Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR part 3160)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 3160-3 Application for Permit to Drill or Re-enter (43 CFR 3162.3-1) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells (43 CFR 3162.3-2) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-4 Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log (43 CFR 3162.4-1) Form and Instruction	Modified
30 day notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-10-15
Supporting Statement 2014.doc Supporting Statement A	2014-10-09
Onshore_Order_No_1_The_Order.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-07-30
Onshore-Order_No_1_Preamble.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-07-30
60-day notice 2014.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-06-11
Onshore OIl and Gas Order No. 4.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-07-14
Notice to Lessees 4A.mht Supplementary Document	2010-07-14
Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 7.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-07-14
43 CFR part 3160.doc Supplementary Document	2010-07-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
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)	Unchanged
178352	Prepare Run Tickets (43 CFR 3162.7-2, 3164.1, and Onshorer Order No. 4)	Unchanged
178351	Site Security (43 CFR 3162.7-5(c))	Modified
178350	Records for Seals (43 CFR 3162.7-5(b))	Unchanged
178349	Gas Flaring (43 CFR 3162.7-1(d), 3164.1, and Notice to Lessees 4A)	Modified
178347	Well Markers (43 CFR 3162.6)	Unchanged
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)	Unchanged
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))	Unchanged
178337	Plan for Well Abandonment (43 CFR 3162.3-4)	Unchanged
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: 201401-1004-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201001-1004-004
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR part 3160)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/27/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/15/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2015
Responses	235,252	0	232,180
Time Burden (Hours)	920,464	0	895,640
Cost Burden (Dollars)	32,500,000	0	32,500,000

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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:
	79 FR 33592	06/11/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 61898	10/15/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Drilling Tests, Logs, and Surveys (43 CFR 3162.4-2(a))
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))
Direction Drilling (43 CFR 3162.5-2(b))
Schematic/Facility Diagrams (43 CFR 3162.4-1(a) and 3162.7-5(d)(1))
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 Re-enter
Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log (43 CFR 3162.4-1)	3160-4	Well Completion and Re-completion Report and Log
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells (43 CFR 3162.3-2)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Report Wells
Plan for Well Abandonment (43 CFR 3162.3-4)
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))

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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	235,252	232,180	0	0	3,072	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	920,464	895,640	0	0	24,824	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	32,500,000	32,500,000	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There were no program changes. The overall responses and burdens were adjusted upwards.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,590,701

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: 10/15/2014

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