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 2002-N01 is also available for download in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF).

This Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) supersedes NTL 99-N03 and issues the latest version of form MMS-131, Performance Measures Data.

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) issued NTL 99-N03 to collect data on an annual basis on form MMS-131 related to a set of performance measures developed by a joint Government/ industry workgroup. This workgroup was composed of 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. You can find the complete report with performance measures formulas on the MMS Web site at http://www.mms.gov.

You will note that MMS made some minor editorial changes to the attached form MMS-131. However, there are no new reporting elements. For your convenience, a list of the reporting element definitions is also attached. Our primary reason for issuing this NTL is to reiterate that you are asked to provide data on an annual basis for the previous calendar year by March 31 of each year.

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. 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

Our objectives in collecting and analyzing the information continue to focus on:

	Determining if safety and environmental performance is improving over time through the implementation of the Safety and Environmental Management Program on the OCS,
	Providing an industry average and range for various quantitative measures against which companies can compare themselves,
	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,
	Identifying "pacesetter" companies to make presentations at periodic workshops, and
	Providing comparison data on which companies with good performance may base requests for an MMS approval of alternative compliance procedures.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Statement: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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.
 

Date: January 10, 2002

Carolita U. Kallaur Associate Director for Offshore Energy and Minerals Management

Attachments:  1. Form MMS-131
                      2. Reporting Element Definitions