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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2016–0005; OMB Control
Number 1014–0010; 17XE1700DX
EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000]
Information Collection Activities:
Decommissioning Activities;
Submitted for Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment
Request
ACTION:
30-day Notice.
SUMMARY:
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 Subpart Q,
Decommissioning Activities. This notice
also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the revised
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
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DATES:
You must submit comments by
November 21, 2016.
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–
0010). 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–2016–0005 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: Nicole Mason; 45600 Woodland
Road, Sterling, VA 20166. Please
reference ICR 1014–0010 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Mason, 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).
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Title: 30 CFR part 250, subpart Q,
Decommissioning Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0010.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act at 43 U.S.C. 1334
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.
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.
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,
the Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE) is required to
charge fees for services that provide
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special benefits or privileges to an
identifiable non-Federal recipient above
and beyond those which accrue to the
public at large. Respondents pay cost
recovery fees when removing a platform
or other facility, or for decommissioning
a pipeline lease term or a right-of-way.
This authority and responsibility are
among those delegated to BSEE. The
regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart Q,
concern decommissioning of platforms,
wells, and pipelines, as well as site
clearance and platform removal 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.
Responses to this collection are
mandatory and are generally submitted
on occasion, depending on the
requirement. No questions of a sensitive
nature are asked. BSEE will protect any
confidential commercial or proprietary
information according to the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and
DOI’s implementing regulations (43 CFR
2); section 26 of OCSLA (43 U.S.C.
1352); 30 CFR 250.197, Data and
information to be made available to the
public or for limited inspection; and 30
CFR part 252, OCS Oil and Gas
Information Program.
The BSEE uses the information
collected under Subpart Q primarily for
the following reasons:
• To determine the necessity for
allowing a well to be temporarily
abandoned, the lessee/operator must
demonstrate that there is a reason for
not permanently plugging the well, and
the temporary abandonment will not
interfere with fishing, navigation, or
other uses of the OCS. We use the
information and documentation to
verify that the lessee/operator is
diligently pursuing the final disposition
of the well and has performed the
temporary plugging of the wellbore.
• To ensure the information
submitted in initial decommissioning
plans in the Alaska and Pacific OCS
Regions will permit BSEE to become
involved in the initial planning stages of
platform removals anticipated to occur
in these OCS regions.
• To ensure that all objects
(wellheads, platforms, etc.) installed on
the OCS are properly removed using
procedures that will protect marine life
and the environment during removal
operations, and the site cleared so as not
to conflict with or harm other uses of
the OCS.
• To ensure that information
regarding decommissioning a pipeline
in place will not constitute a hazard to
navigation and commercial fishing
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operations, unduly interfere with other
uses of the OCS, such as sand resource
areas for coastal restoration projects, or
have adverse environmental effects.
• To verify that decommissioning
activities comply with approved
applications and procedures and are
satisfactorily completed.
• To evaluate and approve the
adequacy of the equipment, materials,
and/or procedures that the lessee or
operator plans to use during well
modifications and changes in
equipment, etc.
• To help BSEE better estimate future
decommissioning costs for OCS leases,
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gas, or sulfur lessees and/or operators
and holders of pipeline rights-of-way.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
estimated annual hour burden for this
information collection is a total of
15,524 hours and $1,686,396 non-hour
costs. 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.
rights-of-way, and rights of use and
easements. BSEE’s future
decommissioning cost estimates may
then be used by BOEM to set necessary
financial assurance levels to minimize
or eliminate the possibility that the
government will incur abandonment
liability. The information will assist
BSEE and BOEM in meeting their
stewardship responsibilities and in their
roles as regulators.
Frequency: Generally on occasion,
annual, and as required by regulations.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal OCS oil,
BURDEN BREAKDOWN
Non-hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart Q
Reporting requirement*
Average
number of
annual responses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
(rounded)
General
1704(g); 1706(a), (f); 1712; These sections contain references to information,
1715; 1716; 1721(a),(d),
approvals, requests, payments, etc., which are
(f)–(g); 1722(a), (b), (d);
submitted with an APM, the burdens for which are
1723(b); 1743(a); Sub G.
covered under its own information collection.
APM burden covered under 1014–0026.
1700 thru 1754 ..................
General departure and alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in Subpart Q regulations.
Burden covered under Subpart A 1014–
0022
0
1703; 1704 ........................
Request approval for decommissioning ....................
Burden included below
0
1704(i), (j) ..........................
Submit to BSEE, within 120 days after completion of
each decommissioning activity, a summary of expenditures incurred; any additional information
that will support and/or verify the summary.
1
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
........................
820 summaries/additional
information.
820 responses .................
820
820 hours
Permanently Plugging Wells
1712 ..................................
Required data if permanently plugging a well ...........
Requirement not considered Information
Collection under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(9).
0
1713 ..................................
Notify BSEE 48 hours before beginning operations
to permanently plug a well.
0.5
725 notices ......................
