[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1071-1073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-92]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO320000 L19900000 EX0000]


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 
1004-0194

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 
collection of information under 43 CFR subpart 3809. The OMB previously 
approved this collection of information and assigned it the control 
number 1004-0194.

DATES: You must submit your comments to the BLM at the address below on 
or before March 9, 2010. 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: 1004-0194. You may also comment 
electronically at: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Adam Merrill, Solid 
Minerals Group, at (202) 912-7044 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who use 
a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) on 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, 
seven days a week, to contact Mr. Merrill. You may also contact Mr. 
Merrill 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 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 subpart 3809. 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

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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: Surface Management Activities under the General Mining Law 
(43 CFR subpart 3809).

Forms

     Form 3809-1, Surface Management Surety Bond;
     Form 3809-2, Surface Management Personal Bond;
     Form 3809-4, Bond Rider Extending Coverage of Bond to 
Assume Liabilities for Operations Conducted by Parties Other Than the 
Principal;
     Form 3809-4a, Surface Management Personal Bond Rider; and
     Form 3809-5, Notification of Change of Operator and 
Assumption of Past Liability.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0194.
    Abstract: This collection of information enables the BLM to 
determine whether operators and mining claimants are meeting their 
responsibility to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation while 
conducting exploration and mining activities on public lands under the 
General Mining Law (30 U.S.C. 22-54.). It also enables the BLM to 
obtain financial guarantees for the reclamation of public lands. This 
collection of information is found at 43 CFR subpart 3809, and in the 
forms listed above.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Operators and mining claimants.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The 
currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 1,369 
responses and 166,661 hours. The following tables detail the individual 
components and estimated annual hour burdens of this collection.

                                Table 1--Initial and Extended Plan of Operations
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                                                                     Number of       Hours per
            43 CFR citation                 Type of response         responses       response       Total hours
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3809.11...............................  Plan of Operations......              54             245          13,230
3809.401(c)...........................  Data for EIS............               6           4,960          29.760
3809.401(c)...........................  Data for Standard EA....              16             890          14,240
3809.401(c)...........................  Data for Simple                       35             320          11,200
                                         Exploration EA.
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    Totals............................  ........................             111  ..............          68,430
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                                   Table 2--Modification of Plan of Operations
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                                                                     Number of       Hours per
            43 CFR citation                 Type of response         responses       response       Total hours
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3809.430 and 3809.431.................  Modification of Plan of               96             245          23,520
                                         Operations.
3809.432(a) and 3809.401(c)...........  Data for EIS............               2           4,960           9,920
3809.432(a) and 3809.401(c)...........  Data for Standard EA....              29             890          25,810
3809.432(a) and 3809.401(c)...........  Data for Simple                       62             320          19,840
                                         Exploration EA.
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    Totals............................  ........................             189  ..............          79,090
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                          Table 3--Initial, Modified and Extended Notice of Operations
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                                                                     Number of       Hours per
            43 CFR citation                 Type of response         responses       response       Total hours
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3809.21...............................  Notice of Operations....             386              32          12,352
3809.330..............................  Modification of Notice               108              32           3,456
                                         of Operations.
3809.333..............................  Extension of Notice of               169             0.5              85
                                         Operations.
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    Totals............................  ........................             663  ..............          15,893
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                                    Table 4--Financial Guarantee Requirements
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                                                                     Number of       Hours per
            43 CFR citation                 Type of response         responses       response       Total hours
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3809.500..............................  Form 3809-1, Surface                  67               8             536
                                         Management Surety Bond.
3809.500..............................  Form 3809-2, Surface                 270               8           2,160
                                         Management Personal
                                         Bond.
3809.500..............................  Form 3809-4, Bond Rider               13               8             104
                                         Extending Coverage of
                                         Bond.
3809.500..............................  Form 3809-4a, Surface                 10               8              80
                                         Management Personal
                                         Bond Rider.

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3809.116..............................  Form 3809-5,                          46               8             368
                                         Notification of Change
                                         of Operator and
                                         Assumption of Past
                                         Liability.
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    Totals............................  ........................             406  ..............           3,248
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    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: The 
only non-hour costs are $5,600 in fees for notarizing Forms 3809-2 and 
3809-4a ($20 per form x 280 forms annually = $5,600).
    The Paperwork Reduction Act (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. 2010-92 Filed 1-7-10; 8:45 am]
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