Notice2026-19291
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Application for Permit To Modify (APM) and Supporting Documentation
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Published
September 22, 2026
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 91, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60148-60151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19291]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE-2025-0266; EEEE500000-256E1700D2-ET1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB
Control Number 1014-0026]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Application
for Permit To Modify (APM) and Supporting Documentation
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
October 21, 2026.
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 Kelly Odom, Acting BSEE ICCO, 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166; or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e351b12120750311a11133e1c0d1b1b50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e456b62627720416a61634e6c7d6b6b20696178">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please reference OMB Control Number 1014-0026 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Kelly Odom by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ace7c9c0c0d582e3c8c3c1eccedfc9c982cbc3da"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d567871716433527972705d7f6e7878337a726b">[email protected]</span></a>, or
by telephone at (703) 787-1775. 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
December 22, 2025 (90 FR 59865).
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: The regulations at 30 CFR 250 stipulate the various
requirements that must be submitted with an APM. The form and the
numerous submittals that are included and/or attached to the form are
the subject of this collection. This request also covers related
Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that BSEE issues to clarify,
supplement, or provide additional guidance on some aspects of our
regulations.
The BSEE uses the information to ensure safe well control,
completion, workover, and decommissioning operations and to protect the
human, marine, and coastal environment. Among other things, BSEE
specifically uses the information to ensure: the well control,
completion, workover, and decommissioning unit (drilling/well
operations) is fit for the intended purpose; equipment is maintained in
a state of readiness and meets safety standards; each drilling/well
operation crew is properly trained and able to promptly perform well-
control activities at any time during well operations; compliance with
safety standards; and the current regulations will provide for safe and
proper field or reservoir development, resource evaluation,
conservation, protection of correlative rights, safety, and
environmental protection. We also review well records to ascertain
whether the operations have encountered hydrocarbons or H2S and to
ensure that H2S detection equipment, personnel protective equipment,
and training of the crew are adequate for safe operations in zones
known to contain H2S and zones where the presence of H2S is unknown.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 250, Application for Permit to
Modify (APM) and supporting documentation.
OMB Control Number: 1014-0026.
Form Number: BSEE-0124.
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 555 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: 12,388.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 0 minutes to
6,252 hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 31,472.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: Generally, on occasion and varies by
section.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $5,483,295.
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Average
Citation 30 CFR 250 Reporting or Average number of annual number of
APM's recordkeeping Hour burden responses annual
requirement * responses
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Non-hour cost burdens
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Subparts D, E, F, G, H, Submit APM plans (BSEE- 1 hour.............. 1,471 applications........... 1,471
Q. 0124). (This burden
represents only the
filling out of the
form, the
requirements are
listed separately
below).
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1,471 applications x $145 application fee = $213,295.
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Subparts D, E, F, G, H, Submit Revised APM 1 hour.............. 2,235 applications........... 2,235
Q. plans (BSEE-0124).
(This burden
represents only the
filling out of the
form, the
requirements are
listed separately
below) [no fee
charged].
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Subtotal......................................................... 3,706 responses.............. 3,706
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$213,295 non-hour cost burdens.
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Subpart A
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125.................... Submit evidence of Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.3(h). 0
your fee for services
receipt.
197.................... Written Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.5(h). 0
confidentiality
agreement.
199.................... PRA List of Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.5(h). 0
Information
Collections (IC).
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Subpart B
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201.................... Approved before well Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.3(h). 0
completion.
220(b)................. The DWOP process does Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.3(h). 0
not replace the
requirements of
BSEE's APMs.
226.................... New or Unusual Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.3(h). 0
Conception Plan must
be approved prior to
APM.
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Subpart D
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460(a); 465............ There are some Burden covered under 30 CFR 250, 1014-0025. 0
regulatory
requirements that
give respondents the
option of submitting
information with
either their APD or
APM; industry advised
us that when it comes
to this particular
subpart, they submit
a Revised APD.
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Subtotal of Subpart D............................................ 0 responses.................. 0
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Subpart E
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513.................... Obtain written 1 hour.............. 150 submittals............... 150
approval for well-
completion
operations. Submit
information,
including but not
limited to, request
for completion
(including changes);
description of well-
completion
procedures; statement
of expected surface
pressure, type and
weight of completion
fluids; schematic
drawing; a partial
electric log; H2S
presence or if
unknown, service fee
receipt.
518(f)................. Submit descriptions 2.25 hours.......... 43 submittals................ 97
and calculations of
production packer
setting depth(s).
526(a)................. Submit a notification 0 mins.............. 58 notifications............. 0
of corrective action
of the diagnostic
test.
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Subtotal of Subpart E............................................ 251 responses................ 247
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Subpart F
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613(a), (b)............ Request approval to 5.25 hour........... 687 requests................. 3,607
begin other than
normal workover,
which includes
description of
procedures, changes
in equipment,
schematic, info about
H2S, etc.
613(c)................. If completing a new 2.5 hours........... 167 submittals............... 418
zone, submit reason
for abandonment and
statement of pressure
data.
613(d)................. Submit work as 2 hours............. 646 submittals............... 1,292
performed 30 days
after completing the
well-workover
operation.
619(f)................. Submit descriptions 1.38 hours.......... 43 submittals................ 59
and calculations of
production packer
setting depth(s).
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Subtotal of Subpart F............................................ 1,543 responses.............. 5,376
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Subpart G
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701.................... Identify and discuss 3.25 hours.......... 67 submittals................ 218
your proposed
alternate procedures
or equipment [the
request to use
alternative
procedures/equipment
is covered under 1014-
0022].
