83 FR 20139 - Agency Information Collection Activity; Notice of Request for Approval To Collect New Information: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data Program
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 88 (May 7, 2018)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 88 (May 7, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 88 (Monday, May 7, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 20139-20141] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-09613] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Bureau of Transportation Statistics [Docket Number DOT-OST-2017-0043 Agency Information Collection Activity; Notice of Request for Approval To Collect New Information: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data Program AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44 of the U.S. Code (Pub. L. 104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), this notice announces the intention of BTS to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a new data collection: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data. In August 2013, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and BTS signed an Interagency Agreement to develop and implement SafeOCS, a voluntary program for confidential reporting of `near misses' occurring on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data (ISD) program, is a component of BTS's SafeOCS data sharing framework, that provides a trusted, proactive means for the oil and gas industry to report sensitive and proprietary safety information, and to identify early warnings of safety problems and potential safety issues by uncovering hidden, at-risk conditions not previously exposed from analysis of reportable accidents and incidents. Companies participating in the ISD are voluntarily submitting safety data. There is no regulatory requirement to submit such data. The ISD identifies a broader range of data categories to ensure safe performance and appropriate risk management, which adds a learning component to assist the oil and gas industry in achieving improved safety performance. BTS will be the repository for the data, and will analyze and aggregate information proffered under this program, and publish reports providing identification of potential causal factors and trends or patterns before safety is compromised, and affording continuous improvement opportunities by focusing on repairing impediments to safety. DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 6, 2018. ADDRESSES: To ensure that your comments are not entered more than once into the docket, submit comments by only one of the following methods:Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your comments electronically. Docket Number: DOT-OST-2017-0043. Mail: Docket Services, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery: Deliver to mail address above between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: (202) 493-2251. Identify all transmissions with ``Docket Number DOT-OST-2017-0043'' at the beginning of each page of the document. Instructions: All comments must include the agency name and docket number for this notice. Paper comments should be submitted in duplicate. The Docket Management Facility is open for examination and copying, at the above address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you wish to receive confirmation of receipt of your written comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the following statement: ``Comments on Docket Number DOT-OST-2017-0043.'' The Docket Clerk will date stamp the postcard prior to returning it to you via the U.S. mail. Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). Please note that all comments received including any personal information, will be posted and will be publicly viewable, without change, at www.regulations.gov. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Demetra V. Collia, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis, RTS-31, E36-302, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; Phone No. (202) 366-1610; Fax No. (202) 366-3383; email: [email protected]. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 [[Page 20140]] p.m., EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Data Confidentiality Provisions: The confidentiality of oil and gas industry safety data information submitted to BTS is protected under the BTS confidentiality statute (49 U.S.C. 6307) and the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-347, Title V). In accordance with these confidentiality statutes, only statistical (aggregated) and non-identifying data will be made publicly available by BTS through its reports. BTS will not release to BSEE or any other public or private entity any information that might reveal the identity of individuals or organizations mentioned in failure notices or reports without explicit consent of the respondent and any other affected entities. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. The Data Collection The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35; as amended) and 5 CFR part 1320 require each Federal agency to obtain OMB approval to initiate an information collection activity. BTS is seeking OMB approval to collect the following new data: Title: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data (ISD) Program. OMB Control Number: Type of Review: Approval of data collection. This information collection for Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data is to ensure the safe performance and appropriate risk management within the oil and gas industry, including but not limited to exploration and production. Respondents: Oil and gas industry companies involved in the exploration and/or production working in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Responsibility for establishing the actual scope and burden for this collection resides with BTS. Number of Potential Responses: One hundred. Estimated Time per Response: 40 hours. Frequency: Annual. Total Annual Burden: 400 hours. Abstract: The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), can provide strong confidentiality protection for information acquired for statistical purposes under a pledge of confidentiality. CIPSEA Guidance from the Office of Management and Budget advises that a non-statistical agency or unit (BSEE) that wishes to acquire information with CIPSEA protection, may consider entering an agreement with a Federal statistical agency or unit (BTS). BTS and BSEE have determined that it is in the public interest to collect, and process ISD reports and any other data deemed necessary to administer the Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data Program under a pledge of confidentiality for statistical purposes only. Working with subject matter