[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8565-8566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4056]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LL WO31000-L13100000.PP0000-09-24-1A; OMB Control Number 1004-0162]


Information Collection; Oil and Gas Geophysical Exploration 
Operations

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for a 3-year extension of OMB Control Number 1004-0162 under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. The respondents are required to provide 
certain information in order to conduct oil and gas geophysical 
exploration operations on lands managed by BLM or by the U.S. Forest 
Service.

DATES: The OMB is required to respond to this information collection 
request within 60 days but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, 
written comments should be received on or before March 27, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB  1004-0162), Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
fax 202-395-6566, or by electronic mail at [email protected].
    Please mail or hand-carry a copy of your comments to: BLM 
Information Collection Clearance Officer (WO-630), Department of the 
Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 401 LS, Washington, DC 20240.
    You may also send a copy of your comments by electronic mail to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Gamble, Division of Fluid 
Minerals, at 202-452-0338 (Commercial or FTS).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 60-Day Notice: On September 9, 2008, the BLM 
published a 60-day notice (73 FR 52409) requesting comments on the 
proposed information collection. The comment period ended November 10, 
2008. One comment was received. The comment did not address, and was 
not germane to, this information collection; rather, it was a general 
invective about the Department of the Interior, the BLM, the oil and 
gas industry, and Washington politicians. Therefore, we have no 
response to the comment.
    Title: Oil and Gas Geophysical Exploration Operations (43 CFR part 
3150).
    OMB Number: 1004-0162.
    Form Numbers: BLM 3150-4/FS 2800-16; BLM 3150-5/FS 2800-16a.
    Abstract: The information that is supplied allows the BLM and the 
U.S. Forest Service to determine that geophysical exploration 
operations are conducted in a manner consistent with statutes, 
regulations, land use plans, and environmental documents prepared under 
the National Environmental Policy Act.
    Current Action: This proposal is being submitted to extend the 
expiration date of February 28, 2009.
    Type of Review: 3-year extension.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,253.
    Estimated Time per Response: BLM 3150-4/FS 2800-16, 1 hour; BLM 
3150-5/FS 2800-16a, 20 minutes; Nonform data, 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 836.
    The BLM requests comments on the following subjects: (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 the BLM's estimate of the burden of the 
information collection, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; (3) The quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; and (4) How 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.


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    Dated: February 20, 2009.
Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Acting Information Collection Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-4056 Filed 2-24-09; 8:45 am]
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