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Type of response Number of 

responses 

Hours per 

response Total hours 

43 CFR subpart 3251; Form 3200–9, Exploration Operations ............................................................... 12 8 96 

43 CFR subpart 3252; Form 3260–3, Conducting Exploration Operations ............................................ 100 8 800 

43 CFR subpart 3253; Reports: Exploration Operations ........................................................................ 12 8 96 

43 CFR subpart 3256; Exploration Operations Relief and Appeals ....................................................... 10 8 80 

43 CFR subpart 3261; Form 3260–2, Drilling Operations Permit ........................................................... 12 8 96 

43 CFR subpart 3264; Form 3260–4, Reports—Drilling Operations/Recordkeeping ............................. 12 10 120 

43 CFR subpart 3272; Utilization Plans and Facility Construction Permits ............................................ 10 10 100 

43 CFR subpart 3273; Site License ........................................................................................................ 10 10 100 

43 CFR subpart 3274; Commercial Use Permit ..................................................................................... 10 10 100 

43 CFR subpart 3276; Reports Utilization Operations ............................................................................ 10 10 100 

43 CFR subpart 3281; Unit Agreements ................................................................................................. 10 10 100 

43 CFR subpart 3282; Participating Area ............................................................................................... 10 10 100 

43 CFR subpart 3283; Unit Agreement Modifications ............................................................................ 10 10 100 

Totals ................................................................................................................................................ 1,447 .................... 10,527 *

*This total differs from the previously approved total because of an arithmetical error in the previous submission to the OMB. 

Jean Sonneman, 

Bureau of Land Management, Acting 

Information Collection Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2300 Filed 2–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWO310000 L13100000.PP0000] 

Extension of Approval of Information 

Collection, OMB Control Number 1004– 

0137 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is 

announcing its intention to request 

approval to continue the collection of 

information from those who wish to 

participate in the exploration, 

development, production, and 

utilization of oil and gas operations on 

BLM-managed public lands. This 

information collection activity was 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

was assigned control number 1004– 

0137. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection must be received 

by April 5, 2010, to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau 

of Land Management, Mail Stop 401– 

LS, 1849 C St., NW., Washington, DC 

20240. Comments may also be 

submitted electronically to 

Jean_Sonneman@blm.gov. Please attach 

‘‘Attn: 1004–0019’’ to either form of 

comment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request, contact Barbara 

Gamble, Division of Fluid Minerals, at 

202–912–7148 (Commercial or FTS). 

Persons who use a telecommunication 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339, to leave a 

message for Ms. Gamble. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521, 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies be given an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). 

This notice identifies an information 

collection that the BLM will be 

submitting to OMB for approval. The 

Paperwork Reduction Act provides that 

an agency may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. Until OMB approves a 

collection of information, you are not 

obligated to respond. 

The BLM will request a 3-year term of 

approval for this information collection 

activity. Comments are invited on: 

(1) The need for the collection of 

information for the performance of the 

functions of the agency; (2) the accuracy 

of the agency’s burden estimates; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(4) ways to minimize the information 

collection burden on respondents, such 

as use of automated means of collection 

of the information. A summary of the 

public comments will accompany our 

submission of the information collection 

requests to OMB. 

Before including your address, 

telephone number, e-mail address, or 

other personal identifying information 

in your comment, be advised that your 

entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask in your comment to 

withhold from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

The following information is provided 

for the information collection: 

Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations 

(43 CFR part 3160). 

Forms: 

• Form 3160–3, Application for 

Permit to Drill or Re-enter; 

• Form 3160–4, Well Completion or 

Recompletion Report and Log; 

• Form 3160–5, Sundry Notices and 

Reports on Wells; and 

• Form 3160–6, Monthly Report of 

Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 1004–0137. 

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 activity set forth 

in the regulations at 43 CFR part 3160, 

and in onshore oil and gas orders 

promulgated in accordance with 43 CFR 

3164.1. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: Approximately 2,500 

lessees and applicants for leases. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The 

currently approved annual burden for 

this collection is 2,631,120 hours. The 

following chart details the individual 

components and respective hour burden 

estimates of this information collection 

request: 


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Type of response Number of 

responses 

Hours per 

response Total hours 

43 CFR 3162.3–1(a), Well-Spacing Program ......................................................................................... 150 8 1,200 

43 CFR 3162.3–1(c) and (d), Application for Permit to Drill: Form 3160–3 and related information ..... 5,000 8 40,000 

43 CFR 3162.3–1(e), Drilling Plan .......................................................................................................... 2,875 16 46,000 

43 CFR 3162.3–2 and 3162.3–3, Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells: Form 3160–5 ...................... 34,000 8 272,000 

