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Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 26.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 35 (9 applications 26
reports).
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’: None.
III. Public Disclosure Statement
The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not
conduct or sponsor and you are not
required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
IV. Comments
We are soliciting comments as to: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the agency
to perform its duties, including whether
the information is useful; (b) the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) how to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) how
to minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee we will be able to do
so.
Dated: October 4, 2012.
Brenda Pierce,
Program Coordinator, USGS Energy
Resources Program.
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Collection
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ACTION: 30-day notice and request for
comments.
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has submitted an

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donnie Shaw, at 202–912–7155. Persons
who use a telecommunication device for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339, to leave a message for
Mr. Shaw. You may also review the
information collection request online at
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
The
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5
CFR part 1320 provide that an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of
information, you are not obligated to
respond. In order to obtain and renew
an OMB control number, Federal
agencies are required to seek public
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)).
As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the
BLM published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register on June 27, 2012 (77
FR 38319), and the comment period

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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AGENCY:

information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to continue the collection of
information pertaining to Federal and
Indian oil and gas leasing and drainage
protection (except on the Osage
Reservation). The Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) previously approved
this information collection activity, and
assigned it control number 1004–0185.
DATES: The OMB is required to respond
to this information collection request
within 60 days but may respond after 30
days. For maximum consideration,
written comments should be received
on or before November 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004–
0185), Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806,
or by electronic mail at
[email protected]. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or
electronic mail.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention:
Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240.
Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
0050.
Electronic mail:
[email protected].
Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0185’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.

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ended August 27, 2012. The BLM
received no comments. The BLM now
requests comments on the following
subjects:
1. Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
functioning of the BLM, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate
of the burden of collecting the
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
3. The quality, utility and clarity of
the information to be collected; and
4. How to minimize the information
collection burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
information technology.
Please send comments as directed
under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please
refer to OMB control number 1004–0185
in your correspondence. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
The following information is provided
for the information collection:
Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing
and Drainage Protection (43 CFR Parts
3100, 3120, and 3150, and Subpart
3162).
Forms: This is a nonform collection.
OMB Control Number: 1004–0185.
Abstract: The BLM proposes to extend
the currently approved collection of
information. The collection enables the
BLM to monitor and enforce compliance
with requirements pertaining to:
1. Statutory acreage limitations;
2. Waiver, suspension, or reduction of
rental or royalty payments;
3. Various types of agreements,
contracts, consolidations and
combinations;
4. Subsurface storage of oil and gas;
5. Transfers, name changes, and
corporate mergers;
6. Lease renewal, relinquishment,
termination, and cancellation;
7. Leasing under railroads and certain
other types of rights-of-way;
8. Lands available for competitive
leasing; and
9. Drainage protection.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion,
except for Option Statements (43 CFR
3100.3–3), which must be filed within

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90 days after June 30 and December 31
of each year. All responses under this
control number are required to obtain or
retain a benefit.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents Annually: 2,484 Federal
and Indian oil and gas lessees,

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden Annually: $109,439.
The following table details the
individual components and respective
hour burdens of this information
collection request:

Type of response

Number of
responses

Hours per
response

Total hours
(Column B ×
Column C)

A.

B.

C.

D.

Notice of option holdings 43 CFR 3100.3–1(b) ...........................................................................
Option statement 43 CFR 3100.3–3 ...........................................................................................
Proof of acreage reduction 43 CFR 3101.2–4(a) ........................................................................
Excess acreage petition 43 CFR 3101.2–4(a) ............................................................................
Ad hoc acreage statement 43 CFR 3101.2–6 ............................................................................
Joinder evidence statement 43 CFR 3101.3–1 ...........................................................................
Waiver, suspension, or reduction of rental or royalty 43 CFR 3103.4–1 ...................................
Communitization or drilling agreements 43 CFR 3105.2 ............................................................
Operating, drilling, or development contracts interest statement 43 CFR 3105.3 ......................
Application to combine interests for joint refining or transportation of oil 43 CFR 3105.4 .........
Subsurface storage application 43 CFR 3105.5 .........................................................................
Consolidation of leases 43 CFR 3105.6 .....................................................................................
Heirs and devisees statement 43 CFR 3106.8–1 .......................................................................
Change of name report 43 CFR 3106.8–2 .................................................................................
Corporate merger notice 43 CFR 3106.8–3 ................................................................................
Lease renewal application 43 CFR 3107.8 .................................................................................
Relinquishment 43 CFR 3108.1 ..................................................................................................
Class I reinstatement petition 43 CFR 3108.2–2 ........................................................................
Class II reinstatement petition 43 CFR 3108.2–3 .......................................................................
Class III reinstatement petition 43 CFR 3108.2–4 ......................................................................
Application for lease under right-of-way 43 CFR 3109.1 ............................................................
Lands available for leasing 43 CFR 3120.1–1(e) .......................................................................
Protests and appeals 43 CFR 3120.1–3 .....................................................................................
Preliminary drainage protection report 43 CFR 3162.2–9 ..........................................................
Detailed drainage protection report 43 CFR 3162.2–9 ...............................................................
Additional drainage protection report 43 CFR 3162.2–9 ............................................................

30
50
10
10
10
50
20
150
50
20
50
1
40
60
100
30
150
87
59
7
20
280
90
1,000
100
10

1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0.5
1
1
1
1
2.5
1.5
2
24
20

30
50
10
10
10
50
40
300
100
20
50
1
40
60
200
30
75
87
59
7
20
700
135
2,000
2,400
200

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

2,484

........................

6,684

Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Bureau of Land Management.
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operators, record title owners, and
holders of options to acquire an interest
in Federal or Indian leases.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden
Annually: 6,684 hours.

The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has submitted an
information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to continue the collection of
information from applicants for land for
recreation or public purposes. The
Office of Management and Budget

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(OMB) previously approved this
information collection activity, and
assigned it control number 1004–0012.
DATES: The OMB is required to respond
to this information collection request
within 60 days but may respond after 30
days. For maximum consideration,
written comments should be received
on or before November 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004–
0012), Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806,
or by electronic mail at
[email protected]. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or
electronic mail.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention:
Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240.
Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
0050.
Electronic mail:
[email protected].

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Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0012’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.
Jeff
Holdren, at 202–912–7335. Persons who
use a telecommunication device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339, to leave a message for
Mr. Holdren. You may also review the
information collection request online at
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5
CFR part 1320 provide that an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of
information, you are not obligated to
respond. In order to obtain and renew
an OMB control number, Federal
agencies are required to seek public
comment on information collection and

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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