Renewable Energy Modernization Rule; Correction, 309-311 [2023-27019]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 3, 2024 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 30 CFR Part 285 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 30 CFR Part 585 [Docket No. BSEE–2023–0015 EEEE500000 245E1700D2 ET1SF0000.EAQ000] RIN 1010–AE04 Renewable Energy Modernization Rule; Correction Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule; correction. AGENCY: The Department of the Interior (DOI) is publishing this correction to certain collections of information described in the preamble of the proposed rule titled ‘‘Renewable Energy Modernization Rule’’ (Proposed Rule) for public notice and comment. BSEE, in coordination with BOEM, is correcting and soliciting comments related to the preamble discussion of certain information collection burdens that subsequently transferred to BSEE under the rule titled ‘‘Reorganization of Title 30-Renewable Energy and Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf’’ (Reorganization Rule). DATES: BSEE must receive your comments on or before March 4, 2024. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the proposed amendments to the collections of information by any of the following methods. Please use the SUMMARY: Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) RIN 1010–AE04 as an identifier in your message: • Electronically go to https:// www.regulations.gov. In the search box, enter BSEE–2023–0015 then click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view all related materials. We will post all comments. • Email kye.mason@bsee.gov, fax (703) 787–1546, or mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; Regulations and Standards Branch; ATTN: Nikki Mason; 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166. Please reference OMB Control Number 1014– 0034 in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nikki Mason by email at kye.mason@ bsee.gov or by telephone at (703) 787– 1607. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may also view the information collection request (ICR) at https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under the PRA. This correction pertains to the Proposed Rule, which published in the Federal Register on January 30, 2023 (88 FR 5968). Subsequently, DOI Section(s) in 30 CFR part 285 309 published the Reorganization Rule in the Federal Register on January 31, 2023 (88 FR 6376). The Reorganization Rule relocated or reproduced certain regulatory provisions addressed in the Proposed Rule under 30 CFR part 585 to the newly created 30 CFR part 285. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has assigned OMB Control Number 1014–0034 to the collections of information under 30 CFR part 285. The DOI is correcting the proposed rule preamble discussion in section VII.A.2, ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,’’ by adding the relevant BSEE burden hours covered under 30 CFR 285 Subpart H. The proposed burden information for 30 CFR 285 Subpart H reflects the reallocation of the relevant information collection burdens from part 585 to part 285, now under BSEE’s administration. Accordingly, DOI is publishing these corrections to allow for public comment on the amended collections of information only. Correction In FR Doc No. 2023–00668, appearing on page 5968, in the Federal Register of January 30, 2023, make the following correction: 1. Add the following information to the end of the preamble section VII.A.2 ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995’’: The following Proposed Rule information collections found in 30 CFR part 585, subpart I, ‘‘Environmental and Safety Management, Inspections, and Facility Assessments for Activities Conducted Under SAPs, COPs, and GAPs,’’ are now administered by BSEE under 30 CFR part 285, subpart H. These information collections are included in OMB Control Number 1014–0034. Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Burden changes and/or additions Subpart H—Environmental and Safety Management, Inspections, and Facility Assessments for Activities Conducted Under SAPs, COPs, and GAPs 285.810; 285.614(b); 285.632(b); 285.651 (See Note 1 below) .................................... ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 285.812(b)(1) Form BSEE–0187 (See note 2 below) ..................................... 285.812(b)(2) (See note 3 below) ..................................... 285.830(d) (See note 4 below) ..................................... Use a Safety Management System for all activities conducted pursuant to a lease and make available to BSEE upon request. Submit safety management system description with a COP, or with a SAP or GAP, if facilities being installed are deemed by BOEM to be complex or significant. Submit safety and environmental performance data (Form BSEE–0187, Performance Measures Data— Renewable Energy). Provide report summary on SMS audit, corrective actions, and changes to SMS every 3 years. Report oil spills as required by BSEE 30 CFR 250.187 Total would add to 1014–0034 BSEE inventory: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:02 Jan 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 35 hours × 2 submissions = 70 annual burden hours. 60 hours attributable to 285.810. 82 hours × 10 submissions = 820 annual burden hours. 5 hours × 1 report = 5 annual burden hours. Burden covered under BSEE 1014–0007. (¥2 annual burden hours and ¥1 report). 