83 FR 17839 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Oil and Gas, or Geothermal Resources; Transfers and Assignments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 79 (April 24, 2018)

Page Range		17839-17840
FR Document		2018-08534

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to renew an information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-08534]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000.18X; OMB Control Number 1004-0034]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Oil and Gas, 
or Geothermal Resources; Transfers and Assignments

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 24, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to the BLM at U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1849 C Street NW, Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 20240, 
Attention: Jean Sonneman; or by email to [email protected]. Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1004-0034 in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by email at [email protected], 
or by telephone at 202-912-7146. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format. A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
January 26, 2018 (83 FR 3765), and the comment

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period ended March 27, 2018. The BLM received no comments. We are again 
soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are 
especially interested in public comment addressing the following 
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper functions of the 
BLM; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the BLM 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (5) how might the BLM minimize the burden of this 
collection on the respondents, including through the use of information 
technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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.
    Abstract: This collection of information enables the BLM to process 
assignments of record title interest and transfers of operating rights 
in a lease for oil and gas or geothermal resources. Each assignment or 
transfer is a contract between private parties but, by law, must be 
approved by the Secretary. The BLM uses information about assignments 
and transfers to prevent unlawful extraction of mineral resources, to 
ensure prompt payment of rentals and royalties for the rights obtained 
under a Federal lease, and to ensure that leases are not encumbered 
with agreements that cause the minerals to be uneconomical to produce, 
resulting in lost revenues to the Federal Government. The information 
also enables the BLM to ensure the assignee or transferee is in 
compliance with the bonding requirements, when necessary, before 
approval of the transfer or assignment.
    Title of Collection: Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources: Transfers 
and Assignments.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0034.
    Form Numbers: 3000-3 and 3000-3a.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Assignors and assignees of record 
title interest in a lease for oil and gas or geothermal resources; and 
transferors and transferees of operating rights (sublease) in a lease 
for oil and gas or geothermal resources.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 17,626.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,626.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8,813.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $1,674,470.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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Authority companies, shall advise the Director of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
We provide this notice under section the U.S. Geological Survey on planning
and implementation of the geologic Bureau of Land Management
10 of the ESA and NEPA regulation 40
CFR 1506.6. mapping and data preservation [LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000.18X; OMB
programs. Control Number 1004–0034]
Jay B. Herrington,
Agenda: Introductions/Update on
Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office, Agency Information Collection
Southeast Region. NGGDPP/Future Planning for NGGDPP
Activities; Submission to the Office of
and discussion/Update on NCGMP/
[FR Doc. 2018–08494 Filed 4–23–18; 8:45 am] Management and Budget for Review
Future Planning for NCGMP and and Approval; Oil and Gas, or
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discussion/other topics to be Geothermal Resources; Transfers and
determined. Assignments
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Meeting Accessibility/Special
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Accommodations: The meeting is open
Geological Survey Interior.
to the public on both days from
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
[GX18GC009PLFM00] approximately 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
request for comment.
and seating is on a first-come basis.
Public Meeting of the National Members of the public wishing to attend SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Cooperative Geologic Mapping the meeting or wanting to receive call- Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Program (NCGMP) and National in information or a link to the live Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is
