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OMB Control No:
1004-0137
ICR Reference No:
202006-1004-007
Status:
Historical Inactive
Previous ICR Reference No:
201701-1004-004
Agency/Subagency:
DOI/BLM
Agency Tracking No:
1004-AE59
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:
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
Conclusion Date:
12/30/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/18/2020
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR—which is to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage—a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
10/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2022
Responses
301,663
0
301,663
Time Burden (Hours)
1,835,888
0
1,835,888
Cost Burden (Dollars)
29,370,000
0
29,370,000
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. Since the issuance of the 2016 Final Rules, representatives of the oil and gas industry and other interested stakeholders have raised a number of issues and concerns related to the implementation of the new regulations. The BLM agrees that there have been challenges with implementing some of the provisions of the 2016 Final Rules and has attempted to address some of them through administrative policy directives. However, the BLM only can address other provisions by revising the 2016 Final Rules through a rulemaking action. Due to Executive Order 13783, “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth” (82 FR 16093) and Secretary Order No. 3349, “American Energy Independence,” the BLM reviewed the 2016 Final Rules for opportunities to address implementation challenges and to determine if certain provisions may impose regulatory burdens that unnecessarily encumber energy production, constrain economic growth, and prevent job creation. As a result of this review, the BLM is now proposing to modify certain provisions of 43 CFR subparts 3170, 3173, 3174, and 3175 to reduce unnecessary and burdensome regulatory requirements In connection with a proposed rule, the BLM seeks to revise the control number (1004-0137) pertaining to onshore oil and gas operations and production. The proposed rule (RIN 1004-AE59) would revise 43 CFR subparts 3170, 3173, 3174 and 3175 and affect control number 1004-0137.
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:
1004-AE59
Proposed rulemaking
85 FR 55940
09/10/2020
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
33
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)
Approval for Slop or Waste Oil Annual (43 CFR 3174.180)
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)
Documentation of Early Adoption of 3714 – foregoing phase-in periods (43 CFR 3174.43(a)(1) and 3174.60(b)(3)) Annual
Documentation of Tank Calibration (43 CFR 3174.43(a)(2) and 3174.82(d)) Annual
Excessive Meter Factor Deviation (43 CFR 3174.43(a)(4) and 3174.154(a)) Annual
Horizontal and Directional Drilling (43 CFR 3162.5-2(b))
Measurement Tickets (43 CFR 3174.43(b)(6) and 3174.162) Annual
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 LACT System Failure (43 CFR 3174.7(e)(1) and 3174.90)
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)
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
Request to Use Alternate Measurement System (43 CFR 3170.30) Annual
Request to Use Alternate Measurement System (43 CFR 3170.30) One Time
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
Site Facility Diagrams (43 CFR 3173.11)
3160-5
Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
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)
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:
Cutting Redundancy
Short Statement:
The current OMB inventory includes 1,835,888 annual burden hours for the related collection of information. We expect the burden estimate for the proposed rule will be 222,919 responses and 1,772,543 hours, which reflects a decrease of 78,744 responses and 63,345 hour burdens. The program changes for control number consist of IC activities moved from OMB Control Number 1004-0207 and 1004-0209, and for the large decrease in the measurement tickets burdens. The adjustment of +20,000 hours results from changing the estimated average response time for the Form 3160-4 from 4 hours to 8 hours. From approved annual burden hours under 1004-0137, the rule proposes changes following burdens: • Measurement Tickets (upon request), 43 CFR 3174.43(b)(6) and 3174.162, (-67,000 burden hours) Total burden hour decrease equals 67,000 hours. Proposed rule adds the following burden hours: • Request to Use Alternate Measurement System (One-Time), 43 CFR 3170.30, (+400 burden hours) • Request to Use Alternate Measurement System (Annual), 43 CFR3170.30, (+80 burden hours) • Documentation of Early Adoption of 3714 – foregoing phase-in periods (Annual), 43 CFR 3174.43(a)(1) and 3174.60(b)(3), (+500 burden hours) • Documentation of Tank Calibration Table Strapping (Annual), 43 CFR 3174.5(c)(3), (+2,500 burden hours) • Notification of LACT System Failure, 43 CFR 3174.7(e)(1), (+25 burden hours) • Documentation of Excessive Meter Factor Deviation (Annual), 43 CFR 3174.43(a)(4) and 3174.154(a), (+100 burden hours) • Approval for Slop or Waste Oil (Annual), 43 CFR 3174.14, (-50 burden hours) Total burden hour increase equals 3,655 hours.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$18,501,629
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?
No
Agency Contact:
Faith Bremner 202 912-7441 fbremner@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:
09/18/2020
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