883 burden hours. Frm 00024 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\03JAP1.SGM 03JAP1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 310 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 3, 2024 / Proposed Rules Note 1: Proposed § 285.810 would clarify that BSEE requires lessees to submit a safety management system (SMS) before conducting any activities under a lease, including meteorological buoy placement and site assessment work. This would clarify that BSEE requires a structured approach to safe operations during the conduct of any activity under a lease, through an SMS, whether or not covered by a formal plan. BSEE proposes to add 60 annual burden hours to § 285.810. The remaining 10 burden hours associated with the proposed revisions would remain under the BOEM information collection number identified in the Proposed Rule. Note 2: Proposed § 285.812(b)(1) would add new reporting requirements: it would require an annual summary of safety performance data covering the previous calendar year during which site assessment, construction, operations, or decommissioning activities occurred by submitting Form BSEE–0187, Performance Measures Data—Renewable Energy. This form would include company identification and number of injuries, illnesses, and hours worked by company employees and contractors. This information would be used to develop incident rates that would help assess workplace safety and environmental compliance across the OCS renewable energy industry. BSEE proposes to add 820 annual burden hours to § 285.812(b)(1). Note 3: Proposed § 285.812(b)(2) would require a summary of the most recent SMS audit, corrective actions implemented or pending because of that audit, and an updated SMS description highlighting changes made since the last report. This report would be due every 3 years or upon BSEE’s request. BSEE proposes to add 5 annual burden hours to § 285.812(b)(2). Note 4: For § 285.830(d), BSEE is proposing to subtract 2 burden hours because the burdens for reporting oil spills falls under OMB Control Number 1014–0007. Abstract: BSEE will use the collected information to oversee facility design, fabrication, installation, and safety management systems; ensure the safety of operations through inspection programs and incident reporting and investigations; enforce compliance with all applicable safety, environmental, and other laws and regulations through enforcement actions (such as noncompliance notices, cessation orders, and certain lease suspensions); and oversee decommissioning activities. Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 285, ‘‘Renewable Energy and Alternate Uses VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:02 Jan 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf.’’ OMB Control Number: 1014–0034. Form Number: Forms BSEE–1835 Notice(s) of Noncompliance (NONCs) and BSEE–0187 Performance Measures Data—Renewable Energy. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Primary respondents comprise companies that submit unsolicited proposals or responses to Federal Register notices or are lessees, designated operators, and right-of-way or right-of-use and easement grant holders. Other potential respondents are companies or State and local governments that submit information or comments relative to alternative energy-related uses of the OCS; certified verification agents; and surety or third-party guarantors. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: Currently there are approximately 47 lessees holding leases for OCS wind energy development. Not all the potential respondents will submit information in any given year, and some may submit multiple times. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10. Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 30 minutes to 6,000 hours, depending on activity. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 883. Respondent’s Obligation: Responses are mandatory and are required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: Generally, submissions are on occasion or annual. Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: N/A. If the proposed requirements become effective and OMB approves the information collection request, BSEE would revise the existing OMB Control Number 1014–0034 for the affected subpart discussed above and would adjust the annual burden hours accordingly. The information collections related to 30 CFR part 285 do not include questions of a sensitive nature. BSEE will continue to protect proprietary information in keeping with its legal obligations and DOI’s implementing regulations, which address disclosure of information to the public. In addition, the PRA requires agencies to estimate the total annual reporting and recordkeeping non-hour cost burden resulting from the collection of information. BSEE solicits your comments regarding non-hour cost burdens arising from this amendment. For reporting and recordkeeping only, your response should split the cost estimate into two components: (1) total PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 capital and startup cost component, and (2) annual operation, maintenance, and disclosure cost component to provide the information. You should describe the methods you use to estimate your cost components, including system and technology acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, discount rates, and the period over which you incur costs. Generally, your estimates should not include equipment or services purchased: (1) before October 1, 1995; (2) to comply with requirements not associated with the information collection arising from this proposed rule; (3) for reasons other than to provide information or to keep records