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Authority Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35
Dated: April 1, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–07733 Filed 4–4–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2013–0013; OMB Control
Number 1014–0011; 14XE1700DX
EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000]

Information Collection Activities:
Platforms and Structures; Submitted
for Office of Management and Budget
Review; Comment Request
ACTION:

30-day Notice.

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is
notifying the public that we have
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) an information
collection request (ICR) to renew
approval of the paperwork requirements
in the regulations under Subpart I,
Platforms and Structures. This notice
also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the revised
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.

SUMMARY:

You must submit comments by
May 7, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either
fax (202) 395–5806 or email (OIRA_
[email protected]) directly to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer
for the Department of the Interior (1014–
0011). Please provide a copy of your
comments to BSEE by any of the means
below.
• Electronically: go to http://
www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
enter BSEE–2013–0013 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view all
related materials. We will post all
comments.
• Email nicole.mason@
bsee.govmailto:cheryl.blundon@
mms.gov, fax (703) 787–1546, or mail or
hand-carry comments to the Department
of the Interior; Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement;
Regulations and Standards Branch;
ATTN: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden Street,
HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817.
Please reference ICR 1014–0011 in your

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comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Mason, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787–1605, to
request additional information about
this ICR. To see a copy of the entire ICR
submitted to OMB, go to http://
www.reginfo.gov (select Information
Collection Review, Currently Under
Review).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart I,
Platforms and Structures.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0011.
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
necessary for the administration of the
leasing provisions of that Act related to
mineral resources on the OCS. Such
rules and regulations will apply to all
operations conducted under a lease,
right-of-way, or a right-of-use and
easement. Operations on 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 43 U.S.C. 1356
requires the issuance of ‘‘. . .
regulations which require that any
vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or
structure . . . (2) which is used for
activities pursuant to this subchapter,
comply . . . with such minimum
standards of design, construction,
alteration, and repair as the Secretary
. . . establishes. . . .’’ Section 43 U.S.C.
1332(6) also states ‘‘operations in the
[O]uter Continental Shelf should be
conducted in a safe manner . . . to
prevent or minimize the likelihood of
. . . physical obstruction to other users
of the water or subsoil and seabed, or
other occurrences which may cause
damage to the environment or to
property, or endanger life or health.’’
In addition to the general authority of
OCSLA, section 301(a) of the Federal
Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act
(FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants
authority to the Secretary to prescribe
such rules and regulations as are
reasonably necessary to carry out
FOGRMA’s provisions. While the
majority of FOGRMA is directed to
royalty collection and enforcement,
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operations. For example, section
109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30 U.S.C. 1719(c)(2)
and (d)(1), impose substantial civil
penalties for failure to permit lawful
inspections and for knowing or willful
preparation or submission of false,
inaccurate, or misleading reports,
records, or other information. The
Secretary has delegated some of the
authority under FOGRMA to BSEE.
The Independent Offices
Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the
Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L.
104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26,
1996), and OMB Circular A–25,
authorize Federal agencies to recover
the full cost of services that confer
special benefits. Under the Department
of the Interior’s implementing policy,
BSEE is required to charge fees for
services that provide special benefits or
privileges to an identifiable non-Federal
recipient above and beyond those which
accrue to the public at large. Various
applications and reports for Platform
Verification Program, fixed structure,
Caisson/Well Protector, and
modification repairs are subject to cost
recovery, and BSEE regulations specify
service fees for these requests.
These authorities and responsibilities
are among those delegated to BSEE. The
regulations at 30 CFR part 250, Subpart
I, pertain to Platforms and Structures
and are the subject of this collection.
This request also covers the related
Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs)
that BSEE issues to clarify, supplement,
or provide additional guidance on some
aspects of our regulations.
Regulations implementing these
responsibilities are among those
delegated to BSEE. While most
responses are mandatory, some are
required to obtain or retain a benefit. No
questions of a sensitive nature are
asked. The BSEE protects information
considered proprietary under the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552) and DOI’s implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under
regulations at 30 CFR Part 250.197, Data
and information to be made available to
the public or for limited inspection, 30
CFR Part 252, OCS Oil and Gas
Information Program.
The BSEE uses the information
submitted under Subpart I to determine
the structural integrity of all OCS
platforms and floating production
facilities and to ensure that such
integrity will be maintained throughout
the useful life of these structures. We
use the information to ascertain, on a
case-by-case basis, that the fixed and
floating platforms and structures are
structurally sound and safe for their
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personnel and prevent pollution. More
specifically, we use the information to:
• Review data concerning damage to
a platform to assess the adequacy of
proposed repairs.
• Review applications for platform
construction (construction is divided
into three phases–design, fabrication,
and installation) to ensure the structural
integrity of the platform.
• Review verification plans and thirdparty reports for unique platforms to
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the platform design, fabrication, and
installation.
• Review platform design, fabrication,
and installation records to ensure that
the platform is constructed according to
approved applications.
• Review inspection reports to ensure
that platform integrity is maintained for
the life of the platform.
Frequency: On occasion, as a result of
situations encountered; and annually.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents include Federal OCS oil,
gas, or sulphur lessees and/or operators.

