[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46954-46955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17020]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LWO30100.PQ0000 L13400000]
Renewal of Approved Information Collection; OMB Control No. 1004-
0132
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) invites public comments on, and plans to request
approval to continue, the collection of information from those who wish
to participate in the exploration, development, production, and
utilization of geothermal resources on BLM-managed public lands, and on
lands managed by other Federal agencies. The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) has assigned control number 1004-0132 to this information
collection.
DATES: Please submit comments on the proposed information collection by
September 19, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, fax, or electronic mail.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
1849 C Street NW, Room 2134LM, Attention: Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC
20240.
Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202-245-0050.
Electronic mail: [email protected].
Please indicate ``Attn: 1004-0132'' regardless of the form of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kalish at 202-912-7312. Persons
who use a telecommunication device for the deaf may call the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339, to leave a message for Mr.
Kalish.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521, require that interested members of the public and affected
agencies be given an opportunity to comment on information collection
and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)).
This notice identifies an information collection that the BLM plans to
submit to OMB for approval. The Paperwork Reduction Act provides that
an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated
to respond.
The BLM will request a 3-year term of approval for this information
collection activity. Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the
collection of information for the performance of the functions of the
agency; (2) the accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the information collection burden on
respondents, such as use of automated means of collection of the
information. A summary of the public comments will accompany our
submission of the information collection requests to OMB.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
The following information pertains to this request:
Title: Geothermal Resource Leases and Unit Agreements (43 CFR parts
3200 and 3280).
OMB Control Number: 1004-0132.
Summary: The BLM collects the information in order to decide
whether or not to approve geothermal resource leases and unit
agreements, process nominations for geothermal lease sales, and monitor
compliance with granted approvals.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion, except for the Monthly Report
of Geothermal Operations (Form 3260-5), which is required monthly.
Forms:
Form 3200-9, Notice of Intent to Conduct Geothermal
Resource Exploration Operations;
Form 3203-1, Nomination of Lands for Competitive
Geothermal Leasing;
Form 3260-2, Geothermal Drilling Permit;
Form 3260-3, Geothermal Sundry Notice; and
Form 3260-4; Geothermal Well Completion Report; and
Form 3260-5; Monthly Report of Geothermal Operations.
Description of Respondents: Those who wish to participate in the
exploration, development, production, and utilization of geothermal
resources on BLM-managed by other Federal agencies.
Estimated Annual Responses: 908.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5,404.
Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs: $77,110.
The estimated burdens are itemized in the following table:
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Total
hours
Type of response Number of Hours per (column B
responses response x column
C)
A B C D
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Lessee Qualifications, 43 CFR 75 1 75
subpart 3202.......................
Nomination of Lands for Competitive 80 1 80
Leasing, 43 CFR subpart 3203, Form
3203-1.............................
Noncompetitive Leasing Other than 50 4 200
Direct Use Leases, 43 CFR subpart
3204...............................
Direct Use Leasing, 43 CFR subpart 10 10 100
3205...............................
Lease Issuance, 43 CFR subpart 3206. 155 1 155
Lease Terms and Extensions, 43 CFR 50 1 50
subpart 3207.......................
Lease Consolidation, 43 CFR subpart 50 1 50
3210...............................
Lease Suspensions and Royalty Rate 10 40 400
Reductions, 43 CFR subpart 3212....
Lease Relinquishment, Termination, 10 40 400
and Cancellation, 43 CFR subpart
3213...............................
Lease Reinstatement, 43 CFR subpart 5 1 5
3213...............................
Cooperative Agreement, 43 CFR 10 40 400
subpart 3217.......................
Notice of Intent to Conduct 12 8 96
Geothermal Exploration Activities,
43 CFR subpart 3251, Form 3200-9...
Geothermal Sundry Notice, 43 CFR 100 8 800
subpart 3252, Form 3260-3..........
Reports: Exploration Operations, 43 12 8 96
CFR subpart 3253...................
Exploration Operations Relief and 10 8 80
Appeals, 43 CFR subpart 3256.......
Geothermal Drilling Permit, 43 CFR 60 8 480
subpart 3261, Form 3260-2..........
Geothermal Well Completion Report, 12 10 120
43 CFR subpart 3264, Form 3260-4...
Utilization Plans and Facility 10 10 100
Construction Permits, 43 CFR
subpart 3272.......................
Site License Application, 43 CFR 10 10 100
subpart 3273.......................
Relinquishment, Assignment, or 22 1 22
Transfer of a Site License, 43 CFR
subpart 3273.......................
Commercial Use Permit, 43 CFR 10 10 100
subpart 3274.......................
Monthly Report of Geothermal 120 10 1200
Operations, 43 CFR subpart 3276,
Form 3260-5........................
Unit Agreement, 43 CFR subpart 3281. 10 10 100
Participating Area, 43 CFR subpart 10 10 100
3282...............................
Unit Agreement Modifications, 43 CFR 10 10 100
subpart 3283.......................
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Totals.......................... 913 .......... 5,409
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Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-17020 Filed 7-18-16; 8:45 am]
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