80 FR 41057 - Renewal of Approved Information Collection; OMB Control No. 1004-0185
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 134 (July 14, 2015)
Bureau of Land Management
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 134 (July 14, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 41057-41059] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-17230] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LL WO31000.L13100000.PB0000.15X] Renewal of Approved Information Collection; OMB Control No. 1004- 0185 AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites public comments on, and plans to request approval to continue, the collection of information pertaining to Federal and Indian oil and gas leasing and drainage protection (except on the Osage Reservation). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has assigned control number 1004-0185 to this information collection. DATES: Submit comments on the proposed information collection by September 14, 2015. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, fax, or electronic mail. Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240. Fax: to Anna Atkinson at 202-245-0050. Electronic mail: [email protected]. Please indicate ``Attn: 1004-0185'' regardless of the form of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Spencer, Division of Fluid Minerals, at 202-912-7146. Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339, to leave a message for Ms. Spencer. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501- 3521, require that interested members of the public and affected agencies be given an opportunity to comment on information [[Page 41058]] collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)). This notice identifies an information collection that the BLM plans to submit to OMB for approval. The Paperwork Reduction Act provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated to respond. The BLM will request a 3-year term of approval for this information collection activity. Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) the accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the information collection burden on respondents, such as use of automated means of collection of the information. A summary of the public comments will accompany our submission of the information collection requests to OMB. The following information is provided for the information collection: Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing and Drainage Protection (43 CFR parts 3100, 3120, 3150, and Subpart 3162). Forms: This is a nonform collection. OMB Control Number: 1004-0185. Abstract: The BLM proposes to extend the currently approved collection of information. The collection enables the BLM to monitor and enforce compliance with requirements pertaining to: 1. Statutory acreage limitations; 2. Waiver, suspension, or reduction of rental or royalty payments; 3. Various types of agreements, contracts, consolidations and combinations; 4. Subsurface storage of oil and gas; 5. Transfers, name changes, and corporate mergers; 6. Lease renewal, relinquishment, termination, and cancellation; 7. Leasing under railroads and certain other types of rights-of- way; 8. Lands available for competitive leasing; and 9. Drainage protection. Frequency of Collection: All responses are submitted on occasion under this control number and are required to obtain or retain an oil and gas lease benefit. Estimated Number and Description of Respondents Annually: 6,165 Federal and Indian oil and gas lessees, operators, record title owners, and holders of options to acquire an interest in Federal or Indian leases. Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden Annually: 25,395 hours. Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden Annually: $462,284. The following table details the individual components and respective hour burdens of this information collection request: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. B. C. D. Type of response Number of Hours per Total hours responses response (Column B x Column C) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice of option holdings 43 CFR 3100.3-1(b).................... 1 1 1 Option statement 43 CFR 3100.3-3................................ 1 1 1 Proof of acreage reduction 43 CFR 3101.2-4(a)................... 1 1 1 Excess acreage petition 43 CFR 3101.2-4(a)...................... 1 1 1 Ad hoc acreage statement 43 CFR 3101.2-6........................ 1 1 1 Joinder evidence statement 43 CFR 3101.3-1...................... 50 1 50 Waiver, suspension, or reduction of rental or royalty 43 CFR 130 2 260 3103.4-1....................................................... Communitization or drilling agreements 43 CFR 3105.2............ 535 2 1,070 Operating, drilling, or development contracts 43 CFR 3105.3..... 1 1 1 Joint operations, transportation of oil application 43 CFR 1 1 1 3105.4......................................................... Subsurface storage application 43 CFR 3105.5.................... 1 1 1 Consolidation of leases 43 CFR 3105.6........................... 35 1 35 Heirs and devisees statement 43 CFR 3106.8-1.................... 90 1 90 Change of name 43 CFR 3106.8-2.................................. 160 1 160 Corporate merger 43 CFR 3106.8-3................................ 1,755 1 1,755 Lease renewal application 43 CFR 3107.8......................... 1 1 1 Relinquishment 43 CFR 3108.1.................................... 90 1 90 Class I reinstatement petition 43 CFR 3108.2-2.................. 35 3 105 Class II reinstatement petition 43 CFR 3108.2-3................. 30 3 90 Class III reinstatement petition 43 CFR 3108.2-4................ 1 1 1 Application for lease under right-of-way 43 CFR 3109.1.......... 5 8 40 Lands available for competitive leasing 43 CFR 3120.1-1(e)...... 1,750 8 14,000 Protests and appeals 43 CFR 3120.1-3............................ 380 8 3,040 Preliminary drainage protection report 43 CFR 3162.2-9.......... 1,000 2 2,000 Detailed drainage protection report 43 CFR 3162.2-9............. 100 24 2,400 Additional drainage protection report 43 CFR 3162.2-9........... 10 20 200 ----------------------------------------------- Totals...................................................... 6,165 .............. 25,395 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other person identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your person identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Anna Atkinson, Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management. [FR Doc. 2015-17230 Filed 7-13-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-84-P
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monitoring survey, and 90 minutes per focus group meeting participant. Total
annual burden hours: 14,772.
