In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2023
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2020
265
0
290
18,783
0
25,688
3,816,000
0
3,816,000
Respondents operating under these regulations conduct commercial and noncommercial technology projects that include installation, construction, operation and maintenance, and decommissioning of offshore facilities, as well as possible onshore support facilities. The BOEM must ensure that these activities and operations on the OCS are carried out in a safe and environmentally sound manner, do not interfere with the rights of other users on the OCS, and balance the protection and development of OCS resources. To do this, BOEM needs information concerning the proposed activities, facilities, safety equipment, inspections and tests, and natural and manmade hazards near the site, as well as assurance of fiscal responsibility.
The currently approved hour burden for this ICR is 25,688 hours. With this submission, we are requesting a total of 18,783 hours. This represents an adjustment decrease of 6,905 hours. There is no change in the non-hour cost burden.
The following is an explanation of the reasons, both regulatory and discretionary, why the annual burden hours decreased:
1. BOEM concludes that for the current §585.111(b)(3) the 2016 OMB approved number of burden hours for the studies were overestimated. BOEM is proposing to cut the numbers by 1/3 from 19,000 annual burden hours to 12,000 annual burden hours (-7,000 hours).
2. BOEM concludes that the current §585.113(b) is not an actual collection of information, but falls under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Therefore, BOEM would remove four hours of annual burden hours from OMB control number 1010-0176 (-4 hours).
3. BOEM identified areas where burden hours in the 2016 OMB approval are considered exclusions to the regulatory definition of âinformationâ under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The following regulation; §585.116 (-100 hours) is a request for information which would be excluded under 5 C.F.R. 1320.3(h)(4) (-100 hours).
4. The requirement for §585.238 is related to submissions of request for renewable energy research lease. In the past, BOEM did not specifically account for related burden hours. For research requests relating to supporting future production, transportation, or transmission of renewable energy, BOEM estimates the annual burden hour of 4 hours. (+4 hours).
5. For §585.627(c) and §585.830(d), BOEM previously did not count the annual burden hours for oil spill response plans. Oil spill response plans were assumed to be covered under BSEE regulations (30 CFR 254), which is not the case. This activity is under 33 U.S.C. 1321, and therefore BOEM will increase annual burden hours by 193 hours (+193 hours) for §585.627(c) and 2 hours (+2 hours) for §585.830(d).
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form BOEM-0005 30 CFR 585.500-541; 1011 - Subpart E - Payments and Financial Assurance Requirements
2019-12409_30 day notice_6.12.19.pdf
Supporting Statement_1010-0176_Final.docx
30 CFR 585.1004-1016 - Subpart J - RUEs for Energy and Marine-Related Activities Using Existing OCS Facilities