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minimizing the burden through the use
of information technology?
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Comments submitted in response to
this
notice are a matter of public record.
[OMB Control Number 1010–0114; Docket
BOEM
will include or summarize each
ID: BOEM–2017–0016]
comment in our request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Agency Information Collection
approval of this ICR. You should be
Activities; 30 CFR 550, Subpart A,
aware that your entire comment—
General, and Subpart K, Oil and Gas
including your address, phone number,
Production Requirements in the Outer
email address, or other personally
Continental Shelf
identifiable information—may be made
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy
publicly available at any time. In order
Management, Interior.
for BOEM to withhold from disclosure
your personally identifiable
ACTION: Notice of Information
information, you must identify any
Collection; request for comment.
information contained in the submittal
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
of your comments that, if released,
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
invasion of your personal privacy. You
(BOEM) is proposing to renew an
must also briefly describe any possible
information collection request (ICR)
harmful consequences of the disclosure
with revisions.
of information, such as embarrassment,
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
injury, or other harm. While you can ask
submit comments on or before
us in your comment to withhold your
personally identifiable information from
November 5, 2019.
public review, we cannot guarantee that
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
we will be able to do so.
this ICR by mail to the BOEM
BOEM protects proprietary
Information Collection Clearance
information in accordance with the
Officer, Anna Atkinson, Bureau of
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
Ocean Energy Management, 45600
552) and the Department of the
Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
Interior’s implementing regulations (43
20166; or by email to anna.atkinson@
boem.gov. Please reference OMB Control CFR part 2), and under applicable
Number 1010–0114 in the subject line of sections of 30 CFR parts 550 and 552
promulgated pursuant to Outer
your comments.
Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) at
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
43 U.S.C. 1352(c).
request additional information about
Abstract: This ICR addresses
this ICR, contact Anna Atkinson by
regulations at 30 CFR 550 Subparts A
email, or by telephone at 703–787–1025. and K, which deal with regulatory
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
requirements of oil, gas, and sulphur
accordance with the Paperwork
operations on the OCS. This request also
Reduction Act of 1995, BOEM provides
covers the related Notice to Lessees and
the general public and other Federal
Operators (NTLs) that BOEM issues to
agencies with an opportunity to
clarify and provide guidance on some
comment on new, proposed, revised,
aspects of our regulations, and forms
and continuing collections of
BOEM–0127, BOEM–0140, BOEM–
information. This helps BOEM assess
1123, and BOEM–1832.
the impact of our information collection
The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
requirements and minimize the public’s Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1331
et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
reporting burden. It also helps the
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the to prescribe rules and regulations to
administer leasing of the OCS. Such
requested data in the desired format.
rules and regulations will apply to all
BOEM is soliciting comments on the
operations conducted under a lease.
proposed ICR described below. We are
especially interested in public comment Operations in the OCS must preserve,
protect, and develop oil and natural gas
addressing the following issues: (1) Is
resources in a manner that is consistent
the collection necessary to the proper
functions of BOEM; (2) what can BOEM with the need to make such resources
available to meet the Nation’s energy
do to ensure that this information be
processed and used in a timely manner; needs as rapidly as possible; to balance
orderly energy resource development
(3) is the burden estimate accurate; (4)
with protection of human, marine, and
how might BOEM enhance the quality,
coastal environments; to ensure the
utility, and clarity of the information to
public a fair and equitable return on the
be collected; and (5) how might BOEM
resources of the OCS; and to preserve
minimize the burden of this collection
and maintain free enterprise
on the respondents, including
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competition. Section 1332(6) states that
‘‘operations in the [Outer] Continental
Shelf should be conducted in a safe
manner by well trained personnel using
technology, precautions, and techniques
sufficient to prevent or minimize . . .
loss of well control . . . physical
obstructions to other users of the waters
or subsoil and seabed, or other
occurrences which may cause damage to
the environment or to property or
endanger life or health.’’
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 the Office of Management
and Budget Circular A–25, authorize
Federal agencies to recover the full cost
of services that provide special benefits.
Under the Department of the Interior’s
(DOI) implementing policy, BOEM is
required to charge the full cost for
services that provide special benefits or
privileges to an identifiable non-Federal
recipient above and beyond those that
accrue to the public at large. Approval
of transfer of a lease or interest are
subject to cost recovery, and BOEM
regulations specify the filing fee for
these transfer applications.
