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Authority
We provide this notice under section
10 of the ESA and NEPA regulation 40
CFR 1506.6.
Jay B. Herrington,
Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office,
Southeast Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX18GC009PLFM00]

Public Meeting of the National
Cooperative Geologic Mapping
Program (NCGMP) and National
Geological and Geophysical Data
Preservation Program (NGGDPP)
Advisory Committee
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) is publishing this notice to
announce that a Federal Advisory
Committee meeting of the NCGMP and
NGGDPP will take place.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 1st and
2nd, 2018, from approximately 9:00 a.m.
EST to 4:00 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the USGS National Center, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael J. Marketti, U.S. Geological
Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Mail Stop 908, Reston, VA 20192, by
email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 703–648–6976.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is being held under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
Appendix, as amended), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552B, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150.
Purpose of the Meeting: The NCGMP
and NGGDPP Federal Advisory
Committee will meet to hear updates on
progress of the NCGMP towards
fulfilling the purposes of the National
Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, as well
as updates on the NGGDPP towards
fulfilling the purposes of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005. The Committee,
comprised of representatives from
Federal agencies, State agencies,
academic institutions, and private

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companies, shall advise the Director of
the U.S. Geological Survey on planning
and implementation of the geologic
mapping and data preservation
programs.
Agenda: Introductions/Update on
NGGDPP/Future Planning for NGGDPP
and discussion/Update on NCGMP/
Future Planning for NCGMP and
discussion/other topics to be
determined.
Meeting Accessibility/Special
Accommodations: The meeting is open
to the public on both days from
approximately 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
and seating is on a first-come basis.
Members of the public wishing to attend
the meeting or wanting to receive callin information or a link to the live
stream webcast should contact Michael
J. Marketti by email at mmarketti@
usgs.gov to register no later than five (5)
business days prior to the meeting.
Individuals requiring special
accommodations to access the public
meeting should contact Michael J.
Marketti at the email stated above or by
telephone at 703–648–6976 at least five
(5) business days prior to the meeting so
that appropriate arrangements can be
made.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Time
will be allowed at the meeting for any
individual or organization wishing to
make formal oral comments. To allow
for full consideration of information by
the committee members, written notice
must be provided to Michael J. Marketti,
U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise
Valley Drive, Mail Stop 908, Reston, VA
20192; by email at [email protected];
or by telephone at 703–648–6976, at
least five (5) business days prior to the
meeting. Any written comments
received will be provided to the
committee members.
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.
Michael Marketti,
NCGMP Program Analyst, NCGMP/NGGDPP
Federal Advisory Committee Administrative
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000.18X; OMB
Control Number 1004–0034]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Oil and Gas, or
Geothermal Resources; Transfers and
Assignments
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is
proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 24,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
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
BLM at 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–
0034 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by
email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 202–912–7146. 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 60-day
public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on January
26, 2018 (83 FR 3765), and the comment
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period ended March 27, 2018. The BLM
received no comments. 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: This collection of
information enables the BLM to process
assignments of record title interest and
transfers of operating rights in a lease
for oil and gas or geothermal resources.
Each assignment or transfer is a contract
between private parties but, by law,
must be approved by the Secretary. The
BLM uses information about
assignments and transfers to prevent
unlawful extraction of mineral
resources, to ensure prompt payment of
rentals and royalties for the rights
obtained under a Federal lease, and to
ensure that leases are not encumbered
with agreements that cause the minerals
to be uneconomical to produce,
resulting in lost revenues to the Federal
Government. The information also
enables the BLM to ensure the assignee
or transferee is in compliance with the
bonding requirements, when necessary,
before approval of the transfer or
assignment.
Title of Collection: Oil, Gas, and
Geothermal Resources: Transfers and
Assignments.
OMB Control Number: 1004–0034.
Form Numbers: 3000–3 and 3000–3a.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Assignors and assignees of record title
interest in a lease for oil and gas or
geothermal resources; and transferors
and transferees of operating rights

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(sublease) in a lease for oil and gas or
geothermal resources.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 17,626.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 17,626.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 8,813.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $1,674,470.
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,
Bureau of Land Management, Information
Collection Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO31000.L13100000.PB0000.18X; OMB
Control Number 1004–0185]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Onshore Oil and Gas
Leasing and Drainage Protection
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.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 25,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail 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 jesonnem@
blm.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1004–0185 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by
email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 202–912–7146.
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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.
We are 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. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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: The BLM collects
information under control number
1004–0185 in order to monitor and
enforce compliance with drainage
protection and other requirements
pertaining to Federal and Indian oil and
gas leasing and operations (except on
the Osage Reservation). Collecting the
information is necessary for compliance
with several statutes, including the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et
seq.) and the Federal Oil and Gas
Royalty Management Act (30 U.S.C.
1701–1758).
Title of Collection: Onshore Oil and
Gas Leasing and Drainage Protection.
OMB Control Number: 1004–0185.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Onshore Federal and Indian oil and gas
lessees (except on the Osage

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