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30 CFR Part 203, Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates

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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 7, 2021 / Notices
guidance on some aspects of our
regulations.
The information collected under
Subpart C is used in our efforts to:
• Record the location of items lost
overboard to aid in recovery during site
clearance activities on the lease;
• conduct operations according to all
applicable regulations, requirements,
and in a safe and workmanlike manner;
• properly handle for the protection
of OCS workers and the environment
the discharge or disposal of drill
cuttings, sand, and other well solids,
including those containing naturally
occurring radioactive materials (NORM);
and
• inspect facilities daily for the
prevention of pollution and ensure that
any observed problems are corrected.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 250,
subpart C, Pollution Prevention and
Control.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0023.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Potential respondents include Federal
OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees and/or
operators and holders of pipeline rightsof-way.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: Currently there are
approximately 60 Oil and Gas Drilling
and Production Operators in the OCS.
Not all the potential respondents will
submit information in any given year,
and some may submit multiple times.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 3,273.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 1 hour to 134
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 137,940.
Respondent’s Obligation: Responses
are mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: Submissions
are generally on occasion, weekly, and
daily.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
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.).
Kirk Malstrom,
Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2020–0011; EEEE500000
21XE1700DX EX1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB
Control Number 1014–0005]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Relief or Reduction in
Royalty Rates
Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
proposes to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
7, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments to Kye Mason, BSEE
ICCO, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling,
VA 20166; or by email to kye.mason@
bsee.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1014–0005 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Kye Mason by email at
[email protected], or by telephone at
(703) 787–1607. You may also view the
ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general
public and other Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on new,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
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information was published on August
24, 2020 [85 FR 52148]. No comments
were received.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: This authority and
responsibility are among those
delegated BSEE. The regulations at 30
CFR Part 203, are the subject of this
collection. This request also covers the
related Notices to Lessees and Operators
(NTLs) that BSEE issues to clarify,
supplement, or provide additional
guidance on some aspects of our
regulations. The information collected
under 30 CFR part 203, Relief or
Reduction in Royalty Rates is used in
our efforts to make decisions on the
economic viability of leases requesting a
suspension or elimination of royalty or
net profit share. These decisions have
enormous monetary impact on both the
lessee and the Federal government.
Royalty relief can lead to increased
production of natural gas and oil,
creating profits for lessees, and royalty
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government that they might not
otherwise receive. We could not make
an informed decision without the
collection of information required by 30
CFR part 203.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 203,
Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0005.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Potential respondents include Federal
OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees and/or
operators and holders of pipeline rightsof-way.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: Currently there are
approximately 60 Oil and Gas Drilling
and Production Operators in the OCS.
Not all the potential respondents will
submit information in any given year,
and some may submit multiple times.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 28.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 1 hour to 2,000
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 724.
Respondent’s Obligation: Some
responses are mandatory; while others
are required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Submissions
are generally on occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $27,950.
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.).
Kirk Malstrom,
Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch.
[FR Doc. 2021–19345 Filed 9–3–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement

sradovich on DSKJLST7X2PROD with NOTICES

[Docket ID BSEE–2020–0012; EEEE500000
21XE1700DX EX1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB
Control Number 1014–0017]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Safety and
Environmental Management Systems
Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
proposes to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
7, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments to Kye Mason, BSEE
ICCO, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling,
VA 20166; or by email to kye.mason@
bsee.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1014–0017 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Kye Mason by email at
[email protected], or by telephone at
(703) 787–1607. You may also view the
ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general
public and other Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on new,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on August
24, 2020 (85 FR 52145). No comments
were received.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
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information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: Regulations governing
Safety and Environmental Management
Systems (SEMS) are covered in 30 CFR
250, subpart S and are the subject of this
collection. This request also covers any
related Notices to Lessees and Operators
(NTLs) that BSEE issues to clarify,
supplement, or provide additional
guidance on some aspects of our
regulations.
We consider the information to be
critical for us to monitor industry’s
operations record of safety and
environmental management on the OCS.
The Subpart S regulations hold the
operator accountable for the overall
safety of the offshore facility, including
ensuring that all employees, contractors,
and subcontractors have safety policies
and procedures in place that support the
implementation of the operator’s SEMS
program and align with the principles of
managing safety. An operator’s SEMS
program must describe management’s
commitment to safety and the
environment, as well as policies and
procedures to assure safety and
environmental protection while
conducting OCS operations (including
those operations conducted by all
personnel on the facility). BSEE will use
the information obtained by submittals
and observed via SEMS audits to ensure
that operations on the OCS are
conducted safely, as they pertain to both
human and environmental factors, and
in accordance with BSEE regulations,
including industry practices
incorporated by reference within the
regulations. Job Safety Analyses (JSA’s)

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