30 CFR Part 250, Subpart K, Oil and Gas Production Requirements

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form BSEE-0128 250.1151(a)(2), (c); 250.1167 - BSEE-0128 form	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form BSEE-0126 250.1151(a)(1), (c); 250.1167 - BSEE-0126 Form	Form	Modified	Repair queued
1014-0019 30-day FRN published [87 FR 56980] exp. 10-17-22.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-09-16	Repair queued
BSEE 1014-0019-SS-2022.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-04-08	Missing upstream
1014-0019 60-day FRN publsihed 1-20-22 [87 FR 3122] exp. 3-21-22.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-04-08	Repair queued
eCFR __ 30 CFR Part 250 Subpart K -- Oil and Gas Production Requirements.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-04-08	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
234592	250.1150-1167 - General Departure		Removed
234591	250.1166 - annual reservoir management report - Revision (AK only)		Modified
234589	250.1166 - annual reservoir management report - Not State (AK only)		Modified
234588	250.1166 - annual reservoir management report - State (AK only)		Modified
234587	250.1165 - enhanced recovery operations		Modified
234586	250.1164(c) - reports of flared or vented gas containing H2S.		Modified
234585	250.1163(a), (c), (d) - Maintain records for 6 years (liq.hydrocarbons)		Modified
234584	250.1163(a), (c), (d) - Maintain records for 6 years (platforms)		Modified
234583	250.1163(a)(1) - facility begins to process more		Modified
234582	250.1163 - purchase or replacement of gas meters		Modified
234581	250.1162; 1163(e) - burn produced liquid hydrocarbons		Modified
234580	250.1160; 1161; 1163(e) - flare or vent natural gas		Modified
234579	250.1158; 250.1167 - Request approval to downhole commingle hydrocarbons		Modified
234578	250.1157; 250.1167 - Request approval to produce gas-cap gas		Modified
234577	250.1156(b); 250.1158(b) - Notify adjacent operators		Modified
234576	250.1156; 250.1167 - Request approval to produce w/in 500 ft. of a unit		Modified
234575	250.1152(d) - Notice of well tests		Modified
234574	250.1152(b), (c) - Alternative procedures for well tests		Modified
234573	250.1151(b) - Request Extension		Modified
234572	250.1151(a)(2), (c); 250.1167 - BSEE-0128 form	Form	Modified
234571	250.1151(a)(1), (c); 250.1167 - BSEE-0126 Form	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1014-0019	ICR Reference No: 202112-1014-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201807-1014-007
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BSEE	Agency Tracking No: 1014-0019 '22
Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart K, Oil and Gas Production Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/16/2022

table that charts list comparision

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2023
Responses	6,021	7,688
Time Burden (Hours)	37,750	46,466
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,067,544	1,077,816

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Abstract: This subpart addresses such issues as production rates, burning oil, venting and flaring natural gas. BSEE uses the information in its efforts to conserve natural resources, prevent waste, and protect correlative rights including the Government's royalty interest.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 1751 Name of Law: (FOGRMA) 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
   US Code: 33 USC 1321 Name of Law: Federal Water Pollution Control Act
  

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:
	87 FR 3122	01/20/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 56980	09/16/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 20

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
250.1150-1167 - General Departure
250.1151(a)(1), (c); 250.1167 - BSEE-0126 Form	BSEE-0126	WELL POTENTIAL TEST REPORT (WPT)
250.1151(a)(2), (c); 250.1167 - BSEE-0128 form	BSEE-0128	SEMIANNUAL WELL TEST REPORT (SWTR)
250.1151(b) - Request Extension
250.1152(b), (c) - Alternative procedures for well tests
250.1152(d) - Notice of well tests
250.1156(b); 250.1158(b) - Notify adjacent operators
250.1156; 250.1167 - Request approval to produce w/in 500 ft. of a unit
250.1157; 250.1167 - Request approval to produce gas-cap gas
250.1158; 250.1167 - Request approval to downhole commingle hydrocarbons
250.1160; 1161; 1163(e) - flare or vent natural gas
250.1162; 1163(e) - burn produced liquid hydrocarbons
250.1163 - purchase or replacement of gas meters
250.1163(a)(1) - facility begins to process more
250.1163(a), (c), (d) - Maintain records for 6 years (liq.hydrocarbons)
250.1163(a), (c), (d) - Maintain records for 6 years (platforms)
250.1164(c) - reports of flared or vented gas containing H2S.
250.1165 - enhanced recovery operations
250.1166 - annual reservoir management report - Not State (AK only)
250.1166 - annual reservoir management report - Revision (AK only)
250.1166 - annual reservoir management report - State (AK only)

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	6,021	7,688	0	-29	-1,638	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	37,750	46,466	0	-152	-8,564	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,067,544	1,077,816	0	41,739	-52,011	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: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: The current OMB inventory for this collection is 46,466 burden hours. In this submission, we are requesting, 37,750 hours. This represents a program change decrease of -152 hours and is due to BSEE deleting the hours in this collection pertaining to §§ 250.1150-1167 - 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); hence, avoiding double-counting hour burdens. This also represents an adjustment decrease of -8,564 hours due to re-estimating the number of responses, times the hour burden submitted by respondents. The current OMB non-hour cost burden inventory is $1,077,816. In this submission, we are requesting a total of $1,067,544. This represents an adjustment decrease of -$52,011. The decrease is due to less requests for approval to downhole commingle hydrocarbons in §§ 250.1158 and 250.1167 from the previous 3-year collection and re-estimating the average number of annual responses. This also represents a program change increase of $41,739. This increase is due to rulemaking 1014-AA54, Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the OCS-Adjustment of Service Fees [87 FR 19799], published April 6, 2022 (effective same date).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,020,000

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: 09/16/2022

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