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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
Citation 30 CFR
250 subpart I and
related NTLs

Reporting and/or recordkeeping requirement *

Average number of
annual reponses

Hour burden

Annual burden
hours

Non-hour cost burdens
Total Burden.

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

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

1,607 Responses ......

261,313

$392,874 Non-Hour Cost Burdens

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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 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
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
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.
Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting
from the collection of information.
Therefore, if you have other non-hour
burden costs to generate, maintain, and
disclose this information, you should
comment and provide your total capital
and startup cost components or annual

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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
any necessary adjustments to the burden
in our submission to OMB.
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.
Dated: September 16, 2016.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
[Docket ID BSEE–2016–0012; OMB Number
1014–0025; 16XE1700DX EEEE500000
EX1SF0000.DAQ000]

Information Collection Activities:
Application for Permit Drill (APD,
Revised APD), Supplemental APD
Information Sheet, and All Supporting
Documentation; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION:

60-day notice.

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

SUMMARY:

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(PRA), the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (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
30 CFR 250 where it pertains to an
Application for Permit Drill (APD,
Revised APD), Supplemental APD
Information Sheet, and all supporting
documentation.
DATES: You must submit comments by
November 21, 2016.
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–2016–0012 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 1014–0025 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Application for
Permit to Drill (APD, Revised APD),
Supplemental APD Information Sheet,
and all supporting documentation.
Form(s): BSEE–0123 and –0123S.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0025.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act (OCSLA) at 43 U.S.C.
1334 authorizes the Secretary of the
Interior to prescribe rules and
regulations necessary for the

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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-ofuse 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,
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.
Applications for permits to drill and
modification approvals are subject to
cost recovery, and BSEE regulations
specify service fees for these requests.
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regulations at 30 CFR 250 stipulate the
various requirements that must be
submitted with forms BSEE–0123
(Application for Permit to Drill) and
BSEE–0123S (Supplemental APD
Information Sheet), and the numerous
submittals included with them; and are
the subject of this collection.
This request also covers related
Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs)
that BSEE issues to clarify, supplement,
or provide additional guidance on some
aspects of our regulations.
Some responses are mandatory and
some are required to obtain or retain a
benefit. No questions of a sensitive
nature are asked. BSEE will protect
proprietary information according to the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552) and DOI’s implementing
regulations (43 CFR 2); 30 CFR part
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.
BSEE uses the information to ensure
safe drilling operations and to protect
the human, marine, and coastal
environment. Among other things, BSEE
specifically uses the information to
ensure: The drilling unit is fit for the
intended purpose; the lessee or operator
will not encounter geologic conditions
that present a hazard to operations;
equipment is maintained in a state of
readiness and meets safety standards;
each drilling crew is properly trained
and able to promptly perform wellcontrol activities at any time during
well operations; compliance with safety
standards; and the current regulations
will provide for safe and proper field or
reservoir development, resource
evaluation, conservation, protection of
correlative rights, safety, and
environmental protection. We also
review well records to ascertain whether
drilling operations have encountered
hydrocarbons or H2S and to ensure that
H2S detection equipment, personnel
protective equipment, and training of
the crew are adequate for safe
operations in zones known to contain
H2S and zones where the presence of
H2S is unknown.
Also, we use the information to
determine the conditions of a drilling
site to avoid hazards inherent in drilling
operations. Specifically, we use the
information to evaluate the adequacy of
a lessee’s or operator’s plan and
equipment for drilling, sidetracking, or
deepening operations. This includes the
adequacy of the proposed casing design,
casing setting depths, drilling fluid
(mud) programs, cementing programs,
and blowout preventer (BOP) systems to
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safe manner that provides adequate
protection for the environment. The
BSEE also reviews the information to
ensure conformance with specific
provisions of the lease. In addition,
except for proprietary data, BSEE is
required by the OCSLA to make
available to the public certain
information.
The information on the forms is as
follows:
BSEE–0123
Heading: BSEE uses the information
to identify the type of proposed drilling
activity for which approval is requested.
Well at Total Depth/Surface:
Information utilized to identify the
location (area, block, lease, latitude and
longitude) of the proposed drilling
activity.
Significant Markers Anticipated:
Identification of significant geologic
formations, structures and/or horizons
that the lessee or operator expects to
encounter. This information, in
conjunction with seismic data, is
needed to correlate with other wells
drilled in the area to assess the risks and
hazards inherent in drilling operations.
Question/Information: The
information is used to ascertain the
adequacy of the drilling fluids (mud)
program to ensure control of the well,
the adequacy of the surface casing
compliance with EPA offshore pollutant
discharge requirements, and the shut-in
of adjacent wells to ensure safety while
moving a rig on and off a drilling
location; as well as ensure the worst
case discharge scenario information
reflects the well and is updated if
applicable. This information is also
provided in the course of electronically
requesting approval of drilling
operations via eWell.
BSEE–0123S
Heading: BSEE uses this information
to identify the lease operator, rig name,
rig elevation, water depth, type well
(exploratory, development), and the
presence of H2S and other data which
is needed to assess operational risks and
safety.
Well Design Information: This
engineering data identifies casing size,
pressure rating, setting depth and
current volume, hole size, mud weight,
blowout preventer (BOP) and well bore
designs, formation and BOP test data
and other criteria. The information is
utilized by BSEE engineers to verify
operational safety and ensure well
control to prevent blowouts and other
hazards to personnel and the
environment. This form accommodates
requested data collection for successive
sections of the borehole as drilling

