83 FR 45464 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 174 (September 7, 2018)

Page Range		45464-45465
FR Document		2018-19443

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew an information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 174 (Friday, September 7, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45464-45465]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19443]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

[Docket ID BSEE-2018-0004; 189E1700D2 ET1SF0000.PSB000.EEEE500000; OMB 
Control Number 1014-0017]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Safety and 
Environmental Management Systems (SEMS)

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew 
an information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; Regulations and 
Standards Branch; ATTN: Nicole Mason; 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 
20166; or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control 
Number 1014-0017 in the subject line of your comments.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Nicole Mason by email at [email protected], or 
by telephone at (703) 787-1607. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
March 6, 2018 (83 FR 9541). No comments were received.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comments 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the 
proper functions of BSEE; (2) Will this information be processed and 
used in a timely manner; (3) Is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) 
How might BSEE enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) How might BSEE minimize the burden 
of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of 
information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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.
    Abstract: The regulations at 30 CFR part 250, subpart S, concern 
the Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) (including the 
associated forms), and are the subject of this collection. This request 
also covers any related Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that 
BSEE issues to clarify, supplement, or provide additional guidance on 
some aspects of our regulations.
    The Subpart S regulations hold the operator accountable for the 
overall safety of the offshore facility, including ensuring that all 
employees, contractors, and subcontractors have safety policies and 
procedures in place that support the implementation of the operator's 
SEMS program and align with the principles of managing safety. An 
operator's SEMS program must describe management's commitment to safety 
and the environment, as well as policies and procedures to assure 
safety and environmental protection while conducting OCS operations 
(including those operations conducted by all personnel on the 
facility). BSEE will use the information obtained by submittals and 
observed via SEMS audits to ensure that operations on the OCS are 
conducted safely, as they pertain to both human and environmental 
factors, and in accordance with BSEE regulations, including industry 
practices incorporated by reference within the regulations. Job Safety 
Analyses (JSA's) and other recordkeeping required by the SEMS 
regulation will be reviewed diligently by BSEE during inspections and 
other oversight activities and by SEMS auditors during regulatory 
required audits, to ensure that industry is using the documentation 
required by the SEMS regulation to manage their safety and 
environmental risks.
    Information on Form BSEE-0131, which the SEMS regulation requires 
to be submitted to BSEE annually, includes company identification, 
number of company/contractor injuries and/or illnesses suffered, 
company/contractor hours worked, EPA National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) permit non-compliances, and oil spill 
volumes for spills less than 1 barrel. Such information is reported on 
a calendar year basis, with data broken out by calendar quarter. The 
information is used to develop industry average incident rates that 
help to describe how well the offshore oil and gas industry is 
performing. Operators use these incident rates to benchmark against 
their own performance, and to focus on areas that need improvement. 
Using the produced data allows BSEE to better focus our regulatory and 
research programs on areas where the performance measures indicate that 
operators are having difficulty meeting our expectations. BSEE will be 
more effective in leveraging resources by redirecting research efforts, 
promoting appropriate regulatory initiatives, and shifting inspection 
and Directed Audit program emphasis based on performance results.
    Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 250, subpart S, Safety and 
Environmental Management Systems (SEMS).
    OMB Control Number: 1014-0017.
    Form Number: Form BSEE-0131, Performance Measures Data.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Potential respondents comprise Federal 
OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees, operators, and/or third-party 
personnel or organization.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: Not all of the 
potential respondents will submit information in any given year and 
some may submit multiple times.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 686.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 39 hours to 
11,926 hours, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,487,634.
    Respondent's Obligation: Responses are mandatory.
    Frequency of Collection: Primarily on occasion, and varies by 
section.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $3,259,727.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

