[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40312-40314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20142]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of a currently approved information
collection (OMB Control Number 1010-0043).
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, MMS invites the public and other Federal agencies to
comment on a proposal to extend the currently approved collection of
information discussed below. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to
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respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Submit written comments by August 27, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments and suggestions directly to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for
the Department of the Interior (1010-0043), 725 17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20503. Send a copy of your comments to the Minerals
Management Service, Attention: Rules Processing Team, Mail Stop 4024,
381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexis London, Engineering and
Operations Division, Minerals Management Service, telephone (703) 787-
1600. You may obtain copies of the supporting statement and collection
of information by contacting MMS's Information Collection Clearance
Officer at (202) 208-7744.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR part 250, subpart F, Oil and Gas Well-Workover
Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0043.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq.), as amended, requires the Secretary of the Interior to
preserve, protect, and develop oil and gas resources in the OCS; make
such resources available to meet the Nation's energy needs as rapidly
as possible; balance orderly energy resource development with
protection of the human, marine, and coastal environment; ensure the
public a fair and equitable return on the resources offshore; and
preserve and maintain free enterprise competition. To carry out these
responsibilities, MMS has issued regulations at 30 CFR part 250. This
collection of information pertains to subpart F, Well-Workover
Operations.
The MMS District Supervisors use the information collected under
subpart F to analyze and evaluate planned well-workover operations to
ensure that operations result in personnel safety and protection of the
environment. This evaluation is used in the decision whether to
approve, disapprove, or to require modification to the proposed well-
workover operations. Proprietary information will be protected under 30
CFR 250.118, Data and information to be made available to the public.
No items of a sensitive nature are collected. The requirement to
respond is mandatory.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 130
Federal oil and gas or sulphur lessees.
Frequency: On occasion, varies by section (see charts below).
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 660
reporting and 7,260 recordkeeping burden hours (see charts below).
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Cost'' Burden: None.
Burden Breakdown
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Burden
Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart F Reporting requirement Frequency Number (hour) Annual Burden hours
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602............................ Request exceptions On occasion.................... 330............................ .25 83 (rounded).
prior to moving well-
workover equipment.
605; 613; 615(a)............... Request approval to
begin subsea well-
workover operations;
submit forms MMS-124
and MMS-125.
(2)Burden included in 1010-0045 0......................
and 1010-0046
612............................ Request field well-
workover rules be
established, amended,
or canceled.
(2)MMS has received no requests 0......................
for several years; how ever,
the option for respondents is
available; burden would be
minimal if a request was
submitted
614............................ Post number of stands On occasion.................... 562 postings................... .25 141 (rounded).
of drill pipe or
workover string and
drill collars that may
be pulled prior to
filling the hole and
equivalent well-
control fluid volume.
616(a)......................... Request exception to On occasion.................... 226 requests................... 1 226.
rated working pressure
of the BOP equipment;
request exception to
annular-type BOP
testing.
616(d)......................... Request exception to On occasion.................... 50 requests.................... .5 25.
recording pressure
conditions during BOP
tests on pressure
charts.
617(b)......................... Pressure test, caliper, Every 30 days during prolonged 30 reports..................... 4 120.
or otherwise evaluate operations.
tubing & wellhead
equipment casing;
submit results.
617(c)......................... Notify MMS if sustained On occasion.................... 260 notifications.............. .25 65.
casing pressure is
observed on a well.
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Total reporting............ ....................... ............................... 1,458.......................... ....... 660.
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Recordkeeping Burden
Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart F requirement Frequency Number (hour) Annual burden hours
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606............................ Instruct crew members Weekly for 2 crews x 2 weeks 460 workovers x 4 = 1,840.... 5 920.
in safety requirements per workover = 4.
of operations to be
performed; document
meeting.
611............................ Perform operational Weekly x 2 weeks per workover 430 workovers x 2 = 860...... .25 215.
check of traveling- = 2.
block safety device;
document results.
616(a), (b), (d), (e).......... Perform BOP pressure When installed; at a minimum 430 workovers x 2 = 860...... 6 5,160.
tests, actuations & every 7 days x 2 weeks per
inspections; record workover = 2.
results; retain
records 2 years
following completion
of workover activities.
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616(b)(2)...................... Test blind or blind- Every 30 days during operations 400 workovers.................. .25 100.
shear rams; document
results (Note: this is
part of BOP test when
BOP test is conducted).
616(b)(2)...................... Record reason for On occasion.................... 53 postponed tests............. .1 5 (rounded).
postponing BOP system
tests.
616(c)......................... Perform crew drills; Weekly for 2 crews x 2 weeks 430 workovers x 4 = 1,720.... .5 860.
record results. per workover = 4.
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Total recordkeeping........ ....................... ............................... ............................... ....... 7,260.
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Comments
Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act requires each
agency ``* * * to provide notice * * * and otherwise consult with
members of the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information* * *.'' Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the agency to perform its duties,
including whether the information is useful; (b) evaluate the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Send your comments directly to the offices listed under the
addresses section of this notice. The OMB has up to 60 days to approve
or disapprove the information collection but may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, to ensure maximum consideration, OMB should receive public
comments by August 27, 1998.
MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Jo Ann Lauterbach,
(202) 208-7744.
Dated: June 30, 1998.
William S. Cook,
Acting Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.
[FR Doc. 98-20142 Filed 7-27-98; 8:45 am]
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