Department of the Interior June 9, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Under the provisions of Section 371(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of the following oil and gas leases located in Logan County, Arkansas: ARES 51032, ARES 51036, ARES 51043, ARES 51044, ARES 51054, ARES 51113, ARES 51114, ARES 51115, ARES 51116, ARES 51117, ARES 51119, ARES 51120, ARES 51121, ARES 51124, ARES 51126, ARES 51127, ARES 51128 and ARES 51132. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all rentals due since the date the leases terminated under the law.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requests the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing approval to collect certain information from oil and gas well operators concerning operations performed on each well. We collect form and nonform information to determine whether BLM may approve proposed operations and to enable us to monitor compliance with terms and conditions of approved operations.