Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) are formal documents that provide clarification, description, or interpretation of a regulation or OCS standard; provide guidelines on the implementation of a special lease stipulation or regional requirement; provide a better understanding of the scope and meaning of a regulation by explaining BSEE interpretation of a requirement; or transmit administrative information such as current telephone listings and a change in BSEE personnel or office address. Letters to Lessees and Operators (LTLs) and Information to Lessees and Operators (ITLs) are also formal documents that provide additional information and clarification, or interpretation of a regulation, OCS standard, or regional requirement, or provide a better understanding of the scope and meaning of a regulation by explaining BSEE interpretation of a requirement.
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Guidance on how to conduct inspections of fixed platforms, floating structures, moored MODUs, and pipelines and report surveys of damages, including a structural analysis for planned repairs.
Guidance on how to conduct inspections of fixed platforms, floating structures, moored MODUs, and pipelines and report surveys of damages, including a structural analysis for planned repairs.
Clarifies how BSEE may require more detailed information from regulated entities for grants or assignments of Pipeline Rights-of-Way, and particularly for assignment to multiple grant holders .
On April 27, 2016, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) issued Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) No. 2016-N03, Reporting Requirements for Decommissioning Expenditures on the OCS, to provide guidance and clarification regarding regulatory requirements pertaining to the submission of certified decommissioning expenditure summaries following the permanent plugging of any well, removal of any platform or other facility, and clearance and verification of any site. BSEE amended its regulations addressing decommissioning expenditure reporting, effective December 16, 2016, by including requirements for the submittal of certified summaries of decommissioning expenditures for right-of-way (ROW) and lease term pipelines. The additional requirements concerning the submission of certified decommissioning expenditures summaries are found at 30 CFR 250.1704(i).1 As a practical matter, BSEE recognizes, and prefers, that the operator submit the required summary of decommissioning costs on behalf of the lessees, the owners of operating rights, or the pipeline ROW holders. The summaries must be submitted within 120 days after completion of each decommissioning activity.
Provides guidance and clarification regarding submission of certified decommissioning cost expenditure summaries following permanent plugging of any well, removal of any platform or other facility, clearance and verification of any site, and decommissioning of pipeline segments.
Provides updated information regarding BSEE’s assessment of civil penalties for violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and its implementing regulations. This NTL supersedes NTL No. 2016-N05.
This Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) supersedes NTL Nos. 2010-G02, 2010-P03, and related guidance on this subject. Pursuant to 30 CFR 250.103, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is issuing this NTL to clarify and provide more detail about how to submit well records required by the Records and Reporting regulations at 30 CFR 250.740 – 250.745 (new section numbers as of July 28, 2016) for all OCS.
Clarify how to submit well records to BSEE with appropriate dates, locations, and region-specific requirements, using the eWell electronic well permitting system
Due to fiscal year-end closeout, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) will disable the Fees for Services Refund Request Form from 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, September 9, 2016, to 9:00 a.m. Monday, October 3, 2016.
Provides updated information regarding BSEE’s assessment of civil penalties for violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA). This NTL supersedes NTL No. 2011-N06.
This Notice To Lessees (NTL) will supersede NTL 2015-N01. This NTL provides:
Notification of the approaching March 31st deadline to submit Form BSEE-0131, Performance Measures Data, for the prior calendar year;
The website to obtain Form BSEE-0131 and instructions on how to fill out the form, how to submit it, and more information about the OCS Performance Measures Program; and
Clarification on how to report hours worked on Form BSEE-0131.
Describes process for regulated entities to use electronic methods for responding to INCs, request time extensions, and rescissions with curative measures undertaken in lieu of submitting paper copies if INCS and letters.
This National Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) provides information and guidance about the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) electronic Production Facility Safety System Application submittal and tracking system.
Provides option to submit electronic records of production system safety compliance data to Gulf Region.
This NTL, which supersedes NTL 2013-G-01 , provides guidance and clarification for:
Outfitting all MODUs with multiple Global Positioning System (GPS) transponders;
Providing the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) real-time GPS location data; and
Notifying BSEE how you will provide access to real-time GPS location data and information about any instance when a MODU moves off location in a storm event.
This NTL is being issued pursuant to 30 CFR 250.103, and 250.300, to provide information on the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) marine trash and debris awareness training video and slide show. This NTL also provides the mailing and email addresses for submitting annual training reports. This NTL supersedes and replaces NTL No. 2012-GO1, effective January 1, 2012, on this subject and applies to all existing and future oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico OCS unless and until expressly superseded.
