Oil Gas Leasing: National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska (NPRA) (43 CFR 3130, 3133, 3135, 3137, 3138)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
30DayFR.1004-0196.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-01-29	Repair queued
ICsupport0196_NPRA.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2008-01-18	Repair queued
60-day FR notice.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-01-11	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
183450	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3138.11 Storage agreement)		New
183449	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.135 Impact mitigation)		New
183448	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.130 Unit termination)		New
183447	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.112 Inability to conduct operations activities)		New
183446	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.111 Lease extension)		New
183445	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.92 Production information)		New
183444	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.91 Notification of productivity for non-unit well)		New
183443	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.88 Notification of productivity)		New
183442	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.87 Unleased tracts)		New
183441	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.84 Productivity for a PA)		New
183440	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.71 Certification of continuing development)		New
183439	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.70 Certification of unit obligation)		New
183438	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.61 Change of unit operator)		New
183437	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.60 Acceptable bonding)		New
183436	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.52 Certification for modification)		New
183435	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.25 Notification of unit approval)		New
183434	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.23 Unit designation)		New
183433	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3135.6 Notification of operations)		New
183432	Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3135.3 Suspension of operations)		New
10613	Oil Gas Leasing, NPRA (3133.4 Royalty Reduction)		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0196	ICR Reference No: 200712-1004-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200411-1004-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Oil Gas Leasing: National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska (NPRA) (43 CFR 3130, 3133, 3135, 3137, 3138)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/30/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/29/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2011	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2008
Responses	20	0	35
Time Burden (Hours)	219	0	410
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The regulations provide for operators or operating rights owners to apply for designation of NPRA unit agreements and, if approved by BLM, to operate under an unit plan on NPRA Federal lands. The operators are required to retain and/or provide data and other relevant information to determine whether proposed unit agreements meet the requirements for unitized exploration adn development of oil and gas resources of the NPRA.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 6501 Name of Law: Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act
   US Code: 43 USC 1701 Name of Law: Federal Land Policy and Management Act
   US Code: 42 USC 4321 Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act
   PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 all Name of Law: The Energy Policy Act of 2005
  

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:
	72 FR 53261	09/18/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 5208	01/29/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 20

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.87 Unleased tracts)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.92 Production information)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3135.3 Suspension of operations)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.111 Lease extension)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.112 Inability to conduct operations activities)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.130 Unit termination)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.135 Impact mitigation)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3138.11 Storage agreement)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.60 Acceptable bonding)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.61 Change of unit operator)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.25 Notification of unit approval)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3135.6 Notification of operations)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.23 Unit designation)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.91 Notification of productivity for non-unit well)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.70 Certification of unit obligation)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.52 Certification for modification)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.71 Certification of continuing development)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.84 Productivity for a PA)
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3137.88 Notification of productivity)
Oil Gas Leasing, NPRA (3133.4 Royalty Reduction)

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ICR Summary 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	20	35	0	0	-15	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	219	410	0	0	-191	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: The adjustment decreases are due to changes in agency estimates. These new estimates are based on actual NPR-A operations activity during the past three years and projections for the upcoming three years based on State Office outreach, experience and knowledge of current and likely upcoming activity. (The projected burden hours for this collection is actually 217.5, but ROCIS reflects any response time 30 minutes and under as 0 hours and anything between 31 and 60 minutes as 1 hour, therefore the total shown in this database is 219 burden hours).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $122,248

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: 01/29/2008

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