81 FR 54123 - Information Collection: Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for Offshore Facilities; Proposed Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request MMAA104000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 157 (August 15, 2016)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 157 (August 15, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 54123-54125] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-19310] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [OMB Control Number 1010-0106] Information Collection: Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for Offshore Facilities; Proposed Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request MMAA104000 ACTION: 60-Day notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 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 the paperwork requirements for 30 CFR 553, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for Offshore Facilities, as well as the associated forms. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has assigned control number 1010-0106 to this information collection. DATES: Submit written comments by October 14, 2016. ADDRESSES: Please send your comments on this ICR to the BOEM Information Collection Clearance Officer, Anna Atkinson, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, [[Page 54124]] Sterling, Virginia 20166 (mail); or [email protected]; or 703-787- 1209 (fax). Please reference OMB Control Number 1010-0106 in your comment and include your name and return address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Atkinson, Office of Policy, Regulations, and Analysis at 703-787-1025 to request additional information about this ICR. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following information pertains to this request: OMB Control Number: 1010-0106. Title: 30 CFR 553, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for Offshore Facilities. Forms:BOEM-1016, Designated Applicant Information Collection; BOEM-1017, Appointment of Designated Applicant; BOEM-1018, Self-Insurance Information; BOEM-1019, Insurance Certificate; BOEM-1020, Surety Bond; BOEM-1021, Covered Offshore Facilities; BOEM-1022, Covered Offshore Facility Changes; BOEM-1023, Financial Guarantee; and BOEM-1025, Independent Designated Applicant Information Certification. Abstract: This information collection request addresses the regulations at 30 CFR 553, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility (OSFR) for Offshore Facilities, including any supplementary notices to lessees and operators that provide clarification, description, or explanation of these regulations, and forms BOEM-1016 through 1023 and BOEM-1025. BOEM uses the information collected under 30 CFR 553 to verify compliance with section 1016 of the Oil Pollution Act, as amended. The information is necessary to confirm that applicants can pay for cleanup and damages resulting from oil spills and other hydrocarbon discharges that originate from Covered Offshore Facilities. The BOEM uses forms to collect some information to ensure proper and efficient administration of Oil Spill Financial Responsibility. BOEM collects information to: 1. Provide a standard method for establishing eligibility for oil spill financial responsibility (OSFR) for offshore facilities; 2. Identify and maintain a record of those offshore facilities that have a potential oil spill liability; 3. Establish and maintain a continuous record, over the liability term specified in Title I of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, of financial evidence and instruments established to pay claims for oil spill cleanup and damages resulting from operations conducted on offshore facilities and the transportation of oil from offshore platforms and wells; 4. Establish and maintain a continuous record of Responsible Parties, as defined in Title I of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and their agents or Authorized Representatives for oil spill financial responsibility for offshore facilities; and 5. Establish and maintain a continuous record, over the liability term specified in Title I of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, of persons to contact and U.S. Agents for Service of Process for claims associated with oil spills from offshore facilities. We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under regulations at 30 CFR 550.197, ``Data and information to be made available to the public or for limited inspection.'' No items of a sensitive nature are collected. Responses are mandatory. Frequency: On occasion or annual. Description of Respondents: Holders of leases, permits, and rights of use and easement in the Outer Continental Shelf and in State coastal waters who will appoint designated applicants. Other respondents will be the designated applicants' insurance agents and brokers, bonding companies, and guarantors. Some respondents may also be claimants. Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The estimated annual hour burden for this collection is 22,132 hours. The following table details the individual components and respective hour burden estimates of this ICR. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average number Citation 30 CFR 553 Reporting requirement * Hour burden of annual Annual burden reponses hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Various sections..................... The burdens for all references to submitting evidence of 0 OSFR, as well as required or supporting information, are covered with the forms below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicability and Amount of OSFR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11(a)(1); 40; 41..................... Form BOEM-1016-- 1 200 200 Designated Applicant Information Certification. 11(a)(1); 40; 41..................... Form BOEM-1017-- 9 600 5,400 Appointment of Designated Applicant. 11(a)(2)............................. Form BOEM-1025-- 1 200 200 Independent Designated Applicant Information Certification. 12................................... Request for determination 2 5 10 of OSFR applicability. Provide required and supporting information. 15................................... Notify BOEM of change in 1 1 1 ability to comply. 15(f)................................ Provide claimant written 1 15 15 explanation of denial. ----------------------------------------------- Subtotal......................... ......................... .............. 1,021 5,826 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methods for Demonstrating OSFR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21; 22; 23; 24; 26; 27; 30; 40; 41; Form BOEM-1018--Self- 1 50 50 43. Insurance Information, 1.5 25 38 including renewals. Form BOEM-1023--Financial Guarantee. 29; 40; 41; 43....................... Form BOEM-1019--Insurance 120 120 14,400 Certificate. 31; 40; 41; 43....................... Form BOEM-1020--Surety 24 4 96 Bond. 32................................... Proposal and supporting 120 1 120 information for alternative method to evidence OSFR (anticipate no proposals, but regulations provide the opportunity). ----------------------------------------------- [[Page 54125]] Subtotal......................... ......................... .............. 200 14,704 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements for Submitting OSFR Information ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40; 41; 43........................... Form BOEM-1021--Covered 6 200 1,200 Offshore Facilities. 