{"abstract":"The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to amend its existing Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1 (Onshore Order 1) to require the electronic filing (or e-filing) of all Applications for Permit to Drill (APD) and Notices of Staking (NOS). Currently, Onshore Order 1 states that an \"operator must file an APD or any other required documents in the BLM Field Office having jurisdiction over the lands described in the application,\" but allows for e-filing of such documents in the alternative. This proposal would change that structure to make e-filing the required method of submission, subject to limited exceptions. The BLM is making this change to improve the efficiency and transparency of the APD and NOS processes.","action":"Proposed order.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Land Management","name":"Land Management Bureau","id":275,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/land-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/275","parent_id":253,"slug":"land-management-bureau"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2016/07/29/2016-17400.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":3160,"title":43}],"citation":"81 FR 49913","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2016-08-29","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Send your comments on this proposal to the BLM on or before August 29, 2016. The BLM need not consider, nor include in the administrative record for the final order, comments received after this date. If you wish to comment on the information collection requirements in this proposed order, please note that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information contained in this proposed order between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it by August 29, 2016.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["WO-300-L13100000.PP0000"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[],"agency_name":null,"documents":[{"comment_count":6,"comment_start_date":"2016-07-29","updated_at":"2023-03-01T03:13:42.418-05:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/BLM-2016-0004-0001","allow_late_comments":null,"id":"BLM-2016-0004-0001","comment_end_date":"2016-08-30","regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":0,"id":"BLM-2016-0004","title":"Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1, Approval of Operations"}],"document_number":"2016-17400","effective_on":"2016-08-29","end_page":49921,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2016/07/29/2016-17400.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/07/29/2016-17400/onshore-oil-and-gas-operations-federal-and-indian-oil-and-gas-leases-onshore-oil-and-gas-order","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2016-17400?publication_date=2016-07-29","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2016-07-29/2016-17400/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":9,"page_views":{"count":1746,"last_updated":"2026-09-20 22:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-29/pdf/2016-17400.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-17400.pdf?1469709949","publication_date":"2016-07-29","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2016/07/29/2016-17400.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1004-AE37":{"issue":"201610","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1004-AE37/onshore-oil-and-gas-order-number-1-approval-of-operations","title":"Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1--Approval of Operations","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201610&RIN=1004-AE37&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["1004-AE37"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1004-AE37/onshore-oil-and-gas-order-number-1-approval-of-operations","title":"Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1--Approval of Operations"},"comments_count":6,"agency_id":"BLM","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=BLM-2016-0004","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"BLM-2016-0004","document_id":"BLM-2016-0004-0001","regulation_id_number":"1004-AE37","title":"Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1, Approval of Operations","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-03-01T08:13:41Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":49913,"subtype":null,"title":"Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1, Approval of Operations","toc_doc":"Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1, Approval of Operations","toc_subject":"Onshore Oil and Gas Operations:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Government contracts","Indians-lands","Mineral royalties","Oil and gas exploration","Penalties","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":81}