BOEM uses the information collected
under these regulations to ensure that
operations in the OCS are carried out in
a safe and environmentally sound
manner, do not interfere with the rights
of other users in the OCS, and balance
the protection and development of OCS
resources. Specifically, BOEM uses the
information collected to:
• Determine the capability of a well
to produce oil or gas in paying
quantities or to determine the possible
need for additional wells resulting in
minimum royalty status on a lease.
• Provide lessees/operators greater
flexibility to comply with regulatory
requirements through approval of
alternative equipment or procedures
and departures if they demonstrate
equal or better compliance with the
appropriate performance standards.
• Ensure that subsurface storage of
natural gas does not unduly interfere
with development and production
operations under existing leases.
• Determine if an application for
right-of-use and easement complies with
the OCS Lands Act, other applicable
laws, and BOEM regulations; and does
not unreasonably interfere with the
operations of any other lessee.
• Provide for orderly development of
oil and gas resources while protecting
the environment.
• Determine the appropriateness of
disqualification of a lessee/operator
based on performance.
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• Approve requests to cancel leases
and ascertain if/when the Secretary may
cancel leases.
• Ensure the protection of any
discovered archaeological resources.
• Form BOEM–0127, Sensitive
Reservoir Information Report, is used to
regulate production rates from sensitive
reservoirs. BOEM engineers and
geologists use the information for rate
control and reservoir studies. The form
requests general information about the
reservoir and the company, volumetric
data, and fluid analysis and production
data.
• Form BOEM–0140, Bottomhole
Pressure Survey Report, is used to
manage reservoirs in our efforts to
conserve natural resources, prevent
waste, and protect correlative rights,
including the Government’s royalty
interest. The form requests information
about the well and operator; test data
information such as shut-in time,
bottomhole temperature, kelly bushing
elevation; and bottomhole pressure
points that consist of measured depth(s),
true vertical depth(s), pressure(s), and
pressure gradient(s).
• Form BOEM–1123, Designation of
Operator, records the designation of an
operator authorized to act on behalf of
the lessee/operating rights owner and to
fulfill their obligations under the OCS
Lands Act and implementing
regulations, or to record the local agent
empowered to receive notices and
comply with regulatory orders issued.
This form requires the respondent to
submit general information such as
lease number, name, address, company
number of designated operator, and
signature of the authorized
representative of the lessee.
• Form BOEM–1832, Notification of
Incidents of Non-Compliance (INC), is
used to determine that respondents have
corrected any Incidents of NonCompliance identified during
compliance reviews. The BOEM issues
this form to the operator and the
operator then corrects the INC(s), signs
and returns the form to BOEM.
BOEM protects proprietary
information in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552) and the Department of the
Interior’s implementing regulations (43
CFR part 2), and under applicable
sections of 30 CFR parts 550 and 552
promulgated pursuant to Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) at
43 U.S.C. 1352(c).
Title of Collection: 30 CFR 550,
Subpart A, General, and Subpart K, Oil
and Gas Production.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0114.
Form Number:
• BOEM–0127, Sensitive Reservoir
Information Report;
• BOEM–0140, Bottomhole Pressure
Survey Report;
• BOEM–1123, Designation of
Operator; and
• BOEM–1832, Notification of
Incident(s) of Noncompliance.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Oil and
gas and sulphur lessees/operators.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,302 responses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 18,323 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion,
monthly.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour
Burden Cost: $165,492.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
current annual burden hours for this
collection are 30,635 hours. BOEM
proposes to reduce annual burden hours
to 18,323 hours, which is a decrease of
12,312 annual burden hours. The
annual burden hour reduction is related
to adjustments in 30 CFR 550 subpart K.
• For 30 CFR 550.1153, the regions
re-evaluated the annual burden hours
for static bottomhole pressure surveys.
The average hour burden based on
industry feedback is 15 hours instead of
14 hours. Also, BOEM on average
reviews approximately 400 Bottomhole
Pressure Surveys per year instead of
1,161 surveys. The 2017 OMB approved
annual burden hours included 3 years of
data instead of annual data. Therefore,
BOEM is reducing the number of
respondents to correct this error. The
annual burden hours for 30 CFR 55.1153
is decreasing from 16,254 hours to 6,000
hours (¥10,254 hours).
• For 30 CFR 550.1153(d), BOEM is
increasing the hour burden from 1 to 5
based on industry feedback. BOEM is
currently reviewing fewer departures
annually than previously recorded
(decreasing number of departures from
200 to 100). With the increase in hour
burdens and the decrease in
respondents, the overall annual burden
hour for 30 CFR 550.1153(d) will
increase to 500 hours (+300 hours).
