United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2015_register executive 2015-04-17 article Part III Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7f7b212 D09002ee1c7f7b2ed United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes new regulations in order to consolidate equipment and operational requirements that are common to other subparts pertaining to offshore oil and gas drilling, completions, workovers, and decommissioning. This proposed rule would focus, at this time, on blowout preventer (BOP) requirements, including incorporation of industry standards and revising existing regulations. The proposed rule would also include reforms in the areas of well design, well control, casing, cementing, real-time well monitoring, and subsea containment. The proposed rule would address and implement multiple recommendations resulting from various investigations of the Deepwater Horizon incident. This proposed rule would also incorporate guidance from several Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) and revise provisions related to drilling, workover, completion, and decommissioning operations to enhance safety and environmental protection. 80 FR 21504 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-04-17/2015-08587 2015-08587 fr17ap15-24 RIN 1014-AA11 4310-VH-C Docket ID: BSEE-2015-0002 15XE1700DX EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-04-17/2015-08587 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-04-17/html/2015-08587.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-04-17/pdf/2015-08587.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Continental Shelf Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Protection Incorporation by Reference Oil and Gas Exploration Penalties Public Lands-Mineral Resources Public Lands-Rights-of-Way Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Sulphur 82 p. 21504 21585 80 FR 21504 Title 30 Part 250 30 CFR Part 250 RIN 1014-AA11 Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue PRORULE 2015-08587 III DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 2015-06-16 Docket ID: BSEE-2015-0002 15XE1700DX EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000 4310-VH-C 2015-08587 Proposed rule.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes new regulations in order to consolidate equipment and operational requirements that are common to other subparts pertaining to offshore oil and gas drilling, completions, workovers, and decommissioning. This proposed rule would focus, at this time, on blowout preventer (BOP) requirements, including incorporation of industry standards and revising existing regulations. The proposed rule would also include reforms in the areas of well design, well control, casing, cementing, real-time well monitoring, and subsea containment. The proposed rule would address and implement multiple recommendations resulting from various investigations of the Deepwater Horizon incident. This proposed rule would also incorporate guidance from several Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) and revise provisions related to drilling, workover, completion, and decommissioning operations to enhance safety and environmental protection.

Submit comments by June 16, 2015. The BSEE may not consider comments received after this date. Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the information collection burden in this proposed rule by May 18, 2015. This does not affect the deadline for the public to comment to BSEE on the proposed regulations. Kirk Malstrom, Regulations and Standards Branch, 202-258-1518, Kirk.Malstrom@bsee.gov. To see a copy of the information collection request submitted to OMB, go to http:// www.reginfo.gov (select Information Collection Review, Currently Under Review). Administrative Practice and Procedure Continental Shelf Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Protection Incorporation by Reference Oil and Gas Exploration Penalties Public Lands-Mineral Resources Public Lands-Rights-of-Way Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Sulphur Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf; Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control , Kirk.Malstrom@bsee.gov OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov regs@bsee.gov http://www.api.org/publications-standards-and-statistics/publications/government-cited-safety-documents http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html http://www.boem.gov/uploadedFiles/BOEM/Oil_and_Gas_Energy_Program/Leasing/Five_Year_Program/2012-2017_Five_Year_Program/PFP%20EconMethodology.pdf http://www.bsee.gov/BSEE-Newsroom/BSEE-News-Briefs/2012/BSEE-Hosts-BOP-Forum-in-DC http://www.bsee.gov/Inspection-and-Enforcement/Accidents-and-Incidents/Spills/ http://www.bsee.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/index.aspx http://www.bsee.gov/Technology-and-Research/Technology-Assessment-Programs/Categories/Drilling/ http://www.bsee.gov/Technology-and-Research/Technology-Assessment-Programs/Index http://www.bsee.gov/uploadedFiles/BSEE/About_BSEE/Public_Engagement/Ocean_Energy_Safety_Advisory_Committee/OESC%20Recommendations%20August%202012%20Meeting%20Chairman%20Letter%20to%20BSEE%20101512.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42942.pdf http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2013/05/08/mcmoran-gives-update-on-davy-jones-the-1-billion-ultradeep-well/ http://www.maersk.com/en/the-maersk-group/about-us/maersk-post/2014-5/pushing-technological-boundaries http://www.npr.org/2011/04/19/135513456/oil-firms-seek-to-prove-they-can-contain-spills http://www.reginfo.gov http://www.regulations.gov http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail http://www.shell.com/global/aboutshell/major-projects-2/perdido/unlocking-energy.html http://www.spe.org/tech/2012/04/high-pressurehigh-temperature-challenges/ www.reginfo.gov www.Regulations.gov Vol. 80, no. 74 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2015-04-17 continuing daily deposited born digital 497 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-04-17 P0b002ee18c130525 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr17ap15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-04-17 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-04-17/pdf/FR-2015-04-17.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-04-17/xml/FR-2015-04-17.xml fdlp 21151 21638 DGPO 2015-04-17 2024-06-02 FR-2015-04-17 machine generated eng FR FR-2015-04-17 80 74