In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2018
28
0
16
724
0
724
27,950
0
27,950
Respondents provide BSEE with information that assists BSEE in determining whether the granting of a royalty relief request will result in the ultimate production of resources that would not be produced without relief. The application must contain sufficient financial, economic, reservoir, geologic and geophysical, production and engineering information to determine whether the decision to grant relief will result in ultimate increase in resource recovery, augment receipts to the Federal Treasury, and provide for reasonable returns on project investments.
US Code:
31 USC 9701
Name of Law: Independent Offices Appropriation Act
US Code:
43 USC 1337
Name of Law: Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 58 302
Name of Law: Deep Water Royalty Relief Act
The current OMB inventory for this collection is 724 burden hours. In this submission, we are not making any changes to the hour burden due to inactivity in the program. The current OMB non-hour cost burden inventory is $27,950. In this submission, we are not making any changes to the non-hour cost burdens. There are currently no royalty relief applications in the OCS and none planned in the near future. As there are no active respondents, the non-hour cost burdens were estimated as once every 10 years.
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.
1014-0005 30-day published [83 FR 45462] exp. 10-9-18.pdf
1014-0005-SS-2018.docx
203.31-49b - Royalty Relief for Ultra-Deep Gas Wells and Deep Gas Wells on Shallow Water Leases