Notice2023-01747
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Surface Management Activities Under the General Mining Law
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Published
January 30, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5906-5907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01747]
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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; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 (PRA),
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information
collection.
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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection request (ICR) should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact Sabry Hanna by
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d7e656c63636c4d6f6160236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86f5eee7e8e8e7c6e4eaeba8e1e9f0">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at (571) 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 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 PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we invite the public and other Federal
agencies to comment on new, proposed, revised and continuing
collections of information. This helps the BLM assess impacts of its
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting
burden. It also helps the public understand BLM information collection
requirements and ensure requested data are provided in the desired
format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
November 9, 2022 (87 FR 67714). One comment was received in response to
this notice. The comment, along with the BLM's response, is summarized
in the request submitted to OMB.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again inviting the public and other Federal agencies to
comment on the proposed ICR described below. The BLM is 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 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 submitted in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. 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: 1,304.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,304.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 to several
hours per response.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 158,053.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $4,240 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 King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-01747 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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