40; 41; 42........................... Form BOEM-1022--Covered 1 400 400 Offshore Facility Changes. ----------------------------------------------- Subtotal......................... ......................... .............. 600 1,600 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claims for Oil-Spill Removal Costs and Damages ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subpart F............................ Claims: BOEM is not involved in the claims process. 0 Assessment of burden for claims against the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (30 CFR parts 135, 136, 137) falls under the responsibility of the U.S. Coast Guard. ----------------------------------------------------------- 60(d)................................ Claimant request for BOEM 2 1 2 assistance to determine whether a guarantor may be liable for a claim. ----------------------------------------------- Subtotal......................... ......................... .............. 1 2 ----------------------------------------------- Total Burden................. ......................... .............. 1,822 22,132 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * In the future, BOEM may require specified electronic filing of financial/bonding submissions. Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have identified no reporting and recordkeeping non-hour cost burdens for this collection. Public Disclosure Statement: OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, require that interested members of the public and affected agencies be given an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)). This notice identifies an information collection that the BOEM plans to submit to OMB for approval. The Paperwork Reduction Act 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: The BOEM will request a 3-year term of approval for this information collection activity. Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) the accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the information collection burden on respondents, such as use of automated means of collection of the information. A summary of the public comments will accompany our submission of the information collection requests to OMB. Agencies must also estimate the non-hour cost burdens to respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of information. Therefore, if you have costs to generate, maintain, and disclose this information, you should comment and provide your total capital and startup costs or annual cost components or annual operation, maintenance, and purchase of service components. You should describe the methods you use to estimate major cost factors, including system and technology acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, discount rate(s), and the period over which you incur costs. Capital and startup costs include, among other items, computers and software you purchase to prepare for collecting information, monitoring, and record storage facilities. You should not include estimates for equipment or services purchased: (a) Before October 1, 1995; (b) to comply with requirements not associated with the information collection; (c) for reasons other than to provide information or keep records for the Government; or (d) as part of customary and usual business or private practices. 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 any necessary adjustments to the burden in our submission to OMB. Public Availability of Comments: 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: August 8, 2016. Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka, Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and Analysis. [FR Doc. 2016-19310 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MR--P
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR will be announced on the task force SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Web site at www.coralreef.gov. Department of the Interior established
Office of the Secretary the USEITI Advisory Committee on July
Public Comments
[167D0102DM/DS61200000/ 26, 2012. The Committee serves as the
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the role of the USCRTF, or general coral include consideration and fulfillment of
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Meeting and Public Comment comments given at the meeting can be maintain EITI-compliant status. More
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International Affairs, Department of the (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) www.doi.gov/eiti/faca.
Interior . by September 9th, 2016.
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the Interior, announce a public meeting personal identifying information in your Advisory Committee is necessary, is in
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request for written comments. This your entire comment—including your under the authority of the Secretary of
meeting, the 36th biannual meeting of personal identifying information—may the Interior, in support of the Open
the task force, provides a forum for be made publicly available at any time. Government Partnership and the
coordinated planning and action among While you can ask us in your comment commitment in the United States’
Federal agencies, State and territorial to withhold your personal identifying National Action Plan to implement the
governments, and nongovernmental information from public review, we Extractive Industries Transparency
partners. cannot guarantee that we will be able to Initiative.
DATES: Meeting Dates: September 22nd do so. Dated: August 3, 2016.
and September 23rd, 2016. Advance Dated: August 1, 2016. Sally Jewell,
Public Comments: Submit by September Liza M. Johnson, Secretary of the Interior.
9th, 2016.
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Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of Facilities; Proposed Collection for
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site at www.coralreef.gov. Budget, Interior. SUMMARY: To comply with the
ACTION: Notice. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(PRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Established by Presidential Executive
SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior Management (BOEM) is inviting
Order 13089 in 1998, the U.S. Coral Reef
is giving notice of the renewal of the comments on a collection of information
Task Force has a mission to lead,
United States Extractive Industries that we will submit to the Office of
coordinate, and strengthen U.S.
Transparency Initiative (USEITI) Management and Budget (OMB) for
government actions to better preserve
Federal Advisory Committee review and approval. The information
and protect coral reef ecosystems. The
(Committee) to advise the Department collection request (ICR) concerns the
Departments of Commerce and the
on the implementation of the Extractive paperwork requirements for 30 CFR 553,
Interior co-chair the task force, whose
Industries Transparency Initiative, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for
members include leaders of 12 Federal
which requires governments to publicly Offshore Facilities, as well as the
agencies, 2 U.S. States, 5 U.S. territories,
disclose their revenues from oil, gas, associated forms. The Office of
and 3 freely associated States. For more
and mining assets and for companies to Management and Budget (OMB) has
information about the meetings, draft
make parallel disclosures regarding assigned control number 1010–0106 to
agendas, and how to register, go to
payments. this information collection.
