[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63613-63615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20053]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[OMB Control Number 1010-0057; Docket ID: BOEM-2023-0004]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Pollution Prevention 
and Control

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) proposes this information 
collection request (ICR) to renew Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
control number 1010-0057.

DATES: Comments must be received by BOEM no later than November 14, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this ICR by mail 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 OMB control 
number 1010-0057 in the subject line of your comments. You may view the 
ICR and its related documents by searching the docket number ``BOEM-
2023-0004'' at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Atkinson by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at 703-787-1025. Individuals in 
the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside of the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, BOEM provides the general public and other Federal 
agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps BOEM assess the 
impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the 
public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand BOEM's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format.
    BOEM is soliciting comments on the proposed ICR described below. 
BOEM is especially interested in public comments addressing the 
following issues: (1) is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of BOEM; (2) what can BOEM do to ensure that this information 
is processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the burden estimate 
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 submitted in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. BOEM will include or summarize each comment in its ICR 
to OMB for approval of this information collection. You should be aware 
that your entire comment--including your address, phone number, email 
address, or other personally identifiable information included in your 
comment--may be made publicly available at any time.
    For BOEM to consider withholding from disclosure your personally 
identifiable information, you must identify, in a cover letter, any 
information contained in your comment that, if released, would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of your privacy. You must 
also briefly describe any possible harmful consequences of the 
disclosure of information, such as embarrassment, injury, or other 
harm.
    Even if BOEM withholds your personally identifiable information in 
the context of this ICR, your comment is subject to the Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552). Your information will only be 
withheld if a determination is made that one of the FOIA exemptions to 
disclosure applies. Such a determination will be made in accordance 
with the DOI's FOIA implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2) and 
applicable law.
    BOEM will make available for public inspection all comments in 
their entirety (except privileged or confidential information) 
submitted by organizations and businesses, or by individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives of organizations or 
businesses. BOEM protects privileged and confidential information in 
accordance with FOIA and the DOI's implementing regulations.
    Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 550, subpart C, ``Pollution 
Prevention and Control.''
    Abstract: Section 5(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(OCSLA), as amended (43 U.S.C. 1334(a)), authorizes the Secretary of 
the Interior (Secretary) to prescribe rules and regulations to manage 
the energy and mineral resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). 
Such rules and regulations apply to all operations conducted under a 
lease, right-of-use and easement, and pipeline right-of-way.
    Section 5(a)(8) of OCSLA requires that regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary include provisions ``for compliance with the national 
ambient air quality standards pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7401 et seq.), to the extent that activities authorized under this 
subchapter significantly affect the air quality of any State.'' This 
information

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collection renewal concerns information that is submitted to BOEM under 
30 CFR part 550, subpart C, ``Pollution Prevention and Control,'' which 
implements section 5(a)(8), and related notices to lessees and 
operators (NTLs), which clarify and provide additional, nonbinding 
guidance on aspects of the regulations. BOEM uses this information to 
inform its decisions on plan approval, to ensure operations are 
conducted according to all applicable regulations and plan conditions 
of approval, and to inform State and regional planning organizations' 
modeling efforts.
    BOEM prepares an emission inventory every 3 years to help ensure 
that its regulations comply with section 5(a)(8) of OCSLA and to 
implement the requirements at 30 CFR 550.303(k) and 550.304(g). These 
emission inventories provide the essential input that BOEM needs to 
assess the impacts of OCS oil and gas activity on the States as 
mandated by the OCSLA. Also, these inventories provide the States with 
essential information needed to perform their implementation plan 
demonstrations to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). 
Finally, these inventories provide operators with essential data for 
their mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases to the USEPA.
    BOEM began planning for the 2023 OCS emissions inventory by issuing 
NTL No. 2022-N01 on October 1, 2022. The NTL instructed lessees and 
operators on submitting information about their facility operations, as 
required by OCSLA and BOEM's regulations, through BOEM's web-based 
emissions reporting tool, the Air Quality System (AQS). AQS allows 
operators to submit their facility activity data electronically into 
the system, instantaneously calculates monthly and annual emissions, 
assures and controls data quality, generates reports such as emission 
inventory reports, and creates data graphics including geographic 
information system maps for operators and BOEM. AQS makes it easy for 
users to enter activity data, calculate emissions data in real-time, 
and leverage built-in validation features to quality check calculations 
prior to submission.
    OMB Control Number: 1010-0057.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Potential respondents comprise Federal 
OCS oil and gas or sulfur lessees and operators and States.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 807 responses.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 51,080 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to retain or obtain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Every 3 years.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: None.
    The following table details the individual BOEM information 
collections under OMB Control Number 1010-0057 and respective hour 
burden estimates for this ICR.

                                                  Burden Table
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                                        Reporting and                                                   Annual
    Citation 30 CFR part 550,           recordkeeping           Hour burden      Average  number of     burden
  subpart C and related NTL(s)           requirement                              annual  responses     hours
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                                Facilities described in new or revised EP or DPP
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303; 304(a), (f)................  Submit, modify, or        Burden covered under 1010-0151 (30 CFR part 550,
                                   revise Exploration        subpart B).
                                   Plans and Development
                                   and Production Plans;
                                   submit information
                                   required under 30 CFR
                                   part 550, subpart B.
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303(k); 304(a), (g); NTL........  Collect and report (in    64 hrs per facility  794 facilities....       50,816
                                   manner specified) air
                                   quality emissions
                                   related data (such as
                                   facility, equipment,
                                   fuel usage, and other
                                   activity information)
                                   during each specified
                                   calendar year for input
                                   into BOEM's impacts
                                   assessments, and State
                                   and regional planning
                                   organizations' modeling
                                   through specified
                                   software. (e.g., NTL
                                   No. 2022-N01: 2023 OCS
                                   Emissions Inventory).
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
303(l); 304(h)..................  Collect and submit (in    8..................  1 submission......            8
                                   manner specified)
                                   meteorological data
                                   (not routinely
                                   collected); emission
                                   data for existing
                                   facilities to a State.
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    Subtotal....................  ........................  ...................  795 responses.....       50,824
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                                               Existing Facilities
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304(a), (f).....................  Affected State may        16.................  5 requests........           80
                                   submit request, with
                                   supporting information,
                                   to BOEM for basic
                                   emission data from
                                   existing facilities to
                                   update State's emission
                                   inventory.
304(e)(2).......................  Submit compliance         40.................  1 schedule........           40
                                   schedule for
                                   application of best
                                   available control
                                   technology (BACT).
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304(e)(2).......................  Apply for suspension of   Burden covered under BSEE 1014-0022 (30            0
                                   operations.                            CFR 250.174).
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304(f)..........................  Submit information to     16.................  1 submission......           16
                                   demonstrate that exempt
                                   facility is not
                                   significantly affecting
                                   air quality of onshore
                                   area of a State. Submit
                                   additional information
                                   to determine if
                                   controls are required.
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    Subtotal....................  ........................  ...................  7 responses.......          136
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                                                     General
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303-304.........................  Departure and             24.................  5 requests........          120
                                   alternative compliance
                                   (as cited in 550.142)
                                   requests from 550.303
                                   and 550.304 not
                                   specifically covered
                                   elsewhere in subpart C
                                   regulations.
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    Subtotal....................  ........................  ...................  5 responses.......          120
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        Total Burden............  ........................  ...................  807 responses.....       51,080
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    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.).

Karen Thundiyil,
Chief, Office of Regulations, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2023-20053 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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