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Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
estimated annual hour burden for this
information collection is a total of
261,313 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.

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BURDEN BREAKDOWN
..

Subpart I
and related

Reporting an~/or Recordkeeping
Requirement*

..

NTLs
900(b), (c),
(e); 901(b);
905; 906;
910(c), (d);
911(c), (g);
912; 9l3;
919; NTL(s)
[PAP 904908; PVP
909-918]

900(b)(4)
900(b)(5)

900(c)

900(e)

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Hour
Burden

.

Average
No. of
Annual
Reponses

Annnal
Burden
Hours

Non-Hour Cost Burdens

General Requirements for Platforms
817
81,700
100
Submit application, along with reports/surveys
applications
and relevant data, to install new platform or
$22,734 x 3 PVP = $68,202
floating production facility or significant
changes to approved applications, including
but not limited to: summary of safety factors
$3,256 x 12 fixed structure = $39,072
utilized in design of the platform; use of
alternative codes, rnles, or standards; CVA
$1,657 x 20 CaissonfWell Protector =
changes; and Platform Verification Program
$33,140
(PVP) plan for design, fabrication, and
$3,884 x 65 modifications/repairs =
installation of new, fixed, bottom-founded,
$252,460
pile-supported, or concrete-gravity platforms
and new floating platforms. Consult as
required with BSEE and/or USCG. Re/Submit
application for major modification(s)/repairs to
any platform and obtain approval; and related
requirements.
~ applications
420
Submit application for approval to convert an
105
existing platform for a new purpose.
~ applications
240
Submit application for approval to convert an
120
existing mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU)
for a new purpose.
14 notices/
98
Notify BSEE within 24 hours of damage and
7
requests;
emergency repairs and request approval of
reports
repairs. Submit written completion report
238
17
within 1 week upon completion of repairs.
Submit platfonn installation date and the final
19
140
2,660
as-built location data to the Regional
submittals
Supervisor within 45 days after platfonn
installation.
Resubmit an application for approval to install
58
6
348
applications
a platform if it was not installed within 1 year
after approval (or other date specified by
BSEE).
Request approval for alternative codes, rules,
Burden covered under
0
30 CFR 250, Subpart A,
or standards.
1014-0022.
III lessees
22,644
Record original and relevant material test
204
results of all primary structural materials;
retain records during all stages of construction.
Compile, retain, and provide location/make
available to BSEE for the functional life of

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Subpart I
and related I

Average
Uour
Burdeu

Reporthlg andlor Recordkeepblg
Requirement*

NTLs

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platfonn, the as-built drawings, design
assumptions/analyses, summary of
nondestructive examination records, inspection
results, and records of repair not covered
elsewhere.
Submit certification statement [a certification
statement is not considered infonnation
collection under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(l); the
burden is for the insertion ofthe location of the
records on the statement and the submittal to
BSEE].