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proceeds toward total depth below each
intermediate casing point.
Frequency: On occasion and as
required by regulations.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal OCS oil,
gas, or sulfur lessees and/or operators
and holders of pipeline rights-of-way.
Citation 30 CFR 250;
application for permit
to drill
(APD)

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 47,800
hours and $862,104 non-hour costs. The
following chart details the individual
components and estimated hour
burdens. In calculating the burdens, we
assumed that respondents perform

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement

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.
[NOTE: In the burden table, a revised
APD hour burden is preceded by the
letter R]

Average number of
responses

Hour burden

Annual burden
hours
(rounded)

Non-hour cost burden
Subparts A, D, E, H,
P.

Apply for permit to drill, sidetrack, bypass, or deepen a well
submitted via Forms BSEE–0123 (APD) and BSEE–0123S
(Supplemental APD). (This burden represents only the filling
out of the forms, the requirements are listed separately
below).

1

408 applications ........

408

$2,113 fee × 408 = $862,104
Subparts D and E ....

Obtain approval to revise your drilling plan or change major
drilling equipment by submitting a Revised APD and Supplemental APD [no cost recovery fee for Revised APDs].
(This burden represents only the filling out of the forms, the
requirements are listed separately below).

1

662 submittals ...........

662

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

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

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

1,070 responses ........

1,070

$862,104 non-hour cost burdens
Subpart A
125 ...........................

Submit evidence of your fee for services receipt ......................

Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1)

0

197 ...........................

Written confidentiality agreement ..............................................

Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.5(d)(2)

0

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Subpart D
409 ...........................

Request departure approval from the drilling requirements
specified in this subpart; identify and discuss.

1

367 approvals ............

367

410(d) ......................

Submit to the District Manager: An original and two complete
copies of APD and Supplemental APD; separate public information copy of forms per § 250.186.

0.5

380 submittals ...........

190

R–0.5

380 submittals ...........

190

411; 412 ..................

Submit plat showing location of the proposed well and all the
plat requirements associated with this section.

2

380 submittals ...........

760

411; 413; 414; 415 ..

Submit design criteria used and all description requirements;
drilling prognosis with description of the procedures you will
follow; and casing and cementing program requirements.

11.5

707 submittals ...........

8,131

411; 416 ..................

Submit diverter and BOP systems descriptions and all the
regulatory requirements associated with this section.

3

380 submittals ...........

1,140

411; 417 ..................

Provide information for using a MODU and all the regulatory
requirements associated with this section.

10

682 submittals ...........

6,820

411; 418 ..................

Additional information required when providing an APD include, but not limited to, rated capacities of drilling rig and
equipment if not already on file; quantities of fluids, including weight materials; directional plot; H2S; welding plan;
and information we may require per requirements, etc.

19

380 submittals ...........

7,220

420(a)(6) ..................

(i) Include signed registered professional engineer certification
and related information.

3

1,034 certification ......

3,102

423(b)(3) ..................

Submit for approval casing pressure test procedures and criteria. On casing seal assembly ensure proper installation of
casing or line (subsea BOP’s only).

3

527 procedures & criteria.

1,581

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Citation 30 CFR 250;
application for permit
to drill
(APD)

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement

Average number of
responses

Hour burden

Annual burden
hours
(rounded)

Non-hour cost burden
423(c)(3) ..................

Submit test procedures and criteria for a successful negative
pressure test for approval. If any change, submit changes
for approval.

2.5

355 submittals ...........

888

R–4

1 change ...................

4

432 ...........................

Request departure from diverter requirements; with discussion
and receive approval.

