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OMB Control No: 1010-0176	ICR Reference No: 201803-1010-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201512-1010-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BOEM	Agency Tracking No: 1010-0176
Title: 30 CFR 585 - Renewable Energy and Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on the OCS
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: 03/05/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/12/2019
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2020
Responses	265	0	290
Time Burden (Hours)	18,783	0	25,688
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,816,000	0	3,816,000

Abstract: Respondents operating under these regulations conduct commercial and noncommercial technology projects that include installation, construction, operation and maintenance, and decommissioning of offshore facilities, as well as possible onshore support facilities. The BOEM must ensure that these activities and operations on the OCS are carried out in a safe and environmentally sound manner, do not interfere with the rights of other users on the OCS, and balance the protection and development of OCS resources. To do this, BOEM needs information concerning the proposed activities, facilities, safety equipment, inspections and tests, and natural and manmade hazards near the site, as well as assurance of fiscal responsibility.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 43 USC 1331 - 1801 Name of Law: OCSLA

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:
	84 FR 3232	02/11/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 27356	06/12/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	265	290	-25
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	18,783	25,688	-6,905
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,816,000	3,816,000	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The currently approved hour burden for this ICR is 25,688 hours. With this submission, we are requesting a total of 18,783 hours. This represents an adjustment decrease of 6,905 hours. There is no change in the non-hour cost burden. The following is an explanation of the reasons, both regulatory and discretionary, why the annual burden hours decreased: 1. BOEM concludes that for the current §585.111(b)(3) the 2016 OMB approved number of burden hours for the studies were overestimated. BOEM is proposing to cut the numbers by 1/3 from 19,000 annual burden hours to 12,000 annual burden hours (-7,000 hours). 2. BOEM concludes that the current §585.113(b) is not an actual collection of information, but falls under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Therefore, BOEM would remove four hours of annual burden hours from OMB control number 1010-0176 (-4 hours). 3. BOEM identified areas where burden hours in the 2016 OMB approval are considered exclusions to the regulatory definition of “information” under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The following regulation; §585.116 (-100 hours) is a request for information which would be excluded under 5 C.F.R. 1320.3(h)(4) (-100 hours). 4. The requirement for §585.238 is related to submissions of request for renewable energy research lease. In the past, BOEM did not specifically account for related burden hours. For research requests relating to supporting future production, transportation, or transmission of renewable energy, BOEM estimates the annual burden hour of 4 hours. (+4 hours). 5. For §585.627(c) and §585.830(d), BOEM previously did not count the annual burden hours for oil spill response plans. Oil spill response plans were assumed to be covered under BSEE regulations (30 CFR 254), which is not the case. This activity is under 33 U.S.C. 1321, and therefore BOEM will increase annual burden hours by 193 hours (+193 hours) for §585.627(c) and 2 hours (+2 hours) for §585.830(d).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,671,687

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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: Anna Atkinson 202 912-7438 amatkinson@blm.gov

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