    Dated: August 16, 2018.
Doug Morris,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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While you can ask us in your comment when necessary for certain oil and gas Type of Review: Extension without
to withhold your personal identifying completions. This requirement change of a currently approved
information from public review, we implements the conservation provisions collection.
cannot guarantee that we will be able to of the OCS Lands Act and 30 CFR 250. Respondents/Affected Public:
do so. The information obtained from the well Potential respondents comprise Federal
Abstract: The regulations at 30 CFR potential test is essential to determine if OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees/
part 250, subpart K, concern Oil and Gas an MPR is necessary for a well and to operators and holders of pipeline rights-
Production Requirements (including the establish the appropriate rate. It is not of-way.
associated forms), and are the subject of possible to specify an MPR in the Total Estimated Number of Annual
this collection. This request also covers absence of information about the Respondents: Not all of the potential
any related Notices to Lessees and production rate capability (potential) of respondents will submit information in
Operators (NTLs) that BSEE issues to the well. any given year, and some may submit
clarify, supplement, or provide Form BSEE–0128, Semiannual Well multiple times.
additional guidance on some aspects of Test Report, BSEE uses this information
our regulations. Total Estimated Number of Annual
to evaluate the results of well tests to Responses: 10,819.
The information collected under determine if reservoirs are being
Subpart K is used in our efforts to depleted in a manner that will lead to Estimated Completion Time per
conserve natural resources, prevent the greatest ultimate recovery of Response: Varies from 30 minutes to
waste, and protect correlative rights, hydrocarbons. This information is 100 hours, depending on activity.
including the Government’s royalty collected to determine the capability of Total Estimated Number of Annual
interest. Specifically, BSEE uses the hydrocarbon wells and to evaluate and Burden Hours: 46,136.
information to: verify an operator’s approved maximum Respondent’s Obligation: Most
• Evaluate requests to burn liquid responses are mandatory, while others
production rate if assigned. The form
hydrocarbons and vent and flare gas to are required to obtain or retain benefits.
was designed to present current well
ensure that these requests are
data on a semiannual basis to permit the Frequency of Collection: On occasion,
appropriate;
• determine if a maximum updating of permissible producing rates, weekly, monthly, semi-annual, annual,
production or efficient rate is required; and to provide the basis for estimates of and varies by section.
and, currently remaining recoverable gas Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
• review applications for downhole reserves. Burden Cost: The Subpart K regulations
commingling to ensure that action does Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 250, require four non-hour cost burdens, for
not result in harm to ultimate recovery. subpart K, Oil and Gas Production a total of $1,361,176. Three are service
Form BSEE–0126, Well Potential Test Requirements. fees required to recover the Federal
Report, BSEE uses this information for OMB Control Number: 1014–0019. Government’s processing costs of
reservoir, reserves, and conservation Form Number: BSEE–0126—Well certain submissions. The fourth cost is
analyses, including the determination of Potential Test Report, and BSEE–0128— an IC equipment expenditure. The
maximum production rates (MPRs) Semiannual Well Test Report. details are as follows:

§ 250.1156 requires a service fee when submitting a request for approval to produce within 500 feet of a unit or lease line ........ $3,892
§ 250.1157 requires a service fee when submitting a request for approval before producing gas-cap gas from each completion
in an oil reservoir known to have an associated gas cap, or to continue producing if an oil reservoir is not initially known to
have an associated gas cap, but begins to show characteristics of a gas well ............................................................................. 4,953
§ 250.1158 requires a service fee for submitting a request for approval to downhole commingle hydrocarbons ............................. 5,779
§ 250.1163 requires respondents to purchase and install gas meters to measure the amount of gas flared or vented gas for
those that produce more than 2,000 bopd and do not already have a meter or need to replace a meter .................................... 77,000

We have not identified any other non- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew
hour cost burden associated with this an information collection.
collection of information. Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement DATES: Interested persons are invited to
An agency may not conduct or submit comments on or before October
sponsor and a person is not required to [Docket ID BSEE–2018–0004; 189E1700D2 9, 2018.
respond to a collection of information ET1SF0000.PSB000.EEEE500000; OMB
unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number 1014–0017] ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
control number. this information collection request (ICR)
Agency Information Collection to the Office of Management and
The authority for this action is the Activities; Submission to the Office of Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 Management and Budget for Review Department of the Interior by email at
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). and Approval; Safety and OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
Dated: July 25, 2018.
Environmental Management Systems facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
(SEMS) provide a copy of your comments to the
Doug Morris,
AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Bureau of Safety and Environmental
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Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
Environmental Enforcement, Interior. Enforcement; Regulations and Standards
[FR Doc. 2018–19440 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am]
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
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request for comment.
by email to kye.mason@bsee.gov. Please
SUMMARY: In accordance with the reference OMB Control Number 1014–
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 0017 in the subject line of your
Bureau of Safety and Environmental comments.

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Action		Notice of information collection; request for comment.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 9, 2018.
Contact		To request additional information about this ICR, contact Nicole Mason by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (703) 787-1607. You may also view the ICR at http:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
FR Citation		83 FR 45464

83 FR 45464 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 174 (September 7, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement