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Type of response
Number of
responses
Hours per
response
Total hours
(Column B ×
Column C)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests—Businesses ..............................................
Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests—Individuals ................................................
Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests—State/Local/Tribal Governments ..............
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10
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10
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100
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240
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,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Bureau of Land Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[17X.LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000; OMB
Control Number 1004–0137]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Onshore Oil and Gas
Operations and Production
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
are proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
15, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
SUMMARY:
Department of the Interior by email at
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
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 jesonnem@blm.gov. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1004–0137 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Subijoy Dutta by email
at sdutta@blm.gov, or by telephone at
202–912–7152. You may also view the
ICR at https://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 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on
September 12, 2017 (82 FR 42832). No
comments were received.
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: Various Federal and Indian
mineral leasing statutes authorize the
BLM to grant and manage onshore oil
and gas leases on Federal and Indian
(except Osage Tribe) lands. In order to
fulfill its responsibilities under these
statutes, the BLM needs to perform the
information collection (IC) activities set
forth in the regulations at 43 CFR parts
3160 and 3170, and in onshore oil and
gas orders promulgated in accordance
with 43 CFR 3164.1. The BLM requests
renewal and revision of OMB control
number 1004–0137. Some of the
revisions are a result of the rules and the
order that are listed in the following
table:
RECENT BLM ACTIONS THAT AFFECT INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITIES IN CONTROL NO. 1004–0137
Regulatory
information No.
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Title of order or rule
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas
Leases; Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1, Approval of Operations
(Final Order).
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas
Leases; Site Security (Final Rule).
Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (Final Rule) 1.
1 This
Federal Register citation
Control No.
RIN 1004–AE37
82 FR 2906 (Jan. 10, 2017)
1004–0213
2020).
(expires
RIN 1004–AE15
81 FR 81356 (Nov. 17, 2016)
1004–0207 (expires Jan. 31, 2020).
RIN 1004–AE14
81 FR 83008 (Nov. 18, 2016)
1004–0211 (expires Jan. 31, 2018).
rule is under review in federal district court (State of Wyoming v. U.S. Department of the Interior, Case No. 2:16–CV–0285–SWS (D. Wyo.)).
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The effects of the revision of Onshore
Order 1 and control number 1004–0213
on control number 1004–0137 are as
follows:
• The incorporation of a general
requirement to use an electronic system
to file Application for Permits to Drill
(Form 3160–3) and Notices of Staking;
• The addition of a new activity to
authorize requests for a waiver of the
electronic-filing requirement; and
• The addition of ‘‘Notice of Staking,’’
which is a historic IC activity that has
been in use without a control number.
After control number 1004–0137 is
renewed with the changes listed above,
we plan to request discontinuation of
control number 1004–0213, since we
anticipate that all of the IC activities in
that control number will be merged with
control number 1004–0137.
The effects of the Site Security Rule
and control number 1004–0207 on
control number 1004–0137 are as
follows:
• The transfer of new uses of Form
3160–5 (Sundry Notice) from control
number 1004–0207 to control number
1004–0137;
• The removal of ‘‘Records for Seals,’’
a historic IC activity in control number
1004–0137;
• The removal of ‘‘Site Security,’’ a
historic IC activity in control number
1004–0137; and
• The removal of ‘‘Schematic/Facility
Diagrams,’’ a historic IC activity in
control number 1004–0137.
After control number 1004–0137 is
renewed, we plan to submit an IC
request to reflect the changes listed
above, and keep the remaining IC
activities in the Site Security rule in
control number 1004–0207.
Consequently, we do not anticipate the
discontinuation of control number
1004–0207.
The sole effect of the Waste
Prevention Rule and control number
1004–0211 on control number 1004–
0137 is the removal of ‘‘Gas Flaring,’’ a
historic IC activity in control number
1004–0137. While there are some
continuing IC activities pertaining to
venting and flaring in 1004–0211, BLM
anticipates that rulemakings in the near
future will result in changes to those
activities. Because the content of those
rulemakings is uncertain at this time,
the BLM is not requesting merger of
those activities with control number
1004–0137.
