The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations located at 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart G--Well Operations and Equipment consolidate common equipment and operational functions regarding Blowout Preventers (BOPs) to ensure safe drilling, workover, completion, and decommissioning operations and to protect the human, marine, and coastal environment. BSEE analyzes and evaluates these information/requirements to reduce the likelihood of a similar Deepwater Horizon event and to reduce the risk of fatalities, injuries, and spills.
US Code:
31 USC 9701
Name of Law: Independent Offices Appropriations Act
US Code:
30 USC 1751
Name of Law: Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act
US Code:
43 USC 1334
Name of Law: Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act
The current OMB inventory for this collection is 350,615 burden hours. This collection requests the addition of +254 burden hours. 20 hours were removed from § 250.715 (GPS for MODUs), but 274 hours were added for § 250.732(a) related to submission of ITP verifications.
Currently approved non-hour cost burdens are 6,732,500. This collection requests 11,891,400 with the addition of 5,158,900 due to § 250.732(a) Independent Third-Party costs for $11,805.000 (1,574 x $7,500 (ITP fee) = $11,805,000). The estimate for an Independent Third Party is based on and provided by BSEE's Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and their experience with the requirements, and ITP work involved/to be done. The SMEs regularly talk with the third parties and operators, so they have a better understanding of the tasks needed to fulfill the regulations. There is no public information available to cite for the estimate of ITP costs.
$27,296,673
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Kelly Odom 703 787-1775
Reginfo record details
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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:
(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-0144 Rig Movement Notification Report
2026.10.16_91 FR 65770_1014-0028_30-day FRN.pdf
1014-0028-SS-Sub G 2026.docx
BSEE-2026-0067-0002.html
250.751 - BOP and coiled tubing tests