Notice2023-04069
Agency Information Collection Activities; Oil and Gas Leasing: National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
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Published
February 28, 2023
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 88, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12697-12698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04069]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[L13100000.PP0000.LLHQ310000.234; OMB Control No. 1004-0196]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Oil and Gas Leasing:
National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska
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
May 1, 2023.
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#d99b959486918886898b98869ab6b4b4bcb7adaa99bbb5b4f7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b49474654435a545b594a54486466666e657f784b696766256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1004-0196 in the subject
line of your comments. Please note that 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#b4de8781c7c4d1dad7f4d6d8d99ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="117b22246261747f7251737d7c3f767e67">[email protected]</span></a>,
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
<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. We 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, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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.
We are 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 the agency might 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 that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We 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: This OMB Control Number covers paperwork requirements for
operators and operating rights owners in the National Petroleum
Reserve--Alaska (NPRA). In accordance with the National Petroleum
Reserves Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6501-6508) and regulations at 43 CFR
part 3130 (subparts 3130, 3133, 3135, 3137, and 3138), a respondent may
apply to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a competitive oil and
gas lease and may propose a unit agreement that meets the requirements
for unitized exploration and development of oil and gas resources of
the NPRA. This OMB Control Number is currently scheduled to expire on
August 31, 2023. The BLM plans to request that OMB renew this OMB
Control Number for an additional three years.
Title of Collection: Oil and Gas Leasing: National Petroleum
Reserve--Alaska (43 CFR part 3130).
OMB Control Number: 1004-0196.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Participants in the oil and gas
leasing program within National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 21.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 21.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to
80 hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 218.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
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.
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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. 2023-04069 Filed 2-27-23; 8:45 am]
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