[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 86 (Friday, May 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24308-24309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9688]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS-2008-OMM-0026]
MMS Information Collection Activity: 1010-0057, 30 CFR Part 250,
Subpart C, Pollution Prevention and Control, Extension of a Collection;
Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an information collection (1010-0057) extension.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS
is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
The information collection request (ICR) concerns the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart C,
``Pollution Prevention and Control.''
DATES: Submit written comments by July 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods.
Electronically: go to http://www.regulations.gov. Under
the tab ``More Search Options,'' click Advanced Docket Search, then
select ``Minerals Management Service'' from the agency drop-down menu,
then click ``submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select MMS-2008-OMM-
0026 to submit public comments and to view supporting and related
materials available for this rulemaking. Information on using
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close of the
comment period, is available through the site's ``User Tips'' link. The
MMS will post all comments.
Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the
Interior; Minerals Management Service; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381
Elden Street, MS-4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference
``Information Collection 1010-0057'' in your subject line and mark your
message for return receipt. Include your name and return address in
your message text.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787-1607. You may also contact Cheryl Blundon
to obtain a copy, at no cost, of the regulations that require the
subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart C, ``Pollution Prevention and
Control.''
OMB Control Number: 1010-0057.
Abstract: 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 (Secretary) to prescribe rules and
regulations to administer leasing of the OCS. Such rules and
regulations will 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; to balance orderly energy resource development
with protection of human, marine, and coastal environments; to ensure
the public a fair and equitable return on the resources of the OCS; and
to preserve and maintain free enterprise competition.
Section 1332(6) states that ``operations in the [O]uter Continental
Shelf should be conducted in a safe manner by well-trained personnel
using technology, precautions, and techniques sufficient to prevent or
minimize the likelihood of blowouts, loss of well control, fires,
spillages, physical obstruction to other users of the waters or subsoil
and seabed, or other occurrences which may cause damage to the
environment or to property, or endanger life or health.'' Section
1334(a)(8) requires that regulations prescribed by the Secretary
include provisions ``for compliance with the national ambient air
quality standards pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et
seq.), to the extent that activities authorized under this Act
significantly affect the air quality of any State.'' Section 1843(b)
calls for ``regulations requiring all materials, equipment, tools,
containers, and all other items used on the Outer Continental Shelf to
be properly color coded, stamped, or labeled, wherever practicable,
with the owner's identification prior to actual use.''
This information collection (IC) request covers the regulations at
30 CFR Part 250, Subpart C, Pollution Prevention and Control. It also
covers the related Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that the
Minerals Management Service (MMS) issues to clarify and provide
additional guidance on some aspects of the regulations.
We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its
implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under regulations at 30
CFR 250.197, ``Data and information to be made available to the public
or for limited release.'' No items of a sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion, monthly, or annually, daily for inspection
recordkeeping; varies by section.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 130
Federal OCS oil and gas or sulphur lessees and 17 states.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is
226,451 hours. The following chart details the individual components
and respective hour burden estimates of this ICR. In calculating the
burdens, we assumed that respondents perform certain requirements in
the normal course of their activities. We consider these to be usual
and customary and took that into account in estimating the burden.
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Reporting and
Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart C recordkeeping Hour burden
and NTL(s) requirement
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Reporting Requirements
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300(b)(1), (2)................ Obtain approval to add 3.
petroleum-based
substance to drilling
mud system or
approval for method
of disposal of drill
cuttings, sand, &
other well solids,
including those
containing NORM.
300(c)........................ Mark items that could 0.5.
snag or damage
fishing devices.
300(d)........................ Report items lost 1.
overboard.
303(a) thru (d), (i), (j); Submit, modify, or Burden covered
304(a), (f). revise Exploration under 1010-
Plans and Development 0151.
and Production Plans;
submit information
required under 30 CFR
part 250, subpart B.
303(k); 304(a), (g)........... Collect and report air 3 hrs per month
quality emissions x 12 months =
related data (such as 36.
facility, equipment,
fuel usage, and other
activity information)
for input into State
and regional planning
organizations
modeling.
303(k); 304(a), (g)........... Monitor air quality 2 hours per
emissions and submit month x 12
data to MMS or to a months = 24.
State (new 1-year
study of sites in the
western/central GOM
area on ozone and
regional haze air
quality; data
collection in 2005;
report submitted in
2006).
303(l); 304(h)................ Collect and submit None planned in
meteorological data the next 3
(not routinely years.
collected).
304(a), (f)................... Affected State may 4.
submit request to MMS
for basic emission
data from existing
facilities to update
State's emission
inventory.
304(e)(2)..................... Submit compliance 40.
schedule for
application of best
available control
technology (BACT).
304(e)(2)..................... Apply for suspension Burden covered
of operations. under 1010-
0114.
304(f)........................ Submit information to 15.
demonstrate that
exempt facility is
not significantly
affecting air quality
of onshore area of a
State.
300-304....................... General departure and/ 2.
or alternative
compliance requests
not specifically
covered elsewhere in
subpart C regulations.
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Recordkeeping Requirements
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300(d)........................ Record items lost 1.
overboard on daily
operations report.
301(a)........................ Inspect drilling/ \1/4\ hour/day x
production facilities 365 days =
daily for pollution; 91.25.
maintain inspection/
repair records 2
years.
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We
have identified no non-hour cost burdens for this collection.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated
to respond.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section
3506(c)(2)(A) requires each agency ``* * * to provide notice * * * and
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of information * * *''. Agencies
must specifically solicit comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Agencies must also estimate the ``non-hour cost'' burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of
information. Therefore, if you have costs to generate, maintain, and
disclose this information, you should comment and provide your total
capital and startup cost components or annual operation, maintenance,
and purchase of service components. You should describe the methods you
use to estimate major cost factors, including system and technology
acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, discount
rate(s), and the period over which you incur costs. Capital and startup
costs include, among other items, computers and software you purchase
to prepare for collecting information, monitoring, and record storage
facilities. You should not include estimates for equipment or services
purchased: (i) Before October 1, 1995; (ii) to comply with requirements
not associated with the information collection; (iii) for reasons other
than to provide information or keep records for the Government; or (iv)
as part of customary and usual business or private practices.
We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them
in our submission for OMB approval. As a result of your comments, we
will make any necessary adjustments to the burden in our submission to
OMB.
Public Comment Procedures: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz, (202)
208-7744.
Dated: April 24, 2008.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-9688 Filed 5-1-08; 8:45 am]
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