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Type of response

Number of
responses

Hours per
response

Total hours
(Column B ×
Column C)

A.

B.

C.

D.

Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests—Businesses ..............................................
Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests—Individuals ................................................
Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests—State/Local/Tribal Governments ..............

11
10
3

10
10
10

110
100
30

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

24

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

240

An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Bureau of Land Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[17X.LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000; OMB
Control Number 1004–0137]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Onshore Oil and Gas
Operations and Production
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
are proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
15, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
SUMMARY:

Department of the Interior by email at
[email protected]; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW,
Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 20240,
Attention: Jean Sonneman; or by email
to [email protected]. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1004–0137 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Subijoy Dutta by email
at [email protected], or by telephone at
202–912–7152. You may also view the
ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on
September 12, 2017 (82 FR 42832). No
comments were received.
We are again soliciting comments on
the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection

necessary to the proper functions of the
BLM; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the BLM enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the BLM minimize the burden of
this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of
information technology.
Comments that you submit 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 that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: Various Federal and Indian
mineral leasing statutes authorize the
BLM to grant and manage onshore oil
and gas leases on Federal and Indian
(except Osage Tribe) lands. In order to
fulfill its responsibilities under these
statutes, the BLM needs to perform the
information collection (IC) activities set
forth in the regulations at 43 CFR parts
3160 and 3170, and in onshore oil and
gas orders promulgated in accordance
with 43 CFR 3164.1. The BLM requests
renewal and revision of OMB control
number 1004–0137. Some of the
revisions are a result of the rules and the
order that are listed in the following
table:

RECENT BLM ACTIONS THAT AFFECT INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITIES IN CONTROL NO. 1004–0137
Regulatory
information No.

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Title of order or rule
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas
Leases; Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1, Approval of Operations
(Final Order).
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas
Leases; Site Security (Final Rule).
Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (Final Rule) 1.
1 This

Federal Register citation

Control No.

RIN 1004–AE37

82 FR 2906 (Jan. 10, 2017)

1004–0213
2020).

(expires

RIN 1004–AE15

81 FR 81356 (Nov. 17, 2016)

1004–0207 (expires Jan. 31, 2020).

RIN 1004–AE14

81 FR 83008 (Nov. 18, 2016)

1004–0211 (expires Jan. 31, 2018).

rule is under review in federal district court (State of Wyoming v. U.S. Department of the Interior, Case No. 2:16–CV–0285–SWS (D. Wyo.)).

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The effects of the revision of Onshore
Order 1 and control number 1004–0213
on control number 1004–0137 are as
follows:
• The incorporation of a general
requirement to use an electronic system
to file Application for Permits to Drill
(Form 3160–3) and Notices of Staking;
• The addition of a new activity to
authorize requests for a waiver of the
electronic-filing requirement; and
• The addition of ‘‘Notice of Staking,’’
which is a historic IC activity that has
been in use without a control number.
After control number 1004–0137 is
renewed with the changes listed above,
we plan to request discontinuation of
control number 1004–0213, since we
anticipate that all of the IC activities in
that control number will be merged with
control number 1004–0137.
The effects of the Site Security Rule
and control number 1004–0207 on
control number 1004–0137 are as
follows:
• The transfer of new uses of Form
3160–5 (Sundry Notice) from control
number 1004–0207 to control number
1004–0137;
• The removal of ‘‘Records for Seals,’’
a historic IC activity in control number
1004–0137;
• The removal of ‘‘Site Security,’’ a
historic IC activity in control number
1004–0137; and
• The removal of ‘‘Schematic/Facility
Diagrams,’’ a historic IC activity in
control number 1004–0137.
After control number 1004–0137 is
renewed, we plan to submit an IC
request to reflect the changes listed

above, and keep the remaining IC
activities in the Site Security rule in
control number 1004–0207.
Consequently, we do not anticipate the
discontinuation of control number
1004–0207.
The sole effect of the Waste
Prevention Rule and control number
1004–0211 on control number 1004–
0137 is the removal of ‘‘Gas Flaring,’’ a
historic IC activity in control number
1004–0137. While there are some
continuing IC activities pertaining to
venting and flaring in 1004–0211, BLM
anticipates that rulemakings in the near
future will result in changes to those
activities. Because the content of those
rulemakings is uncertain at this time,
the BLM is not requesting merger of
those activities with control number
1004–0137.
In addition to the rules and order
listed above, we note a recent BLM rule
on hydraulic fracturing and a recent
federal district court ruling. On June 21,
2016, the U.S. District Court for the
District of Wyoming set aside a BLM
rule on hydraulic fracturing (80 FR
16128 (March 26, 2015)). See Wyoming
v. U.S. Department of the Interior, Order
on Petition for review of Final Agency
Action, Case No. 2:15–CV/043–SWS (D.
Wyo.). Previously, the court had issued
an order postponing the effective date of
the rule. Thus, the rule never became
effective, and its pre-approved control
number (1004–0203) has never been
activated.
In these circumstances, the BLM
rescinded the March 2015 rule on

hydraulic fracturing (82 FR 61924,
December 29, 2017) and the BLM is
requesting revision of the information
collection activity labeled ‘‘Subsequent
Well Operations’’ by removing
‘‘nonroutine fracturing jobs’’ from the
list of subsequent well operations that
require the submission of Form 3160–5.
We are also requesting the removal of a
reference to ‘‘Post hydraulic fracturing
chemical disclosures on FracFocus.org’’
from Item 27 of Form 3160–4, Well
Completion or Recompletion Report and
Log.
Title of Collection: Onshore Oil and
Gas Operations and Production (43 CFR
parts 3160 and 3170).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0137.
Form Numbers: Form 3160–3, Form
3160–4, Form 3160–5, and Form 3160–
6.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Oil and
gas operators on public lands and some
Indian lands.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 7,500.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 301,663.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 45 minutes to 40
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,835,888.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion,
except for the activities listed in the
following table:

Type of
response

Regulatory cite(s)

Request for Approval of a CAA ...........................................................................................................................
Response to Notice of Insufficient CAA ..............................................................................................................
Request for Approval of an FMP for Future Measurement Facilities .................................................................

43 CFR 3173.15 ..
43 CFR 3173.16 ..
43 CFR
3173.12(d).
43 CFR
3173.12(e).
43 CFR 3174.12 ..

Request for Approval of an FMP for Existing Measurement Facilities ...............................................................

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Measurement Tickets ..........................................................................................................................................

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $29,370,000.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2018–00604 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLES962000 L14400000 BJ0000 18X]

Notice of Filing of Plat Survey; Eastern
States
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior
ACTION: Notice of Official Filing.
AGENCY:

The plats of survey of the
following described lands are scheduled
to be officially filed in the Bureau of
land Management (BLM), Eastern States

SUMMARY:

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Frequency
Once.
Once.
Once.
Once.
Monthly.

Office, Washington, DC, 30 days from
the date of this publication. The survey,
executed at the request of the Midwest
Regional Office of the BIA, is necessary
for the management of these lands.
DATES: Unless there are protests of this
action, the filing of the plat described in
this notice will happen on February 15,
2018.
ADDRESSES: BLM Eastern States, Suite
950, 20 M Street SE, Washington, DC
20003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dominica VanKoten, Chief Cadastral
Surveyor for Eastern States; (202) 912–

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