Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Production (43 CFR Part 3170)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 3160-3 Application for Permit to Drill or Re-enter (43 CFR 3162.3-1, 3164.1, 3172.3-1, and Section III.A. of Onshore Order 1) Form and Instruction	Removed
Form 3160-5 Response to Notice of Insufficient Off-Lease Measurement Approval (43 CFR 3173.25) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Request for Approval or Termination of Off-Lease Measurement (43 CFR 3173.23 and 3173.27) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Request to Modify or Terminate a CAA (43 CFR 3173.18 and 3173) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Response to Notice of Insufficient CAA (43 CFR 3173.16) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Request for Approval of a CAA (43 CFR 3173.15) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Modifications to an FMP (43 CFR 3173.13(b)(1)) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Request for Approval of an FMP for Existing Merasurement Facilities (43 CFR 3173.12(e)) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Request for Approval of an FMP for Future Measurement Facilities (43 CFR 3173.12(d)) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Site Facility Diagrams (43 CFR 3173.11) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Variance Requests (43 CFR 3170.6) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Notification of Production Start or Resumption (43 CFR 3162.4-1(c)) Form and Instruction	Removed
Form 3160-5 Subsequent Well Operations (43 CFR 3162.3-2) Form and Instruction	Removed
Form 3160-4 Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log (43 CFR 3162.4-1(a), (b), (d), and (e)) Form and Instruction	Removed
1004-0137 30-day FRN PUBLLISHED.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-12-10
1004-0137 60-day FRN PUBLLISHED.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-11-19
MineralLeasingAct1920.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-11-19
43 CFR Part 3170 (up to date as of 3-11-2024).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-11-19
Federal Land Policy and Management Act.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-26
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-26
Mineral Leasing Act.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-26
1004-0137 Supporting Statement (2025 Renewal) OMB.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-11-21
Onshore Order No. 1 Jan. 10, 2017.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-01-13
Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 7.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-07-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
38116	Application for Permit to Drill or Re-enter (43 CFR 3162.3-1, 3164.1, 3172.3-1, and Section III.A. of Onshore Order 1) Form and Instruction	Removed
269914	Reporting Theft or Mishandling of Oil – 43 CFR 3173.8	New
269913	Recordkeeping 43 CFR 3170.7	New
228368	Response to Notice of Insufficient Off-Lease Measurement Approval (43 CFR 3173.25) Form and Instruction	Modified
228367	Request for Approval or Termination of Off-Lease Measurement (43 CFR 3173.23 and 3173.27) Form and Instruction	Modified
228366	Request to Modify or Terminate a CAA (43 CFR 3173.18 and 3173) Form and Instruction	Modified
228365	Response to Notice of Insufficient CAA (43 CFR 3173.16) Form and Instruction	Modified
228364	Request for Approval of a CAA (43 CFR 3173.15) Form and Instruction	Modified
228363	Modifications to an FMP (43 CFR 3173.13(b)(1)) Form and Instruction	Modified
228362	Request for Approval of an FMP for Existing Merasurement Facilities (43 CFR 3173.12(e)) Form and Instruction	Modified
228361	Request for Approval of an FMP for Future Measurement Facilities (43 CFR 3173.12(d)) Form and Instruction	Modified
228360	Site Facility Diagrams (43 CFR 3173.11) Form and Instruction	Modified
228346	Variance Requests (43 CFR 3170.6) Form and Instruction	Modified
228345	Notification of Production Start or Resumption (43 CFR 3162.4-1(c)) Form and Instruction	Removed
226485	Waiver Request (43 CFR 3164.1 and Section III.I. of Onshore Order 1)	Removed
226484	Notice of Staking (43 CFR 3164.1 and Section III.C. of Onshore Order 1)	Removed
178354	State Director Review (43 CFR 3165.3(b))	Removed
178353	Application for Suspension or Other Relief (43 CFR 3165.1)	Removed
178352	Measurement Tickets (43 CFR 3174.12)	Unchanged
178347	Well Markers (43 CFR 3162.6)	Removed
178346	Horizontal and Directional Drilling (43 CFR 3162.5-2(b))	Removed
178345	Contingency Plan (43 CFR 3162.5-1(d))	Removed
178344	Report of Spills, Discharges, or Other Undesirable Events (43 CFR 3162.5-1(c))	Removed
178342	Disposal of Produced Water (43 CFR 3162.5-1(b), 3164.1, and Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 7)	Removed
178340	Samples, Tests, and Surveys (43 CFR 3162.4-2	Removed
178337	Plan for Well Abandonment (43 CFR 3162.3-4)	Removed
178334	Subsequent Well Operations (43 CFR 3162.3-2) Form and Instruction	Removed
178333	Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log (43 CFR 3162.4-1(a), (b), (d), and (e)) Form and Instruction	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0137	ICR Reference No: 202408-1004-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202108-1004-006
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No: 2025 Renewal
Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Production (43 CFR Part 3170)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/10/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2025
Responses	102,439	301,663
Time Burden (Hours)	278,904	1,835,888
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	31,080,000

