[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22602-22604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9100]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

[Docket ID No. BSEE-2012-0006; OMB Number 1014-0008]


Information Collection Activities: Well Control and Production 
Safety Training, Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
Review; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice.

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), BSEE 
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 an extension to the 
paperwork requirements in the regulations under Subpart O, ``Well 
Control and Production Safety Training.''

DATES: You must submit comments by June 15, 2012.

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 BSEE-2012-0006 then click 
search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view all 
related materials. We will post all comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Mail or hand-carry comments 
to the Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement; Regulations and Development Branch; Attention: Nicole 
Mason; 381 Elden Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please 
reference ICR 1014-0008 in your comment and include your name and 
return address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Mason, Regulations and 
Development Branch, (703) 787-1605, to request additional information 
about this ICR.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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    Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart O, Well Control and Production 
Safety Training.
    OMB Control Number: 1014-0008.
    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 to prescribe rules and regulations necessary 
for the administration of the leasing provisions of the Act related to 
mineral resources on 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 1332(6) of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1332) requires that 
``operations in the [O]uter Continental Shelf should be conducted in a 
safe manner by well trained personnel using technology, precautions, 
and other techniques sufficient to prevent or minimize the likelihood 
of blowouts, loss of well control, fires, spillages, physical 
obstructions to other users of the waters or subsoil and seabed, or 
other occurrences which may cause damage to the environment or to 
property or endanger life or health.'' This authority and 
responsibility are among those delegated to BSEE. To carry out these 
responsibilities, BSEE issues regulations governing oil and gas or 
sulphur operations in the OCS.
    Regulations at 30 CFR part 250, Subpart O, implement these safe 
operation requirements. BSEE uses the information collected under 
subpart O to ensure that workers in the OCS are properly trained with 
the necessary skills to perform their jobs in a safe and pollution-free 
manner. In some instances, BSEE will conduct oral interviews of 
offshore employees to evaluate the effectiveness of a company's 
training program. The information collected is necessary to verify 
personnel training compliance with the requirements.
    BSEE 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. No items of a sensitive nature are 
collected. Responses are mandatory or are required to obtain or retain 
a benefit.
    Frequency: Primarily on occasion or annual.
    Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal 
oil, gas, or sulphur OCS lessees and/or operators.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently 
approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 1,144 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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                                            Reporting & recordkeeping
      Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart O                requirement                         Hour burden
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1503(a)..................................  Develop training plans.      70.
                                            Note: Existing lessees/
                                            respondents already have
                                            training plans developed.
                                            This number reflects
                                            development of plans for
                                            any new lessees.
1503(c)..................................  Maintain copies of training  1\1/2\ hr. (plan).
                                            plan and employee training  2 hrs. for records.
                                            documentation/record for 5
                                            years.
1503(d)..................................  Upon request, provide BSEE   5.
                                            copies of employee
                                            training documentation or
                                            provide copy of training
                                            plan.
1507(b)..................................  Employee oral interview      \1/2\ hr.
                                            conducted by BSEE.
1507(c), (d); 1508; 1509.................  Written testing conducted    0.
                                            by BSEE or authorized
                                            representative. Not
                                            considered information
                                            collection under 5 CFR
                                            1320.3(h)(7).
1510(b)..................................  Revise training plan and     12.
                                            submit to BSEE.
1500-1510................................  General departure or         3.
                                            alternative compliance
                                            requests not specifically
                                            covered elsewhere in
                                            subpart O.
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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 paperwork cost burdens to 
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of 
information. Therefore, if you have other than hour burden 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. For further 
information on this burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or 
contact the Bureau representative listed previously in this notice.
    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, email 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.

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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.
    Acting BSEE Information Collection Clearance Officer: Cheryl 
Blundon, (703) 787-1607.

    Dated: April 4, 2012.
Douglas W. Morris,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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