[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49418-49420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23210]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket ID: BOEM-2018-0016; MMAA1040000; OMB Control Number 1010-0057]
Agency Information Collection Activities; 30 CFR 550, Subpart C,
Pollution Prevention and Control
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Bureau of Ocean Energy (BOEM) are proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 26, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request
(ICR) by mail to the BOEM Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Anna Atkinson, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road,
VAM-DIR, Sterling, Virginia 20166; or by email to
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1010-0057
in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Anna Atkinson by email or by telephone at 703-
787-1025.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired
format.
We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in public comment that addresses
the following questions: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper
functions of BOEM? (2) Will this information be processed and used in a
timely manner? (3) Is the estimate of burden accurate? (4) How might
BOEM enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected? and (5) How might BOEM minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including through the use of information
technology?
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve this ICR.
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.
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 manage the mineral resources of the OCS. Such rules and
regulations apply to all operations conducted under a lease, right-of-
use and easement, and pipeline right-of-way. 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 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 subchapter
significantly affect the air quality of any State.'' This information
collection renewal concerns information that is submitted in response
to regulatory requirements, such as the regulations at 30 CFR part 550,
subpart C, Pollution Prevention and Control that implement section
1334(a)(8). It also covers the related Notices to Lessees and Operators
(NTLs) that BOEM issues to clarify and provide additional guidance on
some aspects of these regulations. BOEM uses the information to inform
its decisions on plan approval and to ensure operations are conducted
according to all applicable regulations and plan conditions of
approval.
We protect proprietary information according to the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Department of the Interior's
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.''
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 550, subpart C, Pollution
Prevention and Control.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0057.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Potential respondents comprise Federal
OCS oil and gas or sulphur lessees and states.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,395 responses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 105,036 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion, monthly, or annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: We expect the
burden estimate for the renewal will be 105,036 hours, which reflects a
decrease of 6,988 hours, as explained below.
The following table details the individual BOEM components and
respective hour burden estimates of this ICR. We assumed that
respondents perform certain activities in the normal course of their
business that they also satisfy certain requirements under subpart C.
We consider these to be usual and customary and took that into account
in estimating the burden.
In calculating the burdens, the burden hours decreased from the
previous OMB request, because the number of facilities decreased as
reported by the Gulfwide Offshore Activity Data System.
Burden Breakdown
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Average number
Citation 30 CFR 550 subpart C and Reporting and Hour burden of annual Annual burden
related NTL(s) recordkeeping requirement responses hours
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Facilities Described in New or Revised EP or DPP
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303; 304(a), (f).................... Submit, modify, or revise Burden covered under 1010-0151 0
Exploration Plans and (30 CFR part 550, subpart B).
Development and
Production Plans; submit
information required
under 30 CFR part 550,
subpart B.
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303(k); 304(a), (g); and related NTL Collect and report (in * 44 ** 2,381 104,764
manner specified) air
quality emissions related
data (such as facility,
equipment, fuel usage,
and other activity
information) during each
specified calendar year
for input into State and
regional planning
organizations modeling.
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303(l); 304(b); 304(h).............. Collect and submit (in 8 1 8
manner specified)
meteorological data (not
routinely collected--
minimal burden); emission
data for existing
facilities to a State.
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Subtotal........................ .......................... .............. 2,382 104,772
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Existing Facilities
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304; related NTL.................... Submit copy of State- 8 1 8
required Emergency Action
Plan (EAP) containing
test abatement plans
(Pacific OCS Region).
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304(a), (f)......................... Affected State may submit 16 5 80
request with required
information to BOEM for
basic emission data from
existing facilities to
update State's emission
inventory.
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304(e)(2)........................... Submit compliance schedule 40 1 40
for application of best
available control
technology (BACT).
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304(e)(2)........................... Apply for suspension of Burden covered under BSEE 1014- 0
operations. 0022 (30 CFR 250.174).
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304(f).............................. Submit information to 16 1 16
demonstrate that exempt
facility is not
significantly affecting
air quality of onshore
area of a State. Submit
additional information,
as required.
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Subtotal........................ .......................... .............. 8 144
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General
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303-304............................. General departure and 24 5 120
alternative compliance
requests not specifically
covered elsewhere in
subpart C regulations.
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Subtotal........................ .......................... .............. 5 120
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Total Burden................ .......................... .............. 2,395 105,036
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* Hours per facility.
** Facilities.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
We will protect information considered proprietary under the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and DOI's implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2), 30 CFR 550.197, ``Data and information to
be made available to the public or for limited inspection,'' and 30 CFR
part 552, ``Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Information
Program.''
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Dated: October 20, 2017.
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulation and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2017-23210 Filed 10-24-17; 8:45 am]
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