81 FR 65403 - Information Collection Activities: Open and Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil and Gas Pipelines Under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 184 (September 22, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-22842

To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (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 30 CFR 291, Open and Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil and Gas Pipelines Under the OCS Lands Act.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

[Docket ID BSEE-2016-0015; OMB Number 1014-0012; 16XE1700DX EEEE500000
EX1SF0000.DAQ000]

Information Collection Activities: Open and Nondiscriminatory
Access to Oil and Gas Pipelines Under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (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 30 CFR 291, Open and
Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil and Gas Pipelines Under the OCS Lands
Act.

DATES: You must submit comments by November 21, 2016.

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-2016-0015 then click search. Follow the
instructions to submit public comments and view all

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related materials. We will post all comments.
Email kye.mason@bsee.gov, fax (703) 787-1546, or mail or
hand-carry comments to the Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety
and Environmental Enforcement; Regulations and Standards Branch; ATTN:
Nicole Mason; 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166. Please reference
ICR 1014-0012 in your comment and include your name and return address.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 291, Open and Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil and Gas
Pipelines Under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
OMB Control Number: 1014-0012.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act (OCSLA) at 43
U.S.C. 1334 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules
and regulations necessary for the administration of the leasing
provisions of that Act related to mineral resources on the OCS. Such
rules and regulations will apply to all operations conducted under a
lease, 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.
The OCSLA requires open and nondiscriminatory access to oil and gas
pipelines; as well as provides the Secretary of the Interior the
authority to issue and enforce rules to assure open and
nondiscriminatory access to pipelines. These regulations provide a
mechanism for entities who believe they have been denied open and
nondiscriminatory access to pipelines on the OCS. The BSEE established
a process, via the subject regulations, to submit complaints alleging
denial of access or discriminatory access for a shipper transporting
oil or gas production from Federal leases on the OCS. The complaint
should include certain minimal data in order for BSEE to begin an
investigation. Upon completion of an investigation, BSEE will propose a
remedial action.
The Independent Offices Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the
Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104-133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26,
1996), and OMB Circular A-25, authorize Federal agencies to recover the
full cost of services that confer special benefits. Under the
Department of the Interior's implementing policy, BSEE is required to
charge fees for services that provide special benefits or privileges to
an identifiable non-Federal recipient above and beyond those which
accrue to the public at large. Regulations at Sec. Sec. 291.106(b) and
291.108 require a nonrefundable processing fee of $7,500 that a shipper
must pay when filing a complaint to BSEE.
The responses are voluntary and some are required to obtain or
retain a benefit. No questions of a sensitive nature are asked. BSEE
will protect proprietary information according to the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and DOI's implementing regulations (43
CFR 2); 30 CFR part 250.197, Data and information to be made available
to the public or for limited inspection; and 30 CFR part 252, OCS Oil
and Gas Information Program.
The BSEE uses the submitted information to initiate a more detailed
investigation into the specific circumstances associated with a
complainant's allegation of denial of access or discriminatory access
to pipelines on the OCS. The complaint information will be provided to
the alleged offending party. The BSEE may request additional
information upon completion of the initial investigation.
Frequency: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: Potential respondents include Federal
OCS oil, gas, or sulfur lessees and/or operators and holders of
pipeline rights-of-way.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently
approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 51 hours and
$7,500 non-hour costs. The following chart details the individual
components and estimated hour burdens. 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.

Burden Breakdown
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Average
Reporting and number of Annual burden
Citation 30 CFR 291 recordkeeping Hour burden annual hours
requirements responses
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Non-hour cost burden
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105, 106, 108, 109, 111............... Submit complaint (with 50 1 50
fee) to BSEE and
affected parties.
Request confidential
treatment and respond
to BSEE decision.
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$7,500 fee x 1 = $7,500
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106(b), 109........................... Request waiver or 1 1 1
reduction of fee.
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104(b), 107, 111...................... Submit response to a Information required after an 0
110................................... complaint. Request investigation is opened
114, 115(a)........................... confidential treatment against a specific entity is
and respond to BSEE exempt under the PRA (5 CFR
decision. 1320.4(a)(2), (c)).
Submit required
information for BSEE to
make a decision.
Submit appeal on BSEE
final decision.
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Total Burden...................... ........................ .............. 2 51
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$7,500 Non-Hour Cost Burden
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: We have
identified one non-hour cost burden of $7,500. The BSEE requires that
shippers pay a nonrefundable fee of $7,500 for a complaint submitted to
BSEE (30 CFR 291.106). The fee is required to recover the Federal
Government's processing costs.
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 non-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 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.
BSEE Information Collection Clearance Officer: Nicole Mason, (703)
787-1607.

