80 FR 19352 - Information Collection Activities: Well Control and Production Safety Training; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 69 (April 10, 2015)

Page Range		19352-19354
FR Document		2015-08265

To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), BSEE is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) concerns a renewal to the paperwork requirements in the regulations under Subpart O, Well Control and Production Safety Training.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

[Docket ID BSEE-2015-0004; OMB Control Number 1014-0008; 15XE1700DX 
EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000]


Information Collection Activities: Well Control and Production 
Safety Training; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), BSEE 
is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 
The information collection request (ICR) concerns a renewal to the 
paperwork requirements in the regulations under Subpart O, Well Control 
and Production Safety Training.

DATES: You must submit comments by June 9, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods 
listed below.
     Electronically go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the 
Search box, enter BSEE-2015-0004 then click search. Follow the 
instructions to submit public comments and view all related materials. 
We will post all comments.
     Email [email protected]. Mail or hand-carry comments 
to the Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement; Regulations and Standards Branch; ATTN: Cheryl Blundon, 
45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166. Please reference ICR 1014-0008 
in your comment and include your name and return address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 
Standards Branch at (703) 787-1607 to request additional information 
about this ICR.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 30 CFR part 250, subpart O, Well Control and Production 
Safety Training.
    OMB Control Number: 1014-0008.
    Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as amended 
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), authorizes the 
Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules and regulations necessary 
for the administration of the leasing provisions of the Act related to 
mineral resources on the OCS. Such rules and regulations will apply to 
all operations conducted under a lease, pipeline right-of-way, or a 
right-of-use and easement. Operations on the OCS must preserve, 
protect, and develop oil and natural gas resources in a manner that is 
consistent with the need to make such resources available to meet the 
Nation's energy needs as rapidly as possible; to balance orderly energy 
resource development with protection of human, marine, and coastal 
environments; to ensure the public a fair and equitable return on the 
resources of the OCS; and to preserve and maintain free enterprise 
competition.
    In addition to the general rulemaking authority of the OCSLA at 43 
U.S.C. 1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
Management Act (FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants authority to the 
Secretary to prescribe such rules and regulations as are reasonably 
necessary to carry out FOGRMA's provisions. While the majority of 
FOGRMA is directed to royalty collection and enforcement, some 
provisions apply to offshore operations. For example, section 108 of 
FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the Secretary broad authority to inspect 
lease sites for the purpose of determining whether there is compliance 
with the mineral leasing laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30 U.S.C. 
1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose substantial civil penalties for failure 
to permit lawful inspections and for knowing or willful preparation or 
submission of false, inaccurate, or misleading reports, records, or 
other information. Because the Secretary has

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delegated some of the authority under FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is 
included as additional authority for these requirements.
    Section 1332(6) of the OCS Lands Act requires that ``operations in 
the [O]uter Continental Shelf should be conducted in a safe manner by 
well trained personnel using technology, precautions, and other 
techniques sufficient to prevent or minimize the likelihood of 
blowouts, loss of well control, fires, spillages, physical obstructions 
to other users of the waters or subsoil and seabed, or other 
occurrences which may cause damage to the environment or to property or 
endanger life or health.''
    For your information, because of the regulatory requirements in 30 
CFR 250, Subpart S (SEMS), 30 CFR 250, Subpart O, audits ceased. The 
training audits fall under the requirements defined in Sec.  250.1915. 
However, BSEE keeps Subpart O documents and regulations active because 
the Subpart O regulatory requirements give BSEE the authority and 
ability to test employees on the effectiveness of their own training 
program.
    Regulations implementing these responsibilities are among those 
delegated to BSEE. The regulations under 30 CFR 250, Subpart O, pertain 
to well control and production safety training and pertain to training 
requirements for certain personnel working on the OCS and is the 
subject of this collection. This request also covers the related 
Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that BSEE issues to clarify, 
supplement, or provide additional guidance on some aspects of our 
regulations.
    We will use the information collected under Subpart O regulations 
to ensure that workers in the OCS are properly trained with the 
necessary skills to perform their jobs in a safe and pollution-free 
manner.
    In some instances, we may conduct oral interviews of offshore 
employees to evaluate the effectiveness of a company's training 
program. The oral interviews are used to gauge how effectively the 
companies are implementing their own training program.
    No questions of a sensitive nature are asked. We protect 
proprietary information according to the Freedom of Information Act (5 
U.S.C. 552) and DOI's implementing regulations (43 CFR 2); and under 
regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, Data and information to be made 
available to the public or for limited inspection, and 30 CFR part 252, 
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Information Program. 
Responses are mandatory or are required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Potential respondents comprise Federal 
oil, gas, or sulphur lessees and/or operators.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently 
approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 2,919 hours. In 
this submission, we are requesting a total of 202 burden hours. The 
following chart details the individual components and respective hour 
burden estimates of this ICR. In calculating the burdens, we assumed 
that respondents perform certain requirements in the normal course of 
their activities.
    We consider these to be usual and customary and took that into 
account in estimating the burden.

