30 CFR 250.1159 - May the Regional Supervisor limit my well or reservoir production rates?
(a) The Regional Supervisor may set a Maximum Production Rate (MPR) for a producing well completion, or set a Maximum Efficient Rate (MER) for a reservoir, or both, if the Regional Supervisor determines that an excessive production rate could harm ultimate recovery. An MPR or MER will be based on well tests and any limitations imposed by well and surface equipment, sand production, reservoir sensitivity, gas-oil and water-oil ratios, location of perforated intervals, and prudent operating practices.
(b) If the Regional Supervisor sets an MPR for a producing well completion and/or an MER for a reservoir, you may not exceed those rates except due to normal variations and fluctuations in production rates as set by the Regional Supervisor.
Title 30 published on 20-Dec-2017 04:15
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 30 CFR Part 250 after this date.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2017-27309 RIN 1014-AA37 189E1700D2 ET1SF0000.PSB000 EEEE500000 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2017-0008 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Proposed rule. Submit comments by January 29, 2018. BSEE may not fully consider comments received after this date. You may submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the information collection burden in this proposed rule by January 29, 2018. The deadline for comments on the information collection burden does not affect the deadline for the public to comment to BSEE on the proposed regulations. 30 CFR Part 250 The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to amend the regulations regarding oil and natural gas production to reduce certain unnecessary regulatory burdens imposed under the existing regulations, while correcting errors and clarifying current requirements. Accordingly, after thoroughly reexamining the current regulations, and based on experiences from the implementation process, and BSEE policy, BSEE proposes to amend, revise, or remove current regulatory provisions that create unnecessary burdens on stakeholders while maintaining or advancing the level of safety and environmental protection.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2017-11985 RIN 1014-AA35 17XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE50000 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. This rule is effective on June 9, 2017. 30 CFR Part 250 As specifically mandated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017, this final rule revises the requirements contained in the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement regulations relating to maintaining a lease beyond its primary term through continuous operations by changing all of the references to the period of time before which a lease expires due to cessation of operations from “180 days” and “180th day” to a “year” and from “180-day period” to a “1-year period.”
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2017-02326 RIN 1014-AA34 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2017-0001 17XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE50000 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. This rule is effective on February 3, 2017. 30 CFR Part 250 This final rule adjusts the level of the maximum civil monetary penalty contained in the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The civil penalty inflation adjustment using a 1.01636 multiplier accounts for one year of inflation spanning from October 2015 to October 2016.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2016-31999 RIN 1014-AA31 17XE1700DX EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2016-0003 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Extension of comment period for notice of proposed rulemaking. Written comments must be received by the extended due date of February 16, 2017. BSEE may not fully consider comments received after this date. 30 CFR Part 250 The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is extending the public comment period on the proposed rule regarding adjustments to cost recovery fees, which was published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2016 (81 FR 81033). The original public comment period would have ended on January 17, 2017. However, BSEE has received multiple requests from various stakeholders to extend the comment period. BSEE has reviewed the extension requests and determined that a 30-day comment period extension—to February 16, 2017—is appropriate.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2016-27503 RIN 1014-AA30 17XE1700DX EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2016-0010 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. Effective November 17, 2016. 30 CFR Part 250 This final rule adjusts the level of the civil monetary penalty contained in the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2016-27500 RIN 1014-AA31 17XE1700DX EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2016-0003 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Proposed rule. BSEE will consider all comments received by January 17, 2017. BSEE may not consider comments received after this date. Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the information collection burden in this proposed rule by December 19, 2016. 