Agency Information Collection Activities; Application for Permit to Modify
Summary
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has issued a notice regarding agency information collection activities related to the Application for Permit to Modify (APM) and supporting documentation. This notice is part of the standard information collection review process under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
What changed
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), part of the Department of the Interior, has published a notice concerning its information collection activities, specifically related to the Application for Permit to Modify (APM) and its supporting documentation. This action, identified by Docket ID BSEE-2025-0266 and OMB Control Number 1014-0026, is a procedural step under the Paperwork Reduction Act to review and potentially renew the existing information collection requirements.
Regulated entities, particularly those in the energy sector operating offshore, should be aware of this notice. While it does not impose new obligations, it provides an opportunity to comment on the existing information collection burden associated with APMs. Interested parties are invited to submit comments by February 20, 2026, to ensure their perspectives are considered in the review process.
What to do next
- Review the notice regarding the Application for Permit to Modify (APM) information collection.
- Submit comments by February 20, 2026, if the current information collection requirements present any issues or require modification.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Application for Permit To Modify (APM) and Supporting Documentation
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| Date | | Action | Title |
| | 2025-12-22 | Notice of information collection; request for comment. | Agency Information Collection Activities; Application for Permit To Modify (APM) and Supporting Documentation |
| | 2025-09-18 | Notice of information collection; request for comment. | Agency Information Collection Activities; Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations |
| | 2025-08-13 | Direct final rule (DFR); request for comments. | Offshore Downhole Commingling Regulatory Updates |
| | 2025-08-01 | Direct final rule; request for comments. | Remove Regulations for Sulphur Operations |
| | 2025-06-30 | Notice of Intent to Transfer Pipeline Ownership and Request for Submissions of Competing Interest. | Notice of Proposed Transfer of Pipelines |
| | 2025-06-05 | Notice of information collection; request for comment. | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Oil-Spill Response Requirements for Facilities Located Seaward of the Coastline |
| | 2025-05-29 | Notice of information collection; request for comment. | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems |
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| Date | | Action | Title |
| | 2025-12-22 | Notice of information collection; request for comment. | Agency Information Collection Activities; Application for Permit To Modify (APM) and Supporting Documentation |
| | 2020-07-07 | Notice of information collection; request for comment. | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Application for Permit To Modify and Supporting Documentation |
| | 2020-02-18 | Notice of information collection; request for comment. | Agency Information Collection Activities; Application for Permit To Modify (APM) and Supporting Documentation |
| | 2017-03-15 | 30-Day notice. | Information Collection Activities: Application for Permit To Modify (APM) and Supporting Documentation; Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request |
| | 2016-09-22 | 60-day notice. | Information Collection Activities: Application for Permit To Modify (APM) and Supporting Documentation; Proposed Collection; Comment Request |
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AGENCY:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of information collection; request for comment.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE, we) proposes to renew an information collection.
DATES:
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before February 20, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Send your comments on this information collection request (ICR) by either of the following methods listed below:
- Electronically go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter BSEE-2025-0266 then click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view all related materials. We will post all comments.
- Email Kelly.Odom@bsee.gov; or fax comments to (703) 787-1775; or mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; Regulations and Standards Branch; ATTN: Kelly Odom; 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166. Please reference Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1014-0026 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelly Odom by email at Kelly.Odom@bsee.gov or by telephone at (703) 787-1775. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 ( printed page 59866) (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under the PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
Abstract: The regulations at 30 CFR part 250 stipulate the various requirements that must be submitted with an APM. The form and the numerous submittals that are included and/or attached to the form are the subject of this collection. This request also covers related notices to lessees and operators (NTLs) that BSEE issues to clarify, supplement, or provide additional guidance on some aspects of our regulations.
The BSEE uses the information to ensure safe well control, completion, workover, and decommissioning operations and to protect the human, marine, and coastal environment. Among other things, BSEE specifically uses the information to ensure: the well control, completion, workover, and decommissioning unit (drilling/well operations) is fit for the intended purpose; equipment is maintained in a state of readiness and meets safety standards; each drilling/well operation crew is properly trained and able to promptly perform well-control activities at any time during well operations; compliance with safety standards; and the current regulations will provide for safe and proper field or reservoir development, resource evaluation, conservation, protection of correlative rights, safety, and environmental protection.
We also review well records to ascertain whether the operations have encountered hydrocarbons or hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and to ensure that H2S detection equipment, personnel protective equipment, and training of the crew are adequate for safe operations in zones known to contain H2S and zones where the presence of H2S is unknown.
Title of Collection: “Application for Permit to Modify (APM) and Supporting Documentation.” (See 30 CFR 250.465.)
OMB Control Number: 1014-0026.
Form Number: BSEE-0124.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Potential respondents include Federal OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees and/or operators and holders of pipeline rights-of-way.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: Currently there are approximately 550 Federal OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees and holders of pipeline rights-of-way. Not all the potential respondents will submit information in any given year, and some may submit multiple times.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 11,322.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 10 minutes to 154 hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 16,431.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: Generally, on occasion and varies by section.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $6,387,110.
An agency may not conduct, or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Kirk Malstrom,
Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch.
[FR Doc. 2025-23572 Filed 12-19-25; 8:45 am]
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Published Document: 2025-23572 (90 FR 59865)
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