experts BTS will then aggregate and further analyze these reports to identify potential causal factors and trends. All data reviewers would be subject to non-disclosure requirements mandated by CIPSEA. The results of these aggregated analyses will be distributed by BTS through public reports, workshops, and other forms. Periodic industry workshops may be scheduled by BSEE/ industry to discuss the data analysis and trend results, as well as share ideas and process improvements for preventing recurrence. II. Background The goal of the Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data program is to provide BTS with essential information about accident precursors and other hazards associated with Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas operations including but not limited to exploration and production (E&P.) This program collects voluntarily reported safety data. A related goal of the ISD is to provide a mechanism whereby participating companies can submit safety data in whatever format they currently use to minimize incremental effort on the company's part. To realize the optimum benefits from an industrywide framework, all organizations associated with offshore E&P operations (operators, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers/OEMs) and/or regulatory agencies are encouraged to submit data voluntarily. BTS is conducting an Industry Safety Data (ISD) program pilot, in 2017-2018 with data from nine companies. The value proposition of the ISD program is its focus on the continual improvement in safety performance, and its implementation of lessons learned from incidents and events that occur within the oil and gas industry. This is particularly important for major hazards and associated prevention/mitigation barriers. Several key aspects of this effort includes: Providing a solution for a central repository for collection, collaboration, and sharing of lessons learned from collected safety-related data, Identifying the type of data that will provide valuable information, Gaining alignment on incident and indicator definitions, Utilizing a secure process for collection and analysis of the data, Implementing a robust methodology for identifying systemic issues, Disseminating the results to stakeholders who can then take actions to reduce or eliminate the risk of recurrence through greater barrier integrity, Providing opportunities for stakeholders to network and benchmark performance, both individually and as an organization, and Establishing a framework wherein adverse actions cannot legally be taken against data submitters nor can raw data be used for regulatory development purposes. One other related goal of the ISD program is to provide a mechanism whereby participating companies can submit safety data in whatever format they currently use to minimize incremental effort on the company's part. One of the key benefits associated with submitting safety data directly to BTS for review and analysis, is that it addresses concerns related to protection of the data source. SafeOCS, including the ISD, operates under a Federal law, the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA), which requires the program to protect the identity of the reporter and treat reports confidentially. Information submitted under CIPSEA is also protected from release to other government agencies, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and subpoena. Even regulatory agencies, such as BSEE, cannot have access to the identity of those submitting reports under the program. In addition, the information from individual records cannot be used for enforcement purposes. CIPSEA is subject to strict criminal and civil penalties for noncompliance. Once data is aggregated, BTS will analyze safety data reports submitted by companies involved in OCS activities. BTS will also work with subject matter experts to further analyze these reports to identify potential causal factors and trends. The results of these aggregated analyses will be distributed by BTS through public reports. Industry workshops may then be scheduled to allow operators, service companies, drilling contractors, regulators, and other stakeholders to discuss the results and share lessons learned. This data collection will provide participating members within the oil and gas industry, a trusted means to report sensitive proprietary and safety information related to operations in the OCS, and to foster trust in the confidential collection, handling, and storage of the raw data. BTS will use the [[Page 20141]] data collected to establish a comprehensive source of the safety related data for statistical purposes. With input from subject matter experts, BTS will process and analyze information on Safety Data and associated metadata, and publish the results of such analyses in public reports. These reports will provide the industry, all OCS stakeholders and BSEE with essential information about critical safety issues for offshore operations and production. The BTS Director or Deputy Director will review all analyses and reports, and issue approval for publication. While BTS's direct involvement will end after the aggregated trends report is published, the ISD program may form a committee to address the analytical findings. III. Request for Public Comment BTS requests comments on any aspects of this information collection request, including: (1) Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (2) ways to minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality of the information collected, including additional use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Patricia Hu, Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation. [FR Doc. 2018-09613 Filed 5-4-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-9X-P
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public to better inform its rulemaking DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADDRESSES: To ensure that your
process. DOT posts these comments, comments are not entered more than
without edit, including any personal Bureau of Transportation Statistics once into the docket, submit comments
information the commenter provides, to [Docket Number DOT–OST–2017–0043 by only one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov, as • Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to
described in the system of records Agency Information Collection http://www.regulations.gov and follow
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can Activity; Notice of Request for the instructions for sending your
be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ Approval To Collect New Information: comments electronically. Docket
privacy. Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data Number: DOT–OST–2017–0043.
Program • Mail: Docket Services, U.S.