A. B. C. D.
Type of response Number of Time per Total hours
responses response (Col. B × Col.
(minutes) C/60 min)
Pre-RMP, onsite contact .............................................................................................................. 20729 0.5 173
Pre-RMP, onsite survey (95% of above) ..................................................................................... 19692 5 1641
Pre-RMP follow-up contacts (100% of above) ............................................................................ 19692 1 328
Pre-RMP follow-up completion of survey (65% of above) .......................................................... 12800 20 4267
Total for Pre-RMP ................................................................................................................ ........................ ........................ 6409
A. B. C. D.
Type of response Number of Time per Total hours
responses response (Col. B × Col.
(minutes) C/60 min)
Post-RMP, onsite contact ............................................................................................................ 2591 0.5 22
Post-RMP, onsite survey (95% of above) ................................................................................... 2462 1 41
Post-RMP follow-up contacts (100% of above) .......................................................................... 2462 1 41
Post-RMP follow-up completion of survey (65% of above) ........................................................ 1600 6 160
Total for Post-RMP ............................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ 264
A. B. C. D.
Type of response Number of Time per Total hours
responses response (Col. B × Col.
(minutes) C/60 min)
Focus group ................................................................................................................................. 5400 90 8100
Estimated Reporting and review, we cannot guarantee that it will number 1004–0185 to this information
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ be done. collection.
Burden: There are no identified ‘‘non- DATES: Submit comments on the
Anna Atkinson,
hour cost’’ burdens associated with this proposed information collection by
collection of information. Bureau of Land Management, Information
Collection Clearance Officer (Acting). September 14, 2015.
III. Request for Comments [FR Doc. 2015–17231 Filed 7–13–15; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: Comments may be
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submitted by mail, fax, or electronic
Comments are invited on: (1) The mail.
practical utility of the information being Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention:
quality, utility, and clarity of the Bureau of Land Management Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240.
information to be collected; and (4) Fax: to Anna Atkinson at 202–245–
ways to minimize the burden of the [LL WO31000.L13100000.PB0000.15X] 0050.
collection of information on Electronic mail: amatkinson@blm.gov.
respondents, including use of Renewal of Approved Information Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0185’’
automated information techniques or Collection; OMB Control No. 1004– regardless of the form of your
other forms of information technology. 0185 comments.
Please note that the comments AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
submitted in response to this notice are Interior. Jennifer Spencer, Division of Fluid
a matter of public record. We will ACTION: 60-day notice and request for Minerals, at 202–912–7146. Persons
include or summarize each comment in comments. who use a telecommunication device for
our request to OMB to approve this IC. the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Before including your address, phone SUMMARY: In accordance with the Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
number, email address, or other Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of 1–800–877–8339, to leave a message for
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personal identifying information in your Land Management (BLM) invites public Ms. Spencer.
comment, you should be aware that comments on, and plans to request SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
your entire comment, including your approval to continue, the collection of regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
personal identifying information, may information pertaining to Federal and implement provisions of the Paperwork
be made publicly available at any time. Indian oil and gas leasing and drainage Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521,
While you can ask BLM in your protection (except on the Osage require that interested members of the
comment to withhold your personal Reservation). The Office of Management public and affected agencies be given an
identifying information from public and Budget (OMB) has assigned control opportunity to comment on information
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collection and recordkeeping activities submission of the information collection 8. Lands available for competitive
(see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)). requests to OMB. leasing; and
This notice identifies an information The following information is provided 9. Drainage protection.
collection that the BLM plans to submit for the information collection:
to OMB for approval. The Paperwork Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Frequency of Collection: All responses
Reduction Act provides that an agency and Drainage Protection (43 CFR parts are submitted on occasion under this
may not conduct or sponsor a collection 3100, 3120, 3150, and Subpart 3162). control number and are required to
of information unless it displays a Forms: This is a nonform collection. obtain or retain an oil and gas lease
currently valid OMB control number. OMB Control Number: 1004–0185. benefit.
