[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36376-36377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12981]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

[Docket Number DOT-OST-2017-0043]


Agency Information Collection Activity; Continue To Collect 
Information: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology 
(OST-R), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: On October 21, 2021, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics 
(BTS) announced its intention in a Federal Register Notice to request 
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the following 
information collection: Voluntary Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data 
Program. The Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data (ISD) program, is a 
component of BTS's SafeOCS data sharing framework, that provides a 
trusted, proactive means for the oil and gas industry to report 
sensitive and proprietary safety information, and to identify early 
warnings of safety problems and potential issues by uncovering hidden, 
at-risk conditions not previously exposed through analysis of 
reportable accidents and incidents. The ISD identifies a broader range 
of data categories to ensure safe performance and appropriate risk 
management, which adds a learning component to assist the oil and gas 
industry in achieving improved safety performance.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 18, 2022.

ADDRESSES: BTS seeks public comments on its proposed information 
collection. Comments should address whether the information will have 
practical utility; the accuracy of the estimated burden hours of the 
proposed information collection's ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology. Send comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: BTS Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Demetra V. Collia, Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of 
Safety Data and Analysis (OSDA), RTS-34, E36-302, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; Phone No. (202) 366-1610; Fax No. 
(202) 366-3383; email: [email protected]. Office hours are from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.
    Data Confidentiality Provisions: The confidentiality of oil and gas 
industry safety data information submitted to BTS is protected under 
the BTS confidentiality statute (49 U.S.C. 6307) and the Confidential 
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018; 
(Pub. L.: 115-435 Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 
2018, Title III.)
    In accordance with these confidentiality statutes, only statistical 
(aggregated) and non-identifying data will be made publicly available 
by BTS through its reports. BTS will not release to the Bureau of 
Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), or to any other public or 
private entity, any information that might reveal the identity of 
individuals or organizations mentioned in failure notices or reports 
without explicit consent of the respondent and any other affected 
entities.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. The Data Collection

    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35; as 
amended) and 5 CFR part 1320 require each Federal agency to obtain OMB 
approval to initiate an information collection activity. BTS is seeking 
OMB approval for the following BTS information collection activity:
    Title: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data (ISD) Program.
    OMB Control Number: TBD.
    Type of Review: Approval to Continue to Collect.
    Respondent: Oil and Gas industry companies involved in the 
exploration and/or productions working in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
    Number of Potential Responses: 100.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours per data file.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.

II. Public Participation and Request for Public Comments

    On October 21, 2021, BTS published a Notice (86 FR 58391) 
encouraging interested parties to submit comments to Document Number 
2021-22280 and allowing for a 60-day comment period. The comment period 
closed on December 20, 2021. There were no comments. To view the 
Notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov and insert the Document Number 
2021-22280 in the ``search'' box and click ``Search.'' Next click 
``Open Docket Folder'' button and choose document listed to review. If 
you do not have access to the internet, you may view the docket by 
visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room Wl 2-140 on the ground 
floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 
20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

Privacy Act

    All comments the BTS received were posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov. Anyone may search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if 
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.) You 
may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register 
published on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf).

III. Discussion of Public Comments and BTS Responses

    On October 21, 2021, BTS announced in a Federal Register Notice (86 
FR 58391) its intention to request that OMB approve the continued 
collection of safety data from the oil and gas industry for the ISD 
Program. BTS received no comments during the 60-day public comment 
period.

Demetra Collia,
Director, Office of Safety Data and Analysis, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Research and Technology, U.S. Department of 
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2022-12981 Filed 6-15-22; 8:45 am]
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