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OMB Control No:
1010-0106
ICR Reference No:
202207-1010-001
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201907-1010-001
Agency/Subagency:
DOI/BOEM
Agency Tracking No:
1010-0106 Renewal
Title:
30 CFR 553, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for Offshore Facilities
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:
02/05/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
10/03/2022
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
02/28/2027
36 Months From Approved
02/29/2024
Responses
2,233
0
1,823
Time Burden (Hours)
34,695
0
22,133
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
BOEM uses the information to confirm that applicants can pay for cleanup and damages from oil-spill discharge of more than 1,000 barrels; to determine if the risk of a lesser amount of an oil-spill discharge would warrant a showing of financial responsibility; to establish eligibility of applicants for a Certification of Oil Spill Financial Responsibility; and as a reference source for claims associated with oil pollution from designated offshore facilities. Respondents are holders of leases, permits, and rights of use and easement in the OCS and in state coastal waters who will appoint designated applicants.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
33 USC 2701
Name of Law: Oil Pollution Act of 1990
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:
87 FR 21133
04/11/2022
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
87 FR 59451
09/30/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
15
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
11(a)(2) Form BOEM-1025 - Independent Designated Applicant Information Certification
BOEM-1025
Independent Designated Applicant Information Certification
11a(1); 40; 41 - Form BOEM-1016 - Designated Applicant Information Certification
BOEM-1016
Designated Applicant Information Certificaton
11a(1); 40; 41 - Form BOEM-1017 - Appointment of Designated Applicant
BOEM-1017
Appointment of Designated Applicant
12 - Request for determination of OSFR applicability.
15 (f) - Provide claimant written explanation of denial
15 - Notify BOEM of change in ability to comply
21-24; 26-27; 30; 40-41; 43 - BOEM-1018 - Self Insurance Information
BOEM-1018
Self-Insurance Information
21-24; 26-27; 30; 40-41; 43 Form BOEM-1023 - Financial Guarantee
BOEM-1023
Financial Guarantee
29; 40-41; 43 - Form BOEM-1019 - Insurance Certificate
BOEM-1019
Insurance Certificate
31; 40-41; 43 - Form BOEM-1020 - Surety Bond
BOEM-1020
Surety Bond
32 - Methods for Demonstrating OSFR
40-42 - Form BOEM-1022 - Covered Offshore Facility Changes
BOEM-1022
Covered Offshore Facility Changes
40; 41; 43 - Form BOEM-1021- Covered Offshore Facilities
BOEM-1021
Covered Offshore Facilities
60d - Claims for Oil-Spill Removal Costs and Damages
62 - Notify guarantor and responsible party of claim
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
2,233
1,823
0
410
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
34,695
22,133
0
12,562
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
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:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The current annual burden for this collection is 22,133 hours. BOEM proposes to increase the annual burden to 34,695 hours to account for changes in industry operations due to COVID and remote work. As COVID restrictions ease and continue to be lifted, BOEM expects an increase in the number of respondents annually due to industry practices developed during the pandemic as companies resume production and re-establish oil spill financial responsibility coverage. Remote work led to changes in how industry reviews and processes required documents. Prior to COVID, in-person meetings with a group of reviewers were held to complete the task quickly and efficiently. Now with many employees working from home, document preparation, review, and editing are taking longer as the documents move through several individual reviewers. Companies have provided this feedback through our outreach efforts. Therefore, BOEM is increasing hour burdens to account for the additional review and editing time. This increase in respondents and burden hours may be temporary and will be revisited by BOEM during future reviews of U.S. OCS supply and demand patterns.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$598,506
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
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
10/03/2022
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