83 FR 31343 - Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions; Correction; Extension of Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 129 (July 5, 2018)

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is extending the comment period of the Proposed Rule: Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control-Revisions, which published in the Federal Register on May 11, 2018. BSEE is also correcting the ADDRESSES section of the preamble to the proposed rule to clarify how to submit public comments and how to view the documents proposed for incorporation by reference.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31343-31344]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14483]


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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 129 / Thursday, July 5, 2018 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

30 CFR Part 250

[Docket ID: BSEE-2018-0002; 189E1700D2 ET1SF0000.PSB000; EEEE500000]
RIN 1014-AA39


Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental 
Shelf--Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions; 
Correction; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction and extension of public comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is 
extending the comment period of the Proposed Rule: Oil and Gas and 
Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Blowout Preventer 
Systems and Well Control-Revisions, which published in the Federal 
Register on May 11, 2018. BSEE is also correcting the ADDRESSES section 
of the preamble to the proposed rule to clarify how to submit public 
comments and how to view the documents proposed for incorporation by 
reference.

DATES: BSEE is extending the comment period of the proposed rule 
published in the Federal Register on May 11, 2018 (83 FR 22128) until 
August 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: 
     Public comment: You may submit comments on the rulemaking 
by the following methods. Please use the Regulation Identifier Number 
(RIN) 1014-AA39 as an identifier in your message. See also Public 
Availability of Comments under Procedural Matters.\1\
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    \1\ 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. In order for BSEE to withhold 
from disclosure your personal identifying information, you must 
identify any information contained in the submittal of your comments 
that, if released, would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion 
of your personal privacy. You must also briefly describe any 
possible harmful consequence(s) of the disclosure of information, 
such as embarrassment, injury, or other harm. 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.
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    [cir] Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In 
the entry titled Enter Keyword or ID, enter BSEE-2018-0002 then click 
search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view 
supporting and related materials available for this rulemaking. BSEE 
may post all submitted comments.
    [cir] Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the Interior 
(Department or DOI); Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; 
Attention: Regulations Development Section, 45600 Woodland Road, 
Sterling, Virginia 20166. Please reference ``Blowout Preventer Systems 
and Well Control Revisions, 1014-AA39'' in your comments and include 
your name and return address.
     Documents incorporated by reference: Access to the 
documents proposed for incorporation by reference can be obtained as 
follows:
    [cir] The American Petroleum Institute (API) provides free online 
public access to view read only copies of its key industry standards, 
including a broad range of technical standards. All API standards that 
are safety-related and that are incorporated into Federal regulations 
are available to the public for free viewing online in the 
Incorporation by Reference Reading Room on API's website at: http://publications.api.org.\2\ In addition to the free online availability of 
these standards for viewing on API's website, hardcopies and printable 
versions are available for purchase from API. The API website address 
to purchase standards is: http://www.api.org/products-and-services/standards/purchase.
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    \2\ To view these standards online, go to the API publications 
website at: http://publications.api.org. You must then log-in or 
create a new account, accept API's ``Terms and Conditions,'' click 
on the ``Browse Documents'' button, and then select the applicable 
category (e.g., ``Exploration and Production'') for the standard(s) 
you wish to review.
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    [cir] The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 
creates documents that provide requirements, specifications, 
guidelines, or characteristics that can be used consistently to ensure 
that materials, products, processes, and services are fit for their 
purposes. All ISO International Standards are available at the ISO 
Store for purchase, https://www.iso.org/store.html.
    For the convenience of members of the viewing public who may not 
wish to purchase copies or view these incorporated documents online, 
they may be inspected at BSEE's office, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, 
Virginia 20166, or by sending a request by email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Odom, Regulations and Standards 
Branch, (703) 787-1775 or by email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 11, 2018, BSEE published the proposed 
rule 1014-AA39 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer 
Continental Shelf--Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control-Revisions 
and opened the 60 day public comment period, which is currently 
scheduled to close on July 10, 2018. Upon further BSEE review of the 
published ADDRESSES section of the proposed rule preamble, we 
determined that the ADDRESSES section in the preamble was unclear 
regarding how to submit public comments and how to view the documents 
proposed for incorporation by reference. This notification corrects 
both of these issues in order to eliminate any potential confusion 
about the available methods for submitting public comments on the 
proposed rule and for viewing documents proposed for incorporation by 
reference. This notification clarifies the language in the ADDRESSES 
section of the proposed rule by adding bold headings and separating the 
section into two topics, Public comment and Documents incorporated by 
reference. The ``Public comment'' topic provides instructions for 
submitting comments via www.regulations.gov and now contains the 
address for submitting public comments by mail or for hand delivery to 
BSEE.
    The ``Documents incorporated by reference'' topic is revised to 
include minor formatting edits and updates to the web address for 
purchasing API standards. This section still identifies the methods for 
viewing the documents proposed for incorporation by reference that are 
developed by API and ISO.

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    To see the changes to the ADDRESSES section of the proposed rule, 
refer to the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

Joseph R. Balash,
Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of 
the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2018-14483 Filed 7-2-18; 11:15 am]
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