Notice2022-03523
Agency Information Collection Activities; Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale
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Published
February 18, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9375-9376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03523]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[L19900000.PO0000.LLWO320.20X; OMB Control No. 1004-0121]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Leasing of Solid
Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale
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) proposes to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 19, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send your written comments on this information collection
request (ICR) by mail to Darrin King, Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
Attention PRA Office, 440 W 200 S #500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101; or by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c4e404153445d535c5e4d534f6361616962787f4c6e6061226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98dad4d5c7d0c9c7c8cad9c7dbf7f5f5fdf6ecebd8faf4f5b6fff7ee">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1004-0121 in the subject
line of your comments. Please note that due to COVID-19, the electronic
submission of comments is recommended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Elaine Guenaga by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3b6b4a6b6bdb2b4b293b1bfbefdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f5a584a5a515e585e7f5d535211585049">[email protected]</span></a>, or
by telephone at 775-276-0287. Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY
assistance. You may also view the ICR at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 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 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: The BLM seeks to renew OMB control number 1004-0121
pertaining to the leasing of solid minerals other than coal and oil
shale on Federal land, and the development of those leases. The BLM's
regulations at 43 CFR part 3500 apply to certain types of leasable
minerals (i.e., solid minerals other than coal and oil shale), but not
to Indian lands or minerals except where expressly noted. The
regulations at 43 CFR part 3580 apply to gold, silver, and quicksilver
in confirmed private land grants, and to leasable minerals in specified
locations. The information collections contained in 43 CFR part 3590
are necessary to enable the BLM to fulfill its statutory
responsibilities under certain Federal mineral leasing laws and BLM's
regulations at 43 CFR part 3500 and serve to help the BLM to govern the
leasing of solid minerals other than coal and oil shale on Federal
land, and the development of those leases. Accordingly, the respondents
affected by this information collection request are those who desire to
obtain lease for Federal solid minerals other than coal and oil shale,
and operators of such leases. The regulations at 43 CFR part 3590 apply
to operations for discovery, testing, development, mining, reclamation,
and processing. OMB control number 1004-0121 is currently scheduled to
expire on October 31, 2022. The BLM plans to request that OMB renew
this OMB control number of an additional three years.
Title of Collection: Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and
Oil Shale (43 CFR 3500-3590).
OMB Control Number: 1004-0121.
Form Numbers: BLM Form 3504-001; BLM Form 3504-003; BLM Form 3504-
004; BLM Form 3510-001; BLM Form 3510-002; and BLM Form 3520-007.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Holders of Federal leases of solid
minerals other than coal and oil shale.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 170.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 400.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 hour to 400
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 27,296.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $2,050,695.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor and, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, 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.).
Darrin A. King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-03523 Filed 2-17-22; 8:45 am]
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