[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37430-37432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15218]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE-2012-0012; OMB Control Number 1014-0013]
BSEE Information Collection Activity: Global Positioning System
for MODUs, Extension of a Collection; 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 pertaining to the
NTL discussed below. We will submit this request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The current OMB
approval of the information collection in this NTL expires in January
2013, and concerns global positioning systems on Mobile Offshore
Drilling Units (MODUs). After a major weather event, like a hurricane,
lessees and operators need to report new GPS information to BSEE until
all MODUs are determined to be safe.
DATES: Submit written comments by August 20, 2012.
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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-2012-0012 then click
search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view all
related materials. We will post all comments.
Email cheryl.blundon@bsee.gov. Mail or hand-carry comments
to the Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement; Regulations Development Branch; Attention: Cheryl Blundon;
381 Elden Street, HE-3317; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please
reference ICR 1014-0013 in your comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Regulations
Development Branch at (703) 787-1607 to request additional information
about this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart A, General, GPS (Global Positioning
System) for MODUs NTL.
OMB Control Number: 1014-0013.
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;
preserve and maintain free enterprise competition; and ensure that the
extent of oil and natural gas resources of the OCS is assessed at the
earliest practicable time. Section 43 U.S.C. 1332(6) states that
``operations in the outer 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.''
To carry out these responsibilities, the BSEE issues regulations to
ensure that operations in the OCS will meet statutory requirements;
provide for safety and protect the environment; and result in diligent
exploration, development, and production of OCS leases. In addition, we
also issue Notice to Lessees (NTLs) that provide clarification,
explanation, and interpretation of our regulations. These NTLs are used
to convey purely informational material and to cover situations that
might not be adequately addressed in our regulations.
Regulations at 30 CFR part 250 implement these statutory
requirements. We use the information for BSEE to assess the whereabouts
of any facility becoming unmoored due to extreme weather situations; as
well as, to follow the path of that facility to determine if other
facilities/pipelines, etc., were damaged in any way. The offshore oil
and gas industry will use the information to determine the safest and
quickest way to either remove the obstacles or to fix and reuse them.
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 inspection. No items of a sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal
oil, gas, or sulphur lessees and/or operators.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently
approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 9 hours and the
non-hour cost burden is $150,000. 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.
Burden Table
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Average number of annual
NTL--GPS for MODUs Hour burden responses Annual burden hours
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Non-hour cost burdens
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1--Notify BSEE with tracking/ 15 mins.................. 30 devices.............. 8 (rounded)
locator data access; purchase
and install tracking/locator
devices--(these are future MODUs/
submissions after initial
purchase and notification in
subsequent years).
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30 devices per year for replacement and/or new x $5,000 = $150,000
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2--Notify Hurricane Response Team 10 mins.................. 6 notifications......... 1
as soon as operator is aware a
rig has moved off location.
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have
identified one non-hour cost burden for this collection; see the burden
table.
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
collection is necessary or useful; (b) evaluate the accuracy of the
burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be
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collected; and (d) minimize the burden on the respondents, including
the use of 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. 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.
Dated: June 14, 2012.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-15218 Filed 6-20-12; 8:45 am]
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