[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45216-45218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18358]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLAK930000.L13100000.FF0000.241A]


Renewal of Approved Information Collection

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, the Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM) invites public comments on, and plans to request 
approval to continue, the collection of information from applicants for 
oil shale leases, oil shale lessees, and oil shale operators. The 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has assigned control

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number 1004-0201 to this information collection.

DATES: Please submit comments on the proposed information collection by 
October 3, 2014.

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 202-245-0050. Electronic mail: [email protected]. Please indicate ``Attn: 1004-0201'' regardless of the 
form of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Linda Ponticelli at 202-912-7115. 
Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message 
for Ms. Ponticelli.

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 plans to 
submit to the 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 the 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 the OMB.
    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).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0201.
    Summary: This control number applies to the exploration, 
development, and utilization of oil shale resources on BLM-managed 
public lands. Currently, the only oil shale leases issued by the BLM 
are for research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) leases. 
However, the BLM has issued a regulatory framework for both RD&D leases 
and commercial leases.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Forms: None.
    Description of Respondents: Applicants for oil shale leases, oil 
shale lessees, and oil shale operators.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 24.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,795.
    Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs: $526,622.
    The estimated burdens are itemized in the following table:

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                               A.                                       B.              C.              D.
Type of response                                                       Number of       Hours per      Total time
                                                                       responses        response     (column B x
                                                                                                       column C)
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Application for Waiver, Suspension, or Reduction of Rental or                  1               1               1
 Payment In Lieu of Production; Application for Reduction in
 Royalty; or Application for Waiver of Royalty. 43 CFR
 3903.54(b).....................................................
Bonding Requirements. 43 CFR Subpart 3904.......................               1               1               1
Application for an Exploration License. 43 CFR 3910.31(a)                      1              24              24
 through (e)....................................................
Notice Seeking Participation in an Exploration License. 43 CFR                 1               1               1
 3910.31(f).....................................................
Data Obtained Under an Exploration License. 43 CFR 3910.44......               1               8               8
Response to Call for Expression of Leasing Interest. 43 CFR                    1               4               4
 3921.30........................................................
Application for a Lease--Individuals. 43 CFR 3902.23, 3922.20,                 1             308             308
 and 3922.30....................................................
Application for a Lease--Associations. 43 CFR 3902.24, 3922.20,                1             308             308
 and 3922.30....................................................
Application for a Lease--Corporations. 43 CFR 3902.25, 3922.20,                1             308             308
 and 3922.30....................................................
Sealed Bid. 43 CFR 3924.10......................................               1               8               8
Application to Convert Research, Development, and Demonstration                1             308             308
 Lease to Commercial Lease. 43 CFR 3926.10(c)...................
Drill and Geophysical Logs. 43 CFR 3930.11(b)...................               1              19              19
New Geologic Information. 43 CFR 3930.20(b).....................               1              19              19
Plan of Development. 43 CFR 3931.11.............................               1             308             308
Application for Suspension of Lease Operations and Production.                 1              24              24
 43 CRR 3931.30.................................................
Exploration Plan. 43 CFR 3931.41................................               1              24              24
Modification of Approved Exploration Plan or Plan of                           1              24              24
 Development. 43 CFR 3931.50....................................
Production Maps and Production Reports. 43 CFR 3931.70..........               1              16              16
Records of Core or Test Hole Samples and Cuttings. 43 CFR                      1              16              16
 3931.80........................................................
Application for Modification of Lease Size. 43 CFR 3932.10,                    1              12              12
 3930.20, and 3932.30...........................................
Request for Approval of Assignment of Record Title or Sublease                 2              10              20
 or Notice of Overriding Royalty Interest Assignment. 43 CFR
 Subpart 3933...................................................
Relinquishment of Lease or Exploration License. 43 CFR 3934.10..               1              18              18
Production and Sale Records. 43 CFR 3935.10.....................               1              16              16
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    Totals......................................................              24  ..............           1,795
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Jean Sonneman,
 Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-18358 Filed 8-1-14; 8:45 am]
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