[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23979-23980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09495]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLHQ310000.L13100000.PP0000; OMB Control No. 1004-0179]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Helium Contracts

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 6, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send your written comments on this information collection 
request (ICR) by mail to Darrin King, Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
Attention PRA Office, 440 W 200 S #500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101; or by 
email to [email protected]. Please reference Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1004-0179 in the subject 
line of your comments. Please note that due to COVID-19, the electronic 
submission of comments is recommended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by email at [email protected], 
or by telephone at 307-775-6261. Individuals who are hearing or speech 
impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY 
assistance. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all 
information collections require approval under the PRA. The BLM may not 
conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to a collection 
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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 especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    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: This control number authorizes the BLM to collect 
information that enables in-kind sales of helium in accordance with the 
Helium Stewardship Act (50 U.S.C. 167-167q) and 43 CFR part 3195. This 
request of for OMB to renew this OMB control number for an additional 
three years. There are no program, form, or other policy changes 
proposed with this renewal request. The BLM is requesting, however, 
that the burden for this OMB control number be adjusted from 240 to 244 
total annual burden hours. The change in burden results from changes to 
the number of respondents for each information collection (form number) 
approved under this OMB control number.
    Title of Collection: Helium Contracts (43 CFR part 3195).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0179.
    Form Numbers: 3195-1; 3195-2; 3195-3; and 3195-4.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private helium merchants that sell a 
major helium requirement (i.e., an amount of refined helium greater 
than 200,000 standard cubic feet of refined gaseous helium or 7,510 
liters of liquid helium) to a Federal agency or to private helium 
purchasers for use in Federal Government contracts.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 40.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 61.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 244.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Quarterly for the Refined Helium 
Deliveries Detail (Form 3195-4); Annually for the Calculation of Excess 
Refining Capacity (Form 3195-1) and Refiners' Annual Tolling Report 
(Form 3195-2); and On occasion for the Refiners' Tolling Occurrence 
Report (Form 3195-3).
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, 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.).

Darrin A. King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-09495 Filed 5-4-21; 8:45 am]
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