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OMB Control No: 1014-0025	ICR Reference No: 201402-1014-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BSEE	Agency Tracking No: 2014 - APDs
Title: 30 CFR 250, Application for Permit to Drill (APD, Revised APD), Supplemental APD Information Sheet, and all supporting Documentation
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/29/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/13/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2017	36 Months From Approved
Responses	10,373	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	47,800	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	862,104	0	0

Abstract: The regulations at 30 CFR 250 stipulate the various requirements that must be submitted with an Application for Permit to Drill (APD), Revised APD, and its supplemental APD information sheet. The forms and the numerous submittals included with them are the subject of this collection. Currently, this information is collected under 30 CFR 250, subpart D, 1014-0018 (216,211 hour burdens/$2,225,286 non-hour cost burdens; expiration 10/21/2014); but this request will separate out the hours and non-hour cost burdens associated with APDs into its own separate collection so that both industry and BSEE have a better understanding of the complexities associated with all the information that is submitted with these forms throughout the various subparts; and will reflect more accurate burden estimates.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 43 USC 1331 and 1801 Name of Law: OSCLA
   US Code: 30 USC 1751 Name of Law: FOGRMA
   US Code: 31 USC 9701 Name of Law: IOAA

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:
	78 FR 72688	12/03/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 14266	03/13/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	10,373	10,373
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	47,800	47,800
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	862,104	862,104

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 adjustments are as follows: (a) The current OMB burden hours for these requirements, which is covered currently under 1014-0018, is 37,200 burden hours for APDs and 13,335 for Revised APDs totaling 50,535 burden hours. In this submission, we are requesting a total of 47,800 burden hours. This represents an adjustment decrease of 2,735 hours. The decrease is due to re-estimating the amount of time required to respond based on consultations with industry representatives listed in Section A.8. Note: In the past, we had APDs listed as one line item, and Revised APDs listed as another separate item in our burden table; therefore, we multiplied the total number of submittals times the hour burden. But, with this breakout of requirements based on each subpart, it came to light that not all the information was submitted each time, but in bits and pieces based on the regulatory activity for the requirement; hence the lower burden due to the number of responses being different for each submittal/requirement of the APD. (b) The current OMB non-hour cost burden for this one requirement (APD application fee), which is covered currently under 1014-0018, is $728,748. In this submission, we are requesting a total of $862,104. This represents an adjustment increase of $133,356. The increase is twofold: (a) due to receiving more APD applications from the last collection that was submitted to OMB; (b) the cost recovery fees were increased due to rulemaking (78 FR 60213, October 1, 2013). Once OMB approves this new collection, the hour and non-hour cost burdens associated with APDs will be removed from 1014-0018.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,792,500

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

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