[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50775-50776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20244]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LL WO31000-L13100000.PP0000-24-1A]


Extension of Approval of Information Collection, OMB Control 
Number 1004-0196

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing its intention to request 
approval to continue the collection of information from operators and 
operating rights owners in the National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska 
(NPRA). This information collection activity was previously approved by 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and was assigned control 
number 1004-0196.

DATES: Submit comments on the proposed information collection by 
October 18, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to U.S. Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, Mail Stop 401- LS, 1849 C St., NW., 
Washington, DC 20240. Comments may also be submitted by fax to Jean 
Sonneman at 202-912-7102 or electronically to [email protected]. 
Please indicate ``Attention: 1004-0196'' regardless of the form of 
comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection request, contact Barbara Gamble, Division of Fluid Minerals, 
at 202-912-7148. Persons who use a telecommunication device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339, to leave a message for Ms. Gamble.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 
implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521, require that interested members of the public and affected 
agencies be given an opportunity to comment on information collection 
and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)). 
This notice identifies an information collection that the BLM will be 
submitting to OMB for approval. The Paperwork Reduction Act provides 
that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB 
approves a collection of information, you are not obligated to respond.
    The BLM will request a 3-year term of approval for this information 
collection activity. Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the 
collection of information for the performance of the functions of the 
agency; (2) the accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; 
and (4) ways to minimize the information collection burden on 
respondents, such as use of automated means of collection of the 
information. A summary of the public comments will accompany our 
submission of the information collection requests to OMB.
    The following information is provided for the information 
collection:
    Title: Oil and Gas Leasing: National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska (43 
CFR Part 3130).
    Forms: There are no forms associated with control number 1004-0196.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0196.
    Abstract:
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: There are 3 
operators and owners of operating rights on the NPRA. The information 
required by 43 CFR part 3130 covers a range of activities, and a 
specific operator or owner of operating rights might not be required to 
provide information each year. While the BLM does not necessarily 
receive each type of information every year, one response annually is 
estimated for each of the 20 aspects of this information collection in 
order to analyze the burdens.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The 
estimated annual burden for this collection is 217.5 hours. The 
following chart details the individual components and respective hour 
burden estimates of this information collection request:

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                                                                     Hours per       Number of     Total burden
    Information collection (43 CFR)            Requirement           response       respondents        hours
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3133.4................................  Royalty Reduction.......           16                  1           16
3135.3................................  Suspension of operations            4                  1            4
3135.6................................  Notification of                     0.25               1            0.25
                                         operations.
3137.23...............................  Unit designation........           80                  1           80
3137.25...............................  Notification of unit                1                  1            1
                                         approval.
3137.52...............................  Certification for                   4                  1            4
                                         modification.
3137.60...............................  Acceptable bonding......            0.5                1            0.5
3137.61...............................  Change of unit operator.            0.75               1            0.75
3137.70...............................  Certification of unit               2                  1            2
                                         obligation.
3137.71...............................  Certification of                    2                  1            2
                                         continuing development.
3137.84...............................  Productivity for a PA...           12                  1           12
3137.87...............................  Unleased tracts.........            3                  1            3
3137.88...............................  Notification of                     0.5                1            0.5
                                         productivity.
3137.91...............................  Notification of                     0.5                1            0.5
                                         productivity for non-
                                         unit well.
3137.92...............................  Production information..            1                  1            1
3137.111..............................  Lease extension.........            3                  1            3

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3137.112..............................  Inability to conduct                2                  1            2
                                         operations activities.
3137.130..............................  Unit termination........            1                  1            1
3137.135..............................  Impact mitigation.......            4                  1            4
3138.11...............................  Storage agreement.......           80                  1           80
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    Totals............................  ........................  ..............              20          217.5
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    Before including your address, telephone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that 
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask in your 
comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying 
information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Jean Sonneman,
 Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land 
Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-20244 Filed 8-16-10; 8:45 am]
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