Provides BSEE email and physical address to submit annual training reports for prevention of marine debris discharge from platforms and vessels in ocean waters
This NTL provides guidance and clarification of the regulations related to cementing requirements and the steps necessary to address indications or identification of an inadequate cement job.
Clarifies regulations for cementing requirements and the steps necessary to address indications of inadequate cement job.
Remains Active past Expiration Date due to Continuing Resolution for Appropriations. The purpose of this NTL is to inform you that the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) will collect inspection fees from you for FY 2016 as required by Division G, Section 107 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113), on behalf of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).
ONRR will collect inspection fees from the designated operator of facilities above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs that were in place at the start of FY 2016. For drilling rigs (see definition), ONRR will collect inspection fees for all inspections completed during FY 2016, commencing on the first day of the Federal fiscal year (October 1, 2015). All subsea completions are counted as wells delivering production to a central facility and not as individual facilities requiring a separate inspection fee. Please note that ONRR has already invoiced the designated operators of facilities above the waterline, and for inspections of drilling rigs that have occurred through April 2016.
In addition, prior NTLs on this topic included a statement that structures in State waters that have bottom-founded wells in Federal waters are not subject to the inspection fee. Based on further review and interpretation of the appropriations language, this statement has been removed and the determination made that such structures are subject to the applicable inspection fees.
Due to fiscal year-end closeout, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) will disable the Fees for Services Refund Request Form from 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, September 11, 2015, to 9:00 a.m. Thursday, October 1, 2015.
In addition, BSEE will disable Pay.Gov forms and payment options for eWell, online ordering and public information systems from 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday September 25, 2015, to 9:00 a.m. Thursday, October 1, 2015. September 25th is the final day for accepting payments.
This NTL supersedes NTL No. 2011-G01. It provides guidance on using either e-mail or the eWell Permitting and Reporting System to report hurricane and tropical storm effects information, specifies the information included in the various hurricane and tropical storm reports, and makes minor administrative amendments.
Guidance on how to submit records of evacuation results, production shut-in measures, facility damages, and pollution reports, both via email and electronically.
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General Requirements, Hurricane and Tropical Storm Effects Reports
Effective June 1, 2015, the U.S. Treasury lowered the maximum dollar amount allowed for a credit card collection. The maximum amount that can be charged to a credit cared in one day has been lowered from $49,999.99 to $24,999.99; this change affects Pay.gov credit card payments. The ACH (electronic check) remittance is to be used for payments greater than $24,999.99.
Lowers amount that can charged on credit card transactions for purposes of paying fees to BSEE.
This NTL is issued pursuant to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s regulations under 30 CRF 250.103 and 30 CFR 250.180(e). It provides guidance and clarification in response to recent questions from the offshore oil and gas industry regarding the granting of more than 180 days between drilling operations on leases continued beyond their primary terms.
Title: Lessee and Operator Refueling Requirements for BSEE-contracted Helicopters
This NTL provides guidance lessees and operators providing helicopter landing sites and refueling facilities to helicopters BSEE uses to regulate offshore operations.
This NTL is issued pursuant to 30 CFR 250.103 and superseded NTL No. 2007-G12, Contact with District Offices and Pipeline Section Outside Regular Work Hours, effective April 4, 2007. It updates the New Orleans, Houma, Lake Charles, and Lake Jackson District Offices addresses and also the Pipeline Section Address for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (GOMR). Lastly, it also restates the after-hours flaring/venting contact information for the Resource Conservation Section (previously named the Rate Control Section) contained in NTL No. 2012-N04, Flaring and Venting Requests, in order to consolidate the BSEE GOMR after-hours contacts into a single NTL.
Updates contact information at district offices and pipeline section, and how to contact BSEE with after hours request for venting and flaring of gas.
This NTL supersedes NTL 2008-G22, effective November 19, 2008 and provides schedules for release of well data and information that is submitted to BSEE as described in NTL 2010-G02, effective March 3, 2010.
Announces release of well geological data and interpreted geological and geophysical information as provided at 30 CFR 250.197(b) for current leases and those no longer in effect.
This NTL supersedes NTL No. 2007-G15, effective May 14, 2007. This NTL updates the information and guidance about obtaining access to the eWell Permitting and Reporting System (eWell) and attaches and updated eWell Permitting and Reporting System Application Manual. (See NTL No. 2014-N03A for the manual).
Updates for e-Well Permitting and Reporting System and Manual, with availability of e-Well access for Alaskan and Pacific regions with secure website applications in lieu of paper forms.
This Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) supersedes BOEM NTL No. 2012-GOl on this
subject. It provides a new schedule for the drilling window program, and a website address for
a map that shows the areas covered by the drilling window program.
Describes process for regulated entities to use electronic methods for responding to INCs, request Describes new schedule and drilling window program for eastern Gulf of Mexico, with website address for maps showing lease sales in affected areas of the drilling windows program approved after consultation with the U.S. Air Force.
This national NTL eliminates the expiration dates on certain existing NTLs published on the BSEE website. This NTL also clarifies that, until BSEE revises, reissues, or withdraws the published NTLs, they will continue to apply regardless of any stated expiration dates.
Clarifies policy that prior NTLs will not automatically expire until BSEE issues a superseding NTL, or the NTL is expressly revised or withdrawn. Existing NTLs will continue in effect regardless of their expiration date.
This NTL provides new addresses for the New Orleans and Houma District offices (Office of District Field Operations) as well as the address and contact information for the recently formed Measurement Inspection Office (Office of Production and Development).
Provides new address and telephone information for the Houma and New Orleans District Offices, and the Measurement Inspection Unit.
This Notice to Lessees and Operators and Pipeline Right-of-Way Holders (NTL) is intended for owners or operators of oil handling, storage, or transportation facilities located seaward of the coast line. It clarifies what the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) considers a significant change in your Oil Spill Response Plan (OSRP) worst case discharge (WCD) scenario that requires you to submit a revised OSRP for BSEE approval.
Clarifies what BSEE considers a significant change in Oil Spill Response Plans (OSRPs) and worst case discharge (WCD) scenario that requires lessees and operators to submit a revised OSRP.
This NTL supersedes NTL No. 2008-G03, dated April 14, 2008. It clarifies current policy by describing how Distric Managers will determine the appropriate intervals for the pollution inspection you conduct for unmanned facilities and by explained that you may conduct some of these inspections "visually" instead of by physically boarding the facility.
Clarifies how BSEE will determine appropriate intervals for inspecting unmanned facilities and in what circumstances 'visual' inspection may be substituted for physically boarding the facility.
This NTL supersedes NTL 201 O-G03 to continue the task of cleaning up our historical data for wells in the GO MR. BSEE must have industry's cooperation in accomplishing this goal. Goal of the Legacy Data Verification Process The Legacy Data Verification Process (LDVP) is the continuation of the data quality focus and improvements initiated in the Historical Well Data Cleanup (HWDC) project. The primary objective of the LDVP is to obtain missing data for wellbores that have not been assigned API numbers by BSEE. The LDVP specifically targets information that operators are required to submit now but were not required to submit prior to 2000.
For the purposes of this Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL), the term MODU or MODUs are referring to Jack-Up and Moored Semi-submersible rigs. This NTL, which supersedes NTL No. 2009 G-16
This NTL provides you with specific instructions for requesting reimbursement when you provide meals, quarters, and transportation to BSEE representatives inspecting your lease facilities and operations.
Describes how lessees and operators may request reimbursement for meals, lodging, and transportation provided to BSEE inspectors and enforcement personnel.
This NTL is intented to provide clarification about the type of information you may provide for compliance with written follow-up report requirements in 30 CFR 254.46(b)(2).
Clarifies what types of information should be provided to BSEE in in written, follow up reports for oil spills or releases from platforms, vessels, or pipelines, schedules for submitting information.
Due to fiscal year-end closeout, the Bureau ofOcean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau ofSafety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) will disable Pay.Gov forms from 12:01 am., Eastern Time, Friday, September 21, 2012, to 12:01 a.m., Monday, October 1, 2012.
Describes inspections to conduct and reports to prepare to address known and potential damages to OCS facilities including platforms, subsea production safety systems, and pipelines caused by Hurricane Isaac before striking land on Aug. 29, 2012.
Provides guidance and information on preparing and submitting regional Oil Spill Response Plans for owners and operators of oil handling, storage, or transportation facilities located seaward of the coast line.
This Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) provides updated guidance for requesting approval to flare or vent natural gas and clarification on the discretionary authority of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) for approving such requests. This NTL also updates BSEE contact information for requesting such approvals. It supersedes NTL No. 201 l-N02, dated February 8, 2011.
Offers guidance on procedures to follow when required to install flare/vent meters at your facility. Clarifies that current regulations do not mandate metering of lease use gas and that estimates of lease gas volumes may be reported as such.
The purpose ofthis Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) is to inform you that the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) will be collecting inspection fees from you for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 as required by Division E, Title 1, Section 109 ofthe Fiscal Year 2012 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, on behalf of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).
