[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 45324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21648]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-310-1310-01-PB-24 1A]


OMB Approval Number 1004-0034 Information Collection Submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget 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 for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On December 22, 2000, BLM published a notice 
in the Federal Register (65 FR 8095) requesting comments on the 
collection. The comment period ended February 20, 2001. BLM received no 
comments from the public in response to that notice. You may obtain 
copies of the proposed collection of information and related 
explanatory material by contacting the BLM Information Collection 
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 (1004-0034), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Washington, DC 20503. Please provide a copy of your comments to the BLM 
Information Collection Clearance Officer (WO-630) 1849 C St., NW, Mail 
Stop 401 LS, Washington, DC 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 agency, including whether the information 
will have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of our estimates of the information collection 
burden, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions we 
use;
    3. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; and
    4. Ways to minimize the information collection burden 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.
    Title: Oil and Gas Lease Transfers by Assignment of Record Title or 
Operating Rights (Sublease) (43 CFR 3106, 3135, 3216).
    OMB Approval number: 1004-0034.
    Abstract: Respondents supply information on these forms (3000-3 and 
3000-3a) to assign/transfer an interest in an oil and gas or geothermal 
lease.
    Form numbers: 3000-3 and 3000-3a.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Description of respondents: Individuals, small businesses, large 
corporations.
    Estimate completion time: 30 minutes each form.
    Annual response: 60,000.
    Filing fee per response: $50.
    Annual burden hours: 30,000.
    Bureau clearance officer: Michael Schwartz (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: August 3, 2001.
Michael H. Schwartz,
BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-21648 Filed 8-27-01; 8:45 am]
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