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OMB Control No: 1004-0034	ICR Reference No: 201410-1004-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201111-1004-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources: Transfers and Assignments (43 CFR Subparts 3106, 3135, and 3216)
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: 07/06/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/03/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2015
Responses	14,041	0	10,933
Time Burden (Hours)	7,021	0	5,467
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,263,690	0	929,305

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 1001 - 1025 Name of Law: Geothermal Steam Act of 1970
   US Code: 30 USC 341 - 359 Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act of Acquired Lands
   US Code: 42 USC 6506a Name of Law: National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Act
   US Code: 40 USC 171 et seq. Name of Law: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
   US Code: 30 USC 181 et seq. Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act of 1920

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	14,041	10,933	3,108
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,021	5,467	1,554
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,263,690	929,305	334,385

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are no program changes. The adjustments in responses and burden hours are due to the BLM's recent experience with this control number. In addition, the fixed cost-recovery fee has been increased from $85 to $90 per response for all four collection activities. Cumulatively, this adjustment increases the estimated non-hour cost burden by $334,385 (from $929,305 to $1,263,690).