30 CFR 1202, 1206, 1210, 1212, 1217, and 1218, Solid Minerals and Geothermal Resources

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 4430 Solid Minerals Form and Instruction	Modified
Form Form 4293 Coal Washing and Transportation Allowances Form and Instruction	Modified
1010-0120 30-day.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-11-17
0120 SS 110910.doc Supporting Statement A	2010-11-09
4293 and schedules.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-26
4292 and schedules.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-26
4430.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-26
cfr 1202, 1210, 1210, 1212, 1217, 1218.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-19
0120 60 FRN 04122010.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
38193	Solid Minerals Form and Instruction	Modified
182056	Recordkeeping	Modified
180556	Geothermal Resources	Modified
180555	Coal Washing and Transportation Allowances Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1012-0010	ICR Reference No: 201103-1012-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200709-1010-003
Agency/Subagency: DOI/ONRR	Agency Tracking No: onrr 1010-0120
Title: 30 CFR 1202, 1206, 1210, 1212, 1217, and 1218, Solid Minerals and Geothermal Resources
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/14/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/14/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2014	36 Months From Approved
Responses	9,851	0	9,880
Time Burden (Hours)	3,509	0	3,670
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The ONRR uses the collected information to ensure that royalties are reported timely and paid appropriately and are based on correct product valuation. The ONRR, as well as other Federal Government, state, and tribal entities, uses the collected information for audit purposes and for evaluation of the reasonableness of product valuation or of allowance claims submitted by lessees. The determination of the appropriate product value or allowance rate directly affects the royalties due. Failure to collect such data would prevent the Secretary from accomplishing statutory and trust responsibilities.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 25 USC 396d, Chapter 12 Name of Law: Lease, Sale, or Surrender of Allotted or Unallotted Lands
   US Code: 25 USC 2103, Chapter 23 Name of Law: Development of Tribal Mineral Resources
   US Code: 30 USC 181-263 Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
   US Code: 30 USC 189, Chapter 3A Name of Law: Leases and Prospecting Permits
   US Code: 30 USC 359, Chapter 7 Name of Law: Lease of Mineral Deposits Within Acquired Lands
   US Code: 30 USC 1001, 1002, Chapter 23 Name of Law: Geothermal Steam and Associated Geothermal Resources
   US Code: 43 USC 1334, Chapter 29 Name of Law: Submerged Lands, Subchapter III--Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
   PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 119 Stat. 594, Sections 221-23 Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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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 18536	04/12/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 70279	11/17/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Recordkeeping
Coal Washing and Transportation Allowances	Form 4293, Form 4293	Coal Washing Allowance Report ,   Coal Transportation Allowance Report
Geothermal Resources
Solid Minerals	4430	Solid Minerals Production and Royalty Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	9,851	9,880	0	-9	-20	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,509	3,670	0	-103	-58	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	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: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: There is a program decrease of 103 hours, based on a reallocation of certain geothermal burden hours, which we determined are already included in the requirements covered by ICR 1010-0139. The burden hours for the following citations were deleted and replaced with a notation in the table, Burden Breakdown, in Item 12: 1206.352(b)(1)(ii), 1206.353(h)(1), 1206.354(h), 1206.356(a)(1), 1206.356(a)(2), 1206.356(b)(3), 1206.357(b)(3), 1206.359(h)(1). There is an adjustment decrease of 58 hours, which is due to more accurate estimates by ONRR program staff of the time it currently takes industry to complete the requirements. Program staff revised the burden hour estimates based on industry’s established history of compliance and on our ongoing contact and interaction with companies to resolve questions as they arise. There is no annual cost burden to report.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $210,540

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: 11/17/2010

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