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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 parts 3170. This OMB control number is currently scheduled to expire January 31, 2025. The BLM requests that OMB renew this OMB control number for an additional three (3) years.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 223-236b Name of Law: Chapter 3A, Subchapter IV of the Mineral Leasing Act
   US Code: 43 USC 1701-1787 Name of Law: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act
   US Code: 30 USC 181-196 Name of Law: Chapter 3A, Subchapter I of the Mineral Leasing Act
   US Code: 30 USC 351-360 Name of Law: The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands
   US Code: 30 USC 1701-1759 Name of Law: The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act
  

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:
	89 FR 68923	08/28/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 99270	12/10/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 13

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Permit to Drill or Re-enter (43 CFR 3162.3-1, 3164.1, 3172.3-1, and Section III.A. of Onshore Order 1)	3160-3	Application for Permit to Drill or Re-enter
Application for Suspension or Other Relief (43 CFR 3165.1)
Contingency Plan (43 CFR 3162.5-1(d))
Disposal of Produced Water (43 CFR 3162.5-1(b), 3164.1, and Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 7)
Horizontal and Directional Drilling (43 CFR 3162.5-2(b))
Measurement Tickets (43 CFR 3174.12)
Modifications to an FMP (43 CFR 3173.13(b)(1))	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Notice of Staking (43 CFR 3164.1 and Section III.C. of Onshore Order 1)
Notification of Production Start or Resumption (43 CFR 3162.4-1(c))	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Plan for Well Abandonment (43 CFR 3162.3-4)
Recordkeeping 43 CFR 3170.7
Report of Spills, Discharges, or Other Undesirable Events (43 CFR 3162.5-1(c))
Reporting Theft or Mishandling of Oil – 43 CFR 3173.8
Request for Approval of a CAA (43 CFR 3173.15)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Request for Approval of an FMP for Existing Merasurement Facilities (43 CFR 3173.12(e))	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Request for Approval of an FMP for Future Measurement Facilities (43 CFR 3173.12(d))	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Request for Approval or Termination of Off-Lease Measurement (43 CFR 3173.23 and 3173.27)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Request to Modify or Terminate a CAA (43 CFR 3173.18 and 3173)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Response to Notice of Insufficient CAA (43 CFR 3173.16)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Response to Notice of Insufficient Off-Lease Measurement Approval (43 CFR 3173.25)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Samples, Tests, and Surveys (43 CFR 3162.4-2
Site Facility Diagrams (43 CFR 3173.11)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
State Director Review (43 CFR 3165.3(b))
Subsequent Well Operations (43 CFR 3162.3-2)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Variance Requests (43 CFR 3170.6)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Waiver Request (43 CFR 3164.1 and Section III.I. of Onshore Order 1)
Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log (43 CFR 3162.4-1(a), (b), (d), and (e))	3160-4	Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log
Well Markers (43 CFR 3162.6)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	102,439	301,663	0	0	-199,224	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	278,904	1,835,888	0	0	-1,556,984	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	31,080,000	0	0	-31,080,000	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden adjustment result from moving certain burdens associated with 43 CFR 3160 to OMB control number 1004-0220 and clarifying some of the remaining burden estimates. See Item 15 of the enclosed Supporting Statement for a detailed explanation of the burden adjustments.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $23,449,597

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.     Yes

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.     Yes

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

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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: 12/10/2024

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