Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (43 CFR parts 3160 and 3170)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 3160-5 Certification in Support of Exemption from Volume Limits Form and Instruction	New
Form 3160-5 Leak Detection -- Notification of Delay in Repairing Leaks Form and Instruction	New
Form 3160-5 Leak Detection -- Request to Use an Alternative Device, Program, or Method Form and Instruction	New
Form 3160-5 Leak Detection -- Compliance with EPA Regulations Form and Instruction	New
Form 3160-5 Downhole Well Maintenance and Liquids Unloading -- Notification of Excessive Duration or Volume Form and Instruction	New
Form 3160-5 Downhole Well Maintenance and Liquids Unloading -- Documentation and Reporting Form and Instruction	New
Form 3160-5 Crude OIl and Condensate Storage Vessel Report Form and Instruction	New
Form 3160-5 Pneumatic Pump Report Form and Instruction	New
Form 3160-5 Pneumatic Controller Report Form and Instruction	New
Form 3160-5 Reporting of Emergency Venting and Flaring Beyond Specified Timeframes Form and Instruction	New
Form 3160-5 Subsequent Well Tests Request for Extension Form and Instruction	New
Form 3160-5 Initial Production Testing Request for Extension Form and Instruction	New
Form 3160-5 Well Completion and Related Operations Form and Instruction	New
Form 3160-5 Request for Approval of Alternative Volume Limits Form and Instruction	New
Form 3160-5 Request for Prior Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease Form and Instruction	New
Supporting Statement for Proposed Waste Prevention Rule.doc Supporting Statement A	2016-01-29
USCODE-2014-title42-chap55.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-28
USCODE-2014-title25-chap23.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-28
USCODE-2014-title25-chap12-sec396.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-28
USCODE-2014-title30-chap29.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-28
USCODE-2014-title30-chap7.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-28
USCODE-2011-title30-chap3A-subchapIV.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
219603	Certification in Support of Exemption from Volume Limits Form and Instruction	New
219379	Leak Detection -- Inspection Recordkeeping	New
219378	Downhole Well Maintanance and Liquids Unloading -- Recordkeeping	New
219365	Leak Detection -- Notification of Delay in Repairing Leaks Form and Instruction	New
219363	Leak Detection -- Request to Use an Alternative Device, Program, or Method Form and Instruction	New
219361	Leak Detection -- Compliance with EPA Regulations Form and Instruction	New
219360	Downhole Well Maintenance and Liquids Unloading -- Notification of Excessive Duration or Volume Form and Instruction	New
219359	Downhole Well Maintenance and Liquids Unloading -- Documentation and Reporting Form and Instruction	New
219358	Crude OIl and Condensate Storage Vessel Report Form and Instruction	New
219357	Pneumatic Pump Report Form and Instruction	New
219356	Pneumatic Controller Report Form and Instruction	New
219338	Reporting of Emergency Venting and Flaring Beyond Specified Timeframes Form and Instruction	New
219337	Subsequent Well Tests Request for Extension Form and Instruction	New
219336	Initial Production Testing Request for Extension Form and Instruction	New
219335	Well Completion and Related Operations Form and Instruction	New
219334	Request for Approval of Alternative Volume Limits Form and Instruction	New
219329	Request for Prior Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease Form and Instruction	New
219328	Plan to Minimize Waste of Natural Gas	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0211	ICR Reference No: 201512-1004-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (43 CFR parts 3160 and 3170)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 03/09/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/08/2016
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The BLM is proposing a rule that would update standards to reduce wasteful venting, flaring, and leaks of natural gas from onshore wells. The proposed rule would apply to Federal and Indian (except Osage Tribe) oil and gas leases. The proposed information collection activities would address well completions, production tests, well purging, gas conservation plans, storage vessel and tank emissions, pneumatic devices, and leak detection and repair.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 25 USC 2101-2108 Name of Law: Indian Mineral Development Act
   US Code: 30 USC 351-360 Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands
   US Code: 30 USC 1701-1759 Name of Law: Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act
   US Code: 25 USC 396 and 396a Name of Law: Indian Mineral Leasing Act
   US Code: 30 USC 221-237 Name of Law: Subchapter IV of the Mineeral Leasing Act
   US Code: 42 USC 4321-4370h Name of Law: National Enfironmental Policy Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1004-AE14	Proposed rulemaking	81 FR 6616	02/08/2016

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 18

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Subsequent Well Tests Request for Extension	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Leak Detection -- Request to Use an Alternative Device, Program, or Method	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Leak Detection -- Notification of Delay in Repairing Leaks	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Pneumatic Controller Report	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Pneumatic Pump Report	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Crude OIl and Condensate Storage Vessel Report	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Downhole Well Maintenance and Liquids Unloading -- Documentation and Reporting	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Downhole Well Maintenance and Liquids Unloading -- Notification of Excessive Duration or Volume	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Leak Detection -- Compliance with EPA Regulations	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Downhole Well Maintanance and Liquids Unloading -- Recordkeeping
Leak Detection -- Inspection Recordkeeping
Plan to Minimize Waste of Natural Gas
Request for Approval of Alternative Volume Limits	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Well Completion and Related Operations	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Forms for Wells
Initial Production Testing Request for Extension	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Reporting of Emergency Venting and Flaring Beyond Specified Timeframes	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Request for Prior Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Certification in Support of Exemption from Volume Limits	3160-5	Sundry Notice and Reporting on Wells

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The program changes are part of updating the standards to reduce wasteful venting, flaring, and leaks of natural gas from onshore wells. Some provisions of the proposed rule would involve new uses of Form 3160-5, Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells. In addition, one provision of the proposed rule would require submission of information that would accompany (but not be part of) Form 3160-3, Application for Permit to Drill or Re-enter. Both of these forms are authorized by Control Number 1004-0137 (expiration date: January 31, 2018). The estimated burdens for these proposed provisions are in addition to, and do not duplicate, the estimated burdens of Control number 1004-0137.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $474,837

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: 02/08/2016

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