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

OMB 1004-0211

The BLM is finalizing a rule that would remove several regulations pertaining to reducing wasteful venting, flaring, and leaks of natural gas from onshore wells. The proposed rule would result in the removal of 21 information collection activities and the addition of 1 new information collection activity, plus some adjustments that respond to comments received during review of the proposed rule under Executive Order 12866.

The latest form for Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (43 CFR Parts 3160, 3170, 3178 and 3179) expires 2021-11-30 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form 3160-5 Notification of leak repair delay - 43 CFR 3179.101(b) Form and Instruction
Form 3160-5 Leak detection and repair program - 43 CFR 3179.100 Form and Instruction
Form 3160-5 Annual compositional analysis for oil storage vessels 43 CFR 3179.203 Form and Instruction
Form 3160-5 Request for longer test period or increased limit -- 43 CFR 3179.81 and 3179.82 Form and Instruction
Form ONRR 4054 Measurement requirements for all high-pressure flares – 43 CFR 3179.71 Form and Instruction
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
Form 3160-3 Application for Permit to Drill Oil Well and Waste Minimization Plan - 43 CFR 3162.3-1 Form and Instruction
Form 3160-5 Request for Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease (43 CFR 3178) Form and Instruction
NFRM 1004-AE79.pdf Supplementary Document
1004-0211 Waste Prenvention Supporting Statement (NFRM AE79) OMB.docx Supporting Statement A
USCODE-2014-title25-chap23.pdf Supplementary Document
USCODE-2014-title25-chap12-sec396.pdf Supplementary Document
USCODE-2014-title30-chap29.pdf Supplementary Document
USCODE-2014-title30-chap7.pdf Supplementary Document
USCODE-2011-title30-chap3A-subchapIV.pdf Supplementary Document
Unavoidable/Avoidable loss determination for drilling with loss of well control – 43 CFR 3179.80
Measurement requirements for all high-pressure flares – 43 CFR 3179.71
Annual summary report on the previous year's inspection activities - 43 CFR 3179.102(b)
Leak detection inspection recordkeeping - 43 CFR 3179.102(a)
Notification of leak repair delay - 43 CFR 3179.101(b) Form and Instruction
Leak detection and repair program - 43 CFR 3179.100 Form and Instruction
Annual compositional analysis for oil storage vessels 43 CFR 3179.203 Form and Instruction
Emergencies (Report of volumes flared or vented beyond the timeframes) -- 43 CFR § 3179.83
Request for longer test period or increased limit -- 43 CFR 3179.81 and 3179.82 Form and Instruction
Measurement requirements for all high-pressure flares – 43 CFR 3179.71 Form and Instruction
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
Application for Permit to Drill Oil Well and Waste Minimization Plan - 43 CFR 3162.3-1 Form and Instruction
Request for Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease (43 CFR 3178) Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202309-1004-001 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2024-04-10
202203-1004-001 Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Revision of a currently approved collection	2022-11-30
202108-1004-003 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2021-08-20
201809-1004-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2018-09-28
201712-1004-001 Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Revision of a currently approved collection	2018-02-22
201711-1004-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2017-12-08
201705-1004-001 Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Revision of a currently approved collection	2017-10-05
201701-1004-008 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2017-01-17
201611-1004-001 Preapproved	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2016-11-15
201512-1004-001 Comment filed on proposed rule	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2016-02-08

OMB Details

Plan to Minimize Waste of Natural Gas

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Energy - Energy Production

Form 3160-3

Application for Permit to Drill or re-Enter

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Form and instruction

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