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)