for the U.S. Government; or (4) as part of customary and usual business or private practices. As part of BSEE’s continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, BSEE invites the public and other Federal agencies to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) Is the proposed information collection necessary or useful for BSEE to properly perform its functions? (2) Are the estimated annual burden hour increases and decreases resulting from the proposed rule reasonable? (3) Is the estimated annual non-hour cost burden resulting from this information collection reasonable? (4) Do you have any suggestions that would enhance the quality, clarity, or usefulness of the information to be collected? (5) Is there a way to minimize the information collection burden on those who must respond, such as by using appropriate automated digital, electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology? Comments submitted in response to this amendment are a matter of public record. BSEE will include or summarize each comment to OMB for approval of this information collection. You should be aware that your entire comment— including your address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information included in your comment—may be made publicly available at any time. BSEE will make available for public inspection all comments in their entirety (except proprietary information). 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. E:\FR\FM\03JAP1.SGM 03JAP1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 3, 2024 / Proposed Rules The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Steven H. Feldgus, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management. [FR Doc. 2023–27019 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Parts 201 and 202 [Docket No. 2023–8] Group Registration of Updates to a News Website U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. AGENCY: The U.S. Copyright Office is proposing to create a new group registration option for frequently updated news websites. The rapid pace at which many web-based materials are created and updated presents a challenge for copyright registrants. This challenge is especially pronounced for frequently updated news websites. This option will enable online news publishers to register a group of updates to a news website as a collective work with a deposit composed of identifying material representing sufficient portions of the works, rather than the complete contents of the website. The Office invites comment on this proposal and the questions below. DATES: Comments on the proposed rule must be made in writing and must be received by the U.S. Copyright Office no later than February 20, 2024. ADDRESSES: For reasons of government efficiency, the Copyright Office is using the regulations.gov system for the submission and posting of public comments in this proceeding. All comments are therefore to be submitted electronically through regulations.gov. Specific instructions for submitting comments are available on the Copyright Office website at https:// copyright.gov/rulemaking/newswebsite. If electronic submission of comments is not feasible due to lack of access to a computer and/or the internet, please contact the Office using the contact information below for special instructions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhea Efthimiadis, Assistant to the General Counsel, by email at meft@ copyright.gov or by telephone at 202– 707–8350. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:02 Jan 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 I. Background The U.S. Copyright Office (‘‘Office’’) is proposing to create a new group registration option for frequently updated news websites. When Congress enacted the Copyright Act of 1976 (‘‘Copyright Act’’ or ‘‘Act’’), it authorized the Register of Copyrights (‘‘Register’’) to specify by regulation the administrative classes of works for the purpose of seeking registration and the nature of the deposit required for each such class.1 Congress afforded the Register discretion to permit registration of groups of related works with one application and one filing fee, known as ‘‘group registration.’’ 2 As the legislative history explains, allowing ‘‘a number of related works to be registered together as a group represent[ed] a needed and important liberalization of the law.’’ 3 In providing the Register the discretion to provide for group registrations, Congress recognized that requiring applicants to submit separate applications for certain types of works may be so burdensome and expensive that authors and copyright owners may forgo registration altogether.4 Group registration options must be designed, however, in a manner that balances claimants’ need for an efficient method to submit applications with the Office’s need to examine applications and provide an adequate public record. Exercising this statutory discretion, Registers have over the years issued regulations providing for group registrations for certain categories of works and establishing eligibility requirements. The Copyright Act also gives the Register broad authority to issue regulations concerning the nature of the copies that must be deposited in support of registration. Section 408 provides that the Register may issue regulations establishing ‘‘the nature of the copies . . . to be deposited’’ in specific classes of works and to ‘‘permit, for particular classes, the deposit of identifying material instead of copies or phonorecords.’’ 