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www.coralreef.gov. A written summary
of the meeting will be posted on the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. DATES: Submit written comments by
Web site after the meeting. Kim Oliver, USEITI Secretariat; 1849 C October 14, 2016.
Street NW., MS–4211, Washington, DC ADDRESSES: Please send your comments
Registration To Attend the Meeting 20240. You may also contact the USEITI on this ICR to the BOEM Information
Attendees can register online before Secretariat via email at useiti@ Collection Clearance Officer, Anna
the start of the meeting, or on site at the ios.doi.gov, by phone at (202) 208–0272, Atkinson, Bureau of Ocean Energy
registration desk. Registration details or by fax at (202) 513–0682. Management, 45600 Woodland Road,
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Average
number of Annual burden
Citation 30 CFR 553 Reporting requirement * Hour burden annual hours
reponses
Subtotal ............... .............................................................................................................. ........................ 200 14,704
Requirements for Submitting OSFR Information
40; 41; 43 ................... Form BOEM–1021—Covered Offshore Facilities ............................... 6 200 1,200
40; 41; 42 ................... Form BOEM–1022—Covered Offshore Facility Changes .................. 1 400 400
Subtotal ............... .............................................................................................................. ........................ 600 1,600
Claims for Oil-Spill Removal Costs and Damages
Subpart F ................... Claims: BOEM is not involved in the claims process. Assessment of burden for claims against the Oil 0
Spill Liability Trust Fund (30 CFR parts 135, 136, 137) falls under the responsibility of the U.S. Coast
Guard.
60(d) ........................... Claimant request for BOEM assistance to determine whether a 2 1 2
guarantor may be liable for a claim.
Subtotal ............... .............................................................................................................. ........................ 1 2
Total Burden .............................................................................................................. ........................ 1,822 22,132
* In the future, BOEM may require specified electronic filing of financial/bonding submissions.
Estimated Reporting and Agencies must also estimate the non- personal identifying information—may
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: hour cost burdens to respondents or be made publicly available at any time.
We have identified no reporting and recordkeepers resulting from the While you can ask us in your comment
recordkeeping non-hour cost burdens collection of information. Therefore, if to withhold your personal identifying
for this collection. you have costs to generate, maintain, information from public review, we
Public Disclosure Statement: OMB and disclose this information, you cannot guarantee that we will be able to
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which should comment and provide your total do so.
implement provisions of the Paperwork capital and startup costs or annual cost Dated: August 8, 2016.
components or annual operation,
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521, Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
maintenance, and purchase of service
require that interested members of the Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and
components. You should describe the Analysis.
public and affected agencies be given an
methods you use to estimate major cost
opportunity to comment on information [FR Doc. 2016–19310 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am]
factors, including system and
collection and recordkeeping activities BILLING CODE 4310–MR––P
technology acquisition, expected useful
(see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)). life of capital equipment, discount
This notice identifies an information rate(s), and the period over which you
collection that the BOEM plans to incur costs. Capital and startup costs DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
submit to OMB for approval. The include, among other items, computers
Paperwork Reduction Act provides that Notice of Lodging of Proposed First
and software you purchase to prepare
an agency may not conduct or sponsor Partial Remedial Design/Remedial
for collecting information, monitoring,
a collection of information unless it Action (RD/RA) Consent Decree Under
and record storage facilities. You should
displays a currently valid OMB control CERCLA
not include estimates for equipment or
number. Until OMB approves a services purchased: (a) Before October 1, On August 9, 2016, the Department of
collection of information, you are not 1995; (b) to comply with requirements Justice lodged a proposed First Partial
obligated to respond. not associated with the information Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/
Comments: The BOEM will request a collection; (c) for reasons other than to RA) Consent Decree (‘‘Consent Decree’’)
3-year term of approval for this provide information or keep records for with the United States District Court for
information collection activity. the Government; or (d) as part of the District of New Mexico, in the
Comments are invited on: (1) The need customary and usual business or private lawsuit entitled United States and State
for the collection of information for the practices. of New Mexico, et al. v. Chevron Mining
performance of the functions of the We will summarize written responses Inc., Civil Action No. 1:16–cv–00904.
agency; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s to this notice and address them in our The United States, on behalf of the
burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance submission for OMB approval. As a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
the quality, utility and clarity of the result of your comments, we will make together with the State of New Mexico,
information collection; and (4) ways to any necessary adjustments to the burden filed this lawsuit under the
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minimize the information collection in our submission to OMB. Comprehensive Environmental
burden on respondents, such as use of Public Availability of Comments: Response, Compensation, and Liability
automated means of collection of the Before including your address, phone Act of 1980 (‘‘CERCLA’’) against
information. A summary of the public number, email address, or other Chevron Mining Inc. (‘‘CMI’’). The
comments will accompany our personal identifying information in your Defendant, CMI, is the owner and
submission of the information collection comment, you should be aware that operator of the Chevron Questa Mine
requests to OMB. your entire comment—including your Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’), an inactive
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