[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3716-3717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00991]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

[Docket ID BSEE-2019-0010; 201E1700D2 ET1SF0000.EAQ000 EEEE500000; OMB 
Control Number 1014-0025]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Application for Permit 
to Drill (APD, Revised APD), Supplemental APD Information Sheet, and 
all Supporting Documentation

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 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 Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew 
an information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 23, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by either of the following methods listed below:
     Electronically go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the 
Search box, enter BSEE-2019-0010 then click search. Follow the 
instructions to submit public comments and view all related materials. 
We will post all comments.

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     Email [email protected], fax (703) 787-1546, or mail or 
hand-carry comments to the Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety 
and Environmental Enforcement; Regulations and Standards Branch; ATTN: 
Nicole Mason; 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166. Please reference 
OMB Control Number 1014-0025 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Nicole Mason by email at [email protected] or 
by telephone at (703) 787-1607.

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.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comments addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of BSEE; (2) Will this information be processed and used in a 
timely manner; (3) Is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) How might 
BSEE enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (5) How might BSEE minimize the burden of this 
collection on the respondents, including 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 OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
    Abstract: Throughout the regulations in 30 CFR part 250, BSEE 
requires the submissions of an Application for Permit to Drill (APD, 
Revised APD), Supplemental APD Information Sheet, and all supporting 
documentation on Forms BSEE-0123 and BSEE-0123S. The BSEE uses the 
information to ensure safe drilling operations and to protect the 
human, marine, and coastal environment. Among other things, BSEE 
specifically uses the information to ensure: The drilling unit is fit 
for the intended purpose; the lessee or operator will not encounter 
geologic conditions that present a hazard to operations; equipment is 
maintained in a state of readiness and meets safety standards; each 
drilling crew is properly trained and able to promptly perform well-
control activities at any time during well operations; compliance with 
safety standards; and the current regulations will provide for safe and 
proper field or reservoir development, resource evaluation, 
conservation, protection of correlative rights, safety, and 
environmental protection. We also review well records to ascertain 
whether drilling operations have encountered hydrocarbons or H2S and to 
ensure that H2S detection equipment, personnel protective equipment, 
and training of the crew are adequate for safe operations in zones 
known to contain H2S and zones where the presence of H2S is unknown. 
Furthermore, we use the information to evaluate the adequacy of a 
lessee's or operator's plan and equipment for drilling, sidetracking, 
or deepening operations. This includes the adequacy of the proposed 
casing design, casing setting depths, drilling fluid (mud) programs, 
cementing programs, and blowout preventer (BOP) systems to ascertain 
that the proposed operations will be conducted in an operationally safe 
manner that provides adequate protection for the environment. BSEE also 
reviews the information to ensure conformance with specific provisions 
of the lease. In addition, except for proprietary data, BSEE is 
required by the OCSLA to make available to the public certain 
information submitted on Forms BSEE-0123 and -0123S.
    Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 250, Application for Permit to 
Drill (APD, Revised APD), Supplemental APD Information Sheet, and all 
supporting documentation.
    OMB Control Number: 1014-0025.
    Form Number: BSEE-0123 and BSEE-0123S.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Potential respondents are comprised of 
Federal OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees/operators and holders of 
pipeline rights-of-way.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: Not all the potential 
respondents will submit information at any given time, and some may 
submit multiple times.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 11,474.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: .5 hour to 150 hours, 
depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 78,084.
    Respondent's Obligation: Responses are mandatory, are are required 
to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion and varies by section.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $4,861,104.
    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.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).

Amy White,
Acting Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch.
[FR Doc. 2020-00991 Filed 1-21-20; 8:45 am]
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