Notice2023-20053
Agency Information Collection Activities; Pollution Prevention and Control
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Published
September 15, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentOcean Energy Management Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposes this information collection request (ICR) to renew Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1010-0057.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63613-63615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20053]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[OMB Control Number 1010-0057; Docket ID: BOEM-2023-0004]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Pollution Prevention
and Control
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposes this information
collection request (ICR) to renew Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number 1010-0057.
DATES: Comments must be received by BOEM no later than November 14,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this ICR by mail to the BOEM
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Anna Atkinson, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166;
or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#10717e7e713e71647b797e637f7e50727f757d3e777f66"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2a3acaca3eca3b6a9abacb1adac82a0ada7afeca5adb4">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB control
number 1010-0057 in the subject line of your comments. You may view the
ICR and its related documents by searching the docket number ``BOEM-
2023-0004'' at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Atkinson by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e2838c8c83cc8396898b8c918d8ca2808d878fcc858d94"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b0a05050a450a1f0002051804052b09040e06450c041d">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 703-787-1025. Individuals in
the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside of the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, BOEM provides the general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information. This helps BOEM assess the
impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the
public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand BOEM's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format.
BOEM is soliciting comments on the proposed ICR described below.
BOEM is especially interested in public comments addressing the
following issues: (1) is the collection necessary to the proper
functions of BOEM; (2) what can BOEM do to ensure that this information
is processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the burden estimate
accurate; (4) how might BOEM enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (5) how might BOEM minimize the
burden of this collection on the respondents, including minimizing the
burden through the use of information technology?
Comments submitted in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. BOEM will include or summarize each comment in its ICR
to OMB for approval of this information collection. You should be aware
that your entire comment--including your address, phone number, email
address, or other personally identifiable information included in your
comment--may be made publicly available at any time.
For BOEM to consider withholding from disclosure your personally
identifiable information, you must identify, in a cover letter, any
information contained in your comment that, if released, would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of your privacy. You must
also briefly describe any possible harmful consequences of the
disclosure of information, such as embarrassment, injury, or other
harm.
Even if BOEM withholds your personally identifiable information in
the context of this ICR, your comment is subject to the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552). Your information will only be
withheld if a determination is made that one of the FOIA exemptions to
disclosure applies. Such a determination will be made in accordance
with the DOI's FOIA implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2) and
applicable law.
BOEM will make available for public inspection all comments in
their entirety (except privileged or confidential information)
submitted by organizations and businesses, or by individuals
identifying themselves as representatives of organizations or
businesses. BOEM protects privileged and confidential information in
accordance with FOIA and the DOI's implementing regulations.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 550, subpart C, ``Pollution
Prevention and Control.''
Abstract: Section 5(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(OCSLA), as amended (43 U.S.C. 1334(a)), authorizes the Secretary of
the Interior (Secretary) to prescribe rules and regulations to manage
the energy and mineral resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
Such rules and regulations apply to all operations conducted under a
lease, right-of-use and easement, and pipeline right-of-way.
Section 5(a)(8) of OCSLA requires that regulations prescribed by
the Secretary include provisions ``for compliance with the national
ambient air quality standards pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7401 et seq.), to the extent that activities authorized under this
subchapter significantly affect the air quality of any State.'' This
information
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collection renewal concerns information that is submitted to BOEM under
30 CFR part 550, subpart C, ``Pollution Prevention and Control,'' which
implements section 5(a)(8), and related notices to lessees and
operators (NTLs), which clarify and provide additional, nonbinding
guidance on aspects of the regulations. BOEM uses this information to
inform its decisions on plan approval, to ensure operations are
conducted according to all applicable regulations and plan conditions
of approval, and to inform State and regional planning organizations'
modeling efforts.
BOEM prepares an emission inventory every 3 years to help ensure
that its regulations comply with section 5(a)(8) of OCSLA and to
implement the requirements at 30 CFR 550.303(k) and 550.304(g). These
emission inventories provide the essential input that BOEM needs to
assess the impacts of OCS oil and gas activity on the States as
mandated by the OCSLA. Also, these inventories provide the States with
essential information needed to perform their implementation plan
demonstrations to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
Finally, these inventories provide operators with essential data for
their mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases to the USEPA.
BOEM began planning for the 2023 OCS emissions inventory by issuing
NTL No. 2022-N01 on October 1, 2022. The NTL instructed lessees and
operators on submitting information about their facility operations, as
required by OCSLA and BOEM's regulations, through BOEM's web-based
emissions reporting tool, the Air Quality System (AQS). AQS allows
operators to submit their facility activity data electronically into
the system, instantaneously calculates monthly and annual emissions,
assures and controls data quality, generates reports such as emission
inventory reports, and creates data graphics including geographic
information system maps for operators and BOEM. AQS makes it easy for
users to enter activity data, calculate emissions data in real-time,
and leverage built-in validation features to quality check calculations
prior to submission.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0057.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Potential respondents comprise Federal
OCS oil and gas or sulfur lessees and operators and States.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 807 responses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 51,080 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to retain or obtain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Every 3 years.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: None.
The following table details the individual BOEM information
collections under OMB Control Number 1010-0057 and respective hour
burden estimates for this ICR.
Burden Table
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Reporting and Annual
Citation 30 CFR part 550, recordkeeping Hour burden Average number of burden
subpart C and related NTL(s) requirement annual responses hours
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Facilities described in new or revised EP or DPP
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303; 304(a), (f)................ Submit, modify, or Burden covered under 1010-0151 (30 CFR part 550,
revise Exploration subpart B).
Plans and Development
and Production Plans;
submit information
required under 30 CFR
part 550, subpart B.
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303(k); 304(a), (g); NTL........ Collect and report (in 64 hrs per facility 794 facilities.... 50,816
manner specified) air
quality emissions
related data (such as
facility, equipment,
fuel usage, and other
activity information)
during each specified
calendar year for input
into BOEM's impacts
assessments, and State
and regional planning
organizations' modeling
through specified
software. (e.g., NTL
No. 2022-N01: 2023 OCS
Emissions Inventory).
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303(l); 304(h).................. Collect and submit (in 8.................. 1 submission...... 8
manner specified)
meteorological data
(not routinely
collected); emission
data for existing
facilities to a State.
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Subtotal.................... ........................ ................... 795 responses..... 50,824
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Existing Facilities
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304(a), (f)..................... Affected State may 16................. 5 requests........ 80
submit request, with
supporting information,
to BOEM for basic
emission data from
existing facilities to
update State's emission
inventory.
304(e)(2)....................... Submit compliance 40................. 1 schedule........ 40
schedule for
application of best
available control
technology (BACT).
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304(e)(2)....................... Apply for suspension of Burden covered under BSEE 1014-0022 (30 0
operations. CFR 250.174).
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304(f).......................... Submit information to 16................. 1 submission...... 16
demonstrate that exempt
facility is not
significantly affecting
air quality of onshore
area of a State. Submit
additional information
to determine if
controls are required.
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Subtotal.................... ........................ ................... 7 responses....... 136
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General
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303-304......................... Departure and 24................. 5 requests........ 120
alternative compliance
(as cited in 550.142)
requests from 550.303
and 550.304 not
specifically covered
elsewhere in subpart C
regulations.
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Subtotal.................... ........................ ................... 5 responses....... 120
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Total Burden............ ........................ ................... 807 responses..... 51,080
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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.).
Karen Thundiyil,
Chief, Office of Regulations, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2023-20053 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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