[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77523-77524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30171]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000.15X]


Renewal of Approved Information Collection; OMB Control No. 1004-
0162

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM) invites public comments on, and plans to request 
approval to continue, the collection of information pertaining to 
surface-disturbing activities associated with onshore oil and gas 
geophysical exploration within oil and gas leases, communitized areas, 
and unitized areas on Federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) or the U.S. Forest Service (FS). The Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has assigned control number 1004-0162 to 
this information collection.

DATES: Please submit comments on the proposed information collection by 
February 23, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, fax, or electronic mail.
    Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
1849 C Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: Jean Sonneman, Washington, 
DC 20240.
    Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202-245-0050.
    Electronic mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#602a05010e3f330f0e0e050d010e20020c0d4e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efa58a8e81b0bc8081818a828e81af8d8382c1888099">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Please indicate ``Attn: 1004-0162'' regardless of the form of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Spencer, at 202-912-7146. 
Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339, to leave a message 
for Ms. Spencer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 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 plans to 
submit 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, 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.
    The following information pertains to this request:
    Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Geophysical Exploration (43 CFR part 
3150 and 36 CFR parts 228 and 251).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0162.
    Summary: The BLM and the FS collect the information from those who 
wish to participate in the evaluation, development, and utilization of 
oil and gas resources. The BLM and FS need the information in order to 
manage surface operations that are under their respective 
jurisdictions.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Forms:
    <bullet> Notice of Intent and Authorization to Conduct Oil and Gas 
Geophysical Exploration Operations (BLM Form 3150-4/FS Form 2800-16); 
and
    <bullet> Notice of Completion of Geophysical Exploration Operations 
(BLM 3150-5/FS 2800-16a).
    Description of Respondents: Those who wish to participate in 
surface-disturbing evaluation, development, and utilization of oil and 
gas resources on Federal lands for mineral potential.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 100.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 65.
    Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs: $25.
    The estimated burdens are itemized in the following table:

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                                                                                                  D. Total hours
           A. Type of response              B. Number of responses       C. Time per response       (column B x
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Notice of Intent and Request to Conduct   45 (20 to BLM and 25 to     1 hour....................              45
 Geophysical Exploration Operations/       FS).
 Outside Alaska (43 CFR 3151.1) BLM Form
 3150-4/FS Form 2800-16.
Notice of Intent and Request to Conduct   1.........................  1 hour....................               1
 Geophysical Exploration Operations/
 Alaska (43 CFR 3152.1, 3152.3, 3152.4,
 and 3152.5) BLM Form 3150-4.
Notice of Completion of Geophysical       53 (28 to BLM and 25 to     20 minutes................              18
 Exploration Operations (43 CFR 3151.2     FS).
 and 3152.7) BLM Form 3150-5/FS Form
 2800-16a.
Data and Information Obtained in          1.........................  1 hour....................               1
 Carrying Out Exploration Plan (Alaska
 only) (43 CFR 3152.6).
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    Totals..............................  100.......................  ..........................              65
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Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-30171 Filed 12-23-14; 8:45 am]
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