Notice2024-28948
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Mineral Surveys, Mineral Patent Applications, Adverse Claims, Protests, and Contests
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Published
December 10, 2024
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 89, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99269-99270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28948]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[L19900000.PO0000.LLHQ320000.25X; OMB Control No. 1004-0025]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Mineral
Surveys, Mineral Patent Applications, Adverse Claims, Protests, and
Contests
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.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 9, 2025.
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
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 ICR, contact John Grasso by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9b3beabb8aaaab699bbb5b4f7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2b8b5a0b3a1a1bd92b0bebffcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>, or by
telephone at (303) 239-3777. 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
August 9, 2024 (89 FR 65390).
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 the agency could 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 General Mining Law (30 U.S.C. 29, 30, and 39)
authorizes a holder of an unpatented claim for hardrock minerals to
apply for fee title (patent) to the federal land (as well as minerals)
embraced in the claim. Division E, Title I of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2024 (Pub. L. 118-42), the annual appropriation
bill for the Department of the Interior, prevents the BLM from
processing mineral patent applications unless the applications were
grandfathered under the initial legislation. While grandfathered
applications are rare at present, the approval to collect the
information continues to be necessary because of the possibility that
the moratorium will be lifted and applicable regulations that contain
the information are still part of the Code of Federal Regulations. OMB
control number 1004-0025 is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2025. This
request is for OMB to renew this OMB control number for an additional
three (3) years.
Title of Collection: Mineral Surveys, Mineral Patent Applications,
Adverse Claims, Protests, and Contests (43 CFR parts 3860 and 3870).
OMB Control Number: 1004-0025.
Form Numbers: 3860-2 and 3860-5.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Owners of unpatented mining claims and
mill sites upon the public lands, and of reserved mineral lands of the
United States, National Forests, and National Parks.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1-100 hours,
depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 559.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $259,035.
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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 PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
Darrin King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-28948 Filed 12-9-24; 8:45 am]
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