[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62668-62670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24865]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[OMB Number 1010-0057; MMAA104000]


Information Collection: Pollution Prevention and Control; 
Submitted for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-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 notifying the public that 
we have submitted an information collection request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR 
pertains to the paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR 
Part 550, Subpart C, Pollution Prevention and Control. This notice 
provides the public a second opportunity to comment on the paperwork 
burden of this collection.

DATES: Submit written comments by November 19, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments on this ICR to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or 
[email protected] (email). Please provide a copy of your 
comments to the BOEM Information Collection Clearance Officer, Arlene 
Bajusz, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 381 Elden Street,

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HM-3127, Herndon, Virginia 20170 (mail) or [email protected] 
(email). Please reference ICR 1010-0057 in your comment and include 
your name and return address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlene Bajusz, Office of Policy, 
Regulations, and Analysis at [email protected] (email) or (703) 
787-1025 (phone). You may review the ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the 
Interior collections under review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 1010-0057.
    Title: 30 CFR Part 550, Subpart C, Pollution Prevention and 
Control.
    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 manage the mineral resources of the OCS. Such rules and 
regulations apply to all operations conducted under a lease, right-of-
use and easement, and pipeline right-of-way. 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 techniques sufficient to prevent or 
minimize . . . occurrences which may cause damage to the environment or 
to property, or endanger life or health.'' Section 1334(a)(8) requires 
that regulations prescribed by the Secretary include provisions ``for 
compliance with the national ambient air quality standards [NAAQS] 
pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), to the extent 
that activities authorized under this Act significantly affect the air 
quality of any State.'' This information collection renewal concerns 
the regulations at 30 CFR Part 550, Subpart C, Pollution Prevention and 
Control. It also covers the related Notices to Lessees and Operators 
(NTLs) that BOEM issues to clarify and provide additional guidance on 
some aspects of the regulations. BOEM uses the information to ensure 
operations are conducted according to all applicable regulations and 
permit conditions and in a manner that minimizes air pollution.
    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 release.'' No items of a sensitive nature are collected. 
Responses are mandatory.
    Frequency: On occasion, monthly, or annually.
    Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal 
OCS oil and gas or sulphur lessees and States.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: We estimate the 
burden for this collection to be about 112,111 hours. The following 
table 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. This submission also removes the 
requirements and burdens that were transferred to the responsibility of 
the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement under Secretarial 
Order No. 3299, May 19, 2010.

                                                Burden Breakdown
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                                                                                  Average number
Citation 30 CFR 550 subpart C and   Reporting and recordkeeping     Hour burden     of  annual     Annual burden
          related NTL(s)                    requirement                              responses         hours
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                                Facilities described in new or revised EP or DPP
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303; 304(a), (f).................  Submit, modify, or revise      Burden covered under 1010-0151               0
                                    Exploration Plans and          (30 CFR Part 550, Subpart B).
                                    Development and Production
                                    Plans; submit information
                                    required under 30 CFR Part
                                    550, Subpart B.
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303(k); 304(a), (g)..............  Collect and report (in manner          \1\ 44       \2\ 2,546         112,024
                                    specified) air quality
                                    emissions related data (such
                                    as facility, equipment, fuel
                                    usage, and other activity
                                    information) during each
                                    specified calendar year for
                                    input into State and
                                    regional planning
                                    organizations modeling
                                    through specified software.
303(l); 304(b); 304(h)...........  Collect and submit (in manner               1           \2\ 1               1
                                    specified) meteorological
                                    data (not routinely
                                    collected--minimal burden);
                                    emission data for existing
                                    facilities to a State. (None
                                    submitted during renewal
                                    cycle.)
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    Subtotal.....................  .............................  ..............           2,547         112,025
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                                               Existing Facilities
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304; related NTL.................  Submit copy of State-required               1           \3\ 1               1
                                    Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
                                    containing test abatement
                                    plans (Pacific OCS Region).
304(a), (f)......................  Affected State may submit                   4           \4\ 5              20
                                    request with required
                                    information to BOEM for
                                    basic emission data from
                                    existing facilities to
                                    update State's emission
                                    inventory.
304(e)(2)........................  Submit compliance schedule                 40           \5\ 1              40
                                    for application of best
                                    available control technology
                                    (BACT). (None submitted
                                    during renewal cycle.)
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304(e)(2)........................  Apply for suspension of        Burden covered under BSEE 1014-              0
                                    operations.                       0022 (30 CFR 250.174).
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304(f)...........................  Submit information to                      15           \2\ 1              15
                                    demonstrate that exempt
                                    facility is not
                                    significantly affecting air
                                    quality of onshore area of a
                                    State. Submit additional
                                    information, as required.
                                    (None submitted during
                                    renewal cycle.)
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    Subtotal.....................  .............................  ..............               8              76
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                                                     General
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303-304..........................  General departure and                       2           \4\ 5              10
                                    alternative compliance
                                    requests not specifically
                                    covered elsewhere in subpart
                                    C regulations.
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    Subtotal.....................  .............................  ..............           \4\ 5              10
    Total Burden.................  .............................  ..............           2,560         112,111
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\1\ Hours per emission source.
\2\ Submissions.
\3\ Copy.
\4\ Requests.
\5\ Schedule.

    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have 
not identified any 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: We invite comments concerning this information collection 
on:
     Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of our burden estimates;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden on respondents.
    To comply with the public consultation process, on May 29, 2014, 
BOEM published a Federal Register notice (79 FR 30874) announcing that 
we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. This notice provided the 
required 60-day comment period. We received no comments in response.
    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: August 14, 2014.
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2014-24865 Filed 10-17-14; 8:45 am]
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