5

53 requests ...............

265

447(c) ......................

Indicate which casing strings and liners meet the criteria of
this section.

1

355 casing/liner info ..

355

448(b) ......................

Request approval of test pressures (RAM BOPs) ....................

2

353 requests .............

706

448(c) ......................

Request approval of pressure test (annular BOPs) ..................

1

380 requests .............

380

449(j) .......................

Submit test procedures, including how you will test each ROV
intervention function, for approval (subsea BOPs only).

2

507 submittals ...........

1,014

449(k) ......................

You must submit test procedures (autoshear and deadman
systems) for approval. Include documentation of the controls/circuitry system used for each test; describe how the
ROV will be utilized during this operation.

2.5

507 submittals ...........

1,268

456(j) .......................

Request approval to displace kill-weight fluid; include reasons
why along with step-by-step procedures.

4.5

518 approval requests

2,331

460(a) ......................

Include your projected plans if well testing along with the required information.

12

2 plans .......................

24

490(c)(2 thru 4) .......

(2) Request to classify an area for the presence of H2S .........
(3) Support request with available information such as G&G
data, well logs, formation tests, cores and analysis of formation fluids.
(4) Submit a request for reclassification of a zone when a different classification is needed.

3
3

91 requests ...............
73 submittals .............

273
219

1

4 requests .................

4

Alaska Region: 410;
Due to the difficulties of drilling in Alaska, along with the
412 thru 418; 420;
shortened time window allowed for drilling, Alaska hours are
442; 444; 449; 456.
done here as stand alone requirement. Also, note that
these specific hours are based on the first APD in Alaska in
more than 10 years.

2,800

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

2,800

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

8,417 responses ........

40,032

3

288 requests .............

864

R–6
16.5

1 request ...................
295 submittals ...........

6
4,868

R–26

1 submittal .................

26

Submit well-control procedure indicating how the annular preventer will be utilized and the pressure limitations that will
be applied during each mode of pressure control.

3

295 procedures .........

885

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

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

880 responses ...........

6,649

Submit detailed information that demonstrates the SSSVs and
related equipment are capable of performing in HPHT.

3.75

1 submittal .................

4

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

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

1 response ................

4

Subpart D subtotal.

....................................................................................................
Subpart E

513 ...........................

(a) Obtain approval to begin well completion operations. If
completion is planned and the data are available you may
submit on forms.
(b) Submit description of well-completion, schematics, logs,
any H2S; on form.

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516(a) ......................

Subpart E subtotal.

Subpart H
807(a) ......................
Subpart H subtotal.

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Citation 30 CFR 250;
application for permit
to drill
(APD)

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement

Average number of
responses

Hour burden

65403
Annual burden
hours
(rounded)

Non-hour cost burden
Subpart P
Note that for Sulphur Operations, while there may be 45 burden hours listed, we have not had any sulphur leases for numerous years, therefore, we have submitted minimal burden.
1605(b)(3) ................

Submit information on the fitness of the drilling unit .................

4

1 submittal .................

4

1617 .........................

(a) Request approval before drilling a well ...............................
(b) Include rated capacities of the proposed drilling unit and of
major drilling equipment.
(c) Include a fully completed Form BSEE–0123 and the requirements of this section.

1
3

1 submittal .................
1 submittal .................

1
3

34

1 submittal .................

34

Submit description of well-completion or workover procedures,
schematic, and if H2S is present.

3

1 submittal .................

3

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

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

5 responses ...............

45

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

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

10,373 responses ......

47,800

1622(b) ....................
Subpart P subtotal.
Total Burden.

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$862,104 non-hour cost burden

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified one non-hour cost
burden associated with the collection of
information for a total of $862,104.
There is a service fee of $2,113 required
to recover the Federal Government’s
processing costs of the APD. 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.
Before submitting an ICR to OMB,
PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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.
Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting
from the collection of information.

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Therefore, if you have other non-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
any necessary adjustments to the burden
in our submission to OMB.
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.
Dated: September 16, 2016.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
[Docket ID BSEE–2016–0015; OMB Number
1014–0012; 16XE1700DX EEEE500000
EX1SF0000.DAQ000]

Information Collection Activities: Open
and Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil
and Gas Pipelines Under the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act; Proposed
Collection; Comment Request
ACTION:

60-day notice.

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (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
30 CFR 291, Open and
Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil and
Gas Pipelines Under the OCS Lands Act.
DATES: You must submit comments by
November 21, 2016.
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–2016–0015 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view all
SUMMARY:

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