[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 130 (Friday, July 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35248-35249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17130]
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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 information collection.
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summary: The Department of the Interior has submitted a proposal for
the collection of information listed below to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Act). The Act provides that 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.
dates: Submit written comments by August 5, 1996.
addresses: Submit comments and suggestions directly to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for
the Department of the Interior (1010-0058), Washington, D.C. 20503.
Send a copy of your comments to the Chief, Engineering and
Standards Branch, Mail Stop 4700, Minerals Management Service, 381
Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 22070-4817.
for further information contact: Alexis London, Engineering and
Standards Branch, Mail Stop 4700, Minerals Management Service, 381
Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 22070-4817; telephone: (703) 787-1562.
You may obtain copies of the proposed collection of information and
related forms by contacting MMS's Clearance Officer at the telephone
number listed below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart I, Platforms and Structures.
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OMB Number: 1010-0058.
Abstract: Section 3506 of the Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that OMB provide interested Federal agencies and the public an
opportunity to comment on information collection requests.
Respondents submit information on, and maintain records of, the
design, fabrication, installation, use, and inspection of all platforms
and structures on the OCS. The MMS regional offices use this
information to ensure the structural integrity for the safe conduct of
drilling, workover, and production operations, considering the specific
environmental conditions at the platform location, and to ensure that
such integrity will be maintained throughout the useful life of the
structures.
Description of Respondents: Federal OCS oil and gas lessees.
Frequency: Varies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 130 respondents providing 555
responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 15,803 reporting
hours; 6,000 recordkeeping hours.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Comments: The OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
proposed collection of information between 30 and 60 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Therefore, a
comment to OMB is best ensured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication.
Bureau Clearance Officer: Carole deWitt (703) 787-1242.
Dated; June 17, 1996.
Henry G. Bartholomew,
Deputy Associate Director for Operations and Safety Management.
[FR Doc. 96-17130 Filed 7-3-96; 8:45 am]
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