(a) OMB has approved the information collection requirements in part 250 under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. The table in paragraph (e) of this section lists the subpart in the rule requiring the information and its title, provides the OMB control number, and summarizes the reasons for collecting the information and how BSEE uses the information. The associated BSEE forms required by this part are listed at the end of this table with the relevant information.
(b) Respondents are OCS oil, gas, and sulphur lessees and operators. The requirement to respond to the information collections in this part is mandated under the Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) and the Act's Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). Some responses are also required to obtain or retain a benefit or may be voluntary. Proprietary information will be protected under Sec. 250.197, Data and information to be made available to the public or for limited inspection; parts 30 CFR Parts 251, 252; and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing regulations at 43 CFR part 2.
(c) The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires us to inform the public that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
(d) Send comments regarding any aspect of the collections of information under this part, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170.
(e) BSEE is collecting this information for the reasons given in the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
30 CFR subpart, title and/or BSEE Form Reasons for collecting
(1) Subpart A, General (1010-0114), To inform BSEE of actions taken
including Forms BSEE-0132, Evacuation to comply with general
Statistics; BSEE-0143, Facility/ operational requirements on
Equipment Damage Report; BSEE-1832, the OCS. To ensure that
Notification of Incidents of operations on the OCS meet
Noncompliance. statutory and regulatory
requirements, are safe and
protect the environment, and
result in diligent
exploration, development, and
production on OCS leases. To
support the unproved and
proved reserve estimation,
resource assessment, and fair
market value determinations.
To allow BSEE to rapidly
assess damage and project any
disruption of oil and gas
production from the OCS after
a major natural occurrence.(2) Subpart B, Exploration and To inform BSEE, States, and the
Development and Production Plans (1010- public of planned exploration,
0151). development, and production
operations on the OCS. To
ensure that operations on the
OCS are planned to comply with
statutory and regulatory
requirements, will be safe and
protect the human, marine, and
coastal environment, and will
result in diligent
exploration, development, and
production of leases.(3) Subpart C, Pollution Prevention and To inform BSEE of measures to
Control (1010-0057). be taken to prevent water
pollution. To ensure that
appropriate measures are taken
to prevent water pollution.(4) Subpart D, Oil and Gas and Drilling To inform BSEE of the equipment
Operations (1010-0141), including and procedures to be used in
Forms BSEE-0123, Application for drilling operations on the
Permit to Drill; BSEE-0123S, OCS. To ensure that drilling
Supplemental APD Information Sheet; operations are safe and
BSEE-0124, Application for Permit to protect the human, marine, and
Modify; BSEE-0125, End of Operations coastal environment.
Report; BSEE-0133, Well Activity
Report; BSEE-0133S, Open Hole Data
Report; and BSEE-144, Rig Movement
Notification Report.(5) Subpart E, Oil and Gas Well- To inform BSEE of the equipment
Completion Operations (1010-0067). and procedures to be used in
well-completion operations on
the OCS. To ensure that well-
completion operations are safe
and protect the human, marine,
and coastal environment.(6) Subpart F, Oil and Gas Well To inform BSEE of the equipment
Workover Operations (1010-0043). and procedures to be used
during well-workover
operations on the OCS. To
ensure that well-workover
operations are safe and
protect the human, marine, and
coastal environment.(7) Subpart H, Oil and Gas Production To inform BSEE of the equipment
Safety Systems (1010-0059). and procedures to be used
during production operations
on the OCS. To ensure that
production operations are safe
and protect the human, marine,
and coastal environment.(8) Subpart I, Platforms and Structures To provide BSEE with
(1010-0149). information regarding the
design, fabrication, and
installation of platforms on
the OCS. To ensure the
structural integrity of
platforms installed on the
OCS.(9) Subpart J, Pipelines and Pipeline To provide BSEE with
Rights-of-Way (1010-0050), including information regarding the
Form BSEE-0149, Assignment of Federal design, installation, and
OCS Pipeline Right-of-Way Grant. operation of pipelines on the
OCS. To ensure that pipeline
operations are safe and
protect the human, marine, and
coastal environment.(10) Subpart K, Oil and Gas Production To inform BSEE of production
Rates (1010-0041), including Forms rates for hydrocarbons
BSEE-0126, Well Potential Test Report produced on the OCS. To ensure
and BSEE-0128, Semiannual Well Test economic maximization of
Report. ultimate hydrocarbon recovery(11) Subpart L, Oil and Gas Production To inform BSEE of the
Measurement, Surface Commingling, and measurement of production,
Security (1010-0051). commingling of hydrocarbons,
and site security plans. To
ensure that produced
hydrocarbons are measured and
commingled to provide for
accurate royalty payments and
security is maintained.(12) Subpart M, Unitization (1010-0068) To inform BSEE of the
unitization of leases. To
ensure that unitization
prevents waste, conserves
natural resources, and
protects correlative rights.(13) Subpart N, Remedies and Penalties. The requirements in subpart N
are exempt from the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995
according to 5 CFR 1320.4.(14) Subpart O, Well Control and To inform BSEE of training
Production Safety Training (1010-0128). program curricula, course
schedules, and attendance. To
ensure that training programs
are technically accurate and
sufficient to meet safety and
environmental requirements,
and that workers are properly
trained to operate on the OCS.
(15) Subpart P, Sulphur Operations To inform BSEE of sulphur
(1010-0086). exploration and development
operations on the OCS. To
ensure that OCS sulphur
operations are safe; protect
the human, marine, and coastal
environment; and will result
in diligent exploration,
development, and production of
sulphur leases.(16) Subpart Q, Decommissioning To determine that
Activities (1010-0142). decommissioning activities
comply with regulatory
requirements and approvals. To
ensure that site clearance and
platform or pipeline removal
are properly performed to
protect marine life and the
environment and do not
conflict with other users of
the OCS.(17) Subpart S, Safety and The SEMS program will describe
Environmental Management Systems (1010- management commitment to
0186), including Form BSEE-0131, safety and the environment, as
Performance Measures Data. well as policies and
procedures to assure safety
and environmental protection
while conducting OCS
operations (including those
operations conducted by
contractor and subcontractor
personnel). The information
collected is the form to
gather the raw Performance
Measures Data relating to risk
and number of accidents,
injuries, and oil spills
during OCS activities.------------------------------------------------------------------------