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DOI/BSEE RIN: 1014-AA49 Publication ID: Fall 2023 
Title: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; Operating in High-Pressure and/or High-Temperature (HPHT) Environments 
Abstract:

This rule will formally codify BSEE's existing process for reviewing and approving projects in high pressure and/or high temperature (HPHT) environments.  Currently, BSEE reviews and approves HPHT projects under its existing regulations. Based on these regulations, BSEE issued multiple guidance documents clarifying the specific HPHT information prospective operators should submit to BSEE to support the bureau’s programmatic reviews and approvals of such projects. 

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C. 1331 to 1356a   
Legal Deadline:  None

Statement of Need:

This rule will formally codify BSEE's existing process for reviewing and approving projects in high pressure and/or high temperature (HPHT) environments. Currently, BSEE reviews and approves HPHT projects under its existing regulations. Based on these regulations, BSEE issued multiple guidance documents clarifying the specific HPHT information prospective operators should submit to BSEE to support the bureau’s programmatic reviews and approvals of such projects.

Summary of the Legal Basis:

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C. 1331 to 1356a.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/16/2022  87 FR 29790   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/01/2022 
Final Action  11/00/2023 
Final Action Effective  01/00/2024 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kirk Malstrom
Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
45600 Woodland Road,
Sterling, VA 20166
Phone:703 787-1751
Fax:703 787-1555
Email: kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov