Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Federal Register: June 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 108)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Docket No. MMS-2009-OMM-0007
MMS Information Collection Activity: 1010-0177, Global
Positioning System for MODUs, Extension of a Collection; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1010-00177).
SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
This information collection request concerns the paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR 250, Subpart A, ``General.'' The MMS is renewing OMB approved Emergency Request 1010-0177 because information needs to be collected for a longer period than allowed in the Emergency
Request. After a major weather event, like a hurricane, lessees and operators need to keep reporting new information to MMS until all MODUs are determined to be safe.
DATES: Submit written comments by August 7, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch at (703) 787-1607. You may also contact Cheryl Blundon to obtain a copy, at no cost, of the regulations and the NTL that requires the subject collection of information.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods listed below.
Electronically: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Under the tab More Search Options, click Advanced Docket Search, then select
Minerals Management Service from the agency drop-down menu, then click submit. In the Docket ID column, select MMS-2009-OMM-0007 to submit public comments and to view supporting and related materials available for this information collection. Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through the site's User Tips link. The MMS will post all comments.
Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the
Interior; Minerals Management Service; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381
Elden Street, MS-4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference
Information Collection 1010-0177 in your subject line and mark your message for return receipt. Include your name and return address in your message text.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart A, General, GPS (Global Positioning
System) for MODUs
OMB Control Number: 1010-0177.
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 Minerals Management
Service (MMS) 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 250 implement these statutory requirements.
We use the information for MMS 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.
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Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 130
Federal OCS oil and or gas operators/lessees.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 84 hours. 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.
Hour burden
NTL Requirement
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Non-Hour cost burdens
Purchase and installation of
$5,000 per device. tracking/locator devices--one time purchase for each existing MODU.
Purchase and installation of
$5,000 per device. tracking/locator devices--(these are for future new MODUs or repair/ replacement devices due to normal wear and tear).
Notify MMS with tracking/locator
15 minutes. data access (one-time burden for initial submission).
Notify MMS with tracking/locator
15 minutes. data access (these are future submissions after initial purchase and notification in subsequent years).
Notify Hurricane Response Team as
10 minutes. soon as you know a rig has moved off location.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have identified two non-hour paperwork cost burdens 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 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 paperwork 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 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.
MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 208-7744.
Dated: May 28, 2009.
William S. Hauser,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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