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OMB Control No: 1004-0211	ICR Reference No: 201809-1004-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201712-1004-001
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: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/05/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/28/2018
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	11/30/2021	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2020
Responses	1,075	0	64,200
Time Burden (Hours)	4,010	0	90,170
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): 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
   US Code: 30 USC 351-360 Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1,075	64,200	-63,375	250
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,010	90,170	-86,860	700
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	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: Adjustments resulting from the review of the proposed rule under Executive Order 12866: 1. The estimated hours per response for "Request for Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease" are increased from 4 to 8. 2. The estimated number of responses for "Request for Extension of Royalty-Free Flaring During Initial Well Testing" are increased from 500 to 750. Program changes resulting from the revision of waste-prevention regulations: Removal of 21 information-collection activities and addition of 1 information-collection activity to control number 1004-0211. These program changes have the net result of 62,125 fewer responses than in the 2016 rule (1,075 responses minus 63,200 responses) and 78,160 fewer burden hours than in the 2016 rule (4,010 responses minus 82,170 responses).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $88,352

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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