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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0060]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Medical Certification for
Disability Exceptions, Form N–648;
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection notice
was previously published in the Federal
Register on September 20, 2016, at 81
FR 64474, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did receive 3
comments in connection with the 60day notice.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until March 8,
2017. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden
and associated response time, must be
directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
via email at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be
submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806.
(This is not a toll-free number.) All
submissions received must include the
agency name and the OMB Control
Number [1615–0060].
You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you
provide in any voluntary submission
you make. For additional information
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2140,
Telephone number (202) 272–8377
(This is not a toll-free number;
comments are not accepted via
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Comments:
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2008–0021 in the search box.
Written comments and suggestions from
the public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension, Without Change, of
a Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Medical Certification for Disability
Exceptions.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: N–648;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. USCIS uses the Form N–
648 to substantiate a claim for an
exception to the requirements of section
312(a) of the Act. Only medical doctors,
doctors of osteopathy, or clinical
psychologists licensed to practice in the
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United States are authorized to certify
Form N–648.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection N–648 is 17,302 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
2 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 34,604 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $912,681.
Dated: January 31, 2017.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR–2012–0006; DS63642000
DR2PS0000.CH7000 167D0102R2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: 30 CFR Parts 1202, 1204,
and 1206, Federal Oil and Gas
Valuation—OMB Control Number
1012–0005; Comment Request
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of an existing
information collection.
AGENCY:
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), ONRR is notifying the public that
we have submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) an
Information Collection Request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
title 30, Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), parts 1202, 1204, and 1206. This
ICR pertains to (1) Federal oil and gas
valuation regulations, which include
transportation and processing regulatory
allowance limits; and (2) accounting
and auditing relief for marginal
properties. Also, there is one form
(ONRR–4393 [Request to Exceed
Regulatory Allowance Limitation])
associated with this information
collection.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove the information
SUMMARY:
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collection request but may respond after
30 days; therefore, you should submit
your public comments to OMB by
February 24, 2017 for the assurance of
consideration.
Submit comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of Interior (1012–0005), by
telefax at (202) 395–5806 or via email to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Also,
please send a copy of your comments to
Luis Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist,
Office of Natural Resources Revenue,
P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A, Denver,
Colorado 80225. Please reference ‘‘ICR
1012–0005’’ in your comments.
ADDRESSES:
Mr.
Luis Aguilar, telephone (303) 231–3418,
or email at luis.aguilar@onrr.gov. You
may also contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain
copies, at no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any
associated forms, and (3) the regulations
that require us to collect the
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Information
When a company or an individual
enters into a lease to explore, develop,
produce, and dispose of minerals from
Federal or Indian lands, that company
or individual agrees to pay the lessor a
share in a value of production from the
leased lands. The lessee, or designee,
must report various kinds of
information to the lessor relative to the
disposition of the leased minerals. Such
information is generally available
within the records of the lessee or others
involved in developing, transporting,
processing, purchasing, or selling of
such minerals.
Information Collections
ONRR uses the information that we
collect in this ICR to ensure that lessees
accurately value and appropriately pay
royalties on oil and gas produced from
Federal onshore and offshore leases.
Please refer to the chart for all reporting
requirements and associated burden
hours. All data submitted is subject to
subsequent audit and adjustment.
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I. Abstract
A. Federal Oil and Gas Valuation
Regulations
The Secretary of the United States
Department of the Interior is responsible
for mineral resource development on
Federal and Indian lands and the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS). The Secretary’s
responsibility, according to various
laws, is to manage mineral resource
production from Federal and Indian
lands and the OCS, collect the royalties
and other mineral revenues due, and
distribute the funds collected under
those laws. We have posted those laws
pertaining to mineral leases on Federal
and Indian lands and the OCS at https://
www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/
default.htm.
The Secretary also has a trust
responsibility to manage Indian lands
and seek advice and information from
Indian beneficiaries. ONRR performs the
minerals revenue management functions
for the Secretary and assists the
Secretary in carrying out the
Department’s trust responsibility for
Indian lands.