30 CFR Part 250 The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) currently charges a fee for 31 different services (hereafter “cost recovery fees”) it provides to non-Federal recipients. The services were identified by BSEE's predecessor agency, the Minerals Management Service (MMS). This proposed rule would revise and clarify the existing fees; add new fees for certain services; revise and codify the existing conditions for refunding fees; and clarify the acceptable methods of fee payment. This proposed rule would enable BSEE to recover its full costs associated with providing these services to recipients of special benefits beyond those accruing to the general public.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2016-27416 RIN 1014-AA32 17XE1700DX EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2016-0004 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. This final rule becomes effective on December 16, 2016. 30 CFR Part 250 This rule amends Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations requiring lessees and owners of operating rights to submit summaries of actual decommissioning expenditures incurred for certain decommissioning activities related to oil and gas and sulfur operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The amendment requires lessees, owners of operating rights, and right-of-way (ROW) holders to submit summaries of actual expenditures incurred for pipeline decommissioning activities.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2016-20967 RIN 1014-AA10 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2012-0005 16XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. This rule becomes effective on November 7, 2016. Compliance with certain provisions of the final rule, however, will be deferred until the times specified in those provisions and as described in part II.E of this document. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of November 7, 2016. 30 CFR Part 250 The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is amending and updating the regulations regarding oil and natural gas production safety on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) by addressing issues such as: Safety and pollution prevention equipment design and maintenance, production safety systems, subsurface safety devices, and safety device testing. The rule differentiates the requirements for operating dry tree and subsea tree production systems and divides the current BSEE regulations regarding oil and gas production safety systems into multiple sections to make the regulations easier to read and understand. The changes in this rule are necessary to improve human safety, environmental protection, and regulatory oversight of critical equipment involving production safety systems.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2016-19057 RIN 1014-AA32 16XE1700DX EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2016-0004 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Proposed rule. Submit comments by September 12, 2016. BSEE may not fully consider comments received after this date. You may submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the information collection burden in this proposed rule by September 12, 2016. 30 CFR Part 250 The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to amend the regulations requiring lessees and owners of operating rights to submit summaries of actual decommissioning expenditures incurred for certain decommissioning activities related to oil and gas and sulfur operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The proposed rule would expand the scope of the current regulations to require lessees, owners of operating rights, and right-of-way (ROW) holders to submit summaries of actual expenditures incurred for pipeline decommissioning activities.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2016-15699 RIN 1082-AA00 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2013-0011 16XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. This rule becomes effective on September 13, 2016. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of September 13, 2016. 30 CFR Parts 250, 254, and 550 The Department of the Interior (DOI or the Department), acting through BOEM and BSEE, is revising and adding new requirements to regulations for exploratory drilling and related operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) seaward of the State of Alaska. This final rule focuses solely on the OCS within the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas (Arctic OCS). The Arctic region is characterized by extreme environmental conditions, geographic remoteness, and a relative lack of fixed infrastructure and existing operations. This final rule is designed to help ensure the safe, effective, and responsible exploration of Arctic OCS oil and gas resources, while protecting the marine, coastal, and human environments, and Alaska Natives' cultural traditions and access to subsistence resources.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2016-15157 RIN 1014-AA30 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2016-0010 16XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE50000 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Interim final rule. This rule is effective on July 28, 2016. Comments will be accepted until August 29, 2016. 30 CFR Part 250 This rule adjusts the level of the civil monetary penalty contained in the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2016-14850 RIN 1014-AA15 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2016-0006 EEEE500000 16XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule; correction. Effective July 28, 2016. 30 CFR Part 250 The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on June 6, 2016 (81 FR 36145).
