[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 35692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12222]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-320-1330-PB-24 1A; OMB Control Number 1004-0169]


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget 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 June 25, 2004, the BLM 
published a notice in the Federal Register (69 FR 35674) requesting 
comments on this proposed collection. The comment period ended on 
August 24, 2004. The BLM received no comments. You may obtain copies of 
the proposed collection of information and related forms and 
explanatory material by contacting the BLM Information Collection 
Clearance Officer at the telephone number listed below.
    The 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), at OMB-OIRA via facsimile to (202) 395-6566 or e-
mail to [email protected]. Please provide a copy of your 
comments to the Bureau Information Collection Clearance Officer (WO-
630), Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States Office, 7450 Boston 
Blvd, Springfield, Virginia 22153.
    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 BLM, including whether the information will 
have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of the 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: Use and Occupancy (43 CFR 3715).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0169.
    Bureau Form Number: Nonform information.
    Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to extend the 
currently approved collection of information from mining claimants 
concerning use and occupancy of their mining claims on public lands. 
The nonform information authorizes BLM to manage the use and occupancy 
on public lands for developing the mining deposits by mining claimants.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Mining claimants and operators of 
prospecting, exploration, mining, and processing operations.
    Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours.
    Annual Responses: 150
    Application Fee Per Response: 0.
    Information Collection Cost Recovery Fee: 0.
    Annual Burden Hours: 300.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Ian Senio, (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: April 26, 2005.
Ian Senio,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-12222 Filed 6-20-05; 8:45 am]
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