[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25472-25473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10309]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[OMB Control Number 1010-0106]
Information Collection: Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for
Offshore Facilities; Proposed Collection for OMB Review; Comment
Request MMAA104000
ACTION: 60-day notice.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 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 for 30 CFR
553, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for Offshore Facilities.
DATES: Submit written comments by July 1, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Please send your comments on this ICR to the BOEM
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Arlene Bajusz, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, 381 Elden Street, HM-3127, Herndon, Virginia
20170 (mail); or [email protected] (email); or 703-787-1209 (fax).
Please reference ICR 1010-0106 in your comment and include your name
and return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlene Bajusz, Office of Policy,
Regulations, and Analysis at (703) 787-1025 to request additional
information about this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1010-0106.
Title: 30 CFR Part 553, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for
Offshore Facilities.
Forms: BOEM-1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, and 1022.
Abstract: This information collection request addresses the
regulations at 30 CFR part 553, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility
(OSFR) for Offshore Facilities, including any supplementary notices to
lessees and operators that provide clarification, description, or
explanation of these regulations, and forms BOEM-1016 through BOEM-
1022.
The BOEM uses the information collected under 30 CFR part 553 to
verify compliance with section 1016 of the Oil Pollution Act. The
information is necessary to confirm that applicants can pay for cleanup
and damages from oil-spill discharges from Covered Offshore Facilities
(COFs).
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 550.197, ``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 or annual.
Description of Respondents: Holders of leases, permits, and rights
of use and easement in the Outer Continental Shelf and in State coastal
waters who will appoint designated applicants. Other respondents will
be the designated applicants' insurance agents and brokers, bonding
companies, and indemnitors. Some respondents may also be claimants.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently
approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 21,319 hours.
The following table details the individual components and respective
hour burden estimates of this ICR.
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Citation 30 CFR 553 Reporting requirement* Hour burden
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Various sections............... The burdens for all 0
references to
submitting evidence of
OSFR, as well as
required or supporting
information, are
covered with the forms
below.
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Applicability and Amount of OSFR
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11(a)(1); 40; 41............... Form BOEM-1016-- 1
Designated Applicant
Information
Certification.
11(a)(1); 40; 41............... Form BOEM-1017-- 9
Designation of
Applicant.
12............................. Request for 2
determination of OSFR
applicability. Provide
required and
supporting information.
15............................. Notify BOEM of change 1
in ability to comply.
15(f).......................... Provide claimant 1
written explanation of
denial.
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Methods for Demonstrating OSFR
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21; 22; 23; 24; 26; 27; 30; 40; Form BOEM-1018--Self- 1
41; 43. Insurance or Indemnity
Information, including
renewals.
29; 40; 41; 43................. Form BOEM-1019-- 120
Insurance Certificate.
31; 40; 41; 43................. Form BOEM-1020--Surety 24
Bond.
32............................. Proposal and supporting 120
information for
alternative method to
evidence OSFR
(anticipate no
proposals, but
regulations provide
the opportunity).
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Requirements for Submitting OSFR Information
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40; 41; 43..................... Form BOEM-1021--Covered 3
Offshore Facilities.
40; 41; 42..................... Form BOEM-1022--Covered 1
Offshore Facility
Changes.
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Claims for Oil-Spill Removal Costs and Damages
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Subpart F...................... Claims: BOEM is not 0
involved in the claims
process. Assessment of
burden for claims
against the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund
(30 CFR parts 125,
136, 137) falls under
the responsibility of
the U.S. Coast Guard.
60(d).......................... Claimant request for 2
BOEM assistance to
determine whether a
guarantor may be
liable for a claim.
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* In the future, BOEM may require electronic filing of certain
submissions.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have
identified no reporting and recordkeeping 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 Availability of Comments: 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: February 20, 2013.
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2013-10309 Filed 4-30-13; 8:45 am]
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