83 FR 33974 - Agency Information Collection Activity; Response to Comments on 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 138 (July 18, 2018)

Page Range		33974-33975
FR Document		2018-15316

On May 7, 2019, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) announced its intention in a Federal Register Notice (83 FR 20139) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the following information collection: Voluntary Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data Program. The Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data (ISO) 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. 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. At that time, BTS also encouraged interested parties to submit comments to docket number DOT-OST-2017-0043, allowing for a 60-day comment period. The comment period closed on July 7, 2018. BTS received two non-relevant comments from the anonymous public entities. The purpose of this Notice is to respond to the comments received on the May 7, 2018 announcement and allow 30 days for public comment to OMB on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations.

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-15316]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

[Docket Number: DOT-OST-2017-0043]

Agency Information Collection Activity; Response to Comments on
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: 30-day Notice and Response to Comments.

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SUMMARY: On May 7, 2019, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
announced its intention in a Federal Register Notice (83 FR 20139) to
request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the
following information collection: Voluntary Oil and Gas Industry Safety
Data Program. The Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data (ISO) 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. 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. At that time, BTS
also encouraged interested parties to submit comments to docket number
DOT-OST-2017-0043, allowing for a 60-day comment period. The comment
period closed on July 7, 2018. BTS received two non-relevant comments
from the anonymous public entities. The purpose of this Notice is to
respond to the comments received on the May 7, 2018 announcement and
allow 30 days for public comment to OMB on this collection from all
interested individuals and organizations.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: BTS seeks public comments on its proposed information
collection. Comments should address whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the estimated burden hours of the
proposed information collection' ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Send comments to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street
NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: BTS Desk Officer.

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: demetra.collia@dot.gov. Office hours are from
8:30 a.m. to 5 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 the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE),
or to 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 for the following BTS information collection activity:
Title: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data (ISD) Program.
OMB Control Number: TBD.
Type of Review: Approval of data collection.
Respondent: Oil and gas industry companies involved in the
exploration and/or productions working in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Number of Potential Responses: One hundred.
Estimated Time per Response: 40 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.

II. Public Participation and Request for Public Comments

On May 7, 2018, BTS published a Notice (83 FR 20139) encouraging
interested parties to submit comments to docket number DOT-OST-2017-
0043 and allowing for a 60-day comment period. The comment period
closed on July 6, 2018. There were two comments non-relevant to the
topic of the Notice. To view comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov
and insert the docket number, ``DOT-OST-2017-0043'' in the ``search''
box and click ``Search.'' Next click ``Open Docket Folder'' button and
choose document listed to review. If you do not have access to the
internet, you may view the docket by visiting the Docket Management
Facility in Room W 12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building,
1200 New Jersey Ave SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Privacy Act

All comments the BTS received were posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov. Anyone may search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.) You
may review DOT' s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit
http://edocket.access.thefederalregister.org/2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf).

III. Discussion of Public Comments and BTS Responses

BTS announced on May 7, 2018 in a Federal Register Notice (83 FR
20139) its intention to request that OMB approve the new collection of:
Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data Program. BTS received no relevant
comment during the 60-day public comment period. The May 7th notice
stated that the BTS was seeking approval to collect Industry Safety
Data information.

