[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 236 (Thursday, December 9, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 76632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30990]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 250

[Docket ID BOEM-2010-0034]
RIN 1010-AD68


Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental 
Shelf--Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer 
Continental Shelf; Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement 
(BOEMRE), Interior.

ACTION: Interim final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: BOEMRE published an interim final rule implementing certain 
safety measures recommended for improving the safety of oil and gas 
exploration and development on the Outer Continental Shelf. This 
document contains a correction to the final regulations published on 
October 14, 2010, which inadvertently deleted one sentence from the 
existing regulations. The correction being made is non-substantive and 
is necessary for clarification purposes only.

DATES: Effective Date: This correction is effective December 9, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy C. White, (703) 787-1665.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    BOEMRE published an interim final rule in the Federal Register on 
October 14, 2010 (75 FR 63346), titled ``Increased Safety Measures for 
Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf.''
    On page 63372 of the Federal Register publication of the interim 
final rule, the first sentence in Sec.  250.415(d) was inadvertently 
deleted.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 250

    Administrative practice and procedure, Continental shelf, 
Incorporation by reference, Oil and gas exploration, Public lands--
mineral resources, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: November 30, 2010.
Ned Farquhar,
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Management.

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Accordingly, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and 
Enforcement is making the correcting amendment to 30 CFR Part 250 as 
follows:

PART 250--OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF

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1. The authority citation for part 250 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  31 U.S.C. 9701, 43 U.S.C. 1334.


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2. In Sec.  250.415, revise paragraph (d) to read as follows:


Sec.  250.415  What must my casing and cementing programs include?

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    (d) In areas containing permafrost, setting depths for conductor 
and surface casing based on the anticipated depth of the permafrost. 
Your program must provide protection from thaw subsidence and 
freezeback effect, proper anchorage, and well control;
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[FR Doc. 2010-30990 Filed 12-8-10; 8:45 am]
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