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OMB Control No: 1014-0038	ICR Reference No: 202602-1014-004
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BSEE	Agency Tracking No: 1082-AA05-NEW4
Title: Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250, Subpart G, Well Operations and Equipment
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: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 09/22/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/06/2026
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. OMB notes that the supporting statement refers to removal of collections, whereas MMA is requesting an increase in net burden hours and responses, which should be reconciled at the final rule stage. Once the 1082-AA05 final rule is effective, BSEE will transfer the changes in responses and hour burdens from 1014-NEW4 to OMB Control Number 1014-0028, which expires May 31, 2027, and then discontinue the 1014-NEW4 control number.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), in conjunction with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, is proposing to revise its existing regulations for exploratory drilling and related operations on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), to reduce unnecessary burdens on stakeholders while ensuring that energy exploration on the Arctic OCS is safe and environmentally responsible. This proposed rule, titled Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf—Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (RIN 1082-AA05), would revise certain requirements promulgated through the rule entitled, Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (“2016 Arctic Exploratory Drilling Rule”) (see 81 FR 46478), and modify existing Arctic OCS blowout preventer (BOP) real-time monitoring requirements, as well as add new provisions to BSEE’s regulations pertaining to requirements for crane operations on artificial islands, suspensions of operations (SOO), and suspensions of production (SOP). The purpose of new rulemaking is to revise BSEE’s existing regulations for exploratory drilling and related operations on the Arctic OCS, to reduce unnecessary burdens on stakeholders while ensuring that energy exploration on the Arctic OCS is safe and environmentally responsible.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 1334 Name of Law: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 30 USC 1334 Name of Law: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1082-AA05	Proposed rulemaking	91 FR 50998	08/06/2026

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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: BSEE is requesting a new OMB control number, designated as 1014-NEW4, in this submission for the proposed rulemaking, 1082-AA05, Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf. The 1014-NEW4 control number requests a program increase of +2 responses and +2,165 burden hours to 1014-0028 (Subpart G—Well Operations and Equipment). Once the 1082-AA05 final rule is effective, BSEE will transfer the responses and hour burdens from 1014-NEW4 to OMB Control Number 1014-0028, which expires May 31, 2027, and then discontinue the 1014-NEW4 control number.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $167,272

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: Bryce Barlan 703 787-1126 bryce.barlan@bsee.gov

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