[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68780-68782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28750]


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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: 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 1004-0201, which 
pertains to management of oil shale on public lands.

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 December 7, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1004-0201), Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
fax (202) 395-5806, or by electronic mail at [email protected]. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to the BLM. You may do so via 
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: Jean Sonneman at fax number (202) 245-0050.
    Electronic mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mavis Love at (307) 775-6258. Persons 
who use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-(800) 877-8339, to contact Ms. 
Love. You may also review the information collection request online at 
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521) and OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 provide 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. 44 U.S.C. 3506 and 3507. 
In order to obtain or renew an OMB control number, Federal agencies are 
required to seek public comment on information collection and 
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)).
    As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the BLM published a 60-day notice 
in the Federal Register on July 26, 2011 (76 FR 44600), soliciting 
comments from the public and other interested parties. The comment 
period closed on September 26, 2011. The BLM received no comments. The 
BLM now 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 as directed under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please 
refer to OMB control number 1004-0201 in your correspondence. Before 
including your address, phone number, email 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.
    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

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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 1,795 hours annually. The following table details the individual 
components and respective hour burdens of this information collection 
request:

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                                                              B. Number of      C. Hours per     D. Total hours
                    A. Type of response                         responses         response           (B x C)
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Application for Waiver, Suspension, or Reduction of Rental                 1                 1                 1
 or Payment In Lieu of Production; Application for
 Reduction in Royalty; or Application for Waiver of
 Royalty..................................................
43 CFR 3903.54(b).........................................
Bonding Requirements......................................                 1                 1                 1
43 CFR subpart 3904.......................................
Application for an Exploration License....................                 1                24                24
43 CFR 3910.31(a) through (e).............................
Notice Seeking Participation in an Exploration License....                 1                 1                 1
43 CFR 3910.31(f).........................................
Data Obtained Under an Exploration License................                 1                 8                 8
43 CFR 3910.44............................................
Response to Call for Expression of Leasing Interest.......                 1                 4                 4
43 CFR 3921.30............................................
Application for a Lease--Individuals......................                 1               308               308
43 CFR 3902.23, 3922.20, and 3922.30......................
Application for a Lease--Associations.....................                 1               308               308
43 CFR 3902.24, 3922.20, and 3922.30......................
Application for a Lease--Corporations.....................                 1               308               308
43 CFR 3902.25, 3922.20, and 3922.30......................
Sealed Bid................................................                 1                 8                 8
43 CFR 3924.10............................................
Application to Convert Research, Development, and                          1               308               308
 Demonstration Lease to Commercial Lease..................
43 CFR 3926.10(c).........................................
Drill and Geophysical Logs................................                 1                19                19
43 CFR 3930.11(b).........................................
New Geologic Information..................................                 1                19                19
43 CFR 3930.20(b).........................................
Plan of Development.......................................                 1               308               308
43 CFR 3931.11............................................
Application for Suspension of Lease Operations and                         1                24                24
 Production...............................................
43 CFR 3931.30............................................
Exploration Plan..........................................                 1                24                24
43 CFR 3931.41............................................
Modification of Approved Exploration Plan or Plan of                       1                24                24
 Development..............................................
43 CFR 3931.50............................................
Production Maps and Production Reports....................                 1                16                16
43 CFR 3931.70............................................
Records of Core or Test Hole Samples and Cuttings.........                 1                16                16
43 CFR 3931.80............................................
Application for Modification of Lease Size................                 1                12                12
43 CFR 3932.10, 3930.20, and 3932.30......................
Request for Approval of Assignment of Record Title or                      2                10                20
 Sublease or Notice of Overriding Royalty Interest
 Assignment...............................................
43 CFR Subpart 3933.......................................
Relinquishment of Lease or Exploration License............                 1                18                18
43 CFR 3934.10............................................
Production and Sale Records...............................                 1                16                16
43 CFR 3935.10............................................
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    Totals................................................                24  ................             1,795
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    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
Fixed fees in the amount of $420 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. 2011-28750 Filed 11-4-11; 8:45 am]
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