30 CFR 250, subpart H, Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
AA37 FR SS 9-25-18 OMB.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-09-26	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
218266	30 CFR 250.851-876 Additional Production System Requirements		Unchanged
218264	30 CFR 250.880 - Safety Device Testing		Unchanged
218262	250.831-874 - Subsea and Subsurface Safety Systems - Subsea Trees		Unchanged
218260	250.810-869 - Surface and Subsurface Safety Systems - Dry Trees		Unchanged
218257	250.107(c)(3) - BAST		Unchanged
186856	30 CFR 250.890 - Records and Training		Unchanged
186854	30 CFR 250.800-880 - General		Modified
10725	30 CFR 250.842- Production Safety Systems		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1014-0003	ICR Reference No: 201901-1014-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201611-1014-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BSEE	Agency Tracking No: 1014-AA37 Sub H - Revisions
Title: 30 CFR 250, subpart H, Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/28/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/28/2019
Terms of Clearance: The collection is pre-approved, contingent upon no substantive changes being made to this collection after adoption of the final rule. Otherwise this collection should be re-submitted to OMB for review. Since aspects of this collection are included for the first time, when the Agency submits a request for renewal, it must include evidence of consultation with respondents to ensure the supporting statement's accuracy on frequency of collection and accuracy of burden estimate, especially for the non-hour cost estimates such as those associated with Section 250.842 of the regulations.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2019
Responses	7,097	0	8,237
Time Burden (Hours)	93,385	0	95,997
Cost Burden (Dollars)	10,912,696	0	5,582,481

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Abstract: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to amend the regulations regarding oil and natural gas production to address certain overly burdensome requirements. BSEE has identified specific revisions that would reduce the burden oil and natural gas operators on the outer continental shelf (OCS), without reducing safety or protection of the environment.

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Authorizing Statute(s): EO: EO 13795 Name/Subject of EO: Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy
   US Code: 30 USC 1751 Name of Law: Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act
   US Code: 31 USC 9701 Name of Law: Independent Offices Appropriations Act
   EO: EO 13783 Name/Subject of EO: Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth
   US Code: 43 USC 1331 Name of Law: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1014-AA37	Final or interim final rulemaking	83 FR 49216	09/28/2018

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
250.107(c)(3) - BAST
250.810-869 - Surface and Subsurface Safety Systems - Dry Trees
250.831-874 - Subsea and Subsurface Safety Systems - Subsea Trees
30 CFR 250.880 - Safety Device Testing
30 CFR 250.890 - Records and Training
30 CFR 250.851-876 Additional Production System Requirements
30 CFR 250.842- Production Safety Systems
30 CFR 250.800-880 - General

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	7,097	8,237	0	-850	-290	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	93,385	95,997	0	58	-2,670	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	10,912,696	5,582,481	0	-460,000	5,790,215	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Current subpart H regulations have 95,997 hours approved. This ICR requests a total of 93,385 burden hours; resulting in an adjustment decrease of -2,670 and of program increase of 58 burden hours. The current OMB approved non-hour cost burden for subpart H is $5,582,481 (cost recovery fees). In this submission, we are requesting a program adjustment of $5,790,215 due to new non-hour cost burdens associated with PE Costs inadvertently omitted from final rulemaking 1014-AA10 (81 FR 61834). Also, in this submission, we are requesting a program change of -$460,000. This results in a total of $10,912,696 non-hour cost burdens.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,501,975

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 04/25/2018

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