[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44600-44602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18840]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Renewal of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 
1004-0201

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

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announces its intention to request that the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) renew OMB Control Number 1004-0201 for the paperwork 
requirements in 43 CFR parts 3900, 3910, 3920, and 3930, which pertain 
to management of oil shale.

DATES: Please submit your comments to the BLM at one of the addresses 
below on or before September 26, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, fax, or electronic mail.
    Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
1849 C Street, NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: Jean Sonneman, Washington, 
DC 20240.
    Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202-912-7181.
    Electronic mail: [email protected].
    Please indicate ``Attn: 1004-0201'' regardless of the form of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vince Vogt at 202-912-7125. Persons 
who use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339, to contact 
Mr. Vogt.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 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 provided an opportunity to comment on information 
collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 
1320.12(a)). 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.
    This notice identifies information collections that are contained 
in 43 CFR Parts 3900, 3910, 3920, and 3930. The BLM will request that 
the OMB renew its approval of this information collection activity for 
a 3-year term. 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 the BLM's submission of the 
information collection requests to OMB.
    All comments will become a matter of public record. 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.
    The following information is provided for the information 
collection:
    Title: Oil Shale Management (43 CFR Parts 3900, 3910, 3920, and 
3930).
    Form: Under 43 CFR 3904.12, bonds must be filed on an approved BLM 
form. However, the BLM has not yet developed the form because this 
information collection has not yet been activated.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0201.
    Abstract: Section 369 of the Energy Policy Act (codified at 42 
U.S.C. 15927 and amendments to 30 U.S.C. 241) authorizes the BLM to 
collect information from applicants for oil shale leases, oil shale 
lessees, and operators. This collection enables the BLM to:
    (1) Learn the extent and qualities of the public oil shale 
resource;
    (2) Evaluate the environmental impacts of oil shale leasing and 
development;
    (3) Determine the qualifications of prospective lessees to acquire 
and hold Federal oil shale leases;
    (4) Administer statutes applicable to oil shale mining, production, 
resource recovery and protection, operations under oil shale leases, 
and exploration under leases and licenses;
    (5) Ensure lessee compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, 
and lease terms and conditions; and
    (6) Ensure that accurate records are kept of all Federal oil shale 
produced.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Applicants for oil shale leases, oil 
shale lessees, and operators.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 24 responses 
and 1801 hours annually. The following table details the individual 
components and respective hour burdens of this information collection 
request:

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                                                                     Number of       Hours per    Total time  (B
                        Type of  response                            responses       response          x C)
A.                                                                            B.              C.              D.
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Application for waiver, suspension, or reduction of rental or                  1              40              40
 payment in lieu of production; application for reduction in
 rate of royalty; or application for waiver of royalty 43 CFR
 3903.54(b))....................................................
Bonding requirements 43 CFR subpart 3904 Form 3904.12...........               1               1               1
Individual lease, exploration license, and reclamation bonds                   1               1               1
 Sec.   3904.14(c)(1))..........................................
Application for an exploration license, Sec.   3910.31(a)                      1              24              24
 through (e)....................................................
Notice seeking participation in an exploration license, Sec.                   1               1               1
 43 CFR 3910.31(f)..............................................
Collection and submission of data obtained under an exploration                1               8               8
 license, Sec.   3910.44........................................
Response to call for expression of leasing interest, Sec.                      1               4               4
 3921.30........................................................
Application for a lease--Individuals, Sec.  Sec.   3902.23,                    1             300             300
 3922.20, and 3922.30...........................................
Application for a lease--Associations, Sec.  Sec.   3902.24,                   1             300             300
 3922.20, and 3922.30...........................................
Application for a lease--Corporations, Sec.  Sec.   3902.25,                   1             300             300
 3922.20, and 3922.30...........................................
Sealed bid, Sec.   3924.10......................................               1               8               8
Application to convert research, development, and demonstration                1             308             308
 lease to commercial lease, Sec.   3926.10(c)...................
Drill and geophysical logs Sec.   3930.11(b)....................               1              19              19
New geologic information, Sec.   3930.20(b).....................               1              19              19
Plan of development, Sec.   3931.11.............................               1             308             308
Application for suspension of lease operations and production,                 1              24              24
 Sec.   3931.30.................................................
Exploration plan, Sec.   3931.41................................               1              24              24
Modification of approved exploration plan or plan of                           1              24              24
 development, Sec.   3931.50....................................
Production maps and production reports, Sec.   3931.70..........               1              16              16

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Records of core or test holes, Sec.   3931.80...................               1              16              16
Application for modification of lease size, Sec.  Sec.                         1              12              12
 3932.10(b) and 3932.30(c)......................................
Assignment or sublease, Sec.   3933.31..........................               1              10              10
Relinquishment Sec.   3934.10...................................               1              18              18
Production and sale records, Sec.   3935.10.....................               1              16              16
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    Totals......................................................              24  ..............            1801
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    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
Fixed fees in the amount of $355 and case-by-case cost-recovery fees in 
the amount of $526,177.

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-18840 Filed 7-25-11; 8:45 am]
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