[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63617-63618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27281]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-320-1320-PB-02-24-1A; OMB Approval Number 1004-0073]


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

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(OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) On August 3, 2000, BLM published a notice in 
the Federal Register (65 FR 47797) requesting comment on this proposed 
collection. The comment period ended on October 2, 2000. BLM received 
no comments 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 Information 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. For maximum consideration 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 (1004-0073), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Washington, DC 20503. Please provide a copy of your comments to the 
Bureau Information Collection Clearance Officer (WO-630), 1849 C St., 
NW., Mail Stop 401 LS, Washington, DC 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: Coal Management (43 CFR Group 3400). OMB approval number: 
1004-0073.
    Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to renew the 
approval of an information collection for an existing rule at 43 CFR 
Group 3400. That rule provides for leasing of federal coal reserves and 
management of federal coal leases.
    Bureau Form Number: 3400-12 and 3440-1. Other information is 
collected without a specific form.
    Frequency: Frequency of responses is dependent upon the respondents 
need for benefits and the actions the respondents have taken on their 
leases. Some information is collected occasionally while others are 
reported monthly.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are individuals and 
corporations who are seeking authorization to develop, for who already 
have authorization to develop, coal reserves which are owned by the 
United States of America. BLM uses the information collected to 
administer the Federal Coal Management Program and to assure the 
respondent, the lessee and permitee, is in compliance with the 
requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended. Estimated 
average completion time for one response: 20.2 hours.
    Annual Responses: 1,185.
    Filing Fee per Response: There are 75 of the 1,185 projected 
responses that have filing fees associated with them. There are 30 
actions with a filing fee of $250, 43 action with a filing fee of $50, 
and 2 actions with a filing fee of $10. The average filing fee is 
approximately $129.
    Annual Burden Hours: 23,986 hours.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael Schwartz, 202-452-5033.

    Dated: October 17, 2000.
Michael Schwartz,
BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-27281 Filed 10-23-00; 8:45 am]
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