This information
collection package is currently approved through 10/31/96. The
agency should continue to use the forms for the next year, and
submit the renewal under the terms of the amended Paperwork
Reduction Act.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/1996
10/31/1996
4,017
0
0
3,425
0
0
0
0
0
The Production Accounting and Auditing
System (PAAS) is used by the Royalty Management Program in
conjunction with the Auditing and Financial System to track
minerals produced from Federal and Indian lands from production to
disposition and royalty determination. In this information
collection, the PAAS is used to track solid minerals.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.