(2) Only panel members, panel's legal advisors, and any experts the panel deems necessary may address questions to any person giving testimony. (3) The chairperson may issue subpoenas to persons to appear and provide testimony and/or documents at a panel meeting. A subpoena may not require a person to attend a panel meeting held at a location more than 100 miles from where a subpoena is served. (4) Any person giving testimony may request compensation for mileage and fees for service within 90 days after the panel meeting. The compensated expenses must be similar to mileage and fees the U.S. District Courts allow. You must submit evacuation statistics to the Regional Supervisor for a natural occurrence such as an earthquake or hurricane. MMS will notify local and national authorities and the public, as appropriate. Statistics include facilities and rigs evacuated and amount of production shut-in for gas and oil. You must: (a) Submit the statistics by fax or email as soon as possible when evacuation occurs; (b) Submit statistics on a daily basis by 11:00 a.m., as conditions allow, during the period of shut-in and evacuation; (c) Inform MMS when you resume production; and (d) Submit statistics either by MMS district or the total figures for your operations in the Region. $250.193 Reports and investigations of apparent violations. Any person may report to MMS an apparent violation or failure to comply with any provision of the Act, any provision of a lease, license, or permit issued under the Act, or any provision of any regulation or order issued under the Act. When MMS receives a report of an apparent violation, or when an MMS employee detects an apparent violation after making an initial determination of the validity, MMS will investigate according to MMS procedures. § 250.194 What archaeological reports and surveys must I submit? (a) If it is likely that an archaeological resource exists in the lease area, the Regional Director will notify you in writing. You must include an archaeological report in the EP or DPP. If the archaeological report suggests that an archaeological resource may be present, you must either: (1) Locate the site of any operation so as not to adversely affect the area where the archaeological resource may be; or (2) Establish to the satisfaction of the Regional Director that an archaeological resource does not exist or will not be adversely affected by operations. This requires further archaeological investigation, conducted by an archaeologist and a geophysicist, using survey equipment and techniques the Regional Director considers appropriate. You must submit the investigation report to the Regional Director for review. (b) If the Regional Director determines that an archaeological resource is likely to be present in the lease area and may be adversely affected by operations, the Regional Director will notify you immediately. You must not take any action that may adversely affect the archaeological resource until the Regional Director has told you how to protect the resource. (c) If you discover any archaeological resource while conducting operations in the lease area, you must immediately halt operations within the area of the discovery and report the discovery to the Regional Director. If investigations determine that the resource is significant, the Regional Director will tell you how to protect it. § 250.195 Reimbursements for reproduction and processing costs. (a) MMS will reimburse you for costs of reproducing data and information that the Regional Director requests if: (1) You deliver geophysical and geological (G&G) data and information to MMS for the Regional Director to inspect or select and retain; (2) MMS receives your request for reimbursement and the Regional Director determines that the requested reimbursement is proper; and (3) The cost is at your lowest rate or at the lowest commercial rate established in the area, whichever is less. (b) MMS will reimburse you for the costs of processing geophysical information (that does not include cost of data acquisition): (1) If, at the request of the Regional Director, you processed the geophysical data or information in a form or manner other than that used in the normal conduct of business; or (2) If you collected the information under a permit that MMS issued to you before October 1, 1985, and the Regional Director requests and retains the information. (c) When you request reimbursement, you must identify reproduction and processing costs separately from acquisition costs. Data and information that you submit on form (1) MMS-123, Application for Permit to Drill. (d) MMS will not reimburse you for data acquisition costs or for the costs of analyzing or processing geological information or interpreting geological or geophysical information. $250.196 Data and information to be made available to the public. MMS will protect data and information you submit under this part, as described in this section. The tables in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section describe what data and information will be made available to the public without the consent of the lessee and under what circumstances and in what time period. (a) MMS will disclose data and information you submit on MMS forms according to the following table: (2) MMS-124, Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells. (3) MMS-125, Well Summary Report. All entries except items 17, 24, 34, 37, and 46 through 87. At any time When the well goes on At any time. And The data and information in items 17, 24, and 25 will be released according to the table in paragraph (b) of this section or when the well goes on production, whichever is earlier. The data and information in item 36 will be released according to the table in paragraph (b) or when the well goes on production, whichever is earlier. The data and information in the excepted items will be released according to the table in paragraph (b) of this section or when the well goes on production, whichever is earlier. However, items 78 through 87 will not be released when the well goes on production unless the period of time in the table in paragraph (b) has expired The data and information in item 101 will be released 2 years after you submit it. The data and information in items 124 through 168 will be released according to the time periods in the table in paragraph (b) of this section. (2) MMS may make the rule amending the document effective without prior opportunity for