OMB control number

Onshore Geophysical Exploration (43 CFR Part 3150 and 36 CFR Parts 228 and 251)

OMB 1004-0162 · DOI/BLM.

OMB 1004-0162

This information collection pertains to onshore geophysical exploration on Federal lands. Federal land-management agencies are responsible for regulating geophysical exploration on the Federal surface estate. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulates exploration for oil and gas on lands it manages, and on occasion it regulates such exploration on lands managed by other Federal land-management agencies. The U.S. Forest Service (FS or Forest Service) regulates exploration for various types of minerals, including oil and gas, on lands it manages. This request is for the OMB to renew this OMB control number for an additional three years. It is being submitted to the OMB in association with the BLM’s final rule pertaining to fluid mineral leasing requirements (RIN 1004-AE80).

The latest form for Onshore Geophysical Exploration (43 CFR Part 3150 and 36 CFR Parts 228 and 251) expires 2027-07-31 and is listed under ICR 202311-1004-004.

View the official OMB control history on Reginfo.gov.

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Historical document collections
ReferenceFilingReceivedConcludedAction
202311-1004-004 Revision of a currently approved collection 2024-04-23 Approved without change
202302-1004-001 Revision of a currently approved collection 2023-07-24 Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
202108-1004-001 Extension without change of a currently approved collection 2021-08-19 Approved without change
201801-1004-003 Revision of a currently approved collection 2018-08-07 Approved without change
201410-1004-002 Revision of a currently approved collection 2015-07-06 Approved without change
201309-1004-001 No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection 2013-09-30 Approved without change
201111-1004-002 Revision of a currently approved collection 2012-04-26 Approved without change
200902-1004-001 Extension without change of a currently approved collection 2009-02-25 Approved without change
200511-1004-002 Extension without change of a currently approved collection 2005-11-30 Approved with change
200210-1004-002 Extension without change of a currently approved collection 2002-10-31 Approved without change
199908-1004-003 Extension without change of a currently approved collection 1999-08-31 Approved without change
199605-1004-002 Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection 1996-05-23 Approved without change
199303-1004-008 Extension without change of a currently approved collection 1993-03-30 Approved without change
199006-1004-003 New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number) 1990-06-21 Approved without change

OMB Details

NOI and Request to Conduct Geophysical Exploration Operations / Outside Alaska

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Energy - Energy Resource Management

Information collection instruments
FormNameElectronic accessType
Form BLM Form 3150-4 / FS form 2800-16Notice of Intent and Authorization to Conduct Geophysical Exploration Operationswww.blm.gov/services/electronic-formsForm

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