[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65696-65698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26327]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLAK930000.L13100000.FF0000.241A]


Renewal of Approved Information Collection; Control Number 1004-
0201

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

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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) 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) previously approved this information 
collection activity, and assigned it control number 1004-0201.

DATES: The OMB is required to respond to this information collection 
request within 60 days but may respond after 30 days. For maximum 
consideration, written comments should be received on or before 
December 5, 2014.

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: 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. 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. In order to obtain and 
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 August 4, 2014 (79 FR 45216), and the 
comment period ended September 3, 2014. 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).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0201.
    Summary: This control number applies to the exploration, 
development, and utilization of oil shale resources on public lands 
managed by the BLM. Currently, the only oil shale leases issued by the 
BLM are for research, development, and demonstration (RD&D). However, 
the BLM has issued a regulatory framework for both commercial leases 
and conversion of RD&D leases to 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: $526,627.
    The estimated burdens are itemized in the following table:

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                                                                                                    Total time
                        Type of response                             Number of       Hours per      (Column B x
                                                                     responses       response        Column C)
A.                                                                            B.              C.              D.
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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 CFR 3931.30.................................................

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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,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-26327 Filed 11-4-14; 8:45 am]
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