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second day RAC members will meet
briefly at the office at 8:00 to begin a
tour of the new wilderness area and
several of the released WSAs to gain a
better understanding of the affects it
will have on BLM-managed lands.
All meetings are open to the public.
The public may present written
comments to the Council. Each formal
Council meeting will also have time
allocated for hearing public comments.
Depending on the number of persons
wishing to comment and time available,
the time for individual oral comments
may be limited. Individuals who plan to
attend and need special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation, tour
transportation or other reasonable
accommodations, should contact the
BLM as provided below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Wheeler, RAC Coordinator, Idaho
Falls District, 1405 Hollipark Dr., Idaho
Falls, ID 83401. Telephone: (208) 524–
7550. Email: [email protected].
Dated: August 18, 2015.
Sarah Wheeler,
Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory
Coordinator.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2015–0009; OMB Control
Number 1014–0007; 15XE1700DX
EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000]

Information Collection Activities: OilSpill Response Requirements for
Facilities Located Seaward of the
Coast Line; Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
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 OMB an information
collection request (ICR) to renew
approval of the paperwork requirements
in the regulations under Oil-Spill
Response Requirements for Facilities
Located Seaward of the Coast Line. This
notice also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the revised
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.

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SUMMARY:

You must submit comments by
September 25, 2015.

DATES:

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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–
0007). 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–2015–0009 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view all
related materials. We will post all
comments.
• Email [email protected], 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: Cheryl Blundon; 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166.
Please reference ICR 1014–0007 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607, 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 254, Oil-Spill Response
Requirements for Facilities Located
Seaward of the Coast Line.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0007.
Abstract: Section 2(b)(3) of E.O. 12777
delegated to the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) those responsibilities under
section 311(j)(1)(C) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (FWPCA)
(October 18, 1991; 56 FR 54757),
requiring the Secretary to establish
procedures, methods, and requirements
for equipment to prevent and contain
discharges of oil and hazardous
substances from offshore facilities,
including associated pipelines. Under
section 2(d)(3) of E.O. 12777, section
311(j)(5) of FWPCA, and section
4202(b)(4) of OPA, the Secretary is
required to issue regulations requiring
the owners or operators of offshore
facilities, including associated
pipelines, to prepare and submit
response plans that ensure the
availability of private spill-response
personnel and equipment and to permit
the operation of offshore facilities,
including associated pipelines, without
approved response plans if certain
conditions are met. Under section
2(e)(3) of E.O. 12777 and section
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311(j)(6)(A) of FWPCA, the Secretary
must require periodic inspections of
containment booms and equipment
used to remove discharges at offshore
facilities, including associated
pipelines. The Secretary has redelegated
these responsibilities to the Director,
BSEE.
The FWPCA, as amended by the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), requires
that a spill-response plan be submitted
for offshore facilities prior to February
18, 1993. The OPA specifies that after
that date, an offshore facility may not
handle, store, or transport oil unless a
plan has been submitted. Regulations at
30 CFR 254 establish requirements for
spill-response plans for oil-handling
facilities seaward of the coast line,
including associated pipelines.
In addition, BSEE also issues various
Notices to Lessees (NTLs) and Operators
to clarify and provide additional
guidance on some aspects of the
regulations, as well as forms to capture
the data and information.
Regulations implementing these
responsibilities are among those
delegated to BSEE. Responses are
mandatory or are required to obtain or
retain a benefit. No questions of a
sensitive nature are asked. BSEE
protects information 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 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.
BSEE uses the information collected
under 30 CFR 254 to determine
compliance with OPA by lessees/
operators. Specifically, BSEE needs the
information to:
• Determine that lessees/operators
have an adequate plan and are
sufficiently prepared to implement a
quick and effective response to a
discharge of oil from their facilities or
operations.
• Review plans prepared under the
regulations of a State and submitted to
BSEE to satisfy the requirements in 30
CFR 254 to ensure that they meet
minimum requirements of OPA.
• Verify that personnel involved in
oil-spill response are properly trained
and familiar with the requirements of
the spill-response plans and to lead and
witness spill-response exercises.
• Assess the sufficiency and
availability of contractor equipment and
materials.
• Verify that sufficient quantities of
equipment are available and in working
order.

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• Oversee spill-response efforts and
maintain official records of pollution
events.
• Assess the efforts of lessees/
operators to prevent oil spills or prevent
substantial threats of such discharges.
Frequency: On occasion, monthly,
annually, biennially and as required by
regulations.

Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise OCS Federal oil,
gas, or sulphur lessees and/or operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
estimated annual hour burden for this
information collection is a total of
74,461 hours. The following chart

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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.

