Notice2022-12981
Agency Information Collection Activity; Continue To Collect Information: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data Program
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Published
June 16, 2022
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Transportation DepartmentTransportation Statistics Bureau
Abstract
On October 21, 2021, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) announced its intention in a Federal Register Notice to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the following information collection: Voluntary Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data Program. The Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data (ISD) program, is a component of BTS's SafeOCS data sharing framework, that provides a trusted, proactive means for the oil and gas industry to report sensitive and proprietary safety information, and to identify early warnings of safety problems and potential issues by uncovering hidden, at-risk conditions not previously exposed through analysis of reportable accidents and incidents. The ISD identifies a broader range of data categories to ensure safe performance and appropriate risk management, which adds a learning component to assist the oil and gas industry in achieving improved safety performance.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36376-36377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12981]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
[Docket Number DOT-OST-2017-0043]
Agency Information Collection Activity; Continue To Collect
Information: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST-R), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: On October 21, 2021, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
(BTS) announced its intention in a Federal Register Notice to request
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the following
information collection: Voluntary Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data
Program. The Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data (ISD) program, is a
component of BTS's SafeOCS data sharing framework, that provides a
trusted, proactive means for the oil and gas industry to report
sensitive and proprietary safety information, and to identify early
warnings of safety problems and potential issues by uncovering hidden,
at-risk conditions not previously exposed through analysis of
reportable accidents and incidents. The ISD identifies a broader range
of data categories to ensure safe performance and appropriate risk
management, which adds a learning component to assist the oil and gas
industry in achieving improved safety performance.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: BTS seeks public comments on its proposed information
collection. Comments should address whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the estimated burden hours of the
proposed information collection's ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Send comments to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street
NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: BTS Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Demetra V. Collia, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of
Safety Data and Analysis (OSDA), RTS-34, E36-302, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; Phone No. (202) 366-1610; Fax No.
(202) 366-3383; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f0b0a020a1b1d0e410c000303060e2f0b001b41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5c1c0c8c0d1d7c48bc6cac9c9ccc4e5c1cad18bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>. Office hours are from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Data Confidentiality Provisions: The confidentiality of oil and gas
industry safety data information submitted to BTS is protected under
the BTS confidentiality statute (49 U.S.C. 6307) and the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018;
(Pub. L.: 115-435 Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of
2018, Title III.)
In accordance with these confidentiality statutes, only statistical
(aggregated) and non-identifying data will be made publicly available
by BTS through its reports. BTS will not release to the Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), or to any other public or
private entity, any information that might reveal the identity of
individuals or organizations mentioned in failure notices or reports
without explicit consent of the respondent and any other affected
entities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. The Data Collection
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35; as
amended) and 5 CFR part 1320 require each Federal agency to obtain OMB
approval to initiate an information collection activity. BTS is seeking
OMB approval for the following BTS information collection activity:
Title: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data (ISD) Program.
OMB Control Number: TBD.
Type of Review: Approval to Continue to Collect.
Respondent: Oil and Gas industry companies involved in the
exploration and/or productions working in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Number of Potential Responses: 100.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours per data file.
Frequency: Annual.
Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
II. Public Participation and Request for Public Comments
On October 21, 2021, BTS published a Notice (86 FR 58391)
encouraging interested parties to submit comments to Document Number
2021-22280 and allowing for a 60-day comment period. The comment period
closed on December 20, 2021. There were no comments. To view the
Notice, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and insert the Document Number
2021-22280 in the ``search'' box and click ``Search.'' Next click
``Open Docket Folder'' button and choose document listed to review. If
you do not have access to the internet, you may view the docket by
visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room Wl 2-140 on the ground
floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC
20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Privacy Act
All comments the BTS received were posted without change to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Anyone may search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.) You
may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register
published on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit <a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf">http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf</a>).
III. Discussion of Public Comments and BTS Responses
On October 21, 2021, BTS announced in a Federal Register Notice (86
FR 58391) its intention to request that OMB approve the continued
collection of safety data from the oil and gas industry for the ISD
Program. BTS received no comments during the 60-day public comment
period.
Demetra Collia,
Director, Office of Safety Data and Analysis, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2022-12981 Filed 6-15-22; 8:45 am]
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