5 The legislative history indicates that Congress believed that a deposit of identifying material should be permitted in cases where the copies 1 See 17 U.S.C. 408(c)(1). 2 Id. 3 H.R. Rep. No. 94–1476, at 154 (1976), reprinted in 1976 U.S.C.C.A.N. 5659, 5770; S. Rep. No. 94– 473, at 136 (1975). 4 Copyright registration is not a prerequisite to copyright protection, although registration generally must be made before instituting a civil infringement action in Federal court. See 17 U.S.C. 411(a); Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, 139 S. Ct. 881, 886 (2019). 5 17 U.S.C. 408(c)(1). PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 311 or phonorecords would be too ‘‘bulky, unwieldy, easily broken, or otherwise impractical [to serve] as records identifying the work registered.’’ 6 The Office has used this authority to require only identifying material in certain circumstances. For example, for computer programs, automated databases, or other literary works fixed or published solely in machine-readable copies, the Office permits the deposit of ‘‘identifying portions’’ of the specific version of the work the applicant intends to register.7 After receiving input from stakeholders and carefully considering the issue, the Office has concluded that there is a need for a new group registration accommodation for frequently updated news websites.8 The Office welcomes public comment on its proposal and subjects of inquiry set forth here. A. The Need for a New Group Registration Option This proposed rulemaking stems from the rapid development and predominance of news websites over print newspapers, and requests submitted by online publishers to the Office. Over the past two decades, the internet has become an increasingly common method for distributing, displaying, and performing copyrightable content. More than eight in ten Americans get news from digital devices, and, as of 2021, more than half prefer digital platforms to access news.9 Thus, a significant amount of news content must be offered in an online environment to meet demand. The current state of the news media industry requires dynamism, ‘‘with content constantly changing, updating, and refreshing in real time.’’ 10 Because of 6 H.R. Rep. No. 94–1476, at 154. 37 CFR 202.20(c)(2)(vii). For example, with regards to deposit requirements for computer programs, the Office has defined ‘‘identifying portions’’ as the first and last twenty-five pages of the work. 8 The proposed regulations define a ‘‘website’’ as a web page or set of interconnected web pages that are accessed using a uniform resource locator (‘‘URL’’) organized under a particular domain name. See also U.S. Copyright Office, Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices sec. 1002.1 (3d ed. 2021) (‘‘Compendium (Third)’’). For example, the Office’s website is located at copyright.gov, and the Library of Congress’s website is located at loc.gov. 9 Elisa Shearer, More Than Eight-In-Ten Americans Get News from Digital Devices, Pew Research Center (Jan. 12, 2021), https:// www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/01/12/morethan-eight-in-ten-americans-get-news-from-digitaldevices/. 10 MPA—The Association of Magazine Media Comments at 5, Submitted in Response to Nov. 9, 2021 Notice of Inquiry, Publishers’ Protections Study, U.S. Copyright Office Dkt. No. 2021–5 (Jan. 7 See E:\FR\FM\03JAP1.SGM Continued 03JAP1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 309-311]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

30 CFR Part 285

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

30 CFR Part 585

[Docket No. BSEE-2023-0015 EEEE500000 245E1700D2 ET1SF0000.EAQ000]
RIN 1010-AE04


Renewable Energy Modernization Rule; Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety 
and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (DOI) is publishing this 
correction to certain collections of information described in the 
preamble of the proposed rule titled ``Renewable Energy Modernization 
Rule'' (Proposed Rule) for public notice and comment. BSEE, in 
coordination with BOEM, is correcting and soliciting comments related 
to the preamble discussion of certain information collection burdens 
that subsequently transferred to BSEE under the rule titled 
``Reorganization of Title 30-Renewable Energy and Alternate Uses of 
Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf'' (Reorganization 
Rule).

DATES: BSEE must receive your comments on or before March 4, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the proposed amendments to the 
collections of information by any of the following methods. Please use 
the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) RIN 1010-AE04 as an identifier 
in your message:
     Electronically go to https://www.regulations.gov. In the 
search box, enter BSEE-2023-0015 then click search. Follow the 
instructions to submit public comments and view all related materials. 
We will post all comments.
     Email [email protected], fax (703) 787-1546, or mail or 
hand-carry comments to the Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety 
and Environmental Enforcement; Regulations and Standards Branch; ATTN: 
Nikki Mason; 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166. Please reference 
OMB Control Number 1014-0034 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nikki Mason by email at 
[email protected] or by telephone at (703) 787-1607. Individuals in 
the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. 
You may also view the information collection request (ICR) at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections 
require approval under the PRA.
