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Reporting
43 CFR

Information collection requirements

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

2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0.5
0.5
1
2.5
1.5
1
1
1

40
300
100
20
50
40
60
200
30
75
250
20
700
135
20
20
20

Totals ...................................

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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
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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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Information Relay Service (FIRS) on 1–
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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vandalism and disturbance of
significant caves. Other Federal or state
agencies, bona fide education or
research institutes, or individuals or
organizations that assist land
management agencies with cave
management activities may request
access to confidential cave information.
BLM uses the Significant Cave
Nomination Worksheet to collect some
of the requested information on cave
management activities.
Based on BLM’s experience
administering this program, we estimate
the public reporting burden is 3 hours
for each nomination and 30 minutes for
each request for confidential cave
information. BLM estimates that 50 cave
nominations and 10 requests for
confidential cave information will be
filed annually, with a total annual
burden of 155 hours. Respondents are
cavers and other interested parties.
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 13, 2008.
Ted Hudson,
Acting Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. E8–27653 Filed 11–19–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Quarterly Status Report of Water
Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated Contract Negotiations
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of
contractual actions that have been
proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation
and are new, modified, discontinued, or
completed since the last publication of
this notice on August 12, 2008. This
notice is one of a variety of means used
to inform the public about proposed
contractual actions for capital recovery
and management of project resources
and facilities consistent with section 9(f)
of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939.
Additional announcements of
individual contract actions may be
published in the Federal Register and in
newspapers of general circulation in the
areas determined by Reclamation to be
affected by the proposed action.
ADDRESSES: The identity of the
approving officer and other information
pertaining to a specific contract

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proposal may be obtained by calling or
writing the appropriate regional office at
the address and telephone number given
for each region in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Kelly, Water and
Environmental Resources Office, Bureau
of Reclamation, PO Box 25007, Denver,
Colorado 80225–0007; telephone 303–
445–2888.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent
with section 9(f) of the Reclamation
Project Act of 1939 and the rules and
regulations published in 52 FR 11954,
April 13, 1987 (43 CFR 426.22),
Reclamation will publish notice of
proposed or amendatory contract
actions for any contract for the delivery
of project water for authorized uses in
newspapers of general circulation in the
affected area at least 60 days prior to
contract execution. Announcements
may be in the form of news releases,
legal notices, official letters,
memorandums, or other forms of
written material. Meetings, workshops,
and/or hearings may also be used, as
appropriate, to provide local publicity.
The public participation procedures do
not apply to proposed contracts for the
sale of surplus or interim irrigation
water for a term of 1 year or less. Either
of the contracting parties may invite the
public to observe contract proceedings.
All public participation procedures will
be coordinated with those involved in
complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act. Pursuant to
the ‘‘Final Revised Public Participation
Procedures’’ for water resource-related
contract negotiations, published in 47
FR 7763, February 22, 1982, a tabulation
is provided of all proposed contractual
actions in each of the five Reclamation
regions. When contract negotiations are
completed, and prior to execution, each
proposed contract form must be
approved by the Secretary of the
Interior, or pursuant to delegated or
redelegated authority, the Commissioner
of Reclamation or one of the regional
directors. In some instances,
congressional review and approval of a
report, water rate, or other terms and
conditions of the contract may be
involved.
Public participation in and receipt of
comments on contract proposals will be
facilitated by adherence to the following
procedures:
1. Only persons authorized to act on
behalf of the contracting entities may
negotiate the terms and conditions of a
specific contract proposal.
2. Advance notice of meetings or
hearings will be furnished to those
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request for such notice to the
appropriate regional or project office of
Reclamation.
3. Written correspondence regarding
proposed contracts may be made
available to the general public pursuant
to the terms and procedures of the
Freedom of Information Act, as
amended.
4. Written comments on a proposed
contract or contract action must be
submitted to the appropriate regional
officials at the locations and within the
time limits set forth in the advance
public notices.
5. All written comments received and
testimony presented at any public
hearings will be reviewed and
summarized by the appropriate regional
office for use by the contract approving
authority.
6. Copies of specific proposed
contracts may be obtained from the
appropriate regional director or his
designated public contact as they
become available for review and
comment.
7. In the event modifications are made
in the form of a proposed contract, the
appropriate regional director shall
determine whether republication of the
notice and/or extension of the comment
period is necessary.
Factors considered in making such a
determination shall include, but are not
limited to (i) the significance of the
modification, and (ii) the degree of
public interest which has been
expressed over the course of the
negotiations. At a minimum, the
regional director shall furnish revised
contracts to all parties who requested
the contract in response to the initial
public notice.
Definitions of Abbreviations Used in
this Document
BCP—Boulder Canyon Project
Reclamation—Bureau of Reclamation
CAP—Central Arizona Project
CVP—Central Valley Project
CRSP—Colorado River Storage Project
CFS—Cubic foot (feet) per second
FR—Federal Register
IDD—Irrigation and Drainage District
ID—Irrigation District
M&I—Municipal and Industrial
NMISC—New Mexico Interstate Stream
Commission
O&M—Operation and Maintenance
P–SMBP—Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin
Program
PPR—Present Perfected Right
RRA—Reclamation Reform Act of 1982
SOD—Safety of Dams
SRPA—Small Reclamation Projects Act
of 1956
USACE—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WD—Water District

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