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2016-12487 RIN 1014-AA15 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2016-0006 EEEE500000 16XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. This rule becomes effective on July 28, 2016. 30 CFR Parts 203, 250, 251, 252, 254, 256, 280, 282, 290, and 291 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.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2016-08921 RIN 1014-AA11 15XE1700DX EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2015-0002 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. This final rule becomes effective on July 28, 2016. Compliance with certain provisions of the final rule, however, will be deferred until the times specified in those provisions and as described in Part III of the preamble. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of July 28, 2016. 30 CFR Part 250 Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is finalizing new regulations to consolidate into one part the equipment and operational requirements that are found in various subparts of BSEE's regulations pertaining to offshore oil and gas drilling, completions, workovers, and decommissioning. This final rule focuses on blowout preventer (BOP) and well-control requirements, including incorporation of industry standards and revision of existing regulations, and adopts reforms in the areas of well design, well control, casing, cementing, real-time well monitoring, and subsea containment. The final rule also addresses and implements multiple recommendations resulting from various investigations of the Deepwater Horizon incident. This final rule will also incorporate guidance from several Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) and revise provisions related to drilling, workover, completion, and decommissioning operations to enhance safety and environmental protection.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2015-30585 RIN 1014-AA24 15XE1700DX EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2015-0012 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. This final rule becomes effective on January 4, 2016. 30 CFR Part 250 This rule amends the regulations to require lessees and owners of operating rights to submit summaries of actual decommissioning expenditures incurred after completion of certain decommissioning activities for oil and gas and sulphur operations on the Outer Continental Shelf. This information will help BSEE to better estimate future decommissioning costs related to OCS leases, rights-of-way, and rights of use and easement.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2015-14640 RIN 1014-AA13 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2014-0002 14XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE50000 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Proposed rule. Submit comments by July 15, 2015. BSEE may not fully consider comments received after this date. 30 CFR Part 250 BSEE proposes to incorporate by reference the Seventh Edition of the American Petroleum Institute (API) Specification 2C (Spec. 2C), “Offshore Pedestal-mounted Cranes” (2012), into its regulations. The Seventh Edition of API Spec. 2C revised many aspects of the standard for design and construction of cranes manufactured since the Seventh Edition took effect in October 2012. The intent of proposing to incorporate this revised standard into BSEE regulations is to improve the safety of cranes mounted on fixed platforms that are installed on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This proposed rule would require that all cranes that lessees or operators mount on any fixed platforms after the effective date of the final rule comply with the Seventh Edition of API Spec. 2C.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2015-13499 RIN 1014-AA11 15XE1700DX EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2015-0002 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period. The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on April 17, 2015 (80 FR 21504), is extended. Written comments must be received by the extended due date of July 16, 2015. The BSEE may not fully consider comments received after this date. 30 CFR Part 250 The BSEE is extending the public comment period on the Notice of proposed rulemaking entitled “Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf—Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control,” which was published in the Federal Register on April 17, 2015. The original public comment period would have ended on June 16, 2015. However, BSEE received requests from various stakeholders to extend the comment period. The BSEE reviewed the extension requests and determined that a 30-day comment period extension—to July 16, 2015—is appropriate.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2015-09035 RIN 1082-AA00 15XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2013-0011 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Extension of comment period for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking The comment period for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on February 24, 2015, (80 FR 9916) has been extended. Written comments must be received by the extended due date of May 27, 2015. BOEM and BSEE may not fully consider comments received after this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the proposed rulemaking by any of the following methods. Please use the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 1082-AA00 as an identifier in your message. For comments specifically related to the draft Environmental Assessment conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), please refer to NEPA in the heading of your message. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the entry entitled “Enter Keyword or ID”, enter BSEE-2013-0011 then click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view supporting and related materials available for this rulemaking. BOEM and BSEE may post all submitted comments in their entirety. • Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the Interior (DOI); Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; Attention: Regulations and Standards Branch; 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166. Please reference “Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf—Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, 1082-AA00” in your comments and include your name and return address. Please note that this address for BSEE is new; however, any comments already submitted to BSEE's former address (381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20181) do not need to be resubmitted to the new address. • Public Availability of Comments—Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. 