[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 167 (Tuesday, September 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42429-42430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16713]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[OMB Control Number 1076-0180; 256A2100DD/AAKP300000/A0A501010.000000]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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,
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), are proposing to renew an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 2, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) through https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202507-1076-001 or by visiting
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain and selecting ``Currently
under Review--Open for Public Comments'' and then scrolling down to the
``Department of the Interior.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Mullen, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative
Action--Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1001 Indian
School Road NW, Suite 229, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104;
[email protected]; (202) 924-2650. Individuals in the United States who
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/Forward?SearchTarget=PRA&textfield=1076-0180.
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 on
this collection of information was published on January 13, 2023 (88 FR
2430). 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: In 1906, Congress passed ``An Act for the division of the
lands
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and funds of the Osage Indians in Oklahoma Territory, and for other
purposes,'' providing for 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) and reserved all oil,
gas, coal, and other minerals to the Osage Nation. Thus, the United
States holds the Osage Mineral Estate in trust 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 such leasing 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 the BIA
regarding leasing, exploration, development, and production. These
information collections are necessary for the BIA to administer leasing
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'' (25 CFR part 226).
OMB Control Number: 1076-0180.
Form Number: Form A, Form B, Form C, Form D, Form E, Form F, Form
H, Form G, Form 101, Form 101-A, Form 133, Form 139, Form 157, Form
208, Form 229, Form 300, Form SWD Easement, Form Modification of Oil/
Gas Mining Lease, Form List of Corporate Officers, Form Tank Bottom Oil
Report, Form Assignment of Liability, Form Lease Status Report, Form
Spill Reporting and Remediation, Form APD EA Questionnaire, Form Osage
Mineral Reserve Trucking Permit.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals, businesses, and Tribal
authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,001.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 48,539.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to
eight hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 22,731.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Varies from yearly to monthly.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $4,535.
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.
Authority: The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
Scott J. Davis,
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior, Exercising the
delegated authority of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-16713 Filed 8-29-25; 8:45 am]
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