(a) The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection requirements in 30 CFR part 585 under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq., and assigned OMB Control Number 1010-0176. The table in paragraph (e) of this section lists the subpart in the rule requiring the information and its title, summarizes the reasons for collecting the information, and summarizes how BOEM uses the information.
(b) Respondents are primarily renewable energy applicants, lessees, ROW grant holders, RUE grant holders, Alternate Use RUE grant holders, and operators. The requirement to respond to the information collection in this part is mandated under subsection 8(p) of the OCS Lands Act. Some responses are also required to obtain or retain a benefit, or may be voluntary.
(c) The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 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) Comments regarding any aspect of the collections of information under this part, including suggestions for reducing the burden should be sent to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170.
(e) BOEM is collecting this information for the reasons given in the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
30 CFR 585 subpart, title, and/or BOEM Reasons for collecting
(1) Subpart A--General Provisions...... To inform BOEM of actions taken
to comply with general
operational requirements on
the OCS. To ensure that
operations on the OCS meet
statutory and regulatory
requirements, are safe and
protect the environment, and
result in diligent development
on OCS leases.(2) Subpart B--Issuance of OCS To provide BOEM with
Renewable Energy Leases. information needed to
determine when to use a
competitive process for
issuing a renewable energy
lease, to identify auction
formats and bidding systems
and variables that we may use
when that determination is
affirmative, and to determine
the terms under which we will
issue renewable energy leases.(3) Subpart C--ROW Grants and RUE To issue ROW grants and RUE
Grants for Renewable Energy Activities. grants for OCS renewable
energy activities that are not
associated with a BOEM-issued
renewable energy lease.(4) Subpart D--Lease and Grant To ensure compliance with
Administration. regulations pertaining to a
lease or grant; assignment and
designation of operator; and
suspension, renewal,
termination, relinquishment,
and cancellation of leases and
grants.(5) Subpart E--Payments and Financial To ensure that payments and
Assurance Requirements. financial assurance payments
for renewable energy leases
comply with subpart E.(6) Subpart F--Plans and Information To enable BOEM to comply with
Requirements. the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), the Coastal
Zone Management Act (CZMA),
and other Federal laws and to
ensure the safety of the
environment on the OCS.(7) Subpart G--Facility Design, To enable BOEM to review the
Fabrication, and Installation. final design, fabrication, and
installation of facilities on
a lease or grant to ensure
that these facilities are
designed, fabricated, and
installed according to
appropriate standards in
compliance with BOEM
regulations, and where
applicable, the approved plan.(8) Subpart H--Environmental and Safety To ensure that lease and grant
Management, Inspections, and Facility operations are conducted in a
Assessments. manner that is safe and
protects the environment. To
ensure compliance with other
Federal laws, these
regulations, the lease or
grant, and approved plans.(9) Subpart I--Decommissioning......... To determine that
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.(10) Subpart J--RUEs for Energy and To enable BOEM to review
Marine-Related Activities Using information regarding the
Existing OCS Facilities. design, installation, and
operation of RUEs on the OCS,
to ensure that RUE operations
are safe and protect the
human, marine, and coastal
environment. To ensure
compliance with other Federal
laws, these regulations, the
RUE grant, and, where
applicable, the approved plan.------------------------------------------------------------------------