82 FR 24389 - Renewal of Approved Information Collection; OMB Control No. 1004-0196

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 101 (May 26, 2017)

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 from participants in the oil and gas leasing program within the National Petroleum Preserve--Alaska (NPRA). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved this information collection activity, and assigned it control number 1004-0196.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24389-24390]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10960]


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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-
0196

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 from participants in 
the oil and gas leasing program within the National Petroleum 
Preserve--Alaska (NPRA). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
previously approved this information collection activity, and assigned 
it control number 1004-0196.

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 June 
26, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004-0196), Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, fax 202-395-5806, 
or by electronic mail at [email protected]. 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: Jean Sonneman at 202-245-0050.
    Electronic mail: [email protected].
    Please indicate ``Attn: 1004-0196'' regardless of the form of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wayne Svejnoha at 907-271-4407. 
Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf may call the 
Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339, to leave a message for Mr. 
Svejnoha. 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 January 13, 2017 (82 FR 4414), and the 
comment period ended March 14, 2017. 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 ADDRESSES and DATES. Please 
refer to OMB control number 1004-0196 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: Oil and Gas Leasing: National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska (43 
CFR part 3130).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0196.
    Abstract: In accordance with the Naval Petroleum Reserve Production 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6501-6508) and regulations at 43 CFR part 3130, the BLM 
may authorize participation in an NPRA unit agreement. Participants in 
such an agreement are required to comply with routine data submissions 
that are used to document drilling and production and ensure compliance 
with the unit agreement, lease terms, regulations, Onshore Oil and Gas 
Orders, Notices to Lessees, lease stipulations, or conditions of 
approval. In addition, participants in such an agreement may apply for 
reduction of royalty, suspension of operations or production, or a 
subsurface storage agreement.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Forms: None.
    Description of Respondents: Participants in the oil and gas leasing 
program within NPRA.
    Estimated Annual Responses Annually: 21.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping and Hour Burden Annually: 220
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping and Non-Hour Cost Burden 
Annually: None.
    The estimated burdens are itemized in the following table:

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                 A.                         B.                     C.                            D.
Type of response                           Number of  Time per....................  Total time
                                           responses  response....................  (Column B x
                                                                                    Column C)
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Royalty reduction (43 CFR 3133.4)...               1  16 hours....................  16 hours.
Suspension of operations (43 CFR                   1  4 hours.....................  4 hours.
 3135.3).
Notification of operations (43 CFR                 2  15 minutes..................  30 minutes.
 3135.6).
Unit designation (43 CFR 3137.21 and               1  80 hours....................  80 hours.
 3137.23).
Notification of unit approval (43                  1  1 hour......................  1 hour.
 CFR 3137.25).
Certification for modification (43                 1  4 hours.....................  4 hours.
 CFR 3137.52).
Acceptable bonding (43 CFR 3137.60).               1  30 minutes..................  30 minutes.
Change of unit operator (43 CFR                    1  45 minutes..................  45 minutes.
 3137.61).
Certification of unit obligation (43               1  2 hours.....................  2 hours.
 CFR 3137.70).
Certification of continuing                        1  2 hours.....................  2 hours.
 development (43 CFR 3137.71).
Productivity for a participating                   1  12 hours....................  12 hours.
 area (43 CFR 3137.84).
Unleased tracts (43 CFR 3137.87)....               1  3 hours.....................  3 hours.
Notification of productivity (43 CFR               1  30 minutes..................  30 minutes.
 3137.88).
Notification of productivity for non-              1  30 minutes..................  30 minutes.
 unit well (43 CFR 3137.91).
Production information (43 CFR                     1  1 hour......................  1 hour.
 3137.92).
Lease extension (43 CFR 3137.111)...               1  3 hours.....................  3 hours.
Inability to conduct operations                    1  2 hours.....................  2 hours.
 activities (43 CFR 3137.112).
Unit termination (43 CFR 3137.130)..               1  1 hour......................  1 hour.
Impact mitigation (43 CFR 3137.135).               1  4 hours.....................  4 hours.
Storage agreement (43 CFR 3138.11)..               1  80 hours....................  80 hours.
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    Totals..........................              21  ............................  217.75 hours.*
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* Rounded to 220 hours.


    Authority:  43 CFR part 3130; and 42 U.S.C. 6501-6508.

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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