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OMB Control No: 1010-0151	ICR Reference No: 202009-1010-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202005-1010-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BOEM	Agency Tracking No: Arctic NPRM 1082-AA01
Title: Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf—Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 01/19/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/09/2020
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR—which is to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage—a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2024
Responses	4,266	0	4,266
Time Burden (Hours)	436,438	0	436,438
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,939,435	0	3,939,435

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: If this rule becomes final and effective, annual burden hours for OMB control number 1010-0151 would decrease by 2,830 hours. BOEM is adjusting the annual burden hours for removal of most of the IOP requirements (under 30 CFR 550.204) and for new and revised provisions (under 30 CFR 550.202, 210-211, 550.220, 550.224, 550.227, and 550.291-292). BOEM proposes to remove the IOP regulations by deleting 30 CFR 550.204 and removing the corresponding references to the IOP from 30 CFR 550.200 and 550.206. BOEM’s existing requirement to submit the IOP at least 90 days before the lessee or operator files an EP would be eliminated. The data and information requested in the IOP is largely unnecessary in light of the information already collected in the EP. The current approval for OMB control number 1010-0151 counts the similar burdens found in IOPs and EPs in both. Therefore, BOEM would remove the burdens attributed to the IOPs, and keep the burdens attributed to EPs. Removing the IOP provision would decrease the annual burden hours by 1 response and 2,880 hours. (- 1 response and 2,880 annual burden hours). The proposed rule would add a requirement to 30 CFR 550.211(b) designed to describe operational safety procedures that the operator has developed specific to conditions relevant on the Arctic OCS in the EP. These requirements were previously included in the IOP requirements that are removed from this rulemaking. Retaining this provision would lessen the 2,880 hour burden decrease by 50 annual burden hours (i.e., by retaining 50 annual burden hours).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,154,532

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? No

Agency Contact: Anna Atkinson 202 912-7438 amatkinson@blm.gov