[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 69 (Thursday, April 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19954-19955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07510]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLAK932000 L13100000 PD0000.OMB Control Number 1004-0196]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Oil and Gas Leasing: 
National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are proposing to renew an 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 8, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to Faith Bremner, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau 
of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 
20240; or by email to [email protected]. Please reference Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1004-0196 in the subject 
line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Wayne Svejnoha at telephone: 907-271-4407, 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under the 
PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond 
to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies to comment on 
new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This 
helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements 
and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public 
understand our information collection requirements and provide the 
requested data in the desired format.
    We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency 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, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: This control number enables the BLM to obtain the 
information it needs to meet its responsibilities under the relevant 
legal provisions of the National Petroleum Reserves Production Act.

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    Title of Collection: Oil and Gas Leasing: National Petroleum 
Reserve--Alaska.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0196.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Participants in the oil and gas 
leasing program within the NPRA.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 21.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 21.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 
80 hours, depending on the activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 218.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Faith Bremner,
Senior Regulatory Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020-07510 Filed 4-8-20; 8:45 am]
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