[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33974-33975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15316]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
[Docket Number: DOT-OST-2017-0043]
Agency Information Collection Activity; Response to Comments on
Notice of Request for Approval To Collect New Information: Oil and Gas
Industry Safety Data Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST-R), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: 30-day Notice and Response to Comments.
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SUMMARY: On May 7, 2019, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
announced its intention in a Federal Register Notice (83 FR 20139) to
request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the
following information collection: Voluntary Oil and Gas Industry Safety
Data Program. The Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data (ISO) program, is a
component of BTS's SafeOCS data sharing framework, that provides a
trusted, proactive means for the oil and gas industry to report
sensitive and proprietary safety information, and to identify early
warnings of safety problems and potential safety issues by uncovering
hidden, at-risk conditions not previously exposed from analysis of
reportable accidents and incidents. The ISD identifies a broader range
of data categories to ensure safe performance and appropriate risk
management, which adds a learning component to assist the oil and gas
industry in achieving improved safety performance. At that time, BTS
also encouraged interested parties to submit comments to docket number
DOT-OST-2017-0043, allowing for a 60-day comment period. The comment
period closed on July 7, 2018. BTS received two non-relevant comments
from the anonymous public entities. The purpose of this Notice is to
respond to the comments received on the May 7, 2018 announcement and
allow 30 days for public comment to OMB on this collection from all
interested individuals and organizations.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: BTS seeks public comments on its proposed information
collection. Comments should address whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the estimated burden hours of the
proposed information collection' ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Send comments to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street
NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: BTS Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Demetra V. Collia, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of
Statistical and Economic Analysis, RTS-31, E36-302, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; Phone No. (202) 366-1610; Fax No.
(202) 366-3383; email: [email protected]. Office hours are from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Data Confidentiality Provisions: The confidentiality of oil and gas
industry safety data information submitted to BTS is protected under
the BTS confidentiality statute (49 U.S.C. 6307) and the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2002
(Pub. L. 107-347, Title V.) In accordance with these confidentiality
statutes, only statistical (aggregated) and non-identifying data will
be made publicly available by BTS through its reports. BTS will not
release to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE),
or to any other public or private entity, any information that might
reveal the identity of individuals or organizations mentioned in
failure notices or reports without explicit consent of the respondent
and any other affected entities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. The Data Collection
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35; as
amended) and 5 CFR part 1320 require each Federal agency to obtain OMB
approval to initiate an information collection activity. BTS is seeking
OMB approval for the following BTS information collection activity:
Title: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data (ISD) Program.
OMB Control Number: TBD.
Type of Review: Approval of data collection.
Respondent: Oil and gas industry companies involved in the
exploration and/or productions working in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Number of Potential Responses: One hundred.
Estimated Time per Response: 40 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
II. Public Participation and Request for Public Comments
On May 7, 2018, BTS published a Notice (83 FR 20139) encouraging
interested parties to submit comments to docket number DOT-OST-2017-
0043 and allowing for a 60-day comment period. The comment period
closed on July 6, 2018. There were two comments non-relevant to the
topic of the Notice. To view comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov
and insert the docket number, ``DOT-OST-2017-0043'' in the ``search''
box and click ``Search.'' Next click ``Open Docket Folder'' button and
choose document listed to review. If you do not have access to the
internet, you may view the docket by visiting the Docket Management
Facility in Room W 12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building,
1200 New Jersey Ave SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Privacy Act
All comments the BTS received were posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov. Anyone may search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.) You
may review DOT' s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf).
III. Discussion of Public Comments and BTS Responses
BTS announced on May 7, 2018 in a Federal Register Notice (83 FR
20139) its intention to request that OMB approve the new collection of:
Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data Program. BTS received no relevant
comment during the 60-day public comment period. The May 7th notice
stated that the BTS was seeking approval to collect Industry Safety
Data information.
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Dated: July 11, 2018.
Patricia Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology U.S. Department of
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2018-15316 Filed 7-17-18; 8:45 am]
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