You can find the information
collections covered in this ICR at 30
CFR parts:
• 1202, subparts C and D, which
pertain to Federal oil and gas royalties.
• 1204, subpart C, which pertains to
accounting and auditing relief for
marginal properties.
• 1206, subparts C and D, which
pertain to Federal oil and gas product
valuation.
The valuation regulations at 30 CFR
part 1206, subparts C and D, mandate
that lessees collect and submit
information used to value their Federal
oil and gas, including (1) transportation
and processing allowances and (2)
regulatory allowance limit information.
Lessees report certain data on form
ONRR–2014, Report of Sales and
Royalty Remittance (OMB Control
Number 1012–0004). The information
that we request is the minimum
necessary to carry out our mission and
places the least possible burden on
respondents. If ONRR does not collect
this information, both Federal and State
governments may incur a loss of
royalties.
Transportation and Processing
Regulatory Allowance Limits: Lessees
may deduct the reasonable, actual costs
of transportation and processing from
Federal royalties. The lessees report
these allowances on form ONRR–2014.
For oil and gas, regulations establish the
allowable limit on transportation
allowance deductions at 50 percent of
the value of the oil or gas. For gas only,
regulations establish the allowable limit
on processing allowance deductions at
662⁄3 percent of the value of each gas
plant product.
Request to Exceed Regulatory
Allowance Limitation, form ONRR–
4393: Lessees may request to exceed
regulatory limitations. Upon proper
application from the lessee, ONRR may
approve oil or gas transportation
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allowance in excess of 50 percent or gas
processing allowance in excess of 662⁄3
percent on Federal leases. Lessees must
complete and submit form ONRR–4393,
including a letter and supporting
documentation, for both Federal and
Indian leases to request to exceed
allowance limitations. This ICR covers
only Federal leases; therefore, we have
not included burden hours of form
ONRR–4393 for Indian leases in this
ICR. We include burden hours of form
ONRR–4393 for Indian leases in OMB
Control Number 1012–0002.
B. Accounting and Auditing Relief for
Marginal Properties
In 2004, we amended our regulations
to comply with section 7 of the Federal
Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and
Fairness Act of 1996. These regulations
provide guidance for lessees and
designees seeking accounting and
auditing relief for qualifying Federal
marginal properties. Under the
regulations, both ONRR and the State
concerned must approve any relief
granted for a marginal property.
OMB Approval
We will request OMB approval to
continue to collect from companies,
lessees, and designees, information used
(1) to value their Federal oil and gas,
including (a) transportation and
processing allowances and (b) the
request to exceed regulatory allowance
limitation and (2) to request accounting
and auditing relief approval for
qualifying Federal marginal properties.
If ONRR does not collect this
information, this would limit the
Secretary’s ability to discharge fiduciary
duties and may also result in loss of
royalty payments. ONRR protects the
proprietary information that we receive,
and we do not collect items of a
sensitive nature.
ONRR requires lessees to respond to
information collections relating to
valuing Federal oil and gas, including
(a) transportation and processing
allowances and (b) the request to exceed
regulatory allowance limit information
[form ONRR–4393]. ONRR also requires
that lessees submit the allowance
information and form to obtain benefits
for claiming allowances on form ONRR–
2014. In addition, ONRR requires
lessees to respond to information
collections in regards to requesting
approval for accounting and auditing
relief.
II. Data
Title: 30 CFR parts 1202, 1204, and
1206, Federal Oil and Gas Valuation.
OMB Control Number: 1012–0005.
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Bureau Form Number: Form ONRR–
4393.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: 120 Federal lessees/
designees and 7 States for Federal oil
and gas.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 10,018
hours.
We have not included in our
estimates certain requirements
performed in the normal course of
business and considered as usual and
customary. We display the estimated
annual burden hours by CFR section
and paragraph in the following chart:
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION COLLECTIONS
Number of
annual
responses
Information collections
Requirement to
respond
Frequency of
response
Annual burden
hours
Annual cost
($51/hr.)
Oil and Gas Valuation (Part 1206 not including Sections 1206.109, 1206.156, and 1206.158(c)(3)
below).
