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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99270-99271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28950]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLHQ310000.L13100000.PP0000; OMB Control No. 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.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to renew an information 
collection with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 9, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
Information Collection Request (ICR) 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 202-912-7146. 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. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at 
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the 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

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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 
August 28, 2024 (89 FR 68923).
    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 the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
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 the agency could 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: 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 activities set forth in the regulations at 43 
CFR part 3170. There are no program or policy changes associated with 
this ICR. The changes involve moving burdens associated with 43 CFR 
part 3160 to OMB control number 1004-0220 and clarifying certain 
remaining burden estimates. The ICR submitted to OMB contains a 
detailed explanation of these changes. This OMB control number is 
currently scheduled to expire January 31, 2025. The BLM requests that 
OMB renew this OMB control number for an additional three (3) years.
    Title of Collection: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Production 
(43 CFR part 3170).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0137.
    Form Numbers: BLM Form 3160-005.
    Type of Review: Extension with 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: 864.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 102,439.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies depending on 
activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 278,904.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion; One-time; and Monthly.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour 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 A. King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-28950 Filed 12-9-24; 8:45 am]
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