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0

377
108,348
responses
hours
$392,874 Non-Hour Cost
Burdens '.

Platform Verification Pro2ram
91l(c-e);
173
5 schedules
Submit complete schedule of all phases of
912(a-c); 914; design, fabrication, and installation with
required infonnation; also submit Gantt Chart
with required infonnation and required
nomination/documentation for CVA, or to be
perfonned by CVA.
Burden covered under
912(a)
Submit design verification plans with your
30 CFR 550, Subpart B,
DPPorDOCD.
1010-0151.
2 plans
913(a)
Resubmit a changed design, fabrication, or
87
installation verification plan for approval.
10 reports
916(c)
Submit interim and final CVA reports and
230
recommendations on design phase.
10 reports
917(a), (c)
Submit interim and final CVA reports and
183
recommendations on fabrication phase,
including notices to BSEE and operator/lessee
of fabrication procedure changes or design
specification modifications.
10 reports
918( c)
Submit interim and final CVA reports and
133
recommendations on installation phase .
.
37
Subtotal
..
responses
..
Inspection, Maintenance, and Assessment of Platforms
117 lessees
919(a)
Develop in-service inspection plan and keep on 171
file. Submit annual (November 1 of each year)
report on inspection ofplatfonns or floating
production facilities, including summary of
testing results.
919(b)
45
150 reports
After an environmental event, submit to
(initial)
NTL
Regional Supervisor initial report followed by
updates and supporting infonnation.
30
90 reports
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174
2,300
1,830

1,330
6,499
bours
20,007

6,750
2,700

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Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified four non-hour cost
burdens, which are service fees required
to recover the Federal Government’s
processing costs of certain submissions,
for various platform applications/
installations. The platform fees are as
follows: $22,734 for installation under
the Platform Verification Program;
$3,256 for installation of fixed
structures under the Platform Approval
Program; $1,657 for installation of
Caisson/Well Protectors; and $3,884 for
modifications and/or repairs (see
§ 250.125). We have not identified any
other non-hour cost burdens associated
with this collection of information, and
we estimate a total reporting non-hour
cost burden of $392,874.
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

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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 collection is
necessary or useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy 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
technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on January 16,
2014, we published a Federal Register
notice (79 FR 2859) announcing that we

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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, Subpart I 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 received one comment in
response to the Federal Register notice;
however, it was not germane to the
paperwork burden of this information
collection.
Public Availability of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, email 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.
Information Collection Clearance
Officer: Cheryl Blundon, 703–787–1607.
Dated: March 25, 2014.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R8–ES–2014–N055; FXES11120000–
145–FF08ECAR00]

