Notice2023-08899
Agency Information Collection Activities; Mineral Materials Disposal
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Published
April 27, 2023
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 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25685-25686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08899]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLHQ320000 L13300000.EP0000; OMB Control Number 1004-0103]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Mineral Materials
Disposal
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
June 26, 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#41030d0c1e09101e1113001e022e2c2c242f353201232d2c6f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="246668697b6c757b7476657b674b4949414a5057644648490a434b52">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1004-0103 in the subject
line of your comments. Please note that the electronic submission of
comments is recommended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Timothy L. Barnes by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#becadcdfccd0dbcdfedcd2d390d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c687e7d6e72796f5c7e7071327b736a">[email protected]</span></a>,
or by telephone at 541-416-6858. 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 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;
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(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 BLM is required by the Materials Act of 1947 (30
U.S.C. 601 and 602) and section 302 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1732) to manage the sale and free use of
mineral materials that are not subject to mineral leasing or location
under the mining laws (e.g., common varieties of sand, stone, gravel,
pumice, pumicite, clay, and rock). The Materials Act authorizes the BLM
to sell these mineral materials at fair market value and to grant free-
use permits to government agencies and nonprofit organizations. To
obtain a sales contract or free-use permit, an applicant must submit
information to identify themselves, the location of the site, and the
proposed method to remove the mineral materials. The BLM uses the
information to process each request for disposal, determine whether the
request to dispose of mineral materials meets statutory requirements,
and whether to approve the request. This OMB Control Number is
currently scheduled to expire on February 29, 2024. The BLM plans to
request that OMB renew this OMB Control Number for an additional three
years.
Title of Collection: Mineral Materials Disposal (43 CFR part 3600).
OMB Control Number: 1004-0103.
Form Numbers: Form 3600-9, Contract for the Sale of Mineral
Materials.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: An estimated 265 businesses annually
submit applications to purchase or use mineral materials from public
lands.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 265.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,912.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 30 minutes to
30 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,392.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $126,024.
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. 2023-08899 Filed 4-26-23; 8:45 am]
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