[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 5180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2164]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-310-1310-PB-24 IA]


OMB Control Number 1004-0136, 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 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On February 5, 2003, the BLM published a 
notice in the Federal Register (68 FR 5914) requesting comment on this 
information collection. The comment period ended on April 7, 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 (1004-0136), 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: Requirements for Operating Rights Owners and Operators (43 
CFR 3162).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0136.
    Bureau Form Number(s): 3160-3.
    Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) collects and uses the 
information from oil and gas operators to approve proposed drilling 
operations.
    Frequency: Occasional.
    Description of Respondents: Operating rights owners and operators.
    Estimated Completion Time: 30 minutes.
    Annual Responses: 5,000.
    Application Fee Per Response: 0.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,800.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael Schwartz, (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: January 22, 2004.
Michael H. Schwartz,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-2164 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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