363
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
........................
725 responses .................
363 hours
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Temporary Abandoned Wells
1721(f) ...............................
Install a protector structure designed according to
30 CFR 250, Subpart I, and equipped with aids to
navigation. (These requests are processed via the
appropriate Platform Application, 30 CFR 250
Subpart I by the OSTS.).
Burden covered under Subpart I 1014–
0011
0
1721(e); 1722(e), (h)(1);
1741(c).
Identify and report subsea wellheads, casing stubs,
or other obstructions; mark wells protected by a
dome; mark location to be cleared as navigation
hazard.
U.S. Coast Guard requirements.
0
1722(c), (g)(2); 1704(h) ....
Notify BSEE within 5 days if trawl does not pass
over protective device or causes damages to it; or
if inspection reveals casing stub or mud line suspension is no longer protected.
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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
Non-hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart Q
Reporting requirement*
1722(f), (g)(3) ....................
Submit annual report on plans for re-entry to complete or permanently abandon the well and inspection report.
2.5
98 reports ........................
245
1722(h) ..............................
Request waiver of trawling test .................................
1.5
4 requests ........................
6
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
........................
113 responses .................
262 hours
Average
number of
annual responses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
(rounded)
Removing Platforms and Other Facilities
1725(a) ..............................
Requests to maintain the structure to conduct other
activities are processed, evaluated and permitted
by the OSTS via the appropriate Platform Application process, 30 CFR 250 Subpart I. (Other activities include but are not limited to activities conducted under the grants of right-of-ways (ROWs),
rights—of-use and easement (RUEs), and alternate rights-of-use and easement authority issued
under 30 CFR 250 Subpart J, 30 CFR 550.160,
and/or 30 CFR 585, etc.).
Burden covered under Subpart I 1014–
0011
0
1725(e) ..............................
Notify BSEE 48 hours before beginning removal of
platform and other facilities.
0.5
175 notices ......................
88
1726; 1704(a) ....................
Submit initial decommissioning application in the
Pacific and Alaska OCS Regions.
20
1 application ....................
20
1727; 1728; 1730; 1703;
1704(b); 1725(b).
Submit final application and appropriate data to remove platform or other subsea facility structures
(This included alternate depth departures and/or
approvals of partial removal or toppling for conversion to an artificial reef.).
28
240 applications ...............
6,720
$4,684 fee × 240 = $1,124,160
1729; 1704(c) ....................
Submit post platform or other facility removal report;
supporting documentation; signed statements, etc.
9.5
175 reports ......................
1,663
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
........................
591 responses .................
8,491 Hours
$1,124,160 non-hour cost burdens
Site Clearance for Wells, Platforms, and Other Facilities
1740; 1741(g) ....................
Request approval to use alternative methods of well
site, platform, or other facility clearance; contact
pipeline owner/operator before trawling to determine its condition.
12.75
30 requests/contacts .......
383
1743(b); 1704(f), (h) ..........
Verify permanently plugged well, platform, or other
facility removal site cleared of obstructions; supporting documentation; and submit certification
letter.
5
200 certifications ..............
1,000
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
........................
230 Responses ................
1,383 Hours
213 L/T applications ........
2,130
Pipeline Decommissioning
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1750; 1751; 1752; 1754;
1704(d).
Submit application to decommission pipeline in
place or remove pipeline (L/T or ROW).
10
$1,142 L/T decommission fee × 213 = $243,246
10
147 ROW applications .....
1,470
$2,170 ROW decommissioning fees × 147 = $318,990
1753; 1704(e) ....................
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242 reports ......................
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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
Non-hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 250
subpart Q
Subtotal ......................
Reporting requirement*
....................................................................................
Hour burden
Average
number of
annual responses
........................
602 responses .................
Annual burden
hours
(rounded)
4,205 hours
$562,236 non-hour cost burdens
3,081 responses ..............
Total Burden ..............
....................................................................................
........................
15,524 hours
$1,686,396 non-hour cost burdens
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* In the future, BSEE may require electronic filing of some submissions.
L/T = Lease Term.
ROW = Right of Way.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
BSEE has identified three non-hour
paperwork cost burdens for this
collection. Respondents pay cost
recovery fees when removing a platform
or other facility under § 250.1727 for
$4,684, or for decommissioning a
pipeline under §§ 250.1751(a) and
250.1752(a)—L/T for $1,142 or a ROW
for $2,170. We estimate a total reporting
non-hour cost burden of $1,686,396 for
this collection. Refer to the table above
for the specific non-hour paperwork
cost burden breakdown. We have not
identified any other 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
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 May 19, 2016,
we published a Federal Register notice
(81 FR 31660) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
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addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB
Control Number for the information
collection requirements imposed by the
30 CFR 250, Subpart Q 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 no comments in
response to the Federal Register notice.
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.
BSEE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Nicole Mason, (703)
787–1607.
Keith Good,
Senior Advisor, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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