[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53753-53754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26240]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


30 Day Notice of Submission to OMB, Opportunity of Public Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB and request for comments on 
information collection related to National Park Service mining 
regulations.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)), the National Park Service (NPS) invites 
comments on a submitted request to OMB to approve a revision to and 
extension of the currently approved information budget for the NPS's 
minerals management regulatory program inside park unit boundaries. 
Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the information including 
whether the information has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 
reporting burden estimate; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information to be collected; (4) ways to minimize the 
burden of the information collection on respondents, including use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology; and (5) information on the typical costs that prospective 
operators incur in preparing complete plans of operation under NPS 
mining regulations.
    Primary Purpose of the Proposed Information Collection Request: To 
obtain information on prospective mineral development activities 
associated with mining claims and nonfederal oil and gas rights within 
National Park System units so as to assure that adverse impacts to park 
resources and values are minimized.

DATES: Public comments on this notice must be received by November 14, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to the Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, ATTN: Desk Officer for 
the Interior Department (1024-0064), Washington, D.C. 20503. Please 
also forward a copy of your comments to:

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Carol McCoy, Chief, Policy and Regulations Branch, Geologic Resources 
Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 25287, Lakewood, Colorado 
80225.
    All comments will become a matter of public record. Copies of the 
information collection request may be obtained by contacting Carol 
McCoy at the above noted address or by calling her at (303) 969-2096.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NPS Minerals Management Program.
    Form: None.
    OMB Number: 1024-0064.
    Expiration Date: October 31, 1996.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Description of Need: Regulations at 36 CFR Part 9 require 
prospective developers of mining claims under the Mining Law of 1872 
and nonfederal oil and gas rights in parks to submit proposed plans of 
operations to the NPS for review and approval. A plan of operations 
essentially represents a prospective operator's blueprint for 
conducting mineral development activities inside park unit boundaries 
associated with mineral rights. By requiring such a plan upfront, the 
NPS can assure that only mining operations that minimize adverse 
impacts to park resources and value are authorized.
    Description of respondents: \1/3\ medium to large publicly owned 
companies and \2/3\ private entities.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: Ranges from 1760 to 2640.
    Estimated average burden per respondent: 88 hours.
    Estimated average number of respondents: Ranges from 20 to 30.
    Estimated frequency of response: One.

    Dated: October 4, 1996.
David B. Shaver,
Chief Geologic Resources Division, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 96-26240 Filed 10-11-96; 8:45 am]
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