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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[OMB Control Number 1010–0114; Docket
ID: BOEM–2017–0016]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Oil and Gas Production
Requirements in the Outer Continental
Shelf
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) is proposing to renew an
information collection request with
revisions.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
facsimile to 202–395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
BOEM Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Anna Atkinson, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
20166; or by email to anna.atkinson@
boem.gov. Please reference Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control
Number 1010–0114 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Anna Atkinson by
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email, or by telephone at 703–787–1025.
You may also view the ICR at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, BOEM provides
the general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps BOEM assess
the impact of the information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand BOEM’s information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this proposed information
collection request was published on
September 9, 2019 (84 FR 47317). One
comment was received that discussed
protection of American citizens, and
opposition to drilling surveys.
BOEM is again soliciting comments
on the proposed ICR that is described
below. BOEM is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection
necessary to the proper functions of
BOEM; (2) what can BOEM do to ensure
this information will be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might BOEM enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might BOEM
minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including
minimizing the burden through the use
of information technology?
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. BOEM will include or
summarize each comment in its request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for approval of this ICR. You
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your address,
phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
In order for BOEM to withhold from
disclosure your personally identifiable
information, you must identify any
information contained in the submittal
of your comments that, if released,
would clearly constitute an
unwarranted invasion of your personal
privacy. You must also briefly describe
any possible harmful consequences of
the disclosure of your information, such
as embarrassment, injury, or other harm.
While you can ask BOEM in your
comment to withhold your personally
identifiable information from public
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review, BOEM cannot guarantee that it
will be able to do so.
BOEM protects proprietary
information in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552) and the Department of the
Interior’s implementing regulations (43
CFR part 2), and under regulations at 30
CFR parts 550 and 552 promulgated
pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (OCSLA) at 43 U.S.C. 1352(c).
Abstract: This information collection
request concerns the paperwork
requirements in the regulations in 30
CFR part 550, subparts A and K, which
deal with regulatory requirements of oil,
gas, and sulfur operations on the OCS.
This request also covers the related
Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTL)
that BOEM issues to clarify and provide
guidance on some aspects of our
regulations, and forms BOEM–0127,
BOEM–0140, BOEM–1123, and BOEM–
1832.
The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1331
et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to prescribe rules and regulations to
administer leasing of the OCS. Such
rules and regulations apply to all
operations conducted under a lease.
Operations in the OCS must preserve,
protect, and develop oil and natural gas
resources in a manner that is consistent
with the need to make such resources
expeditiously available to meet the
Nation’s energy needs: To balance
orderly energy resources development
with protection of human, marine and
coastal environments; to ensure the
public a fair and equitable return on the
resources of the OCS; and to preserve
and maintain free enterprise
competition. Section 1332(6) states that
‘‘operations in the [O]uter Continental
Shelf should be conducted in a safe
manner by well-trained personnel using
technology, precautions, and techniques
sufficient to prevent or minimize the
likelihood of blowouts, loss of well
control . . . physical obstruction to
other users of the waters or subsoil and
seabed, or other occurrences which may
cause damage to the environment or to
property, or endanger life or health.’’
BOEM uses the information collected
under the regulations affected by this
ICR to ensure that operations in the OCS
are carried out in a safe and
environmentally sound manner, do not
interfere with the rights of other users
on the OCS, and balance the protection
and development of OCS resources.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR 550,
Subpart A, General, and Subpart K, Oil
and Gas Production.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0114.
Form Number:
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• BOEM–0127, Sensitive Reservoir
Information Report;
• BOEM–0140, Bottomhole Pressure
Survey Report;
• BOEM–1123, Designation of
Operator; and
• BOEM–1832, Notification of
Incident(s) of Noncompliance.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Oil and
gas and Sulphur lessees/operators.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,302 responses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 18,323 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion,
monthly.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour
Burden Cost: $165,492.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
current annual burden hours for this
collection are 30,635 hours. BOEM
proposes to reduce annual burden hours
to 18,323 hours, which is a decrease of
12,312 annual burden hours. The
annual burden hour reduction is related
to adjustments in 30 CFR 550, subpart
K, which include:
• For 30 CFR 550.1153, the regions
re-evaluated the annual burden hours
for static bottomhole pressure surveys.
The average hour burden based on
industry feedback is 15 hours instead of
14 hours. Also, BOEM on average
reviews approximately 400 bottomhole
pressure surveys per year instead of
1,161 surveys. The 2017 OMB approved
annual burden hours included 3 years of
data instead of annual data. Therefore,
BOEM is reducing the number of
respondents to correct this error. The
annual burden hours for 30 CFR 55.1153
is decreasing from 16,254 hours to 6,000
hours (¥10,254 hours).
• For 30 CFR 550.1153(d), BOEM is
increasing the hour burden from 1 to 5
based on industry feedback. BOEM is
currently reviewing fewer departures
annually than previously recorded
(decreasing number of departures from
200 to 100). With the increase in hour
burdens and the decrease in
respondents, the overall annual burden
hour for 30 CFR 550.1153(d) will
increase to 500 hours (+300 hours).
