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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
[Docket Number DOT–OST–2017–0043
Agency Information Collection
Activity; Notice of Request for
Approval To Collect New Information:
Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data
Program
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST–R), Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Title 44 of the U.S. Code (Pub. L. 104–
13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995), this notice announces the
intention of BTS to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve a new data collection: Oil and
Gas Industry Safety Data.
In August 2013, the Bureau of Safety
and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
and BTS signed an Interagency
Agreement to develop and implement
SafeOCS, a voluntary program for
confidential reporting of ‘near misses’
occurring on the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS). The Oil and Gas Industry
Safety Data (ISD) program, is a
component of BTS’s SafeOCS data
sharing framework, that provides a
trusted, proactive means for the oil and
gas industry to report sensitive and
proprietary safety information, and to
identify early warnings of safety
problems and potential safety issues by
uncovering hidden, at-risk conditions
not previously exposed from analysis of
reportable accidents and incidents.
Companies participating in the ISD are
voluntarily submitting safety data.
There is no regulatory requirement to
submit such data.
The ISD identifies a broader range of
data categories to ensure safe
performance and appropriate risk
management, which adds a learning
component to assist the oil and gas
industry in achieving improved safety
performance. BTS will be the repository
for the data, and will analyze and
aggregate information proffered under
this program, and publish reports
providing identification of potential
causal factors and trends or patterns
before safety is compromised, and
affording continuous improvement
opportunities by focusing on repairing
impediments to safety.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by July 6, 2018.
SUMMARY:
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To ensure that your
comments are not entered more than
once into the docket, submit comments
by only one of the following methods:
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the instructions for sending your
comments electronically. Docket
Number: DOT–OST–2017–0043.
• Mail: Docket Services, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
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except Federal holidays.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
Identify all transmissions with
‘‘Docket Number DOT–OST–2017–
0043’’ at the beginning of each page of
the document.
Instructions: All comments must
include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. Paper comments
should be submitted in duplicate. The
Docket Management Facility is open for
examination and copying, at the above
address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
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confirmation of receipt of your written
comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard with the
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Docket Number DOT–OST–2017–0043.’’
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name of the individual submitting the
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ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Demetra V. Collia, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Research and
Technology, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Office of Statistical and
Economic Analysis, RTS–31, E36–302,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590–0001; Phone No.
(202) 366–1610; Fax No. (202) 366–
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except Federal holidays.
Data Confidentiality Provisions: The
confidentiality of oil and gas industry
safety data information submitted to
BTS is protected under the BTS
confidentiality statute (49 U.S.C. 6307)
and the Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act
(CIPSEA) of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–347, Title
V). In accordance with these
confidentiality statutes, only statistical
(aggregated) and non-identifying data
will be made publicly available by BTS
through its reports. BTS will not release
to BSEE or any other public or private
entity any information that might reveal
the identity of individuals or
organizations mentioned in failure
notices or reports without explicit
consent of the respondent and any other
affected entities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(BTS). BTS and BSEE have determined
that it is in the public interest to collect,
and process ISD reports and any other
data deemed necessary to administer the
Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data
Program under a pledge of
confidentiality for statistical purposes
only.
Working with subject matter experts
BTS will then aggregate and further
analyze these reports to identify
potential causal factors and trends. All
data reviewers would be subject to nondisclosure requirements mandated by
CIPSEA. The results of these aggregated
analyses will be distributed by BTS
through public reports, workshops, and
other forms. Periodic industry
workshops may be scheduled by BSEE/
industry to discuss the data analysis and
trend results, as well as share ideas and
process improvements for preventing
recurrence.
I. The Data Collection
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. chapter 35; as amended) and
5 CFR part 1320 require each Federal
agency to obtain OMB approval to
initiate an information collection
activity. BTS is seeking OMB approval
to collect the following new data:
Title: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data
(ISD) Program.
OMB Control Number:
Type of Review: Approval of data
collection. This information collection
for Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data is
to ensure the safe performance and
appropriate risk management within the
oil and gas industry, including but not
limited to exploration and production.
Respondents: Oil and gas industry
companies involved in the exploration
and/or production working in the Gulf
of Mexico (GOM). Responsibility for
establishing the actual scope and
burden for this collection resides with
BTS.
Number of Potential Responses: One
hundred.
Estimated Time per Response: 40
hours.
Frequency: Annual.
Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
Abstract: The Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 note), can provide strong
confidentiality protection for
information acquired for statistical
purposes under a pledge of
confidentiality. CIPSEA Guidance from
the Office of Management and Budget
advises that a non-statistical agency or
unit (BSEE) that wishes to acquire
information with CIPSEA protection,
may consider entering an agreement
with a Federal statistical agency or unit
II. Background
The goal of the Oil and Gas Industry
Safety Data program is to provide BTS
with essential information about
accident precursors and other hazards
associated with Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) oil and gas operations including
but not limited to exploration and
production (E&P.) This program collects
voluntarily reported safety data.
A related goal of the ISD is to provide
a mechanism whereby participating
companies can submit safety data in
whatever format they currently use to
minimize incremental effort on the
company’s part. To realize the optimum
benefits from an industrywide
framework, all organizations associated
with offshore E&P operations (operators,
contractors, subcontractors, suppliers/
OEMs) and/or regulatory agencies are
encouraged to submit data voluntarily.
BTS is conducting an Industry Safety
Data (ISD) program pilot, in 2017–2018
with data from nine companies.
The value proposition of the ISD
program is its focus on the continual
improvement in safety performance, and
its implementation of lessons learned
from incidents and events that occur
within the oil and gas industry. This is
particularly important for major hazards
and associated prevention/mitigation
barriers. Several key aspects of this
effort includes:
• Providing a solution for a central
repository for collection, collaboration,
and sharing of lessons learned from
collected safety-related data,
• Identifying the type of data that will
provide valuable information,
• Gaining alignment on incident and
indicator definitions,
• Utilizing a secure process for
collection and analysis of the data,
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• Implementing a robust methodology
for identifying systemic issues,
• Disseminating the results to
stakeholders who can then take actions
to reduce or eliminate the risk of
recurrence through greater barrier
integrity,
• Providing opportunities for
stakeholders to network and benchmark
performance, both individually and as
an organization, and
• Establishing a framework wherein
adverse actions cannot legally be taken
against data submitters nor can raw data
be used for regulatory development
purposes.
One other related goal of the ISD
program is to provide a mechanism
whereby participating companies can
submit safety data in whatever format
they currently use to minimize
incremental effort on the company’s
part.
One of the key benefits associated
with submitting safety data directly to
BTS for review and analysis, is that it
addresses concerns related to protection
of the data source. SafeOCS, including
the ISD, operates under a Federal law,
the Confidential Information Protection
and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002
(CIPSEA), which requires the program
to protect the identity of the reporter
and treat reports confidentially.
Information submitted under CIPSEA is
also protected from release to other
government agencies, Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) requests, and
subpoena. Even regulatory agencies,
such as BSEE, cannot have access to the
identity of those submitting reports
under the program. In addition, the
information from individual records
cannot be used for enforcement
purposes. CIPSEA is subject to strict
criminal and civil penalties for
noncompliance.
Once data is aggregated, BTS will
analyze safety data reports submitted by
companies involved in OCS activities.
BTS will also work with subject matter
experts to further analyze these reports
to identify potential causal factors and
trends. The results of these aggregated
analyses will be distributed by BTS
through public reports. Industry
workshops may then be scheduled to
allow operators, service companies,
drilling contractors, regulators, and
other stakeholders to discuss the results
and share lessons learned.
This data collection will provide
participating members within the oil
and gas industry, a trusted means to
report sensitive proprietary and safety
information related to operations in the
OCS, and to foster trust in the
confidential collection, handling, and
storage of the raw data. BTS will use the
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data collected to establish a
comprehensive source of the safety
related data for statistical purposes.
With input from subject matter experts,
BTS will process and analyze
information on Safety Data and
associated metadata, and publish the
results of such analyses in public
reports. These reports will provide the
industry, all OCS stakeholders and
BSEE with essential information about
critical safety issues for offshore
operations and production.
The BTS Director or Deputy Director
will review all analyses and reports, and
issue approval for publication. While
BTS’s direct involvement will end after
the aggregated trends report is
published, the ISD program may form a
committee to address the analytical
findings.
III. Request for Public Comment
BTS requests comments on any
aspects of this information collection
request, including: (1) Ways to enhance
the quality, usefulness, and clarity of
the collected information; and (2) ways
to minimize the collection burden
without reducing the quality of the
information collected, including
additional use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Patricia Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research
and Technology, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 1098–C
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
AGENCY:
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
IRS is soliciting comments concerning
Form 1098–C, Contributions of Motor
Vehicles, Boats, and Airplanes.
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Written comments should be
received on or before July 6, 2018 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to Sandra Lowery at
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 317–
5754 or through the internet, at
Sandra.J.Lowery@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Contributions of Motor
Vehicles, Boats, and Airplanes.
OMB Number: 1545–1959.
Form Number: Form 1098–C.
Abstract: Section 884 of the American
Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108–
357) added new paragraph 12 to section
170(f) for contributions of used motor
vehicles, boats, and airplanes. Section
170(f)(12) requires that a donee
organization provide an
acknowledgement to the donor of this
type of property and is required to file
the same information to the Internal
Revenue Service. 1098–C may be used
as the acknowledgement and it, or an
acceptable substitute, must be filed with
the IRS.
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to the form at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Not for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
151,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 18
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 46,810.00.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. Comments are invited on:
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(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: April 23, 2018.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 8693
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service
(IRS), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
IRS is soliciting comments concerning
Low-Income Housing Credit Disposition
Bond.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before July 6, 2018 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to Martha R. Brinson,
at (202) 317–5753, or at Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20224, or through the internet at
Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Low-Income Housing Credit
Disposition Bond.
OMB Number: 1545–1029.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
[Docket Number DOT-OST-2017-0043
Agency Information Collection Activity; Notice of Request for
Approval To Collect New Information: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data
Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST-R), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A)
of Title 44 of the U.S. Code (Pub. L. 104-13, the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995), this notice announces the intention of BTS to request the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a new data collection:
Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data.
In August 2013, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
(BSEE) and BTS signed an Interagency Agreement to develop and implement
SafeOCS, a voluntary program for confidential reporting of `near
misses' occurring on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Oil and Gas
Industry Safety Data (ISD) program, is a component of BTS's SafeOCS
data sharing framework, that provides a trusted, proactive means for
the oil and gas industry to report sensitive and proprietary safety
information, and to identify early warnings of safety problems and
potential safety issues by uncovering hidden, at-risk conditions not
previously exposed from analysis of reportable accidents and incidents.
Companies participating in the ISD are voluntarily submitting safety
data. There is no regulatory requirement to submit such data.
The ISD identifies a broader range of data categories to ensure
safe performance and appropriate risk management, which adds a learning
component to assist the oil and gas industry in achieving improved
safety performance. BTS will be the repository for the data, and will
analyze and aggregate information proffered under this program, and
publish reports providing identification of potential causal factors
and trends or patterns before safety is compromised, and affording
continuous improvement opportunities by focusing on repairing
impediments to safety.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 6, 2018.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your comments are not entered more than once
into the docket, submit comments by only one of the following methods:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically. Docket Number: DOT-OST-2017-0043.
Mail: Docket Services, U.S. Department of Transportation,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Deliver to mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Identify all transmissions with ``Docket Number DOT-OST-2017-0043''
at the beginning of each page of the document.
Instructions: All comments must include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. Paper comments should be submitted in
duplicate. The Docket Management Facility is open for examination and
copying, at the above address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. If you wish to receive confirmation of
receipt of your written comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard with the following statement: ``Comments on Docket
Number DOT-OST-2017-0043.'' The Docket Clerk will date stamp the
postcard prior to returning it to you via the U.S. mail.
Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). Please note that all
comments received including any personal information, will be posted
and will be publicly viewable, without change, at www.regulations.gov.
You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Demetra V. Collia, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of
Statistical and Economic Analysis, RTS-31, E36-302, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; Phone No. (202) 366-1610; Fax No.
(202) 366-3383; email: [email protected]. Office hours are from
8:30 a.m. to 5
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p.m., EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Data Confidentiality Provisions: The confidentiality of oil and gas
industry safety data information submitted to BTS is protected under
the BTS confidentiality statute (49 U.S.C. 6307) and the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2002
(Pub. L. 107-347, Title V). In accordance with these confidentiality
statutes, only statistical (aggregated) and non-identifying data will
be made publicly available by BTS through its reports. BTS will not
release to BSEE or any other public or private entity any information
that might reveal the identity of individuals or organizations
mentioned in failure notices or reports without explicit consent of the
respondent and any other affected entities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. The Data Collection
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35; as
amended) and 5 CFR part 1320 require each Federal agency to obtain OMB
approval to initiate an information collection activity. BTS is seeking
OMB approval to collect the following new data:
Title: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data (ISD) Program.
OMB Control Number:
Type of Review: Approval of data collection. This information
collection for Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data is to ensure the safe
performance and appropriate risk management within the oil and gas
industry, including but not limited to exploration and production.
Respondents: Oil and gas industry companies involved in the
exploration and/or production working in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Responsibility for establishing the actual scope and burden for this
collection resides with BTS.
Number of Potential Responses: One hundred.
