Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Short name: BSEE
Offshore oil & gas operational safety, well control, and environmental enforcement on the US Outer Continental Shelf.
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Open in Browser →Agency Information Collection Activities; Oil and Gas Drilling Operations
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew an information collection.
Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf
The Department of the Interior (DOI or Department), acting through BSEE and BOEM (collectively, "the Bureaus"), 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.\1\ This proposed rule 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). This proposed rule would modify existing Arctic OCS blowout preventer (BOP) real-time monitoring requirements and 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). This proposed rule would also revise certain parts of the Exploration Plan (EP) and Development and Production Plan (DPP) regulations implemented by BOEM. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency Information Collection Activities; Unitization
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew an information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew an information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Open and Nondiscriminatory Access To Oil and Gas Pipelines Under the OCS Lands Act
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew an information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Oil and Gas Well-Completion Operations
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew an information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Oil and Gas Production Measurement Surface Commingling, and Security
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew an information collection.
Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Documents Incorporated by Reference
The Department of Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement incorporates industry standards by reference into regulations governing oil, gas, and sulfur operations on the Outer Continental Shelf. These standards establish updated requirements for measuring production volumes and enhancing operational safety, reducing measurement uncertainty and updating minimum safety standards.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Well Operations and Equipment
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) seeks renewal of approval for an existing information collection related to well operations and equipment under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This renewal maintains regulatory oversight and reporting requirements for offshore operations.
Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems on the OCS
Production safety system requirements for offshore facilities including SCSSV, surface safety valves, and emergency shut-down systems.