Federal Register #2026-21182

BSEE Requests Comments on Offshore Well Operations and Permit-to-Drill Information Collections

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is seeking public comments on information collections supporting offshore well operations; this is not a procurement opportunity. - Government buyer: Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). No specific office is identified. - Purpose: Proposed renewal or revision of information collections under 30 CFR part 250 covering offshore well operations, equipment, and applications for permits to drill. - Information collections identified: - 30 CFR 250, Subpart G, Well Operations and Equipment (OMB Control No. 1014-0028), including the Rig Movement Notification Report, Form BSEE-0144. - Application for Permit to Drill (APD), Revised APD, Supplemental APD Information Sheet, and supporting documentation (OMB Control No. 1014-0025). - Requirements addressed: Information supporting safe drilling, workover, completion, and decommissioning; well design and engineering reviews; rig location and movement; equipment repair and testing; and Blowout Preventer (BOP) fitness, function, maintenance, inspection, and design changes. - Who the collections cover: Federal Outer Continental Shelf oil, gas, and sulfur lessees and operators, as well as pipeline right-of-way holders. - Estimated annual reporting burden: 550 potential respondents, 150,335 responses, 353,355 burden hours, and $11,891,400 in non-hour costs. - OEMs, vendors, products, and purchase quantities: None specified. No goods or services are being solicited for purchase.

Description

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew, with revisions, an information collection under 30 CFR 250, Subpart G, concerning well operations and equipment. The information is used to support safe drilling, workover, completion, and decommissioning operations and to inform BSEE reviews and approvals of well operations. The collection includes the Rig Movement Notification Report (Form BSEE-0144) and applies to Federal Outer Continental Shelf oil, gas, and sulfur lessees/operators and pipeline right-of-way holders. This notice invites comments on the proposed collection by November 16, 2026.

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