to ``1014-
0021''; and adding new paragraph
(b) to provide the new address for
submitting comments on information
collections to BSEE.
Sec. 282.3...................... Corrects ``overylying'' to read
``overlying''.
Sec. 282.13(d), (e)(2).......... Adds the words ``to the Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management'' for
clarification; changes the word
``shall'' to either ``will'' or
``must''. Changes order of
sentences for clarity.
Sec. 282.14(c).................. Revises ``$10,000'' to read
``$40,000'' in accordance with 43
U.S.C. 1350.
Sec. 282.27(d)(2)............... Adds the word ``BSEE'' where
applicable; changes ``60 days'' to
``90 days'' to be consistent with
30 CFR 250.133; changes ``10
hours'' to ``12 hours''.
30 CFR part 290................... Revises the authority citations for
Part 290 from ``5 U.S.C. 301 et
seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1331'' to ``5
U.S.C. 305; 43 U.S.C. 1334''.
Sec. 290.4(b)(1)................ Provides a correct Web site address
for the BSEE Fees for Services page
(application fees) for electronic
payments.
30 CFR part 291................... Revises ``Office of Policy
Analysis'' to read ``Office of
Policy and Analysis'' throughout
this section in six locations.
Sec. 291.1(a), (e).............. Corrects the OMB Control Number from
``1010-0172'' to ``1014-0012'';
revises the ``Herndon, VA'' address
to reflect the new address in
``Sterling, VA''.
Sec. 291.107(b)(1).............. Revises the Office of Policy and
Analysis phone number from ``(202)-
208-3530)'' to ``(202) 208-1901)''.
Sec. 291.108(a)................. Provides a correct Web site address
for the BSEE Fees for Services page
(application fees) for electronic
payments.
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\1\ The ``joint development and production plan''/``Competitive
Reservoir Development Program'' is a reservoir management tool used
after the BSEE Regional Supervisor determines a reservoir to be a
``competitive reservoir'' that requires competing operators to operate
in a manner that ensures the reserves are optimally and efficiently
produced in accordance with BSEE's conservation mandate (e.g.,
restricting well production rates and/or reservoir withdrawal rates,
limiting the number of new wells that can be drilled).
Procedural Matters
Regulatory Planning and Review (E.O.s 12866 and 13563)
E.O. 12866 provides that the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA) will review all significant rules. OIRA has determined
that this final rule is not significant because it will not raise novel
legal or policy issues.
E.O. 13563 reaffirms the principles of E.O. 12866 while calling for
improvements in the Nation's regulatory system to promote
predictability, to reduce uncertainty, and to use the best, most
innovative, and least burdensome tools for achieving regulatory ends.
The Executive Order (E.O.) directs agencies to consider regulatory
approaches that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of
choice for the public where these approaches are relevant, feasible,
and consistent with regulatory objectives. This rulemaking is
consistent with the principles of E.O. 13563.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department of the Interior (DOI) certifies that this final rule
will not have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of
small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.).
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
The Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman
and 10 Regional Fairness Boards were established to receive comments
from small businesses about Federal agency enforcement actions. The
Ombudsman will annually evaluate the enforcement activities and rate
each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to comment
on the actions of BSEE, call 1-888-734-3247. You may comment to the
Small Business Administration without fear of retaliation. Allegations
of discrimination/retaliation filed with the Small Business
Administration will be investigated for appropriate action.
This final rule is not a major rule under the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 804(2)). This rule:
a. Will not have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or
more.
b. Will not cause a major increase in costs or prices for
consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government
agencies, or geographic regions.
c. Will not have significant adverse effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of
U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises. The
requirements will apply to all entities operating on the OCS.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This final rule will not impose an unfunded mandate on State,
local, or tribal governments or the private sector of more than $100
million per year. The final rule will not have a significant or unique
effect on State, local, or tribal governments or the private sector. A
statement containing the information required by the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is not required.
Takings Implication Assessment (E.O. 12630)
Under the criteria in E.O. 12630, this final rule does not have
significant takings implications. The rulemaking is not a governmental
action capable of interfering with constitutionally protected property
rights. A Takings Implication Assessment is not required.
Federalism (E.O. 13132)
Under the criteria in E.O. 13132, this final rule does not have
federalism implications. This final rule will not substantially and
directly affect the relationship between the Federal and State
governments. To the extent that State and local governments have a role
in OCS activities, this final rule will not affect that role. A
Federalism Assessment is not required.
Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988)
This final rule complies with the requirements of E.O. 12988.
Specifically, this rule:
(a) Meets the criteria of section 3(a) requiring that all
regulations be reviewed to eliminate errors and ambiguity and be
written to minimize litigation; and
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(b) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2) requiring that all
regulations be written in clear language and contain clear legal
standards.
Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments (E.O.
13175)
Under the criteria in E.O. 13175 and DOI's Policy on Consultation
with Indian Tribes (Secretarial Order 3317, Amendment 2, December 31,
2013), we evaluated this final rule and determined that it has no
substantial direct effects on federally recognized Indian tribes.
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
This final rule does not contain new information collection
requirements, and a submission under the PRA is not required.
