2016-12487: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Technical Corrections

Summary

This rule makes minor edits, changes, and updates to BSEE regulations. These changes include, but are not limited to: correcting all current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers from "1010" to "1014"; adding two new control numbers to regulations as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA); changing the BSEE address from "Herndon, VA" to "Sterling, VA"; changing "shall" to "will" or "must" and changing "which" to "that"; and revising other language where necessary for improved clarity.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 10 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

• 30 CFR 203 Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates
• 30 CFR 250 Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf
• 30 CFR 251 Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Explorations of the Outer Continental Shelf
• 30 CFR 252 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Information Program
• 30 CFR 254 Oil-Spill Response Requirements for Facilities Located Seaward of the Coast Line
• 30 CFR 256 Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf
• 30 CFR 280 Prospecting for Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur on the Outer Continental Shelf
• 30 CFR 282 Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf for Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur
• 30 CFR 290 Appeal Procedures
• 30 CFR 291 Open and Nondiscriminatory Access to Oil and Gas Pipelines Under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act