    This correction pertains to the Proposed Rule, which published in 
the Federal Register on January 30, 2023 (88 FR 5968). Subsequently, 
DOI published the Reorganization Rule in the Federal Register on 
January 31, 2023 (88 FR 6376). The Reorganization Rule relocated or 
reproduced certain regulatory provisions addressed in the Proposed Rule 
under 30 CFR part 585 to the newly created 30 CFR part 285. The Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) has assigned OMB Control Number 1014-
0034 to the collections of information under 30 CFR part 285.
    The DOI is correcting the proposed rule preamble discussion in 
section VII.A.2, ``Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,'' by adding the 
relevant BSEE burden hours covered under 30 CFR 285 Subpart H. The 
proposed burden information for 30 CFR 285 Subpart H reflects the 
reallocation of the relevant information collection burdens from part 
585 to part 285, now under BSEE's administration. Accordingly, DOI is 
publishing these corrections to allow for public comment on the amended 
collections of information only.

Correction

    In FR Doc No. 2023-00668, appearing on page 5968, in the Federal 
Register of January 30, 2023, make the following correction:
    1. Add the following information to the end of the preamble section 
VII.A.2 ``Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995'':
    The following Proposed Rule information collections found in 30 CFR 
part 585, subpart I, ``Environmental and Safety Management, 
Inspections, and Facility Assessments for Activities Conducted Under 
SAPs, COPs, and GAPs,'' are now administered by BSEE under 30 CFR part 
285, subpart H. These information collections are included in OMB 
Control Number 1014-0034.

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                                     Reporting and
 Section(s) in 30 CFR part 285       recordkeeping       Burden changes
                                      requirement       and/or additions
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    Subpart H--Environmental and Safety Management, Inspections, and
Facility Assessments for Activities Conducted Under SAPs, COPs, and GAPs
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285.810; 285.614(b);            Use a Safety            35 hours x 2
 285.632(b); 285.651             Management System for   submissions =
(See Note 1 below)............   all activities          70 annual
                                 conducted pursuant to   burden hours.
                                 a lease and make        60 hours
                                 available to BSEE       attributable to
                                 upon request. Submit    285.810.
                                 safety management
                                 system description
                                 with a COP, or with a
                                 SAP or GAP, if
                                 facilities being
                                 installed are deemed
                                 by BOEM to be complex
                                 or significant.
285.812(b)(1) Form BSEE-0187    Submit safety and       82 hours x 10
(See note 2 below)............   environmental           submissions =
                                 performance data        820 annual
                                 (Form BSEE-0187,        burden hours.
                                 Performance Measures
                                 Data--Renewable
                                 Energy).
285.812(b)(2)                   Provide report summary  5 hours x 1
(See note 3 below)............   on SMS audit,           report = 5
                                 corrective actions,     annual burden
                                 and changes to SMS      hours.
                                 every 3 years.
285.830(d)                      Report oil spills as    Burden covered
(See note 4 below)............   required by BSEE 30     under BSEE 1014-
                                 CFR 250.187.            0007. (-2
                                                         annual burden
                                                         hours and -1
                                                         report).
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    Total would add to 1014-0034 BSEE inventory:        883 burden
                                                         hours.
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    Note 1: Proposed Sec.  285.810 would clarify that BSEE requires 
lessees to submit a safety management system (SMS) before conducting 
any activities under a lease, including meteorological buoy placement 
and site assessment work. This would clarify that BSEE requires a 
structured approach to safe operations during the conduct of any 
activity under a lease, through an SMS, whether or not covered by a 
formal plan. BSEE proposes to add 60 annual burden hours to Sec.  
285.810. The remaining 10 burden hours associated with the proposed 
revisions would remain under the BOEM information collection number 
identified in the Proposed Rule.
    Note 2: Proposed Sec.  285.812(b)(1) would add new reporting 
requirements: it would require an annual summary of safety performance 
data covering the previous calendar year during which site assessment, 
construction, operations, or decommissioning activities occurred by 
submitting Form BSEE-0187, Performance Measures Data--Renewable Energy. 
This form would include company identification and number of injuries, 
illnesses, and hours worked by company employees and contractors. This 
information would be used to develop incident rates that would help 
assess workplace safety and environmental compliance across the OCS 
renewable energy industry. BSEE proposes to add 820 annual burden hours 
to Sec.  285.812(b)(1).