• For 30 CFR 550.1154 and 550.1167,
BOEM is changing the hour burden from
1 to 5 hours based on industry feedback.
However, the number of respondents is
dropping by 2/3rds (from 15 requests to
5 requests). Therefore, the annual
burden hour change will increase
slightly from 15 hours to 25 hours (+10
hours).
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• For 30 CFR 550.1155, based on
outreach input, BOEM is increasing the
hour burden for form BOEM–0127 from
3 hours to 6 hours. However, BOEM
previously overestimated the number of
forms submitted. BOEM is reducing the
number of forms collected from 2,012 to
610 forms; therefore, the overall annual
burden hours will decrease from 6,036
hours to 3,660 hours (¥2,376 hours).
• For 30 CFR 550.1153–1167, BOEM
is increasing the respondents from 2 to
10 due to an increase in annual
departure requests. With changes in
technology, operators are installing
permanent downhole gauges in wells,
which show continuous readings of the
downhole pressure. Operators are
submitting this type of data, as
alternative compliance to static
bottomhole pressure surveys, to meet
the bottomhole pressure requirement.
BOEM has seen an increase from 2 to 10
departure requests annually. This
increase in respondents causes the
annual burden hours to increase from 2
to 10 hours (+8 hours).
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Authority: The authority for this action is
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and
Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 201R5065C6,
RX.59389832.1009676]
Quarterly Status Report of Water
Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated Contract Actions
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of contract actions.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given of
contractual actions that have been
proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) and are new,
discontinued, or completed since the
last publication of this notice. This
notice is one of a variety of means used
to inform the public about proposed
contractual actions for capital recovery
and management of project resources
and facilities consistent with section 9(f)
of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939.
SUMMARY:
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Additional announcements of
individual contract actions may be
published in the Federal Register and in
newspapers of general circulation in the
areas determined by Reclamation to be
affected by the proposed action.
ADDRESSES: The identity of the
approving officer and other information
pertaining to a specific contract
proposal may be obtained by calling or
writing the appropriate regional office at
the address and telephone number given
for each region in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Kelly, Reclamation Law
Administration Division, Bureau of
Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver,
Colorado 80225–0007; mkelly@usbr.gov;
telephone 303–445–2888.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent
with section 9(f) of the Reclamation
Project Act of 1939, and the rules and
regulations published in 52 FR 11954,
April 13, 1987 (43 CFR 426.22),
Reclamation will publish notice of
proposed or amendatory contract
actions for any contract for the delivery
of project water for authorized uses in
newspapers of general circulation in the
affected area at least 60 days prior to
contract execution. Announcements
may be in the form of news releases,
legal notices, official letters,
memorandums, or other forms of
written material. Meetings, workshops,
and/or hearings may also be used, as
appropriate, to provide local publicity.
The public participation procedures do
not apply to proposed contracts for the
sale of surplus or interim irrigation
water for a term of 1 year or less. Either
of the contracting parties may invite the
public to observe contract proceedings.
All public participation procedures will
be coordinated with those involved in
complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act. Pursuant to
the ‘‘Final Revised Public Participation
Procedures’’ for water resource-related
contract negotiations, published in 47
FR 7763, February 22, 1982, a tabulation
is provided of all proposed contractual
actions in each of the five Reclamation
regions. When contract negotiations are
completed, and prior to execution, each
proposed contract form must be
approved by the Secretary of the
Interior, or pursuant to delegated or
redelegated authority, the Commissioner
of Reclamation or one of the regional
directors. In some instances,
congressional review and approval of a
report, water rate, or other terms and
conditions of the contract may be
involved.
Public participation in and receipt of
comments on contract proposals will be
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[OMB Control Number 1010-0114; Docket ID: BOEM-2017-0016]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Oil and Gas
Production Requirements in the Outer Continental Shelf
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is proposing to renew an
information collection request with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or
via facsimile to 202-395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments
to the BOEM Information Collection Clearance Officer, Anna Atkinson,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling,
Virginia 20166; or by email to [email protected]. Please reference
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1010-0114 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Anna Atkinson by email, or by telephone at 703-
787-1025. You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, BOEM provides the general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information. This helps BOEM assess the
impact of the information collection requirements and minimize the
public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand BOEM's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this proposed information collection request was
published on September 9, 2019 (84 FR 47317). One comment was received
that discussed protection of American citizens, and opposition to
drilling surveys.
BOEM is again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is
described below. BOEM is especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the
proper functions of BOEM; (2) what can BOEM do to ensure this
information will be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might BOEM enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how
might BOEM minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including minimizing the burden through the use of information
technology?
