[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 126 (Thursday, June 29, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40051-40052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16250]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
30 CFR Part 250
RIN 1010-AC55
Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental
Shelf--Update of Documents Incorporated by Reference, Correction
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Correction to final regulations.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects the final rule titled ``Update of
Documents Incorporated by Reference,'' which was published Tuesday,
January 4, 2000 (65
[[Page 40052]]
FR 217). We are adding a citation to entries for two American Petroleum
Institute (API) Recommended Practices (RP) in the table of Documents
Incorporated by Reference and correcting a section of the regulations
to incorporate by reference the two documents.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 3, 2000. The incorporation by reference of
publications listed in the regulation is approved by the Director of
the Federal Register as of February 3, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexis London, Rules Processing Team,
Engineering and Operations Division, (703) 787-1600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The final regulations that are the subject of these corrections
updated one API document incorporated by reference (API RP 500) and
added a new document incorporated by reference (API RP 505). These
regulations affect all operators and lessees on the Outer Continental
Shelf.
The regulation at 30 CFR 250.410(e) on safety precautions in mud-
handling areas currently incorporates by reference the out-of-date
document ``API RP 500B.'' The final regulations should have revised
Sec. 250.410(e) to reference ``API RP 500'' or ``API RP 505'' as it did
for various other sections of our regulations. The list of citations
for API RP 500 and API RP 505 in the table of documents incorporated by
reference in Sec. 250.198(e) should have then included Sec. 250.410(e).
Need for Correction
As published, the final regulations contain errors that may prove
to be misleading and are in need of clarification.
Correction of Publication
Accordingly, the publication of the final regulations on January 4,
2000, which were the subject of FR Doc. 00-26, is corrected as follows:
Sec. 250.198 [Corrected]
On pages 218 and 219, in the table for Sec. 250.198(e), the entries
for API RP 500 and API RP 505 are corrected to read as follows:
Sec. 250.198 Documents incorporated by reference.
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(e) * * *
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Title of document Incorporated by reference at
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API RP 500, Recommended Practice for Sec. 250.114(a); Sec.
Classification of Locations for 250.410(e); Sec.
Electrical Installations at Petroleum 250.802(e)(4)(i); Sec.
Facilities Classified as Class I, 250.803(b)(9)(i); Sec.
Division 1 and Division 2, Second 250.1628(b)(3); (d)(4)(i);
Edition, November 1997, API Stock No. Sec. 250.1629(b)(4)(i).
C50002.
API RP 505, Recommended Practice for Sec. 250.114(a); Sec.
Classification of Locations for 250.410(e); Sec.
Electrical Installations at Petroleum 250.802(e)(4)(i); Sec.
Facilities Classified as Class I, Zone 250.803(b)(9)(i); Sec.
0, Zone 1, and Zone 2, First Edition, 250.1628(b)(3); (d)(4)(i);
November 1997, API Stock No. C50501. Sec. 250.1629(b)(4)(i).
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On page 219, in the 3rd column following the amendment to
Sec. 250.1629, an amendment to Sec. 250.410 is added as follows:
9. In Sec. 250.410, in paragraph (e), the title of the document
incorporated by reference ``API RP 500B'' is revised to read ``API RP
500 or API RP 505''.
Dated: June 19, 2000.
E. P. Danenberger,
Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.
[FR Doc. 00-16250 Filed 6-28-00; 8:45 am]
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