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OMB Control No: 1010-0151	ICR Reference No: 201403-1010-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201302-1010-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BOEM	Agency Tracking No: 1010-0151 Renewal
Title: 30 CFR 550, Subpart B, Plans and Information
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/06/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/07/2014
Terms of Clearance: This information collection request is approved for only current G&G monitoring and mitigation requirements. This approval does not include the Long Term Monitoring Plan in the Gulf of Mexico, as discussed at 79 FR 66402.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2015
Responses	4,265	0	4,343
Time Burden (Hours)	432,512	0	190,480
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,939,435	0	3,713,665

Abstract: Sections 11 and 25 of the amended OCS Lands Act require the holders of OCS oil and gas or sulphur leases to submit exploration plans (EPs) or development and production plans (DPPs) to the Secretary for approval prior to commencing these activities. As a Federal agency, we have a continuing affirmative duty to comply with the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This includes a substantive duty to carry out any agency action in a manner that is not likely to jeopardize protected species as well as a procedural duty to consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries (NOAA Fisheries) before engaging in a discretionary action that may affect a protected species.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 31 USC 9701 Name of Law: OSCLA
US Code: 43 USC 1331 and 1801 Name of Law: OSCLA

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 32989	06/09/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 66397	11/07/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	4,265	4,343	-554	476
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	432,512	190,480	-17,650	259,682
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,939,435	3,713,665	-40,032	265,802

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: This collection has both program changes and adjustments. The currently approved annual hour burden is 190,480 hours. This submission requests 432,512 hours. The currently approved annual reporting and recordkeeping non-hour cost burden is $3,713,665. This submission requests $3,939,435. Hours: We made a program decrease of 17,650 hours due to requirements/burdens being transferred to BSEE regulations and approved by OMB under 1014-0023 and 1014-0024. We also made an adjustment increase of 259,682 hours primarily due to an increase in the number of annual responses for plan submissions and their revisions (EP's §§ 550.211-228 and DPP's/DOCD's §§ 550.241-262). Since the last renewal, BOEM has greatly improved its techniques for querying the database and therefore reporting a greater number of plans/plan revisions. Also, the increase is due to some companies having submitted all new air quality plans based on operator audits. Ancillary activities (§§ 550.207-210) also increased because more companies are performing preliminary work (e.g., surveys and core sampling) to avoid well issues in the future. Costs: We made a program decrease of $40,032 for deleting requirements with cost recovery fees that were transferred to BSEE and approved by OMB under 1014-0024. There is also an adjustment increase of $265,802 due to the increase in the number of annual responses for plan submissions and revisions, as noted above.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,055,168

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Arlene Bajusz 707-787-1025 Arlene.Bajusz@mms.gov

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