Therefore, an information collection request is not being submitted to
OMB for review and approval under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
This final rule does not constitute a major Federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. BSEE has
evaluated this rule under the criteria of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) and the Department's regulations implementing NEPA.
This rule meets the criteria set forth at 43 CFR 46.210(i) for a
Departmental Categorical Exclusion in that this rule is ``of an
administrative, financial, legal, technical, or procedural nature. . .
.'' Further, BSEE has analyzed this rule to determine if it meets any
of the extraordinary circumstances that would require an environmental
assessment or an environmental impact statement as set forth in 43 CFR
46.215 and has concluded that this rule does not meet any of the
criteria for extraordinary circumstances.
Data Quality Act
In developing this final rule, we did not conduct or use a study,
experiment, or survey requiring peer review under the Data Quality Act
(Pub. L. 106-554, app. C Sec. 515, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-153-154).
Effects on the Nation's Energy Supply (E.O. 13211)
This final rule is not a significant energy action under the
definition in E.O. 13211. A Statement of Energy Effects is not
required.
List of Subjects
30 CFR Part 203
Indians--lands, Oil and gas exploration, Outer Continental Shelf,
Sulphur.
30 CFR Part 250
Administrative practice and procedure, Oil and gas and sulphur
exploration, Outer Continental Shelf, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
30 CFR Part 251
Freedom of information, Oil and gas exploration, Outer Continental
Shelf, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Research.
30 CFR Part 252
Freedom of information, Intergovernmental relations, Oil and gas
exploration, Outer Continental Shelf, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
30 CFR Part 254
Intergovernmental relations, Oil and gas exploration, Oil
pollution, Outer Continental Shelf, Pipelines, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
30 CFR Part 256
Administrative practice and procedure, Environmental protection,
Government contracts, Intergovernmental relations, Oil and gas
exploration, Outer Continental Shelf, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Surety bonds.
30 CFR Part 280
Outer Continental Shelf, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Research.
30 CFR Part 282
Administrative practice and procedure, Environmental protection,
Government contracts, Intergovernmental relations, Mineral royalties,
Outer Continental Shelf, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Surety bonds.
30 CFR Part 290
Administrative practice and procedure.
30 CFR Part 291
Administrative practice and procedure.
Dated: May 16, 2016.
Amanda C. Leiter,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Management.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) amends 30 CFR parts 203, 250, 251,
252, 254, 256, 280, 282, 290, and 291 as follows:
PART 203--RELIEF OR REDUCTION IN ROYALTY RATES
0
1. The authority citation for part 203 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396 et seq.; 25 U.S.C. 396a et seq.; 25
U.S.C. 2101 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.;
30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42
U.S.C. 15903-15906; 43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.;
43 U.S.C. 1334.; and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
0
2. In part 203, revise all references to ``381 Elden Street, Herndon,
VA 20170'' to read ``45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166''.
Sec. 203.3 [Amended]
0
3. Revise Sec. 203.3(b) to read as follows:
Sec. 203.3 Do I have to pay a fee to request royalty relief?
* * * * *
(b) You must file all payments electronically through the Fees for
Services page on the BSEE Web site at https://www.bsee.gov, and you must
include a copy of the Pay.gov confirmation receipt page with your
application or assessment.
Sec. 203.5 [Amended]
0
4. Amend Sec. 203.5(a) by removing ``1010-0071'' and adding in its
place ``1014-0005''.
PART 250--OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF
0
5. The authority citation for part 250 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701, 43 U.S.C. 1334.
0
6. In Part 250, revise all references to``381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA
20170'' to read ``45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166''.
Sec. 250.102 [Amended]
0
7. Amend Sec. 250.102(b) by revising the table, to read as follows:
Sec. 250.102 What does this part do?
* * * * *
(b) * * *
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For information about . . . Refer to . . .
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(1) Applications for permit to drill,.. 30 CFR part 250, subpart D.
(2) Development and Production Plans 30 CFR part 550, subpart B.
(DPP),.
(3) Downhole commingling,.............. 30 CFR part 250, subpart K.
(4) Exploration Plans (EP),............ 30 CFR part 550, subpart B.
(5) Flaring,........................... 30 CFR part 250, subpart K.
(6) Gas measurement,................... 30 CFR part 250, subpart L.
(7) Off-lease geological and 30 CFR part 551.
geophysical permits,.
(8) Oil spill financial responsibility 30 CFR part 553.
coverage,.
(9) Oil and gas production safety 30 CFR part 250, subpart H.
systems,.
(10) Oil spill response plans,......... 30 CFR part 254.
(11) Oil and gas well-completion 30 CFR part 250, subpart E.
operations,.
(12) Oil and gas well-workover 30 CFR part 250, subpart F.
operations,.
(13) Decommissioning Activities,....... 30 CFR part 250, subpart Q.
(14) Platforms and structures,......... 30 CFR part 250, subpart I.
(15) Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of- 30 CFR part 250, subpart J and
Way,. 30 CFR part 550, subpart J.
(16) Sulphur operations,............... 30 CFR part 250, subpart P.
(17) Training,......................... 30 CFR part 250, subpart O.
(18) Unitization,...................... 30 CFR part 250, subpart M.