30 CFR Parts 250 and 254 BOEM and BSEE are extending the public comment period on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking entitled, “Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf—Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf,” which was published in the Federal Register on February 24, 2015, (80 FR 9916). The original public comment period would have ended on April 27, 2015. However, BOEM and BSEE have received public comments requesting an extension of the comment period. BOEM and BSEE have reviewed the extension requests and determined that a 30-day comment period extension to May 27, 2015, is appropriate.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2015-08587 RIN 1014-AA11 15XE1700DX EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2015-0002 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Proposed rule. Submit comments by June 16, 2015. The BSEE may not consider comments received after this date. Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the information collection burden in this proposed rule by May 18, 2015. This does not affect the deadline for the public to comment to BSEE on the proposed regulations. 30 CFR Part 250 The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes new regulations in order to consolidate equipment and operational requirements that are common to other subparts pertaining to offshore oil and gas drilling, completions, workovers, and decommissioning. This proposed rule would focus, at this time, on blowout preventer (BOP) requirements, including incorporation of industry standards and revising existing regulations. The proposed rule would also include reforms in the areas of well design, well control, casing, cementing, real-time well monitoring, and subsea containment. The proposed rule would address and implement multiple recommendations resulting from various investigations of the Deepwater Horizon incident. This proposed rule would also incorporate guidance from several Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) and revise provisions related to drilling, workover, completion, and decommissioning operations to enhance safety and environmental protection.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2015-03609 RIN 1082-AA00 15XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2013-0011 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Proposed rule. Submit comments by April 27, 2015. BOEM and BSEE may not fully consider comments received after this date. You may submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the information collection burden in this proposed rule by March 26, 2015. The deadline for comments on the information collection burden does not affect the deadline for the public to comment to BOEM and BSEE on the proposed regulations. 30 CFR Parts 250 and 254 The Department of the Interior (DOI), acting through BOEM and BSEE, proposes to revise and add new requirements to regulations for exploratory drilling and related operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) seaward of the State of Alaska (Alaska OCS). The Alaska OCS has the potential to be an integral part of the Nation's “all of the above” domestic energy strategy. This proposed rule focuses solely on the OCS within the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas (Arctic OCS). The Arctic region is characterized by extreme environmental conditions, geographic remoteness, and a relative lack of fixed infrastructure and existing operations. The proposed rule is designed to ensure safe, effective, and responsible exploration of Arctic OCS oil and gas resources, while protecting the marine, coastal, and human environments, and Alaska Natives' cultural traditions and access to subsistence resources.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2014-27761 RIN 1014-AA22 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2014-0001 15XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Extension of comment period for an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR). Written comments must be received by the extended due date of December 24, 2014. The BSEE may not fully consider comments received after this date. 30 CFR Part 250 BSEE is extending the public comment period on the ANPR on Helideck and Aviation Fuel Safety for Fixed Offshore Facilities, which was published in the Federal Register on September 24, 2014 (79 FR 57008). The original public comment period would end on November 24, 2014. However, BSEE has received a request from an offshore oil and gas industry association to extend the comment period. The BSEE has reviewed the extension request and determined that a 30-day comment period extension—to December 24, 2014—is appropriate.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2014-22716 RIN 1014-AA22 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2014-0001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Advance notice of proposed rulemaking. Submit comments by November 24, 2014. The BSEE may not fully consider comments received after this date. 30 CFR Part 250 The BSEE is seeking comments on improving safety for operations related to helicopters and helidecks on fixed offshore facilities. Specifically, BSEE invites comments on whether to incorporate in its regulations certain industry and/or international standards for design, construction, and maintenance of offshore helidecks, as well as standards for aviation fuel quality, storage and handling. The BSEE also invites comments on whether it should incorporate existing standards, with modifications, and/or develop and propose new government regulatory standards for safety of helidecks and aviation fuel systems. As an alternative to incorporating or developing such standards, BSEE invites comments on whether to require submission of aviation-related safety plans for helidecks and offshore aviation fuel systems on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) facilities. The BSEE also seeks information on past accidents or other incidents involving helidecks, helicopters, or aviation fuel on or near fixed OCS facilities.