Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 3160-3 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)	Form	Modified	Available
Form 3160-5 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)	Form	New	Available
Form 3160-4 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)	Form	New	Available
2007-1004-0137SupportStatement.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2007-07-18	Available
Title 43 CFR PART 3160-3165.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-02-22	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
38116	Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)	Form	Modified
178354	State Director Review (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178353	Application for Suspension (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178352	Prepare Run Tickets (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178351	Site Security (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178350	Records for Seals (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178349	Additional Gas Flaring (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178348	Aproval and Reporting of Oil in Pits (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178347	Well Markers (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178346	Direction Drilling (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178345	Contingency Plan (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178344	Report of Spills, Discharges, or Other Undesirable Events (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178342	Disposal of Produced Water (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178341	Monthly Report of Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178340	Drilling Tests, Logs, Surveys (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178339	Schematic/Facility Diagrams (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178338	Plug and Abandon for Water Source (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178337	Plug and Abandon for Water Injection (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178336	Drilling Plans (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178335	Well Spacing Program (43 CFR 3160-3165)		New
178334	Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)	Form	New
178333	Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)	Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0137	ICR Reference No: 200701-1004-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200411-1004-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/19/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/21/2007
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this collection is approved for three years. Upon the agency's next request for OMB approval, the agency will enable the public to fill the forms that are part of this collection on-line, as provided in response to question 3 of the supporting statement to this collection.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2007
Responses	325,765	0	235,855
Time Burden (Hours)	2,631,120	0	119,501
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages the exploration, development, production, and utilization of oil and gas operations on public lands. The BLM uses this information to approve oil and gas operations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 33479	06/09/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 13303	03/21/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 22

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Monthly Report of Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Disposal of Produced Water (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Report of Spills, Discharges, or Other Undesirable Events (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Records for Seals (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)	3160-3	Application for Permit to Drill or Re-enter
Contingency Plan (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Direction Drilling (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Plug and Abandon for Water Source (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)	3160-4	Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Well Spacing Program (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Drilling Plans (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Plug and Abandon for Water Injection (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Drilling Tests, Logs, Surveys (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Schematic/Facility Diagrams (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Well Markers (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Aproval and Reporting of Oil in Pits (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Additional Gas Flaring (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Site Security (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Prepare Run Tickets (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Application for Suspension (43 CFR 3160-3165)
State Director Review (43 CFR 3160-3165)

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	325,765	235,855	0	0	89,910	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,631,120	119,501	0	0	2,511,619	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: These are adjustments based on a more detailed estimation of the information collection and in particular the burden per response based on our consultations.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $24,432,375

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 03/21/2007

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