Notice2024-28950
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Production
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Published
December 10, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to renew an information collection with revisions.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99270-99271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28950]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLHQ310000.L13100000.PP0000; OMB Control No. 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 (PRA),
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 9, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
Information Collection Request (ICR) should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e346d6b2d2e3b303d1e3c323370393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="59336a6c2a293c373a193b3534773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>,
or by telephone at 202-912-7146. 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 PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq. and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1)), 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
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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
August 28, 2024 (89 FR 68923).
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. 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 could 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. 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 activities set forth in the regulations at 43
CFR part 3170. There are no program or policy changes associated with
this ICR. The changes involve moving burdens associated with 43 CFR
part 3160 to OMB control number 1004-0220 and clarifying certain
remaining burden estimates. The ICR submitted to OMB contains a
detailed explanation of these changes. This OMB control number is
currently scheduled to expire January 31, 2025. The BLM requests that
OMB renew this OMB control number for an additional three (3) years.
Title of Collection: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Production
(43 CFR part 3170).
OMB Control Number: 1004-0137.
Form Numbers: BLM Form 3160-005.
Type of Review: Extension with 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: 864.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 102,439.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies depending on
activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 278,904.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion; One-time; and Monthly.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour 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.
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. 2024-28950 Filed 12-9-24; 8:45 am]
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