Request to Exceed Regulatory Allowance Limitation
(Form ONRR–4393) (Sections 1206.109, 1206.156,
and 1206.158(c)(3)).
Accounting and Auditing Relief for Marginal Properties—Industry
(Sections
1204.202(b)(1),
1204.203(b),
1204.205(a)
&
(b),
and
1204.206(a)(3)(i), (b)(1), & 1204.209(b).
Accounting and Auditing Relief for Marginal Properties—States (Section 1204.208(c)(1), (d)(1), &
(e)).
Total .....................................................................
Mandatory ..........
On occasion .......
114
8,396
$428,196
Required to obtain a benefit.
On occasion .......
19
1,096
55,896
Required to obtain a benefit.
Annually .............
3
246
12,546
Required to obtain a benefit.
Annually .............
7
280
14,280
............................
............................
143
10,018
$510,918
Note: Audit Process—The Office of Regulatory Affairs determined that the audit process is exempt from the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
because ONRR staff asks non-standard questions to resolve exceptions.
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This 30-day Federal Register notice
burden chart shows an adjustment
increase of +820 burden hours. This
adjustment is based on analyzed
historical data since the last renewal for
1206.153(g), 1206.156(c)(3),
1206.157(a)(1)(i), 1206.157(b)(1),
1206.158(c)(3), 1206.159(a)(1)(i), and
1206.159(b)(1); this also includes
addressing industry’s comments.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour’’ Cost
Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour’’ cost burden associated with the
collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person does not have to respond to, a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
III. Request for Comments
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
requires each agency to ‘‘* * * provide
60-day notice in the Federal Register
* * * and otherwise consult with
members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *.’’
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to (a) evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
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information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information that ONRR collects; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, we published a
notice in the Federal Register on June
6, 2016 (81 FR 36325), announcing that
we would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. We
received no unsolicited comments in
response to the notice.
If you wish to comment in response
to this notice, you may send your
comments to the offices listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. OMB
has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove the information collection,
but they may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, in order to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive
public comments by March 6, 2017.
Public Comment Policy: We will post
all comments, including names and
addresses of respondents at https://
www.regulations.gov. Before including
Personally Identifiable Information (PII),
such as your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
information in your comment(s), you
should be aware that your entire
comment (including PII) may be made
available to the public at any time.
While you may ask us, in your
comment, to withhold PII from public
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view, we cannot guarantee that we will
be able to do so. 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 Office of Management
and Budget control number.
Dated: January 31, 2017.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
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Certain Wearable Activity Tracking
Devices, Systems, and Components
Thereof; Commission Determination
Not To Review an Initial Determination
Granting Complainant’s Unopposed
Motion To Terminate the Investigation
in Its Entirety Based Upon Withdrawal
of the Complaint; Termination of the
Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined not to
review an initial determination (‘‘ID’’)
(Order No. 27) of the presiding
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR-2012-0006; DS63642000 DR2PS0000.CH7000 167D0102R2]
Agency Information Collection Activities: 30 CFR Parts 1202,
1204, and 1206, Federal Oil and Gas Valuation--OMB Control Number 1012-
0005; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of an existing information collection.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), ONRR
is notifying the public that we have submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) an Information Collection Request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under
title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), parts 1202, 1204, and
1206. This ICR pertains to (1) Federal oil and gas valuation
regulations, which include transportation and processing regulatory
allowance limits; and (2) accounting and auditing relief for marginal
properties. Also, there is one form (ONRR-4393 [Request to Exceed
Regulatory Allowance Limitation]) associated with this information
collection.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information
[[Page 9390]]
collection request but may respond after 30 days; therefore, you should
submit your public comments to OMB by February 24, 2017 for the
assurance of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
the Department of Interior (1012-0005), by telefax at (202) 395-5806 or
via email to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Also, please send a copy of
your comments to Luis Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist, Office of Natural
Resources Revenue, P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A, Denver, Colorado 80225.
Please reference ``ICR 1012-0005'' in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Luis Aguilar, telephone (303) 231-
3418, or email at luis.aguilar@onrr.gov. You may also contact Mr.