Geological and Geophysical Data stream webcast should contact Michael proposing to renew an information
Preservation Program (NGGDPP) J. Marketti by email at mmarketti@ collection.
Advisory Committee usgs.gov to register no later than five (5) DATES: Interested persons are invited to
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, business days prior to the meeting. submit comments on or before May 24,
Interior. Individuals requiring special 2018.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. accommodations to access the public ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
meeting should contact Michael J. this information collection request (ICR)
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Marketti at the email stated above or by to the Office of Management and
Federal Advisory Committee Act of telephone at 703–648–6976 at least five Budget’s Desk Officer for the
1972, the U.S. Geological Survey (5) business days prior to the meeting so Department of the Interior by email at
(USGS) is publishing this notice to that appropriate arrangements can be OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
announce that a Federal Advisory made. facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
Committee meeting of the NCGMP and provide a copy of your comments to the
NGGDPP will take place. Public Disclosure of Comments: Time
will be allowed at the meeting for any BLM at U.S. Department of the Interior,
DATES: The meeting will be held on Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
individual or organization wishing to
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 1st and Street NW, Room 2134LM, Washington,
2nd, 2018, from approximately 9:00 a.m. make formal oral comments. To allow
DC 20240, Attention: Jean Sonneman; or
EST to 4:00 p.m. EST. for full consideration of information by
by email to jesonnem@blm.gov. Please
the committee members, written notice
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at reference OMB Control Number 1004–
must be provided to Michael J. Marketti, 0034 in the subject line of your
the USGS National Center, 12201
U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise comments.
Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192.
Valley Drive, Mail Stop 908, Reston, VA
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
20192; by email at mmarketti@usgs.gov;
Michael J. Marketti, U.S. Geological request additional information about
or by telephone at 703–648–6976, at
Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by
least five (5) business days prior to the
Mail Stop 908, Reston, VA 20192, by email at j35spenc@blm.gov, or by
meeting. Any written comments
email at mmarketti@usgs.gov, or by telephone at 202–912–7146. You may
telephone at 703–648–6976. received will be provided to the
also view the ICR at http://
committee members. www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is being held under the Before including your address, phone SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
provisions of the Federal Advisory number, email address, or other accordance with the Paperwork
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., personal identifying information in your Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
Appendix, as amended), the comment, you should be aware that general public and other Federal
Government in the Sunshine Act of your entire comment—including your agencies with an opportunity to
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552B, as amended), and personal identifying information—may comment on new, proposed, revised,
41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. be made publicly available at any time. and continuing collections of
Purpose of the Meeting: The NCGMP While you can ask us in your comment information. This helps us assess the
and NGGDPP Federal Advisory to withhold your personal identifying impact of our information collection
Committee will meet to hear updates on information from public review, we requirements and minimize the public’s
progress of the NCGMP towards cannot guarantee that we will be able to reporting burden. It also helps the
fulfilling the purposes of the National do so. public understand our information
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Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, as well collection requirements and provide the
as updates on the NGGDPP towards Michael Marketti, requested data in the desired format. A
fulfilling the purposes of the Energy NCGMP Program Analyst, NCGMP/NGGDPP Federal Register notice with a 60-day
Policy Act of 2005. The Committee, Federal Advisory Committee Administrative public comment period soliciting
comprised of representatives from Officer. comments on this collection of
Federal agencies, State agencies, [FR Doc. 2018–08458 Filed 4–23–18; 8:45 am] information was published on January
academic institutions, and private BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 26, 2018 (83 FR 3765), and the comment

