85 FR 172 pgs. 55029-55030 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way (ROW)
Type: NOTICEVolume: 85Number: 172Pages: 55029 - 55030
Pages: 55029, 55030Docket number: [Docket ID BSEE-2020-0007; EEEE500000 20XE1700DX EX1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB Control Number 1014-0016]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2020-19516 Filed 9-2-20; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE-2020-0007; EEEE500000 20XE1700DX EX1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB Control Number 1014-0016]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way (ROW)
AGENCY:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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 November 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES:
Send your comments on this information collection request (ICR) by either of the following methods listed below:
• Electronically go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter BSEE-2020-0007 then click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view all related materials. We will post all comments.
• Email kye.mason@bsee.gov, fax (703) 787-1546, or mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; Regulations and Standards Branch; ATTN: Nicole Mason; 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166. 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 Nicole Mason by email at kye.mason@bsee.gov or by telephone at (703) 787-1607.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under the PRA. We may not conduct, or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
[top] As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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
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 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 using 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
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-Identification of Right-of-Way Pipeline 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 60 Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operators in the OCS. Not all the potential respondents will submit information at any given time, and some may submit multiple times.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,961.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from .5 hour to 107 hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 34,560.
Respondent's Obligation: Most responses are mandatory, while others are required to obtain or retain benefits, or voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Submissions are generally on occasion and varies by section.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $1,379,369.
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,
Acting Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch.
[FR Doc. 2020-19516 Filed 9-2-20; 8:45 am]
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