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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2015–0006; OMB Control
Number 1014–0023; 15XE1700DX
EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000]

Information Collection Activities:
Pollution Prevention and Control;
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:

60-Day notice.

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), BSEE is inviting comments on a
collection of information that we will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
The information collection request (ICR)
concerns a renewal to the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
Subpart C, Pollution Prevention and
Control.
DATES: You must submit comments by
July 21, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods listed
below.
• Electronically go to http://
www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
enter BSEE–2015–0006 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view all
related materials. We will post all
comments.
• Email [email protected].
Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement;
Regulations and Standards Branch;
ATTN: Cheryl Blundon; 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166.
Please reference ICR 1014–0023 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607 to
request additional information about
this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart C,
Pollution Prevention and Control.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0023.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1334,
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior

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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.
Section 1332(6) states 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 cause damage to
the environment or to property, or
endanger life or health.’’ Section 1843(b)
calls for ‘‘regulations requiring all
materials, equipment, tools, containers,
and all other items used on the Outer
Continental Shelf to be properly color
coded, stamped, or labeled, wherever
practicable, with the owner’s
identification prior to actual use.’’
In addition to the general rulemaking
authority of the OCSLA at 43 U.S.C.
1334, 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,
some provisions apply to offshore
operations. For example, section 108 of
FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the
Secretary broad authority to inspect
lease sites for the purpose of
determining whether there is
compliance with the mineral leasing
laws. 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. Because the Secretary has
delegated some of the authority under
FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is
included as additional authority for
these requirements.
Regulations implementing these
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delegated to BSEE. The regulations
under 30 CFR 250, Subpart C, pertain to
pollution prevention and control on the
OCS and any related Notices to Lessees
(NTLs) and Operators. BSEE has issued
several NTLs to clarify and provide
additional guidance on some aspects of
the current Subpart C regulations.
We use the information collected
under subpart C to ensure that:
• The lessee or operator records the
location of items lost overboard to aid
in recovery during site clearance
activities on the lease;
• operations are conducted according
to all applicable regulations,
requirements, and in a safe and
workmanlike manner;
• discharge or disposal of drill
cuttings, sand, and other well solids,
including those containing naturally
occurring radioactive materials (NORM),
are properly handled for the protection
of OCS workers and the environment;
and
• facilities are inspected daily for the
prevention of pollution, and problems
observed are corrected.
No questions of a sensitive nature are
asked. We protect proprietary
information according to the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and
DOI’s implementing regulations (43 CFR
2); and 30 CFR 250.197, Data and
information to be made available to the
public or for limited inspection.
Responses are mandatory or are
required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency: On occasion, annually,
and as a result of situations encountered
depending upon the requirement.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal oil, gas,
or sulphur lessees and/or operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 124,665
hours. In this submission, we are
requesting a total of 137,955 burden
hours. The following chart details the
individual components and respective
hour burden estimates of this ICR. 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 TABLE
Citation 30 CFR
250 Subpart C
and related
NTL(s)

Reporting and recordkeeping requirement *

Average number of
annual responses

Hour burden

Annual
burden
hours

Pollution Prevention
300(b)(1), (2) .....

Obtain approval to add petroleum-based substance to
drilling mud system or approval for method of disposal
of drill cuttings, sand, & other well solids, including
those containing NORM.

Burden covered under APDs or APMs 1014–0025 or
1014–0026.

0

300(c) ................
300(d) ................

Mark items that could snag or damage fishing devices ....
Report and record items lost overboard ............................

1 hour ..................................
1 hour ea × 2 = 2 hours ......

133 markings .............
116 reports/records ...

133
232

Subtotal ......

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

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

249 responses ...........

365

Marine Trash and Debris Awareness/Elimination NTL
300(a), (b)(6),
(c), (d); NTL.

Submit request for training video .......................................

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

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

106

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

Submit annual report to BSEE on training process and
certification.

1.5 hours ..............................

212 records ...............

318

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

Training recordkeeping; make available upon request .....

3 hours .................................

212 records ...............

636

Post placards on vessels and structures (exempt from information collection burden because BSEE is providing
exact language for the trash and debris warning, similar to the ‘‘Surgeon General’s Warning’’ exemption).
Subtotal ......

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

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

530 responses ...........

0
1,060

Inspection of Facilities
301; NTL ...........

Inspect drilling/production facilities for pollution; maintain
inspection/repair records 2 years.

22 min ea inspection × 365
days p/yr/60 mins p/hr =
134 hours.

898 manned facilities

120,332

5 mins every 3rd day (365
days p/yr/3 = 121.6 days
× 5 mins p/day/60 mins p/
hr) = 10.14 hours.

1,596 unmanned facilities.

16,183

Subtotal ......

2,494 responses ........

136,515

300–301 ............

General departure and alternative compliance requests
not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart C regulations.

