[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18113-18115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5136]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

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ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1010-0091).

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS 
is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 
The information collection request (ICR) concerns the paperwork 
requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR 254, ``Oil-Spill Response 
Requirements for Facilities Located Seaward of the Coast Line.''

DATES: Submit written comments by June 9, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods 
listed below. Please use the Information Collection Number 1010-0091 as 
an identifier in your message.
     Public Connect on-line commenting system, https://ocsconnect.mms.gov. Follow the instructions on the Web site for 
submitting comments.
     E-mail MMS at [email protected]. Identify with 
Information Collection Number 1010-0091 in the subject line.
     Fax: 703-787-1093. Identify with Information Collection 
Number 1010-0091.
     Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the 
Interior; Minerals Management Service; Attention: Rules Process Team 
(RPT); 381 Elden Street, MS-4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please 
reference ``Information Collection 1010-0091'' in your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Rules Processing Team 
at (703) 787-1600. You may also contact Cheryl Blundon to obtain a 
copy, at no cost, of the regulations that require the subject 
collection of information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 30 CFR 254, Oil-Spill Response Requirements for Facilities 
Located Seaward of the Coast Line.
    OMB Control Number: 1010-0091.
    Abstract: The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 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. This 
authority and responsibility have been delegated to the Minerals 
Management Service (MMS). Regulations at 30 CFR 254 establish 
requirements for spill-response plans for oil-handling facilities 
seaward of the coast line, including associated pipelines.
    The MMS uses the information collected under 30 CFR 254 to 
determine compliance with OPA by owners/operators. Specifically, MMS 
needs the information to:
     Determine effectiveness of the spill-response capability 
of owners/operators;
     Review plans prepared under the regulations of a State and 
submitted to MMS to satisfy the requirements of this rule to ensure 
that they meet minimum requirements of OPA;
     Verify that personnel involved in oil-spill response are 
properly trained and familiar with the requirements of the spill-
response plans and to witness spill-response exercises;
     Assess the sufficiency and availability of contractor 
equipment and materials;
     Verify that sufficient quantities of equipment are 
available and in working order;
     Oversee spill-response efforts and maintain official 
records of pollution events; and
     Assess the efforts of owners/operators to prevent oil 
spills or prevent substantial threats of such discharges.
    We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary 
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its 
implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under regulations at 30 
CFR parts 250, 251, and 252. Responses are mandatory or required to 
obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency: On occasion and annual.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 193 
owners or operators of facilities located in both State and Federal 
waters seaward of the coast line.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The 
currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 
38,322 hours. The following chart details the individual components and 
respective hour burden estimates of this ICR. In calculating the 
burdens, we assumed that respondents perform certain requirements in 
the normal course of their activities. We consider these to be usual 
and customary and took that into account in estimating the burden.

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      Citation 30 CFR 254         Reporting requirement    Hour burden
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254.1(a) thru (d); 254.2(a);     Submit spill response             120
 254.3 thru 254.5; 254.7;         plan for OCS
 254.20 thru 254.29; 254.44(b).   facilities and
                                  related documents.
254.1(e).......................  Request MMS                         0.5
                                  jurisdiction over
                                  facility landward of
                                  coast line (no recent
                                  request received).
254.2(b).......................  Submit certification               15
                                  of capability to
                                  respond to worst case
                                  discharge or
                                  substantial threat of
                                  such.
254.2(c); 254.30...............  Submit revised spill               36
                                  response plan--or
                                  notify MMS of no
                                  change--for OCS
                                  facilities at least
                                  every 2 years.
254.2(c).......................  Request deadline                    4
                                  extension for
                                  submission of revised
                                  plan.
254.8..........................  Appeal MMS orders or                0
                                  decisions. (Exempt
                                  under 5 CFR 1320.4).
254.40.........................  Make records of all                 5
                                  OSRO-provided
                                  services, equipment,
                                  personnel available
                                  to MMS.
254.41.........................  Ensure attendance of               50
                                  annual training;
                                  retain training
                                  records for 2 years.
254.42(a) thru (e).............  Conduct triennial                 110
                                  response plan
                                  exercise; retain
                                  exercise records for
                                  3 years.
254.42(f)......................  Inform MMS of the date              1
                                  of any exercise
                                  (triennial).
254.43.........................  Inspect response                    3.5
                                  equipment monthly;
                                  retain inspection &
                                  maintenance records
                                  for 2 years.
254.46(a)......................  Notify NRC of all oil               0
                                  spills from owner/
                                  operator facility.
                                  (Burden would be
                                  included in NRC
                                  inventory.).
254.46(b)......................  Notify MMS of oil                   2
                                  spills of one barrel
                                  or more from owner/
                                  operator facility;
                                  submit follow-up
                                  report.
254.46(c)......................  Notify MMS &                        2
                                  responsible party of
                                  oil spills from
                                  operations at another
                                  facility.
254.50; 254.51.................  Submit response plan               42
                                  for facility in State
                                  waters by modifying
                                  existing OCS plan.
254.50; 254.52.................  Submit response plan              100
                                  for facility in State
                                  waters following
                                  format for OCS plan.

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254.50; 254.53.................  Submit response plan               89
                                  for facility in State
                                  waters developed
                                  under State
                                  requirements.
254.54.........................  Submit description of               5
                                  oil-spill prevention
                                  procedures.
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    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We 
have identified no non-hour cost burdens for this collection.
    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 
Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated 
to respond.
    Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section 
3506(c)(2)(A) 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, 
usefulness, 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.
    Agencies must also estimate the ``non-hour cost'' burdens to 
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of 
information. Therefore, if you have costs to generate, maintain, and 
disclose this information, you should comment and provide your total 
capital and startup cost components or annual operation, maintenance, 
and purchase of service components. You should describe the methods you 
use to estimate major cost factors, including system and technology 
acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, discount 
rate(s), and the period over which you incur costs. Capital and startup 
costs include, among other items, computers and software you purchase 
to prepare for collecting information, monitoring, and record storage 
facilities. You should not include estimates for equipment or services 
purchased: (i) Before October 1, 1995; (ii) to comply with requirements 
not associated with the information collection; (iii) for reasons other 
than to provide information or keep records for the Government; or (iv) 
as part of customary and usual business or private practices.
    We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them 
in our submission for OMB approval. As a result of your comments, we 
will make any necessary adjustments to the burden in our submission to 
OMB.
    Public Comment Procedures: MMS's practice is to make comments, 
including names and addresses of respondents, available for public 
review. If you wish your name and/or address to be withheld, you must 
state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. MMS will honor 
this request to the extent allowable by law; however, anonymous 
comments will not be considered. All submissions from organizations or 
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be 
made available for public inspection in their entirety.
    MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz, (202) 
208-7744.

    Dated: March 30, 2006.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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