[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75950-75951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30892]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WO-310-1310-01-24 1A-PB]
OMB Approval Number 1004-0134; Information Collection Submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted the proposed
collection of information listed below to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3501 et seq.). On August 22, 2000, the
BLM published a notice in the Federal Register (65 FR 51019) requesting
comments on the collection. The comment period ended October 23, 2000.
No comments were received. Copies of the proposed collection of
information and related forms and explanatory material may be obtained
by contacting the BLM Clearance Officer at the telephone number listed
below.
OMB is required to respond to this request within 60 days but may
respond after 30 days. For maximum consideration your comments and
suggestions on the requirement should be made within 30 days directly
to the Office of Management and Budget, Interior Department Desk
Officer (1004-0134), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Washington, D.C., 20503. Please provide a copy of your comments to the
Bureau Clearance Officer (WO-630), 1849 C St., N.W., Mail Stop 401 LS,
Washington, D.C. 20240.
Nature of Comments: We specifically request your comments on the
following:
1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper functioning of the Bureau of Land Management, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
2. The accuracy of BLM's estimate of the burden of collecting the
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used;
3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. How to minimize the burden of collecting the information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations Nonform Items (as required by
43 CFR 3160).
OMB Approval Number: 1004-0134.
Abstract: Federal and Indian (except Osage) oil and gas operators
and operating rights owners are required to retain and/or provide data
so that proposed operations may be approved or compliance with granted
approvals may be monitored.
Bureau Form Numbers: None.
Frequency: On occasion and nonrecurring.
Description of Respondents: Operators and operating rights owners
of Federal and Indian (except Osage) oil and gas leases.
Estimated Completion Time:
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Information collection (43 Hours per
CFR) Requirement response Burden hours Respondents
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3162.3-1(a).................... Well-Spacing Program... .5 75 150
3162.3-1(e).................... Drilling Plans......... 8 23,000 2,875
3162.6......................... Well Markers........... .5 150 300
3162.5-2(b).................... Direction Drilling..... 1 165 165 or 5% of wells
3162.4-2(a).................... Drilling Tests, Logs, 1 330 330 or 10% of wells
Surveys.
3162.3-4(a).................... Plug and Abandon for 1.5 1,800 1,200
Water Injection.
3162.3-4(b).................... Plug and Abandon for 1.5 1,800 1,200
Water Source.
3162.7-1(d).................... Additional Gas Flaring. 1 400 400
3162.5-1(c).................... Report of Spills, 2 400 200
Discharges, or Other
Undesirable Events.
3162.5-1(b).................... Disposal of Produced 2 3,000 1,500
Water.
3162.5-1(d).................... Contingency Plan....... 16 800 50
3162.4-1(a) and 3162.7-5(d)(1). Schematic/Facility 4 9,400 2,350
Diagrams.
3162.7-1(b).................... Approval and Reporting .5 260 520
of Oil in Pits.
3164.1 (Order No. 3)........... Prepare Run Tickets.... .2 18,000 90,000
3162.7-5(b).................... Records on Seals....... .2 18,000 90,000
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3165.1(a)...................... Application for 8 800 100
Suspension.
3165.3(b)...................... State Director Review.. 16 1,600 100
3162.7-5(c).................... Site Security.......... 7 16,905 2,415
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Totals..................... ..................... 96,885 193,855
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Annual Responses: 193,855.
Annual Burden Hours: 96,885.
Filing Fee Per Response: 0.
Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael Schwartz, (202) 452-5033.
Dated: November 14, 2000.
Michael Schwartz,
BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-30892 Filed 12-4-00; 8:45 am]
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