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OMB Control No:
1004-0137
ICR Reference No:
201701-1004-004
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201401-1004-002
Agency/Subagency:
DOI/BLM
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Production (43 CFR Parts 3160 and 3170)
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:
10/16/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/16/2018
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
10/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2018
Responses
301,663
0
235,252
Time Burden (Hours)
1,835,888
0
920,464
Cost Burden (Dollars)
29,370,000
0
32,500,000
Abstract:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) uses this information to manage the exploration, development, production, and utilization of oil and gas operations on public lands. In addition to requesting renewal, the BLM requests that OMB add to control number 1004-0137 certain collection activities that were part of: • Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1, Approval of Operations, 82 FR 2906 (Jan. 10, 2017); and • Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security (Final Rule), 81 FR 81356 (Nov. 17, 2016). The BLM also requests the addition of an IC activity that has been in use without a control number, and the removal of some of the historic IC activities in control number 1004-0137. These removals result from recent BLM rulemakings.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
30 USC 351-360
Name of Law: The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands
US Code:
30 USC 1701-1759
Name of Law: The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act
US Code:
30 USC 223-236b
Name of Law: Chapter 3A, Subchapter IV of the Mineral Leasing Act
US Code:
43 USC 1701-1787
Name of Law: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act
US Code:
30 USC 191(d)
Name of Law: BLM Oil and Gas Permit Processing Fee
US Code:
30 USC 181-196
Name of Law: Chapter 3A, Subchapter I of the Mineral Leasing Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
US Code: 30 USC 191(d) Name of Law: BLM oil and gas permit processing fee
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:
82 FR 42832
09/12/2017
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
83 FR 2184
01/16/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
26
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Application for Permit to Drill or Re-enter (43 CFR 3162.3-1, 3164.1, 3172.3-1, and Section III.A. of Onshore Order 1)
3160-3
Application for Permit to Drill or Re-enter
Application for Suspension or Other Relief (43 CFR 3165.1)
Contingency Plan (43 CFR 3162.5-1(d))
Disposal of Produced Water (43 CFR 3162.5-1(b), 3164.1, and Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 7)
Gas Flaring (43 CFR 3162.7-1(d), 3164.1, and Notice to Lessees 4A)
Horizontal and Directional Drilling (43 CFR 3162.5-2(b))
Measurement Tickets (43 CFR 3174.12)
Modifications to an FMP (43 CFR 3173.13(b)(1))
3160-5
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Notice of Staking (43 CFR 3164.1 and Section III.C. of Onshore Order 1)
Notification of Production Start or Resumption (43 CFR 3162.4-1(c))
3160-5
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Plan for Well Abandonment (43 CFR 3162.3-4)
Records for Seals (43 CFR 3162.7-5(b))
Report of Spills, Discharges, or Other Undesirable Events (43 CFR 3162.5-1(c))
Request for Approval of a CAA (43 CFR 3173.15)
3160-5
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Request for Approval of an FMP for Existing Merasurement Facilities (43 CFR 3173.12(e))
3160-5
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Request for Approval of an FMP for Future Measurement Facilities (43 CFR 3173.12(d))
3160-5
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Request for Approval or Termination of Off-Lease Measurement (43 CFR 3173.23 and 3173.27)
3160-5
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Request to Modify or Terminate a CAA (43 CFR 3173.18 and 3173)
3160-5
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Response to Notice of Insufficient CAA (43 CFR 3173.16)
3160-5
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Response to Notice of Insufficient Off-Lease Measurement Approval (43 CFR 3173.25)
3160-5
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Samples, Tests, and Surveys (43 CFR 3162.4-2
Schematic/Facility Diagrams (43 CFR 3162.4-1(a) and 3162.7-5(d)(1))
Site Facility Diagrams (43 CFR 3173.11)
3160-5
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Site Security (43 CFR 3162.7-5(c))
State Director Review (43 CFR 3165.3(b))
Subsequent Well Operations (43 CFR 3162.3-2)
3160-5
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Variance Requests (43 CFR 3170.6)
3160-5
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Waiver Request (43 CFR 3164.1 and Section III.I. of Onshore Order 1)
Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log (43 CFR 3162.4-1(a), (b), (d), and (e))
3160-4
Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log
Well Markers (43 CFR 3162.6)
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
301,663
235,252
0
88,311
-21,900
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
1,835,888
920,464
0
1,450,624
-535,200
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
29,370,000
32,500,000
0
0
-3,130,000
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Changing Regulations
Short Statement:
There are both program changes and adjustments. The net effects of the program changes and adjustments are an increase of 66,411 responses and an increase 915,424 hours for respondents. The program changes are due to rulemakings and due to the addition of IC activities that have been in use without a control number. The adjustments are due to the BLM's recent experience with this control number. The sole nonhour burden (i.e., for Form 3160-3, Application for Permit to Drill or Re-enter) increased from $6,500 to $9,610 per response as a result of an adjustment required at 30 U.S.C. 191(d). However, because the estimated number of responses has decreased the total estimated nonhour burden has decreased from $32,500,000 to $29,370,000.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$22,624,156
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.
Yes
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.
Yes
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:
01/16/2018
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