Aguilar to obtain copies, at no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any
associated forms, and (3) the regulations that require us to collect
the information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior is
responsible for mineral resource development on Federal and Indian
lands and the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Secretary's
responsibility, according to various laws, is to manage mineral
resource production from Federal and Indian lands and the OCS, collect
the royalties and other mineral revenues due, and distribute the funds
collected under those laws. We have posted those laws pertaining to
mineral leases on Federal and Indian lands and the OCS at https://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/default.htm.
The Secretary also has a trust responsibility to manage Indian
lands and seek advice and information from Indian beneficiaries. ONRR
performs the minerals revenue management functions for the Secretary
and assists the Secretary in carrying out the Department's trust
responsibility for Indian lands.
You can find the information collections covered in this ICR at 30
CFR parts:
1202, subparts C and D, which pertain to Federal oil and
gas royalties.
1204, subpart C, which pertains to accounting and auditing
relief for marginal properties.
1206, subparts C and D, which pertain to Federal oil and
gas product valuation.
General Information
When a company or an individual enters into a lease to explore,
develop, produce, and dispose of minerals from Federal or Indian lands,
that company or individual agrees to pay the lessor a share in a value
of production from the leased lands. The lessee, or designee, must
report various kinds of information to the lessor relative to the
disposition of the leased minerals. Such information is generally
available within the records of the lessee or others involved in
developing, transporting, processing, purchasing, or selling of such
minerals.
Information Collections
ONRR uses the information that we collect in this ICR to ensure
that lessees accurately value and appropriately pay royalties on oil
and gas produced from Federal onshore and offshore leases. Please refer
to the chart for all reporting requirements and associated burden
hours. All data submitted is subject to subsequent audit and
adjustment.
A. Federal Oil and Gas Valuation Regulations
The valuation regulations at 30 CFR part 1206, subparts C and D,
mandate that lessees collect and submit information used to value their
Federal oil and gas, including (1) transportation and processing
allowances and (2) regulatory allowance limit information. Lessees
report certain data on form ONRR-2014, Report of Sales and Royalty
Remittance (OMB Control Number 1012-0004). The information that we
request is the minimum necessary to carry out our mission and places
the least possible burden on respondents. If ONRR does not collect this
information, both Federal and State governments may incur a loss of
royalties.
Transportation and Processing Regulatory Allowance Limits: Lessees
may deduct the reasonable, actual costs of transportation and
processing from Federal royalties. The lessees report these allowances
on form ONRR-2014. For oil and gas, regulations establish the allowable
limit on transportation allowance deductions at 50 percent of the value
of the oil or gas. For gas only, regulations establish the allowable
limit on processing allowance deductions at 66\2/3\ percent of the
value of each gas plant product.
Request to Exceed Regulatory Allowance Limitation, form ONRR-4393:
Lessees may request to exceed regulatory limitations. Upon proper
application from the lessee, ONRR may approve oil or gas transportation
allowance in excess of 50 percent or gas processing allowance in excess
of 66\2/3\ percent on Federal leases. Lessees must complete and submit
form ONRR-4393, including a letter and supporting documentation, for
both Federal and Indian leases to request to exceed allowance
limitations. This ICR covers only Federal leases; therefore, we have
not included burden hours of form ONRR-4393 for Indian leases in this
ICR. We include burden hours of form ONRR-4393 for Indian leases in OMB
Control Number 1012-0002.
B. Accounting and Auditing Relief for Marginal Properties
In 2004, we amended our regulations to comply with section 7 of the
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996.
These regulations provide guidance for lessees and designees seeking
accounting and auditing relief for qualifying Federal marginal
properties. Under the regulations, both ONRR and the State concerned
must approve any relief granted for a marginal property.
OMB Approval
We will request OMB approval to continue to collect from companies,
lessees, and designees, information used (1) to value their Federal oil
and gas, including (a) transportation and processing allowances and (b)
the request to exceed regulatory allowance limitation and (2) to
request accounting and auditing relief approval for qualifying Federal
marginal properties. If ONRR does not collect this information, this
would limit the Secretary's ability to discharge fiduciary duties and
may also result in loss of royalty payments. ONRR protects the
proprietary information that we receive, and we do not collect items of
a sensitive nature.
