[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13778-13779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6359]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO320000L1320000.PP; OMB Control Number 1004-0073]


Renewal of Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

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 renewal of OMB Control Number 1004-0073 under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. This control number covers paperwork 
requirements in 43 CFR parts 3400 through 3480, which cover management 
of Federal coal resources.

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 April 21, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1004-0073), 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: You may contact John A. Lewis, 
Division of Solid Minerals at (202) 912-7117 (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, to 
contact Mr. Lewis. You may also contact Mr. Lewis to obtain a copy, at 
no cost, of the regulations and forms that require this collection of 
information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following information is provided for 
the information collection:
    Title: Coal Management (43 CFR 3400-3480).
    Forms:

     Form 3400-12; Coal Lease.
     Form 3440-1; License to Mine.

    OMB Control Number: 1004-0073.
    Abstract: This notice pertains to the collection of information 
pertaining to the leasing and development of Federal coal. The BLM uses 
the information to determine if applicants and bidders are qualified to 
hold a lease, and to manage Federal coal resources. The information 
collections covered by this notice are found at 43 CFR parts 3400 
through 3480 and in the forms listed above.
    Frequency: On occasion for most of the collections. Annually for a 
few of the collections.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 
1,235 applicants, lessees, and interested parties.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The 
following chart details the individual components and respective hour 
burden estimates of this information collection request:

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                                                                   B. Number of
                       A. Type of response                           responses     C. Hours per   D. Annual hour
                                                                     annually        response     burden (B x C)
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43 CFR Part 3410--Application for an Exploration License........              10              36             360
43 CFR Part 3410--Relinquishment of an Exploration License......               5              12              60
43 CFR Part 3410--Modification of an Exploration Plan...........               1               1               1
43 CFR Part 3410--Collection and Submission of Data.............               5              18              90
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420--Response to Call for Coal                      1               3               3
 Resource and Other Resource Information/Individuals............
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420--Response to Call for Coal                      1               3               3
 Resource and Other Resource Information/Private Sector.........
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420--Response to Call for Coal                      1               3               3
 Resource and Other Resource Information/State, Local, and
 Tribal Governments.............................................
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420--Surface Owner Consultation/                    1               1               1
 Individuals....................................................
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420--Surface Owner Consultation/                    1               1               1
 Private Sector.................................................
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420--Surface Owner Consultation/                    1               1               1
 State, Local, and Tribal Governments...........................
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420--Expressions of Leasing Interest.               1               7               7
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3422--Fair Market Value and Maximum                  1               7               7
 Economic Recovery..............................................
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3422--Bids in Response to Notice of                  1              56              56
 Sale...........................................................
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3422--Consultation with the Attorney                 1               4               4
 General........................................................
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3422--Award of Lease Form 3400-12.....               3              25              75

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43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3425--Application Nominating a Tract                 3             300             900
 for a Competitive Lease Sale...................................
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3427--Surface Owner Consent...........               1               1               1
43 CFR Part 3430, Subpart 3430--Preference Right Leases Form                   1             800             800
 3400-12 and non-form data......................................
43 CFR Part 3430, Subpart 3432--Lease Modifications.............               8              12              96
43 CFR Part 3440--Licenses to Mine Form 3440-1..................               1              21              21
43 CFR Part 3450, Subpart 3452--Relinquishment of a Lease.......               2              18              36
43 CFR Part 3450, Subpart 3453--Transfers by Assignment,                       8              10              80
 Sublease, or Otherwise.........................................
43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3471--Land Description Requirements...              21               3              63
43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3471--Future Interest Lease                          1              16              16
 Applications...................................................
43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3472--General Qualification                          9               3              27
 Requirements...................................................
43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3472--Other Qualification Requirements/              1               1               1
 Private Sector.................................................
43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3472--Other Qualification Requirements/              1               1               1
 Public Bodies..................................................
43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3474--Bonds...........................             147               8           1,176
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3481--Accident/Unsafe Conditions                     1               1               1
 Report.........................................................
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482--Exploration Plans...............             460              16           7,360
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482--Resource Recovery and Protection             980              20          19,600
 Plans..........................................................
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482--Modification of Exploration                   79              16           1,264
 Plans and Resource Recovery and Protection Plans...............
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482--Mining Operations Maps..........             311              20           6,220
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3483--Lease Suspensions...............               6              21             126
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3483--Request for Payment of Advance                12              22             264
 Royalty in Lieu of Continued Operation.........................
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3484--Drill and Geophysical Logs......              22               1              22
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3484--Unexpected Wells or Drill Holes.               6               1               6
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3485--Waivers, Suspensions, and                      6              24             144
 Reductions of Rents/Royalty Rate Reductions....................
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3485--Exploration Reports.............             100              16           1,600
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3485--Production Reports and Payments            1,323              10          13,230
 and Maintenance of and Access to Records.......................
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3486--Address of Responsible Party....               2               1               2
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3486--Correction Report...............               1              10              10
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3487--Application for Formation or                   2             170             340
 Modification of Logical Mining Unit............................
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    Totals......................................................           3,549  ..............          54,079
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    60-Day Notice: As required in 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the BLM published a 
60-day notice in the Federal Register on January 5, 2010 (75 FR 425), 
soliciting comments from the public and other interested parties. The 
comment period closed on March 8, 2010. The BLM did not receive any 
comments from the public in response to this notice, or unsolicited 
comments from respondents covered under these regulations.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Applicants, bidders, lessees, and operators 
seeking to obtain or maintain interests in Federal coal resources under 
the Mineral Leasing Act and other mining statutes.
    Obligation to Respond: Most of the information collections are 
required to obtain or retain benefits. A few are mandatory in specific 
circumstances. A few are voluntary.
    Annual Responses: 3,549.
    Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 hour to 800 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 54,079 hours.
    Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $625,793 for document processing fees 
associated with some of these information collection requirements.
    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;
    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 1004-0073 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. 2010-6359 Filed 3-22-10; 8:45 am]
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