[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 11 (Thursday, January 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2303-2305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-165]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-320-1320-PB-24 1A]


Submission to Office of Management and Budget--Information 
Collection, OMB Control Number 1004-0073

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) has submitted a request for an 
extension of an approved information collection to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.

DATES: The OMB is required to respond to this request within 60 days 
but may respond after 30 days. Submit your comments to OMB at the 
address below by February 20, 2007, to receive maximum consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the OMB, Interior Department Desk Officer 
(1004-0073), at OMB-OIRA e-mail [email protected] or via

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facsimile at (202) 395-6566. Also please send a copy of your comments 
to BLM via Internet and include your name, address, and ATTN: 1004-0073 
in your Internet message to [email protected] or via mail 
to: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Mail 
Stop 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW., ATTN: Bureau Information Collection 
Clearance Officer (WO-630), Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Shirlean Beshir to 
obtain copies and explanatory material on this information collection 
at (202) 452-5033. Persons who use a telecommunication device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) on 1-
800-877-8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to contact Ms. Beshir.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 6, 2006, the BLM published a notice 
in the Federal Register (71 FR 11221) requesting comments on the 
information collection. The comment period closed on May 5, 2006. The 
BLM did not receive any comments. We are soliciting comments on the 
following:
    (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.
    Title: Coal Management (43 CFR part 3400).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0073.
    Abstract: The BLM manages the leasing and development of Federal 
coal under the regulations at 43 CFR Group 3400. These regulations 
implement numerous statutes including:
    (1) The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920;
    (2) The 1976 coal amendments (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.);
    (3) The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947 (30 U.S.C. 
351-359);
    (4) The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1761 et seq.);
    (5) The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
U.S.C. 1201 et seq.);
    (6) The Multiple Mineral Development Act of 1954 (30 U.S.C. 521-
531);
    (7) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.); and
    (8) The Act of October 30, 1978 (92 Stat. 2073-2075).
    BLM uses the information provided by the applicant(s) on BLM Forms 
3400-12 and 3440-1 to determine if the applicant to lease or develop 
Federal coal is qualified to hold such a lease.
    Burden Estimate Per Form: We estimate it takes 1 hour to complete 
Form 3400-12 and 21 hours for Form 3440-1 and is submitted quarterly, 
monthly, and annually to the BLM by the private sector.
    The following chart lists non-form information collection 
requirements.

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                                                     Number of     Public burden   Total annual    Total annual
    Public burden hours information collected       actions per      hours per     public burden   public burden
                                                       year           action           hours           cost
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a Coal Lease (Form 3400-12).....................              10               1              10            $378
b License to Mine (Form 3440-1).................               1               1               1              38
c 43 CFR subpart 3410; Exploration License......              21              24             504          19,051
d 43 CFR subpart 3420; Regional Coal Licensing..               1              25              25             945
e 43 CFR subpart 3422; Coal Lease Sales.........              10              30             300          11,340
f 43 CFR subpart 3425; Leasing-On-Application...               8             308           2,464          93,139
g 43 CFR subpart 3427; Surface Owner Consent....              43               1              43           1,626
h 43 CFR subpart 3430; Preference Right Leasing.               1             800             800          30,240
i 43 CFR subpart 3432; Lease Modifications......               5              12              60           2,268
j 43 CFR subpart 3440; License to Mine..........               1              21              21             794
k 43 CFR subpart 3452; Relinquishments..........               4              18              72           2,722
l 43 CFR subpart 3453; Transfers, Assignments,                 9              10              90           3,402
 and Subleases..................................
m 43 CFR subpart 3471; Coal Management                         9               3              27           1,021
 Provisions and Limitations.....................
n 43 CFR subpart 3472; Special Leasing                        10               3              30           1,134
 Qualifications.................................
o 43 CFR subpart 3474; Bonds....................             141               8           1,128          42,639
p 43 CFR subpart 3481; General Provisions.......               1               1               1              38
q 43 CFR subpart 3482; Exploration and Resource              460              21           9,660         365,148
 Recovery and Protection Plans..................
r 43 CFR subpart 3483; Diligence Requirements...               7              21             147           5,557
s 43 CFR subpart 3484; Performance Standards....              19               1              19             718
t 43 CFR subpart 3485; Royalty Rate Reductions..              10              24             240           9,072
u 43 CFR subpart 3485; Exploration and                       457              16           7,312         276,394
 Production Reporting...........................
v 43 CFR subpart 3486; Inspection, Enforcement,                5               4              20             756
 and Appeals....................................
w 43 CFR subpart 3487; Logical Mining Unit......               2             170             340          12,852
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    Total.......................................           1,235  ..............          23,314         881,272
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    Annual Responses: 1,235.
    Application Fee Per Response: $275 for 43 CFR 3410, $10 for 43 CFR 
3440, and $55 for 43 CFR 3453.
    Annual Burden Hours: 23,314.

    Dated: January 11, 2007.
Ted R. Hudson,
Bureau of Land Managment, Acting Division Chief Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 07-165 Filed 1-17-07; 8:45 am]
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