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OMB Control No:
1004-0137
ICR Reference No:
201001-1004-004
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200701-1004-001
Agency/Subagency:
DOI/BLM
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (43 CFR part 3160)
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:
10/18/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
07/27/2010
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
10/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2011
Responses
232,180
0
325,765
Time Burden (Hours)
895,640
0
2,631,120
Cost Burden (Dollars)
32,500,000
0
0
Abstract:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages the exploration, development, production, and utilization of oil and gas operations on public lands. The BLM uses this information to regulate oil and gas operations.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
30 USC 181
Name of Law: The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
US Code:
30 USC 1701
Name of Law: The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management
US Code:
30 USC 351-359
Name of Law: The Act of August 7, 1947
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 88 b Title 1 Name of Law: Fiscal Year 2010 Interior Appropriations Law
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:
75 FR 5624
02/03/2010
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
75 FR 44007
07/27/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
17
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Application for Permit to Drill or Re-enter (43 CFR 3162.3-1)
3160-3
Application for Permit to Drill or Reenter
Application for Suspension or Other Relief (43 CFR 3165.1)
Aproval and Reporting of Oil in Pits (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Contingency Plan (43 CFR 3162.5-1(d))
Direction Drilling (43 CFR 3162.5-2(b))
Disposal of Produced Water (43 CFR 3162.5-1(b), 3164.1, and Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 7)
Drilling Plans (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Drilling Tests, Logs, and Surveys (43 CFR 3162.4-2(a))
Gas Flaring (43 CFR 3162.7-1(d), 3164.1, and Notice to Lessees 4A)
Monthly Report of Operations (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Plan for Well Abandonment (43 CFR 3162.3-4)
Plug and Abandon for Water Source (43 CFR 3160-3165)
Prepare Run Tickets (43 CFR 3162.7-2, 3164.1, and Onshorer Order No. 4)
Records for Seals (43 CFR 3162.7-5(b))
Report of Spills, Discharges, or Other Undesirable Events (43 CFR 3162.5-1(c))
Schematic/Facility Diagrams (43 CFR 3162.4-1(a) and 3162.7-5(d)(1))
Site Security (43 CFR 3162.7-5(c))
State Director Review (43 CFR 3165.3(b))
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells (43 CFR 3162.3-2)
3160-5
Sundry Notices and Report Wells
Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log (43 CFR 3162.4-1)
3160-4
Well Completion and Recompletion Report and Log
Well Markers (43 CFR 3162.6)
Well Spacing Program (43 CFR 3160-3165)
ICR Summary 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
232,180
325,765
0
-94,745
1,160
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
895,640
2,631,120
0
-780,960
-954,520
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
32,500,000
0
32,500,000
0
0
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
The 2007 renewal request mistekenly included separate analyses of the burdens for several of the IC's for this collection as stated in item 15 of the supporting statement. The Fiscal Year 2010 Interior appropriations law (Public Law No. 111-88) directed the BLM to charge a $6,500 processing fee for Form 3160-3, Applicatoin for Permit to Drill or Re-enter. This fee created an increase in cost burden Form 3160-3. In Form 3160-3, the burden hour changed from 8 hours to 80 hours, due to a mistaken analysis of the information collection completed three years. The burden hours for Form 3160-3 increased due to the forms complexity.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$7,322,557
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
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
Agency Contact:
Jean Sonneman 202 785-6577 jean_sonneman@blm.gov
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:
07/27/2010
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