Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (43 CFR parts 3160 and 3170)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 3160-5 Leak Detection -- Annual Reporting of Inspections Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Leak Detection -- Operator Request for Exemption Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Leak Detection - Request to Use an Alternative Monitoring Device and Protocol Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Showing in Support of Replacement of Pneumatic Diaphragm Pump within 3 Years Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 3160-5 Showing that Cost of Compliance Would Cause Cessation of Production and Abandonment of Oil Reserves (Pneumatic Diaphragm Pump) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Notification of Functional Needs for a Pneumatic Diaphragm Pump Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Showing that a Pneumatic Diaphragm Pump was Operated on Fewer than 90 Individual Days in Prior Calendar Year Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Showing in Support of Replacement of Pneumatic Controller within 3 Years Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Showing that Cost of Compliance Would Cause Cessation of Production and Abandonment of Oil Reserves (Pneumatic Controller) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Request for Approval of Alternative Capture Requirement Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Leak Detection -- Notification of Delay in Repairing Leaks Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Leak Detection -- Request to Use an Alternative Leak-Detection Program Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Leak Detection -- Compliance with EPA Regulations Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Downhole Well Maintenance and Liquids Unloading -- Notification of Excessive Duration or Volume Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Downhole Well Maintenance and Liquids Unloading -- Documentation and Reporting Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Storage Vessels Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Notification of Functional Needs for a Pneumatic Controller Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Reporting of Emergency Venting or Flaring Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Request for Extension of Royalty-Free Flaring During Subsequent Well Testing Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Request for Extension of Royalty-Free Flaring During Initial Production Testing Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-5 Request for Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3160-3 Plan to Minimize Waste of Natural Gas Form and Instruction	Modified
BLM Proposed Rule for Waste Prevention Delay - Ready for OFR 9.28.17 (1).docx Supporting Statement A	2017-09-28
Postponement of compliance dates 6 15 2017.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-06-16
USCODE-2014-title42-chap55.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-28
USCODE-2014-title25-chap23.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-28
USCODE-2014-title25-chap12-sec396.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-28
USCODE-2014-title30-chap29.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-28
USCODE-2014-title30-chap7.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-28
USCODE-2011-title30-chap3A-subchapIV.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
224281	Notification of Choice to Comply on County- or State-wide Basis	Unchanged
224279	Leak Detection -- Annual Reporting of Inspections Form and Instruction	Modified
224278	Leak Detection -- Operator Request for Exemption Form and Instruction	Modified
224277	Leak Detection - Request to Use an Alternative Monitoring Device and Protocol Form and Instruction	Modified
224273	Showing in Support of Replacement of Pneumatic Diaphragm Pump within 3 Years Form and Instruction	Unchanged
224272	Showing that Cost of Compliance Would Cause Cessation of Production and Abandonment of Oil Reserves (Pneumatic Diaphragm Pump) Form and Instruction	Modified
224271	Notification of Functional Needs for a Pneumatic Diaphragm Pump Form and Instruction	Modified
224270	Showing that a Pneumatic Diaphragm Pump was Operated on Fewer than 90 Individual Days in Prior Calendar Year Form and Instruction	Modified
224269	Showing in Support of Replacement of Pneumatic Controller within 3 Years Form and Instruction	Modified
224264	Showing that Cost of Compliance Would Cause Cessation of Production and Abandonment of Oil Reserves (Pneumatic Controller) Form and Instruction	Modified
224262	Request for Approval of Alternative Capture Requirement Form and Instruction	Modified
219379	Leak Detection -- Inspection Recordkeeping and Reporting	Modified
219365	Leak Detection -- Notification of Delay in Repairing Leaks Form and Instruction	Modified
219363	Leak Detection -- Request to Use an Alternative Leak-Detection Program Form and Instruction	Modified
219361	Leak Detection -- Compliance with EPA Regulations Form and Instruction	Modified
219360	Downhole Well Maintenance and Liquids Unloading -- Notification of Excessive Duration or Volume Form and Instruction	Modified
219359	Downhole Well Maintenance and Liquids Unloading -- Documentation and Reporting Form and Instruction	Modified
219358	Storage Vessels Form and Instruction	Modified
219356	Notification of Functional Needs for a Pneumatic Controller Form and Instruction	Modified
219338	Reporting of Emergency Venting or Flaring Form and Instruction	Modified
219337	Request for Extension of Royalty-Free Flaring During Subsequent Well Testing Form and Instruction	Modified
219336	Request for Extension of Royalty-Free Flaring During Initial Production Testing Form and Instruction	Modified
219329	Request for Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease Form and Instruction	Modified
219328	Plan to Minimize Waste of Natural Gas Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0211	ICR Reference No: 201705-1004-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201701-1004-008
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (43 CFR parts 3160 and 3170)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 12/08/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/05/2017
Terms of Clearance: Terms of the previous clearance remain in effect. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2018	01/31/2020	01/31/2018
Responses	63,200	0	63,200
Time Burden (Hours)	82,170	0	82,170
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This proposed rule would temporarily suspend or delay many of the regulations (and many of the information collection activities) in a 2016 final rule that would assist in reducing wasteful venting, flaring, and leaks of natural gas from onshore wells located on Federal and Indian oil and gas leases, units and communitized areas. However, the proposed rule would not suspend or postpone four of the rule’s information collection activities.

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Authorizing Statute(s): 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: 25 USC 396 and 396a Name of Law: Indian Mineral Leasing Act
   US Code: 30 USC 221-237 Name of Law: Subchapter IV of the Mineral Leasing Act
   US Code: 25 USC 2101-2108 Name of Law: Indian Mineral Development Act
   US Code: 42 USC 4321-4370h Name of Law: National Enfironmental Policy Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1004-AE54	Proposed rulemaking	82 FR 46458	10/05/2017

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 24

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Request for Extension of Royalty-Free Flaring During Subsequent Well Testing	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Request for Extension of Royalty-Free Flaring During Initial Production Testing	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Reporting of Emergency Venting or Flaring	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Request for Approval for Royalty-Free Uses On-Lease or Off-Lease	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Leak Detection -- Operator Request for Exemption	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Leak Detection -- Annual Reporting of Inspections	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Notification of Choice to Comply on County- or State-wide Basis
Plan to Minimize Waste of Natural Gas	3160-3	Application for Permit to Drill or re-Enter
Notification of Functional Needs for a Pneumatic Controller	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Storage Vessels	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Downhole Well Maintenance and Liquids Unloading -- Documentation and Reporting	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Downhole Well Maintenance and Liquids Unloading -- Notification of Excessive Duration or Volume	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Leak Detection -- Compliance with EPA Regulations	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Leak Detection -- Request to Use an Alternative Leak-Detection Program	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Request for Approval of Alternative Capture Requirement	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Showing that Cost of Compliance Would Cause Cessation of Production and Abandonment of Oil Reserves (Pneumatic Controller)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Showing in Support of Replacement of Pneumatic Controller within 3 Years	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Leak Detection -- Notification of Delay in Repairing Leaks	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Leak Detection -- Inspection Recordkeeping and Reporting
Showing that a Pneumatic Diaphragm Pump was Operated on Fewer than 90 Individual Days in Prior Calendar Year	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Notification of Functional Needs for a Pneumatic Diaphragm Pump	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Showing that Cost of Compliance Would Cause Cessation of Production and Abandonment of Oil Reserves (Pneumatic Diaphragm Pump)	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Showing in Support of Replacement of Pneumatic Diaphragm Pump within 3 Years	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells
Leak Detection - Request to Use an Alternative Monitoring Device and Protocol	3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells

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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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,347,120

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? 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: 10/05/2017

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