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affected by, the transportation facility
application. The purpose of the public
scoping process is to provide the public
an opportunity to present comments or
issues that should be addressed in the
environmental analysis, the scope of the
analysis and reasonable alternatives to
the proposed action. You may submit
comments in writing at any public
scoping meeting, or you may submit
them using one of the methods listed in
the ADDRESSES section above.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. All submissions from
organizations and businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
available for public inspection in their
entirety.
Responsible Officials: Marian Atkins,
Field Manager, South Dakota Field
Office, BLM, will be responsible for the
analysis and documentation, and will
decide whether to approve any actions
on public lands administered by the
BLM. Craig Bobzien, Forest Supervisor,
Black Hills National Forest, representing
the Forest Service as a cooperating
agency, will decide whether to approve
any actions on National Forest System
lands in the project area.
Dated: September 24, 2007.
Gene R. Terland,
State Director, Montana State Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0067).
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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we are submitting to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
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requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR 250, Subpart E, Oil and Gas
Well-Completion Operations. This
notice also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
Submit written comments by
November 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
either by fax (202) 395–6566 or e-mail
([email protected]) directly
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior (1010–0067). Mail or hand carry
a copy of your comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
Management Service; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; Mail Stop 4024; 381 Elden
Street; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. If
you wish to e-mail your comments to
MMS, the address is:
[email protected]. Reference
Information Collection 1010–0067 in
your subject line and mark your
message for return receipt. Include your
name and return address in your
message text.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. You
may also contact Cheryl Blundon to
obtain a copy, at no cost, of the
regulations that require the subject
collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart E, Oil
and Gas Well-Completion Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0067.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., requires the
Secretary of the Interior to preserve,
protect, and develop oil and gas
resources in the OCS in a manner that
is consistent with the need to make such
resources available to meet the Nation’s
energy needs as rapidly as possible;
balance orderly energy resources
development with protection of the
human, marine, and coastal
environment; ensure the public a fair
and equitable return on OCS resources;
and preserve and maintain free
enterprise competition. Section 1332(6)
of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1332)
requires 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, fires,
spillages, physical obstruction to other
users of the waters or subsoil and
seabed, or other occurrences which may
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cause damage to the environment or to
property, or endanger life or health.’’
This authority and responsibility are
among those delegated to the Minerals
Management Service (MMS). To carry
out these responsibilities, MMS issues
regulations governing oil and gas and
sulphur operations in the OCS. This
information collection request (ICR)
addresses 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart E,
Oil and Gas Well-Completion
Operations and the associated
supplementary Notices to Lessees and
Operators (NTL) intended to provide
clarification, description, or explanation
of these regulations.
The MMS District Managers analyze
and evaluate the information and data
collected under Subpart E to ensure that
planned well-completion operations
will protect personnel and natural
resources. They use the analysis and
evaluation results in the decision to
approve, disapprove, or require
modification to the proposed wellcompletion operations. Specifically,
MMS uses the information to ensure: (a)
Compliance with personnel safety
training requirements; (b) crown block
safety device is operating and can be
expected to function to avoid accidents;
(c) proposed operation of the annular
preventer is technically correct and
provides adequate protection for
personnel, property, and natural
resources; (d) well-completion
operations are conducted on well
casings that are structurally competent;
and (e) sustained casing pressures are
within acceptable limits.
Previously, the Gulf of Mexico Region
(GOMR) met with the Offshore
Operators Committee (OOC) several
times to discuss conditions that
required a variance from the
requirements of § 250.517. The OOC
recommended that sustained casing
pressure (SCP) be divided into two
broad categories: Production casing SCP
that can be eliminated relatively easily
and SCP on outer casings where no
consistently successful solution has
been developed. They also
recommended criteria for classifying
SCP. Since the initial meeting, MMS
continues to work with OOC and API
regularly to formulate new practices. As
a result of these meetings, MMS issued
an NTL to clarify and update the current
GOMR procedures and requirements
necessary to monitor and report SCP
conditions. This NTL also gives
guidance on the process for obtaining a
departure to produce wells with SCP.
MMS district and regional offices will
use the information to determine
whether production from wells with
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possible degree of safety under these
conditions.
Responses are mandatory. No
questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are
asked. The MMS protects information
considered proprietary according to 30
CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data and information to
be made available to the public or for
limited inspection’’ and 30 CFR part
Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart E & LTL/NTL

252, ‘‘OCS Oil and Gas Information
Program’’.
Frequency: Varies by section, but is
mostly ‘‘on occasion’’ or annual.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 130
respondents consist of Federal OCS
lessees and operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
estimated annual ‘‘hour’’ burden for this

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information collection is a total of
18,756 hours. The following chart
details the individual components and
estimated hour burdens. In calculating
the burdens, we assumed that
respondents perform certain
requirements in the normal course of
their activities. We consider these to be
usual and customary and took that into
account in estimating the burden.

