Notice2021-19349
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf for Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur
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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 50162-50163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19349]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE-2020-0008; EEEE500000 21XE1700DX EX1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB
Control Number 1014-0021]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Operations in
the Outer Continental Shelf for Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, and
Sulphur
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#a2c9dbc78ccfc3d1cdcce2c0d1c7c78cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff94869ad1929e8c9091bf9d8c9a9ad1989089">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1014-0021 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#5e35273b70333f2d31301e3c2d3b3b70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="660d1f03480b07150908260415030348010910">[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 52146). We received one comment in response to
this Federal Register notice, but it was not germane to the collection.
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
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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: BSEE will use the information required by 30 CFR 282 to
determine if lessees are complying with the regulations that implement
the mining operations program for minerals other than oil, gas, and
sulphur. Specifically, BSEE will use the information:
<bullet> To ensure that operations for the production of minerals
other than oil, gas, and sulphur in the OCS are conducted in a manner
that will result in orderly resource recovery, development, and the
protection of the human, marine, and coastal environments.
<bullet> To ensure that adequate measures will be taken during
operations to prevent waste, conserve the natural resources of the OCS,
and to protect the environment, human life, and correlative rights.
<bullet> To determine if suspensions of activities are in the
national interest, to facilitate proper development of a lease
including reasonable time to develop a mine and construct its
supporting facilities, and to allow for the construction or negotiation
for use of transportation facilities.
<bullet> To identify and evaluate the cause(s) of a hazard(s)
generating a suspension, the potential damage from a hazard(s) and the
measures available to mitigate the potential for damage.
<bullet> For technical evaluations that provide a basis for BSEE to
make informed decisions to approve, disapprove, or require modification
of the proposed activities.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR 282, Operations in the Outer
Continental Shelf for Minerals Other than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur.
OMB Control Number: 1014-0021.
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: 16.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 hour to 20
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 56.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit, or
Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Submissions are generally on occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $100,000.
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. 2021-19349 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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