[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38829-38831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16357]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO320000L1320000.PP; OMB Control Number 1004-0132]


Renewal of Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

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 renewal of OMB Control Number 1004-0132 under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. This control number includes paperwork 
requirements in 43 CFR parts 3200 and 3280, which cover management of 
Federal geothermal resources.

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 August 5, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1004-0132), 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: Bureau Information Collection 
Clearance Officer (WO-630), Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, 
NW., Mail Stop 401 LS,

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Washington, DC 20240. Please send a copy of your comments by electronic 
mail to [email protected] or by fax to Jean Sonneman at 202-912-
7102.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Barbara Gamble at 202-
912-7148. Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) on 1-800-877-
8339, to contact Ms. Gamble. You may also contact Ms. Gamble to obtain 
a copy, at no cost, of the regulations and forms that require this 
collection of information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following information is provided for 
the information collection:
    Title: Geothermal Resource Leasing and Geothermal Resources Unit 
Agreements (43 CFR parts 3200 and 3280).
    Forms:
     Form 3200-9, Notice of Intent to Conduct Geothermal 
Resource Exploration Operations;
     Form 3203-1, Nomination of Lands for Competitive 
Geothermal Leasing;
     Form 3260-2, Geothermal Drilling Permit;
     Form 3260-3, Geothermal Sundry Notice;
     Form 3260-4, Geothermal Well Completion Report; and
     Form 3260-5, Monthly Report of Geothermal Operations.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0132.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Various statutes (such as 30 U.S.C. 1001--1028) authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to issue leases for the development and 
utilization of geothermal resources. The BLM implements these statutory 
authorities in accordance with regulations at 43 CFR parts 3200 and 
3280. The information collected under these regulations enables the BLM 
to make decisions regarding geothermal leases and unit agreements. It 
also enables the BLM to monitor compliance with the terms and 
conditions of leases and unit agreements. Responses are required to 
obtain or maintain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion for all aspects of this 
information collection except 43 CFR subpart 3276, Monthly Report of 
Geothermal Operations.
    Annual Burden Hours: 5,404 hours.
    Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $72,810 for document processing fees 
associated with some of these information collection requirements.
    The following table details the individual components and 
respective hour burden estimates of this information collection 
request:

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                                                                     Number of       Hours per
                        Type of response                             responses       response       Total hours
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A                                                                              B               C               D
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43 CFR subpart 3202; Lessee Qualifications......................              75               1              75
43 CFR subpart 3203; Nomination of Lands for Competitive                      80               1              80
 Leasing; Form 3203-1...........................................
43 CFR subpart 3204; Noncompetitive Leasing Other Than Direct                 50               4             200
 Use Leases.....................................................
43 CFR subpart 3205; Direct Use Leasing.........................              10              10             100
43 CFR subpart 3206; Lease Issuance.............................             155               1             155
43 CFR subpart 3207; Lease Terms and Extensions.................              50               1              50
43 CFR subpart 3210; Lease Consolidation........................              50               1              50
43 CFR subpart 3212; Lease Suspensions and Royalty Rate                       10              40             400
 Reductions.....................................................
43 CFR subpart 3213; Lease Relinquishment, Termination,                       10              40             400
 Cancellation, and Reinstatement................................
43 CFR subpart 3217; Cooperative Agreements.....................              10              40             400
43 CFR subpart 3251; Notice of Intent to Conduct Geothermal                   12               8              96
 Exploration Activities; Form 3200-9............................
43 CFR subpart 3252; Geothermal Sundry Notice; Form 3260-3......             100               8             800
43 CFR subpart 3253; Reports: Exploration Operations............              12               8              96
43 CFR subpart 3256; Exploration Operations Relief and Appeals..              10               8              80
43 CFR subpart 3261; Geothermal Drilling Permit; Form 3260-2....              60               8             480
43 CFR subpart 3264; Geothermal Well Completion Report; Form                  12              10             120
 3260-4.........................................................
43 CFR subpart 3272; Utilization Plans and Facility Construction              10              10             100
 Permits........................................................
43 CFR subpart 3273; Site License Application...................              10              10             100
43 CFR subpart 3273; Assignment or Transfer of a Site License...              22               1              22
43 CFR subpart 3274; Commercial Use Permit......................              10              10             100
43 CFR subpart 3276; Monthly Report of Geothermal Operations;                120              10           1,200
 Form 3260-5....................................................
43 CFR subpart 3281; Unit Agreements............................              10              10             100
43 CFR subpart 3282; Participating Area.........................              10              10             100
43 CFR subpart 3283; Unit Agreement Modifications...............              10              10             100
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    Totals......................................................             908  ..............           5,404
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    60-Day Notice: As required in 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the BLM published 
the 60-day notice in the Federal Register on February 3, 2010 (75 FR 
5623) soliciting comments from the public and other interested parties. 
The comment period closed on April 5, 2010. The BLM did not receive any 
comments from the public in response to this notice, and did not 
receive any unsolicited comments from respondents.
    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 collecting 
the information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
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 1004-0132 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

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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,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-16357 Filed 7-2-10; 8:45 am]
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