(19) Safety and Environmental 30 CFR part 250, subpart S.
Management Systems (SEMS),.
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Sec. 250.114 [Amended]
0
8. Amend Sec. 250.114(a) by adding, after the phrase ``Division 2'',
the parenthetical phrase ``(as incorporated by reference in Sec.
250.198)''.
0
9. Add an undesignated center heading, before Sec. 250.118 to read
``GAS STORAGE OR INJECTION''.
0
10. Revise Sec. 250.126 to read as follows:
Sec. 250.126 Electronic payment instructions.
(a) You must file all payments electronically through the Fees for
Services page on the BSEE Web site at https://www.bsee.gov. This
includes, but is not limited to, all OCS applications, permits, or any
filing fees. You must include a copy of the Pay.gov confirmation
receipt page with your application, permit, or filing fee.
(b) If you submitted an application or permit through eWell, you
must use the interactive payment feature in that system, which directs
you through Pay.gov to make a payment. It is recommended that you keep
a copy of your payment confirmation receipt in the event that any
questions arise regarding your transaction.
Sec. 250.193 [Amended]
0
11. Amend Sec. 250.193(e)(2)(i)(C) by removing ``Herndon, VA'' and
adding in its place ``Washington, DC''.
Sec. 250.198 [Amended]
0
12. Amend Sec. 250.198, by revising paragraphs (d), (e) introductory
text, (g) introductory text, (i) introductory text, (j) introductory
text, (k) introductory text, and (m) introductory text to read as
follows:
Sec. 250.198 Documents incorporated by reference.
* * * * *
(d) You may inspect these documents at the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Rd, Sterling, VA 20166;
phone: 1-844-259-4779; or at the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this
material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
* * * * *
(e) American Concrete Institute (ACI), ACI Standards, 38800 Country
Club Drive, Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3439: https://www.concrete.org;
phone: 248-848-3700:
* * * * *
(g) American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ANSI/ASME Codes,
https://www.webstore.ansi.org; phone: 212-642-4900; and/or American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 22 Law Drive, P.O. Box 2900,
Fairfield, NJ 07007-2900; https://www.asme.org; phone: 1-800-843-2763:
* * * * *
(i) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), ASTM
Standards, 100 Bar Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA
19428-2959; https://www.astm.org; phone: 1-877-909-2786:
* * * * *
(j) American Welding Society (AWS), AWS Codes, 8669 NW 36 Street,
#130, Miami, FL 33126; https://www.aws.org; phone: 800-443-9353:
* * * * *
(k) National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
International, NACE Standards, Park Ten Place, Houston, TX 77084;
https://www.nace.org; phone: 281-228-6200:
* * * * *
(m) International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de
la Voie-Creuse, CP 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland; www.iso.org;
phone: 41-22-749-01-11:
* * * * *
Sec. 250.405 [Amended]
0
13. Amend Sec. 250.405, in the introductory text, by removing the
words ``air take'' and adding in their place ``air intake''.
Sec. 250.610 [Amended]
0
14. Revise Sec. 250.610 to read as follows:
Sec. 250.610 Diesel engine air intakes.
You must equip diesel engine air intakes with a device to shut down
the diesel engine in the event of runaway. Diesel engines that are
continuously attended must be equipped with remotely operated, manual,
or automatic shutdown devices. Diesel engines that are not continuously
attended must be equipped with automatic shutdown devices.
Sec. 250.611 [Amended]
0
15. Revise Sec. 250.611 to read as follows:
Sec. 250.611 Traveling-block safety device.
You must equip all units being used for well-workover operations
that have both a traveling block and a crown block with a safety device
that is designed to prevent the traveling block from striking the crown
block. You must check the device for proper operation weekly and after
each drill-line slipping operation. You must enter the results of the
operational check in the operations log.
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Sec. 250.713 [Amended]
0
16. Amend Sec. 250.713(b) by adding after the phrase ``or DOCD
submitted to BOEM,'' the phrase ``for that well location and
conditions,''.
Sec. 250.803 [Amended]
0
17. Amend Sec. 250.803(b)(1) introductory text, by adding, after the
phrase ``(ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code'', the parenthetical
phrase ``(as incorporated by reference in Sec. 250.198)''.
Sec. 250.806 [Amended]
0
18. Amend Sec. 250.806(c) by removing ``MS-4020'' and adding in its
place ``VAE-OORP'', and by removing ``381 Elden Street, Herndon,
Virginia 20170-4817'' and adding in its place ``45600 Woodland Road,
Sterling, VA 20166''.
Sec. 250.901 [Amended]
0
19. Amend Sec. 250.901(a)(24) by adding, after the phrase ``Offshore
Structures Associated with Petroleum Production'', the parenthetical
phrase ``(as incorporated by reference in Sec. 250.198)''.
Sec. 250.904 [Amended]
0
20. Amend Sec. 250.904(b) by removing ``<=''and adding in its place
``>''.
Sec. 250.908 [Amended]
0
21. Amend Sec. 250.908(a), in the table under ``Then . . .'', by
removing the word ``analysis'' and adding in its place ``fatigue
analysis'' in paragraph (a)(1), and by removing the word ``maximum''
wherever it appears and adding in its place ``minimum''.
