[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50164-50165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19347]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

[Docket ID BSEE-2020-0007; EEEE500000 21XE1700DX EX1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB 
Control Number 1014-0016]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Pipelines and 
Pipeline Rights-of-Way (ROW)

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 (PRA) 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 
October 7, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Please 
provide a copy of your comments to Kye Mason, BSEE ICCO, 45600 Woodland 
Road, Sterling, VA 20166; or by email to [email protected]. Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1014-0016 in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Kye Mason by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at (703) 787-1607. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)(1), 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 
September 3, 2020 (85 FR 55029). We received two comments in response 
to the Federal Register notice, but neither are germane to the 
collection.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are 
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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: Lessees and pipeline ROW holders design the pipelines 
that they install, maintain, and operate. To ensure those activities 
are performed in a safe manner, BSEE needs information concerning the 
proposed pipeline and safety equipment, inspections and tests, and 
natural and manmade hazards near

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the proposed pipeline route. BSEE uses the information to review 
pipeline designs prior to approving an application for an ROW or lease 
term pipeline to ensure that the pipeline, as constructed, will provide 
for safe transportation of minerals through the submerged lands of the 
OCS. BSEE reviews proposed pipeline routes to ensure that the pipelines 
would not conflict with any State requirements or unduly interfere with 
other OCS activities. BSEE reviews proposals for taking pipeline safety 
equipment out of service to ensure alternate measures are used that 
will properly provide for the safety of the pipeline and associated 
facilities (platform, etc.). BSEE reviews notifications of 
relinquishment of ROW grants and requests to decommission pipelines for 
regulatory compliance and to ensure that all legal obligations are met. 
BSEE monitors the records concerning pipeline inspections and tests to 
ensure safety of operations and protection of the environment and to 
schedule witnessing trips and inspections. Information is also 
necessary to determine the point at which DOI or Department of 
Transportation (DOT) has regulatory responsibility for a pipeline and 
to be informed of the identified operator if not the same as the 
pipeline ROW holder.
    Title of Collection: 30 CFR 250, Subpart J, Pipelines and Pipeline 
Rights-of-Way (ROW).
    OMB Control Number: 1014-0016.
    Form Number: Form BSEE-0149--Assignment of Federal OCS Pipeline 
Right-of-Way Grant, and Form BSEE-0135--Identification of Right-of-Way 
Pipeline Operator.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Potential respondents include Federal 
OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees and/or operators and holders of 
pipeline rights-of-way.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: Currently, there are 
approximately 60 Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operators in the 
OCS. Not all the potential respondents will submit information at any 
given time, and some may submit multiple times.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,802.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from .5 hour to 107 
hours, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 34,217.
    Respondent's Obligation: Most responses are mandatory, while others 
are required to obtain or retain benefits, or voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Submissions are generally on occasion and 
varies by section.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $1,344,916.
    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.).

Kirk Malstrom,
Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch.
[FR Doc. 2021-19347 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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