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Dated: July 11, 2018.
Patricia Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology U.S. Department of
Transportation.
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Dated: July 11, 2018. https://www.ttb.gov/forms/comment-on- Abstract: The TTB chemist
Patricia Hu, form.shtml. You may also obtain paper certification program, established under
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, copies of this document and any the authority of section 105(e) of the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research comments received in response to this Federal Alcohol Administration Act
and Technology U.S. Department of document by contacting Michael Hoover (FAA Act; 27 U.S.C. 205(e)), is a
Transportation. at the addresses or telephone number voluntary program that certifies private
[FR Doc. 2018–15316 Filed 7–17–18; 8:45 am] shown below. industry chemists to analyze alcohol
BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: beverages and report the results of
Michael Hoover, Alcohol and Tobacco specific chemical analyses on alcohol
Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street beverages to the governments of
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; importing countries. As a condition of
telephone (202) 453–1039, ext. 135; or importation, some countries require that
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade email informationcollections@ttb.gov their own government laboratories (or
Bureau (please do not submit comments on the laboratories certified by their
proposed information collection to this government) perform these analyses,
[Docket No. TTB–2018–0001] while other countries allow a person
email address).
Proposed Information Collection; certified by the government of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comment Request (No. 70) for Chemist exporting country to perform the
Request for Comments analyses. TTB conducts its chemist
Certification Program
certification program as a service to the
As required by the Paperwork
AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and alcohol beverage industry to facilitate
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
Trade Bureau, Treasury. the export of domestic alcohol beverage
et seq.), the Department of the Treasury
ACTION: Notice and request for products. This certification program
and its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
comments. helps ensure that chemists, enologists,
Trade Bureau (TTB), as part of a
brewers, and technicians (referred to in
continuing effort to reduce paperwork this document collectively as
SUMMARY: As part of our continuing
and respondent burden, invite the ‘‘chemists’’) generate quality data and
effort to reduce paperwork and
general public and other Federal have the required proficiencies to
respondent burden, and as required by
agencies to comment on the proposed conduct chemical analyses associated
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
information collection associated with with exportation of alcohol beverages
the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
TTB’s chemist certification program. from the United States.
Bureau (TTB) invites comments on the
Comments submitted in response to The information collected under
proposed information collection
this notice will be included or TTB’s chemist certification program
associated with its chemist certification
summarized in our request for Office of includes: Letterhead applications for
program.
Management and Budget (OMB) chemist certification and supporting
DATES: Comments are due on or before approval of the proposed information
September 17, 2018. documentation such as copies of
collection. All comments are part of the diplomas, transcripts, accreditation
ADDRESSES: As described below, you public record and subject to disclosure. certificates, and laboratory verification
may send comments on the proposed Please do not include any confidential statements; results of qualifying
information collection using the or inappropriate material in comments. analyses of TTB-supplied alcohol
‘‘Regulations.gov’’ online comment form In particular, we invite comments on: beverage samples made by applicants;
for this document, or you may send (a) Whether the information collection and miscellaneous letterhead
written comments via U.S. mail or hand is necessary for the proper performance applications and notices to TTB such as
delivery. TTB no longer accepts public of the agency’s functions, including applications and supporting documents
comments via email or fax. whether the information has practical related to requests for certification in
• https://www.regulations.gov: Use utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s additional types of analysis, requests for
the comment form for this document estimate of the information collection’s TTB-affirmed reports of analysis, and
posted within Docket No. TTB–2018– burden; (c) ways to enhance the quality, notices of changes in employment place
0001 on ‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ the Federal utility, and clarity of the information or status. TTB believes the burden
e-rulemaking portal, to submit collected; (d) ways to minimize the associated with the application portion
comments via the internet; information collection’s burden on of this information collection is minimal
• U.S. Mail: Michael Hoover, respondents, including through the use and is the minimum necessary to ensure
Regulations and Rulings Division, of automated collection techniques or that certified chemists are professionally
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade other forms of information technology; qualified to conduct analyses of alcohol
Bureau, 1310 G Street NW, Box 12, and (e) estimates of capital or start-up beverages for export purposes.
Washington, DC 20005. costs and costs of operation, Certified chemists also must retain,
• Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of maintenance, and purchase of services and allow TTB inspection of, records of
Mail: Michael Hoover, Alcohol and to provide the requested information. all analysis results conducted under the
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G authority of a TTB certificate, for a
Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC Chemist Certification Information
period of up to two years. In addition,
20005. Collection
the laboratories of certified chemists
Please reference the proposed Currently, we are seeking comments must retain for a similar period, and
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information collection’s title in your on the following information collection: allow TTB inspection of, records related
comment. You may view copies of this Title: Applications, Notices, and to laboratory equipment, laboratory
document and all comments received in Record Related to the Voluntary quality control policies, procedures and
response to this document within Chemist Certification Program for the systems, analyst training and
Docket No. TTB–2018–0001 at https:// Analysis of Wine, Distilled Spirits, and competence, and analysis records
www.regulations.gov. A link to that Beer for Export. pertaining to certified tests. TTB
docket is posted on the TTB website at OMB Number: 1513–NEW. believes that the required records are

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Section		Notices
Action		30-day Notice and Response to Comments.
Dates		Written comments should be submitted by August 17, 2018.
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.
FR Citation		83 FR 33974

83 FR 33974 - Agency Information Collection Activity; Response to Comments on Notice of Request for Approval To Collect New Information: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data Program

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONBureau of Transportation Statistics

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 138 (July 18, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics