[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58409-58410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23765]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[201A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control Number 1076-
0180]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Leasing of Osage 
Reservation Lands for Oil and Gas Mining

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are proposing to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 30, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to Ms. Robin Phillips, Osage Agency, P.O. Box 1539, Pawhuska, OK 
74056, or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB 
Control Number 1076-0180 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Mr. Richard Winlock, Deputy Superintendent, 
Osage Agency, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 
(918) 287-5700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork

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Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal 
agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the BIA; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the BIA enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the BIA minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
    Abstract: In 1906, Congress passed ``An Act for the division of the 
lands and funds of the Osage Indians in Oklahoma Territory, and for 
other purposes,'' providing for the allotment of the Osage Nation's 
lands. See Act of June 28, 1906, Public Law 59-321, 34 Stat. 539, as 
amended (1906 Act). Section 3 of the 1906 Act severed the surface 
estate from the subsurface mineral estate (Osage Mineral Estate), 
reserving all oil, gas, coal, and other minerals to the Osage Nation. 
In accordance with the 1906 Act, the Osage Mineral Estate is held in 
trust by the United States for the benefit of the Osage Nation.
    The 1906 Act authorizes the Osage Nation to lease the Osage Mineral 
Estate for oil and gas mining, subject to the approval of the Secretary 
of the Interior and under such rules and regulations as he may 
prescribe. The regulations governing leasing of the Osage Mineral 
Estate for oil and gas mining are set forth in 25 CFR part 226. The 
information collections in 25 CFR part 226 specify what information 
lessees, operators, and others must provide to BIA regarding oil and 
gas leasing, exploration, development operations, and production. These 
information collections are necessary in order for BIA to administer 
leasing and development of the Osage Mineral Estate, collect and 
account for royalty revenues, and ensure the protection of resource 
values.
    Title of Collection: Leasing of Osage Reservation lands for Oil and 
Gas Mining.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0180.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses, Tribal government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 965.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 14,436.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 
eight hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 21,954.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Varies from yearly to monthly.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $496.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).

Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-23765 Filed 10-30-19; 8:45 am]
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