In addition to the rules and order
listed above, we note a recent BLM rule
on hydraulic fracturing and a recent
federal district court ruling. On June 21,
2016, the U.S. District Court for the
District of Wyoming set aside a BLM
rule on hydraulic fracturing (80 FR
16128 (March 26, 2015)). See Wyoming
v. U.S. Department of the Interior, Order
on Petition for review of Final Agency
Action, Case No. 2:15–CV/043–SWS (D.
Wyo.). Previously, the court had issued
an order postponing the effective date of
the rule. Thus, the rule never became
effective, and its pre-approved control
number (1004–0203) has never been
activated.
In these circumstances, the BLM
rescinded the March 2015 rule on
hydraulic fracturing (82 FR 61924,
December 29, 2017) and the BLM is
requesting revision of the information
collection activity labeled ‘‘Subsequent
Well Operations’’ by removing
‘‘nonroutine fracturing jobs’’ from the
list of subsequent well operations that
require the submission of Form 3160–5.
We are also requesting the removal of a
reference to ‘‘Post hydraulic fracturing
chemical disclosures on FracFocus.org’’
from Item 27 of Form 3160–4, Well
Completion or Recompletion Report and
Log.
Title of Collection: Onshore Oil and
Gas Operations and Production (43 CFR
parts 3160 and 3170).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0137.
Form Numbers: Form 3160–3, Form
3160–4, Form 3160–5, and Form 3160–
6.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Oil and
gas operators on public lands and some
Indian lands.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 7,500.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 301,663.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 45 minutes to 40
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,835,888.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion,
except for the activities listed in the
following table:
Type of
response
Regulatory cite(s)
Request for Approval of a CAA ...........................................................................................................................
Response to Notice of Insufficient CAA ..............................................................................................................
Request for Approval of an FMP for Future Measurement Facilities .................................................................
43 CFR 3173.15 ..
43 CFR 3173.16 ..
43 CFR
3173.12(d).
43 CFR
3173.12(e).
43 CFR 3174.12 ..
Request for Approval of an FMP for Existing Measurement Facilities ...............................................................
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Measurement Tickets ..........................................................................................................................................
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $29,370,000.
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,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2018–00604 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am]
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Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Filing of Plat Survey; Eastern
States
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior
ACTION: Notice of Official Filing.
AGENCY:
The plats of survey of the
following described lands are scheduled
to be officially filed in the Bureau of
land Management (BLM), Eastern States
SUMMARY:
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Once.
Once.
Once.
Monthly.
Office, Washington, DC, 30 days from
the date of this publication. The survey,
executed at the request of the Midwest
Regional Office of the BIA, is necessary
for the management of these lands.
DATES: Unless there are protests of this
action, the filing of the plat described in
this notice will happen on February 15,
2018.
ADDRESSES: BLM Eastern States, Suite
950, 20 M Street SE, Washington, DC
20003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dominica VanKoten, Chief Cadastral
Surveyor for Eastern States; (202) 912–
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[17X.LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000; OMB Control Number 1004-0137]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Onshore Oil
and Gas Operations and Production
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, we,
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are proposing to renew an
information collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 15, 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 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 1004-0137 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Subijoy Dutta by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 202-912-7152. You may also view the ICR at https://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
September 12, 2017 (82 FR 42832). No comments were received.
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: Various Federal and Indian mineral leasing statutes
authorize the BLM to grant and manage onshore oil and gas leases on
Federal and Indian (except Osage Tribe) lands. In order to fulfill its
responsibilities under these statutes, the BLM needs to perform the
information collection (IC) activities set forth in the regulations at
43 CFR parts 3160 and 3170, and in onshore oil and gas orders
promulgated in accordance with 43 CFR 3164.1. The BLM requests renewal
and revision of OMB control number 1004-0137. Some of the revisions are
a result of the rules and the order that are listed in the following
table:
Recent BLM Actions that Affect Information Collection Activities in Control No. 1004-0137
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Federal Register
Title of order or rule Regulatory information No. citation Control No.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; RIN 1004-AE37 82 FR 2906 (Jan. 10, 1004-0213 (expires
Federal and Indian Oil and Gas 2017). March 31, 2020).
Leases; Onshore Oil and Gas Order
Number 1, Approval of Operations
(Final Order).
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; RIN 1004-AE15 81 FR 81356 (Nov. 17, 1004-0207 (expires
Federal and Indian Oil and Gas 2016). Jan. 31, 2020).
Leases; Site Security (Final Rule).