• For 30 CFR 550.1154 and 550.1167,
BOEM is changing the hour burden from
1 to 5 hours based on industry feedback.
However, the number of respondents is
dropping by 2/3rds (from 15 requests to
5 requests). Therefore, the annual
burden hour change will increase
slightly to from 15 hours to 25 hours
(+10 hours).
• For 30 CFR 550.1155, based on
outreach input, BOEM is increasing the
hour burden for form BOEM–0127 from
3 hours to 6 hours. However, BOEM
previously overestimated the number of
forms submitted. BOEM is reducing the
number of forms collected from 2,012 to
610 forms; therefore, the overall annual
burden hours will decrease from 6,036
hours to 3,660 hours (¥2,376 hours).
• For 30 CFR 550.1153–1167, BOEM
is increasing the respondents from 2 to
10 requests. With changes in
technology, operators are installing
permanent downhole gauges in wells.
These gauges show continuous readings
of the downhole pressure. Operators are
submitting this type of data, as
alternative compliance, to meet the
bottomhole pressure requirement, so
BOEM has seen a slight increase in
respondents. The increase in
respondents has caused the annual
burden hours to increase from 2 to 10
hours (+8 hours).
The following table details the
individual components and respective
hour burden estimates of this ICR.
BURDEN BREAKDOWN
Citation 30 CFR 550 Subpart A and related forms/
NTLs
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement
Hour burden
Average number of annual responses
Annual
burden hours
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Non-hour cost burdens
Authority and Definitions of Terms
104; 181; Form BOEM–
1832.
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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
Citation 30 CFR 550 Subpart A and related forms/
NTLs
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement
Average number of annual responses
Hour burden
Annual
burden hours
Non-hour cost burdens
Performance Standards
115; 116 ............................
Request determination of well producibility; make
available or submit data and information; notify
BOEM of test.
5
90 responses ...................
450
119 ....................................
Apply for subsurface storage of gas; sign storage
agreement.
10
3 applications ...................
30
Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................
93 responses ...................
480
Cost Recovery Fees and related items are
covered individually throughout this subpart
0
Cost Recovery Fees
125; 126; 140 ....................
Cost Recovery Fees; confirmation receipt etc.;
verbal approvals and written request to follow. Includes request for refunds.
Designation of Operator
143 ....................................
Report change of name, address, etc .......................
Not considered information collection under
5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1)
0
143(a–c); 144; Form
BOEM–1123.
Submit designation of operator (Form BOEM–
1123—form takes 30 minutes); report updates;
notice of termination; submit designation of agent.
Request exception. NO FEE.
1
2,584 forms ......................
2,584
143(a–d); 144; Form
BOEM–1123.
Change designation of operator (Form BOEM–
1123—form takes 30 minutes); report updates;
notice of termination; submit designation of agent;
include pay.gov confirmation receipt. Request exception. SERVICE FEE.
1
930 forms .........................
930
$175 fee × 930 = $162,750
186(a)(3) ...........................
Apply for user account in TIMS (electronic/digital
form submittals).
Not considered information collection under
5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1)
Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................
3,514 responses ..............
0
3,514
$162,750 non-hour cost burden
Compliance
101; 135; 136; Form
BOEM–1832.
Submit response and required information for INC,
probation, or revocation of operating status. Notify
when violations corrected.
Request waiver of 14-day response time or reconsideration.
2
94 submissions ................
188
1
1 .......................................
1
Request reimbursement for services provided to
BOEM representatives during reviews; comment.
1.5
2 requests ........................
3
Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................
97 responses ...................
192
135; 136 ............................
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125(c); 140 ........................
Request various oral approvals not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements.
1
100 requests ....................
100
141; 101–199 ....................
Request approval to use new or alternative procedures; submit required information.
20
100 requests ....................
2,000
142; 101–199 ....................
Request approval of departure from operating requirements not specifically covered elsewhere in
regulatory requirements; submit required information.
2.5
100 requests ....................
250
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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
Citation 30 CFR 550 Subpart A and related forms/
NTLs
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement
Average number of annual responses
Hour burden
Annual
burden hours
Non-hour cost burdens
Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................
300 responses .................
2,350
26 applications .................
234
Burden covered under 30 CFR 556 (1010–
0006)
0
Right-of-Use and Easement
160; 161; 123 ....................
OCS lessees: Apply for new or modified right-of-use
and easement to construct and maintain off-lease
platforms, artificial islands, and installations and
other devices; include notifications and submitting
required information.
160(c) ................................
Establish a Company File for qualification; submit
updated information, submit qualifications for lessee/bidder, request exception.