Until OMB approves a collection of Abstract: The BLM proposes to extend Estimated Number and Description of
information, you are not obligated to the currently approved collection of Respondents Annually: 6,165 Federal
respond. information. The collection enables the and Indian oil and gas lessees,
The BLM will request a 3-year term of BLM to monitor and enforce compliance operators, record title owners, and
approval for this information collection with requirements pertaining to: holders of options to acquire an interest
1. Statutory acreage limitations;
activity. Comments are invited on: (1) in Federal or Indian leases.
2. Waiver, suspension, or reduction of
The need for the collection of rental or royalty payments; Estimated Reporting and
information for the performance of the 3. Various types of agreements, Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden
functions of the agency; (2) the accuracy contracts, consolidations and Annually: 25,395 hours.
of the agency’s burden estimates; (3) combinations;
ways to enhance the quality, utility and Estimated Reporting and
4. Subsurface storage of oil and gas; Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
clarity of the information collection; and 5. Transfers, name changes, and
(4) ways to minimize the information Burden Annually: $462,284.
corporate mergers;
collection burden on respondents, such 6. Lease renewal, relinquishment, The following table details the
as use of automated means of collection termination, and cancellation; individual components and respective
of the information. A summary of the 7. Leasing under railroads and certain hour burdens of this information
public comments will accompany our other types of rights-of-way; collection request:
A. B. C. D.
Type of response Number of Hours per Total hours
responses response (Column B ×
Column C)
Notice of option holdings 43 CFR 3100.3–1(b) ........................................................................... 1 1 1
Option statement 43 CFR 3100.3–3 ........................................................................................... 1 1 1
Proof of acreage reduction 43 CFR 3101.2–4(a) ........................................................................ 1 1 1
Excess acreage petition 43 CFR 3101.2–4(a) ............................................................................ 1 1 1
Ad hoc acreage statement 43 CFR 3101.2–6 ............................................................................ 1 1 1
Joinder evidence statement 43 CFR 3101.3–1 ........................................................................... 50 1 50
Waiver, suspension, or reduction of rental or royalty 43 CFR 3103.4–1 ................................... 130 2 260
Communitization or drilling agreements 43 CFR 3105.2 ............................................................ 535 2 1,070
Operating, drilling, or development contracts 43 CFR 3105.3 .................................................... 1 1 1
Joint operations, transportation of oil application 43 CFR 3105.4 .............................................. 1 1 1
Subsurface storage application 43 CFR 3105.5 ......................................................................... 1 1 1
Consolidation of leases 43 CFR 3105.6 ..................................................................................... 35 1 35
Heirs and devisees statement 43 CFR 3106.8–1 ....................................................................... 90 1 90
Change of name 43 CFR 3106.8–2 ............................................................................................ 160 1 160
Corporate merger 43 CFR 3106.8–3 .......................................................................................... 1,755 1 1,755
Lease renewal application 43 CFR 3107.8 ................................................................................. 1 1 1
Relinquishment 43 CFR 3108.1 .................................................................................................. 90 1 90
Class I reinstatement petition 43 CFR 3108.2–2 ........................................................................ 35 3 105
Class II reinstatement petition 43 CFR 3108.2–3 ....................................................................... 30 3 90
Class III reinstatement petition 43 CFR 3108.2–4 ...................................................................... 1 1 1
Application for lease under right-of-way 43 CFR 3109.1 ............................................................ 5 8 40
Lands available for competitive leasing 43 CFR 3120.1–1(e) .................................................... 1,750 8 14,000
Protests and appeals 43 CFR 3120.1–3 ..................................................................................... 380 8 3,040
Preliminary drainage protection report 43 CFR 3162.2–9 .......................................................... 1,000 2 2,000
Detailed drainage protection report 43 CFR 3162.2–9 ............................................................... 100 24 2,400
Additional drainage protection report 43 CFR 3162.2–9 ............................................................ 10 20 200
Totals .................................................................................................................................... 6,165 ........................ 25,395
Before including your address, phone made publicly available at any time. cannot guarantee that we will be able to
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number, email address, or other person While you can ask us in your comment do so.