Estimated Time per Response: 40 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
Abstract: The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), can provide
strong confidentiality protection for information acquired for
statistical purposes under a pledge of confidentiality. CIPSEA Guidance
from the Office of Management and Budget advises that a non-statistical
agency or unit (BSEE) that wishes to acquire information with CIPSEA
protection, may consider entering an agreement with a Federal
statistical agency or unit (BTS). BTS and BSEE have determined that it
is in the public interest to collect, and process ISD reports and any
other data deemed necessary to administer the Oil and Gas Industry
Safety Data Program under a pledge of confidentiality for statistical
purposes only.
Working with subject matter experts BTS will then aggregate and
further analyze these reports to identify potential causal factors and
trends. All data reviewers would be subject to non-disclosure
requirements mandated by CIPSEA. The results of these aggregated
analyses will be distributed by BTS through public reports, workshops,
and other forms. Periodic industry workshops may be scheduled by BSEE/
industry to discuss the data analysis and trend results, as well as
share ideas and process improvements for preventing recurrence.
II. Background
The goal of the Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data program is to
provide BTS with essential information about accident precursors and
other hazards associated with Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas
operations including but not limited to exploration and production
(E&P.) This program collects voluntarily reported safety data.
A related goal of the ISD is to provide a mechanism whereby
participating companies can submit safety data in whatever format they
currently use to minimize incremental effort on the company's part. To
realize the optimum benefits from an industrywide framework, all
organizations associated with offshore E&P operations (operators,
contractors, subcontractors, suppliers/OEMs) and/or regulatory agencies
are encouraged to submit data voluntarily. BTS is conducting an
Industry Safety Data (ISD) program pilot, in 2017-2018 with data from
nine companies.
The value proposition of the ISD program is its focus on the
continual improvement in safety performance, and its implementation of
lessons learned from incidents and events that occur within the oil and
gas industry. This is particularly important for major hazards and
associated prevention/mitigation barriers. Several key aspects of this
effort includes:
Providing a solution for a central repository for
collection, collaboration, and sharing of lessons learned from
collected safety-related data,
Identifying the type of data that will provide valuable
information,
Gaining alignment on incident and indicator definitions,
Utilizing a secure process for collection and analysis of
the data,
Implementing a robust methodology for identifying systemic
issues,
Disseminating the results to stakeholders who can then
take actions to reduce or eliminate the risk of recurrence through
greater barrier integrity,
Providing opportunities for stakeholders to network and
benchmark performance, both individually and as an organization, and
Establishing a framework wherein adverse actions cannot
legally be taken against data submitters nor can raw data be used for
regulatory development purposes.
One other related goal of the ISD program is to provide a mechanism
whereby participating companies can submit safety data in whatever
format they currently use to minimize incremental effort on the
company's part.
One of the key benefits associated with submitting safety data
directly to BTS for review and analysis, is that it addresses concerns
related to protection of the data source. SafeOCS, including the ISD,
operates under a Federal law, the Confidential Information Protection
and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA), which requires the
program to protect the identity of the reporter and treat reports
confidentially. Information submitted under CIPSEA is also protected
from release to other government agencies, Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) requests, and subpoena. Even regulatory agencies, such as BSEE,
cannot have access to the identity of those submitting reports under
the program. In addition, the information from individual records
cannot be used for enforcement purposes. CIPSEA is subject to strict
criminal and civil penalties for noncompliance.
Once data is aggregated, BTS will analyze safety data reports
submitted by companies involved in OCS activities. BTS will also work
with subject matter experts to further analyze these reports to
identify potential causal factors and trends. The results of these
aggregated analyses will be distributed by BTS through public reports.
Industry workshops may then be scheduled to allow operators, service
companies, drilling contractors, regulators, and other stakeholders to
discuss the results and share lessons learned.
This data collection will provide participating members within the
oil and gas industry, a trusted means to report sensitive proprietary
and safety information related to operations in the OCS, and to foster
trust in the confidential collection, handling, and storage of the raw
data. BTS will use the
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data collected to establish a comprehensive source of the safety
related data for statistical purposes. With input from subject matter
experts, BTS will process and analyze information on Safety Data and
associated metadata, and publish the results of such analyses in public
reports. These reports will provide the industry, all OCS stakeholders
and BSEE with essential information about critical safety issues for
offshore operations and production.
The BTS Director or Deputy Director will review all analyses and
reports, and issue approval for publication. While BTS's direct
involvement will end after the aggregated trends report is published,
the ISD program may form a committee to address the analytical
findings.
III. Request for Public Comment
BTS requests comments on any aspects of this information collection
request, including: (1) Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the collected information; and (2) ways to minimize the
collection burden without reducing the quality of the information
collected, including additional use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information technology.
Patricia Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2018-09613 Filed 5-4-18; 8:45 am]
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