Notice2021-16875
Agency Information Collection Activities; Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing, and Drainage Protection
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Published
August 9, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 150 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43563-43564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16875]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLHQ310000.L13100000.PP0000; OMB Control No. 1004-0185]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Onshore Oil and Gas
Leasing, and Drainage Protection
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) proposes to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send your written comments on this information collection
request (ICR) by mail to Darrin King, Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
Attention PRA Office, 440 W 200 S #500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101; or by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e4a6a8a9bbacb5bbb4b6a5bba78b8989818a9097a4868889ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8eae4e5f7e0f9f7f8fae9f7ebc7c5c5cdc6dcdbe8cac4c586cfc7de">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1004-0185 in the subject
line of your comments. Please note that due to COVID-19, the electronic
submission of comments is recommended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2d88187c1c2d7dcd1f2d0dedf9cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="046e37317774616a67446668692a636b72">[email protected]</span></a>,
or by telephone at 307-775-6261. Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY
assistance. You may also view the ICR at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all
information collections require approval under the PRA. The BLM may not
conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to a collection
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, the BLM invites the public and other Federal agencies to
comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the BLM 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.
The BLM is especially interested in public comment addressing the
following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not 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 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 response.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. The BLM will include or summarize each comment in our
request to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 collects information to monitor and enforce
compliance with drainage protection and other requirements pertaining
to Federal and Indian oil and gas leasing and operations (except on the
Osage Reservation). OMB Control Number
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1004-0185 is currently scheduled to expire on December 31, 2021. This
request is for OMB to renew this OMB control number for an additional
three years.
There are no program or policy changes proposed with this renewal
request. However, the BLM is projecting that the estimated burden for
this OMB control number will be adjusted downward. The BLM plans to
request a reduction of approximately 5,241 annual burden hours (from
42,936 to 37,695) and $2,526,933 annual non-hour burden cost (from
$3,278,348 to $751,415). These adjustments are a result of a projected
reduction in the number of respondents to the collections of
information under OMB control number 1004-0185 (from 19,711 to 9,131).
Title of Collection: Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing, and Drainage
Protection (43 CFR parts 3100, 3120, and 3150, and subpart 3162).
OMB Control Number: 1004-0185.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Holders of onshore oil and gas lease
and public lands and Indian lands (except on the Osage Reservation),
operators of such leases, and holders of operating rights on such
leases.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 9,131.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 9,132.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 hour to 24
hours per response, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 37,695.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: `On occasion,' except for the activity
titled ``Option statement,'' which is required twice a year.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $751,415.
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 A. King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-16875 Filed 8-6-21; 8:45 am]
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