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.
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
There are no program changes,
and there is one adjustment: The number of annual responses for
Notification of Operations (43 CFR 3135.6) has been adjusted from 1
to 2, so that ROCIS rounds the total response time up to 1 hour
instead of 0 hours, thereby increasing the burden hours from 219 to
220 in ROCIS.
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:
(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;
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.
30-day notice.pdf
Supporting statement.doc
Oil and Gas Leasing, NPRA (3138.11 Storage agreement)