[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22602-22604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9100]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
[Docket ID No. BSEE-2012-0006; OMB Number 1014-0008]
Information Collection Activities: Well Control and Production
Safety Training, Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), BSEE
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 an extension to the
paperwork requirements in the regulations under Subpart O, ``Well
Control and Production Safety Training.''
DATES: You must submit comments by June 15, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods
listed below.
Electronically: go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the
entry titled, ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter BSEE-2012-0006 then click
search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view all
related materials. We will post all comments.
Email: nicole.mason@bsee.gov. Mail or hand-carry comments
to the Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement; Regulations and Development Branch; Attention: Nicole
Mason; 381 Elden Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please
reference ICR 1014-0008 in your comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Mason, Regulations and
Development Branch, (703) 787-1605, to request additional information
about this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart O, Well Control and Production
Safety Training.
OMB Control Number: 1014-0008.
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 to prescribe rules and regulations necessary
for the administration of the leasing provisions of the Act related to
mineral resources on 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) of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1332) requires that
``operations in the [O]uter Continental Shelf should be conducted in a
safe manner by well trained personnel using technology, precautions,
and other techniques sufficient to prevent or minimize the likelihood
of blowouts, loss of well control, fires, spillages, physical
obstructions 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.'' This authority and
responsibility are among those delegated to BSEE. To carry out these
responsibilities, BSEE issues regulations governing oil and gas or
sulphur operations in the OCS.
Regulations at 30 CFR part 250, Subpart O, implement these safe
operation requirements. BSEE uses the information collected under
subpart O to ensure that workers in the OCS are properly trained with
the necessary skills to perform their jobs in a safe and pollution-free
manner. In some instances, BSEE will conduct oral interviews of
offshore employees to evaluate the effectiveness of a company's
training program. The information collected is necessary to verify
personnel training compliance with the requirements.
BSEE 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 parts 250, 251, and 252. No items of a sensitive nature are
collected. Responses are mandatory or are required to obtain or retain
a benefit.
Frequency: Primarily on occasion or annual.
Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal
oil, gas, or sulphur OCS lessees and/or operators.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently
approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 1,144 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 & recordkeeping
Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart O requirement Hour burden
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1503(a).................................. Develop training plans. 70.
Note: Existing lessees/
respondents already have
training plans developed.
This number reflects
development of plans for
any new lessees.
1503(c).................................. Maintain copies of training 1\1/2\ hr. (plan).
plan and employee training 2 hrs. for records.
documentation/record for 5
years.
1503(d).................................. Upon request, provide BSEE 5.
copies of employee
training documentation or
provide copy of training
plan.
1507(b).................................. Employee oral interview \1/2\ hr.
conducted by BSEE.
1507(c), (d); 1508; 1509................. Written testing conducted 0.
by BSEE or authorized
representative. Not
considered information
collection under 5 CFR
1320.3(h)(7).
1510(b).................................. Revise training plan and 12.
submit to BSEE.
1500-1510................................ General departure or 3.
alternative compliance
requests not specifically
covered elsewhere in
subpart O.
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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 paperwork cost burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of
information. Therefore, if you have other than hour burden 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. For further
information on this burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or
contact the Bureau representative listed previously in this notice.
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.
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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.
Acting BSEE Information Collection Clearance Officer: Cheryl
Blundon, (703) 787-1607.
Dated: April 4, 2012.
Douglas W. Morris,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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