Hour burden

Average number of
annual responses

Annual burden
hours

Requests
502 ................................

Request approval not to shut-in well during
equipment movement.

1 hour ...........................

106 requests ................

106

512 ................................

Request field well-completion rules be established, amended or canceled (on occasion,
however, there have been no requests in
many years).

1 hour ...........................

2 requests ....................

2

500–517 ........................

General departure and alternative compliance
requests not specifically covered elsewhere
in Subpart E regulations.

2 hours .........................

500 requests ................

1,000

Subtotal ..................

.............................................................................

......................................

608 responses .............

1,108

Submittals
505; 513; 515(a); NTL ...

Submit forms MMS–123, MMS–124, MMS–125
for various approvals, including remediation
procedure for SCP.

Burden included in 1010–0141

0

514(c); 515(a) ................

Calculate well control fluid volume and post
near operator’s station; submit well-control
procedure.

1 hour ...........................

338 procedures ............

338

517(b) ............................

Pressure test, caliper, or otherwise evaluate
tubing & wellhead equipment casing; submit
results (every 30 days during prolonged operations).

9 hours .........................

399 reports ...................

3,591

Subtotal ..................

.............................................................................

......................................

737 responses .............

3,929

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Document/Record/Retain
506 ................................

Instruct crew members in safety requirements
of operations to be performed; document
meeting (weekly for 2 crews × 2 weeks per
completion = 4).

20 minutes ...................

838 completions × 4 =
3,352.

1 1,117

511 ................................

Perform operational check of traveling-block
safety device; document results (weekly × 2
weeks per completion = 2).

12

⁄ hour .........................

938 completions × 2 =
1,876.

938

LTL* ...............................

Record diagnostic test results ............................

12

⁄ hour .........................

3,020 tests/recordings ..

1,510

516 tests; 516(i),(j) ........

Record BOP test results; retain records 2 years
following completion of well (when installed;
minimum every 7 days; as stated for component); request alternative methods.

12

⁄ hour .........................

1,048 completions ........

524

516(d)(5) test; 516(i) .....

Function test annulars and rams; document results (every 7 days between BOP tests—biweekly; note: part of BOP test when conducted).

12

⁄ hour .........................

1,048 completions ........

524

516(e) ............................

Record reason for postponing BOP system
tests (on occasion).

10 minutes ...................

58 postponed tests ......

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Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart E & LTL/NTL

Reporting requirement

Average number of
annual responses

Annual burden
hours

516(f) .............................

Perform crew drills; record results (weekly for 2
crews × 2 weeks per completion = 4).

12

1,048 completions × 4
= 4,192.

2,096

LTL ................................

Retain complete record of well’s casing pressure for 2 years and retain diagnostic test
records permanently.

1 hour ...........................

2,990 records ...............

2,990

Subtotal ..................

.............................................................................

......................................

17,584 responses ........

9,709

Hour burden
⁄ hour .........................

Notify
502 ................................

Notify MMS of well-completion rig movement on
or off platform or from well to well on same
platform (Form MMS–144) (cross ref.
§ 250.403).

Burden included in 1010–0150.

0

517(c); LTL/NTL ............

Notify MMS if sustained casing pressure is observed on a well.

1 hour ...........................

900 notices ...................

900

LTL/NTL ........................

Report failure of casing pressure to bleed to
zero including plan to remediate.

6 hours .........................

500 submissions ..........

3,000

NTL ................................

Notify MMS when remediation procedure is
complete.

1 hour ...........................

110 notices ...................

110

Subtotal ..................

.............................................................................

......................................

1,510 responses ..........

4,010

Total Hour Burden.

.............................................................................

......................................

20,439 responses ........

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* LTL dated 13 January 1994.
1 (rounded)

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified no
paperwork ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
associated with the collection of
information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide
notice * * * and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *’’
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
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To comply with the public
consultation process, on January 29,
2007, we published a Federal Register
notice (72 FR 4025) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB
control number for the information
collection requirements imposed by the
30 CFR 250 regulations. The regulation
also informs the public that they may
comment at any time on the collections
of information and provides the address
to which they should send comments.
We have received no comments in
response to these efforts.
If you wish to comment in response
to this notice, you may send your
comments to the offices listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. OMB
has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove the information collection
but may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive
public comments by November 1, 2007.
Public Availability of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment

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to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
MMS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202)
208–7744.
Dated: May 11, 2007.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
on September 26, 2007.
[FR Doc. E7–19375 Filed 10–1–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an
information collection (1010–0043).
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we will be submitting to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to

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