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the John Day—Snake RAC is requested
prior to the start of each meeting.
The May 18 meeting will consist of a
field trip to the Greater sage-grouse
habitat to the east of Baker City to
discuss the presence of the species as
well as public uses on the same land.
The tour will begin at 8 a.m. PDT and
end at 5 p.m. PDT. The May 19 meeting
will begin at 8 a.m. PDT and end at 3
p.m. PDT. The agenda will be released
online at https://www.blm.gov/sitepage/get-involved-resource-advisorycouncil-near-you-oregon-washingtonjohn-day-rac by May 1, 2017. Agenda
items for the meeting include:
Discussion and impressions from the
field trip; the Baker County Local
Improvement Team’s work on Greater
sage-grouse habitat improvement; Snake
River management; the Walden Lake
OHV trail proposal; a report from the
Deschutes River fee sub-committee; and
a discussion on public education
opportunities. Any other matters that
may reasonably come before the John
Day—Snake RAC may also be
addressed.
The agenda includes a 30-minute
public comment period that will begin
at 11:30 on May 19. Each speaker may
address the John Day—Snake RAC for a
maximum of 5 minutes. Meeting times
and the duration of the scheduled
public comment period may be
extended or altered when the authorized
representative considers it necessary to
accommodate necessary business and
all who seek to be heard regarding
matters before the John Day—Snake
RAC.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comments, please 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.

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Donald Gonzalez,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
[Docket ID BSEE–2016–0015; OMB Number
1014–0012; 17XE1700DX EEEE500000
EX1SF0000.DAQ000]

Information Collection Activities: Open
and Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil
and Gas Pipelines Under the OCS
Lands Act; 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, Open and
Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil and
Gas Pipelines Under the OCS Lands Act.
This notice also provides the public a
second opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.

SUMMARY:

You must submit comments by
May 15, 2017.
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–
0012). 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–2016–0015 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: Department of the
Interior; BSEE; Regulations and
Standards Branch; ATTN: Nicole
Mason; 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling,
VA 20166. Please reference 1014–0012
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).
DATES:

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 30 CFR part 291, Open and
Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil and
Gas Pipelines Under the OCS Lands Act.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0012.
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
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.
The OCSLA requires open and
nondiscriminatory access to oil and gas
pipelines. The OCSLA provides the
Secretary of the Interior the authority to
issue and enforce rules to assure open
and nondiscriminatory access to
pipelines. These regulations provide a
mechanism for entities who believe they
have been denied open and
nondiscriminatory access to pipelines
on the OCS. The BSEE established a
process, via the subject regulations, to
submit complaints alleging denial of
access or discriminatory access for a
shipper transporting oil or gas
production from Federal leases on the
OCS. The complaint should include a
comprehensive written brief stating the
legal and factual basis for the allegation
that a shipper was denied open and
nondiscriminatory access, together with
supporting material. Upon completion,
the BSEE Director will review the
complaint, answer, and other
information, and will serve all parties
with a written decision that may
include remedial action.
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

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accrue to the public at large. Regulations
at §§ 291.106(b) and 291.108 require a
nonrefundable processing fee of $7,500
that a shipper must pay when filing a
complaint to BSEE.
On November 2, 2015, the President
signed into law the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (Sec. 701 of
Pub. L. 114–74) (FCPIA of 2015). The
OCSLA directs the Secretary of the
Interior to adjust the OCSLA maximum
civil penalty amount at least once every
three years to reflect any increase in the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) to account
for inflation (43 U.S.C. 1350(b)(1)). The
FCPIA of 2015 requires Federal agencies
to adjust the level of civil monetary
penalties with an initial ‘‘catch-up’’
adjustment, if warranted, through
rulemaking and then to make
subsequent annual adjustments for
inflation. The purpose of these
adjustments is to maintain the deterrent
effect of civil penalties and to further
the policy goals of the underlying
statutes. Regulations at §§ 291.110 and
291.113 address civil penalties for
failure to provide BSEE additional
requested information, and/or to comply

