Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR part 3160)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 3160-3 Application for Permit to Drill or Re-enter (43 CFR 3162.3-1)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 3160-5 Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells (43 CFR 3162.3-2)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 3160-4 Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log (43 CFR 3162.4-1)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
30-notice.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-07-27	Available
Supporting Statement 2011.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2011-09-27	Available
Onshore OIl and Gas Order No. 4.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-07-14	Available
Notice to Lessees 4A.mht	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-07-14	Source copy available
Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 7.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-07-14	Available
43 CFR part 3160.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-07-12	Available
60-day notice 1004-0137.doc.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-02-03	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
38116	Application for Permit to Drill or Re-enter (43 CFR 3162.3-1)	Form and Instruction	Modified
178354	State Director Review (43 CFR 3165.3(b))		Modified
178353	Application for Suspension or Other Relief (43 CFR 3165.1)		Modified
178352	Prepare Run Tickets (43 CFR 3162.7-2, 3164.1, and Onshorer Order No. 4)		Modified
178351	Site Security (43 CFR 3162.7-5(c))		Modified
178350	Records for Seals (43 CFR 3162.7-5(b))		Modified
178349	Gas Flaring (43 CFR 3162.7-1(d), 3164.1, and Notice to Lessees 4A)		Modified
178348	Aproval and Reporting of Oil in Pits (43 CFR 3160-3165)		Removed
178347	Well Markers (43 CFR 3162.6)		Modified
178346	Direction Drilling (43 CFR 3162.5-2(b))		Modified
178345	Contingency Plan (43 CFR 3162.5-1(d))		Modified
178344	Report of Spills, Discharges, or Other Undesirable Events (43 CFR 3162.5-1(c))		Modified
178342	Disposal of Produced Water (43 CFR 3162.5-1(b), 3164.1, and Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 7)		Modified
178341	Monthly Report of Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)		Removed
178340	Drilling Tests, Logs, and Surveys (43 CFR 3162.4-2(a))		Modified
178339	Schematic/Facility Diagrams (43 CFR 3162.4-1(a) and 3162.7-5(d)(1))		Modified
178338	Plug and Abandon for Water Source (43 CFR 3160-3165)		Removed
178337	Plan for Well Abandonment (43 CFR 3162.3-4)		Modified
178336	Drilling Plans (43 CFR 3160-3165)		Removed
178335	Well Spacing Program (43 CFR 3160-3165)		Removed
178334	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells (43 CFR 3162.3-2)	Form and Instruction	Modified
178333	Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log (43 CFR 3162.4-1)	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0137	ICR Reference No: 201001-1004-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200701-1004-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR part 3160)
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: 10/18/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/27/2010
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2011
Responses	232,180	0	325,765
Time Burden (Hours)	895,640	0	2,631,120
Cost Burden (Dollars)	32,500,000	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 regulate oil and gas operations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 181 Name of Law: The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
   US Code: 30 USC 1701 Name of Law: The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management
   US Code: 30 USC 351-359 Name of Law: The Act of August 7, 1947
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 88 b Title 1 Name of Law: Fiscal Year 2010 Interior Appropriations Law

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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:
	75 FR 5624	02/03/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 44007	07/27/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 17

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Well Markers (43 CFR 3162.6)
Records for Seals (43 CFR 3162.7-5(b))
Application for Permit to Drill or Re-enter (43 CFR 3162.3-1)	3160-3	Application for Permit to Drill or Reenter
Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log (43 CFR 3162.4-1)	3160-4	Well Completion and Recompletion Report and Log
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells (43 CFR 3162.3-2)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Report Wells
Drilling Plans (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Plan for Well Abandonment (43 CFR 3162.3-4)
Drilling Tests, Logs, and Surveys (43 CFR 3162.4-2(a))
Schematic/Facility Diagrams (43 CFR 3162.4-1(a) and 3162.7-5(d)(1))
Disposal of Produced Water (43 CFR 3162.5-1(b), 3164.1, and Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 7)
Report of Spills, Discharges, or Other Undesirable Events (43 CFR 3162.5-1(c))
Contingency Plan (43 CFR 3162.5-1(d))
Plug and Abandon for Water Source (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Well Spacing Program (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Direction Drilling (43 CFR 3162.5-2(b))
Gas Flaring (43 CFR 3162.7-1(d), 3164.1, and Notice to Lessees 4A)
Site Security (43 CFR 3162.7-5(c))
Prepare Run Tickets (43 CFR 3162.7-2, 3164.1, and Onshorer Order No. 4)
Application for Suspension or Other Relief (43 CFR 3165.1)
State Director Review (43 CFR 3165.3(b))
Monthly Report of Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Aproval and Reporting of Oil in Pits (43 CFR 3160-3165)

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	232,180	325,765	0	-94,745	1,160	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	895,640	2,631,120	0	-780,960	-954,520	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	32,500,000	0	32,500,000	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The 2007 renewal request mistekenly included separate analyses of the burdens for several of the IC's for this collection as stated in item 15 of the supporting statement. The Fiscal Year 2010 Interior appropriations law (Public Law No. 111-88) directed the BLM to charge a $6,500 processing fee for Form 3160-3, Applicatoin for Permit to Drill or Re-enter. This fee created an increase in cost burden Form 3160-3. In Form 3160-3, the burden hour changed from 8 hours to 80 hours, due to a mistaken analysis of the information collection completed three years. The burden hours for Form 3160-3 increased due to the forms complexity.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,322,557

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 07/27/2010

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