Sec. 250.920 [Amended]
0
22. Amend Sec. 250.920(b) by removing ``operational loading, or
inadequate deck height your platform'' and adding in its place
``operational loading, inadequate deck height, or''.
0
23. Amend Sec. 250.1000, paragraphs (c)(3)(i) and (iv), (c)(4),
(c)(12)(ii), and (c)(13)(i) and (ii), to read as follows:
Sec. 250.1000 General requirements.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(3) * * *
(i) Each producing operator must, if practical, durably mark all of
its above-water transfer points as of the date a pipeline begins
service.
* * * * *
(iv) If adjoining producing and transporting operators cannot agree
on a transfer point, the BSEE Regional Supervisor and the appropriate
Department of Transportation (DOT) pipeline official may jointly
determine the transfer point.
(4) The transfer point serves as a regulatory boundary. An operator
may request that the BSEE Regional Supervisor grant an exception to
this requirement for an individual facility or area. The Regional
Supervisor, in consultation with the appropriate DOT pipeline official
and affected parties, may grant the request.
* * * * *
(12) * * *
(ii) The Regional Supervisor will decide, on a case-by-case basis,
whether to grant the operator's request. In considering each petition,
the Regional Supervisor will consult with the appropriate DOT pipeline
official.
(13) * * *
(i) The operator's request must be in the form of a written
petition to the appropriate DOT pipeline official and the BSEE Regional
Supervisor.
(ii) The BSEE Regional Supervisor and the appropriate DOT pipeline
official will decide how to act on this petition.
* * * * *
Sec. 250.1015 [Amended]
0
24. Amend Sec. 250.1015 by removing paragraph (e).
Sec. 250.1018 [Amended]
0
25. Amend Sec. 250.1018 by removing paragraph (c).
0
26. Amend Sec. 250.1165 by removing the last sentence of paragraph (b)
and adding two sentences in its place to read as follows:
Sec. 250.1165 What must I do for enhanced recovery operations?
* * * * *
(b) * * * The proposed plan must include, for each project
reservoir, a geologic and engineering overview and any additional
information required by the BSEE Regional Supervisor. You also must
submit Form BOEM-0127 to BOEM along with the supporting data specified
in BOEM regulations, 30 CFR part 550, subpart K.
* * * * *
0
27. Amend Sec. 250.1302 by revising the first sentence of paragraph
(a), and paragraphs (c) and (d), to read as follows:
Sec. 250.1302 What if I have a competitive reservoir on a lease?
(a) The Regional Supervisor may require you to conduct development
and production operations in a competitive reservoir under either a
joint Competitive Reservoir Development Program submitted to BSEE or a
unitization agreement. * * *
* * * * *
(c) If you conduct drilling or production operations in a reservoir
determined competitive by the BSEE Regional Supervisor, you and the
other affected lessees must submit for approval a joint Competitive
Reservoir Development Program. You must submit the joint Competitive
Reservoir Development Program within 90 days after the Regional
Supervisor makes a final determination that the reservoir is
competitive. The joint Competitive Reservoir Development Program must
provide for the development and/or production of the reservoir. You may
submit supplemental Competitive Reservoir Development Programs for the
Regional Supervisor's approval.
(d) If you and the other affected lessees cannot reach an agreement
on a joint Competitive Reservoir Development Program, submitted to BSEE
within the approved period of time, each lessee must submit a separate
Competitive Reservoir Development Program to the Regional Supervisor.
The Regional Supervisor will hold a hearing to resolve differences in
the separate Competitive Reservoir Development Programs. If the
differences in the separate programs are not resolved at the hearing
and the Regional Supervisor determines that unitization is necessary
under Sec. 250.1301(b), BSEE will initiate unitization under Sec.
250.1304.
Sec. 250.1401 [Removed and Reserved]
0
28. Remove and reserve Sec. 250.1401.
0
29. Amend Sec. 250.1455 by revising paragraph (b)(2) to read as
follows:
Sec. 250.1455 Does my request for a hearing on the record affect the
penalties?
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) To stay the accrual of penalties, you must post a bond or other
surety instrument, or demonstrate financial solvency, using the
standards and requirements as prescribed in BOEM's regulations, 30 CFR
part 550, subpart N. The posted amount must cover the unpaid principal
and interest due for the Notice of Noncompliance, plus the amount of
any penalties accrued before the date a stay becomes effective.
* * * * *
0
30. Amend Sec. 250.1463 by revising paragraph (b)(2) to read as
follows:
Sec. 250.1463 Does my request for a hearing on the record affect the
penalties?
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) To stay the accrual of penalties, you must post a bond or other
surety instrument, or demonstrate financial solvency, using the
standards and requirements as prescribed in BOEM's
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regulations, 30 CFR part 550, subpart N. The posted amount must cover
the unpaid principal and interest due for the Notice of Noncompliance,
plus the amount of any penalties accrued before the date a stay becomes
effective.
* * * * *
0
31. Remove the undesignated heading, directly above Sec. 250.1490,
``BONDING REQUIREMENTS''.