2.5 hours ..............................

6 requests .................

15

Subtotal ......

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

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

6 responses ...............

15

Total Burden.

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

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

3,279 response .........

137,955

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* In the future, BSEE may require electronic filing of some submissions.

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified no non-hour cost
burdens for this collection.
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: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
requires each agency ‘‘. . . to provide
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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.
Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to
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from the collection of information.
Therefore, if you have other than hour
burden costs to generate, maintain, and
disclose this information, you should
comment and provide your total capital
and startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of service components. For further
information on this burden, refer to 5
CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the
Bureau representative listed previously
in this notice.
We will summarize written responses
to this notice and address them in our
submission for OMB approval. As a
result of your comments, we will make

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any necessary adjustments to the burden
in our submission to OMB.
Public Comment Procedures: 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
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: May 14, 2015.
Douglas W. Morris,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015–12302 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
[Docket ID BSEE–2015–0008; OMB Control
Number 1014–0005; 15XE1700DX
EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000]

Information Collection Activities: Relief
or Reduction in Royalty Rates;
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:

60-Day notice.

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), BSEE is inviting comments on a
collection of information that we will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
The information collection request (ICR)
concerns a renewal to the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates.
DATES: You must submit comments by
July 21, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods listed
below.
• Electronically go to http://
www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
enter BSEE–2015–0008 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view all
related materials. We will post all
comments.
• Email [email protected].
Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement;
Regulations and Standards Branch;
ATTN: Cheryl Blundon; 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166.
Please reference ICR 1014–0005 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607 to
request additional information about
this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR part 203, Relief or
Reduction in Royalty Rates.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0005.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1337, as
amended by the OCS Deep Water
Royalty Relief Act (DWRRA), Public
Law 104–58 and the Energy Policy Act
of 2005, Public Law 109–058, gives the
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) the
authority to reduce or eliminate royalty
or any net profit share specified in OCS
oil and gas leases to promote increased
production. The DWRRA also
authorized the Secretary to suspend
royalties when necessary to promote
development or recovery of marginal
resources on producing or nonproducing leases in the Gulf of Mexico
(GOM) west of 87 degrees, 30 minutes
West longitude.
Section 302 of the DWRRA provides
that new production from a lease in
existence on November 28, 1995, in a
water depth of at least 200 meters, and
in the GOM west of 87 degrees, 30
minutes West longitude qualifies for
royalty suspension in certain situations.
To grant a royalty suspension, the
Secretary must determine that the new
production or development would not
be economic in the absence of royalty
relief. The Secretary must then
determine the volume of production on
which no royalty would be due in order
to make the new production from the
lease economically viable. This
determination is done on a case-by-case
basis. Production from leases in the
same water depth and area issued after
November 28, 2000, also can qualify for
royalty suspension in addition to any
that may be included in their lease
terms.
In addition, Federal policy and statute
require us to recover the cost of services
that confer special benefits to
identifiable non-Federal recipients. The
Independent Offices Appropriation Act
(31 U.S.C. 9701), Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Circular A–25, and
the Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub.
L. 104–134, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26,
1996) authorize the Bureau of Safety
and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
to collect these fees to reimburse us for
the cost to process applications or
assessments.
Regulations at 30 CFR part 203
implement these statutes and policy and
require respondents to pay a fee to
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approved the information collection
burden under this collection 1014–0005.
Section 203.3(a) states that, ‘‘We will
specify the necessary fees for each of the
types of royalty-relief applications and
possible BSEE audits in a Notice to
Lessees. We will periodically update the
fees to reflect changes in costs, as well
as provide other information necessary
to administer royalty relief.’’
This authority and responsibility are
among those delegated BSEE. The
regulations at 30 CFR part 203, 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
We use the information to make
decisions on the economic viability of
leases requesting a suspension or
elimination of royalty or net profit
share. These decisions have enormous
monetary impact on both the lessee and
the Federal Government. Royalty relief
can lead to increased production of
natural gas and oil, creating profits for
lessees, and royalty and tax revenues for
the Federal Government that they might
not otherwise receive. We could not
make an informed decision without the
collection of information required by 30
CFR part 203.
No questions of a sensitive nature are
asked. BSEE will protect information
from respondents considered
proprietary under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and
DOI’s implementing regulations (43 CFR
2) and under regulations at 30 CFR
203.61, How do I assess my chances for
getting relief? and 30 CFR 250.197, Data
and information to be made available to
the public or for limited inspection.
Responses are mandatory or are
required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency: On occasion or as a result
of situations encountered depending
upon the requirements.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal oil, gas,
or sulphur lessees and/or operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 23,329
hours and $117,441 non-hour cost
burdens. In this submission, we are
requesting a total of 724 burden hours
and $27,950 non-hour cost burdens. The
following chart details the individual
components and respective hour burden
estimates of this ICR. 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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