[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6453-6454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3274]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Part 250

RIN 1010-AC85


Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental 
Shelf-Fixed and Floating Platforms and Documents Incorporated by 
Reference

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Extension of comment period for proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document extends to March 27, 2002, the previous deadline 
of February 25, 2002, for submitting comments on the proposed rule 
published December 27, 2001 (66 FR 66851) that addresses fixed and 
floating offshore platforms and floating production systems (FPSs). 
These FPSs are variously described as column-stabilized units (CSUs); 
floating production, storage and offloading facilities (referred to by 
industry as ``FPSOs''); tension-leg platforms (TLPs); spars, etc. We 
are also incorporating into our regulations a body of industry 
standards pertaining to platforms and FPSs that will save the public 
the costs of developing separate and, in some cases, unnecessarily 
duplicative government standards.

DATES: We will consider all comments received by March 27, 2002, and we 
may not fully consider comments received after March 27, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand-carry written comments (three copies) to the 
Department of the Interior; Minerals Management Service; 381 Elden 
Street; Mail Stop 4024; Herndon, Virginia

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20170-4817; Attention: Rules Processing Team.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl Anderson, Engineering and 
Operations Division, at (703) 787-1608.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS was asked to extend the deadline for 
submitting comments on the proposed regulations revising 30 CFR 250, 
subparts A, I, and J to incorporate by reference new documents 
governing fixed and floating platforms and new riser, stationkeeping, 
and pipeline technology. The request was based on the considerations 
that FPSs previously have not been directly addressed in 30 CFR 250 and 
that issues related to increasing the use of FPSs on the Outer 
Continental Shelf are complex. MMS agrees that more time is appropriate 
to ensure that all of the issues in this area are fully addressed.
    Public Comments Procedures: Our practice is to make comments, 
including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public 
review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may 
request that we withhold their home address from the rulemaking record, 
which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There may be 
circumstances in which we would withhold from the rulemaking record a 
respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold 
your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the 
beginning of your comment. However, we will not consider anonymous 
comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or 
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available 
for public inspection in their entirety.

    Dated: January 17, 2002.
Paul E. Martin,
Acting Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.
[FR Doc. 02-3274 Filed 2-11-02; 8:45 am]
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