Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (43 CFR Parts 3160, 3170, 3178 and 3179)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 3160-5 Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 3160-5 Notification of leak repair delay - 43 CFR 3179.101(b)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 3160-5 Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 3160-5 Leak detection and repair program - 43 CFR 3179.100	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 3160-5 Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Form 3160-5 Annual compositional analysis for oil storage vessels 43 CFR 3179.203	Form and Instruction	Removed	Repair queued
Form 3160-5 Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 3160-5 Request for longer test period or increased limit -- 43 CFR 3179.81 and 3179.82	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form ONRR 4054 OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS REPORT PART A - WELL PRODUCTION	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form ONRR 4054 Measurement requirements for all high-pressure flares – 43 CFR 3179.71	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 3160-5 Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 3160-5 Notification prior to flaring of gas when at least 50 percent of natural gas liquids have been removed and captured for market - 43 CFR 3179.41(b)(12)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 3160-3 Application for Permit to Drill or Reenter	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 3160-3 Application for Permit to Drill Oil Well and Waste Minimization Plan - 43 CFR 3162.3-1	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 3160-5 Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 3160-5 Request for Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease (43 CFR 3178)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
NFRM 1004-AE79.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-10	Repair queued
1004-0211 Waste Prenvention Supporting Statement (NFRM AE79) OMB.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-04-10	Repair queued
USCODE-2014-title25-chap23.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-01-28	Repair queued
USCODE-2014-title25-chap12-sec396.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-01-28	Repair queued
USCODE-2014-title30-chap29.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-01-28	Repair queued
USCODE-2014-title30-chap7.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-01-28	Repair queued
USCODE-2011-title30-chap3A-subchapIV.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-01-28	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
262008	Unavoidable/Avoidable loss determination for drilling with loss of well control – 43 CFR 3179.80		New
252502	Measurement requirements for all high-pressure flares – 43 CFR 3179.71		Modified
252501	Annual summary report on the previous year's inspection activities - 43 CFR 3179.102(b)		Modified
252500	Leak detection inspection recordkeeping - 43 CFR 3179.102(a)		Modified
252499	Notification of leak repair delay - 43 CFR 3179.101(b)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
252499	Notification of leak repair delay - 43 CFR 3179.101(b)	Form and Instruction	Modified
252499	Notification of leak repair delay - 43 CFR 3179.101(b)	Instruction	Modified
252497	Leak detection and repair program - 43 CFR 3179.100	Form and Instruction	Modified	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
252497	Leak detection and repair program - 43 CFR 3179.100	Form and Instruction	Modified
252497	Leak detection and repair program - 43 CFR 3179.100	Instruction	Modified
252496	Annual compositional analysis for oil storage vessels 43 CFR 3179.203	Form and Instruction	Removed	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
252496	Annual compositional analysis for oil storage vessels 43 CFR 3179.203	Form and Instruction	Removed
252495	Emergencies (Report of volumes flared or vented beyond the timeframes) -- 43 CFR § 3179.83		Modified
252494	Request for longer test period or increased limit -- 43 CFR 3179.81 and 3179.82	Form and Instruction	Modified	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
252494	Request for longer test period or increased limit -- 43 CFR 3179.81 and 3179.82	Form and Instruction	Modified
252494	Request for longer test period or increased limit -- 43 CFR 3179.81 and 3179.82	Instruction	Modified
252493	Measurement requirements for all high-pressure flares – 43 CFR 3179.71	Form and Instruction	Modified	OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS REPORT PART A - WELL PRODUCTION
252493	Measurement requirements for all high-pressure flares – 43 CFR 3179.71	Form and Instruction	Modified
252492	Notification prior to flaring of gas when at least 50 percent of natural gas liquids have been removed and captured for market - 43 CFR 3179.41(b)(12)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
252492	Notification prior to flaring of gas when at least 50 percent of natural gas liquids have been removed and captured for market - 43 CFR 3179.41(b)(12)	Form and Instruction	Modified
252492	Notification prior to flaring of gas when at least 50 percent of natural gas liquids have been removed and captured for market - 43 CFR 3179.41(b)(12)	Instruction	Modified
252490	Application for Permit to Drill Oil Well and Waste Minimization Plan - 43 CFR 3162.3-1	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Permit to Drill or Reenter
252490	Application for Permit to Drill Oil Well and Waste Minimization Plan - 43 CFR 3162.3-1	Form and Instruction	Modified
252490	Application for Permit to Drill Oil Well and Waste Minimization Plan - 43 CFR 3162.3-1	Instruction	Modified
219329	Request for Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease (43 CFR 3178)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
219329	Request for Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease (43 CFR 3178)	Form and Instruction	Modified
219329	Request for Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease (43 CFR 3178)	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0211	ICR Reference No: 202309-1004-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202203-1004-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No: NFRM xAE79
Title: Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (43 CFR Parts 3160, 3170, 3178 and 3179)
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: 05/31/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/10/2024
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2024
Responses	58,351	0	50
Time Burden (Hours)	125,751	0	400
Cost Burden (Dollars)	24,175,000	0	0

