80 FR 79927 - Renewal of Approved Information Collection; OMB Control No. 1004-0185

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 246 (December 23, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-32339

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to continue the collection of information pertaining to Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing, and Drainage Protection (43 CFR parts 3100, 3120, and 3150, and Subpart 3162). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved this information collection activity, and assigned it control number 1004-0185.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Renewal of Approved Information Collection; OMB Control No. 1004-
0185

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to continue the collection of information pertaining to Onshore
Oil and Gas Leasing, and Drainage Protection (43 CFR parts 3100, 3120,
and 3150, and Subpart 3162). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
previously approved this information collection activity, and assigned
it control number 1004-0185.

DATES: The OMB is required to respond to this information collection
request within 60 days but may respond after 30 days. For maximum
consideration, written comments should be received on or before January
22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004-0185), Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, fax 202-395-5806,
or by electronic mail at OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Please provide a
copy of your comments to the BLM. You may do so via 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 Jean Sonneman at 202-245-0050.
Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@blm.gov.
Please indicate ``Attn: 1004-0185'' regardless of the form of your
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Spencer, at 202-912-7146.
Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf may call the
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339, to leave a message
for Ms. Spencer. You may also review the information collection request
online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521) and OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 provide 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. In order to obtain and
renew an OMB control number, Federal agencies are required to seek
public comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)).
As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the BLM published a 60-day notice
in the Federal Register on July 14, 2015 (80 FR 41057), and the comment
period ended September 14, 2015. The BLM received no comments. The BLM
now requests comments on the following subjects:
1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper functioning of the BLM, including whether the information will
have practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the BLM's estimate of the burden of collecting
the information, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. How to minimize the information collection burden on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
Please send comments as directed under the ADDRESSES and DATES
sections of this notice. Please refer to OMB control number 1004-0185
in your correspondence. Before including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your
personal 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.
The following information pertains to this request:
Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing and Drainage Protection (43 CFR
parts 3100, 3120, and 3150, and Subpart 3162).
Form: This is a nonform collection.
OMB Control Number: 1004-0185.
Abstract: The BLM proposes to extend the currently approved
collection of information. In accordance with specific statutes and
regulations, the BLM collects information to monitor and enforce
compliance with drainage protection and other requirements pertaining
to Federal and Indian oil and gas leasing and operations (except on the
Osage Reservation). The statutes of primary importance are the Mineral
Leasing Act of 1920 and the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act
of 1982. 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, consolidation 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: On occasion, except for Option Statements (43 CFR
3100.3-3), which must be filed within 90 days after June 30 and
December 31 of each year. All responses under this control number are
required to obtain or retain a 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: $472,514.
The following table details the individual components and
respective hour burdens of this information collection request:

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A. B. C. D.
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Total hours
Type of response Number of Hours per (column B x
responses response column C)
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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
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Totals...................................................... 6,165 .............. 25,395
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Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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personal identifying information—may Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0185’’ information from public review, we
be made publicly available at any time. regardless of the form of your cannot guarantee that we will be able to
While you can ask us in your comment comments. do so.
to withhold your personal identifying FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The following information pertains to
information from public review, we Jennifer Spencer, at 202–912–7146. this request:
cannot guarantee that we will be able to Persons who use a telecommunication Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing
do so. device for the deaf may call the Federal and Drainage Protection (43 CFR parts
Donald Gonzalez, Information Relay Service at 1–800– 3100, 3120, and 3150, and Subpart
877–8339, to leave a message for Ms. 3162).
Vale District Manager.
Spencer. You may also review the Form: This is a nonform collection.
[FR Doc. 2015–32255 Filed 12–22–15; 8:45 am]
information collection request online at OMB Control Number: 1004–0185.
BILLING CODE 4310–33–P
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ Abstract: The BLM proposes to extend
PRAMain. the currently approved collection of
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information. In accordance with specific
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. statutes and regulations, the BLM
Bureau of Land Management 3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5 collects information to monitor and
CFR part 1320 provide that an agency enforce compliance with drainage
[LL WO31000.L13100000.PB0000.15X] protection and other requirements
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a pertaining to Federal and Indian oil and
Renewal of Approved Information gas leasing and operations (except on
Collection; OMB Control No. 1004– currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of the Osage Reservation). The statutes of
0185 primary importance are the Mineral
information, you are not obligated to
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, respond. In order to obtain and renew Leasing Act of 1920 and the Federal Oil
Interior. an OMB control number, Federal and Gas Royalty Management Act of
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for agencies are required to seek public 1982. The collection enables the BLM to
comments. comment on information collection and monitor and enforce compliance with
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR requirements pertaining to:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). 1. Statutory acreage limitations;
Management (BLM) has submitted an As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the 2. Waiver, suspension, or reduction of
information collection request to the BLM published a 60-day notice in the rental or royalty payments;
Office of Management and Budget Federal Register on July 14, 2015 (80 FR 3. Various types of agreements,
(OMB) to continue the collection of 41057), and the comment period ended contracts, consolidation and
information pertaining to Onshore Oil September 14, 2015. The BLM received combinations;
and Gas Leasing, and Drainage no comments. The BLM now requests 4. Subsurface storage of oil and gas;
Protection (43 CFR parts 3100, 3120, comments on the following subjects: 5. Transfers, name changes, and
and 3150, and Subpart 3162). The Office 1. Whether the collection of corporate mergers;
of Management and Budget (OMB) information is necessary for the proper 6. Lease renewal, relinquishment,
previously approved this information functioning of the BLM, including termination, and cancellation;
collection activity, and assigned it whether the information will have 7. Leasing under railroads and certain
control number 1004–0185. practical utility; other types of rights-of-way;
2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate
DATES: The OMB is required to respond 8. Lands available for competitive
of the burden of collecting the
to this information collection request leasing; and
information, including the validity of
within 60 days but may respond after 30 the methodology and assumptions used; 9. Drainage protection.
days. For maximum consideration, 3. The quality, utility and clarity of Frequency: On occasion, except for
written comments should be received the information to be collected; and Option Statements (43 CFR 3100.3–3),
on or before January 22, 2016. 4. How to minimize the information which must be filed within 90 days after
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments collection burden on those who are to June 30 and December 31 of each year.
directly to the Desk Officer for the respond, including the use of All responses under this control number
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004– appropriate automated, electronic, are required to obtain or retain a benefit.
0185), Office of Management and mechanical, or other forms of Estimated Number and Description of
Budget, Office of Information and information technology. Respondents Annually: 6,165 Federal
Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806, Please send comments as directed and Indian oil and gas lessees,
or by electronic mail at OIRA_ under the ADDRESSES and DATES sections operators, record title owners, and
submission@omb.eop.gov. Please of this notice. Please refer to OMB holders of options to acquire an interest
provide a copy of your comments to the control number 1004–0185 in your in Federal or Indian leases.
BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or correspondence. Before including your Estimated Reporting and
electronic mail. address, phone number, email address, Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, or other personal identifying Annually: 25,395 hours.
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C information in your comment, you Estimated Reporting and
Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: should be aware that your entire Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240. comment—including your personal Burden Annually: $472,514.
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Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245– identifying information—may be made The following table details the
0050. publicly available at any time. While individual components and respective
Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@ you can ask us in your comment to hour burdens of this information
blm.gov. withhold your personal identifying collection request:

