Agency Information Collection Activities; Pollution Prevention and Control, 15889-15890 [2024-04553]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15889-15890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04553]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[OMB Control Number 1010-0057; Docket ID: BOEM-2023-0004]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Pollution Prevention 
and Control

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) proposes this information 
collection request (ICR) to renew Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
control number 1010-0057.

DATES: Comments must be received by the OMB desk officer no later than 
April 4, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your written comments on this ICR to the OMB's desk 
officer for the Department of the Interior at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. From the www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain landing page, 
find this information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 
Please provide a copy of your comments by parcel delivery service or 
U.S. mail 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 OMB Control Number 1010-0057 in the subject line of your 
comments. You may also comment by searching the docket number ``BOEM-
2023-0004'' at www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Atkinson by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at 703-787-1025. 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 of 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.

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 its 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.
    Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 550, subpart C, ``Pollution 
Prevention and Control.''
    Abstract: This ICR concerns the paperwork requirements in the 
regulations at 30 CFR part 550, subpart C, ``Pollution Prevention and 
Control.''
    Section 5(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as 
amended (43 U.S.C. 1334(a)), authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 
(Secretary) to prescribe rules and regulations to manage the energy and 
mineral resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Such rules and 
regulations apply to all operations conducted under a lease, right-of-
use and easement, and pipeline right-of-way.
    Section 5(a)(8) of OCSLA requires that regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary include provisions ``for compliance with the national 
ambient air quality standards pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7401 et seq.), to the extent that activities authorized under this 
subchapter significantly affect the air quality of any State.'' This 
information collection renewal concerns information that is submitted 
to BOEM under 30 CFR part 550, subpart C, ``Pollution Prevention and 
Control,'' which implements section 5(a)(8), and under related notices 
to lessees and operators (NTLs), which clarify and provide additional, 
nonbinding guidance on aspects of the regulations. BOEM uses this 
information to inform its decisions on plan approval, to ensure 
operations are conducted according to all applicable regulations and 
plan conditions of approval, and to inform State and regional planning 
organizations' modeling efforts.
    BOEM prepares an emission inventory every 3 years to help ensure 
that its regulations comply with section 5(a)(8) of OCSLA and to 
implement the requirements at 30 CFR 550.303(k) and 550.304(g). These 
emission inventories provide the essential input that BOEM needs to 
assess the impacts of OCS oil and gas activity on the States as 
mandated by OCSLA. Also, these inventories provide the States with 
essential information needed to perform their implementation plan 
demonstrations to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 
Finally, these inventories provide operators with essential data for 
their mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases to the EPA.
    BOEM began planning for the 2023 OCS emissions inventory by issuing 
NTL No. 2022-N01 on October 1, 2022. The NTL provided guidance to 
lessees and operators on submitting information about their facility 
operations, as required by OCSLA and BOEM's regulations, through BOEM's 
web-based emissions reporting tool, the Air Quality System (AQS). AQS 
allows operators to submit their facility activity data electronically 
into the system, instantaneously calculates monthly and annual 
emissions, assures and controls data quality, generates reports such as 
emission inventory reports, and creates data graphics including 
geographic information system maps for operators and BOEM. AQS makes it 
easy for users

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to enter activity data, calculate emissions data in real-time, and 
leverage built-in validation features to quality check calculations 
prior to submission.
    OMB Control Number: 1010-0057.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Potential respondents comprise Federal 
OCS oil, gas, and sulfur permittees or notice filers.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 807 responses.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 51,080 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to retain or obtain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Every 3 years.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: None.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period on 
the proposed ICR was published on September 15, 2023 (88 FR 63613). 
BOEM did not receive any comments.
    BOEM is again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR. BOEM is 
especially interested in public comments addressing the following 
issues: (1) is the collection necessary to the proper functions of 
BOEM; (2) what can BOEM do to ensure that this information is processed 
and used in a timely manner; (3) is the burden estimate 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 submitted in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record and will be available for public review on 
www.reginfo.gov. BOEM will include or summarize each comment in its ICR 
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.
    For BOEM to consider withholding from disclosure your personally 
identifiable information, you must identify, in a cover letter, any 
information contained in your comment that, if released, would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of your personal privacy. You 
must also briefly describe any possible harmful consequences of the 
disclosure of information, such as embarrassment, injury, or other 
harm.
    Even if BOEM withholds your personally identifiable information in 
the context of this ICR, your comment is subject to the Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA). Your information will only be withheld if a 
determination is made that one of the FOIA exemptions to disclosure 
applies. Such a determination will be made in accordance with the 
Department's FOIA regulations (43 CFR part 2) and applicable law.
    BOEM will make available for public inspection all comments in 
their entirety (except privileged or confidential information) 
submitted by organizations and businesses, or by individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives of organizations or 
businesses). BOEM protects privileged and confidential information in 
accordance with FOIA and DOI's implementing regulations.
    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.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Karen Thundiyil,
Chief, Office of Regulations, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2024-04553 Filed 3-4-24; 8:45 am]
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