[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 47397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22526]



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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    The proposal for the collection of information listed below has 
been submitted to OMB for approval under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of the proposed 
collections of information and related forms may be obtained by 
contacting the Bureau's Clearance Officer at the telephone number 
listed below. Comments and suggestions on the proposal should be made 
directly to the Bureau Clearance Officer and to the Office of 
Management and Budget; Paperwork Reduction Project (1010-0044); 
Washington, D.C. 20503, telephone (202) 395-7340, with copies to Chief, 
Engineering and Standards Branch; Mail Stop 4700; Minerals Management 
Service; 381 Elden Street; Herndon, Virginia 22070-4817.
    Title: Application for Permit to Drill, Form MMS-123.
    OMB approval number: 1010-0044.
    Abstract: Respondents submit Form MMS-123 to the Minerals 
Management Service's (MMS) District Supervisors to be evaluated and 
approved or disapproved for the adequacy of the equipment, materials, 
and/or procedures which the lessee plans to use to safely perform 
drilling, well-completion, well-workover, and well-abandonment 
operations.
    This form is necessary to enable MMS to ensure safety of 
operations; protection of the human, marine, and coastal environments; 
conservation of the natural resources in the Outer Continental Shelf 
(OCS); prevention of waste; and protection of correlative rights with 
respect to oil, gas, and sulphur operations in the OCS.
    Bureau form number: Form MMS-123.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Description of respondents: OCS oil, gas, and sulphur lessees.
    Annual burden hours: 1,555.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Arthur Quintana (703) 787-1239.
Henry G. Bartholomew,
Deputy Associate Director for Operations and Safety Management.
[FR Doc. 95-22526 Filed 9-11-95; 8:45 am]
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