[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69118-69121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27531]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

[Docket ID BSEE-2013-0012; OMB Control Number 1014-0022; 134E1700D2 
EEEE500000 ET1SF0000.DAQ000]


Information Collection Activities: General; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: 60-day Notice.

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is inviting 
comments on a collection of information that we will resubmit to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The 
resubmission of this information collection request (ICR) is necessary 
to include a form that we developed to clarify and facilitate 
submission of certain voluntary paperwork requirements in the 
regulations under Subpart A, General. The new form is BSEE-0011 and 
entails no additional information collection burden to that already 
approved by OMB for the Subpart A regulations.

DATES: You must submit comments by January 17, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods 
listed below.
     Electronically: go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the 
Search box, enter BSEE-2013-0012 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; BSEE; Regulations and Standards 
Branch; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381 Elden Street HE3313; Herndon, 
Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference ICR 1014-0022 in your comment and 
include your name and return address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 
Standards Branch at (703) 787-1607 to request additional information 
about this ICR.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart A, General.
    OMB Control Number: 1014-0022.
    Form(s): BSEE-0011.
    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, right-of-way, or a right-of-use 
and easement. 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) 
states 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.''
    In addition to the general rulemaking authority of the OCSLA at 43 
U.S.C. 1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
Management Act (FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants authority to the 
Secretary to prescribe such rules and regulations as are reasonably 
necessary to carry out FOGRMA's provisions. While the majority of 
FOGRMA is directed to royalty collection and enforcement, some 
provisions apply to offshore operations. For example, section 108 of 
FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the Secretary broad authority to inspect 
lease sites for the purpose of determining whether there is compliance 
with the mineral leasing laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30 U.S.C. 
1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose substantial civil penalties for failure 
to permit lawful inspections and for knowing or willful preparation or 
submission of false, inaccurate, or misleading reports, records, or 
other information. Because the Secretary has delegated some of the 
authority under FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is included as 
additional authority for these requirements.
    These authorities and responsibilities are among those delegated to 
the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). The 
regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart A, concern the general regulatory 
requirements of the oil, gas, and sulphur operations on the OCS. This 
specific collection pertains to a new form, BSEE-0011, iSEE, Internet-
Based Safety and Environmental Enforcement Reporting System, that was 
created to clarify what information is needed when someone reports an 
apparent violation. Regulations governing reports and investigations of 
possible violations are covered under Sec.  250.193 and are for the 
most part,
    (a) Any person may report to BSEE any hazardous or unsafe working 
condition on any facility engaged in OCS activities, and any possible 
violation or failure to comply with:
    (1) Any provision of the Act,
    (2) any provision of a lease, approved plan, or permit issued under 
the Act,
    (3) any provision of any regulation or order issued under the Act, 
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    (4) any other Federal law relating to safety of offshore oil and 
gas operations.
    (b) To make a report under this section, a person is not required 
to know whether any legal requirement listed in (a) has been violated.
    (c) When BSEE receives a report of a possible violation, or when a 
BSEE employee detects a possible violation, BSEE will investigate 
according to BSEE procedures.
    Regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart A, implement these statutory 
requirements. We use the information to investigate potential 
violations related to OCS activities.
    BSEE developed a new form that respondents must use to submit 
certain information collection requirements under Sec.  250.193. This 
form entails no additional burden as it only clarifies and facilitates 
the submission of the currently approved information collection 
requirements to which the form pertains. This resubmitted ICR is 
revised to only include the new Form BSEE-0011, iSEE, Internet-Based 
Safety and Environmental Enforcement Reporting System. No burden hours 
have been changed from the currently OMB approved collection. The 
information on BSEE-0011 is as follows: The first 4 parts of the form 
are for the purposes of asking follow-up questions if necessary--First 
and Last Name, Email Address, Phone number.

--The Category of Information section is used to specify what type of 
potential violation is being reported so that it can be routed 
internally to the appropriate BSEE personnel.
--The Region drop down menu is used to specify which region the 
potential violation occurred in so that it can be routed internally to 
the appropriate BSEE personnel.
--The Location Information provides BSEE with the ability to locate 
(using various data options as entered by the reporting party) where 
the potential violation took place. We request, Company Name, Area 
Block, Lease Number, Production Facility Name, Drilling Rig Name, GPS 
Coordinate Latitude and Longitude, Other, if this information is known.
--Date of Offense--self-explanatory.
--Detailed Description of Problem or Event--self-explanatory.

    We will protect personally identifiable information about 
individuals according to the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and DOI's 
implementing regulations (43 CFR 2). We will also protect proprietary 
information under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), DOI's 
implementing regulations (43 CFR 2); as well as 30 CFR 250.197, Data 
and information to be made available to the public or for limited 
inspection, and 30 CFR 252, OCS Oil and Gas Information Program.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal 
oil, gas, or sulphur lessees, operators and/or the general public.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently 
approved annual reporting burden for this one requirement is 9 hours 
and continues to remain the same in this request. 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 or
 Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart A        recordkeeping         Hour burden
                                       requirement
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193; Form BSEE-0011............  Report apparent                     1.5
                                  violations or non-
                                  compliance.
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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 
collection is necessary or useful; (b) evaluate the accuracy 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 
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.
    The form BSEE-0011 is as follows:
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    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. 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: November 7, 2013.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-27531 Filed 11-15-13; 8:45 am]
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