[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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