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(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques, or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Overview of This Information
Collection

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is
requesting the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing
approval to collect information from
those person who wish to transfer
interest in oil and gas or geothermal
leases by assignment or record title or
transfer operating rights (sublease) in oil
and gas or geothermal leases under the
terms of mineral leasing laws. The BLM
uses Form 3000–3, Assignment of
Record Title Interest in a Lease for Oil
and Gas or Geothermal Resources, and
Form 3000–3a, Transfer of Operating
Rights (sublease) in a Lease for Oil and
Gas or Geothermal Resources, to collect
this information. This information
allows the BLM to transfer interest in oil
or gas or geothermal leases by
assignment of record title or transfer
operating rights (sublease) in oil or gas
or geothermal leases under the
regulations at 43 CFR subparts 3106,
3135, and 3216.
DATES: You must submit your comments
to the address below no later than
January 20, 2009. Comments received or
postmarked after this date may not be
considered.

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(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of an existing information
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Request for Verification of
Naturalization.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form N–25.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Not for Profit
Institutions. This form will allow U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) to obtain verification from the
courts that a person claiming to be a
naturalized citizen has, in fact, been
naturalized.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 1,000 responses at 15 minutes
(.25) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 250 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument,
please visit: http://www.regulations.gov/
search/index.jsp.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Regulatory Management Division, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite
3008, Washington, DC 20529, telephone
number 202–272–8377.
Dated: November 14, 2008.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management
Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
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Extension of Approval of Information
Collection, OMB Control Number 1004–
0034
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Director (630), Bureau of Land
Management, Mail Stop 401 LS, 1849 C
St., NW., (Attention: 1004–0034),
Washington, DC 20240.
Personal or messenger delivery: 1620
L Street, NW., Room 401, Washington,
DC 20036.
E-mail:
[email protected] (Attn.:
1004–0034)
All comments will be available for
public review at the L Street address
during regular business hours (7:45 a.m.
to 4:15 p.m.), Monday through Friday,
except on Federal holidays.
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

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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may contact Barbara Gamble, Division
of Fluid Minerals, at 202–452–0338
(Commercial or FTS). Persons who use
a telecommunication device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) on 1–800–877–
8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, to leave a message for Ms.
Gamble.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR
1320.12(a) requires that we provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning a collection of information
to solicit comments on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
functioning of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of our estimates of
the information collection burden,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions we use;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the information
collection burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
(MLA) (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) and the
Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30
U.S.C. 1001–1025) authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to issue leases
for development of Federal oil and gas
and geothermal resources. The Act of
August 7, 1947 (Mineral Leasing Act for
Acquired Lands) authorizes the
Secretary to lease lands acquired by the
United States (30 U.S.C. 341–359). The
Department of the Interior
Appropriations Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.
6508) provides for the competitive
leasing of lands for oil and gas in the
National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska
(NPRA). The Attorney General’s
Opinion of April 2, 1941 (40 Opinion of
the Attorney General 41) provides the
basis under which the Secretary issues
certain leases for lands being drained of
mineral resources. The Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949
(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.) provides the
authority for leasing lands acquired
from the General Services
Administration.

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Assignor/transferor submits Form
3000–3, Assignment of Record Title
Interest in a Lease for Oil and Gas or
Geothermal Resources, and Form 3000–
3a, Transfer of Operating Rights
(Sublease) in a Lease for Oil and Gas or
Geothermal Resources, to transfer
interest in oil and gas or geothermal
leases by assignment of record title or
transfer operating rights (sublease) in oil
and gas or geothermal leases under the
regulations in 43 CFR subparts 3106,
3135, and 3216. These regulations
outline the procedures for assigning
record title interest and transferring
operating rights in a lease to explore for,
develop, and produce oil and gas
resources and geothermal resources.
The assignor/transferor provides the
required information to comply with the
regulations in order to process the
assignments of record title interest or
transfer of operating rights (sublease) in
a lease for oil and gas or geothermal
resources. The assignor/transferor
submits the required information to
BLM for approval under 30 U.S.C. 187a
and the regulations at 43 CFR subparts
3106, 3135, and 3216.
BLM uses the information submitted
by the assignor/transferor to identify the
interest ownership that is assigned or
transferred and the qualifications of the
assignee-transferee. BLM determines
whether the assignee-transferee is
qualified to obtain the interest sought
and ensures that the assignee/transferee
does not exceed statutory acreage
limitations.
Based on BLM’s experience
administering the activities described
above, we estimate it takes 30 minutes
per response to gather and provide the
required information. The respondents
include individuals, small businesses,
and large corporations. The frequency of
response is occasional. We estimate
60,000 responses per year and a total
annual burden of 30,000 hours.
BLM will summarize all responses to
this notice and include them in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.

Dated: November 14, 2008.
Ted R. Hudson,
Acting Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Extension of Approved Information
Collection, OMB Control Number 1004–
0185
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is
requesting the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to extend existing
approvals to collect certain information
from lessees, operators, record title
holders, operating rights owners, and
the general public on oil and gas and
operations on Federal lands.
DATES: You must submit your comments
to BLM at the address below on or
before January 20, 2009. BLM will not
necessarily consider any comments
postmarked or received after the above
date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Director (630), Bureau of Land
Management, Mail Stop 401 LS, 1849 C
St., NW., (Attention: 1004–0185),
Washington, DC 20240.
Personal or messenger delivery: 1620
L Street, NW., Room 401, Washington,
DC 20036.
E-mail:
[email protected] (Attn.:
1004–0185).
Comments will be available for public
review at the L Street address during
regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15
p.m.) Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may contact Barbara Gamble, Division
of Fluid Minerals, on (202) 452–0338

(Commercial or FTS). Persons who use
a telecommunication device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) on 1–800–877–
8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, to contact Ms. Gamble.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR
1320.12(a) requires that we provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning a collection of information
to solicit comments on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
functioning of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimates of
the information collection burden,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions we use;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the information
collection burden on those who are
required to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
(MLA), 30 U.S.C. 191 et seq., gives the
Secretary of the Interior responsibility
for oil and gas leasing on approximately
570 million acres of public lands and
national forests, and private lands
where the mineral rights are reserved by
the Federal government. The Act of May
21, 1930 (30 U.S.C. 301–306), authorizes
the leasing of oil and gas deposits under
railroads and other rights-of-way. The
Act of August 7, 1947 (Mineral Leasing
Act of Acquired Lands), authorizes the
Secretary to lease lands acquired by the
United States (30 U.S.C. 341–359). The
regulations under 43 CFR part 3000 et
al. authorize BLM to manage the oil and
gas leasing and exploration activities.
Without the information, BLM would
not be able to analyze and approve oil
and gas leasing and exploration
activities.
BLM collects nonform information on
oil and gas leasing and exploration
activities when the lessee, record title
holder, operating rights owner, or
operator files any of the following
information for BLM to adjudicate:

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