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period ended March 27, 2018. The BLM (sublease) in a lease for oil and gas or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
received no comments. We are again geothermal resources. accordance with the Paperwork
soliciting comments on the proposed Total Estimated Number of Annual Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
ICR that is described below. We are Respondents: 17,626. general public and other Federal
especially interested in public comment Total Estimated Number of Annual agencies with an opportunity to
addressing the following issues: (1) Is Responses: 17,626. comment on new, proposed, revised,
the collection necessary to the proper Estimated Completion Time per and continuing collections of
functions of the BLM; (2) will this Response: 30 minutes. information. This helps us assess the
information be processed and used in a Total Estimated Number of Annual impact of our information collection
timely manner; (3) is the estimate of Burden Hours: 8,813. requirements and minimize the public’s
burden accurate; (4) how might the BLM Respondent’s Obligation: Required to reporting burden. It also helps the
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity obtain or retain a benefit. public understand our information
of the information to be collected; and Frequency of Collection: On occasion. collection requirements and provide the
(5) how might the BLM minimize the Total Estimated Annual Nonhour requested data in the desired format.
burden of this collection on the Burden Cost: $1,674,470. We are soliciting comments on the
respondents, including through the use An agency may not conduct or proposed ICR that is described below.
of information technology. sponsor and a person is not required to We are especially interested in public
Comments that you submit in respond to a collection of information comment addressing the following
response to this notice are a matter of unless it displays a currently valid OMB issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
public record. Before including your control number. the proper functions of the BLM; (2) will
address, phone number, email address, The authority for this action is the this information be processed and used
or other personal identifying Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
information in your comment, you U.S.C. 3501 et seq). of burden accurate; (4) how might the
should be aware that your entire BLM enhance the quality, utility, and
Jean Sonneman,
comment—including your personal clarity of the information to be
Bureau of Land Management, Information
identifying information—may be made collected; and (5) how might the BLM
Collection Clearance Officer.
publicly available at any time. While minimize the burden of this collection
[FR Doc. 2018–08534 Filed 4–23–18; 8:45 am]
you can ask us in your comment to on the respondents, including through
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withhold your personal identifying the use of information technology.
information from public review, we Comments that you submit in
cannot guarantee that we will be able to response to this notice are a matter of
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR public record. We will include or
do so.
Abstract: This collection of Bureau of Land Management summarize each comment in our request
information enables the BLM to process to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
[LLWO31000.L13100000.PB0000.18X; OMB including your address, phone number,
assignments of record title interest and Control Number 1004–0185]
transfers of operating rights in a lease email address, or other personal
for oil and gas or geothermal resources. identifying information in your
Agency Information Collection
Each assignment or transfer is a contract comment, you should be aware that
Activities; Onshore Oil and Gas
between private parties but, by law, your entire comment—including your
Leasing and Drainage Protection
must be approved by the Secretary. The personal identifying information—may
BLM uses information about AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, be made publicly available at any time.
assignments and transfers to prevent Interior. While you can ask us in your comment
unlawful extraction of mineral ACTION: Notice of information collection; to withhold your personal identifying
resources, to ensure prompt payment of request for comment. information from public review, we
rentals and royalties for the rights cannot guarantee that we will be able to
obtained under a Federal lease, and to SUMMARY: In accordance with the do so.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, Abstract: The BLM collects
ensure that leases are not encumbered
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), information under control number
with agreements that cause the minerals
are proposing to renew an information 1004–0185 in order to monitor and
to be uneconomical to produce,
collection. enforce compliance with drainage
resulting in lost revenues to the Federal
DATES: Interested persons are invited to protection and other requirements
Government. The information also
submit comments on or before June 25, pertaining to Federal and Indian oil and
enables the BLM to ensure the assignee
2018. gas leasing and operations (except on
or transferee is in compliance with the
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
the Osage Reservation). Collecting the
bonding requirements, when necessary,
this information collection request (ICR) information is necessary for compliance
before approval of the transfer or
by mail to the U.S. Department of the with several statutes, including the
assignment.
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et
Title of Collection: Oil, Gas, and
1849 C Street NW, Room 2134LM, seq.) and the Federal Oil and Gas
Geothermal Resources: Transfers and
Washington, DC 20240, Attention: Jean Royalty Management Act (30 U.S.C.
Assignments.
Sonneman; or by email to jesonnem@ 1701–1758).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0034. Title of Collection: Onshore Oil and
Form Numbers: 3000–3 and 3000–3a. blm.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Gas Leasing and Drainage Protection.
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Type of Review: Extension of a Number 1004–0185 in the subject line of OMB Control Number: 1004–0185.
currently approved collection. your comments. Form Number: None.
Respondents/Affected Public: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Type of Review: Extension of a
Assignors and assignees of record title request additional information about currently approved collection.
interest in a lease for oil and gas or this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by Respondents/Affected Public:
geothermal resources; and transferors email at j35spenc@blm.gov, or by Onshore Federal and Indian oil and gas
and transferees of operating rights telephone at 202–912–7146. lessees (except on the Osage

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of information collection; request for comment.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 24, 2018.
Contact		To request additional information about this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 202-912-7146. You may also view the ICR at http:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
FR Citation		83 FR 17839

83 FR 17839 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Oil and Gas, or Geothermal Resources; Transfers and Assignments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 79 (April 24, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management