The MMS then published two notices in the Federal Register (September 5, 1997 & February 2, 1998) advertising its intent to ask all OCS operators to voluntarily report their company’s data for each OCS Performance Measure beginning in 1998. These notices drew limited comment from the public, though some concern was expressed by the IADC about the perceived inconsistencies between these measures and those they collected. After obtaining all necessary Federal information collection authorizations, the MMS issued a Notice to Lessees (NTL 98-6N) on April 1, 1998, requesting that all OCS operators complete the approved data collection survey form for the years 1996-1997 and voluntarily return it to the MMS by May 4, 1998.
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