Leasing of Sulfur or Oil and
Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf (30 CFR parts 550, 556, and
560)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
10/18/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2023
21,826
10,307
21,935
19,054
766,053
766,053
The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et
seq.), authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules
and regulations to administer leasing of the OCS. Such rules and
regulations apply to all operations conducted under a lease.
Operations on the OCS must preserve, protect, and develop oil and
natural gas resources in a manner that is consistent with the need
to make such resources available to meet the Nation’s energy needs
as rapidly as possible; balance orderly energy resource development
with protection of human, marine, and coastal environments; ensure
the public a fair and equitable return on the resources of the OCS;
and preserve and maintain free enterprise competition. 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 OMB Circular A-25, authorize Federal agencies to
recover the full cost of services that provide special benefits.
Under the Department of the Interior's policy implementing this
Act, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 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. Instruments of
transfer of a lease or interest are subject to cost recovery, and
BOEM regulations specify the filing fee for these transfer
applications. These authorities and responsibilities are among
those delegated to BOEM under which we issue regulations governing
oil and gas and sulphur operations in the OCS. This information
collection request addresses the regulations at 30 CFR 556, Leasing
of Sulphur or Oil and Gas and Bonding Requirements in the OCS; 30
CFR 550, Subpart J, Pipelines and Pipelines Rights-of-Way; and 30
CFR 560, Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing; and the
associated supplementary Notices to Lessees and Operators intended
to provide clarification, description, or explanation of these
regulations. This ICR also concerns the use of forms to process
bonds, transfer interest in leases, and file
relinquishments.
We expect the burden estimate
for the renewal will be 21,935 hours with 21,826 responses, which
reflects an increase of 2,881 hours and 11,628 responses. One hour
of the increase accounts for Alaska’s surety bond submission (30
CFR 550.1011), which was not previously included in the annual
burden hours. The remaining increase of 2,880 annual burden hours
accounts for submissions of documents under 30 CFR 556.715 and
556.808. Under the current 1010-0006, BOEM accounted for the burden
hours to file the requisite fees under 30 CFR 556.715 and 556.808,
but did not account for the burden hours to submit the requisite
documents.
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.
Form BOEM-152 30 CFR 556 - Subpart K - BOEM-152 - Relinquishment of Federal OCS O&G Leases
2022.10.14_2022-22344_30day_0006.pdf
1010-0006_Supporting Statement_09212022.docx
30 CFR Part 556 - Subpart K