97-13036. Reinstatement of Expired Information Collection, OMB Number 1004- 0132  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 96 (Monday, May 19, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 27268-27269]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-13036]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    
    Bureau of Land Management
    [WO-2-4710-02-24 1A]
    
    
    Reinstatement of Expired Information Collection, OMB Number 1004-
    0132
    
    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) announces its intention to request 
    reinstatement of expired approval to collect certain information from 
    all entities interested in the development of geothermal steam 
    resources on lands managed by BLM. The information to be collected 
    concerns data submitted by geothermal lessees and operators issued for 
    agency approval of specific or additional operations on a well and to 
    report the completion or progress of the additional work.
    
    DATES: BLM must receive comments on the proposed information collection 
    by July 18, 1997 to assure their consideration.
    
    ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, you may submit your comments by any 
    one of several methods. You may mail comments to Bureau of Land 
    Management, Administrative Record, Room 401 LS, 1849 C Street, NW, 
    Washington, D.C. 20240. You may also comment via the internet to 
    WOComment@wo.blm.gov. Please submit comments as an ASCII file avoiding 
    the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Please also 
    include ``attn: 1004-0132'' and your name and return address in your 
    internet message. If you do not receive a confirmation from the system 
    that we have received your internet message, contact us directly at 
    (202) 452-5030.
        Finally, you may hand-deliver comments to BLM at 1620 L Street, 
    N.W., Room 401, Washington, D.C. Comments, including names and street 
    addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at this 
    address during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), Monday 
    through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may request 
    confidentiality, which BLM will consider on a case-by-case basis. If 
    you wish to request that BLM consider withholding your name or street 
    address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of 
    Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
    your comment. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and 
    from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials 
    of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public 
    inspection in their entirety.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Fontecchio, BLM Regulatory 
    Affairs Office, at (202) 452-5012.
    
    
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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), BLM is 
    required to provide notice in the Federal Register concerning a 
    collection of information contained in BLM forms numbered 3260-2, 3260-
    3, 3260-4, and 3260-5, under the regulations at 43 CFR part 3200. This 
    is done so that we may solicit comments on (a) whether the proposed 
    information collection 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 proposed information 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 collecting 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. BLM will receive and analyze any 
    comments sent in response to this notice and include them with its 
    request for approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
    under 44 U.S.C. Sec. 3501, et seq.
        Following is a description of each of the forms which would be 
    covered by this information collection reinstatement, including how BLM 
    uses each form and an estimate of the consequences if BLM did not 
    collect this information:
        * Form 3260-2, Geothermal Drilling Permit: This is a permit to 
    drill, redrill, deepen or plug-back a well on Federal lands. This form, 
    when approved, gives permission to begin these operations. The 
    information provided gives an estimate of the well's feasibility and 
    aids in determining whether the application should be approved or not.
        * Form 3260-3, Geothermal Sundry Notice: BLM uses this form to 
    obtain information on planned well work, road site and facilities 
    construction and other miscellaneous activities related to other 
    previously approved operations. Without this information there could be 
    no adequate evaluation of the feasibility and environmental impacts of 
    the proposed activity.
        * Form 3260-4, Geothermal Well Completion Report: BLM uses this 
    form to obtain information on a complete and accurate log and history, 
    in chronological order, of all operations conducted on the well. The 
    purpose of the form is to facilitate future operations, protect water 
    supplies and federal geothermal resources and to allow accurate 
    appraisal of down-hole conditions.
        * Form 3260-5, Monthly Report of Geothermal Operations: This form 
    is needed to obtain information for monthly production for royalty 
    reporting and production verification from geothermal wells. BLM uses 
    this report to monitor the technical parameters of drilling, production 
    and injection activities for each well.
        Based on BLM's experience administering the activities above, the 
    public reporting burden for the information collected is estimated as 
    follows:
    
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                                          Hours per                         
       Form No.     Form description      response            Frequency     
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    3260-2........  Geothermal        10 hours........  Nonrecurring.       
                     Drilling Permit.                                       
    3260-3........  Geothermal        1 hour..........  On occasion.        
                     Sundry Notice.                                         
    3260-4........  Geo. Well         2-6 hours.......  On occasion.        
                     Completion                                             
                     Report.                                                
    3260-5........  Monthly Report    1 hour..........  Monthly.            
                     of Geo.                                                
                     Operations.                                            
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        The respondents are lessees and operators of Federal geothermal 
    leases and Indian geothermal contracts subject to BLM oversight. The 
    number of responses per year is estimated to total 760. The estimated 
    total burden on new respondents is 1700 hours. BLM is specifically 
    requesting your comments on its estimate of the amount of time that it 
    takes to prepare a response.
        BLM will summarize all responses to this notice and include them in 
    the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of 
    public record, subject to the exceptions in the ADDRESSES section 
    above.
    
        Dated: May 13, 1997.
    Carole J. Smith,
    Information Collection Officer.
    [FR Doc. 97-13036 Filed 5-16-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4310-84-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
05/19/1997
Department:
Land Management Bureau
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice and request for comments.
Document Number:
97-13036
Dates:
BLM must receive comments on the proposed information collection by July 18, 1997 to assure their consideration.
Pages:
27268-27269 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
WO-2-4710-02-24 1A
PDF File:
97-13036.pdf