[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 19236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9631]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LL WO31000-L13100000.PP0000-24-1A; OMB Control Number 1004-0034]


Information Collection; Transfer of Interest in a Lease for Oil 
and Gas or Geothermal Resources

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 1004-0034 under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. The respondents are persons who wish to 
transfer an interest in an oil and gas or geothermal lease under the 
terms of mineral leasing laws.

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 May 28, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1004-0034), Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
fax 202-395-5806, or by electronic mail at [email protected].
    Please mail 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:
    Title: Oil and Gas Lease Transfers by Assignment or Operating 
Rights (Sublease).
    OMB Number: 1004-0034.
    Form Numbers: 3000-3; 3000-3a.
    Abstract: The BLM uses Form 3000-3 to process transfers of interest 
in oil and gas or geothermal leases by assignment of record title 
interest. The BLM uses Form 3000-3a to process transfers of operating 
rights (subleases) in oil and gas or geothermal leases. The information 
collected enables the BLM to identify the interest that is proposed to 
be assigned or transferred, to determine whether the proposed assignee 
or transferee is qualified to obtain the interest sought, and to ensure 
that the proposed assignee or transferee does not exceed statutory 
acreage limitations.
    60-Day Notice: On November 20, 2008, the BLM published a 60-day 
notice (73 FR 70362) requesting comments on the proposed information 
collection. The comment period ended January 20, 2009. No comments were 
received.
    Current Action: This proposal is being submitted to extend the 
expiration date of April 30, 2009.
    Type of Review: 3-year extension.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit entities.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 60,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3000-3, 30 minutes; 3000-3a, 30 
minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30,000.
    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. Please send 
comments to the addresses listed under ADDRESSES. Please refer to OMB 
control number 1004-0034 in your correspondence. Before including your 
address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying 
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire 
comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made 
publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to 
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Acting Information Collection Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-9631 Filed 4-27-09; 8:45 am]
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