[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25472-25473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10309]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[OMB Control Number 1010-0106]


Information Collection: Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for 
Offshore Facilities; Proposed Collection for OMB Review; Comment 
Request MMAA104000

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 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 for 30 CFR 
553, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for Offshore Facilities.

DATES: Submit written comments by July 1, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comments on this ICR to the BOEM 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Arlene Bajusz, Bureau of 
Ocean Energy Management, 381 Elden Street, HM-3127, Herndon, Virginia 
20170 (mail); or [email protected] (email); or 703-787-1209 (fax). 
Please reference ICR 1010-0106 in your comment and include your name 
and return address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlene Bajusz, Office of Policy, 
Regulations, and Analysis at (703) 787-1025 to request additional 
information about this ICR.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 1010-0106.
    Title: 30 CFR Part 553, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for 
Offshore Facilities.
    Forms: BOEM-1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, and 1022.
    Abstract: This information collection request addresses the 
regulations at 30 CFR part 553, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility 
(OSFR) for Offshore Facilities, including any supplementary notices to 
lessees and operators that provide clarification, description, or 
explanation of these regulations, and forms BOEM-1016 through BOEM-
1022.
    The BOEM uses the information collected under 30 CFR part 553 to 
verify compliance with section 1016 of the Oil Pollution Act. The 
information is necessary to confirm that applicants can pay for cleanup 
and damages from oil-spill discharges from Covered Offshore Facilities 
(COFs).
    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 550.197, ``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: On occasion or annual.
    Description of Respondents: Holders of leases, permits, and rights 
of use and easement in the Outer Continental Shelf and in State coastal 
waters who will appoint designated applicants. Other respondents will 
be the designated applicants' insurance agents and brokers, bonding 
companies, and indemnitors. Some respondents may also be claimants.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently 
approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 21,319 hours. 
The following table details the individual components and respective 
hour burden estimates of this ICR.

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      Citation 30 CFR 553         Reporting requirement*    Hour burden
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Various sections...............  The burdens for all                   0
                                  references to
                                  submitting evidence of
                                  OSFR, as well as
                                  required or supporting
                                  information, are
                                  covered with the forms
                                  below.
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                    Applicability and Amount of OSFR
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11(a)(1); 40; 41...............  Form BOEM-1016--                      1
                                  Designated Applicant
                                  Information
                                  Certification.
11(a)(1); 40; 41...............  Form BOEM-1017--                      9
                                  Designation of
                                  Applicant.
12.............................  Request for                           2
                                  determination of OSFR
                                  applicability. Provide
                                  required and
                                  supporting information.
15.............................  Notify BOEM of change                 1
                                  in ability to comply.
15(f)..........................  Provide claimant                      1
                                  written explanation of
                                  denial.
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                     Methods for Demonstrating OSFR
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21; 22; 23; 24; 26; 27; 30; 40;  Form BOEM-1018--Self-                 1
 41; 43.                          Insurance or Indemnity
                                  Information, including
                                  renewals.
29; 40; 41; 43.................  Form BOEM-1019--                    120
                                  Insurance Certificate.
31; 40; 41; 43.................  Form BOEM-1020--Surety               24
                                  Bond.
32.............................  Proposal and supporting             120
                                  information for
                                  alternative method to
                                  evidence OSFR
                                  (anticipate no
                                  proposals, but
                                  regulations provide
                                  the opportunity).
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              Requirements for Submitting OSFR Information
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40; 41; 43.....................  Form BOEM-1021--Covered               3
                                  Offshore Facilities.
40; 41; 42.....................  Form BOEM-1022--Covered               1
                                  Offshore Facility
                                  Changes.
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             Claims for Oil-Spill Removal Costs and Damages
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Subpart F......................  Claims: BOEM is not                   0
                                  involved in the claims
                                  process. Assessment of
                                  burden for claims
                                  against the Oil Spill
                                  Liability Trust Fund
                                  (30 CFR parts 125,
                                  136, 137) falls under
                                  the responsibility of
                                  the U.S. Coast Guard.
60(d)..........................  Claimant request for                  2
                                  BOEM assistance to
                                  determine whether a
                                  guarantor may be
                                  liable for a claim.
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* In the future, BOEM may require electronic filing of certain
  submissions.

    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have 
identified no reporting and recordkeeping 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 Availability of Comments: 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. 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.

     Dated: February 20, 2013.
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2013-10309 Filed 4-30-13; 8:45 am]
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