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                                                                                 Average number
  Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart O          Reporting and           Hour burden        of annual      Annual burden
                                   recordkeeping requirement                        responses          hours
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1503(a), (c)....................  Develop training plans.                  120                 1             120
                                   Note: Existing lessees/
                                   respondents already have
                                   training plans developed.
                                   This number reflects
                                   development of plans for
                                   any new lessees.
1503(d)(1)......................  Upon request, provide BSEE                16                 1              16
                                   with copies of training
                                   documentation for
                                   personnel involved in
                                   well control, deepwater
                                   well control, or
                                   production safety
                                   operations within the
                                   past 5 years.
1503(d)(2)......................  Upon request, provide BSEE                16                 1              16
                                   with a copy of your
                                   training plan.
1507(b).........................  Employee oral interview                    2                 1               2
                                   conducted by BSEE.
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
1507(c), (d); 1508; 1509........  Written testing conducted       Not considered information                   0
                                   by BSEE or authorized            collection under 5 CFR
                                   representative.                       1320.3(h)(7).
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
1510(b).........................  Revise training plan and                  40                 1              40
                                   submit to BSEE.
250.1500-1510...................  General departure or                       8                 1               8
                                   alternative compliance
                                   requests not specifically
                                   covered elsewhere in
                                   subpart O.
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    Total Hour Burden.........................................................                 1             202
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    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have 
identified no non-hour cost burdens for this collection.
    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 
Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated 
to respond.
    Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section 
3506(c)(2)(A) requires each agency ``* * * to provide notice * * * and 
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies 
concerning each proposed collection of information * * *''. Agencies 
must specifically solicit comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the 
collection is necessary or useful; (b) evaluate the accuracy of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) enhance the 
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (d) minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of 
technology.
    Agencies must also estimate the non-hour paperwork cost burdens to 
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of 
information. Therefore, if you have other than hour burden costs to 
generate, maintain, and disclose this information, you should comment 
and provide your total capital and startup cost components or annual 
operation, maintenance, and purchase of service components. For further 
information on this burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or 
contact the Bureau representative listed previously in this notice.
    We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them 
in our submission for OMB approval. As a result of your comments, we 
will make

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any necessary adjustments to the burden in our submission to OMB.
    Public Comment Procedures: 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.

    Dated: April 7, 2015.
Douglas W. Morris,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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delegated some of the authority under Regulations implementing these information according to the Freedom of
FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is responsibilities are among those Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and
included as additional authority for delegated to BSEE. The regulations DOI’s implementing regulations (43 CFR
these requirements. under 30 CFR 250, Subpart O, pertain to 2); and under regulations at 30 CFR
Section 1332(6) of the OCS Lands Act well control and production safety 250.197, Data and information to be
requires that ‘‘operations in the [O]uter training and pertain to training made available to the public or for
Continental Shelf should be conducted requirements for certain personnel limited inspection, and 30 CFR part 252,
in a safe manner by well trained working on the OCS and is the subject Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and
personnel using technology, of this collection. This request also Gas Information Program. Responses are
precautions, and other techniques covers the related Notices to Lessees mandatory or are required to obtain or
sufficient to prevent or minimize the and Operators (NTLs) that BSEE issues retain benefits.
likelihood of blowouts, loss of well to clarify, supplement, or provide Frequency: On occasion.
control, fires, spillages, physical additional guidance on some aspects of Description of Respondents: Potential
obstructions to other users of the waters our regulations. respondents comprise Federal oil, gas,
or subsoil and seabed, or other We will use the information collected or sulphur lessees and/or operators.
occurrences which may cause damage to under Subpart O regulations to ensure Estimated Reporting and
the environment or to property or that workers in the OCS are properly Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
endanger life or health.’’ trained with the necessary skills to currently approved annual reporting
For your information, because of the perform their jobs in a safe and burden for this collection is 2,919 hours.
regulatory requirements in 30 CFR 250, pollution-free manner. In this submission, we are requesting a
Subpart S (SEMS), 30 CFR 250, Subpart In some instances, we may conduct total of 202 burden hours. The following
O, audits ceased. The training audits fall oral interviews of offshore employees to chart details the individual components
under the requirements defined in evaluate the effectiveness of a and respective hour burden estimates of
§ 250.1915. However, BSEE keeps company’s training program. The oral this ICR. In calculating the burdens, we
Subpart O documents and regulations interviews are used to gauge how assumed that respondents perform
active because the Subpart O regulatory effectively the companies are certain requirements in the normal
requirements give BSEE the authority implementing their own training course of their activities.
and ability to test employees on the program. We consider these to be usual and
effectiveness of their own training No questions of a sensitive nature are customary and took that into account in
program. asked. We protect proprietary estimating the burden.

