30 C.F.R. § 250.199 Paperwork Reduction Act statements—information collection.
Title 30 - Mineral Resources
(a) OMB has approved the information collection requirements in part 250 under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. The table in paragraph (e) of this section lists the subpart in the rule requiring the information and its title, provides the OMB control number, and summarizes the reasons for collecting the information and how MMS uses the information. The associated MMS forms required by this part are listed at the end of this table with the relevant information. (b) Respondents are OCS oil, gas, and sulphur lessees and operators. The requirement to respond to the information collections in this part is mandated under the Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) and the Act's Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). Some responses are also required to obtain or retain a benefit or may be voluntary. Proprietary information will be protected under §250.196, Data and information to be made available to the public; parts 251 and 252; and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing regulations at 43 CFR part 2. (c) The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires us to inform the public that an agency 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. (d) Send comments regarding any aspect of the collections of information under this part, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Minerals Management Service, Mail Stop 4230, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240. (e) MMS is collecting this information for the reasons given in the following table: [64 FR 72775, Dec. 28, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 35405, May 17, 2002; 68 FR 8422, Feb. 20, 2003; 71 FR 23863, Apr. 25, 2006]
Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Subpart A—General
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§ 250.199 Paperwork Reduction Act statements—information collection.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 30 CFR 250 Subpart/title (OMB control Reasons for collecting number) information and how used------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Subpart A, General (1010-0114), To inform MMS of actions taken including Forms MMS-132, Evacuation to comply with general Statistics; MMS-1123, Designation of operational requirements on Operator; MMS-1882, Notification of the OCS. To ensure that Incidents of Noncompliance. operations on the OCS meet statutory and regulatory requirements, are safe and protect the environment, and result in diligent exploration, development, and production on OCS leases. To support the unproved and proved reserve estimation, resource assessment, and fair market value determinations.(2) Subpart B, Exploration and To inform MMS, States, and the Development and Production Plans (1010- public of planned exploration, 0151), including Forms MMS-137, OCS development, and production Plan Information Form; MMS-139, EP Air operations on the OCS. To Quality Screening Checklist; MMS-138, ensure that operations on the DOCD Air Quality Screening Checklist, OCS are planned to comply with MMS-141, ROV Survey Report Form; MMS- statutory and regulatory 142, Environmental Impact Analysis requirements, will be safe and Worksheet. protect the human, marine, and coastal environment, and will result in diligent exploration, development, and production of leases.(3) Subpart C, Pollution Prevention and To inform MMS of measures to be Control (1010-0057). taken to prevent water and air pollution. To ensure that appropriate measures are taken to prevent water and air pollution.(4) Subpart D, Oil and Gas and Drilling To inform MMS of the equipment Operations (1010-0141), including and procedures to be used in Forms MMS-123, Application for Permit drilling operations on the to Drill; MMS-123S, Supplemental APD OCS. To ensure that drilling Information Sheet; MMS-124, operations are safe and Application for Permit to Modify; MMS- protect the human, marine, and 125, End of Operations Report; MMS- coastal environment. 133, Well Activity Report; MMS-133S, Open Hole Data Report.(5) Subpart E, Oil and Gas Well- To inform MMS of the equipment Completion Operations (1010-0067). and procedures to be used in well-completion operations on the OCS. To ensure that well- completion operations are safe and protect the human, marine, and coastal environment.(6) Subpart F, Oil and Gas Well To inform MMS of the equipment Workover Operations (1010-0043). and procedures to be used during well-workover operations on the OCS. To ensure that well-workover operations are safe and protect the human, marine, and coastal environment.(7) Subpart H, Oil and Gas Production To inform MMS of the equipment Safety Systems (1010-0059). and procedures to be used during production operations on the OCS. To ensure that production operations are safe and protect the human, marine, and coastal environment.(8) Subpart I, Platforms and Structures To provide MMS with information (1010-0149). regarding the design, fabrication, and installation of platforms on the OCS. To ensure the structural integrity of platforms installed on the OCS.(9) Subpart J, Pipelines and Pipeline To provide MMS with information Rights-of-Way (1010-0050). regarding the design, installation, and operation of pipelines on the OCS. To ensure that pipeline operations are safe and protect the human, marine, and coastal environment.(10) Subpart K, Oil and Gas Production To inform MMS of production Rates (1010-0041), including Forms MMS- rates for hydrocarbons 126, Well Potential Test Report; MMS- produced on the OCS. To ensure 127, Sensitive Reservoir Information economic maximization of Report; MMS-128, Semiannual Well Test ultimate hydrocarbon recovery. Report; MMS-140 Bottomhole Pressure Survey Report.(11) Subpart L, Oil and Gas Production To inform MMS of the Measurement, Surface Commingling, and measurement of production, Security (1010-0051). commingling of hydrocarbons, and site security plans. To ensure that produced hydrocarbons are measured and commingled to provide for accurate royalty payments and security is maintained.(12) Subpart M, Unitization (1010-0068) To inform MMS of the unitization of leases. To ensure that unitization prevents waste, conserves natural resources, and protects correlative rights.(13) Subpart N, Remedies and Penalties. The requirements in subpart N are exempt from the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 according to 5 CFR 1320.4.(14) Subpart O, Well Control and To inform MMS of training Production Safety Training (1010-0128). program curricula, course schedules, and attendance. To ensure that training programs are technically accurate and sufficient to meet safety and environmental requirements, and that workers are properly trained to operate on the OCS.(15) Subpart P, Sulphur Operations To inform MMS of sulphur (1010-0086). exploration and development operations on the OCS. To ensure that OCS sulphur operations are safe; protect the human, marine, and coastal environment; and will result in diligent exploration, development, and production of sulphur leases.(16) Subpart Q, Decommissioning To determine that Activities (1010-0142). decommissioning activities comply with regulatory requirements and approvals. To ensure that site clearance and platform or pipeline removal are properly performed to protect marine life and the environment and do not conflict with other users of the OCS.(17) Form MMS-131, Performance Measures Voluntary. We use the (1010-0112). information obtained from this form to develop an industry average that helps to describe how well the offshore oil and gas industry is performing.(18) Form MMS-144, Rig Movement The rig notification Notification Report (form used in the requirement is essential for GOM OCS Region), Subparts D, E, F, MMS inspection scheduling and (1010-0150). to verify that the equipment being used complies with approved permits.------------------------------------------------------------------------
