Solid Minerals and Geothermal Collections - 30 CFR Parts 1202, 1206, 1210, 1212, 1217, and 1218

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form ONRR 4440 Solid Minerals Sales Summary Form	Unchanged
Form ONRR-4292 Coal Washing and Transportation Allowances Form and Instruction	Modified
0010 84_FR_53745_October_8_2019.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-10-08
0010_Supporting Statement_2019-9-11.docx Supporting Statement A	2019-09-11
30 CFR Parts 1202, 1206, 1210, 1212, 1217 and 1218.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-05-14
19946.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-05-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
38193	Solid Minerals Instruction	Modified
221656	Solid Minerals Sales Summary Form	Unchanged
182056	Recordkeeping	Modified
180556	Geothermal Resources	Unchanged
180555	Coal Washing and Transportation Allowances Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1012-0010	ICR Reference No: 201904-1012-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201603-1012-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/ONRR	Agency Tracking No: 1012-0010
Title: Solid Minerals and Geothermal Collections - 30 CFR Parts 1202, 1206, 1210, 1212, 1217, and 1218
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: 01/07/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/08/2019
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	01/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2020
Responses	9,422	0	9,434
Time Burden (Hours)	3,871	0	3,884
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: ONRR uses the collected information to ensure that royalties are reported timely and paid appropriately and are based on correct product valuation. ONRR, as well as other Federal Government, State, and Tribal entities, uses the collected information for audit purposes and for evaluation of the reasonableness of product valuation or of allowance claims submitted by lessees. The determination of the appropriate product value or allowance rate directly affects the royalties due. Failure to collect such data would prevent the Secretary from accomplishing statutory and trust responsibilities.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 189, Chapter 3A Name of Law: Leases and Prospecting Permits
   US Code: 25 USC 2103, Chapter 23 Name of Law: Development of Tribal Mineral Resources
   US Code: 30 USC 359, Chapter 7 Name of Law: Lease of Mineral Deposits Within Acquired Lands
   US Code: 30 USC 1001, 1002, Chapter 23 Name of Law: Geothermal Steam and Associated Geothermal Resources
   US Code: 43 USC 1334, Chapter 29 Name of Law: Submerged Lands, Subchapter III--Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
   US Code: 42 USC 15801, Chapter 149 Name of Law: The Public Health and Welfare
   US Code: 30 USC 181-263 Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
   US Code: 25 USC 396d, Chapter 12 Name of Law: Lease, Sale, or Surrender of Allotted or Unallotted Lands
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 19946	05/07/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 53745	10/08/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Coal Washing and Transportation Allowances	ONRR-4293, ONRR-4292	Coal Washing Allowance Report ,   Coal Transportation Allowance Report
Geothermal Resources
Solid Minerals	ONRR-4430	Solid Minerals Production and Royalty Report
Recordkeeping
Solid Minerals Sales Summary	ONRR 4440	Solid Minerals Sales Summary

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	9,422	9,434	0	-12	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,871	3,884	0	-13	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The current OMB-approved inventory is 3,884 annual burden hours. Our current estimate of the burden hours is 3,871, resulting in a total adjustment decrease of -13 burden hours. There is a program change due to agency discretion of +6 burden hours [adding regulatory sections] for this information collection due to regulatory revisions from the re-instituted 2016 Valuation Rule by a court order. Also, we analyzed our current data and found that there are other changes, for this ICR, resulting in an adjustment decrease of -19 burden hours; these adjustments are based on regulatory revisions in the 2016 Valuation Rule, which adjusted burden hours for previous regulatory sections in title 30 CFR, chapter XII.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $263,228

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/08/2019

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