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OMB Control No: 1014-0019	ICR Reference No: 201202-1014-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200805-1010-004
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BSEE	Agency Tracking No: 0MM-1010-0041 re AD12
Title: 30 CFR part 250, subpart K, Oil and Gas Production Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/17/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/17/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2013	36 Months From Approved
Responses	20,881	0	20,864
Time Burden (Hours)	43,396	0	41,511
Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,234,392	0	558,300

Abstract: This subpart addresses such issues as production rates, burning oil, venting and flaring natural gas. MMS uses the information in its efforts to conserve natural resources, prevent waste, and protect correlative rights including the Government's royalty interest.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 31 USC 9701 Name of Law: Appropriations Act
US Code: 43 USC 1331 and 1801 Name of Law: OSCLA

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1010-AD12	Final or interim final rulemaking	72 FR 9884	03/06/2007

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	20,881	20,864	67	-50
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	43,396	41,511	121	1,764
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,234,392	558,300	8,624,000	52,092

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: Between the proposed rule and final rule, as well as currently approved requirements, there were several adjustment increases and decreases, as well as program changes. The net results are as follows: a. The currently approved annual hour burden is 41,511 hours. This submission requests, 43,396 burden hours. This submission requests a net program increase of 121 burden hours due to new regulatory requirements, and an adjust-ment increase of 1,764 burden hours due to a mathematical recalculation. b. The currently approved annual reporting and recordkeeping non-hour cost burden is $558,300. This submission requests $9,234,392 of which $8,624,000 is a one-time non-hour cost burden program change, and an adjustment increase of $52,092 due to the increase in fees (August 25, 2008, 73 FR 49943).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,733,948

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

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: Cheryl Blundon 703-787-1607 Cheryl.Blundon@mms.gov

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