[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39787-39788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19211]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-320-1330-PB-24 1A]


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Approval Number 
1004-0103

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing approval to collect information 
from applicants who apply to purchase mineral materials from public 
lands under regulations 43 CFR 3600 and 3610. BLM uses Form 3600-1 
(Contract for the Sale of Mineral Materials) to collect information so 
that we can evaluate the environmental impacts of their proposals.

DATES: You must submit your comments to BLM at the address below on or 
before October 1, 2001. BLM will not necessarily consider any comments 
received after the above date.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to: Regulatory Affairs Group (630), 
Bureau of Land Management, Mailstop 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20240.
    You may send comments via Internet to: [email protected]. Please 
include ``ATTN: 1004-0103'' and your name and return address in your 
Internet message.
    You may deliver comments to the Bureau of Land Management, 
Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 L Street, NW., Washington, DC.
    Comments will be available for public review at the L Street 
address during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.) Monday 
through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Durga N. Rimal on 
(202) 452-0372 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a telecommunication 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) on 1-

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800-877-8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to contact Mr. Rimal.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR 1320.12(a) requires that we provide a 
60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning a collection of 
information to solicit comments on:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper functioning of the agency, including whether the information 
will have practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of our estimates of the information collection 
burden, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions we 
use;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the information collection burden 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.
    The Mineral Materials Act of 1947, as amended (Act), 30 U.S.C. 601 
and 602, provides for the disposal of mineral materials, such as sand, 
gravel, and petrified wood from public lands by sale or free use. BLM 
implements disposing of such materials under 43 CFR 3600 and 3610. BLM 
will use Form 3600-1 to collect information to:
    (1) Determine if the sale of mineral materials is in the public 
interest;
    (2) Mitigate the environmental impacts of mineral materials 
development;
    (3) Get fair market value for the materials sold; and
    (4) Prevent trespass removal of the materials.
    Applicants must submit a request in writing to BLM to purchase 
mineral materials. Specific information requirements are not stated in 
the regulations, but all sale agreements are make on the contract form 
approved by BLM.
    Based upon BLM experience and recent tabulations of activity, we 
process approximately 2,800 contracts for mineral materials each year. 
The public reporting information collection burden takes 30 minutes. 
Depending on the complexity of the projects, actual time may vary from 
15 minutes to several days to complete and compile supporting 
documentation. The estimated number of responses per year is 2,800. The 
estimated total annual burden is 1,475 hours.
    BLM will summarize all responses to this notice and include them in 
the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: July 23, 2001.
Michael H. Schwartz,
BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-19211 Filed 7-31-01; 8:45 am]
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