30 CFR Part 250, Subpart K, Oil and Gas Production Requirements
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/16/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2023
6,021
7,688
37,750
46,466
1,067,544
1,077,816
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.
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
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).
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 BSEE-0128 250.1151(a)(2), (c); 250.1167 - BSEE-0128 form
1014-0019 30-day FRN published [87 FR 56980] exp. 10-17-22.pdf
BSEE 1014-0019-SS-2022.docx
250.1150-1167 - General Departure