[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58945-58946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22094]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-310-1310-01-PB-241A and OMB Control 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 February 7, 2003, BLM published a notice 
in the Federal Register (68 FR 6505) requesting comments on the 
collection. The comment period closed on April 8, 2003. BLM received 
one comment. 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 requirements should be directed within 30 days to 
the Office of Management and Budget, Interior Department Desk Officer 
(1004-0034), at OMB-OIRA via facsimile to (202) 395-6566 or e-mail to 
[email protected]. Please provide a copy of your comments to the 
BLM 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 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.
    Estimated Completion Time: 30 minutes each form.
    Annual Responses: 60,000.
    Filing Fee Per Response: $25 for oil and gas and $50 for 
geothermal.
    Annual Burden Hours: 30,000.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Ian Senio, (202) 452-5033.


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    Dated: September 24, 2004.
Ian Senio,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-22094 Filed 9-30-04; 8:45 am]
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