Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 14 / Monday, January 22, 2018 / Notices 3017 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWO320000.17X.19900000.PO0000; OMB 

Control Number 1004–0169] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Use and Occupancy 

Under the Mining Laws 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 

are proposing to renew a control 

number with revisions. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

21, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior by email at 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau 

of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, 

Room 2134LM, Attention: Jean 

Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240 or by 

email to Jean_Sonneman@blm.gov. 

Please reference OMB Control 

Number 1004–0169 in the subject line of 

your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Merrill by email at amerrill@

blm.gov, or by telephone at 202–912– 

7044. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

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, 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 ICR was published on 

November 15, 2017 (82 FR 52938). The 

comment period ended on January 16, 

2018. No comments were received. 

We are again soliciting comments on 

the proposed ICR that is described 

below. We are especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is the collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

BLM; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the BLM enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the BLM minimize the burden of 

this collection on the respondents, 

including through the use of 

information technology. 

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: This collection of 

information is necessary to manage the 

use and occupancy of unpatented public 

lands for the purpose of developing 

locatable mineral deposits under the 

Mining Laws. 

Title of Collection: Use and 

Occupancy under the Mining Laws. 

OMB Control Number: 1004–0169. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Mining 

claimants and operators of prospecting, 

exploration, mining and processing 

operations. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 70. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 70. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 4 hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 280. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: None. 

Type of response Number of 

responses 

Time per 

response 

(hours) 

Total hours 

(Column B × 

Column C) 

A B C D 

Proposed occupancy 43 CFR 3715.3–2 ..................................................................................... 60 4 240

Existing use or occupancy 43 CFR 3715.4 ................................................................................. 10 4 40

Totals .................................................................................................................................... 70 ........................ 280 

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. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq). 

Jean Sonneman 

Information Collection Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–01063 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWY–957000–18–L13100000–PP0000] 

Filing of Plats of Survey, Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of official filing. 


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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is scheduled to file 

plats of survey 30 calendar days from 

the date of this publication in the BLM 

Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, 

Wyoming. The surveys, which were 

executed at the request of the BLM and 

U. S. Forest Service, are necessary for 

the management of these lands. 

DATES: Protests must be received by the 

BLM by February 21, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

protests to the Wyoming State Director 

at WY957, Bureau of Land Management, 

5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, 

Wyoming 82003. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sonja Sparks, BLM Wyoming Acting 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor at 307–775– 

6225 or s75spark@blm.gov. Persons who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf may call the Federal Relay Service 

at 1–800–877–8339 to contact this office 

during normal business hours. The 

Service is available 24 hours a day, 7 

days a week, to leave a message or 

question with this office. You will 

receive a reply during normal business 

hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands 

surveyed are: The plat and field notes 

representing the dependent resurvey of 

portions of Tracts 42, 45 and 51, and 

portions of the subdivisional lines, and 

the survey of the subdivision of sections 

10 and 15, Township 12 North, Range 

111 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, 

Wyoming, Group No. 950, was accepted 

October 2, 2017. 

The plat and field notes representing 

the dependent resurvey of Lot 37, Lot 65 

and Tract 69, portions of Lots 47, 54, 59 

and 67, portions of the subdivisional 

lines, the survey of the subdivision of 

Lot 65 and certain sections, and the 

metes-and-bounds survey of certain 

parcels, Township 56 North, Range 97 

West, Sixth Principal Meridian, 

Wyoming, Group No. 951, was accepted 

October 2, 2017. 

The plat and field notes representing 

the dependent resurvey of certain lots 

and a portion of the range line, 

Township 50 North, Ranges 102 and 103 

West, Sixth Principal Meridian, 

Wyoming, Group No. 952, was accepted 

October 2, 2017. 

The plat and field notes representing 

the dependent resurvey of a portion of 

Lot No. 89, and the survey of the 

subdivision of Lot No. 89, and metesand-bounds survey of Lot 89–I, 

Township 55 North, Range 100 West, 

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming, 

Group No. 953, was accepted October 2, 

2017. 

