Notice2022-24479
Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management Activities Under the General Mining Law
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Published
November 9, 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 216 (Wednesday, November 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67714-67715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24479]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[L19900000.PO0000.LLHQ320.23X; OMB Control No. 1004-0194]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management
Activities Under the General Mining Law
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
January 9, 2023.
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#cc8e808193849d939c9e8d938fa3a1a1a9a2b8bf8caea0a1e2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1838d8c9e89909e9193809e82aeacaca4afb5b281a3adacefa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1004-0194 in the subject
line of your comments. The electronic submission of comments is
recommended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Sabry Hanna by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d6a5beb7b8b8b796b4babbf8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c1f040d02020d2c0e0001420b031a">[email protected]</span></a>, or by
telephone at (501) 458-6644. Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make
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international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. You
may also view the ICR at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://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 the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
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 the agency might 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 control number enables the BLM to determine whether
operators and mining claimants are meeting their responsibility to
prevent unnecessary or undue degradation while conducting exploration
and mining activities on public lands under mining laws. This OMB
Control Number is currently scheduled to expire on April 30, 2023. The
BLM plans to request that OMB renew this OMB Control Number for an
additional three years.
Title of Collection: Surface Management Activities under the
General Mining Law (43 CFR Subpart 3809).
OMB Control Number: 1004-0194.
Form Numbers: 3809-1, Surface Management Surety Bond; 3809-2,
Surface Management Personal Bond; 3809-4, Bond Rider Extending Coverage
of Bond to Assume Liabilities for Operations Conducted by Parties Other
Than the Principal; 3809-4a, Surface Management Personal Bond Rider
and; 3809-5, Notification of Change of Operator and Assumption of Past
Liability.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Operators and mining claimants.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,495.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,495.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 to several
hours per response.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 183,308.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $4,780 for notarizing
Forms 3809-2 and 3809-4a.
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. 2022-24479 Filed 11-8-22; 8:45 am]
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