[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 61 (Thursday, March 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13868-13869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7590]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[WO-310-1310-01-24-1A]
Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection; OMB
Approval Number 1004-0134
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing its intention to request
extension of approval for the collection of information for operators
and operating rights owners of Federal and Indian (except Osage) oil
and gas leases. BLM uses the information to determine whether proposed
operations may be approved to begin, to alter operations, or to allow
operations to continue. The information also enables BLM to monitor
compliance with granted approvals. Granted approvals include drilling
plans, prevention of waste, protection of resources, development of a
lease, measurement, production verification, and protection of public
health and safety.
DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received
by May 28, 1996, to be considered.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to: Regulatory Management Team (420),
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, Room 401 LS, Washington,
D.C. 20240.
Comments may be sent via Internet to: !WO[email protected]. Please
include ``Attn: 1004-0134'' and your name and return address in your
Internet message.
Comments may be hand delivered to the Bureau of Land Management
Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 L Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Comments will be available for public review at the L Street
address during regular business hours (7:45 A.M. to 4:15 P.M., Monday
through Friday).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Gamble, Compliance Team,
Fluids Group, (202) 452-0340.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), BLM is
required to provide 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning a
collection of information contained in published current rules to
solicit comments on (a) whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
In accordance with the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act
of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as
amended (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired
Lands of 1947, as amended (30 U.S.C. 351-359); the various Indian
leasing acts; and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA),
as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), BLM's implementing regulations at
43 CFR Part 3160 require affected Federal and Indian (except Osage) oil
and gas operators and operating rights owners to maintain records or
provide information by means other than the submission of forms.
The recordkeeping and non-form information collection items
required under various provisions of 43 CFR Part 3160 pertain to data
submitted by the operator or operating rights owner. The information
either provides data so that proposed operations may be approved or
enables the monitoring of compliance with granted approval and is used
to grant approval to begin or alter operations or to allow operations
to continue. The specific requirements are listed by regulation
section.
The information required under 43 CFR Part 3160 covers a broad
range of possible operations, and rarely will any specific operator be
required to obtain or provide each item. Many of the requirements are
one-time filings used to gain approval to conduct a variety of oil and
gas operations. Others are routine data submissions that are used to
monitor production and ensure compliance with lease terms, regulations,
Orders, Notices to Lessees, and conditions of approval. Production
information from each producing lease is used to verify volumes and
disposition of oil and gas produced on Federal and Indian lands. All
recordkeeping burdens are associated with the non-form items requested.
Based on its experience managing the activities required by these
regulations, BLM estimates the annual burden of each provision,
including recordkeeping, as follows.
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Regulatory information collection (43 Total burden
CFR) Description hours Total respondents
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3162.3-1(a)............................. Well-Spacing Program............ 450 150
3162.3-1(e)............................. Drilling Plans.................. 28,750 2,875
3162.6.................................. Well Markers.................... 30 300
3162.5-2(b)............................. Direction Drilling.............. 165 (5% of wells) 165
3162.4-2(a)............................. Drilling Tests, Logs, Surveys... 330 (10% of wells) 330
3162.3-4(a)............................. Plug and Abandon for Water 600 1,200
Injection.
3162.3-4(b)............................. Plug and Abandon for Water 600 1,200
Source.
3162.7-1(d)............................. Additional Gas Flaring.......... 400 400
3162.5-1(c)............................. Report of Spills, Discharges, or 200 200
Other Undesirable Events.
3162.5-1(b)............................. Disposal of Produced Water...... 3,000 1,500
3162.5-1(d)............................. Contingency Plan................ 1,000 50
3162.4-1(a) and 3162.7-5(d)(1).......... Schematic/Facility Diagrams..... 28,851 2,350
3162.7-1(b)............................. Approval and Reporting of Oil in 260 520
Pits.
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3164.1 (Order No. 3).................... Prepare Run Tickets............. 15,000 90,000
3162.7-5(b)............................. Records on Seals................ 7,500 90,000
3165.1(a)............................... Application for Suspension...... 800 100
3165.3(b)............................... State Director Review........... 800 100
3162.7-5(c)............................. Site Security................... 7,454 2,415
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Total............................. ................................ 96,190 193,855
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The respondents already maintain the types of information collected
for their own recordkeeping purposes and need only submit the required
information. All information collections in the regulations at 43 CFR
Part 3160 that do not require a form are covered by this notice. BLM
intends to submit these information collections collectively for
approval by the Office of Management and Budget, as they were
originally submitted and approved.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
also become part of the public record.
Dated: March 25, 1996.
Annetta L. Cheek,
Chief, Regulatory Management Team.
[FR Doc. 96-7590 Filed 3-27-96; 8:45 am]
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