[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 204 (Monday, October 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62120-62121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8826]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-310-1310-01-PB-24 1A; OMB Control Number 1004-0074]


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will submit 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 April 21, 2005, BLM published a notice in 
the Federal Register (70 FR 20764) requesting comments on the 
collection. The comment period closed on June 20, 2005. BLM received no 
comments. 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 
(1004-0074), at OMB-OIRA via facsimile to (202) 395-6566 or e-mail to 
[email protected]. Please provide a copy of your comments to the 
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Mail Stop 
401LS, 1849 C Street, NW., Attention: Bureau Information Collection 
Clearance Officer (WO-630), 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 and Geothermal Resources Leasing (43 CFR parts 
3100 and 3200).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0074.
    Abstract: BLM uses the information to process bids and approve 
geothermal exploration operations.
    Form Numbers: 3000-2 and 3200-9.
    Frequency: On occasion.

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    Description of Respondents: Individuals, small businesses, large 
corporations.
    Estimated Completion Time: 10 minutes for 3000-2 and 2 hours for 
3200-9.
    Annual Responses: 2,128 (2,116 for form 3000-2 and 12 for form 
3200-9).
    Filing Fee Per Response: 0.
    Annual Burden Hours: 377.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Ted Hudson, (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: October 18, 2006.
Ted R. Hudson,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-8826 Filed 10-20-06; 8:45 am]
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