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2013-23874 RIN 1014-AA12 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2013-0007 134E1700D2 EEAA103000 ET1EX0000.PEA000 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. This final rule becomes effective on October 1, 2013. 30 CFR Part 250 This final rule amends the BSEE oil and gas resources regulations to update some fees that cover BSEE's cost of processing and filing certain documents relating to its oil and gas resources program.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2013-23520 RIN 1014-AA10 13XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000 Docket No. ID BSEE-2012-0005 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Extension of comment period for a proposed rule. Written comments must be received by the extended due date of December 5, 2013. The BSEE may not fully consider comments received after this date. 30 CFR Part 250 The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is extending the public comment period on the production safety systems proposed rule, which was published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2013. The original public comment period would end October 21, 2013. However, BSEE has received multiple requests from various industry representatives to extend the comment period. The BSEE has reviewed the extension requests and determined that a 45-day comment period extension is appropriate.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. C1-2013-19861 RIN 1014-AA10 13XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2012-0005 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 30 CFR Part 250
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2013-19861 RIN 1014-AA10 13XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2012-0005 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Proposed rule. Submit comments by October 21, 2013. The BSEE may not fully consider comments received after this date. You may submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the information collection burden in this proposed rule by September 23, 2013. The deadline for comments on the information collection burden does not affect the deadline for the public to comment to BSEE on the proposed regulations. 30 CFR Part 250 The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to amend and update the regulations regarding oil and natural gas production by addressing issues such as: Safety and pollution prevention equipment lifecycle analysis, production safety systems, subsurface safety devices, and safety device testing. The proposed rule would differentiate the requirements for operating dry tree and subsea tree production systems on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and divide the current subpart H into multiple sections to make the regulations easier to read and understand. The changes in this proposed rule are necessary to bolster human safety, environmental protection, and regulatory oversight of critical equipment involving production safety systems.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2013-07738 RIN 1014-AA04 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2012-0011 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. This rule becomes effective on June 4, 2013. You must comply with the provisions of this rule on or before June 4, 2014, except the auditing requirements under § 250.1920. You must be in compliance with § 250.1920 by June 5, 2015. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of June 4, 2013. 30 CFR Part 250 This final rule will revise and add several new requirements to regulations for Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS). These requirements pertain to developing and implementing stop work authority (SWA) and ultimate work authority (UWA), requiring an employee participation plan (EPP), and establishing guidelines for reporting unsafe working conditions. The rule establishes additional requirements for conducting job safety analyses (JSA) for activities identified in an operator's SEMS program. In addition, this final rule requires that SEMS programs be audited by an accredited audit service provider (ASP). This rulemaking will further support BSEE's efforts to reduce the occurrence of accidents, injuries, and spills during oil and gas activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-20090 RIN 1014-AA02 Docket No. ID BSEE-2012-0002 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. Effective Date: This rule becomes effective on October 22, 2012. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of October 22, 2012. 30 CFR Part 250 This Final Rule implements certain safety measures recommended in the report entitled, “Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf.” To implement the appropriate recommendations in the Safety Measures Report and DWH JIT report, BSEE is amending drilling, well-completion, well-workover, and decommissioning regulations related to well-control, including: subsea and surface blowout preventers, well casing and cementing, secondary intervention, unplanned disconnects, recordkeeping, and well plugging.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-13086 RIN 1014-AA01 Docket No. ID: BSEE-2012-0003 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Correcting amendment. This correction is effective on May 30, 2012. 30 CFR Part 250 This document corrects an amendment contained in a final rule published in the Federal Register on March 29, 2012, and involves only that portion of the rule relating to the authority citation.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-7324 RIN 1014-AA01 Docket No. ID BSEE-2012-0003 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. Effective Date: This final rule becomes effective on May 29, 2012. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of May 29, 2012. 30 CFR Part 250 BSEE is establishing a final rule to incorporate by reference 12 additional production measurement industry standards into the regulations governing oil, gas, and sulphur operations in the Outer Continental Shelf. Incorporation of these production measurement standards provides industry with up-to-date standards for measuring oil and gas production volumes. This rule will result in more accurate and efficient measurement of oil and gas production.