43 CFR 3162.3–4(a), Plan to Plug and Abandon Well for Water Injection ............................................ 1,200 8 9,600 

43 CFR 3162.3–4(b), Plan to Plug and Abandon Well for Water Supply Source .................................. 1,200 8 9,600 

43 CFR 3162.4–1(a) and 3162.7–5(d)(1), Schematic/Facility Diagrams ................................................ 2,350 8 18,800 

43 CFR 3162.4–1(b), Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log: Form 3160–4 ..................... 3,000 8 24,000 

43 CFR 3162.4–2(a), Drilling Tests, Logs, and Surveys ........................................................................ 330 8 2,640 

43 CFR 3162.4–3, Monthly Report of Operations: Form 3160–6 ........................................................... 90,000 8 720,000 

43 CFR 3162.5–1(b), Disposal of Produced Water and 43 CFR 3164.1, Onshore Oil and Gas Order 

No. 7: Disposal of Produced Water ..................................................................................................... 1,500 8 12,000 

43 CFR 3162.5–1(c), Report of Spills, Discharges, or Other Undesirable Events ................................. 200 8 1,600 

43 CFR 3162.5–1(d), Contingency Plan ................................................................................................. 50 32 1,600 

43 CFR 3162.5–2(b), Report of Drilling Deviating Significantly from the Vertical .................................. 165 8 1,320 

43 CFR 3162.6, Well Markers ................................................................................................................. 300 8 2,400 

43 CFR 3162.7–1(b), Approval and Reporting of Oil in Pits .................................................................. 520 8 4,160 

43 CFR 3162.7–1(d), Additional Gas Flaring and 43 CFR 3164.2, Notice to Lessees—4A: Royalty or 

Compensation for Oil and Gas Lost .................................................................................................... 400 8 3,200 

43 CFR 3162.7–5(b), Records for Seals ................................................................................................. 90,000 8 720,000 

43 CFR 3162.7–5(c), Site Security Plan ................................................................................................. 2,415 8 19,320 

43 CFR 3164.1, Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 4: Measurement of Oil ............................................. 90,000 8 720,000

43 CFR 3165.1(a), Application for Relief from Operating and/or Producing Requirements .................. 100 16 1,600 

43 CFR 3165.3(b), Application for State Director Review ...................................................................... 10 8 80 

Totals ................................................................................................................................................ 325,765 .................... 2,631,120 

Jean Sonneman, 

Bureau of Land Management, Acting 

Information Collection Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2301 Filed 2–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Renewal of Agency Information 

Collection for Federal 

Acknowledgment of Tribes 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Interior, Office of Federal 

Acknowledgment (OFA) is seeking 

comments on renewal of Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval, pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, for the collection of 

information for Documented Petitions 

for the Federal Acknowledgment as an 

Indian Tribe, 25 CFR 83. The 

information collection is currently 

authorized by OMB Control Number 

1076–0104, which expires April 30, 

2010. The information collection allows 

OFA to determine whether an Indian 

group meets the regulatory criteria for 

acknowledgment as an Indian tribe. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 5, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the information collection to R. Lee 

Fleming, Director, Office of Federal 

Acknowledgment, Assistant Secretary— 

Indian Affairs, 1951 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., MS–34B SIB, 

Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202) 

219–3008; e-mail: Lee.Fleming@bia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. 

Lee Fleming (202) 513–7650. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

OFA is seeking renewal of the 

approval for the information collection 

conducted under 25 CFR 83, to establish 

whether a petitioning group has the 

characteristics necessary to be 

acknowledged as having a governmentto-government relationship with the 

United States. Federal recognition 

makes the group eligible for benefits 

from the Federal Government. Approval 

for this collection expires April 30, 

2010. Three forms are used as part of 

this information collection; but no 

changes to the forms are proposed as 

part of this renewal. No third party 

notification or public disclosure burden 

is associated with this collection. There 

is no change to the approved burden 

hours for this information collection. 

II. Request for Comments 

OFA requests that you send your 

comments on this collection to the 

location listed in the ADDRESSES section. 

Your comments should address: (a) The 

necessity of the information collection 

for the proper performance of the 

agencies, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden (hours and cost) of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways we could enhance the quality, 

utility and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) ways we could 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

the information on the respondents, 

such as through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Please note that an agency may not 

sponsor or conduct, and an individual 

need not respond to, a collection of 

information unless it has a valid OMB 

Control Number. This information 

collection expires April 30, 2010. 

It is our policy to make all comments 

available to the public for review at the 

location listed in the ADDRESSES section 

during the hours of 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday 

except for legal holidays. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail address or other personally 

identifiable information, be advised that 

your entire comment—including your 

personally identifiable information— 

may be made public at any time. While 

you may request that we withhold your 

personally identifiable information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0104. 


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