[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 23480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11142]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[WO-320-1990-24 1A; OMB Approval Number 1004-0025]


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted the proposed 
collection of information listed below to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On March 18, 1996, BLM 
published a notice in the Federal Register (61 FR 11059) requesting 
comments on this proposed collection. The comment period ended on May 
17, 1996. BLM received one comment from the public in response to that 
notice. Copies of the proposed collection of information and related 
forms and explanatory material may be obtained by contacting the BLM 
Clearance Officer at the telephone number listed below.
    OMB is required to respond to this request within 60 days but may 
respond after 30 days. Your comments and suggestions on the requirement 
should be made within 30 days directly to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Interior Department Desk Officer (1004-0025), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, D.C., 20503, telephone 
(202) 395-7340. Please provide a copy of your comments to the Bureau 
Clearance Officer (WO-630), 1849 C St., N.W., Mail Stop 401 LS, 
Washington, D.C. 20240.
    Nature of Comments: We specifically request your comments on the 
following:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper functioning of the Bureau of Land Management, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of BLM's estimate of the burden of collecting the 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used;
    3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    4. How to minimize the burden of collecting the information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Title: Mineral Surveys, Mineral Patent Applications, Adverse 
Claims, Protests, and Contests (43 CFR 3860 and 3870).
    OMB approval number: 11004-0025.
    Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to renew the 
approval of an information collection for existing rules at 43 CFR 3860 
and 3870. These rules provide for the application process to request a 
mineral patent for mining claims and mill sites under the General 
Mining Law of 1872, as amended; provides for the land surveys of the 
requested mining claims or sites required prior to applying for a 
mineral patent; provides procedures set in statute for the resolution 
of adverse claims against the application by rival owners of mining 
claims and for protests of the public against irregular applications; 
and sets forth the final administrative framework for concluding the 
process.
    Bureau Form Number: Form numbers 3860-2 and 3860-5.
    Frequency: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are individuals, 
partnerships, or corporations that own unpatented mining claims or mill 
sites located upon the public lands of the United States and who have 
determined that they are qualified under the rigorous terms and 
conditions of the General Mining Law of 1872, as amended, to obtain a 
mineral patent to the lands encompassed by their mining claims and/or 
mill sites.
    Estimated completion time:

Mineral patent application--80 hours.
Request for a mineral survey--One hour.
Adverse claim--Two hours.
Protest--Two hours.
Contest--Two hours.

    Annual Responses: 255.
    Annual Burden Hours: 12,185.
    Collection Clearance Officer: Carole Smith, (202) 452-0367.

    Dated: April 14, 1997.
Carole Smith,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-11142 Filed 4-29-97; 8:45 am]
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