identifying information in your to withhold your personal identifying Anna Atkinson,
comment, you should be aware that information from public review, we
your entire comment—including your Acting Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
person identifying information—may be
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Electronic mail: amatkinson@blm.gov. 4. How to minimize the information
Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0004’’ collection burden on those who are to
Bureau of Land Management regardless of the form of your respond, including the use of
[LLWO350000.L14400000.PN0000] comments. appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Renewal of Approved Information information technology.
Flora Bell, at 202–912–7347. Persons
Collection Please send comments as directed
who use a telecommunication device for
under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, the deaf may call the Federal
refer to OMB control number 1004–0004
Interior. Information Relay Service at 1–800–
in your correspondence. Before
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for 877–8339, to leave a message for Ms.
including your address, phone number,
comments. Bell. You may also review the
email address, or other personal
information collection request online at
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land identifying information in your
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
Management (BLM) has submitted an comment, you should be aware that
PRAMain.
information collection request to the your entire comment—including your
Office of Management and Budget SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The personal identifying information—may
(OMB) to continue the collection of Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. be made publicly available at any time.
information from individuals who want 3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5 While you can ask us in your comment
to make a desert land entry to reclaim, CFR part 1320 provide that an agency to withhold your personal identifying
irrigate, and cultivate arid and semiarid may not conduct or sponsor a collection information from public review, we
public lands administered by the BLM of information unless it displays a cannot guarantee that we will be able to
in the western States. The Office of currently valid OMB control number. do so.
Management and Budget (OMB) Until OMB approves a collection of The following information pertains to
previously approved this information information, you are not obligated to this request:
collection activity, and assigned it respond. In order to obtain and renew Title: Desert Land Entry Application
control number 1004–0004. an OMB control number, Federal (43 CFR part 2520).
DATES: The OMB is required to respond agencies are required to seek public Form: Form 2520–1, Desert Land
to this information collection request comment on information collection and Entry Application.
within 60 days but may respond after 30 recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR OMB Control Number: 1004–0004.
days. For maximum consideration, 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). Abstract: The BLM needs to collect
written comments should be received As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the the information in order to determine if
on or before August 13, 2015. BLM published a 60-day notice in the an applicant is eligible to make a desert
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments
Federal Register on February 11, 2015 land entry to reclaim, irrigate, and
directly to the Desk Officer for the (80 FR 7631), and the comment period cultivate arid and semiarid public lands
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004– ended April 13, 2015. The BLM in the States of Arizona, California,
0004), Office of Management and received no comments. The BLM now Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New
Budget, Office of Information and requests comments on the following Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806, subjects: Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
or by electronic mail at OIRA_ 1. Whether the collection of Frequency: On occasion.
submission@omb.eop.gov. Please information is necessary for the proper Description of Respondents: 3
provide a copy of your comments to the functioning of the BLM, including applicants for desert land entries
BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or whether the information will have annually.
electronic mail. practical utility; Estimated Number of Responses
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, 2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate Annually: 6 hours annually.
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C of the burden of collecting the Estimated Reporting and
Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: information, including the validity of Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Anna Atkinson, Washington, DC 20240. the methodology and assumptions used; Burden Annually: $45 annually.
Fax: to Anna Atkinson at 202–245– 3. The quality, utility and clarity of The estimated burdens are itemized in
0050. the information to be collected; and the following table:
A. B. C. D.
Type of response Number of Hours per Total hours
responses response (Column B ×
Column C)
.
Desert Land Entry Application 43 CFR Part 2520 Form 2520–1 ............................................... 3 2 6
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Anna Atkinson,
Acting Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
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| Contact | Jennifer Spencer, Division of Fluid Minerals, at 202-912-7146. Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339, to leave a message for Ms. Spencer. | |
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