MMS uses the information to evaluate equipment and/or procedures and to approve or disapprove this equipment and/or procedures for use during offshore production measurement and commingling operations. Respondents are outer continental shelf Federal oil and gas or sulphur lessees.
For this collection of information, the currently approved OMB inventory includes:
Â8,533 burden hours.This submission requests 32,957 burden hours.The adjustment increase of 24,424 hours is due to re-estimating the average number of annual responses and the amount of time required to respond based on consultations.It needs to be noted that due to the nature of the operatorÂs and/or lesseeÂs oil production and number of wells involved in production, reported hour burdens for some requirements can vary from 18 hours to 40 hours; from 30 minutes to 4 hours for the same requirement.The 32,956 burden hours represents industryÂs averaged input.Â$1,154,700 for non-hour cost burdens.This submission requests $600,065.The adjustment decrease of $554,635 is due to re-estimating the average number of annual responses that have associated cost recovery fees. Applications, which are associated with the fees, have been down during the last 3-year period.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.