Notice2024-14856
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way
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Published
July 8, 2024
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 89, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55982-55984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14856]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE-2023-0012; EEEE500000 245E1700D2 ET1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB
Control Number 1014-0016]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Pipelines and
Pipeline Rights-of-Way
AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Interior.
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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
August 7, 2024.
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 Nikki Mason, BSEE ICCO, 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166; or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#56383f3d3d3f783b37253938163425333378313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="543a3d3f3f3d7a3935273b3a14362731317a333b22">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please reference OMB Control Number 1014-0016 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Nikki Mason at 703-787-1607 or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#432d2a28282a6d2e22302c2d03213026266d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2dcdbd9d9db9cdfd3c1dddcf2d0c1d7d79cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 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. 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
June 16, 2023 [88 FR 39462]. 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: Lessees and pipeline ROW holders design the pipelines
that they install, maintain, and operate. To ensure those activities
are performed in a safe manner, BSEE needs information concerning the
proposed pipeline and safety equipment, inspections and tests, and
natural and manmade hazards near the proposed pipeline route. BSEE uses
the information to review pipeline designs prior to approving an
application for an ROW or lease term pipeline to ensure that the
pipeline, as constructed, will provide for safe transportation of
minerals through the submerged lands of the OCS. BSEE reviews proposed
pipeline routes to ensure that the pipelines would not conflict with
any State requirements or unduly interfere with other OCS activities.
BSEE reviews proposals for taking pipeline safety equipment out of
service to ensure alternate measures are used that will properly
provide for the safety of the pipeline and associated facilities
(platform, etc.). BSEE reviews notifications of relinquishment of ROW
grants and requests to decommission pipelines for regulatory compliance
and to ensure that all legal obligations are met. BSEE monitors the
records concerning pipeline inspections and tests to ensure safety of
operations and protection of the environment and to schedule witnessing
trips and inspections. Information is also necessary to determine the
point at which DOI or Department of Transportation (DOT) has regulatory
responsibility for a pipeline and to be informed of the identified
operator if not the same as the pipeline ROW holder.
BSEE-0149--Assignment of Federal OCS Pipeline Right-of-Way Grant
BSEE uses the information to track the holder-ship of pipeline
ROWs; as well as use this information to update the corporate database
that is used to determine what leases are available for a Lease Sale
and the ownership of all OCS leases.
The form asks the pipeline ROW holder to provide:
--Part A--Assignment
--the legal description of the pipeline ROW grant being assigned,
--what specifically the pipeline ROW holder is selling, assigning,
or transferring,
--the company name and number of each assignor and assignee,
--the percentage interest conveyed, and
--the percentage interest received.
--Part B--Certification and Acceptance
--assignor(s) signature, name, title, and date, and
--assignee(s) signature, name, title, and date.
If we approve the assignment, the authorized BSEE official signs
and dates the form, and the assignment becomes effective on the date
specified by us.
Form BSEE-0135--Designation of Right-of-Way Operator
BSEE uses the information to identify who has the authority to act
on the ROW grant holder's behalf to fulfill obligations under the OCS
Lands Act; as well as BSEE may provide to the designated ROW operator
written or oral instructions in securing compliance with the ROW grant
in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The form asks the
pipeline ROW holder to provide:
--Pipeline ROW Grant Number
--Regional Office
--Name and address of Operator
--ROW grant description, including ROW and Pipeline Segment Numbers
--Identified ROW pipeline operator and GOM ID number
--Signatory name, title, and date.
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Title of Collection: 30 CFR 250, Subpart J, Pipelines and Pipeline
Rights-of-Way (ROW).
OMB Control Number: 1014-0016.
Form Number: Forms BSEE-0149--Assignment of Federal OCS Pipeline
Right-of-Way Grant, and Form BSEE-0135--Designation of Right-of-Way
Operator.
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 550 Federal OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees and holders
of pipeline rights-of-way. Not all the potential respondents will
submit information in any given year, and some may submit multiple
times.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,802.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 30 minutes to
107 hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 34,206.
Respondent's Obligation: Submissions are mandatory or are required
to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Submissions are generally on occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $1,344,916.
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. 2024-14856 Filed 7-5-24; 8:45 am]
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