Outer Continental Shelf Activities - - Title 33 CFR Subchapter N

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1625-0044_SS_r0_2021_calc-sheet_App-A-to-B.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-21
1625-0044 30-day 86 FR 27868 05242021.docx Supplementary Document	2021-07-21
1625-0044 60-day 86 FR 13573 03092021.docx Supplementary Document	2021-07-21
CFR-2017-title33-vol2-sec146-401.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-21
USCG--013 MISLE SORN_74 FR 30305_20090625.doc Supplementary Document	2018-11-28
privacy_pia_008_uscg_misle_2009.pdf Supplementary Document	2018-11-28
USCODE-2011-title43-chap29-subchapIII-sec1333.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-01
CFR-2001-title33-vol2-sec146-130.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-04-17
CFR-2009-title33-vol2-sec146-210.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-04-17
CFR-2010-title33-vol2-sec146-140.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-04-17
CFR-2012-title33-vol2-sec140-15.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-04-17
CFR-2012-title33-vol2-sec140-103.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-04-17
CFR-2012-title33-vol2-sec141-35.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-04-17
USCODE-1996-title43-chap28-subchapIII_2-sec1348.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-04-17
USCODE-2001-title43-chap29-subchapIII-sec1356.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-04-17
1625-0044_SS_r0_2021.pdf Supporting Statement A	2021-07-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
248471	Facility Certificate (or Letter) Instruction	New
20534	Outer Continental Shelf Activities - - Title 33 CFR Subchapter N Instruction	Modified
185279	Equivalent Equipment or Procedures Instruction	Modified
185278	Emergency Evacuation Plan Instruction	Modified
185277	Station Bill Instruction	Modified
185276	Records to be kept by employer Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1625-0044	ICR Reference No: 202107-1625-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201811-1625-006
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCG	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Outer Continental Shelf Activities - - Title 33 CFR Subchapter N
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/25/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2021
Responses	31,439	31,429
Time Burden (Hours)	9,582	9,582
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

---

Abstract: Title 43 U.S. Code (U.S.C.) 1333(d), as part of the 1978 amendments to the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act (the Act), states that the Coast Guard has the authority to promulgate and enforce reasonable regulations promoting the safety of life and property on OCS facilities. The Coast Guard OCS regulations include the following reporting and recordkeeping requirements:  Annual inspection of fixed OCS facilities. The regulations provide for scheduled on-site inspection, at least once a year, of each facility on the OCS subject to any environmental or safety regulation promulgated pursuant to the Act. Regulations that require self-inspection of fixed OCS facilities follow the statutory on-site inspection requirements of 43 U.S.C. 1348(c). The collection requirement can be found in 33 CFR 140.103(c).  Records to be kept by the employer. The regulations ensure compliance with the statutory mandate of the Act (43 U.S.C. 1356) to man OCS facilities or OCS vessels with U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens. The collection requirement can be found in 33 CFR 141.35.  Facility Certificate (or letter). For certain Floating OCS Facilities (FOF), the Coast Guard will issue a Facility Certificate (or letter) per the requirements in 33 CFR 143.120.  Station bill. The regulations require Station bills on all manned OCS facilities (with the exception of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs)). The Station bills provide an efficient means of disseminating information to all personnel with regard to their duties, duty station, and signals used during emergencies and drills. The collection requirement can be found in 33 CFR 146.130.  Emergency Evacuation Plan. The regulations require a comprehensive, site-specific contingency plan for the evacuation of all personnel from manned fixed facilities and MODUs operating on the OCS. The collection requirement can be found in 33 CFR 146.140 & 146.210.  Equivalent Equipment or Procedures. The regulations make provision for the use of alternate equipment or procedures for safety on the OCS so long as they insure a degree of safety comparable to or greater than that provided by the minimum standards in Subchapter N. If these alternate measures are to be used, then a submittal to the Coast Guard is required. The Coast Guard then determines whether the type of equipment or procedure to be used is safe. The collection requirement is outlined in 33 CFR 140.15. The statutory authority is 43 U.S.C. 1333, 1348, 1350 and 1356, and 46 U.S.C. 3102, 70001, 70105 and 70116.

---

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 43 USC 1356 Name of Law: Public Lands: Documentary, Registry and manning requirements
   US Code: 43 USC 1348(c) Name of Law: Public Lands: Onsite Inspection of Facilities
   US Code: 43 USC 1333 Name of Law: Law and Regulations Governing Lands
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

---

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

---

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 13573	03/09/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 27868	05/24/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

---

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Emergency Evacuation Plan
Equivalent Equipment or Procedures
Facility Certificate (or Letter)
Outer Continental Shelf Activities - - Title 33 CFR Subchapter N	CG-5432 (06/16)	Fixed OCS Facility Inspection Report
Records to be kept by employer
Station Bill

---

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	31,439	31,429	0	0	10	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	9,582	9,582	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

---

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $166,992

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.     Yes

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.     Yes

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

---

Common Form ICR:  No

---

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: 08/25/2021

---