The BOEMRE uses the information to evaluate and approve or disapprove the adequacy of equipment and/or procedures to be used during the conduct of well-workover operations. This is necessary to prevent the hazards inherent in well-workover operations and to increase the margin of safety of personnel and the environment. Respondents are Federal OCS oil and gas or sulphur lessees and operators.
The current OMB inventory includes 40,899 burden hours for this collection of information. This submission requests 24,719 burden hours. The adjustment decrease of 16,180 hours is due to re-estimating the average annual responses and the amount of time required to respond based on consultations. There is no cost burden associated with this collection.
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.