5180 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 22 / Tuesday, February 3, 2004 / Notices 

Land Management, Eastern States 

Office, 7450 Boston Blvd., Springfield, 

Virginia 22153. 

Nature of Comments: We specifically 

request your comments on the 

following: 

1. Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

functioning of the BLM, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. The accuracy of our estimates of the 

information collection burden, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions we use; 

3. Ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information we 

collect; and 

4. Ways to minimize the information 

collection burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other forms of 

information technology. 

Title: Requirements for Operating 

Rights Owners and Operators (43 CFR 

3162). 

OMB Control Number: 1004–0135. 

Bureau Form Number(s): 3160–5. 

Abstract: The Bureau of Land 

Management (OMB) collects and uses 

the information from oil and gas 

operators for approval of specific 

additional operations on a well and to 

report the completion of such additional 

work on wells. 

Frequency: Occasional. 

Description of Respondents:

Operating rights owners and operators. 

Estimated Completion Time: 25 

minutes. 

Annual Responses: 34,000. 

Application Fee Per Response: 0. 

Annual Burden Hours: 14,166. 

Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael 

Schwartz, (202) 452–5033.

Dated: January 22, 2004. 

Michael H. Schwartz, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Bureau of Land Management.

[FR Doc. 04–2163 Filed 2–2–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[WO–310–1310–PB–24 IA] 

OMB Control Number 1004–0136, 

Information Collection Submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) has sent a request to extend the 

current information collection to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On February 5, 

2003, the BLM published a notice in the 

Federal Register (68 FR 5914) 

requesting comment on this information 

collection. The comment period ended 

on April 7, 2003. BLM received no 

comments. You may obtain copies of the 

collection of information and related 

forms and explanatory material by 

contacting the BLM Information 

Collection Clearance Officer at the 

telephone number listed below. 

The OMB must respond to this 

request within 60 days but may respond 

after 30 days. For maximum 

consideration your comments and 

suggestions on the requirements should 

be directed within 30 days to the Office 

of Management and Budget, Interior 

Department Desk Officer (1004–0136), at 

OMB–OIRA via facsimile to (202) 395–

6566 or e-mail to 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to the 

Bureau Information Collection 

Clearance Officer (WO–630), Bureau of 

Land Management, Eastern States 

Office, 7450 Boston Blvd., Springfield, 

Virginia 22153. 

Nature of Comments: We specifically 

request your comments on the 

following: 

1. Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

functioning of the BLM, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. The accuracy of our estimates of the 

information collection burden, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions we use; 

3. Ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information we 

collect; and 

4. Ways to minimize the information 

collection burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other forms of 

information technology. 

Title: Requirements for Operating 

Rights Owners and Operators (43 CFR 

3162). 

OMB Control Number: 1004–0136. 

Bureau Form Number(s): 3160–3. 

Abstract: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) collects and uses 

the information from oil and gas 

operators to approve proposed drilling 

operations. 

Frequency: Occasional. 

Description of Respondents:

Operating rights owners and operators. 

Estimated Completion Time: 30 

minutes. 

Annual Responses: 5,000. 

Application Fee Per Response: 0. 

Annual Burden Hours: 2,800. 

Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael 

Schwartz, (202) 452–5033.

Dated: January 22, 2004. 

Michael H. Schwartz, 

Bureau of Land Management, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–2164 Filed 2–2–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[WO–310–1310–PB–24 1A] 

OBM Control Number 1004–0137; 

Information Collection Submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) has sent a request to extend the 

current information collection to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On February 5, 

2003, the BLM published a notice in the 

Federal Register (68 FR 5913) 

requesting comment on this information 

collection. The comment period ended 

on April 7, 2003. BLM received no 

comments. You may obtain copies of the 

collection of information and related 

forms and explanatory material by 

contacting the BLM Information 

Collection Clearance Officer at the 

telephone number listed below. 

The OMB must respond to this 

request within 60 days but may respond 

after 30 days. For maximum 

consideration your comments and 

suggestions on the requirements should 

be directed within 30 days to the Office 

of Management and Budget, Interior 

Department Desk Officer (1004–0137), at 

OMB–OIRA via facsimile to (202) 395–

6566 or e-mail to OIRA_

DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. Please provide 

a copy of your comments to the Bureau 

Information Collection Clearance Officer 

(WO–630), Bureau of Land 

Management, Eastern States Office, 7450 

Boston Blvd., Springfield, Virginia 

22153. 

Nature of Comments: We specifically 

request your comments on the 

following: 

1. Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

functioning of the BLM, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. The accuracy of our estimates of the 

information collection burden, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions we use;