[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58532-58533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24236]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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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 1004-0169, which 
pertains to use and occupancy under the mining laws.

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 October 21, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1004-0169), Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
fax 202-395-5806, or by electronic mail at [email protected]. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to the BLM. You may do so via 
mail, fax, or electronic mail.
    Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
1849 C Street, NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: Jean Sonneman, Washington, 
DC 20240.
    Fax: Jean Sonneman at fax number 202-245-0050.
    Electronic mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Merrill at 202-912-7044. Persons 
who use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339, to contact 
Mr. Merrill. You may also review the information collection request 
online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521) and OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 provide that an agency

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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. 44 U.S.C. 
3506 and 3507. In order to obtain and renew an OMB control number, 
Federal agencies are required to seek public comment on information 
collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 
1320.12(a)).
    As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the BLM published a 60-day notice 
in the Federal Register on May 10, 2011 (76 FR 27085), and the comment 
period ended July 11, 2011. The BLM received no comments. The BLM now 
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 as directed under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please 
refer to OMB control number 1004-0169 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.
    The following information is provided for the information 
collection:
    Title: Use and Occupancy Under the Mining Laws (43 CFR subpart 
3715).
    Form: None.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0169.
    Abstract: This notice pertains to the collection of information 
that is necessary to manage the use and occupancy of public lands for 
developing mineral deposits under the Mining Laws.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 166 mining 
claimants and operators of prospecting, exploration, mining, and 
processing operations.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 332 hours.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
None.

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. 2011-24236 Filed 9-20-11; 8:45 am]
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