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OMB Control No: 1004-0220	ICR Reference No: 202302-1004-005
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No: NPRM 1004-AE80
Title: Onshore oil and Gas Operations and Production 43 CFR 3160 AND 3170
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 09/25/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/24/2023
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c), OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and 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. Given that the cost estimates presented rely largely on non-public data, the agency is requested to work with OMB to increase the amount of quality supporting information underlying the cost estimates before this information collection is submitted for renewal. Lastly, the supporting statement submitted at final rule stage should include any changes that occurred between the proposed and final rule related to this ICR.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Various Federal and Indian mineral leasing statutes authorize the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to grant and manage onshore oil and gas leases on Federal and Indian (except Osage Tribe) lands. In order to fulfill its responsibilities under these statutes, the BLM needs to perform the information collection (IC) activities set forth in the regulations at 43 CFR 3160, 3171, 3172, 3176, and 3177. This request is being submitted to the OMB in association with the BLM’s proposed rule pertaining to fluid mineral leasing requirements (RIN 1004-AE80). Many of the IC activities have been taken from OMB Control Number 1004-0137.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 181-196 Name of Law: Chapter 3A, Subchapter I of the Mineral Leasing Act
   US Code: 30 USC 223-236b Name of Law: Chapter 3A, Subchapter IV of the Mineral Leasing Act
   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: 43 USC 1701-1787 Name of Law: Federal Land Policy and Management Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1004-AE80	Proposed rulemaking	88 FR 47562	07/24/2023

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The proposed rule would introduce new information collections resulting in 5,000 new annual responses and 44,00 new annual burden hours. The remainder of burden hours under this new OMB Control Number are being transferred from OMB Control Number 1004-0137 in order to keep similar regulatory requirements under the same OMB Control Number.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,089,283

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? No

Agency Contact: Darrin King 202-693-4129 King.Darrin@dol.gov

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