Form BOEM-1017 Appointment of Designated Applicant

U.S. Department of the Interior OMB Control No.: _1010-0106

_{Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Expiration Date: xxxxxxx}

_{APPOINTMENT OF DESIGNATED APPLICANT}

CERTIFICATION OF OIL SPILL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990

(TYPE OR PRINT ALL INFORMATION EXCEPT SIGNATURES)

1. Designated Applicant:

COMPANY LEGAL NAME BOEM COMPANY NUMBER

ADDRESS BOEM COMPANY REGION

CITY STATE ZIP CODE

2. Responsible Party:

COMPANY LEGAL NAME BOEM COMPANY NUMBER

ADDRESS BOEM COMPANY REGION

CITY STATE ZIP CODE

CONTACT PERSON CONTACT PERSON’S TITLE

( )

( )

AREA CODE and TELEPHONE NUMBER AREA CODE and FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS

3. I, the undersigned, serving as the Authorized Representative of the Responsible Party named in section 2, do hereby appoint and authorize the Designated Applicant identified in section 1 to act on behalf of the Responsible Party to obtain a certification of oil spill financial responsibility (OSFR) for each covered offshore facility at the locations described in section 5, and to establish and maintain OSFR on the Responsible Party’s behalf for these specified covered offshore facilities in accordance with 30 CFR Part 553 and in the amounts specified by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). On behalf of the Responsible Party, I explicitly agree that the Responsible Party be strictly liable, jointly and severally, together with the other Responsible Parties for each covered offshore facility described in section 5, for all oil spill removal costs and damages in accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.

This appointment is effective beginning on . I agree, on behalf of the

DATE

Responsible Party, that the Responsible Party will notify the BOEM oil spill financial responsibility program in writing when this appointment is canceled; that the Responsible Party will concurrently appoint a substitute Designated Applicant; and that the Responsible Party shall be bound by the actions of the Designated Applicant hereby appointed until such time as BOEM receives such notice and a substitute Designated Applicant so appointed.

NAME OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE

TITLE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE DATE

4. The Responsible Party’s U.S. Agent for Service of Process is:

NAME

ADDRESS BOEM COMPANY NUMBER

CITY STATE ZIP CODE

( )

( )

AREA CODE and TELEPHONE NUMBER AREA CODE and FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS

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_{5. Locations of Covered Offshore Facilities:}

STATE OR OCS REGION	LEASE NUMBER	ALIQUOT PORTION (If Applicable)	DEPTH RANGE (If Applicable)	AREA NAME	BLOCK NUMBER	PERMIT NUMBER	RUE OR ROW NUMBER	PIPELINE SEGMENT NUMBER

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U.S. Department of the Interior OMB Control No.: 1010-0106

_{Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Expiration Date: xxxxxxxxx}

_{PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT}

BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990

OIL SPILL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OFFSHORE FACILITIES

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) requires us to inform you that the Bureau of

Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) collects this information to:

1. Provide a standard method for establishing eligibility for oil spill financial responsibility (OSFR) for offshore facilities;

2. Identify and maintain a record of those offshore facilities that have a potential oil spill liability;

3. Establish and maintain a continuous record, over the liability term specified in Title I of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, of financial evidence and instruments established to pay claims for oil spill cleanup and damages resulting from operations conducted on offshore facilities and the transportation of oil from offshore platforms and wells;

4. Establish and maintain a continuous record of Responsible Parties, as defined in Title I of the Oil

Pollution Act of 1990, and their agents or Authorized Representatives for oil spill financial responsibility for offshore facilities; and

5. Establish and maintain a continuous record, over the liability term specified in Title I of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, of persons to contact and U.S. Agents for Service of Process for claims associated with oil spills from offshore facilities.

The BOEM will routinely use the information to:

1. Ensure compliance of offshore lessees and owners and operators of offshore facilities with Title I of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990;

2 Establish eligibility of applicants for OSFR; and

3. Establish a reference source of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of Responsible Parties for offshore facilities and their Authorized Representatives and Guarantors for claims associated with oil pollution from designated offshore facilities.

Responses are mandatory (33 U.S.C. 2716). No confidential or proprietary information is required to be submitted. The BOEM considers oil spill financial responsibility demonstrations, including supporting audited financial statements, to be public information open for review under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. The public reporting burden for an application for certification of oil spill financial responsibility is listed below. The burden includes the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the application. The average burden for this form and required information that could comprise a submission is 9 hours.

Comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form should be directed to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166.

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