[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handling areas currently incorporates by reference the out-of-date 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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