Citation Average number Annual
Reporting and recordkeeping
30 CFR 250 Hour burden of annual burden
requirement
Subpart O responses hours

1503(a), (c) ....... Develop training plans. Note: Existing lessees/respondents already 120 1 120
have training plans developed. This number reflects development
of plans for any new lessees.
1503(d)(1) ......... Upon request, provide BSEE with copies of training documentation 16 1 16
for personnel involved in well control, deepwater well control, or
production safety operations within the past 5 years.
1503(d)(2) ......... Upon request, provide BSEE with a copy of your training plan .......... 16 1 16
1507(b) ............. Employee oral interview conducted by BSEE ...................................... 2 1 2

1507(c), (d); Written testing conducted by BSEE or authorized representative ....... Not considered information collection 0
1508; 1509. under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(7).

1510(b) ............. Revise training plan and submit to BSEE ............................................ 40 1 40
250.1500–1510 General departure or alternative compliance requests not specifically 8 1 8
covered elsewhere in subpart O.

Total Hour Burden ........................................................................................................................................ 1 202

Estimated Reporting and with members of the public and affected from the collection of information.
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: agencies concerning each proposed Therefore, if you have other than hour
We have identified no non-hour cost collection of information * * *’’. burden costs to generate, maintain, and
burdens for this collection. Agencies must specifically solicit disclose this information, you should
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the comment and provide your total capital
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an collection is necessary or useful; (b) and startup cost components or annual
agency may not conduct or sponsor a evaluate the accuracy of the burden of operation, maintenance, and purchase
collection of information unless it the proposed collection of information; of service components. For further
displays a currently valid OMB control (c) enhance the quality, usefulness, and information on this burden, refer to 5
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number. Until OMB approves a clarity of the information to be CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the
collection of information, you are not collected; and (d) minimize the burden Bureau representative listed previously
obligated to respond. on the respondents, including the use of in this notice.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR technology. We will summarize written responses
to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) Agencies must also estimate the non- to this notice and address them in our
requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide hour paperwork cost burdens to submission for OMB approval. As a
notice * * * and otherwise consult respondents or recordkeepers resulting result of your comments, we will make

