[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5178-5179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2162]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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


OMB Control Number 1004-0134, Information Collection Submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has sent a request to extend 
the current information collection to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44

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U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On February 10, 2003, the BLM published a notice 
in the Federal Register (68 FR 6759) requesting comment on this 
information collection. The comment period ended on April 11, 2003. BLM 
received no comments. You may obtain copies of the collection of 
information and related forms and explanatory material by contacting 
the BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer at the telephone 
number listed below.
    The OMB must respond to this request within 60 days but may respond 
after 30 days. For maximum consideration your comments and suggestions 
on the requirements should be directed within 30 days to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Interior Department Desk Officer (1004-0134), at 
OMB-OIRA via facsimile to (202) 395-6566 or e-mail to [email protected]. Please provide a copy of your comments to the 
Bureau Information Collection Clearance Officer (WO-630), Bureau of 
Land Management, Eastern States Office, 7450 Boston Blvd., Springfield, 
Virginia 22153.
    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 BLM, 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 we collect; 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 forms of information technology.
    Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations Nonform Information (43 CFR 
3160).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0134.
    Bureau Form Number(s): 0.
    Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) collects and uses the 
information from Federal and Indian (except Osage) oil and gas 
operators and operating rights owners to approve proposed operations 
and monitor compliance with granted approvals.
    Frequency: Occasional and nonrecurring.
    Description of Respondents: Operators and operating rights owners 
of oil and gas leases.
    Estimated Completion Time:

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                                                                     Hours per         Total       Total burden
  Information collection (43 CFR)            Requirement             response       respondents        hours
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3162.3-1(a).......................  Well-Spacing Program........            0.5              150              75
3162.3-1(e).......................  Drilling Plans..............            8              2,875          23,000
3162.6............................  Well Markers................            0.5              300             150
3162.5-2(b).......................  Direction Drilling..........            1                165             165
3162.4-2(a).......................  Drilling Tests, Logs,                   1                330             330
                                     Surveys.
3162.3-4(a).......................  Plug and Abandon for Water              1.5            1,200           1,800
                                     Injection.
3162.3-4(b).......................  Plug and Abandon for Water              1.5            1,200           1,800
                                     Source.
3162.7-1(d).......................  Additional Gas Flaring......            1                400             400
3162.5-1(c).......................  Report of Spills,                       2                200             400
                                     Discharges, or Other
                                     Undesirable Events.
3162.5-1(b).......................  Disposal of Produced Water..            2              1,500           3,000
3162.5-1(d).......................  Contingency Plan............           16                 50             800
3162.4-1(a) and 3162.7-5(d)(1)....  Schematic/Facility Diagrams.            4              2,350           9,400
3162.7-1(b).......................  Approval and Reporting of               0.5              520             260
                                     Oil in Pits.
3164.1 (Order No. 3)..............  Prepare Run Tickets.........            0.2           90,000          18,000
3162.7-5(b).......................  Records on Seals............            0.2           90,000          18,000
3165.1(a).........................  Application for Suspension..            8                100             800
3165.3(b).........................  State Director Review.......           16                100           1,600
3162.7-5(c).......................  Site Security...............            7              2,415          16,904
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    Totals........................  ............................  ..............         193,855          96,885
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    Annual Responses: 193,855.
    Application Fee Per Response: 0.
    Annual Burden Hours: 96,885.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael Schwartz, (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: January 14, 2004.
Michael H. Schwartz,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-2162 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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