702.................... Identify and discuss 1.75 hours.......... 47 submittals................ 82
the departure from
requirements [the
request to depart
from requirements is
covered under 1014-
0022].
713.................... Submit required 1.5 hours........... 180 Submittals............... 270
information to use a
MODU for well
operations, including
fitness & foundation
requirements,
contingency plan for
moving off location,
current monitoring
(description of
specific current
speeds & specific
measures to curtail
rig operations and
move off location).
720(b)................. Obtain approval to 1.5 hours........... 129 submittals............... 194
displace kill weight
fluid with detailed
step-by-step written
procedures that
include, but are not
limited to, number of
barriers, tests, BOP
procedures, fluid
volumes entering and
leaving wellbore
procedures.
721(g)................. Request approval for 1 hour.............. 325 requests................. 325
test procedures and
criteria for a
successful negative
pressure test,
including any changes.
731.................... Submit complete 5 hours............. 170 submittals............... 850
description of BOP
system and
components; schematic
drawings;
certification by ITP
(additional ITP if
BOP is subsea, in
HTHP, or surface on
floating facility);
autoshear, deadman,
EDS systems.
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$31,000 x 170 submittals = $5,270,000.
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732(b) and (c)......... Submit independent 4.25................ 1,471........................ 6,252
third party
qualifications to
BSEE with the
associated permit
application.
733.................... Description of annulus 0.5 hour............ 212 submittals............... 106
monitoring plan and
how you will secure
the well in the event
a leak is detected.
737(d)(2).............. Submit test procedures 0.5 hour............ 41 submittals................ 21
for District Manager
approval for initial
test when using water
on surface BOP.
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737(d)(3).............. Submit test procedures 0.5 hour............ 39 submittals................ 20
for District Manager
approval to stump
test a subsea BOP;
including how you
will test each ROV
function for approval.
737(d)(4).............. Submit test procedures 0.5 hour............ 41 submittals................ 21
for District Manager
approval to perform
an initial subsea BOP
test; including how
you will test each
ROV function for
approval.
737(d)(12)............. Submit test procedures 1 hour.............. 223 submittals............... 223
for District Manager
approval, including
schematics of the
actual controls and
circuitry of the
system used during an
actual autoshear or
deadman event.
738(m)................. Request approval from 2 hours............. 266 requests................. 532
District Manager to
utilize other well-
control equipment;
include report from
BAVO on equipment
design & suitability;
other information
required by District
Manager.
738(n)................. Indicate which pipe/ 0.75 hour........... 223 submittals............... 167
variable bore rams
have no current
utility or well-
control purposes.
750(a)................. Request approval to 1.5 hours........... 640 requests................. 960
conduct operations
without downhole
check valves,
describe alternate
procedures and
equipment.
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Subtotal of Subpart G............................................ 4,074 responses.............. 10,241
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$5,270,000 non-hour costs burden.
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Subpart H
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813.................... May submit an APM for .................... 0............................ 0
approval to equip a
dry tree well with a
subsurface-controlled
SSSV.
817(a)................. You may remove a .................... 0............................ 0
wireline subsurface
safety device for a
routine operation not
requiring approval of
a AMP.
828(b)................. Well must not be open .................... 0............................ 0
to flow while an SSSV
is inoperable, unless
specifiallly approved
by an APM.
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Subtotal of Subpart H............................................ 0 responses.................. 0
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Subpart Q
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1704................... Request approval of 4.25 hours.......... 604 requests................. 2,567
well abandonment
operations.
1704(h)................ Submit with a final 3.13 hours.......... 368 submittals............... 1,152
well schematic,
description, nature
and quantities of
material used;
relating to casing
string--description
of methods used, size
and amount of casing
and depth.
1712; 1704(h).......... Obtain and receive 5.25 hours.......... 215 certifications........... 1,129
approval before
permanently plugging
a well or zone.
Include in request,
but not limited to,
reason plugging well,
with relevant
information; well
test and pressure
data; type and weight
of well control
fluid; a schematic
listing mud and
cement properties;
plus testing plans.
Submit Certification
by a Registered
Professional Engineer
of the well
abandonment design
and procedures;
certify the design.
Obtain and receive 2.75 hours.......... 375 submittals............... 1,031
approval before
permanently plugging
a well or zone.
Include in request,
but not limited to
max surface pressure
and determination;
description of work;
well depth,
perforated intervals;
casing and tubing
depths/details, plus
locations, types,
lengths, etc.
1721; 1704(h).......... Submit the applicable 5.25 hours.......... 1,094 submittals............. 5,744
information required
to temporarily
abandon a well for
approval; after
temporarily plugging
a well, submit well
schematic,
description of
remaining subsea
wellheads, casing
stubs, mudline
suspension equipment
and required
information of this
section; submit
certification by a
Registered
Professional Engineer
of the well
abandonment design
and procedures;
certify design.
1722(a)................ Request approval to 1.25 hours.......... 15 requests.................. 19
install a subsea
protective device.
1723(b)................ Submit a request to 1.75 hours.......... 138 requests................. 242
perform work to
remove casing stub,
mudline equipment,
and/or subsea
protective covering.
1743(a)................ Submit signed 3.63 hours.......... 5 certifications............. 18
certification; date
of verification work
and vessel; area
surveyed; method
used; results of
survey including
debris or statement
that no objects were
recover; a post-
trawling plot or map
showing area.
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Subtotal of Subpart Q............................................ 2,814 responses.............. 11,902
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Total Burden................................................. 12,388 responses............. 31,472
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$5,483,295 non-hour cost burdens.
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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.).
Kirk Malstrom,
Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch.
[FR Doc. 2026-19291 Filed 9-21-26; 8:45 am]
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