[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30218-30219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13575]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[OMB Control Number 1010-0006; Docket ID: BOEM-2017-0016]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 30 CFR parts 
550, 556, and 560, Leasing of Sulfur or Oil and Gas in the Outer 
Continental Shelf

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is proposing to renew an 
information collection with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 26, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to 202-395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to the BOEM Information Collection Clearance Officer, Anna Atkinson, 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, 
Virginia, 20166; or by email to [email protected]. Please 
reference Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1010-
0006 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Anna Atkinson by email, or by telephone at 703-
787-1025. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
April 1, 2019 (84 FR 12277). No comments were received.

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    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the 
proper functions of BOEM; (2) will this information be processed and 
used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) 
how might BOEM enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might BOEM minimize the burden 
of this collection on the respondents, including minimizing the burden 
through the use of information technology?
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of this ICR. 
You should be aware that your entire comment--including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. In order for 
BOEM to withhold from disclosure your personally identifiable 
information, you must identify any information contained in the 
submittal of your comments that, if released, would clearly constitute 
an unwarranted invasion of your personal privacy. You must also briefly 
describe any possible harmful consequences of the disclosure of your 
information, such as embarrassment, injury, or other harm. While you 
can ask us in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    BOEM protects proprietary information in accordance with the 
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Department of the 
Interior's implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under 
regulations at 30 CFR 580.70 and applicable sections of 30 CFR parts 
550 and 552 promulgated pursuant to Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(OCSLA) at 43 U.S.C. 1352(c).
    Abstract: This information collection request concerns the 
paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR part 550, part 
556, and part 560, Leasing of Sulfur or Oil and Gas in the Outer 
Continental Shelf.
    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 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; balance orderly energy resource development with 
protection of human, marine, and coastal environments; ensure the 
public a fair and equitable return on the resources of the OCS; and 
preserve and maintain free enterprise competition. Also, the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA) prohibits certain lease 
bidding arrangements (42 U.S.C. 6213(c)).
    The Independent Offices Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the 
Omnibus Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 104-133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26, 
1996), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-25, 
authorize Federal agencies to recover the full cost of services that 
provide special benefits. Under the Department of the Interior's (DOI) 
implementing policy, BOEM is required to charge the full cost for 
services that provide special benefits or privileges to an identifiable 
non-Federal recipient above and beyond those that accrue to the public 
at large. Approvals of the transfer of a lease or interest therein are 
subject to cost recovery, and BOEM regulations specify the filing fee 
for these transfer applications.
    This notice concerns the reporting and recordkeeping requirements 
of BOEM regulations at 30 CFR part 550, subpart J, Pipelines and 
Pipeline Rights-of-Way; 30 CFR part 556, Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and 
Gas in the OCS; 30 CFR part 560, OCS Oil and Gas Leasing; as well as 
the related Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that clarify and 
provide additional guidance on some aspects of these regulations. This 
ICR also concerns the use of forms to process bonds, transfer interest 
in leases, and file relinquishments.
    Title of Collection: Leasing of Sulfur or Oil and Gas in the Outer 
Continental Shelf (30 CFR part 550, part 556, and part 560).
    OMB Control Number: 1010-0006.
    Form Number:
     BOEM-0150, Assignment of Record Title Interest in Federal 
OCS Oil and Gas Lease,
     BOEM-0151, Assignment of Operating Rights Interest in 
Federal OCS Oil and Gas Lease,
     BOEM-0152, Relinquishment of Federal OCS Oil and Gas 
Lease,
     BOEM-2028, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Mineral Lessee's 
or Operator's Bond,
     BOEM-2028A, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Mineral Lessee's 
or Operator's Supplemental Bond, and
     BOEM-2030, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Pipeline Right-
of-Way Grant Bond.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Federal oil, gas, or sulphur lessees 
and/or operators.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10,307 responses.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 19,054 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory or Required to Obtain or Retain 
a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion or annual.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $766,053.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: We expect the 
burden estimate for the renewal will be 19,054 hours, which reflects a 
decrease of 400 burden hours. A reduction of 80 hours is related to 
respondents' submission of designation of operator form (Form BOEM-
1123); this burden is now captured in OMB control number 1010-0114. And 
the remaining reduction of 320 hours is for activities within 30 CFR 
part 556, subpart B, that are not considered information collection 
activities under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(4), but were previously counted as 
information collection activities.
    In calculating the cost for the hour burdens, we assumed that 
respondents perform certain requirements in the normal course of their 
activities. We consider some information collection activities to be 
usual and customary, and we take that into account in estimating the 
burden.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.

    Authority: The authority for this action is the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

 Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2019-13575 Filed 6-25-19; 8:45 am]
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