ONRR requires lessees to respond to information collections
relating to valuing Federal oil and gas, including (a) transportation
and processing allowances and (b) the request to exceed regulatory
allowance limit information [form ONRR-4393]. ONRR also requires that
lessees submit the allowance information and form to obtain benefits
for claiming allowances on form ONRR-2014. In addition, ONRR requires
lessees to respond to information collections in regards to requesting
approval for accounting and auditing relief.
II. Data
Title: 30 CFR parts 1202, 1204, and 1206, Federal Oil and Gas
Valuation.
OMB Control Number: 1012-0005.
[[Page 9391]]
Bureau Form Number: Form ONRR-4393.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 120 Federal
lessees/designees and 7 States for Federal oil and gas.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden:
10,018 hours.
We have not included in our estimates certain requirements
performed in the normal course of business and considered as usual and
customary. We display the estimated annual burden hours by CFR section
and paragraph in the following chart:
Summary of Information Collections
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Number of
Information collections Requirement to Frequency of annual Annual burden Annual cost
respond response responses hours ($51/hr.)
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Oil and Gas Valuation (Part Mandatory...... On occasion.... 114 8,396 $428,196
1206 not including Sections
1206.109, 1206.156, and
1206.158(c)(3) below).
Request to Exceed Regulatory Required to On occasion.... 19 1,096 55,896
Allowance Limitation. obtain a
(Form ONRR-4393) (Sections benefit.
1206.109, 1206.156, and
1206.158(c)(3)).
Accounting and Auditing Relief Required to Annually....... 3 246 12,546
for Marginal Properties-- obtain a
Industry (Sections benefit.
1204.202(b)(1), 1204.203(b),
1204.205(a) & (b), and
1204.206(a)(3)(i), (b)(1), &
1204.209(b).
Accounting and Auditing Relief Required to Annually....... 7 280 14,280
for Marginal Properties-- obtain a
States (Section benefit.
1204.208(c)(1), (d)(1), &
(e)).
Total..................... ............... ............... 143 10,018 $510,918
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Note: Audit Process--The Office of Regulatory Affairs determined that the audit process is exempt from the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 because ONRR staff asks non-standard questions to resolve exceptions.
This 30-day Federal Register notice burden chart shows an
adjustment increase of +820 burden hours. This adjustment is based on
analyzed historical data since the last renewal for 1206.153(g),
1206.156(c)(3), 1206.157(a)(1)(i), 1206.157(b)(1), 1206.158(c)(3),
1206.159(a)(1)(i), and 1206.159(b)(1); this also includes addressing
industry's comments.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-hour'' Cost
Burden: We have identified no ``non-hour'' cost burden associated with
the collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person does
not have to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
III. Request for Comments
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires each agency to ``* * *
provide 60-day notice in the Federal Register * * * and otherwise
consult with members of the public and affected agencies concerning
each proposed collection of information * * *.'' Agencies must
specifically solicit comments to (a) evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the information that ONRR collects; and (d) minimize the
burden on the respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public consultation process, we published a
notice in the Federal Register on June 6, 2016 (81 FR 36325),
announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The
notice provided the required 60-day comment period. We received no
unsolicited comments in response to the notice.
If you wish to comment in response to this notice, you may send
your comments to the offices listed under the ADDRESSES section of this
notice. OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information
collection, but they may respond after 30 days. Therefore, in order to
ensure maximum consideration, OMB should receive public comments by
March 6, 2017.
Public Comment Policy: We will post all comments, including names
and addresses of respondents at https://www.regulations.gov. Before
including Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as your
address, phone number, email address, or other personal information in
your comment(s), you should be aware that your entire comment
(including PII) may be made available to the public at any time. While
you may ask us, in your comment, to withhold PII from public view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. 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 Office
of Management and Budget control number.
Dated: January 31, 2017.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2017-02356 Filed 2-3-17; 8:45 am]
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