Dated: September 16, 2016.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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related materials. We will post all coastal environments; to ensure the The responses are voluntary and some
comments. public a fair and equitable return on the are required to obtain or retain a benefit.
• Email kye.mason@bsee.gov, fax resources of the OCS; and to preserve No questions of a sensitive nature are
(703) 787–1546, or mail or hand-carry and maintain free enterprise asked. BSEE will protect proprietary
comments to the Department of the competition. information according to the Freedom of
Interior; Bureau of Safety and The OCSLA requires open and Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and
Environmental Enforcement; nondiscriminatory access to oil and gas DOI’s implementing regulations (43 CFR
Regulations and Standards Branch; pipelines; as well as provides the 2); 30 CFR part 250.197, Data and
ATTN: Nicole Mason; 45600 Woodland Secretary of the Interior the authority to information to be made available to the
Road, Sterling, VA 20166. Please issue and enforce rules to assure open public or for limited inspection; and 30
reference ICR 1014–0012 in your and nondiscriminatory access to CFR part 252, OCS Oil and Gas
comment and include your name and pipelines. These regulations provide a Information Program.
return address. mechanism for entities who believe they
have been denied open and The BSEE uses the submitted
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information to initiate a more detailed
Nicole Mason, Regulations and nondiscriminatory access to pipelines
on the OCS. The BSEE established a investigation into the specific
Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607, to circumstances associated with a
process, via the subject regulations, to
request additional information about complainant’s allegation of denial of
submit complaints alleging denial of
this ICR. access or discriminatory access to
access or discriminatory access for a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: shipper transporting oil or gas pipelines on the OCS. The complaint
Title: 30 CFR 291, Open and production from Federal leases on the information will be provided to the
Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil and OCS. The complaint should include alleged offending party. The BSEE may
Gas Pipelines Under the Outer certain minimal data in order for BSEE request additional information upon
Continental Shelf Lands Act. to begin an investigation. Upon completion of the initial investigation.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0012. completion of an investigation, BSEE Frequency: On occasion.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf will propose a remedial action.
(OCS) Lands Act (OCSLA) at 43 U.S.C. Description of Respondents: Potential
The Independent Offices
1334 authorizes the Secretary of the respondents include Federal OCS oil,
Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the
Interior to prescribe rules and Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. gas, or sulfur lessees and/or operators
regulations necessary for the 104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26, and holders of pipeline rights-of-way.
administration of the leasing provisions 1996), and OMB Circular A–25, Estimated Reporting and
of that Act related to mineral resources authorize Federal agencies to recover Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
on the OCS. Such rules and regulations the full cost of services that confer currently approved annual reporting
will apply to all operations conducted special benefits. Under the Department burden for this collection is 51 hours
under a lease, right-of-way, or a right-of- of the Interior’s implementing policy, and $7,500 non-hour costs. The
use and easement. Operations on the BSEE is required to charge fees for following chart details the individual
OCS must preserve, protect, and services that provide special benefits or components and estimated hour
develop oil and natural gas resources in privileges to an identifiable non-Federal burdens. In calculating the burdens, we
a manner that is consistent with the recipient above and beyond those which assumed that respondents perform
need to make such resources available accrue to the public at large. Regulations certain requirements in the normal
to meet the Nation’s energy needs as at §§ 291.106(b) and 291.108 require a course of their activities. We consider
rapidly as possible; to balance orderly nonrefundable processing fee of $7,500 these to be usual and customary and
energy resource development with that a shipper must pay when filing a took that into account in estimating the
protection of human, marine, and complaint to BSEE. burden.

BURDEN BREAKDOWN
Average
Hour number of Annual burden
Citation 30 CFR 291 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements burden annual hours
responses

Non-hour cost burden

105, 106, 108, 109, 111 ......... Submit complaint (with fee) to BSEE and affected parties. 50 1 50
Request confidential treatment and respond to BSEE de-
cision.

$7,500 fee × 1 = $7,500

106(b), 109 ............................. Request waiver or reduction of fee ........................................ 1 1 1
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104(b), 107, 111 ..................... Submit response to a complaint. Request confidential treat- Information required after an in- 0
110 ......................................... ment and respond to BSEE decision. vestigation is opened against
114, 115(a) ............................. Submit required information for BSEE to make a decision .... a specific entity is exempt
Submit appeal on BSEE final decision ................................... under the PRA (5 CFR
1320.4(a)(2), (c)).

Total Burden .................... ................................................................................................. ........................ 2 51

$7,500 Non-Hour Cost Burden

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FR Citation		81 FR 65403

81 FR 65403 - Information Collection Activities: Open and Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil and Gas Pipelines Under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

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