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OMB Control No: 1014-0002	ICR Reference No: 201110-1014-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200702-1010-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BSEE	Agency Tracking No: OMM-1010-0051 ext 10
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart L, Oil and Gas Production Measurement, Surface Commingling, and Security
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/13/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/13/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2013	36 Months From Approved
Responses	154,774	0	158,932
Time Burden (Hours)	32,957	0	8,533
Cost Burden (Dollars)	600,065	0	1,154,700

Abstract: MMS uses the information to evaluate equipment and/or procedures and to approve or disapprove this equipment and/or procedures for use during offshore production measurement and commingling operations. Respondents are outer continental shelf Federal oil and gas or sulphur lessees.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 43 USC 1331 and 1801 Name of Law: OCSLA
US Code: 30 USC 1701 Name of Law: Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act

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:
	74 FR 56858	11/03/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 28052	05/19/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	154,774	158,932	-4,158
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	32,957	8,533	24,424
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	600,065	1,154,700	-554,635

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: For this collection of information, the currently approved OMB inventory includes: 8,533 burden hours.This submission requests 32,957 burden hours.The adjustment increase of 24,424 hours is due to re-estimating the average number of annual responses and the amount of time required to respond based on consultations.It needs to be noted that due to the nature of the operators and/or lessees oil production and number of wells involved in production, reported hour burdens for some requirements can vary from 18 hours to 40 hours; from 30 minutes to 4 hours for the same requirement.The 32,956 burden hours represents industrys averaged input.$1,154,700 for non-hour cost burdens.This submission requests $600,065.The adjustment decrease of $554,635 is due to re-estimating the average number of annual responses that have associated cost recovery fees. Applications, which are associated with the fees, have been down during the last 3-year period.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,845,592

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]? Uncollected

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: Cheryl Blundon 703-787-1607 Cheryl.Blundon@mms.gov

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