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A. B. C. D.

Total hours
Number of Hours per
Type of response (column B ×
responses response 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

Jean Sonneman, ADDRESSES: Information will be modification or removal of the Dam was
Bureau of Land Management, Information available at Cuyahoga Valley National initiated by the Ohio Environmental
Collection Clearance Officer. Park headquarters located at 15610 Protection Agency in August 2002. It
[FR Doc. 2015–32339 Filed 12–22–15; 8:45 am] Vaughn Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141; was unclear at that time whether the
BILLING CODE 4310–84–P telephone (330) 657–2752. Information proposed modification or removal of the
will also be available at the NPS Dam would involve NPS lands or
Planning, Environment and Public adversely affect NPS resources. The NPS
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Comment (PEPC) Web site at http:// determined in 2009 that the State of
parkplanning.nps.gov/cuva. Ohio alternatives for the proposal to
National Park Service modify or remove the Canal Diversion
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[NPS–MWR–CUVA–19576; PPMWMWROW3/ Superintendent Craig Kenkel at the Dam would impact NPS resources,
PPMPSPD1Y.YM0000] address above; or by telephone at the require access to NPS lands, or require
number above. Information will be NPS funds. Accordingly, the NPS
Environmental Impact Statement for available at the NPS Planning, decided to prepare the EIS, and the
the Modification/Removal of the Canal Environment and Public Comment Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Diversion Dam in Cuyahoga Valley (PEPC) Web site at http:// and the Ohio Environmental Protection
National Park, Ohio parkplanning.nps.gov/cuva. Agency agreed to be cooperating
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dam
agencies. A Notice of Intent to Prepare
is owned by the Ohio Department of the EIS was published in the Federal
ACTION:Notice of termination of Register on July 24, 2009.
environmental impact statement. Natural Resources and supplies water to
a portion of the Ohio and Erie Canal Following extensive internal review
SUMMARY: The National Park Service National Historic Landmark. The and interagency consultation over the
(NPS) is terminating preparation of an Cuyahoga River upstream of the Dam last six years, preliminary analysis of
environmental impact statement (EIS) does not meet aquatic community goals the alternatives indicates there is no
for the modification/removal of the set forth in Ohio’s Water Quality potential for significant impacts to NPS
Canal Diversion Dam (Dam) in Standards. The Lower Cuyahoga River resources and values and no concerns or
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) issues were expressed during the public
(CUVA). Instead, the NPS will be report, as well as previous water quality scoping process that would have the
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preparing an environmental assessment surveys, has indicated that a cause of potential for highly controversial
(EA) to assist the NPS in determining nonattainment of the standards is the impacts. Therefore, NPS intends to
how best to bring the Cuyahoga River Dam. The TMDL report recommends terminate the EIS and prepare an
within the boundaries of CUVA into that the Dam be modified or removed to environmental assessment to develop
attainment with the Clean Water Act restore water quality in the Cuyahoga and analyze alternatives that satisfy the
and to allow for its recreational use by River upstream of the structure. Public project purpose and need. The Ohio
the public. and stakeholder scoping regarding Department of Natural Resources and

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Action		30-day notice and request for comments.
Dates		The OMB is required to respond to this information collection request within 60 days but may respond after 30 days. For maximum consideration, written comments should be received on or before January 22, 2016.
Contact		Jennifer Spencer, at 202-912-7146. Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf may call the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339, to leave a message for Ms. Spencer. You may also review the information collection request online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
FR Citation		80 FR 79927

80 FR 79927 - Renewal of Approved Information Collection; OMB Control No. 1004-0185

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 246 (December 23, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management