[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 150 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43563-43564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16875]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLHQ310000.L13100000.PP0000; OMB Control No. 1004-0185]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Onshore Oil and Gas 
Leasing, and Drainage Protection

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 
October 8, 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 1004-0185 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, the BLM invites the public and other Federal agencies to 
comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of 
information. This helps the BLM 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.
    The BLM is 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. The BLM 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: The BLM collects information to monitor and enforce 
compliance with drainage protection and other requirements pertaining 
to Federal and Indian oil and gas leasing and operations (except on the 
Osage Reservation). OMB Control Number

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1004-0185 is currently scheduled to expire on December 31, 2021. This 
request is for OMB to renew this OMB control number for an additional 
three years.
    There are no program or policy changes proposed with this renewal 
request. However, the BLM is projecting that the estimated burden for 
this OMB control number will be adjusted downward. The BLM plans to 
request a reduction of approximately 5,241 annual burden hours (from 
42,936 to 37,695) and $2,526,933 annual non-hour burden cost (from 
$3,278,348 to $751,415). These adjustments are a result of a projected 
reduction in the number of respondents to the collections of 
information under OMB control number 1004-0185 (from 19,711 to 9,131).
    Title of Collection: Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing, and Drainage 
Protection (43 CFR parts 3100, 3120, and 3150, and subpart 3162).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0185.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Holders of onshore oil and gas lease 
and public lands and Indian lands (except on the Osage Reservation), 
operators of such leases, and holders of operating rights on such 
leases.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 9,131.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 9,132.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 hour to 24 
hours per response, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 37,695.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: `On occasion,' except for the activity 
titled ``Option statement,'' which is required twice a year.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $751,415.
    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. 2021-16875 Filed 8-6-21; 8:45 am]
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