Waste Prevention, Production RIN 1004-AE14 81 FR 83008 (Nov. 18, 1004-0211 (expires
Subject to Royalties, and Resource 2016). Jan. 31, 2018).
Conservation (Final Rule) 1.
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\1\ This rule is under review in federal district court (State of Wyoming v. U.S. Department of the Interior,
Case No. 2:16-CV-0285-SWS (D. Wyo.)).
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The effects of the revision of Onshore Order 1 and control number
1004-0213 on control number 1004-0137 are as follows:
The incorporation of a general requirement to use an
electronic system to file Application for Permits to Drill (Form 3160-
3) and Notices of Staking;
The addition of a new activity to authorize requests for a
waiver of the electronic-filing requirement; and
The addition of ``Notice of Staking,'' which is a historic
IC activity that has been in use without a control number.
After control number 1004-0137 is renewed with the changes listed
above, we plan to request discontinuation of control number 1004-0213,
since we anticipate that all of the IC activities in that control
number will be merged with control number 1004-0137.
The effects of the Site Security Rule and control number 1004-0207
on control number 1004-0137 are as follows:
The transfer of new uses of Form 3160-5 (Sundry Notice)
from control number 1004-0207 to control number 1004-0137;
The removal of ``Records for Seals,'' a historic IC
activity in control number 1004-0137;
The removal of ``Site Security,'' a historic IC activity
in control number 1004-0137; and
The removal of ``Schematic/Facility Diagrams,'' a historic
IC activity in control number 1004-0137.
After control number 1004-0137 is renewed, we plan to submit an IC
request to reflect the changes listed above, and keep the remaining IC
activities in the Site Security rule in control number 1004-0207.
Consequently, we do not anticipate the discontinuation of control
number 1004-0207.
The sole effect of the Waste Prevention Rule and control number
1004-0211 on control number 1004-0137 is the removal of ``Gas
Flaring,'' a historic IC activity in control number 1004-0137. While
there are some continuing IC activities pertaining to venting and
flaring in 1004-0211, BLM anticipates that rulemakings in the near
future will result in changes to those activities. Because the content
of those rulemakings is uncertain at this time, the BLM is not
requesting merger of those activities with control number 1004-0137.
In addition to the rules and order listed above, we note a recent
BLM rule on hydraulic fracturing and a recent federal district court
ruling. On June 21, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of
Wyoming set aside a BLM rule on hydraulic fracturing (80 FR 16128
(March 26, 2015)). See Wyoming v. U.S. Department of the Interior,
Order on Petition for review of Final Agency Action, Case No. 2:15-CV/
043-SWS (D. Wyo.). Previously, the court had issued an order postponing
the effective date of the rule. Thus, the rule never became effective,
and its pre-approved control number (1004-0203) has never been
activated.
In these circumstances, the BLM rescinded the March 2015 rule on
hydraulic fracturing (82 FR 61924, December 29, 2017) and the BLM is
requesting revision of the information collection activity labeled
``Subsequent Well Operations'' by removing ``nonroutine fracturing
jobs'' from the list of subsequent well operations that require the
submission of Form 3160-5. We are also requesting the removal of a
reference to ``Post hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosures on
FracFocus.org'' from Item 27 of Form 3160-4, Well Completion or
Recompletion Report and Log.
Title of Collection: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Production
(43 CFR parts 3160 and 3170).
OMB Control Number: 1004-0137.
Form Numbers: Form 3160-3, Form 3160-4, Form 3160-5, and Form 3160-
6.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Oil and gas operators on public lands
and some Indian lands.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 7,500.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 301,663.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 45 minutes to
40 hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,835,888.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion, except for the activities
listed in the following table:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type of response Regulatory cite(s) Frequency
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Request for Approval of a CAA 43 CFR 3173.15......... Once.
Response to Notice of 43 CFR 3173.16......... Once.
Insufficient CAA.
Request for Approval of an 43 CFR 3173.12(d)...... Once.
FMP for Future Measurement
Facilities.
Request for Approval of an 43 CFR 3173.12(e)...... Once.
FMP for Existing Measurement
Facilities.
Measurement Tickets.......... 43 CFR 3174.12......... Monthly.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $29,370,000.
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,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-00604 Filed 1-12-18; 8:45 am]
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