Docket: Background documents or Department of Transportation, 1200
comments received may be read at AGENCY: Office of the Assistant New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Secretary for Research and Technology Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Follow the online instructions for (OST–R), Bureau of Transportation Washington, DC 20590–0001.
accessing the docket or go to the Docket Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of • Hand Delivery: Deliver to mail
Operations in Room W12–140 of the Transportation. address above between 9 a.m. and 5
West Building Ground Floor at 1200 ACTION: Notice and request for p.m. EST, Monday through Friday,
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, comments. except Federal holidays.
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday SUMMARY: In accordance with the • Fax: (202) 493–2251.
through Friday, except Federal holidays. requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Identify all transmissions with
Title 44 of the U.S. Code (Pub. L. 104– ‘‘Docket Number DOT–OST–2017–
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 0043’’ at the beginning of each page of
Clarence Garden (202) 267–7489, Office 13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995), this notice announces the the document.
of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Instructions: All comments must
Administration, 800 Independence intention of BTS to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to include the agency name and docket
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591. number for this notice. Paper comments
approve a new data collection: Oil and
This notice is published pursuant to Gas Industry Safety Data. should be submitted in duplicate. The
14 CFR 11.85. In August 2013, the Bureau of Safety Docket Management Facility is open for
and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) examination and copying, at the above
Lirio Liu, address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST,
and BTS signed an Interagency
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking. Agreement to develop and implement Monday through Friday, except Federal
SafeOCS, a voluntary program for holidays. If you wish to receive
Petition for Exemption
confidential reporting of ‘near misses’ confirmation of receipt of your written
Docket No.: FAA–2014–0278. occurring on the Outer Continental comments, please include a self-
Shelf (OCS). The Oil and Gas Industry addressed, stamped postcard with the
Petitioner: Ameriflight. following statement: ‘‘Comments on
Safety Data (ISD) program, is a
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: component of BTS’s SafeOCS data Docket Number DOT–OST–2017–0043.’’
135.243(c)(2). sharing framework, that provides a The Docket Clerk will date stamp the
Description of Relief Sought: trusted, proactive means for the oil and postcard prior to returning it to you via
Ameriflight, LLC seeks relief to allow an gas industry to report sensitive and the U.S. mail.
incremental reduction of the current 14 proprietary safety information, and to Privacy Act: Anyone can search the
CFR 135.243(c)(2) 1,200 hour minimum identify early warnings of safety electronic form of all comments
flight time requirement for pilots in problems and potential safety issues by received into any of our dockets by the
uncovering hidden, at-risk conditions name of the individual submitting the
command of aircraft under instrument
not previously exposed from analysis of comment (or signing the comment, if
flight rules (IFR), to 1,000 flight hours
reportable accidents and incidents. submitted on behalf of an association,
provided specific operational business, labor union, etc.). Please note
restrictions, training using a ‘‘cockpit Companies participating in the ISD are
voluntarily submitting safety data. that all comments received including
procedures trainer’’. Additional any personal information, will be posted
checking, operating experience under There is no regulatory requirement to
submit such data. and will be publicly viewable, without
the supervision of an instructor, and change, at www.regulations.gov. You
The ISD identifies a broader range of
monitoring requirements are complied may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
data categories to ensure safe
with as necessary to ensure an Statement in the Federal Register
performance and appropriate risk
equivalent level of safety. The relief management, which adds a learning published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
would apply exclusively to pilots in component to assist the oil and gas 19477–78) or you may visit
command engaged in Ameriflight, LLC industry in achieving improved safety www.regulations.gov.
cargo-only operations conducted under performance. BTS will be the repository FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
14 CFR part 135 in propeller-powered for the data, and will analyze and Demetra V. Collia, Bureau of
airplanes that do not require a type aggregate information proffered under Transportation Statistics, Office of the
rating. this program, and publish reports Assistant Secretary for Research and
[FR Doc. 2018–09608 Filed 5–4–18; 8:45 am] providing identification of potential Technology, U.S. Department of
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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P causal factors and trends or patterns Transportation, Office of Statistical and
before safety is compromised, and Economic Analysis, RTS–31, E36–302,
affording continuous improvement 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
opportunities by focusing on repairing Washington, DC 20590–0001; Phone No.
impediments to safety. (202) 366–1610; Fax No. (202) 366–
DATES: Written comments should be 3383; email: demetra.collia@dot.gov.
