[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18019-18020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8872]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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


OMB Approval Number 1004-0169; 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. chapter 3501 et seq.). On August 24, 2001, the 
BLM published a notice in the Federal Register (66 FR 44640) requesting 
comments on the collection. The comment period ended October 23, 2001. 
No comments were received. You may obtain copies of the proposed 
collection of information and related explanatory material by 
contacting the BLM Information Collection 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 (1004-0169), 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 our estimates of the information collection 
burden, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions we 
use;
    3. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; and
    4. How to minimize the information collection burden on those who 
are to respond, including the use of

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appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Title: Use and Occupancy Under the Mining Laws, 43 CFR 3715.
    OMB Approval Number: 1004-0169.
    Abstract: BLM collects information from mining claimants and 
operators to analyze and approve proposed mining development activities 
on public lands. The nonform information under 43 CFR 3715 authorizes 
BLM to manage the use and occupancy on public lands for developing the 
mineral deposits by mining claimants. Respondents are mining claimants 
and operators of prospecting, exploration, mining, and processing 
operations.
    Form Number: None.
    Frequency: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are mining claimants and 
operators of prospecting, exploration, mining, and processing 
operations.
    Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours.
    Annual Responses: 150.
    Application Fee Per Response: There is no filing fee.
    Annual Burden Hours: 300.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael H. Schwartz, (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: March 6, 2002.
Michael H. Schwartz,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-8872 Filed 4-11-02; 8:45 am]
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