Notice2021-19345
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates
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Published
September 7, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentSafety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50167-50168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19345]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE-2020-0011; EEEE500000 21XE1700DX EX1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB
Control Number 1014-0005]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Relief or
Reduction in Royalty Rates
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 (PRA) 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 7, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Please
provide a copy of your comments to Kye Mason, BSEE ICCO, 45600 Woodland
Road, Sterling, VA 20166; or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90fbe9f5befdf1e3fffed0f2e3f5f5bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a41534f04474b5945446a48594f4f044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1014-0005 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Kye Mason by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#72190b175c1f13011d1c32100117175c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80ebf9e5aeede1f3efeec0e2f3e5e5aee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a>, or by
telephone at (703) 787-1607. You may also view the ICR at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), 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
August 24, 2020 [85 FR 52148]. No comments were received.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
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: This authority and responsibility are among those
delegated BSEE. The regulations at 30 CFR Part 203, are the subject of
this collection. This request also covers the related Notices to
Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that BSEE issues to clarify, supplement,
or provide additional guidance on some aspects of our regulations. The
information collected under 30 CFR part 203, Relief or Reduction in
Royalty Rates is used in our efforts to make decisions on the economic
viability of leases requesting a suspension or elimination of royalty
or net profit share. These decisions have enormous monetary impact on
both the lessee and the Federal government. Royalty relief can lead to
increased production of natural gas and oil, creating profits for
lessees, and royalty and tax revenues for the Federal
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government that they might not otherwise receive. We could not make an
informed decision without the collection of information required by 30
CFR part 203.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 203, Relief or Reduction in
Royalty Rates.
OMB Control Number: 1014-0005.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Potential respondents include Federal
OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees and/or operators and holders of
pipeline rights-of-way.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: Currently there are
approximately 60 Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operators in the
OCS. Not all the potential respondents will submit information in any
given year, and some may submit multiple times.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 28.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 hour to 2,000
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 724.
Respondent's Obligation: Some responses are mandatory; while others
are required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Submissions are generally on occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $27,950.
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.).
Kirk Malstrom,
Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch.
[FR Doc. 2021-19345 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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