Sec. Sec. 250.1490 and 250.1491 [Removed]
0
32. Remove Sec. Sec. 250.1490 and 250.1491.
0
33. Remove the undesignated heading, directly above Sec. 250.1495,
``FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REQUIREMENTS''.
Sec. Sec. 250.1495, 250.1496, and 250.1497 [Removed]
0
34. Remove Sec. Sec. 250.1495, 250.1496, and 250.1497.
Sec. 250.1609 [Amended]
0
35. Amend Sec. 250.1609(b) by removing ``timelapse'' and adding in its
place ``time lapse''.
0
36. Amend Sec. 250.1920 by revising paragraph (b)(5) and by adding
paragraph (e) to read as follows:
Sec. 250.1920 What are the auditing requirements for my SEMS program?
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(5) Section 12.5 Audit Frequency. You must have your SEMS program
audited by an ASP within 2 years after initial implementation and every
3 years thereafter. The 3-year auditing cycle begins on the start date
of each comprehensive audit (including the initial implementation
audit) and ends on the start date of your next comprehensive audit.
* * * * *
(e) BSEE may verify that you undertook the corrective actions and
that these actions effectively address the audit findings.
PART 251--GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL (G&G) EXPLORATIONS OF THE
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
0
37. The authority citation for part 251 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701, 43 U.S.C. 1334.
Sec. 251.15 [Amended]
0
38. Revise Sec. 251.15 to read as follows:
Sec. 251.15 Authority for information collection.
The Office of Management and Budget has approved the information
collection requirements in this part under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and
assigned OMB control number 1014-0025 as it pertains to Application for
Permit to Drill (APD, Form BSEE-0123), and Supplemental APD Information
Sheet (Form BSEE-0123S). The title of this information collection is
``30 CFR Part 250, Application for Permit to Drill (APD, Revised APD)
Supplemental APD Information Sheet, and all supporting documents.''
PART 252--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF (OCS) OIL AND GAS INFORMATION
PROGRAM
0
39. The authority citation for part 252 continues to read as follows:
Authority: OCS Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., as amended, 92
Stat. 629; Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552; Sec. 252.3
also issued under Pub. L. 99-190 making continuing appropriations
for Fiscal Year 1986, and for other purposes.
Sec. 252.2 [Amended]
0
40. Amend Sec. 252.2, in paragraph (5) of the definition of Affected
State, by removing ``oilspill'' and adding in its place ``oil spill''.
PART 254--OIL-SPILL RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES LOCATED
SEAWARD OF THE COAST LINE
0
41. The authority citation for part 254 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321.
Sec. 254.1 [Amended]
0
42. Amend Sec. 254.1 by revising the section heading and paragraphs
(a), (b), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
Sec. 254.1 Who must submit an oil spill response plan (OSRP)?
(a) If you are the owner or operator of an oil handling, storage,
or transportation facility, and it is located seaward of the coast
line, you must submit an oil spill response plan (OSRP) to BSEE for
approval. Your OSRP must demonstrate that you can respond quickly and
effectively whenever oil is discharged from your facility. Refer to
Sec. 254.6 for the definitions of oil, facility, and coast line if you
have any doubts about whether to submit a plan.
(b) You must maintain a current OSRP for an abandoned facility
until you physically remove or dismantle the facility or until the
Chief, Oil Spill Preparedness Division (OSPD) notifies you in writing
that a plan is no longer required.
* * * * *
(d) If you are in doubt as to whether you must submit a plan for an
offshore facility or pipeline, you should check with the Chief, OSPD.
(e) If your facility is located landward of the coast line, but you
believe your facility is sufficiently similar to OCS facilities that it
should be regulated by BSEE, you may contact the Chief, OSPD, offer to
accept BSEE jurisdiction over your facility, and request that BSEE seek
from the agency with jurisdiction over your facility a relinquishment
of that jurisdiction.
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43. Revise Sec. 254.2 to read as follows:
Sec. 254.2 When must I submit an OSRP?
(a) You must submit, and BSEE must approve, an OSRP that covers
each facility located seaward of the coast line before you may use that
facility. To continue operations, you must operate the facility in
compliance with the OSRP.
(b) Despite the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section, you
may operate your facility after you submit your OSRP while BSEE reviews
it for approval. To operate a facility without an approved OSRP, you
must certify in writing to the Chief, OSPD that you have the capability
to respond, to the maximum extent practicable, to a worst case
discharge or a substantial threat of such a discharge. The
certification must show that you have ensured by contract, or other
means approved by the Chief, OSPD, the availability of private
personnel and equipment necessary to respond to the discharge.
Verification from the organization(s) providing the personnel and
equipment must accompany the certification. BSEE will not allow you to
operate a facility for more than 2 years without an approved OSRP.
0
44. Revise Sec. 254.3 to read as follows:
Sec. 254.3 May I cover more than one facility in my OSRP?
(a) Your OSRP may be for a single lease or facility or a group of
leases or facilities. All the leases or facilities in your plan must
have the same owner or operator (including affiliates) and must be
located in the same BSEE Region (see definition of Regional OSRP in
Sec. 254.6).
(b) Regional OSRPs must address all the elements required for an
OSRP in subpart B, or subpart D of this part, as appropriate.
(c) When developing a Regional OSRP, you may group leases or
facilities subject to the approval of the Chief, OSPD, for the purposes
of:
(1) Calculating response times;
(2) Determining quantities of response equipment;
(3) Conducting oil-spill trajectory analyses;
(4) Determining worst case discharge scenarios; and
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(5) Identifying areas of special economic and environmental
importance that may be impacted and the strategies for their
protection.
(d) The Chief, OSPD, may specify how to address the elements of a
Regional OSRP. The Chief, OSPD, also may require that Regional OSRPs
contain additional information if necessary for compliance with
appropriate laws and regulations.
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45. Revise Sec. 254.4 to read as follows:
Sec. 254.4 May I reference other documents in my OSRP?
You may reference information contained in other readily accessible
documents in your OSRP. Examples of documents that you may reference
are the National Contingency Plan (NCP), Area Contingency Plan (ACP),
BSEE or BOEM environmental documents, and Oil Spill Removal
Organization (OSRO) documents that are readily accessible to the Chief,
OSPD. You must ensure that the Chief, OSPD, possesses or is provided
with copies of all OSRO documents you reference. You should contact the
Chief, OSPD, if you want to know whether a reference is acceptable.
0
46. Amend Sec. 254.5 by revising paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) to read
as follows:
Sec. 254.5 General OSRP requirements.
(a) The OSRP must provide for response to an oil spill from the
facility. You must immediately carry out the provisions of the OSRP
whenever there is a release of oil from the facility. You must also
carry out the training, equipment testing, and periodic drills
described in the OSRP, and these measures must be sufficient to ensure
the safety of the facility and to mitigate or prevent a discharge or a
substantial threat of a discharge.
(b) The OSRP must be consistent with the National Contingency Plan
and the appropriate Area Contingency Plan(s).
* * * * *
(d) In addition to the requirements listed in this part, you must
provide any other information the Chief, OSPD, requires for compliance
with appropriate laws and regulations.
0
47. Amend Sec. 254.6 by adding in alphabetical order the definitions
for ``Chief, OSPD'' and ``OSRP'', and by revising the definition of
``Spill management team'', to read as follows:
Sec. 254.6 Definitions.
* * * * *
Chief, OSPD means the Chief, BSEE Oil Spill Preparedness Division
or designee.
* * * * *
OSRP means an Oil Spill Response Plan.
* * * * *
Spill management team means the trained persons identified in an
OSRP who staff the organizational structure to manage spill response.
* * * * *
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48. Revise Sec. 254.7 to read as follows:
Sec. 254.7 How do I submit my OSRP to the BSEE?
You must submit the number of copies of your OSRP that the
appropriate BSEE regional office requires. If you prefer to use
improved information technology such as electronic filing to submit
your plan, ask the Chief, OSPD, for further guidance.
(a) Send OSRPs for facilities located seaward of the coast line of
Alaska to: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Oil Spill
Preparedness Division, Attention: Senior Analyst, 3801 Centerpoint
Drive, Suite #500, Anchorage, AK 99503-5823.
(b) Send OSRPs for facilities in the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic
Ocean to: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Oil Spill
Preparedness Division, Attention: GOM Section Supervisor, 1201 Elmwood
Park Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70123-2394.
(c) Send OSRPs for facilities in the Pacific Ocean (except seaward
of the coast line of Alaska) to: Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement, Oil Spill Preparedness Division, Attention: Senior
Analyst, 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 201, Camarillo, CA 93010-6002.
Sec. 254.9 [Amended]
0
49. Amend Sec. 254.9 in paragraph (a), by removing ``1010-0091'' and
adding in its place ``1014-0007'' and in paragraph (d), by removing
``381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170'' and adding in its place ``45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166''.
Sec. 254.20 [Amended]
0
50. Amend Sec. 254.20 by removing ``spill-response plans'' and adding
in its place ``OSRPs''.
0
51. Amend 254.21 by revising the section heading and paragraphs (a),
(b) introductory text, and (b)(1) to read as follows:
Sec. 254.21 How must I format my OSRP?
(a) You must divide your OSRP for OCS facilities into the sections
specified in paragraph (b) of this section and explained in the other
sections of this subpart. The OSRP must have an easily found marker
identifying each section. You may use an alternate format if you
include a cross reference table to identify the location of required
sections. You may use alternate contents if you can demonstrate to the
Chief, OSPD that they provide for equal or greater levels of
preparedness.
(b) Your OSRP must include:
(1) Introduction and OSRP contents.
* * * * *
Sec. 254.22 [Amended]
0
52. Amend Sec. 254.22, in the section heading, introductory text, and
paragraphs (a), (c), and (d), by removing ``plan'' and adding in its
place ``OSRP''.
Sec. 254.23 [Amended]
0
53. Amend Sec. 254.23, in the introductory text, by removing
``response plan'' and adding in its place ``OSRP''.
Sec. 254.25 [Amended]
0
54. Amend Sec. 254.25, in the first sentence, by removing ``plan'' and
adding in its place ``OSRP''.
0
55. Revise Sec. 254.30 to read as follows:
Sec. 254.30 When must I revise my OSRP?