The plat and field notes representing 

the dependent resurvey of a portion of 

the north boundary and subdivisional 

lines, and the survey of the subdivision 

of section 2, Township 42 North, Range 

84 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, 

Wyoming, Group No. 954, was accepted 

October 2, 2017. 

The plat and field notes representing 

the dependent resurvey of portions of 

the subdivisional lines and the survey of 

the subdivision of section 22, Township 

57 North, Range 73 West, Sixth 

Principal Meridian, Wyoming, Group 

No. 956, was accepted October 2, 2017. 

The plat and field notes representing 

the dependent resurvey of a portion of 

the south boundary, the rehabilitation of 

the corner of Townships 50 and 51 

North, Ranges 69 and 70 West, and the 

survey of the subdivision of section 31, 

Township 51 North, Range 69 West, 

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming, 

Group No. 957, was accepted October 2, 

2017. 

The plat and field notes representing 

the dependent resurvey of a portion of 

Lot No. 39, portions of Lot No. 40, and 

portions of the subdivisional lines, and 

the survey of the subdivision of section 

20, Township 21 North, Range 113 

West, Sixth Principal Meridian, 

Wyoming, Group No. 958, was accepted 

January 11, 2018. 

The plat and field notes representing 

the dependent resurvey of a portion of 

the north boundary and subdivisional 

lines, and the survey of the subdivision 

of section 4, Township 46 North, Range 

81 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, 

Wyoming, Group No. 960, was accepted 

January 11, 2018. 

A person or party who wishes to 

protest one or more plats of survey 

identified above must file a written 

notice of protest within 30 calendar 

days from the date of this publication 

with the Wyoming State Director at the 

above address. Any notice of protest 

received after the scheduled date of 

official filing will be untimely and will 

not be considered. A written statement 

of reasons in support of a protest, if not 

filed with the notice of protest, must be 

filed with the State Director within 30 

calendar days after the notice of protest 

is filed. If a notice of protest against a 

plat of survey is received prior to the 

scheduled date of official filing, the 

official filing of the plat of survey 

identified in the notice of protest will be 

stayed pending consideration of the 

protest. A plat of survey will not be 

officially filed until the next business 

day following dismissal or resolution of 

all protests of the plat. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

protest, you should be aware that your 

entire protest—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us to withhold your 

personal identifying information from 

public review, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 

Copies of the preceding described 

plats and field notes are available to the 

public at a cost of $4.20 per plat and 

$.13 per page of field notes. 

Dated: January 12, 2018. 

Sonja S. Sparks, 

Acting Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of 

Support Services. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00945 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue 

[Docket No. ONRR–2011–0002; DS63644000 

DR2000000.CH7000 189D0102R2] 

States’ Decisions on Participating in 

Accounting and Auditing Relief for 

Federal Oil and Gas Marginal 

Properties 

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources 

Revenue (ONRR), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: ONRR regulations provide 

two types of accounting and auditing 

relief for Federal onshore or Outer 

Continental Shelf lease production from 

marginal properties. Each year ONRR 

provides a list of qualifying marginal 

Federal oil and gas properties to States 

that receive a portion of Federal 

royalties from those properties. Each 

State then decides whether to 

participate in one or both relief options. 

For calendar year 2018, we provide this 

notice of the affected States’ decisions to 

allow one or both types of relief. 

DATES: January 1, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lindsay Goldstein, Market and Spatial 

Analysis Office, at (303) 231–3301; or 

email to lindsay.goldstein@onrr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

regulations, codified at 30 CFR part 

1204, subpart C, implement certain 

provisions of section 7 of the Federal 

Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and 

Fairness Act of 1996 (RSFA) (30 U.S.C. 

1726), which allows States to relieve the 

lessees of marginal properties from 

certain reporting, accounting, and 

auditing requirements. States make an 

annual determination of whether or not 

to allow relief. Two options for relief are 

authorized: (1) Notification-based relief 

from cumulative royalty reports and 

payments, allowing lessees or designees 

instead to file one annual report and 


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