[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 54 (Monday, March 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13570-13572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6109]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

[Docket No. MMS-2010-OMM-0010]


MMS Information Collection Activity: 1010-0043, Oil and Gas Well-
Workover Operations, Renewal of a Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of an information collection (1010-0043).

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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 250, Subpart F, ``Oil and 
Gas Well-Workover Operations.''

DATES: Submit written comments by May 21, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 
Standards Branch at (703) 787-1607. You may also contact Cheryl Blundon 
to obtain a copy, at no cost, of the regulation that requires the 
subject collection of information.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods 
listed below.
     Electronically: go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the 
entry titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter docket ID MMS-2010-OMM-0010 
then click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments 
and view supporting and related materials. The MMS will post all 
comments.
     Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the 
Interior; Minerals Management Service; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381 
Elden Street, MS-4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference 
ICR 1010-0043 in your comment and include your name and return address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations.
    OMB Control Number: 1010-0043.
    Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as amended 
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), authorizes the 
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to prescribe rules and 
regulations to administer leasing of the OCS. Such rules and 
regulations will apply to all operations conducted under a lease. 
Operations on the OCS must preserve, protect, and develop oil and 
natural gas resources in a manner that is consistent with the need to 
make such resources available to meet the Nation's energy needs as 
rapidly as possible; to balance orderly energy resource development 
with protection of human, marine, and coastal environments; to ensure 
the public a fair and equitable return on the resources of the OCS; and 
to preserve and maintain free enterprise competition.
    Section 5(a) of the OCS Lands Act requires the Secretary to 
prescribe rules and regulations ``to provide for the prevention of 
waste, and conservation of the natural resources of the Outer 
Continental Shelf, and the protection of correlative rights therein'' 
and to include provisions ``for the prompt and efficient exploration 
and development of a lease area.'' These authorities and 
responsibilities are among those delegated to the Minerals Management 
Service (MMS) to ensure that operations in the OCS will meet statutory 
requirements; provide for safety and protection of the environment; and 
result in diligent exploration, development, and production of OCS 
leases. This ICR addresses the regulations at 30 CFR part 250, subpart 
F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations and the associated 
supplementary Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) intended to 
provide clarification, description, or explanation of these 
regulations.
    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 250.197, Data and information to be made available to the public or 
for limited inspection. No items of a sensitive nature are collected. 
Responses are mandatory.
    Frequency: Monthly, weekly, on occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal 
oil, gas, or sulphur lessees and/or operators.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently 
approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 40,899 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 250                 Reporting requirement                    Hour burden
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                                                    Requests
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602.....................................  Request exceptions prior to      1
                                           moving well-workover equipment.
605; 613; 615(a), (e)(4); 616(d)........  Request approval to begin        Burden covered under 1010-0141.
                                           subsea well-workover
                                           operations; submit Forms
                                           MMS[dash]124 (include, if
                                           required, alternate procedures
                                           and equipment; stump test
                                           procedures plan) and MMS-125.
612.....................................  Request establishment/amendment/ 6
                                           cancellation of field well-
                                           workover rules.
616(a)..................................  Request exception to rated       2
                                           working pressure of the BOP
                                           equipment; request exception
                                           to annular-type BOP testing.
600-618.................................  General departure and            2
                                           alternative compliance
                                           requests not specifically
                                           covered elsewhere in subpart F
                                           regulations.
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                                                     Posting
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614.....................................  Post number of stands of drill   0.25
                                           pipe or workover string and
                                           drill collars that may be
                                           pulled prior to filling the
                                           hole and equivalent well-
                                           control fluid volume.
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                                            Submittals/Notifications
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602.....................................  Notify MMS of any rig movement   Burden covered under 1010-0150.
                                           within Gulf of Mexico (Form
                                           MMS-144).
617(b)..................................  Pressure test, caliper, or       6
                                           otherwise evaluate tubing &
                                           wellhead equipment casing;
                                           submit results (every 30 days
                                           during prolonged operations).
617(c)..................................  Notify MMS if sustained casing   1
                                           pressure is observed on a well.
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                                                Record/Documents
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606.....................................  Instruct crew members in safety  1
                                           requirements of operations to
                                           be performed and document
                                           meeting (weekly for 2 crews x
                                           2 weeks per workover = 4).
611.....................................  Perform operational check of     .25
                                           traveling-block safety device
                                           and document results (weekly x
                                           2 weeks per workover = 2).
616(a), (b), (f), (g)...................  Perform BOP pressure tests,      7
                                           actuations, inspections &
                                           certifications; record
                                           results; retain records 2
                                           years following completion of
                                           workover activities (when
                                           installed; at a minimum every
                                           7 days x 2 weeks per workover
                                           = 2).
616(b)(2)...............................  Test blind or blind-shear rams;  2
                                           document results (every 30
                                           days during operations).
                                           (Note: this is part of BOP
                                           test when BOP test is
                                           conducted.)

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616(b)(2)...............................  Record reason for postponing     .5
                                           BOP system tests.
616(c)..................................  Perform crew drills and record   1.5
                                           results (weekly for 2 crews x
                                           2 weeks per workover = 4).
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    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have 
identified no non-hour paperwork 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 paperwork 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: Before including your address, phone 
number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 
208-7744.

    Dated: March 15, 2010.
Sharon Buffington,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-6109 Filed 3-19-10; 8:45 am]
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