30 CFR 250, Subpart J, Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form BSEE-0149 ASSIGNMENT OF FEDERAL OCS PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY GRANT	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form BSEE-0149 250.1018 - Application for ROW Grant	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form BSEE-0135 Identification of Right-of-way Pipeline Operator	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form BSEE-0135 250.1000(c)(2) - ROW P/L Operator	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
1014-0016 30-day published 9.7.21 [86 FR 50164] exp. 10.7.21.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-09-07	Repair queued
1014-0016 60-day FRN [85 FR 55029] exp. 11-2-20.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-08-19	Repair queued
eCFR 30 Part 250, Subpart J - 2021.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-08-19	Repair queued
1014-0016-SS-2021.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2021-08-19	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
232215	250.1018 - Application for ROW Grant	Form	Modified	ASSIGNMENT OF FEDERAL OCS PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY GRANT
232215	250.1018 - Application for ROW Grant	Form	Modified
232215	250.1018 - Application for ROW Grant	Instruction	Modified
232214	250.1016 - Conflict Resolution		Modified
232213	250.1015 - Conversion		Modified
232212	250.1010(g) - Make records available		Modified
232211	250.1010(c) - Archaeological resource discovery		Modified
232210	250.1008(h) - Results and conclusions		Modified
232209	250.1008(g) - Corrective Action Plan		Modified
232208	250.1008(f) - Pipeline failure analysis		Modified
232207	250.1008(e) - Repair Report		Modified
232206	250.1008(e) - Repair/procedures		Modified
232205	250.1008(d) - Safety equipment taken out of service		Modified
232204	250.1008(c) - Pipeline taken out of service		Modified
232203	250.1008(b) - ROW P/L construction report		Modified
232202	250.1008(b) - L/T P/L construction report		Modified
232201	250.1008(a) - Pressure Test		Modified
232199	250.1008(a) - Cst/Relocate pipeline		Modified
232198	250.1007(a)(4)(ii) - Specified information		Modified
232196	250.1007(a)(4)(i)(A); (B); (C) - Unbonded Flex. Pipe		Modified
232195	250.1005(a) - Inspect P/L routes		Modified
232194	250.1004(b)(5) - Request substitution		Modified
232193	250.1000(c)(13) - Transporting P/L operator		Modified
232191	250.1000(c)(12) - Petition BSEE		Modified
232190	250.1000(c)(8) - Valves landward		Modified
232189	250.1000(c)(4) - Petition for exceptions		Modified
232183	250.1000(c)(2) - ROW P/L Operator	Form and Instruction	Modified	Identification of Right-of-way Pipeline Operator
232183	250.1000(c)(2) - ROW P/L Operator	Form and Instruction	Modified
232181	250.1000(b)(2), (3); 1007(b); 1017 - Application/modify P/L ROW		Modified
231992	250.1000(b)(2), (d); 1004(b)(5); etc., Application/new P/L ROW		Modified
231991	250.1000(b)(1); 1007(b) - Application/modify L/T P/L		Modified
231990	250.1000(b)(1); 1004(b)(5); 1007(a) - Application/new L/T P/L		Modified
231988	250.1000-1008 - Design, Const. docs. etc.		Modified
231986	250.1000-1019 - General Departure		Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1014-0016	ICR Reference No: 202007-1014-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201709-1014-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BSEE	Agency Tracking No: BSEE-1014-0016 ext '21
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart J, Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/14/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/07/2021
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2021
Responses	2,802	0	2,961
Time Burden (Hours)	34,206	0	34,560
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,344,916	0	1,379,369

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Abstract: BSEE uses the information to ensure that pipelines are planned, installed, operated, and maintained in a manner that is safe, protects the environment, and prevents waste.

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Authorizing Statute(s): 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
   US Code: 43 USC 1334 Name of Law: Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act at
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 55029	09/03/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 50164	09/07/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 30

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
250.1000(b)(1); 1004(b)(5); 1007(a) - Application/new L/T P/L
250.1000(b)(1); 1007(b) - Application/modify L/T P/L
250.1000(b)(2), (3); 1007(b); 1017 - Application/modify P/L ROW
250.1000(b)(2), (d); 1004(b)(5); etc., Application/new P/L ROW
250.1000(c)(12) - Petition BSEE
250.1000(c)(13) - Transporting P/L operator
250.1000(c)(2) - ROW P/L Operator	BSEE-0135	Identification of Right-of-way Pipeline Operator
250.1000(c)(4) - Petition for exceptions
250.1000(c)(8) - Valves landward
250.1000-1008 - Design, Const. docs. etc.
250.1000-1019 - General Departure
250.1004(b)(5) - Request substitution
250.1005(a) - Inspect P/L routes
250.1007(a)(4)(i)(A); (B); (C) - Unbonded Flex. Pipe
250.1007(a)(4)(ii) - Specified information
250.1008(a) - Cst/Relocate pipeline
250.1008(a) - Pressure Test
250.1008(b) - L/T P/L construction report
250.1008(b) - ROW P/L construction report
250.1008(c) - Pipeline taken out of service
250.1008(d) - Safety equipment taken out of service
250.1008(e) - Repair Report
250.1008(e) - Repair/procedures
250.1008(f) - Pipeline failure analysis
250.1008(g) - Corrective Action Plan
250.1008(h) - Results and conclusions
250.1010(c) - Archaeological resource discovery
250.1010(g) - Make records available
250.1015 - Conversion
250.1016 - Conflict Resolution
250.1018 - Application for ROW Grant	BSEE-0149	ASSIGNMENT OF FEDERAL OCS PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY GRANT

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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	2,802	2,961	0	-166	7	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	34,206	34,560	0	-332	-22	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,344,916	1,379,369	0	0	-34,453	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The current OMB inventory for this collection includes 34,560 burden hours. In this submission, we are requesting 34,206 burden hours. This represents a program change decrease of -332 burden hours and an adjustment decrease of -22 burden hours. The program change decrease is due to BSEE deleting the hours in this collection pertaining to §§ 250.1000-1019 - general departure and alternative compliance requests. The ability to request a general departure or alternative compliance are throughout all of 30 CFR Part 250 and the hour burdens are approved under 1014-0022 (subpart A). BSEE is decreasing burden hours by -332 hours in this collection to avoid double-counting since this burden is accounted for in OMB Control No. 1014-0022. The adjustment decrease in hour burden is due to changed estimates of submissions BSEE received for: § 250.1000(b) – L/T P/L applications submitted to BSEE (-184 burden hours); § 250.1000(b)(1); 1007(b) - L/T P/L modifications submitted to BSEE (+270 burden hours); § 250.1000(b)(2), (d); 1004(b)(5); 1007(a); 1009(a); 1015; 1016 – new P/L ROW grant (+428 burden hours); § 250.1000(b)(2), (3); 1007(b); 1017 - modify a P/L ROW grant (-630 burden hours); § 250.1000(c)(2) – Form BSEE-0135 (+3 burden hours); and § 250.1018 – Form BSEE-0149 (+91 burden hours). The current OMB inventory for non-hour costs burdens is $1,379,369. In this submission, we are requesting $1,344,916, an adjustment decrease of -$34,453. The decrease is due to hour burden changes shown above adjusting the amount collected through the cost recovery fees associated with those requirements.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,360,973

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? No

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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: 09/07/2021

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