Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Measurement of Gas, 20903-20904 [2023-07358]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20903-20904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07358]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L13100000.PP0000.LLHQ310000.234; OMB Control No. 1004-0210]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Measurement of 
Gas

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 (PRA), 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 8, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection request (ICR) should be sent within 30 days of publication 
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by email at [email protected], 
or by telephone at (307) 775-6261. Individuals in the United States who 
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may 
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at 
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we invite the public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on new, proposed, revised and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the BLM assess

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impacts of its information collection requirements and minimize the 
public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand BLM 
information collection requirements and ensure requested data are 
provided 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 
November 15, 2022 (87 FR 68516). No comments were received in response 
to that notice.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again inviting the public and other Federal agencies to 
comment on the proposed ICR described below. The BLM is especially 
interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility.
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used.
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    Comments submitted 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: The BLM is requesting renewal of a control number that 
pertains to the accurate measurement and proper reporting of all-
natural gas removed or sold from Federal and Indian leases, units, unit 
participating areas, and areas subject to communitization agreements. 
This OMB Control Number is currently scheduled to expire on April 30, 
2023. The BLM request that OMB renew this OMB Control Number for an 
additional three years.
    Title of Collection: Measurement of Gas (43 CFR Subpart 3175).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0210.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Primarily business that operate 
Federal oil and gas leases. Also lessees, purchasers, and transporters 
of natural gas from Federal oil and gas leases.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 430,782.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 430,782.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 6 minutes to 80 
hours, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 95,068.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion and one-time.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $24,600,894.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, 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.).

Darrin King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-07358 Filed 4-6-23; 8:45 am]
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