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any necessary adjustments to the burden SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The products practice claim 13, that claim 1
in our submission to OMB. Commission instituted this investigation is not invalid as anticipated by the prior
Public Comment Procedures: Before on January 30, 2014, based on a art, that claim 13 is invalid as
including your address, phone number, complaint filed by Springfree anticipated by the prior art, and that
email address, or other personal Trampoline, Inc. of Markham, Canada, claims 1 and 13 are not invalid due to
identifying information in your Springfree Trampoline USA Inc. of lack of enablement. The Commission
comment, you should be aware that Markham, Canada, and Spring Free has determined to reverse the ALJ’s
your entire comment—including your Limited Partnership of Markham, findings that Vuly’s products infringe
personal identifying information—may Canada (collectively, ‘‘Springfree’’). 79 claim 1, that Springfree’s products do
be made publicly available at any time. FR 4956 (Jan. 30, 2014). The complaint not practice claim 1, and that Springfree
While you can ask us in your comment alleges violations of section 337 of the did not satisfy the technical prong of the
to withhold your personal identifying Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 domestic industry requirement as to
information from public review, we U.S.C. 1337, in the importation, sale for claims 1 and 13. The Commission has
cannot guarantee that we will be able to importation, or sale within the United determined to affirm the ALJ’s finding
do so. States after importation of certain soft- that Springfree did not satisfy the
Dated: April 7, 2015. edged trampolines and components economic prong of the domestic
Douglas W. Morris, thereof by reason of infringement of industry requirement. The Commission
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
claims 1 and 13 of U.S. Patent No. has determined not to reach the issue of
6,319,174 (‘‘the ’174 patent’’). Id. The whether claim 13 is obvious.
[FR Doc. 2015–08265 Filed 4–9–15; 8:45 am]
notice of investigation names Vuly The authority for the Commission’s
BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P
Trampolines Pty. Ltd. of Brisbane, determination is contained in section
Australia (‘‘Vuly’’) as the sole 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
respondent. Id. at 4957. The Office of amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part
INTERNATIONAL TRADE Unfair Import Investigations did not 210 of the Commission’s Rules of
COMMISSION participate in the investigation. Id. Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part
[Investigation No. 337–TA–908] On December 5, 2014, the 210).
administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) issued By order of the Commission.
Certain Soft-Edged Trampolines and a final ID finding no violation of section Issued: April 6, 2015.
Components Thereof Notice of Final 337. On December 18, 2014, the ALJ
Lisa R. Barton,
Determination of No Violation; issued a recommended determination
(‘‘RD’’) on remedy and bonding. On Secretary to the Commission.
Termination of the Investigation
December 22, 2014, Springfree and Vuly [FR Doc. 2015–08223 Filed 4–9–15; 8:45 am]
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade filed petitions for review challenging BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
Commission. various findings in the final ID. On
ACTION: Notice. January 2, 2015, the parties filed
responses. The Commission did not INTERNATIONAL TRADE
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that COMMISSION
the U.S. International Trade receive any post-RD public interest
Commission has determined that no comments from the public or the [Investigation No. 731–TA–1269
violation of section 337 has been proven parties. (Preliminary)]
in the above-captioned investigation. On February 5, 2015, the Commission
determined to review the final ID in part Silicomanganese from Australia;
The Commission’s determination is
and requested additional briefing from Determination
final, and this investigation is
terminated. the parties on certain issues. The On the basis of the record 1 developed
Commission also solicited briefing from in the subject investigation, the United
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the parties and the public on the issues
Lucy Grace D. Noyola, Office of the States International Trade Commission
of remedy, bonding, and the public (‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant
General Counsel, U.S. International interest. On February 19, 2015, the
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., to section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of
parties filed briefs addressing the
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202– 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (‘‘the Act’’),
Commission’s questions and the issues
205–3438. Copies of non-confidential that there is a reasonable indication that
of remedy, bonding, and the public
documents filed in connection with this an industry in the United States is
interest. On March 2, 2015, the parties
investigation are or will be available for materially injured by reason of imports
filed reply briefs.
inspection during official business Having examined the record of this from Australia of silicomanganese,
hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the investigation, including the ALJ’s final provided for in subheading 7202.30.00
Office of the Secretary, U.S. ID and submissions from the parties, the of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
International Trade Commission, 500 E Commission has determined to affirm the United States, that are alleged to be
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, the ALJ’s determination of no violation. sold in the United States at less than fair
telephone 202–205–2000. General As explained more fully in the value (‘‘LTFV’’).
information concerning the Commission forthcoming Commission opinion, the Commencement of Final Phase
may also be obtained by accessing its Commission has determined to construe Investigation
Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). ‘‘flexible mat’’ in the first instance, Pursuant to section 207.18 of the
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The public record for this investigation modify the ALJ’s construction of ‘‘first Commission’s rules, the Commission
may be viewed on the Commission’s retaining means,’’ and affirm, but on also gives notice of the commencement
electronic docket (EDIS) at http:// modified grounds, the ALJ’s of the final phase of its investigation.
edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired construction of ‘‘flexible elongated rod.’’ The Commission will issue a final phase
persons are advised that information on The Commission has determined to
this matter can be obtained by affirm, but on modified grounds, the 1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the
contacting the Commission’s TDD ALJ’s findings that Vuly’s products Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
terminal on 202–205–1810. infringe claim 13, that Springfree’s CFR 207.2(f)).

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Dates		You must submit comments by June 9, 2015.
Contact		Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and Standards Branch at (703) 787-1607 to request additional information about this ICR.
FR Citation		80 FR 19352

80 FR 19352 - Information Collection Activities: Well Control and Production Safety Training; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 69 (April 10, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement