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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.
[FR Doc. E8–27624 Filed 11–19–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–84–P

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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3100.3–1 .....................................
3100.3–3 .....................................
3101.2–4(a) ................................
3101.2–6 .....................................
31.1.3–1 ......................................

Notice of option holdings ................................................................
Option statement ............................................................................
Excess acreage petition .................................................................
Showings statement .......................................................................
Joinder evidence statement ...........................................................

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3103.4–1 .....................................
3105.2 .........................................
3105.3 .........................................
3105.4 .........................................
3105.5 .........................................
3106.8–1 .....................................
3106.8–2 .....................................
3106.8–3 .....................................
3107.8 .........................................
3108.1 .........................................
3108.2 .........................................
3109.1 .........................................
3120.1–1(e) ................................
3120.1–3 .....................................
3152.1 .........................................
3152.6 .........................................
3152.7 .........................................

Waiver, suspension, reduction of rental, etc ..................................
Communitization or drilling agreement ...........................................
Operating, drilling, development contracts interest statement .......
Joint operations; transportation of oil applications .........................
Subsurface storage application ......................................................
Heirs and devisee statement ..........................................................
Change of name report ..................................................................
Corporate merger notice ................................................................
Lease renewal application ..............................................................
Relinquishments .............................................................................
Reinstatement petition ....................................................................
Leasing under rights-of-way application .........................................
Lands available for leasing .............................................................
Protests and appeals ......................................................................
Oil and gas exploration in Alaska application ................................
Data collection ................................................................................
Completion of operations report .....................................................

20
150
50
20
50
40
60
100
30
150
500
20
280
90
20
20
20

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2
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1
1
1
2
1
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0.5
1
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1.5
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300
100
20
50
40
60
200
30
75
250
20
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135
20
20
20

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BLM collects the information in the
regulations that address oil and gas
drainage and no form is required.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
requests the Office of Management and
Number
Budget (OMB) to extend an existing
Type of drainage
of analHours
approval to collect information from
analysis
yses
individuals submitting nominations for
Preliminary ................
1,000
2,000 significant caves under the Federal Cave
Detailed .....................
100
2,400 Resources Protection Act of 1988 and to
Additional ..................
10
200 request confidential cave information.
Total ...................
1,110
4,600 BLM needs the information to
determine which caves we will list as
Based upon our experience managing significant and decide whether to grant
oil and gas activities, we estimate for the access to confidential cave information.
information collection 2,880 responses
DATES: You must submit your comments
per year with an annual information
to BLM at the address below on or
burden of 6,835 hours.
before January 20, 2009. BLM will not
BLM will summarize all responses to
necessarily consider any comments
this notice and include them in the
postmarked or received after the above
request for OMB approval. All
date.
comments will become a matter of
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
public record.
by any of the following methods:
Dated: November 13, 2008.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Ted Hudson,
Director (630), Bureau of Land
Management, Mail Stop 401 LS, 1849 C
Acting Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
St., NW. (Attention: 1004–0165)
Washington, DC 20240.
[FR Doc. E8–27630 Filed 11–19–08; 8:45 am]
Personal or messenger delivery: 1620
BILLING CODE 4310–84–P
L Street, NW., Room 401, Washington,
DC 20036.
E-mail:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[email protected] (Attn.:
Bureau of Land Management
1004–0165)
Comments will be available for public
review at the L Street address during
[LLWO320.LL120000.PC0000.24–1A]
regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15
Extension of Approved Information
p.m.) Monday through Friday, except
Collection, OMB Control Number 1004– Federal holidays.
0165
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may contact James Goodbar, BLM Field
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Office, Carlsbad, New Mexico, on (505)
Interior.
234–5929 (Commercial or FTS). Persons
ACTION: Notice and request for
who use a telecommunication device for
comments.
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

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800–877–8330, 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, to contact Mr. Goodbar.
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 Federal Cave Resources
Protection Act of 1988, 102 Stat. 4546,
16 U.S.C. 4301, requires the
identification, protection, and
maintenance of significant caves on
public lands the Department of the
Interior, BLM manages. The
implementing regulations are found at
43 CFR part 37—Cave Management.
Federal agencies must consult with
‘‘cavers’’ and other interested parties
and develop a list of significant caves.
The regulations establish criteria for
identifying significant caves and
integrate cave management into existing
planning and management processes to
protect cave resource information. We
use this information to prevent

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