[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 228 (Monday, November 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62582-62583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28436]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO320000 L13300000 PO0000; OMB Control Number 1004-0121]


Information Collection; Leasing of Solid Mineral Other Than Coal 
and Oil Shale

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: 30-day Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for a 3-year extension of OMB Control Number 1004-0121 under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. This control number covers paperwork 
requirements in 43 CFR parts 3500 through 3590, which pertain to 
leasing of solid minerals other than coal and oil shale.

DATES: The OMB is required to respond to this information collection 
request within 60 days but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, 
written comments should be received on or before December 30, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1004-0121), Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
fax 202-395-5806, or by electronic mail at [email protected]. 
Please mail a copy of your comments to: Bureau Information Collection 
Clearance Officer (WO-630), Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, 
NW., Mail Stop 401 LS, Washington, DC 20240. You may also send a copy 
of your comments by electronic mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vincent Vogt, Solid Minerals Group, at 
202-785-6570 (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 Mr. Vogt.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale (43 
CFR 3500--3590).
    OMB Number: 1004-0121.
    Abstract: This notice pertains to information collections that are 
necessary for the management of leases and prospecting permits for 
solid minerals other than coal and oil shale. The BLM manages such 
leases and permits under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, the Mineral 
Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351-359), the Multiple 
Mineral Development Act (30 U.S.C. 521-531), and other statutes that 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to regulate the development of 
mineral deposits on Federal lands. The information collections covered 
by this notice are found at 43 CFR parts 3500 through 3590, and in the 
following forms:
     Form 3504-1, Personal Bond and Power of Attorney;
     Form 3504-3, Bond Under Lease;
     Form 3504-4, Statewide or Nationwide Personal Mineral Bond 
for Prospecting Permits and Leases;
     Form 3510-1, Prospecting Application and Permit;
     Form 3510-2, Phosphate or Sodium Use Permit; and
     Form 3520-7, Lease.
    60-Day Notice: As required in 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the BLM published a 
60-day notice in the Federal Register on June 17, 2009 (74 FR 28718), 
soliciting comments from the public and other interested parties. The 
comment period closed on August 17, 2009. The BLM did not receive any 
comments from the public in response to this notice or unsolicited 
comments from respondents covered under these regulations.
    Current Action: This proposal is being submitted to extend the 
expiration date of November 30, 2009.
    Type of Review: 3-year extension.
    Affected Public: Individuals, associations, and corporations 
seeking authorizations pertaining to solid minerals other than coal and 
oil shale.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Annual Responses: 473.
    Annual Burden Hours: 16,346.
    Document processing fees are associated with some of these 
information collections, and publication costs are associated with one 
of these information collections.
    The BLM requests comments on the following subjects:
    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;

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    3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    4. How to minimize the information collection burden on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Please send comments to the addresses listed under ADDRESSES. 
Please refer to OMB control number 1004-0121 in your correspondence. 
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.
[FR Doc. E9-28436 Filed 11-27-09; 8:45 am]
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