public comment when MMS determines: (i) That the revisions to a document result in safety improvements or represent new industry standard technology and do not impose undue costs on the affected parties; and (ii) MMS meets the requirements for making a rule immediately effective under 5 U.S.C. 553. (b) MMS incorporated each document or specific portion by reference in the sections noted. The entire document is incorporated by reference, unless the text of the corresponding sections in this part calls for compliance with specific portions of the listed documents. In each instance, the applicable document is the specific edition or specific edition and supplement or addendum cited in this section. ACI Standards For (c) Under §§ 250.141 and 250.142, you may comply with a later edition of a specific document incorporated by reference, provided: (1) You show that complying with the later edition provides a degree of protection, safety, or performance equal to or better than would be achieved by compliance with the listed edition; and (2) You obtain the prior written approval for alternative compliance from the authorized MMS official. (d) You may inspect these documents at the Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Room 3313, Herndon, Virginia; or at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC. You may obtain the documents from the publishing organizations at the addresses given in the following table: API Recommended Practices, Specs, AWS Codes NACE Standards Write to American Concrete Institute, P. O. Box 19150, Detroit, MI 48219. American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West American Welding Society, 550 NW, LeJeune Road, P.O. Box 351040, Miami, FL National Association of Corrosion Engineers, P.O. Box 218340, Houston, TX 77218. (e) This paragraph lists documents incorporated by reference. To easily reference text of the corresponding sections with the list of documents incor Title of documents porated by reference, the list is in alphanumerical order by organization and document. ACI Standard 318-95, Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete, plus Commentary on Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete (ACI 318R-95). Incorporated by reference at §250.908(b)(4)(i), (b)(6)(i), (b)(7), (b)(8)(i), (b)(9), (b)(10), (c)(3), (d)(1)(v), (d)(5), (d)(6), (d)(7). (d)(8), (d)(9), (e)(1)(i), (e)(2)(i). ACI Standard 357R-84, Guide for the Design and Construction of Fixed Offshore Con- $250.900(g); § 250.908(c)(2), (c)(3). crete Structures, 1984. AISC Standard Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, Allowable Stress Design and $250.907(b)(1)(ii), (c)(4)(ii), (c)(4)(vii). ANSI/ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section I, Rules for Construction of § 250.803(b)(1), (b)(1)(i); § 250.1629(b)(1), (b)(1)(i). (b)(1)(i); § 250.1629(b)(1), (b)(1)(i). § 250.803(b)(1), Title of documents Incorporated by reference at $250.803(b)(1), § 250.1629(b)(1), (b)(1)(i). ANSI/ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Rules for Construction of ANSI/ASME B 31.8-1995, Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems ANSI Z88.2-1992, American National Standard for Respiratory Protection API MPMS, Chapter 1, Vocabulary, Second Edition, July 1994, API Stock No., H01002. § 250.1002(a). § 250.806(a)(2)(i). § 250.417(g)(4)(iv), (j)(13)(ii). § 250.1202(1)(4). API MPMS, Chapter 2, Section 2B, Calibration of Upright Cylindrical Tanks Using the 250.1202(1)(4). Stock No. H30023; also available as ANSI/ASTM D 4738-88. API MPMS, Chapter 3, Tank Gauging. Section 1A, Standard Practice for the Manual $250.1202(1)(4). Stock No. H031A1. API MPMS, Chapter 3, Section 1B, Standard Practice for Level Measurement of Liquid $250.1202(1)(4). 1992, reaffirmed January 1997, API Stock No. H30060. API MPMS, Chapter 4, Proving Systems, Section 1, Introduction, First Edition, July §250.1202(a)(3), (f)(1). 1988, reaffirmed October 1993, API Stock No. H30081. API MPMS, Chapter 4, Section 2, Conventional Pipe Provers, First Edition, October §250.1202(a)(3), (f)(1). 1988, reaffirmed October 1993, API Stock No. H30082. API MPMS, Chapter 4, Section 3, Small Volume Provers, First Edition, July 1988, re- §250.1202(a)(3), (f)(1). API MPMS, Chapter 4, Section 4, Tank Provers, First Edition, October 1988, reaffirmed §250.1202(a)(3), (f)(1). API MPMS, Chapter 4, Section 5, Master-Meter Provers, First Edition, October 1988, re- $250.1202(a)(3), (f)(1). API MPMS, Chapter 4, Section 6, Pulse Interpolation, Second Edition, May 1999, API $250.1202(a)(3) and (f)(1). API MPMS, Chapter 4, Section 7, Field Standard Test Measures, Second Edition, De- §250.1202(a)(3) and (f)(1). API MPMS, Chapter 5, Metering, Section 1, General Considerations for Measurement § 250.1202(a)(3). by Meters, Third Edition, September 1995, API Stock No. H05013. API MPMS, Chapter 5, Section 2, Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons by Displace- §250.1202(a)(3). ment Meters, Second Edition, November 1987, reaffirmed January 1997, API Stock No. H30102. API MPMS, Chapter 5, Section 3, Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons by Turbine Me- §250.1202(a)(3). API MPMS, Chapter 5, Section 4, Accessory Equipment for Liquid Meters, Third Edition, $250.1202(a)(3). API MPMS, Chapter 5, Section 5, Fidelity and Security of Flow Measurement Pulsed- $250.1202(a)(3). Stock No. H30105. API MPMS, Chapter 6. Metering Assemblies, Section 1, Lease Automatic Custody $250.1202(a)(3). API MPMS, Chapter 6, Section 6, Pipeline Metering Systems, Second Edition, May § 250.1202(a)(3). API MPMS, Chapter 6, Section 7, Metering Viscous Hydrocarbons, Second Edition, May §250.1202(a)(3). API MPMS, Chapter 7, Temperature Determination, Section 2, Dynamic Temperature §250.1202(a)(3), (I)(4). API MPMS, Chapter 7, Section 3, Static Temperature Determination Using Portable § 250.1202(a)(3), (I)(4). No. H30143. API MPMS, Chapter 8, Sampling, Section 1, Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of $250.1202(b)(4)(i), (l)(4). ANSI/ASTM D 4057-88, API Stock No. H30161. API MPMS, Chapter 8, Section 2, Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Liquid § 250.1202(a)(3), (1)(4). ANSI/ASTM D 4177, API Stock No. H30162. API MPMS, Chapter 9. Density Determination, Section 1, Hydrometer Test Method for $250.1202(a)(3) and (I)(4). Liquid Petroleum Products, First Edition, June 1981, reaffirmed December 1998, API Stock No. H30181; also available as ANSI/ASTM D 1298. (b)(1)(i); |