[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50168-50169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19348]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

[Docket ID BSEE-2020-0012; EEEE500000 21XE1700DX EX1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB 
Control Number 1014-0017]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Safety and 
Environmental Management Systems

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 1014-0017 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 
August 24, 2020 (85 FR 52145). No comments were received.
    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: Regulations governing Safety and Environmental Management 
Systems (SEMS) are covered in 30 CFR 250, subpart S and are the subject 
of this collection. This request also covers any related Notices to 
Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that BSEE issues to clarify, supplement, 
or provide additional guidance on some aspects of our regulations.
    We consider the information to be critical for us to monitor 
industry's operations record of safety and environmental management on 
the OCS. The Subpart S regulations hold the operator accountable for 
the overall safety of the offshore facility, including ensuring that 
all employees, contractors, and subcontractors have safety policies and 
procedures in place that support the implementation of the operator's 
SEMS program and align with the principles of managing safety. An 
operator's SEMS program must describe management's commitment to safety 
and the environment, as well as policies and procedures to assure 
safety and environmental protection while conducting OCS operations 
(including those operations conducted by all personnel on the 
facility). BSEE will use the information obtained by submittals and 
observed via SEMS audits to ensure that operations on the OCS are 
conducted safely, as they pertain to both human and environmental 
factors, and in accordance with BSEE regulations, including industry 
practices incorporated by reference within the regulations. Job Safety 
Analyses (JSA's)

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and other recordkeeping required by the SEMS regulation will be 
reviewed diligently by BSEE during inspections and other oversight 
activities and by SEMS auditors during regulatory required audits, to 
ensure that industry is using the documentation required by the SEMS 
regulation to manage their safety and environmental risks.
    Information on Form BSEE-0131, which the SEMS regulation requires 
to be submitted to BSEE annually, includes company identification, 
number of company/contractor injuries and/or illnesses suffered, 
company/contractor hours worked, EPA National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) permit non-compliances, and oil spill 
volumes for spills less than 1 barrel. Such information is reported on 
a calendar year basis, with data broken out by calendar quarter. The 
information is used to develop industry average incident rates that 
help to describe how well the offshore oil and gas industry is 
performing. Operators use these incident rates to benchmark against 
their own performance, and to focus on areas that need improvement. 
Using the produced data allows BSEE to better focus our regulatory and 
research programs on areas where the performance measures indicate that 
operators are having difficulty meeting our expectations. BSEE will be 
more effective in leveraging resources by redirecting research efforts, 
promoting appropriate regulatory initiatives, and shifting inspection 
and Directed Audit program emphasis based on performance results.
    Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 250, subpart S, Safety and 
Environmental Management Systems (SEMS).
    OMB Control Number: 1014-0017.
    Form Number: BSEE-0131, Performance Measures Data.
    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 and/or third-party personnel or organization.
    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 in any 
given year, and some may submit multiple times.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 686.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 39 hours to 
11,926 hours, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,487,634.
    Respondent's Obligation: Responses are mandatory.
    Frequency of Collection: Submissions are on occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $3,259,727.
    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. 2021-19348 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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