160; 165; 123 ....................
State lessees: Apply for new or modified right-of-use
and easement to construct and maintain off-lease
platforms, artificial islands, and installations and
other devices; include pay.gov confirmation and
notifications.
9
5
1 application ....................
5
$2,742 state lease fee × 1 = $2,742
166 ....................................
State lessees: Furnish surety bond; additional security if required.
Burden covered under 30 CFR 556 (1010–
0006)
Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................
27 responses ...................
0
239
$2,742 non-hour cost burden
Primary Lease Requirements, Lease Term Extensions, and Lease Cancellations
181(d); 182(b), 183(a)(b) ..
Request termination of suspension, cancellation of
lease, lesser lease term (no requests in recent
years for termination/cancellation of a lease; minimal burden).
182; 183, 185; 194 ............
Various references to submitting new, revised, or
modified exploration plan, development/production
plan, or development operations coordination document, and related surveys/reports.
184 ....................................
Request compensation for lease cancellation mandated by the OCS Lands Act (no qualified lease
cancellations in many years; minimal burden).
20
1 request ..........................
Burden covered under 30 CFR 550,
Subpart B (1010–0151)
20
0
50
1 request ..........................
50
Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................
2 responses .....................
70
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Information and Reporting Requirements
186(a) ................................
Apply to receive administrative entitlements to
eWell/TIMS system for electronic submissions.
186; NTL 2015–N01 .........
Submit information, reports, and copies as BOEM
requires (as related to worst case discharge and
blowout scenarios).
10
125 ...................................
1,250
135; 136 ............................
Report apparent violations or non-compliance ..........
1.5
2 reports ..........................
3
194; NTL 2011–JOINT–
G01.
Report archaeological discoveries. Submit archaeological and follow-up reports and additional information.
2
6 reports ..........................
12
194; NTL 2011–JOINT–
G01.
Request departures from conducting archaeological
resources surveys and/or submitting reports in
GOMR.
1
2 requests ........................
2
194 ....................................
Submit ancillary surveys/investigations reports, as
required.
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(h)(1)
Burden covered under 30 CFR 550
Subpart B (1010–0151)
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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
Citation 30 CFR 550 Subpart A and related forms/
NTLs
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement
Average number of annual responses
Hour burden
Annual
burden hours
Non-hour cost burdens
196 ....................................
Submit data/information for G&G activity and request reimbursement.
197(b)(2) ...........................
Demonstrate release of G&G data would unduly
damage competitive position.
Submit confidentiality agreement ..............................
Burden covered under 30 CFR 551 (1010–
0048)
0
1
1 .......................................
1
1
1 .......................................
1
Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................
137 responses .................
1,269 hours
2
7 reviews .........................
14
Subtotal ..........................................................................................................................................
7 responses .....................
14
197(c) ................................
Recordkeeping
135; 136 ............................
Citation
30 CFR 550
subpart K
and related
forms
During reviews, make records available as requested by inspectors.
Well surveys and classifying reservoirs
Average number of annual
responses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
1153 ...........
Conduct static bottomhole pressure survey; submit Form
BOEM–0140 (Bottomhole Pressure Survey Report).
15
400 surveys .............................
6,000
1153(d) .......
Submit justification, information, and Form BOEM–0140, to
request a departure from requirement to run a static
bottomhole pressure survey.
5
100 survey departures ............
500
1154; 1167
Submit request and supporting information to reclassify reservoir.
5
5 requests ...............................
25
1155;
1165(b);
1166;
1167.
Submit Form BOEM–0127 (Sensitive Reservoir Information
Report) and supporting information/revisions (within 45
days after the beginning of production, discovering that the
reservoir is sensitive, the reservoir is classified as sensitive,
or when reservoir parameters are revised. SRI’s must be
submitted annually). AK Region: submit BOEM–0127 and
request MER.
6
610 forms ................................
3,660
1153–1167
Request general departure or alternative compliance requests
not specificallycovered elsewhere in regulatory requirements.
1
10 ............................................
10
1165 ...........
Submit proposed plan for enhanced recovery operations to
BSEE.
Burden covered under BSEE 30 CFR 250
(1014–0019)
0
Subtotal ...................................................................................................................................
1,125 responses ......................
10,195
Total Burden ....................................................................................................................
5,302 Responses ....................
18,323
$165,492 Non-Hour Cost Burdens
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An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulation, and
Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2019–19314 Filed 9–6–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
Notice of Receipt of Amended
Complaint; Solicitation of Comments
Relating to the Public Interest
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
SUMMARY:
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