[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48884-48885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24626]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension and revision of a currently approved 
collection (OMB Control Number 1010-0091).

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Act), the 
Department of the Interior has submitted the collection of information 
discussed below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
approval. The Act provides that 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.

DATES: Submit written comments by October 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments and suggestions directly to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for 
the Department of the Interior (1010-0091), 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, D.C. 20503.
    Send a copy of your comments to the Minerals Management Service, 
Rules Processing Team, Mail Stop 4020, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, 
Virginia 20170-4817.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexis London, Engineering and 
Operations Division, Minerals Management Service, telephone (703) 787-
1600. You may obtain copies of the supporting statement and collection 
of information by contacting MMS's Information Collection Clearance 
Officer at (202) 208-7744.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: 30 CFR Part 254, Response Plans for Facilities Located 
Seaward of the Coast Line.
    Abstract: The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), as 
amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), requires that a spill-
response plan be submitted for offshore facilities prior to February 
18, 1993. The OPA specifies that after that date, an offshore facility 
may not handle, store, or transport oil unless a plan has been 
submitted. To implement the provisions of these statutes, MMS published 
a final rule in the Federal Register on March 25, 1997 (62 FR 13991). 
These regulations require respondents to provide information and 
maintain records on their spill-response capability and efforts to 
prevent oil spills or prevent substantial threats of such discharges. 
The MMS uses the information to determine the overall effectiveness of 
owners/operators in preventing oil spills and their capability to 
respond in the event of an oil spill. Responses to this collection of 
information are mandatory. No confidential or sensitive information is 
collected.
    Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 193 owners and 
operators of facilities located in both State and Federal waters 
seaward of the coast line.
    Frequency: The reporting and recordkeeping requirements and number 
of responses vary for each section and are mostly on occasion, but most 
will respond at least once per year (see chart below).
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: Reporting and recordkeeping 
``hour'' burden of 47,439 hours (see charts below). We have identified 
no reporting and recordkeeping ``cost'' burdens.

                                                                    Burden Breakdown                                                                    
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                                                                                                                                                 Annual 
     Citation 30 CFR part 254        Reporting requirement       Annual frequency         Average number per year        Burden per reqmnt.      burden 
                                                                                                                                                 hours  
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Subpart A:                                                                                                                                              
    254.1(a) thru (d); 254.2(a),    General requirements                                                                                                
     (c); 254.3; 254.4; 254.5;       for submitting oil-                                                                                                
     254.7.                          spill response plans                                                                                               
                                     covered under subparts                                                                                             
                                     B & D.                                                                                                             
(2) Burden included with            0......................                                                                                             
 appropriate sections of part 254                                                                                                                       
    254.1(e)......................  Request MMS              On occasion............  2 requests....................  .5 hour................          1
                                     jurisdiction over                                                                                                  
                                     facility landward of                                                                                               
                                     coast line.                                                                                                        
    254.2(b)......................  Submit certification of  On occasion............  10 certifications.............  3 hours................         30
                                     capability to respond                                                                                              
                                     to worst case                                                                                                      
                                     discharge or                                                                                                       
                                     substantial threat of                                                                                              
                                     such.                                                                                                              
    254.8.........................  Appeal MMS orders or                                                                                                
                                     decisions.                                                                                                         
(2) Exempt as defined in 5 CFR      0......................                                                                                             
 1320.3(h)(9)                                                                                                                                           
Subpart B:                                                                                                                                              
    254.20 thru 254.29............  Submit new oil-spill     On occasion............  11 new plans..................  97 hours...............      1,067
                                     response plan for OCS                                                                                              
                                     facilities.                                                                                                        
    254.3.........................  Submit revised oil-      On occasion; at least    154 revised plans.............  16.5 hours.............      2,541
                                     spill response plan      every 2 years.                                                                            
                                     for OCS facilities.                                                                                                
Subpart C:                                                                                                                                              
    254.42(f).....................  Inform MMS of the date   Triennial..............  224 notifications.............  1 hour.................        224
                                     of any exercise.                                                                                                   
    254.46(a).....................  Notify NRC of all oil                                                                                               
                                     spills from owner/                                                                                                 
                                     operator facility.                                                                                                 
(2) Burden for this notification    0......................                                                                                             
 would be included in the NRC                                                                                                                           
 inventory                                                                                                                                              

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    254.46(b).....................  Notify MMS of oil        On occasion............  45 notifications..............  1 hour.................         45
                                     spills of one barrel                                                                                               
                                     or more from owner/                                                                                                
                                     operator facility.                                                                                                 
    254.46(c).....................  Notify MMS &             On occasion............  20 notifications..............  1 hour.................         20
                                     responsible party of                                                                                               
                                     oil spills from                                                                                                    
                                     operations at another                                                                                              
                                     facility.                                                                                                          
Subpart D:                                                                                                                                              
    254.50........................  General section on oil-                                                                                             
                                     spill response                                                                                                     
                                     requirements for                                                                                                   
                                     facilities located in                                                                                              
                                     State waters seaward                                                                                               
                                     of the coast line.                                                                                                 
(2) Burden included with            0......................                                                                                             
 appropriate sections of part 254,                                                                                                                      
 subpart D                                                                                                                                              
    254.51........................  Submit response plan by  One-time submission....  61 plans......................  45 hours...............      2,745
                                     modifying existing OCS                                                                                             
                                     plan.                                                                                                              
    254.52........................  Submit response plan     One-time submission....  11 plans......................  100 hours..............      1,100
                                     following format for                                                                                               
                                     OCS plan.                                                                                                          
    254.53........................  Submit response plan     One-time submission....  11 plans......................  93 hours...............      1,023
                                     developed under State                                                                                              
                                     requirements.                                                                                                      
    254.54........................  Submit description of    On occasion............  21 submissions................  5 hours................        105
                                     oil-spill prevention                                                                                               
                                     procedures.                                                                                                        
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        Total Reporting...........  .......................  .......................  570 responses.................  .......................      8,901
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                                                                                                                                                 Annual 
    Citation 30 CFR part 254            Recordkeeping           Annual frequency          Average number per year        Burden per reqmnt.      burden 
                                         requirement                                                                                             hours  
Subpart C:                                                                                                                                              
    254.41......................  Conduct annual training;  Annual..................  193 owners/operators..........  40 hours...............      7,720
                                   retain training records                                                                                              
                                   for 2 years.                                                                                                         
    254.42(a) thru (e)..........  Conduct triennial         Triennial...............  217 exercises.................  110 hours..............     23,870
                                   response plan exercise;                                                                                              
                                   retain exercise records                                                                                              
                                   for 3 years.                                                                                                         
    254.43......................  Inspect & maintain        Monthly.................  193 inspections x 12 mos =      3 hours................      6,948
                                   response equipment;                                 2,316.                                                           
                                   retain inspection                                                                                                    
                                   records for 2 years.                                                                                                 
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        Total Recordkeeping.....  ........................  ........................  ..............................  .......................     38,538
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    Form Number: N/A.
    Comments: Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
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, utility, 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.
    Send your comments directly to the offices listed under the 
addresses section of this notice. OMB has up to 60 days to approve or 
disapprove the information collection but may respond after 30 days. 
Therefore, to ensure maximum consideration, OMB should receive public 
comments within 30 days of publication of this notice.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Jo Ann Lauterbach (202) 208-7744.

    Dated: August 5, 1997.
John V. Mirabella,
Acting Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.
[FR Doc. 97-24626 Filed 9-16-97; 8:45 am]
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