[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 146 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38215-38216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18338]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO3200000-L19900000.PP0000]


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 
1004-0114

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces its intention to request that 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval for the 
paperwork requirements in 43 CFR parts 3830 through 3838, which pertain 
to unpatented mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites. The Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved this information 
collection activity under the control number 1004-0114.

DATES: You must submit your comments to the BLM at the address below on 
or before September 29, 2009. The BLM is not obligated to consider any 
comments postmarked or received after the above date.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, Mail Stop 401-LS, 1849 C St., NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, Attention: 1004-0114. You may also comment by e-
mail at: [email protected]. 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, excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Sonia Santillan, 
Mineral Leasing Specialist, Bureau of Land Management, Division of 
Solid Minerals, (202) 452-0398 (Commercial or FTS). 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. Santillan. You may also contact Ms. 
Santillan to obtain a copy, at no cost, of the regulations and forms 
that require this collection of information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 
implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521), require that interested members of the public and affected 
agencies be provided an opportunity to comment on

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information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). This notice identifies information 
collections that are contained in 43 CFR parts 3830 through 3838. The 
BLM will request that the OMB approve this information collection 
activity for a 3-year term.
    Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of 
information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 
ways to minimize the information collection burden on respondents, such 
as use of automated means of collection of the information. A summary 
of the public comments will accompany the BLM's submission of the 
information collection requests to OMB.
    The following information is provided for the information 
collection:
    Title: Recordation of Location Notices and Mining Claims; Payment 
of Fees (43 CFR parts 3830-3838).
    Forms:
     Form 3830-2, Maintenance Fee Waiver; and
     Form 3830-3, Notice of Intent to Locate a Lode or Placer 
Mining Claims.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0114.
    Abstract: This notice pertains to information collections that are 
necessary for the recordation of unpatented mining claims, mill sites, 
and tunnel sites; the annual maintenance of such claims and sites; the 
collection of statutory location and maintenance fees; and the 
adjudication of mineral rights. The information collections covered by 
this notice are found at 43 CFR parts 3830 through 3838, and in the 
forms listed above.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 224,420.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The 
currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 
31,135 hours. The following chart details the individual components and 
respective hour burden estimates of this information collection 
request:

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                                                                     Estimated
                                                                     number of    Estimated time     Estimated
                     Regulation 43 CFR part                          responses     per response   hours annually
                                                                     annually        (minutes)        (b x c)
(a)                                                                          (b)             (c)             (d)
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3830--Locating, Recording, and Maintaining Mining Claims or              111,274               8          14,837
 Sites..........................................................
3832--Locating Mining Claims or Sites...........................           1,800               8             240
3833--Recording Mining Claims and Sites.........................           1,800               8             240
3834--Required Fees for Mining Claims or Sites..................         100,000               8          13,333
3835--Waivers from Annual Maintenance Fees (Form No. 3830-2)....           5,675              20           1,892
3836--Annual Assessment Work Requirements for Mining Claims.....           1,800               8             240
3837--Acquiring a Delinquent Co-Claimant's Interests in a Mining           1,800               8             240
 claim or Site..................................................
3838--Special Procedures for Locating and Recording Mining                   271              25             113
 Claims and Tunnel Sites on Stockraising Homestead Act (SRHA)
 Lands (Form No. 3830-3)........................................
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    Totals......................................................         224,420              93          31,135
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    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: The 
currently approved annual non-hour cost burden for Control Number 1004-
0114 is $6,775. All of the non-hour cost burdens are for non-refundable 
filing fees.
    The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an agency may not 
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB approves a collection of 
information, you are not obligated to respond.
    The 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. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal 
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.

Jean Sonneman,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land 
Management.
[FR Doc. E9-18338 Filed 7-30-09; 8:45 am]
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