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. BOEM will include or summarize each comment in its
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of
this ICR. You should be aware that your entire comment--including your
address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. In order for
BOEM to withhold from disclosure your personally identifiable
information, you must identify any information contained in the
submittal of your comments that, if released, would clearly constitute
an unwarranted invasion of your personal privacy. You must also briefly
describe any possible harmful consequences of the disclosure of your
information, such as embarrassment, injury, or other harm. While you
can ask BOEM in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable
information from public review, BOEM cannot guarantee that it will be
able to do so.
BOEM protects proprietary information in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Department of the
Interior's implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under
regulations at 30 CFR parts 550 and 552 promulgated pursuant to the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) at 43 U.S.C. 1352(c).
Abstract: This information collection request concerns the
paperwork requirements in the regulations in 30 CFR part 550, subparts
A and K, which deal with regulatory requirements of oil, gas, and
sulfur operations on the OCS. This request also covers the related
Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTL) that BOEM issues to clarify and
provide guidance on some aspects of our regulations, and forms BOEM-
0127, BOEM-0140, BOEM-1123, and BOEM-1832.
The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), authorizes the Secretary of
the Interior to prescribe rules and regulations to administer leasing
of the OCS. Such rules and regulations apply to all operations
conducted under a lease. Operations in the OCS must preserve, protect,
and develop oil and natural gas resources in a manner that is
consistent with the need to make such resources expeditiously available
to meet the Nation's energy needs: To balance orderly energy resources
development with protection of human, marine and coastal environments;
to ensure the public a fair and equitable return on the resources of
the OCS; and to preserve and maintain free enterprise competition.
Section 1332(6) states that ``operations in the [O]uter Continental
Shelf should be conducted in a safe manner by well-trained personnel
using technology, precautions, and techniques sufficient to prevent or
minimize the likelihood of blowouts, loss of well control . . .
physical obstruction to other users of the waters or subsoil and
seabed, or other occurrences which may cause damage to the environment
or to property, or endanger life or health.''
BOEM uses the information collected under the regulations affected
by this ICR to ensure that operations in the OCS are carried out in a
safe and environmentally sound manner, do not interfere with the rights
of other users on the OCS, and balance the protection and development
of OCS resources.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR 550, Subpart A, General, and Subpart K,
Oil and Gas Production.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0114.
Form Number:
[[Page 68941]]
BOEM-0127, Sensitive Reservoir Information Report;
BOEM-0140, Bottomhole Pressure Survey Report;
BOEM-1123, Designation of Operator; and
BOEM-1832, Notification of Incident(s) of Noncompliance.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Oil and gas and Sulphur lessees/
operators.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,302 responses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 18,323 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion, monthly.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $165,492.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The current
annual burden hours for this collection are 30,635 hours. BOEM proposes
to reduce annual burden hours to 18,323 hours, which is a decrease of
12,312 annual burden hours. The annual burden hour reduction is related
to adjustments in 30 CFR 550, subpart K, which include:
For 30 CFR 550.1153, the regions re-evaluated the annual
burden hours for static bottomhole pressure surveys. The average hour
burden based on industry feedback is 15 hours instead of 14 hours.
Also, BOEM on average reviews approximately 400 bottomhole pressure
surveys per year instead of 1,161 surveys. The 2017 OMB approved annual
burden hours included 3 years of data instead of annual data.
Therefore, BOEM is reducing the number of respondents to correct this
error. The annual burden hours for 30 CFR 55.1153 is decreasing from
16,254 hours to 6,000 hours (-10,254 hours).
For 30 CFR 550.1153(d), BOEM is increasing the hour burden
from 1 to 5 based on industry feedback. BOEM is currently reviewing
fewer departures annually than previously recorded (decreasing number
of departures from 200 to 100). With the increase in hour burdens and
the decrease in respondents, the overall annual burden hour for 30 CFR
550.1153(d) will increase to 500 hours (+300 hours).
For 30 CFR 550.1154 and 550.1167, BOEM is changing the
hour burden from 1 to 5 hours based on industry feedback. However, the
number of respondents is dropping by 2/3rds (from 15 requests to 5
requests). Therefore, the annual burden hour change will increase
slightly from 15 hours to 25 hours (+10 hours).
For 30 CFR 550.1155, based on outreach input, BOEM is
increasing the hour burden for form BOEM-0127 from 3 hours to 6 hours.
However, BOEM previously overestimated the number of forms submitted.
BOEM is reducing the number of forms collected from 2,012 to 610 forms;
therefore, the overall annual burden hours will decrease from 6,036
hours to 3,660 hours (-2,376 hours).
For 30 CFR 550.1153-1167, BOEM is increasing the
respondents from 2 to 10 due to an increase in annual departure
requests. With changes in technology, operators are installing
permanent downhole gauges in wells, which show continuous readings of
the downhole pressure. Operators are submitting this type of data, as
alternative compliance to static bottomhole pressure surveys, to meet
the bottomhole pressure requirement. BOEM has seen an increase from 2
to 10 departure requests annually. This increase in respondents causes
the annual burden hours to increase from 2 to 10 hours (+8 hours).
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: The authority for this action is the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2019-27079 Filed 12-16-19; 8:45 am]
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