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NTL
No. 99-N03 |
Effective March 1,
1999
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Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) of Federal Oil, Gas,
and Sulphur Leases in the Outer Continental Shelf
Performance
Measures for OCS Operators and Form MMS-131
NOTE: NTL 99-N03
is also available for download in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF).
This Notice to Lessees and
Operators (NTL) supersedes NTL 98-6N and issues a revised Form MMS-131, Performance
Measures Data Form.
The
Minerals Management Service (MMS) issued NTL 98-6N to begin collecting data on an annual
basis on Form MMS-131 related to a set of performance measures developed by a joint
Government/industry workgroup. Representatives from 17 oil and gas companies,
American Petroleum Institute, Offshore Operators Committee, Independent Petroleum
Association of America, International Association of Drilling Contractors, National Oceans
Industries Association, and the U.S. Coast Guard, participated in the workgroup. You
can find the complete report
with performance measures
formulas
on the MMS Web site at http://www.mms.gov/perfmeas.
Based on the first year
of experience, we have made some minor revisions to the data collection form MMS-131. The revised form (MicroSoft Word 97 format) clarifies that drilling, workover and allied
services are included in drilling operations and eliminates the simple arithmetic data
elements. We have also expanded the measure involving permit exceedences of the
Environmental Protection Agency’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System to
include all noncompliances. A list of reporting element definitions is attached. Because
of confusion in reporting company name(s), we now ask for your MMS Operator Code(s). If
you do not know your operator code, please visit http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/pubinfo/freeasci/leasing/freeleas.html
to download the company list.
Your participation in the performance measures
data collection effort is voluntary. However, the quality of the information we obtain
from analyzing the data depends on the widespread support of this effort. You are asked to
provide data on an annual basis for the previous calendar year by March 31
of each year. Please be as complete as possible and make adjustments as necessary to
improve subsequent submissions. You may mail, fax, or e-mail the completed form to:
Minerals Management Service
ATTN: Staci Atkins
381 Elden Street, MS 4023
Herndon, VA 20170-4817
FAX number: (703) 787-1575
E-Mail address: staci.atkins@mms.gov
As an alternative, you may submit your data
online at: Web address: http://www.mms.gov/perfmeas.
Our objectives in collecting and analyzing the
information continue to focus on:
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Determining if safety and
environmental performance is improving over time through the implementation
of the Safety and Environmental Management
Program on the OCS,
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Providing an industry average
and range for various quantitative measures against which companies can
compare themselves,
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Providing offshore operators and
organizations with a credible data source to demonstrate how well the
offshore industry and individual companies are doing compared to those in
other industries,
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Identifying "pacesetter"
companies to make presentations at annual workshops, and
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Providing comparison data on
which companies with good performance may base requests for an MMS approval
of alternative compliance procedures.
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Statement:
- The Office of Management and Budget has approved the collection of information on form
MMS-131 and assigned OMB Control Number 1010-0112. This notice is explanatory only and
does not impose additional information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
If you have any questions on this NTL, you may
contact Staci Atkins at (703) 787-1620.
Carolita U. Kallaur [signed]
Associate Director, Offshore Energy and Minerals Management
Dated: 1/6/99
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