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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS–2008–OMM–0042]

MMS Information Collection Activity:
1010–0128, Subpart O, Well Control
and Production Safety Training,
Extension of a Collection; Submitted
for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0128).

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SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR 250, Subpart O, Well Control
and Production Safety Training, and
related documents. This notice also
provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by
September 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You should submit
comments directly to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (1010–0128),
either by fax (202) 395–5806 or e-mail
([email protected]).
Please also send a copy to MMS by
either of the following methods:
• http://www.regulations.gov. Under
the tab More Search Options, click
Advanced Docket Search, then select
Minerals Management Service from the
agency drop-down menu, then click
submit. In the Docket ID column, select
MMS–2008–OMM–0042 to submit
public comments and to view
supporting and related materials.
Information on using Regulations.gov,
including instructions for accessing
documents, submitting comments, and
viewing the docket after the close of the
comment period, is available through

the site’s User Tips link. Submit
comments to regulations.gov by
September 2, 2009. The MMS will post
all comments.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
Management Service; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024;
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please
reference Information Collection 1010–
0128 in your subject line and include
your name and address.
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
regulation that requires the subject
collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart O, Well
Control and Production Safety Training.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0128.
Abstract: 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 will apply to all
operations conducted under a lease,
right-of-use and easement, and pipeline
right-of-way. 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 available to meet the
Nation’s energy needs as rapidly as
possible; to balance orderly energy
resource 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) of the OCS Lands Act
requires that ‘‘operations in the [O]uter
Continental Shelf should be conducted
in a safe manner by well trained
personnel using technology,
precautions, and other techniques
sufficient to prevent or minimize the
likelihood of blowouts, loss of well
control, fires, spillages, physical
obstructions 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.’’ To carry out
these responsibilities, the Minerals
Management Service (MMS) has issued
rules governing training requirements
for certain personnel working in the
OCS at 30 CFR 250, Subpart O, Well
Control and Production Safety Training.
Responses are mandatory or required to
obtain or retain a benefit and are
primarily on occasion. 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 252,
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and
Gas Information Program.
The MMS will use the information
collected under subpart O regulations to
ensure that workers in the OCS are
properly trained with the necessary
skills to perform their jobs in a safe and
pollution-free manner. In some
instances, MMS will conduct oral
interviews of offshore employees to
evaluate the effectiveness of a
company’s training program. We do the
oral interviews to gauge how effectively
the companies are implementing their
own training program. The MMS would
use the interview form and keep the
information internally. This information
is necessary to verify training
compliance with the requirements.
Frequency: On occasion or annual.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 130
Federal OCS oil and gas lessees and/or
operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
estimated annual hour burden for this
information collection is a total of 1,144
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.
Average
Number
of annual
responses

Citation 30, CFR 250,
Subpart O

Reporting and recordkeeping requirement

Hour burden

1503(b) ................................

Develop training plans. Note: Existing lessees/respondents already have training plans developed.
This number reflects development of plans for any
new lessees.
Maintain copies of training plan and employee training
documentation/record for 5 years.

70 ..............................

2

140

11⁄2 hr. (plan) .............

130

195

1503(c) ................................

2 hrs. for records .......

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hours

260

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Hour burden

1503(c) ................................

Upon request, provide MMS copies of employee training documentation or provide copy of training plan.
Employee oral interview conducted by MMS .................

5 ................................

31

155

⁄ hr ..........................

650

325

1507(b) ................................

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Average
Number
of annual
responses

Citation 30, CFR 250,
Subpart O

12

Annual burden
hours

1507(c), (d); 1508; 1509 .....

Written testing conducted by MMS or authorized representative.

1510(b) ................................
250.1500–1510 ...................

Revise training plan and submit to MMS .......................
General departure or alternative compliance requests
not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart O.

12 ..............................
3 ................................

5
3

60
9

Total Hour Burden .......

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

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

821

1,144

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified no paperwork nonhour 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
other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on May 1, 2009,
we published a Federal Register notice
(74 FR 20330) 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.

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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. The
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 September 2, 2009.
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
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: July 15, 2009.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–100–1310–DB]

Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the LaBarge Platform Project, Sublette
County and Lincoln County, WY
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Field Office,

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Pinedale, WY, intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
and to solicit public comments pursuant
to section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 and in response to a proposal filed
by EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) regarding
issues and resource information for the
proposed LaBarge Platform Project,
Sublette County and Lincoln County,
Wyoming. The project is primarily a
natural gas exploration and
development project.
DATES: This notice initiates the public
scoping process. The BLM can best use
public input if comments and resource
information are submitted within 45
days from publication of this notice.
To provide the public with an
opportunity to review the proposal and
project information, the BLM will host
public meetings in Pinedale, LaBarge,
Big Piney, and Kemmerer, Wyoming.
The BLM will announce the dates,
times, and locations for these meetings
at least 15 days prior to the event.
Announcements will be made by news
release to the media, individual letter
mailings, and posting on the project,
Web site listed below.
http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/
NEPA/pfodocs/labarge_platform.html.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to the LaBarge Platform Project EIS by
any of the following methods:
• Web Site: http://www.blm.gov/wy/
st/en/info/NEPA/pfodocs/labarge_
platform.html.
• E-mail: LaBarge_Platform_
[email protected].
• Fax: (307) 367–5329.
• Mail: Bureau of Land Management,
Pinedale Field Office, Attn: LaBarge
Platform Project Manager, P.O. Box 768,
Pinedale, WY 82941.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Pinedale Field
Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information or to add your name to the

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