90 FR 152 pgs. 38662-38663 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Open and Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil and Gas Pipelines Under the OCS Lands Act
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 152Pages: 38662 - 38663
Pages: 38662, 38663Docket number: [Docket ID BSEE-2025-0102; EEEE500000-256E1700D2-ET1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB Control Number 1014-0012]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-15188 Filed 8-8-25; 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-2025-0102; EEEE500000-256E1700D2-ET1SF0000.EAQ000; OMB Control Number 1014-0012]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Open and Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil and Gas Pipelines Under the OCS Lands Act
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 October 10, 2025.
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-2025-0102 then click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view all related materials. We will post all comments.
• Email Kelly.Odom@bsee.gov, fax (703) 787-1775 or mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; Regulations and Standards Branch; ATTN: Kelly Odom; 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166. Please reference OMB Control Number 1014-0012 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelly Odom by email at Kelly.Odom@bsee.gov 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.
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.
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 information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
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. 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: This authority and responsibility are among those delegated to BSEE. The regulations at 30 CFR part 291 concern open and nondiscriminatory access to pipelines and are the subject of this collection. This request also covers any 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 submitted information to initiate a more detailed review into the specific circumstances associated with a complainant's allegation of denial of access or discriminatory access to pipelines on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The complaint information will be provided to the alleged offending party. Alternative dispute resolution may be used either before or after a complaint has been filed to informally resolve the dispute. The BSEE may request additional information upon completion of the initial review.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 291, "Open and Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil and Gas Pipelines Under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act."
OMB Control Number: 1014-0012.
Form Number: None.
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 550 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: 2.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 hour to 50 hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 51.
Respondent's Obligation: Responses are voluntary but are required to obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Collection: Submissions are generally on occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $7,500.
[top] 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. ).
Kenneth C. Stevens,
Principal Deputy Director, Exercising the Delegated Authorities of the Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2025-15188 Filed 8-8-25; 8:45 am]
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