[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50775-50776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20244]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LL WO31000-L13100000.PP0000-24-1A]
Extension of Approval of Information Collection, OMB Control
Number 1004-0196
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing its intention to request
approval to continue the collection of information from operators and
operating rights owners in the National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska
(NPRA). This information collection activity was previously approved by
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and was assigned control
number 1004-0196.
DATES: Submit comments on the proposed information collection by
October 18, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Mail Stop 401- LS, 1849 C St., NW.,
Washington, DC 20240. Comments may also be submitted by fax to Jean
Sonneman at 202-912-7102 or electronically to [email protected].
Please indicate ``Attention: 1004-0196'' regardless of the form of
comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information
collection request, contact Barbara Gamble, Division of Fluid Minerals,
at 202-912-7148. Persons who use a telecommunication device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339, to leave a message for Ms. Gamble.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521, require that interested members of the public and affected
agencies be given an opportunity to comment on information collection
and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)).
This notice identifies an information collection that the BLM will be
submitting to OMB for approval. The Paperwork Reduction Act provides
that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB
approves a collection of information, you are not obligated to respond.
The BLM will request a 3-year term of approval for this information
collection activity. Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the
collection of information for the performance of the functions of the
agency; (2) the accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the information collection burden on
respondents, such as use of automated means of collection of the
information. A summary of the public comments will accompany our
submission of the information collection requests to OMB.
The following information is provided for the information
collection:
Title: Oil and Gas Leasing: National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska (43
CFR Part 3130).
Forms: There are no forms associated with control number 1004-0196.
OMB Control Number: 1004-0196.
Abstract:
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: There are 3
operators and owners of operating rights on the NPRA. The information
required by 43 CFR part 3130 covers a range of activities, and a
specific operator or owner of operating rights might not be required to
provide information each year. While the BLM does not necessarily
receive each type of information every year, one response annually is
estimated for each of the 20 aspects of this information collection in
order to analyze the burdens.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
estimated annual burden for this collection is 217.5 hours. The
following chart details the individual components and respective hour
burden estimates of this information collection request:
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Hours per Number of Total burden
Information collection (43 CFR) Requirement response respondents hours
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3133.4................................ Royalty Reduction....... 16 1 16
3135.3................................ Suspension of operations 4 1 4
3135.6................................ Notification of 0.25 1 0.25
operations.
3137.23............................... Unit designation........ 80 1 80
3137.25............................... Notification of unit 1 1 1
approval.
3137.52............................... Certification for 4 1 4
modification.
3137.60............................... Acceptable bonding...... 0.5 1 0.5
3137.61............................... Change of unit operator. 0.75 1 0.75
3137.70............................... Certification of unit 2 1 2
obligation.
3137.71............................... Certification of 2 1 2
continuing development.
3137.84............................... Productivity for a PA... 12 1 12
3137.87............................... Unleased tracts......... 3 1 3
3137.88............................... Notification of 0.5 1 0.5
productivity.
3137.91............................... Notification of 0.5 1 0.5
productivity for non-
unit well.
3137.92............................... Production information.. 1 1 1
3137.111.............................. Lease extension......... 3 1 3
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3137.112.............................. Inability to conduct 2 1 2
operations activities.
3137.130.............................. Unit termination........ 1 1 1
3137.135.............................. Impact mitigation....... 4 1 4
3138.11............................... Storage agreement....... 80 1 80
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Totals............................ ........................ .............. 20 217.5
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Before including your address, telephone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask in your
comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying
information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Jean Sonneman,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land
Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-20244 Filed 8-16-10; 8:45 am]
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