with a BSEE order to provide open
access or nondiscriminatory access.
This authority and responsibility are
among those delegated to BSEE. The
regulations at 30 CFR 291 concern open
and nondiscriminatory access to
pipelines, and are the subject of this
collection. This request also covers any
related Notices to Lessees and Operators
(NTLs) that BSEE issues to clarify,
supplement, or provide additional
guidance on some aspects of our
regulations.
Responses are voluntary but are
required to obtain or retain a benefit. No
questions of a sensitive nature are
asked. The BSEE protects information
considered confidential commercial or
proprietary according to the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and
DOI’s implementing regulations (43 CFR
2); 30 CFR 291.111, How does BSEE
treat the confidential information I
provide.
The BSEE uses the submitted
information to initiate a more detailed
review into the specific circumstances
associated with a complainant’s
allegation of denial of access or
discriminatory access to pipelines on

the OCS. The complaint information
will be provided to the alleged
offending party. Alternative dispute
resolution may be used either before or
after a complaint has been filed to
informally resolve the dispute. The
BSEE may request additional
information upon completion of the
initial review.
Frequency: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents include companies that
ship or transport oil and gas production
across the OCS; as well as, Federal OCS
oil, gas, or sulfur lessees and/or
operators and holders of pipeline rightsof-way.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
estimated annual hour burden for this
information collection is a total of 51
hours. 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.

BURDEN BREAKDOWN
Citation
30 CFR 291

Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements

Average
number
of annual
responses

Hour burden

Annual
burden hours

Non-hour cost burden
105, 106, 108, 109, 111 .........

Submit complaint (with fee) to BSEE and affected parties.
Request confidential treatment and respond to BSEE decision.

50

1

50

$7,500 fee × 1 = $7,500
106(b), 109 .............................

Request waiver or reduction of fee ........................................

104(b), 107, 111 .....................

Submit response to a complaint. Request confidential treatment and respond to BSEE decision.

110 ..........................................
114, 115(a) .............................

Submit required information for BSEE to make a decision.
Submit appeal on BSEE final decision.

Total Burden ....................

1

1

1

Information required after an investigation is opened against
a specific entity is exempt
under the PRA (5 CFR
1320.4(a)(2), (c))

0

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

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

2

51

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$7,500 Non-Hour Cost Burden

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified one non-hour cost
burden of $7,500. The BSEE requires
that shippers pay a nonrefundable fee of
$7,500 for a complaint submitted to
BSEE (30 CFR 291.106). The fee is
required to recover the Federal
Government’s processing costs.

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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.,)

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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
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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 September 22,
2016, BSEE published a Federal
Register notice (81 FR 65403)
announcing that we would submit this
ICR to OMB for approval. The notice
provided the required 60-day comment
period. In addition, § 291.1 provides the
OMB Control Number for the
information collection requirements
imposed by the 30 CFR part 291
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 one comment in response to
the Federal Register notice; however, it
was not germane to this collection.
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.
Authority: The authorities for this action
are the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands
Act (43 U.S.C. 1334), and the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et
seq.).
Dated: February 28, 2017.
Eric Miller,
Acting Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore
Regulatory Programs.
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BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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 the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) an information
collection request (ICR) to renew
approval of the paperwork requirements
in the regulations under subpart I,
Platforms and Structures. This notice
also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the revised
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.

SUMMARY:

You must submit comments by
May 15, 2017.
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–
0011). 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–2016–0014 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 1014–0011 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).
DATES:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2016–0014; OMB Control
Number 1014–0011; 17XE1700DX
EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000]

Information Collection Activities:
Platforms and Structures; Submitted
for Office of Management and Budget
Review; Comment Request
ACTION:

30-Day notice.

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Title: 30 CFR 250, subpart I, Platforms
and Structures.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0011.
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
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
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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 the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (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. Various
applications and reports for Platform
Verification Program, fixed structure,
Caisson/Well Protector, and
modification repairs are subject to cost
recovery, and BSEE regulations specify
service fees for these requests
(§ 250.125).
On November 2, 2015, the President
signed into law the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act

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