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OMB Control No: 1014-0010	ICR Reference No: 202101-1014-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202008-1014-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BSEE	Agency Tracking No: 1014-0010 FR Fin Assurance
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart Q - Decommissioning Activities
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/21/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/18/2023
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. Pursuant to 1320.8(b)(1) and (b)(3)(iii), BSEE should include the expiration date and the estimated average burden per response for this collection on the portal in eWell when it renews 1014-0025 and 1014-0026. OMB reminds the Agency; however, it should consult with up to 9 outside entities at least once every 3 years even if the collection of information has not changed.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2026	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2023
Responses	3,248	0	3,245
Time Burden (Hours)	15,997	0	11,677
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,143,556	0	1,143,556

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	3,248	3,245	3
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	15,997	11,677	4,320
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,143,556	1,143,556	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The current OMB approved annual hour burden is 11,677 burden hours for this collection of information. This submission requests 15,997 burden hours, representing a program increase of 4,320 burden hours. The program increase of 4,320 hours is due to this final rule and will require operators/predecessors to submit a work plan and schedule as directed under new §§ 250.1704(b) and 250.1708(b). The current OMB approved annual reporting and recordkeeping non-hour cost burden is $1,143,556 for this collection of information. This final rule does not change the non-hour cost burden.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $863,856

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: Nicole Mason 703 787-1605 nicole.mason@boemre.gov