[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 159 (Friday, August 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46871-46872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17846]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLHQ310000.L13100000.PP0000; OMB Control No. 1004-0211]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Production Subject to 
Royalties, and Resource Conservation

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 with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 20, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
Information Collection Request (ICR)

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should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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), 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.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
May 25, 2021 (86 FR 28142). No comments were received.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. 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. 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's royalty-free standards contained in 43 CFR 
parts 3160 and 3170 apply to Federal and Indian (except Osage Tribe) 
oil and gas leases. The information collection requirements contained 
in standards are designed to address circumstances under which oil or 
gas produced from onshore wells may be used royalty-free in operations. 
OMB Control Number 1004-0211 is scheduled to expire on November 30, 
2021. This request is for OMB to renew this OMB Control Number for an 
additional three (3) years.
    There are currently no policy revisions proposed in this request to 
OMB. The BLM is requesting, however, that OMB revise the burden 
estimates as a result of a court decision, State of Wyoming v. DOI, 
where the requirements of certain portions of Subsection 3179 were 
vacated resulting in a reduction of 1,025 responses and 3,610 burden 
hours for this OMB control number. Currently, there are 1,075 responses 
and 4,010 annual burden hours approved under this OMB Control Number, 
and the BLM is requesting that these burden numbers be revised downward 
to 50 responses and 400 hours.
    Title of Collection: Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource 
Conservation (43 CFR parts 3160 and 3170).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0211.
    Form Numbers: 3160-005.
    Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Holders of Federal and Indian (except 
Osage Tribe) oil and gas leases.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 50.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 400.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    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 King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-17846 Filed 8-19-21; 8:45 am]
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