[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78184-78185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26814]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE-2016-0008; OMB Number 1014-0001; 17XE17000DX EEEE500000
EX1SF0000.DAQ000]
Information Collection Activities: Oil and Gas Well-Workover
Operations; Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review;
Comment Request
ACTION: 30-day Notice.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is notifying the
public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request
(ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the
regulations under Subpart F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations. This
notice also provides the public a second opportunity to comment on the
revised paperwork burden of these regulatory requirements.
DATES: You must submit comments by December 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either fax (202) 395-5806 or email
([email protected]) directly to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of
the Interior (1014-0001). Please provide a copy of your comments to
BSEE by any of the means below.
Electronically: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for BSEE-2016-0008. Follow the instructions to submit public
comments and view all related materials. We will post all comments.
Email [email protected], fax (703) 787-1546, or mail or
hand-carry comments to: Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety
and Environmental Enforcement; Regulations and Standards Branch;
Attention: Kelly Odom; 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166. Please
reference 1014-0001 in your comment and include your name and return
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Odom, Regulations and Standards
Branch, (703) 787-1775, to request additional information about this
ICR. To see a copy of the entire ICR submitted to OMB, go to http://www.reginfo.gov (select Information Collection Review, Currently Under
Review).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1014-0001.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act at 43 CFR
1334 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules and
regulations to administer leasing of mineral resources on the OCS. Such
rules and regulations will apply to all operations conducted under a
lease, right-of-way, or a right-of-use and easement. 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.
In addition to the general rulemaking authority of the OCSLA at 43
U.S.C. 1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act (FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants authority to the
Secretary to prescribe such rules and regulations as are reasonably
necessary to carry out FOGRMA's provisions. While the majority of
FOGRMA is directed to royalty collection and enforcement, some
provisions apply to offshore operations. For example, section 108 of
FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the Secretary broad authority to inspect
lease sites for the purpose of determining whether there is compliance
with the mineral leasing laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30 U.S.C.
1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose substantial civil penalties for failure
to permit lawful inspections and for knowing or willful preparation or
submission of false, inaccurate, or misleading reports, records, or
other information. Because the Secretary has delegated some of the
authority under FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is included as
additional authority for these requirements.
These authorities and responsibilities are among those delegated to
BSEE. The regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart F, concern oil and gas
well-workover operations and are the subject of this collection. This
request also covers the related Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs)
that BSEE issues to clarify, supplement, or provide additional guidance
on some aspects of our regulations.
BSEE uses the information collected under Subpart F in our efforts
to analyze and evaluate planned well-workover operations to ensure that
these operations result in personnel safety and protection of the
environment. They use this evaluation in making decisions to approve,
disapprove, or to require modification to the proposed well-workover
operations. Specifically, BSEE uses the information collected to:
Review log entries of crew meetings to verify that safety
procedures have been properly reviewed.
review well-workover procedures relating to hydrogen
sulfide (H2S) to ensure the safety of the crew in the event
of encountering H2S.
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review well-workover diagrams and procedures to ensure the
safety of well-workover operations.
verify that the crown block safety device is operating and
can be expected to function and avoid accidents.
assure that the well-workover operations are conducted on
well casing that is structurally competent.
Frequency: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal
OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees and/or operators, and holders of
pipeline rights-of-way.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The estimated
annual hour burden for this information collection is a total of 5,284
hours. Responses are mostly mandatory and one requirement is to retain/
maintain a benefit. The following chart details the individual
components and estimated hour burdens. 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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Annual
Average number of burden
Citation 30 CFR 250, subpart F Reporting requirement Hour burden annual reponses hours
(rounded)
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Requests
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600-620.............................. General departure and Burden covered under 1014-0022 041
alternative compliance
requests not
specifically covered
elsewhere in Subpart F
regulations.
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611.................................. Document results weekly 2 365 workovers x 3 2190
of traveling-block results = 1,095.
safety device in the
operations log.
612.................................. Request establishment/ 6.5 20 requests........ 130
amendment/cancellation
of field well-workover
rules.
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613; 616(a)(4); 619(f)............... These sections contain Burden covered under 1014-0026 0
references to
information, approvals,
requests, payments,
etc., which are
submitted with an APM,
the burdens for which
are covered under its
own information
collection.
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613(d)............................... Submit to District Burden covered under 1014-0018 0
Manager on Form BSEE-
0125, End of Operations
Report, an operation
resulting in the initial
recompletion of a well
into a new zone, include
a new schematic of the
tubing subsurface
equipment if subsurface
equipment has been
changed.
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614(b)............................... Post number of stands of 1.13 291 postings....... 329
drill pipe or workover
string and drill collars
that may be pulled prior
to filing the hole and
equivalent well-control
fluid volume.
619(b)............................... Notify BSEE if sustained 5 527 notifications.. 2,635
casing pressure is
observed on a well.
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Total Burden..................... ......................... .............. 1,933 Responses.... 5,284
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: There
are no non-hour cost burdens associated with 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: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et
seq.,) 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 collected;
and (d) minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of
technology.
To comply with the public consultation process, on July 8, 2016, we
published a Federal Register notice (81 FR 44657) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In addition, Sec. 250.199 provides the
OMB Control Number for the information collection requirements imposed
by the 30 CFR 250, Subpart F regulations. The regulation also informs
the public that they may comment at any time on the collection of
information and provides the address to which they should send
comments. We did not receive any comments in response to the Federal
Register notice.
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.
BSSE Information Collection Clearance Officer: Nicole Mason (703)
787-1607.
Keith Good,
Senior Advisor, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-26814 Filed 11-4-16; 8:45 am]
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