Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing, and Drainage Protection (43 CFR Parts 3100, 3120, and 3150, and Subpart 3162)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
1004-0185_30 day notice_9.25.18.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-09-25	Available
Supporting Statement for 1004-0185 12 20 2018.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-12-20	Available
2018-08533.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-04-26	Available
30 USC Chapter 29.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-05-28	Available
30 USC Chapter 7.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-05-28	Available
30 USC Chapter 3A, Subchapter I.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-05-28	Available
43 CFR Subpart 3162.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-05-28	Available
43 CFR Part 3150.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-05-28	Available
43 CFR Part 3120.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-05-28	Available
43 CFR Part 3100.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-05-28	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
43742	Notice of option holdings (43 CFR 3100.3-1(b))		Unchanged
202888	Class III reinstatement petition (43 CFR 3108.2-4)		Unchanged
202887	Class II reinstatement petition (43 CFR 3108.2-3)		Modified
202886	Consolidation of leases (43 CFR 3105.6)		Modified
202885	Proof of acreage reduction (3101.2-4(a))		Unchanged
189945	Additional drainage protection report (43 CFR 3162.2-9)		Unchanged
189944	Detailed drainage protection report (43 CFR 3162.2-9)		Unchanged
189943	Preliminary drainage protection report (43 CFR 3162.2-9)		Unchanged
189487	Protests and appeals (43 CFR 3120.1-3)		Modified
189486	Lands available for competitive leasing (43 CFR 3120.1-1(e))		Modified
189485	Application for lease under right-of-way (43 CFR 3109.1)		Modified
189483	Class I reinstatement petition (43 CFR 3108.2-2)		Modified
189482	Relinquishment (43 CFR 3108.1)		Modified
189481	Lease renewal application (43 CFR 3107.8)		Modified
189480	Corporate merger notice (43 CFR 3106.8-3)		Modified
189479	Change of name (43 CFR 3106.8-2)		Modified
189478	Heirs and devisees (43 CFR 3106.8-1)		Modified
189476	Subsurface storage application (43 CFR 3105.5)		Unchanged
189475	Application to combine interests for joint refining or transportation of oil (43 CFR 3105.4)		Unchanged
189474	Operating, drilling, or development contracts interest statement (43 CFR 3105.3)		Unchanged
189473	Communitization or drilling agreements (43 CFR 3105.2)		Modified
189472	Waiver, suspension, or reduction of rental or royalty (43 CFR 3103.4-1)		Modified
189471	Joinder evidence statement (43 CFR 3101.3-1)		Unchanged
189421	Ad hoc acreage statement (43 CFR 3101.2-6)		Unchanged
189420	Excess acreage petition (43 CFR 3101.2-4(a))		Modified
189377	Option statement (43 CFR 3100.3-3)		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0185	ICR Reference No: 201802-1004-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201504-1004-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing, and Drainage Protection (43 CFR Parts 3100, 3120, and 3150, and Subpart 3162)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/21/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/25/2018
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2019
Responses	19,712	0	6,165
Time Burden (Hours)	42,936	0	25,395
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,278,348	0	472,514

---

Abstract: In accordance with specific statutes and regulations, the BLM collects information 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). The statutes of primary importance are the Mineral Leasing Act and the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act.

---

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 181 Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act
   US Code: 30 USC 1701-1758 Name of Law: Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

---

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

---

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 17840	04/24/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 48453	09/25/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

---

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 26

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Operating, drilling, or development contracts interest statement (43 CFR 3105.3)
Subsurface storage application (43 CFR 3105.5)
Excess acreage petition (43 CFR 3101.2-4(a))
Application to combine interests for joint refining or transportation of oil (43 CFR 3105.4)
Heirs and devisees (43 CFR 3106.8-1)
Preliminary drainage protection report (43 CFR 3162.2-9)
Detailed drainage protection report (43 CFR 3162.2-9)
Additional drainage protection report (43 CFR 3162.2-9)
Proof of acreage reduction (3101.2-4(a))
Consolidation of leases (43 CFR 3105.6)
Class III reinstatement petition (43 CFR 3108.2-4)
Class II reinstatement petition (43 CFR 3108.2-3)
Lands available for competitive leasing (43 CFR 3120.1-1(e))
Class I reinstatement petition (43 CFR 3108.2-2)
Notice of option holdings (43 CFR 3100.3-1(b))
Ad hoc acreage statement (43 CFR 3101.2-6)
Change of name (43 CFR 3106.8-2)
Application for lease under right-of-way (43 CFR 3109.1)
Protests and appeals (43 CFR 3120.1-3)
Communitization or drilling agreements (43 CFR 3105.2)
Joinder evidence statement (43 CFR 3101.3-1)
Option statement (43 CFR 3100.3-3)
Waiver, suspension, or reduction of rental or royalty (43 CFR 3103.4-1)
Relinquishment (43 CFR 3108.1)
Lease renewal application (43 CFR 3107.8)
Corporate merger notice (43 CFR 3106.8-3)

---

ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	19,712	6,165	0	0	13,547	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	42,936	25,395	0	0	17,541	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,278,348	472,514	0	0	2,805,834	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 are no program changes. The number of responses has been adjusted from 6.165 to 19,712 annually, an increase of 13,547. The hours per response are unchanged, but the hour burden has been adjusted from 25,395 to 42,936 annually because of changes in the number of responses. All but one of these adjustments are due to the BLM’s recent experience with this control number. One adjustment was due to an error in the previously estimated hour burdens for the activity labeled “Option statement.” That activity is required twice a year, and we previously estimated only one response annually. We have corrected that estimate here. The non-hour cost burden has been adjusted from $472,514 to $3,278,348, an increase of $2,805,834 annually. This adjustment is due in part to adjustments in the number of responses, and in part due to adjustments in filing fees that are described under Item # 13 of this supporting statement. These adjustments are itemized in Tables 15-1 and 15-2 of the supporting statement.

---

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,971,445

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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

---

Common Form ICR:  No

---

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: 09/25/2018

---