(a) You must review your OSRP at least every 2 years and submit all
resulting modifications to the Chief, OSPD. If this review does not
result in modifications, you must inform the Chief, OSPD, in writing
that there are no changes.
(b) You must submit revisions to your OSRP for approval within 15
days whenever:
(1) A change occurs which significantly reduces your response
capabilities;
(2) A significant change occurs in the worst case discharge
scenario or in the type of oil being handled, stored, or transported at
the facility;
(3) There is a change in the name(s) or capabilities of the oil
spill removal organizations cited in the OSRP; or
(4) There is a significant change to the Area Contingency Plan(s).
(c) The Chief, OSPD, may require that you resubmit your OSRP if the
OSRP has become outdated or if numerous revisions have made its use
difficult.
(d) The Chief, OSPD, will periodically review the equipment
inventories of OSRO's to ensure that sufficient spill removal equipment
is available to meet the cumulative needs of the owners and operators
who cite these organizations in their OSRPs.
(e) The Chief, OSPD, may require you to revise your OSRP if
significant inadequacies are indicated by:
(1) Periodic reviews (described in paragraph (d) of this section);
(2) Information obtained during drills or actual spill responses;
or
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(3) Other relevant information the Chief, OSPD, obtained.
Sec. 254.41 [Amended]
0
56. Amend Sec. 254.41(d) by removing ``response plan'' and adding in
its place ``OSRP''.
0
57. Amend Sec. 254.42 as follows:
0
a. Revise paragraphs (a), (b)(2), and (e).
0
b. Amend paragraphs (f) and (h), by removing ``Regional Supervisor''
and adding in its place ``Chief, OSPD,'' and amend paragraph (i) by
removing ``Regional Supervisor'' and adding in its place ``Chief,
OSPD.''.
Sec. 254.42 Exercises for your response personnel and equipment.
(a) You must exercise your entire OSRP at least once every 3 years
(triennial exercise). You may satisfy this requirement by conducting
separate exercises for individual parts of the OSRP over the 3-year
period; you do not have to exercise your entire OSRP at one time.
(b) * * *
(2) An annual deployment exercise of response equipment identified
in your OSRP that is staged at onshore locations. You must deploy and
operate each type of equipment in each triennial period. However, it is
not necessary to deploy and operate each individual piece of equipment.
* * * * *
(e) All records of spill-response exercises must be maintained for
the complete 3-year exercise cycle. Records should be maintained at the
facility or at a corporate location designated in the OSRP. Records
showing that OSROs and oil spill removal cooperatives have deployed
each type of equipment also must be maintained for the 3-year cycle.
* * * * *
Sec. 254.43 [Amended]
0
58. Amend Sec. 254.43(a) by removing ``response plan'' and adding in
its place ``OSRP''.
Sec. 254.44 [Amended]
0
59. Amend Sec. 254.44(a) by removing ``response plan'' and adding in
its place ``OSRP''.
Sec. 254.45 [Amended]
0
60. Amend Sec. 254.45(a) by removing ``response plan'' and adding in
its place ``OSRP''.
Sec. 254.46 [Amended]
0
61. Amend Sec. 254.46(b)(2) by removing ``Regional Supervisor'' and
adding in its place ``Chief, OSPD''.
Sec. 254.47 [Amended]
0
62. Amend Sec. 254.47(d) by removing ``Regional Supervisor'' and
adding in its place ``Chief, OSPD,''.
Sec. 254.51 [Amended]
0
63. Amend Sec. 254.51, in the section heading by removing ``response
plan'' and adding in its place ``OSRP'', and in the text by removing
``this plan'' and adding in its place ``this OSRP''.
Sec. 254.52 [Amended]
0
64. Amend Sec. 254.52, in the section heading by removing ``response
plan'' and adding in its place ``OSRP'', and in the text by removing
``plan'' and adding in its place ``OSRP''.
Sec. 254.53 [Amended]
0
65. Amend Sec. 254.53, in the section heading by removing ``response
plan'' and adding in its place ``OSRP'', and in paragraph (a)
introductory text by removing ``plan'' and adding in its place
``OSRP''.
Sec. 254.54 [Amended]
0
66. Amend Sec. 254.54, by removing ``response plan'' and adding in its
place ``OSRP'' and by removing ``Regional Supervisor'' and adding in
its place ``Chief, OSPD,''.
PART 256--LEASING OF SULPHUR OR OIL AND GAS IN THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF
0
67. The authority citation for part 256 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701, 42 U.S.C. 6213, 43 U.S.C. 1334, Pub.
L. 109-432.
Sec. 256.0 and Sec. Sec. 256.2 through 256.5 [Removed]
0
68. Remove reserved Sec. 256.0 and reserved Sec. Sec. 256.2 through
256.5.
0
69. Amend Sec. 256.7 by adding paragraph (j) to read as follows:
Sec. 256.7 Cross references.
* * * * *
(j) For Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regulations, see
30 CFR chapter V.
Sec. Sec. 256.8 through 256.12 [Removed]
0
70. Remove reserved Sec. Sec. 256.8 through 256.12.
Subparts B Through I [Removed]
0
71. Remove reserved subparts B Through I.
Subparts J Through L [Redesignated as Subparts B through D]
0
72. Redesignate subparts J through L as subparts B through D
respectively.