submitted by July 6, 2018. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5
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data collected to establish a DATES: Written comments should be (a) Whether the collection of
comprehensive source of the safety received on or before July 6, 2018 to be information is necessary for the proper
related data for statistical purposes. assured of consideration. performance of the functions of the
With input from subject matter experts, ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments agency, including whether the
BTS will process and analyze to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue information shall have practical utility;
information on Safety Data and Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
associated metadata, and publish the Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. of the burden of the collection of
results of such analyses in public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information; (c) ways to enhance the
reports. These reports will provide the Requests for additional information or quality, utility, and clarity of the
industry, all OCS stakeholders and copies of the form and instructions information to be collected; (d) ways to
BSEE with essential information about should be directed to Sandra Lowery at minimize the burden of the collection of
critical safety issues for offshore Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, information on respondents, including
operations and production. 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, through the use of automated collection
The BTS Director or Deputy Director Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 317– techniques or other forms of information
will review all analyses and reports, and 5754 or through the internet, at technology; and (e) estimates of capital
issue approval for publication. While Sandra.J.Lowery@irs.gov. or start-up costs and costs of operation,
BTS’s direct involvement will end after maintenance, and purchase of services
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the aggregated trends report is to provide information.
Title: Contributions of Motor
published, the ISD program may form a Vehicles, Boats, and Airplanes. Approved: April 23, 2018.
committee to address the analytical OMB Number: 1545–1959. Laurie Brimmer,
findings. Form Number: Form 1098–C. Senior Tax Analyst.
III. Request for Public Comment Abstract: Section 884 of the American [FR Doc. 2018–09596 Filed 5–4–18; 8:45 am]
Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108– BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
BTS requests comments on any 357) added new paragraph 12 to section
aspects of this information collection 170(f) for contributions of used motor
request, including: (1) Ways to enhance vehicles, boats, and airplanes. Section DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
the quality, usefulness, and clarity of 170(f)(12) requires that a donee
the collected information; and (2) ways organization provide an Internal Revenue Service
to minimize the collection burden acknowledgement to the donor of this
without reducing the quality of the type of property and is required to file Proposed Collection; Comment
information collected, including the same information to the Internal Request for Form 8693
additional use of automated collection Revenue Service. 1098–C may be used AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
techniques or other forms of information as the acknowledgement and it, or an Treasury.
technology. acceptable substitute, must be filed with
ACTION: Notice and request for
Patricia Hu, the IRS.
comments.
Current Actions: There are no changes
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research being made to the form at this time. SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service
and Technology, U.S. Department of Type of Review: Extension of a (IRS), as part of its continuing effort to
Transportation. currently approved collection. reduce paperwork and respondent
[FR Doc. 2018–09613 Filed 5–4–18; 8:45 am] Affected Public: Not for-profit burden, invites the general public and
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organizations. other Federal agencies to take this
Estimated Number of Respondents: opportunity to comment on information
151,000. collections, as required by the
Estimated Time per Respondent: 18 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY minutes. IRS is soliciting comments concerning
Estimated Total Annual Burden Low-Income Housing Credit Disposition
Internal Revenue Service Hours: 46,810.00. Bond.
The following paragraph applies to all
DATES: Written comments should be
Proposed Collection; Comment of the collections of information covered
received on or before July 6, 2018 to be
Request for Form 1098–C by this notice:
assured of consideration.
An agency may not conduct or
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), sponsor, and a person is not required to ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
Treasury. respond to, a collection of information to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue
Notice and request for
ACTION: unless the collection of information Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
comments. displays a valid OMB control number. Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
Books or records relating to a collection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, of information must be retained as long Requests for additional information or
as part of its continuing effort to reduce as their contents may become material copies of the form and instructions
paperwork and respondent burden, in the administration of any internal should be directed to Martha R. Brinson,
invites the general public and other revenue law. Generally, tax returns and at (202) 317–5753, or at Internal
Federal agencies to take this tax return information are confidential, Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
opportunity to comment on proposed as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
and/or continuing information Request for Comments: Comments DC 20224, or through the internet at
collections, as required by the submitted in response to this notice will Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The be summarized and/or included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
IRS is soliciting comments concerning request for OMB approval. All Title: Low-Income Housing Credit
Form 1098–C, Contributions of Motor comments will become a matter of Disposition Bond.
Vehicles, Boats, and Airplanes. public record. Comments are invited on: OMB Number: 1545–1029.
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| Contact | Demetra V. Collia, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis, RTS-31, E36-302, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; Phone No. (202) 366-1610; Fax No. (202) 366-3383; email: [email protected] Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. | |
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