[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55980-55981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22805]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO310000/L13100000.PP0000/19X; OMB Control Number 1004-0209]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Measurement of Oil

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, the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 17, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to Jean Sonneman. 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 OMB Control 
Number 1004-0209 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Subijoy Dutta by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at 202-912-7152.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the BLM provides the general public and other Federal 
agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps to assess the impact 
of the BLM's information collection requirements and minimize the 
public's reporting burden. Additionally, it helps the public understand 
the BLM's information collection requirements and provides the 
requested data in the desired format.
    The BLM is soliciting comments on the ICR that is described below. 
The BLM is especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the BLM; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the BLM enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the BLM minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this Notice are a matter of 
public record. The BLM will include or summarize each comment in our 
request to Office of Management and Budget (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 in your comment to the BLM to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that it will 
be able to do so.
    The following information pertains to this request:
    Abstract: This collection of information enables the BLM to ensure 
compliance with standards for the

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measurement of oil produced from Federal and Indian (except Osage 
Tribe) leases and compliance with pertinent statutes.
    Title of Collection: Measurement of Oil.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0209.
    Form: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses that participate in the 
production of oil from Federal and Indian (except Osage Tribe) leases.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 11,742.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 11,742.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 6 minutes to 80 
hours, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,884 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion for all except the following 
information collection one-time activities pertaining to equipment in 
operation before January 17, 2017:
     Documentation of Testing for Approval of a Coriolis Meter;
     Request to Use Alternate Oil Measurement System; and
     Testing of Alternate Oil Measurement System.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $5,580,305.00.
    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.)

Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-22805 Filed 10-17-19; 8:45 am]
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