Sec. Sec. 256.62 through 256.68, Sec. 256.76, and Sec.
256.80 [Removed]
0
73. Remove reserved Sec. Sec. 256.62 through 256.68, Sec. 256.76, and
Sec. 256.80.
Subparts M and N [Removed]
0
74. Remove reserved subparts M and N.
PART 280--PROSPECTING FOR MINERALS OTHER THAN OIL, GAS, AND SULPHUR
ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
0
75. The authority citation for part 280 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1334.
Sec. 280.25 [Amended]
0
76. Amend Sec. 280.25, paragraph (a)(2), by removing the word ``our''
and adding in its place ``the''.
Sec. 280.28 [Amended]
0
77. Amend Sec. 280.28, paragraph (a), by adding ``Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management'' before ``Regional Director''.
PART 282--OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF FOR MINERALS
OTHER THAN OIL, GAS, AND SULPHUR
0
78. The authority citation for part 282 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1334.
0
79. Amend Sec. 282.0 by designating the existing paragraph as
paragraph (a), by removing in that paragraph the number ``1010-0081''
and adding in its place ``1014-0021'', and by adding new paragraph (b)
to read as follows:
Sec. 282.0 Authority for information collection.
* * * * *
(b) Send comments regarding any aspect of the collection of
information under this part, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Safety
and Environmental Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166.
Sec. 282.3 [Amended]
0
80. Amend Sec. 282.3, in the definition of Geological sample, by
removing ``overylying'' and adding in its place ``overlying''.
0
81. Amend Sec. 282.13 by revising paragraphs (d) and (e)(2) to read as
follows:
Sec. 282.13 Suspension of production or other operations.
* * * * *
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(d) The Director may, at any time within the period prescribed for
a suspension or temporary prohibition issued pursuant to paragraph
(b)(2) of this section, require the lessee to submit a Delineation,
Testing, or Mining Plan to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for
approval in accordance with the requirements for the approval of such
plans in part 582 of this title.
(e) * * *
(2) When the Director determines that measures are necessary, on
the basis of the results of the studies conducted in accordance with
paragraph (e)(1) of this section and other information available to and
identified by the Director, the lessee will be required to take
appropriate measures to mitigate, avoid, or minimize the damage or
potential damage on which the suspension or temporary prohibition is
based. In choosing between alternative mitigation measures, the
Director will balance the cost of the required measures against the
reduction or potential reduction in damage or threat of damage or harm
to life (including fish and other aquatic life), to property, to any
mineral deposits (in areas leased or not leased), to the National
security or defense, or to the marine, coastal, or human environment.
When deemed appropriate by the Director, the lessee must submit to the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management a revised Delineation, Testing, or
Mining Plan that incorporates the mitigation measures required by the
Director.
* * * * *
Sec. 282.14 [Amended]
0
82. Amend Sec. 282.14(c) by revising ``$10,000'' to read ``$40,000''.
Sec. 282.27 [Amended]
0
83. Revise Sec. 282.27(d)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 282.27 Conduct of operations.
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(2) A lessee shall, on request by the Director, furnish food,
quarters, and transportation for BSEE representatives to inspect its
facilities. Upon request, you will be reimbursed by BSEE for the actual
costs that you incur as a result of providing transportation to BSEE
representatives. In addition, you will be reimbursed for the actual
costs that you incur for providing food and quarters for a BSEE
representative's stay of more than 12 hours. You must submit an invoice
for reimbursement within 90 days of the inspection.
* * * * *
PART 290--APPEAL PROCEDURES
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84. Revise the authority citation for part 290 to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 305; 43 U.S.C. 1334.
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85. Revise Sec. 290.4(b)(1) to read as follows:
Sec. 290.4 How do I file an appeal?
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) You must pay electronically through the Fees for Services page
on the BSEE Web site at https://www.bsee.gov, and you must include a
copy of the Pay.gov confirmation receipt page with your Notice of
Appeal.
* * * * *
PART 291--OPEN AND NONDISCRIMINATORY ACCESS TO OIL AND GAS
PIPELINES UNDER THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT
0
86. The authority citation for part 291 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701, 43 U.S.C. 1334.
0
87. Amend part 291, in Sec. Sec. 291.103 introductory text,
291.106(a), 291.107(a) and (b)(1), and 291.109(a)(1) and (b), by
revising ``Office of Policy Analysis'' to read ``Office of Policy and
Analysis''.
Sec. 291.1 [Amended]
0
88. Amend Sec. 291.1 in paragraph (a), by removing ``1010-0172'' and
adding in its place ``1014-0012'' and in paragraph (e), by removing
``381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170'' and adding in its place ``45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166''.
Sec. 291.107 [Amended]
0
89. Amend Sec. 291.107, paragraph (b)(1), by removing ``(202)-208-
3530);'' and adding in its place ``(202) 208-1901);''.
0
90. Amend Sec. 291.108 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 291.108 How do I pay the processing fee?
(a) You must pay the processing fee electronically through the Fees
for Services page on the BSEE Web site at https://www.bsee.gov, and you
must include a copy of the Pay.gov confirmation receipt page with your
complaint.
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