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Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) waste prevention of oil and gas produced standards apply to Federal and Indian (except The Osage Nation) oil and gas leases. This final rule aims to reduce the waste of natural gas from oil and gas leases administered by the BLM. The purpose of this final rule is to ensure that operators of federal and Indian oil and gas leases take reasonable steps to avoid the waste of natural gas.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 25 USC 396 Name of Law: Indian Mineral Leasing Act
   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: 30 USC 181 et seq Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1004-AE79	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 25378	04/10/2024

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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: 12

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Measurement requirements for all high-pressure flares – 43 CFR 3179.71	ONRR 4054	OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS REPORT PART A - WELL PRODUCTION
Measurement requirements for all high-pressure flares – 43 CFR 3179.71
Annual compositional analysis for oil storage vessels 43 CFR 3179.203	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Annual summary report on the previous year's inspection activities - 43 CFR 3179.102(b)
Application for Permit to Drill Oil Well and Waste Minimization Plan - 43 CFR 3162.3-1	3160-3	Application for Permit to Drill or Reenter
Emergencies (Report of volumes flared or vented beyond the timeframes) -- 43 CFR § 3179.83
Leak detection and repair program - 43 CFR 3179.100	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Leak detection inspection recordkeeping - 43 CFR 3179.102(a)
Notification of leak repair delay - 43 CFR 3179.101(b)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Notification prior to flaring of gas when at least 50 percent of natural gas liquids have been removed and captured for market - 43 CFR 3179.41(b)(12)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Request for Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease (43 CFR 3178)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Request for longer test period or increased limit -- 43 CFR 3179.81 and 3179.82	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Unavoidable/Avoidable loss determination for drilling with loss of well control – 43 CFR 3179.80

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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	58,351	50	0	58,301	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	125,751	400	0	125,351	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	24,175,000	0	0	24,175,000	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: Currently, there are 50 responses, 400 annual burden hours, and $0 non-hour cost burdens approved under this OMB Control Number. These burdens pertain to a Request for Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease (43 CFR 3178.5, 3178.7, 3178.8, and 3178.9) which are not addressed in this final rule. The BLM projects that the information collections as contained in this final rule is to result in 58,301 new annual responses (from 50 to 58,351), 125,351 new annual burden hours (from 400 to 125,751); and $24,175,000 annual non-hour cost burdens ($0 to $24,175,000). The increase in annual burdens results from the Final rule results from the information collection activities contained in the 43 CFR Subpart 3179, a new subpart introduced by this final rule and a new requirement contained 43 CFR 3162.3-1, Application, to Drill Oil Well and Waste Minimization Plan.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $895,069

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? No

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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: 04/10/2024

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