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OMB Control No: 1004-0211	ICR Reference No: 201712-1004-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201711-1004-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (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: 06/21/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/22/2018
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--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	12/31/2020	01/31/2020	12/31/2020
Responses	64,200	0	64,200
Time Burden (Hours)	90,170	0	90,170
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 351-360 Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands
   US Code: 30 USC 1701-1759 Name of Law: Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act
   US Code: 25 USC 396 and 396a Name of Law: Indian Mineral Leasing Act
   US Code: 30 USC 221-237 Name of Law: Subchapter IV of the Mineral Leasing Act
   US Code: 25 USC 2101-2108 Name of Law: Indian Mineral Development Act
   US Code: 42 USC 4321-4370h Name of Law: National Enfironmental Policy Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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: The net effects of the program changes and adjustments would be 63,125 fewer responses (1,075 minus 64,200 responses) and 86,160 fewer hours (4,010 minus 90,170 hours). Adjustments The BLM made adjustments in response to comments submitted during the review of the proposed rule under Executive Order 12866. The net adjustments are 250 additional responses and 700 additional hours. The specific adjustments are as follows: 1, The hours per response for the activity titled, "Request for Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease" were increased from 4 to 8. Multiplied by 50 responses, the total adjustment is 200 additional hours. 2. The number of responses for the activity titled, "Request for Extension of Royalty-Free Flaring During Initial Well Testing" was increased from 500 to 750. Multiplied by 2 hours per responses, the total adjustment is 500 additional hours. Program Changes Program changes in this proposed rule would consist of the removal of 21 information collection activities, and the addition of 1 new information collection activity. The net effects of these program changes would be 63,125 fewer responses than in the 2016 final rule, as revised in the recent 2017 suspend / delay rule (1,075 responses minus 64,200 responses) and 86,160 fewer burden hours than in the 2016 final rule, as revised in the recent 2017 suspend / delay rule (4,010 hours minus 90,170 responses). These program changes, and their reasons, are itemized at Tables 15-1 and 15-2 of the supporting statement.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $86,862

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. No

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. 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

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