    Note 3: Proposed Sec.  285.812(b)(2) would require a summary of the 
most recent SMS audit, corrective actions implemented or pending 
because of that audit, and an updated SMS description highlighting 
changes made since the last report. This report would be due every 3 
years or upon BSEE's request. BSEE proposes to add 5 annual burden 
hours to Sec.  285.812(b)(2).
    Note 4: For Sec.  285.830(d), BSEE is proposing to subtract 2 
burden hours because the burdens for reporting oil spills falls under 
OMB Control Number 1014-0007.
    Abstract: BSEE will use the collected information to oversee 
facility design, fabrication, installation, and safety management 
systems; ensure the safety of operations through inspection programs 
and incident reporting and investigations; enforce compliance with all 
applicable safety, environmental, and other laws and regulations 
through enforcement actions (such as noncompliance notices, cessation 
orders, and certain lease suspensions); and oversee decommissioning 
activities.
    Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 285, ``Renewable Energy and 
Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf.''
    OMB Control Number: 1014-0034.
    Form Number: Forms BSEE-1835 Notice(s) of Noncompliance (NONCs) and 
BSEE-0187 Performance Measures Data--Renewable Energy.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Primary respondents comprise companies 
that submit unsolicited proposals or responses to Federal Register 
notices or are lessees, designated operators, and right-of-way or 
right-of-use and easement grant holders. Other potential respondents 
are companies or State and local governments that submit information or 
comments relative to alternative energy-related uses of the OCS; 
certified verification agents; and surety or third-party guarantors.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: Currently there are 
approximately 47 lessees holding leases for OCS wind energy 
development. Not all the potential respondents will submit information 
in any given year, and some may submit multiple times.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 30 minutes to 
6,000 hours, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 883.
    Respondent's Obligation: Responses are mandatory and are required 
to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Generally, submissions are on occasion or 
annual.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: N/A.
    If the proposed requirements become effective and OMB approves the 
information collection request, BSEE would revise the existing OMB 
Control Number 1014-0034 for the affected subpart discussed above and 
would adjust the annual burden hours accordingly. The information 
collections related to 30 CFR part 285 do not include questions of a 
sensitive nature. BSEE will continue to protect proprietary information 
in keeping with its legal obligations and DOI's implementing 
regulations, which address disclosure of information to the public.
    In addition, the PRA requires agencies to estimate the total annual 
reporting and recordkeeping non-hour cost burden resulting from the 
collection of information. BSEE solicits your comments regarding non-
hour cost burdens arising from this amendment. For reporting and 
recordkeeping only, your response should split the cost estimate into 
two components: (1) total capital and startup cost component, and (2) 
annual operation, maintenance, and disclosure cost component to provide 
the information. You should describe the methods you use to estimate 
your cost components, including system and technology acquisition, 
expected useful life of capital equipment, discount rates, and the 
period over which you incur costs. Generally, your estimates should not 
include equipment or services purchased: (1) before October 1, 1995; 
(2) to comply with requirements not associated with the information 
collection arising from this proposed rule; (3) for reasons other than 
to provide information or to keep records for the U.S. Government; or 
(4) as part of customary and usual business or private practices.
    As part of BSEE's continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burdens, BSEE invites the public and other Federal agencies 
to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including:
    (1) Is the proposed information collection necessary or useful for 
BSEE to properly perform its functions?
    (2) Are the estimated annual burden hour increases and decreases 
resulting from the proposed rule reasonable?
    (3) Is the estimated annual non-hour cost burden resulting from 
this information collection reasonable?
    (4) Do you have any suggestions that would enhance the quality, 
clarity, or usefulness of the information to be collected?
    (5) Is there a way to minimize the information collection burden on 
those who must respond, such as by using appropriate automated digital, 
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology?
    Comments submitted in response to this amendment are a matter of 
public record. BSEE will include or summarize each comment to OMB for 
approval of this information collection. You should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personally identifiable information included in your comment--may 
be made publicly available at any time. BSEE will make available for 
public inspection all comments in their entirety (except proprietary 
information).
    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.

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    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Steven H. Feldgus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2023-27019 Filed 1-2-24; 8:45 am]
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