Approval of Operations (43 CFR Part 3160)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status

No forms / supporting documents in this ICR. Check IC Document Collections.

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
221839	Waiver Request (Section III.I. of Onshore Order 1)	Modified
221838	Notice of Staking (Section III.C. of Onshore Order 1)	Modified
221380	Application for Permit to Drill (43 CFR 3172.3-1 and Section III.A. of Onshore Order 1)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0213	ICR Reference No: 201611-1004-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201605-1004-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Approval of Operations (43 CFR Part 3160)
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: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 12/20/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/13/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2019	36 Months From Approved
Responses	3,450	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	29,400	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is amending its existing Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1 to require the electronic filing (or e-filing) of all Applications for Permit to Drill (APD) and Notices of Staking (NOS). The amended Order also authorizes operators to seek a waiver of the e-filing requirements. APDs are currently included in OMB control number 1004-0137, and NOSs are in use without a control number. The waiver request is a new information collection activity. After the rule goes into effect, the BLM plans to seek to merge the revised Order's information-collection activities with control no. 1004-0137.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 181, et seq. Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act
   US Code: 30 USC 351, et seq. Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands
   US Code: 25 USC 396a, et seq. Name of Law: Indian Mineral Leasing Act
   US Code: 25 USC 396 Name of Law: Act of March 3, 1909
   US Code: 25 USC 2101, et seq. Name of Law: Indian Mineral Development Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1004-AE37	Final or interim final rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Permit to Drill (43 CFR 3172.3-1 and Section III.A. of Onshore Order 1)	3160-3
Notice of Staking (Section III.C. of Onshore Order 1)
Waiver Request (Section III.I. of Onshore Order 1)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	3,450	0	0	3,450	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	29,400	0	0	29,400	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: After this rule becomes effective, the BLM intends to ask OMB to combine the requirements and burdens of this rule with existing control number 1004-0137, which currently authorizes the BLM to collect information on APDs. Upon revision or renewal of control number 1004-0137, the burdens for APDs will be adjustments to control number 1004-0137. The burdens for NOSs will be program changes to control number 1004-0137 because they constitute an existing collection of information that is in use without a control number. The burdens for waiver requests will be program changes to control number 1004-0137 because they constitute a new collection of information.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $315,347

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: 12/13/2016

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