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Incidental Take Permit
Application; Proposed Low-Effect
Habitat Conservation Plan and
Associated Documents; San
Bernardino County, CA
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), have received
an application from City of Rialto
(applicant), for a 3-year incidental take
permit (permit); the application
includes the applicant’s proposed
habitat conservation plan (HCP), as
required by the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (Act). If approved,
the permit would authorize incidental
take of the endangered Delhi Sands
flower-loving fly in the course of routine
activities associated with the
construction activities associated with
the widening of San Bernardino
Avenue, Riverside Avenue, and Willow
Avenue. We invite public comment on
the permit application and proposed
HCP, and on our preliminary
determination that the HCP qualifies as
‘‘low-effect’’ for a categorical exclusion
under the National Environmental
Policy Act. To make this determination,
we used our environmental action
statement and low-effect screening form,
which are also available for review.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by May 7,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You
may request a copy of the incidental
take permit application, proposed HCP,
and associated documents by email,
telephone, fax, or U.S. mail (see below).
These documents are also available for
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during normal business hours at the
office below. Please send your requests
or comments by any one of the
following methods, and specify ‘‘San
Bernardino Avenue, Riverside Avenue,
and Willow Avenue Street
Improvements HCP’’ in your request or
comment.
Submitting Comments: You may
submit comments or requests for more
information by any of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include
‘‘San Bernardino Avenue, Riverside
Avenue, and Willow Avenue Street
Improvements HCP’’ in the subject line
of your message.
Telephone: Kennon A. Corey, Palm
Springs Fish and Wildlife Office, 760–
322–2070.
Fax: Kennon A. Corey, Palm Springs
Fish and Wildlife Office, 760–322–4648,
Attn.: San Bernardino Avenue,
Riverside Avenue, and Willow Avenue
Street Improvements HCP.
U.S. Mail: Kennon A. Corey, Palm
Springs Fish and Wildlife Office, Attn.:
San Bernardino Avenue, Riverside
Avenue, and Willow Avenue Street
Improvements HCP, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 777 East Tahquitz
Canyon Way, Suite 208, Palm Springs,
CA 92262.
In-Person Viewing or Pickup of
Documents, or Delivery of Comments:
Call 760–322–2070 to make an
appointment during regular business
hours at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kennon A. Corey, Assistant Field
Supervisor, Palm Springs Fish and
Wildlife Office; telephone 760–332–
2070. If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), please call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
The applicant, City of Rialto, requests
an incidental take permit under section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. If we approve the
permit, the applicant anticipates taking
Delhi Sands flower-loving fly
(Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis)
as a result of minor disturbances to
habitat the species uses for breeding,
feeding, and sheltering. Take of Delhi
Sands flower-loving fly would be
incidental to the applicant’s routine
activities associated with the
construction activities associated with
the widening of San Bernardino
Avenue, Riverside Avenue, and Willow
Avenue, in the City of Rialto, San
Bernardino County, California. We
published a final rule to list Delhi Sands
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September 23, 1993 (58 FR 49881). The
rule became effective September 22,
1993. A 5-year review of the species was
published in March 2008.
Background
Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.) and our implementing Federal
regulations in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17 prohibit
the ‘‘take’’ of wildlife species listed as
endangered or threatened. Take of listed
wildlife is defined under the Act as ‘‘to
harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,
wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect
listed species, or to attempt to engage in
any such conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1538).
‘‘Harm’’ includes significant habitat
modification or degradation that
actually kills or injures listed wildlife
by significantly impairing essential
behavioral patterns such as breeding,
feeding, or sheltering (50 CFR 17.3).
Under limited circumstances, we may
issue permits to authorize incidental
take of listed wildlife species, which the
Act defines as take that is incidental to,
and not the purpose of, the carrying out
of otherwise lawful activities.
Regulations governing incidental take
permits for threatened and endangered
species are at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22,
respectively. In addition to meeting
other criteria, activities covered by an
incidental take permit must not
jeopardize the continued existence in
the wild of federally listed wildlife or
plants.
Applicant’s Proposal
The applicant requests a 3-year permit
under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. If
we approve the permit, the applicant
anticipates taking Delhi Sands flowerloving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus
abdominalis) as a result of street
improvements which will permanently
and temporarily impact 0.74 acre (ac)
(0.30 hectare (ha)) of habitat the species
uses for breeding, feeding, and
sheltering. The take would be incidental
to the applicant’s routine construction
activities associated with the widening
of San Bernardino Avenue, Riverside
Avenue, and Willow Avenue, in the
City of Rialto, San Bernardino County,
California.
A portion of the street widening
project is on Delhi Sands soils. This soil
type, which consists of fine wind-blown
sand deposits, along with sparse native
shrubs and annual plants defines the
Delhi Sands flower-loving fly habitat.
Less than 5 percent of the species’
historic range is left, found in a few
disjunct locations in southwestern San
Bernardino and northwestern Riverside
Counties. Development and exclusion
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