BURDEN TABLE
Citation 30 CFR 254 and NTLs

Average number
of annual
responses

Hour
burden

Reporting requirement *

Annual
burden
hours
(rounded)

Subpart A—General
1(a) thru (d); 2(a); 3 thru 5; 7; 20
thru 29; 44(b); 47(a)(3); 51.

Submit spill response plan for OCS facilities
and related documents/copies of referenced
documents; any additional information necessary for compliance purposes.

192.8

18 new plans ...............

3,470

1(e) .................................................

Request BSEE jurisdiction over facility landward of coast line (no recent request received).

0.4

2 requests ...................

1

2(b) .................................................

Submit certification of capability to respond to
worst case discharge or substantial threat of
such.

15.8

18 certification .............

284

2(c) ..................................................

Request deadline extension for submission of
revised plan.

2

8 extensions ................

16

8 ......................................................

Appeal BSEE orders or decisions per 30 CFR
Part 290.

Subtotal ...................................

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

Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c).
........................

46 responses ..............

0
3,771

Subpart B—Oil-Spill Response Plans for Outer Continental Shelf Facilities
Subpart B 52 ..................................

Requirements for your oil-spill response plans

Burden included with specific
requirements under subparts A and D.

0

30 ....................................................

Submit and/or resubmit revised spill response
plan for OCS facilities at least every 2 years
or within 15 days whenever certain changes
occur (see (b)(1–4) or (see (e)(1–3)).

62

159 revised plans ........

9,858

30 ....................................................

Notify BSEE of no change to your plan ...........

1

1 plan ..........................

1

Subtotal ...................................

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

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

160 responses ............

9,859

40 records ...................

280

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Subpart C—Related Requirements for OCS Facilities
40 ....................................................

Make records of all OSRO-provided services,
equipment, personnel available to BSEE.

7

41 ....................................................

Conduct annual training; retain training records
for 2 years.

149

138 plans holders/operators.

20,562

42(a) thru (e) ..................................

Conduct triennial response plan exercise; retain exercise records for 3 years.

215

138 exercises ..............

29,670

42(f) ................................................

Inform BSEE 30 days before the date of any
exercise (triennial).

1.3

138 notifications ..........

179

43 ....................................................

Inspect response equipment monthly; retain inspection & maintenance records for 2 years.

10.5

44(b) ...............................................

Request approval to use a different efficiency
factor for specific oil recovery devices; submit evidence to demonstrate the request.

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780 (65 sites × 12
months).
1 request .....................

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BURDEN TABLE—Continued
Average number
of annual
responses

Hour
burden

Citation 30 CFR 254 and NTLs

Reporting requirement *

46(a) NTL .......................................

Notify NRC of all oil spills from owner/operator
facility.

46(b) NTL(s) ...................................

Notify BSEE of oil spills of one barrel or more
from owner/operator facility; submit follow-up
report; after catastrophic event may be requested to meet w/BSEE to discuss storm
recovery strategies/pollution.

2

46(c) ................................................

Notify BSEE & responsible party of oil spills
from operations at another facility.

47(d) ...............................................

Subtotal ...................................

Annual
burden
hours
(rounded)

Burden would be included in the NRC
inventory.

0

6 notifications & reports.

12

1.8

24 notifications ............

43

Request instructions on how to calculate volume of WDC scenario if not listed in
§ 203.47(a–c).

0.9

1 request .....................

1

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

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

1,266 responses .........

58,939

Subpart D—Oil Spill Response Requirements for Facilities Located in State Waters Seaward of the Coast Line
50; 52 ..............................................

Submit response plan for facility in State
waters following format for OCS plan.

46.3

13 plans ......................

602

50; 51; 52 .......................................

Submit response plan for facility in State
waters by modifying existing OCS plan.

14.3

50 plans ......................

715

50; 53 ..............................................

Submit response plan for facility in State
waters developed under State requirements
including all information as required in these
sections.

40

8 plans ........................

320

54 ....................................................

Submit description of oil-spill prevention procedures and demonstrate compliance; include
any industry safety and pollution prevention
standards your facility meets.

3.8

67 submissions ...........

255

Subtotal ...................................

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

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

138 responses ............

1,892

Total Hour Burden ............

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

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

1,610 responses .........

74,461

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* In the future, BSEE will be allowing the option of electronic reporting for certain requirements.

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have not identified any non-hour
cost burdens associated with this
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 collection is
necessary or useful; (b) evaluate the
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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 May 29, 2015,
we published a Federal Register notice
(80 FR 30724) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
addition, § 254.9 provides the OMB
Control Number for the information
collection requirements imposed by
these 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 two comments in response
to the Federal Register notice: One from
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support of the Bureau’s request and one
comment from a private citizen that was
not germane to the PRA.
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
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: August 7, 2015.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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