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Type of response Number of 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total hours 

(Column B × 

Column C) 

A. B. C. D. 

Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests—Businesses .............................................. 11 10 110 

Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests—Individuals ................................................ 10 10 100 

Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests—State/Local/Tribal Governments .............. 3 10 30 

Totals ........................................................................................................................................... 24 ........................ 240 

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, 

Bureau of Land Management. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00606 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[17X.LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000; OMB 

Control Number 1004–0137] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Onshore Oil and Gas 

Operations and Production 

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 an information 

collection with revisions. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

15, 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 the 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau 

of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, 

Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 20240, 

Attention: Jean Sonneman; or by email 

to jesonnem@blm.gov. Please reference 

OMB Control Number 1004–0137 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Subijoy Dutta by email 

at sdutta@blm.gov, or by telephone at 

202–912–7152. 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 collection of 

information was published on 

September 12, 2017 (82 FR 42832). 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: Various Federal and Indian 

mineral leasing statutes authorize the 

BLM to grant and manage onshore oil 

and gas leases on Federal and Indian 

(except Osage Tribe) lands. In order to 

fulfill its responsibilities under these 

statutes, the BLM needs to perform the 

information collection (IC) activities set 

forth in the regulations at 43 CFR parts 

3160 and 3170, and in onshore oil and 

gas orders promulgated in accordance 

with 43 CFR 3164.1. The BLM requests 

renewal and revision of OMB control 

number 1004–0137. Some of the 

revisions are a result of the rules and the 

order that are listed in the following 

table: 

RECENT BLM ACTIONS THAT AFFECT INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITIES IN CONTROL NO. 1004–0137 

Title of order or rule Regulatory 

information No. Federal Register citation Control No. 

Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas 

Leases; Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1, Approval of Operations 

(Final Order).

RIN 1004–AE37 82 FR 2906 (Jan. 10, 2017) 1004–0213 (expires March 31, 

2020). 

Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas 

Leases; Site Security (Final Rule).

RIN 1004–AE15 81 FR 81356 (Nov. 17, 2016) 1004–0207 (expires Jan. 31, 2020). 

Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (Final Rule) 1.

RIN 1004–AE14 81 FR 83008 (Nov. 18, 2016) 1004–0211 (expires Jan. 31, 2018). 

1This rule is under review in federal district court (State of Wyoming v. U.S. Department of the Interior, Case No. 2:16–CV–0285–SWS (D. Wyo.)). 


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The effects of the revision of Onshore 

Order 1 and control number 1004–0213 

on control number 1004–0137 are as 

follows: 

• The incorporation of a general 

requirement to use an electronic system 

to file Application for Permits to Drill 

(Form 3160–3) and Notices of Staking; 

• The addition of a new activity to 

authorize requests for a waiver of the 

electronic-filing requirement; and 

• The addition of ‘‘Notice of Staking,’’ 

which is a historic IC activity that has 

been in use without a control number. 

After control number 1004–0137 is 

renewed with the changes listed above, 

we plan to request discontinuation of 

control number 1004–0213, since we 

anticipate that all of the IC activities in 

that control number will be merged with 

control number 1004–0137. 

The effects of the Site Security Rule 

and control number 1004–0207 on 

control number 1004–0137 are as 

follows: 

• The transfer of new uses of Form 

3160–5 (Sundry Notice) from control 

number 1004–0207 to control number 

1004–0137; 

• The removal of ‘‘Records for Seals,’’ 

a historic IC activity in control number 

1004–0137; 

• The removal of ‘‘Site Security,’’ a 

historic IC activity in control number 

1004–0137; and 

• The removal of ‘‘Schematic/Facility 

Diagrams,’’ a historic IC activity in 

control number 1004–0137. 

After control number 1004–0137 is 

renewed, we plan to submit an IC 

request to reflect the changes listed 

above, and keep the remaining IC 

activities in the Site Security rule in 

control number 1004–0207. 

Consequently, we do not anticipate the 

discontinuation of control number 

1004–0207. 

The sole effect of the Waste 

Prevention Rule and control number 

1004–0211 on control number 1004– 

0137 is the removal of ‘‘Gas Flaring,’’ a 

historic IC activity in control number 

1004–0137. While there are some 

continuing IC activities pertaining to 

venting and flaring in 1004–0211, BLM 

anticipates that rulemakings in the near 

future will result in changes to those 

activities. Because the content of those 

rulemakings is uncertain at this time, 

the BLM is not requesting merger of 

those activities with control number 

1004–0137. 

In addition to the rules and order 

listed above, we note a recent BLM rule 

on hydraulic fracturing and a recent 

federal district court ruling. On June 21, 

2016, the U.S. District Court for the 

District of Wyoming set aside a BLM 

rule on hydraulic fracturing (80 FR 

16128 (March 26, 2015)). See Wyoming 

v. U.S. Department of the Interior, Order 

on Petition for review of Final Agency 

Action, Case No. 2:15–CV/043–SWS (D. 

Wyo.). Previously, the court had issued 

an order postponing the effective date of 

the rule. Thus, the rule never became 

effective, and its pre-approved control 

number (1004–0203) has never been 

activated. 

In these circumstances, the BLM 

rescinded the March 2015 rule on 

hydraulic fracturing (82 FR 61924, 

December 29, 2017) and the BLM is 

requesting revision of the information 

collection activity labeled ‘‘Subsequent 

Well Operations’’ by removing 

‘‘nonroutine fracturing jobs’’ from the 

list of subsequent well operations that 

require the submission of Form 3160–5. 

We are also requesting the removal of a 

reference to ‘‘Post hydraulic fracturing 

chemical disclosures on FracFocus.org’’ 

from Item 27 of Form 3160–4, Well 

Completion or Recompletion Report and 

Log. 

Title of Collection: Onshore Oil and 

Gas Operations and Production (43 CFR 

parts 3160 and 3170). 

OMB Control Number: 1004–0137. 

Form Numbers: Form 3160–3, Form 

3160–4, Form 3160–5, and Form 3160– 

6. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Oil and 

gas operators on public lands and some 

Indian lands. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 7,500. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 301,663. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 45 minutes to 40 

hours, depending on activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,835,888. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion, 

except for the activities listed in the 

following table: 

Type of 

response Regulatory cite(s) Frequency 

Request for Approval of a CAA ........................................................................................................................... 43 CFR 3173.15 .. Once. 

Response to Notice of Insufficient CAA .............................................................................................................. 43 CFR 3173.16 .. Once. 

Request for Approval of an FMP for Future Measurement Facilities ................................................................. 43 CFR 

3173.12(d).

Once. 

Request for Approval of an FMP for Existing Measurement Facilities ............................................................... 43 CFR 

3173.12(e).

Once. 

Measurement Tickets .......................................................................................................................................... 43 CFR 3174.12 .. Monthly. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $29,370,000. 

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, 

Bureau of Land Management. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00604 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLES962000 L14400000 BJ0000 18X] 

Notice of Filing of Plat Survey; Eastern 

States 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior 

ACTION: Notice of Official Filing. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the 

following described lands are scheduled 

to be officially filed in the Bureau of 

land Management (BLM), Eastern States 

Office, Washington, DC, 30 days from 

the date of this publication. The survey, 

executed at the request of the Midwest 

Regional Office of the BIA, is necessary 

for the management of these lands. 

DATES: Unless there are protests of this 

action, the filing of the plat described in 

this notice will happen on February 15, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: BLM Eastern States, Suite 

950, 20 M Street SE, Washington, DC 

20003. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dominica VanKoten, Chief Cadastral 

Surveyor for Eastern States; (202) 912– 


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