[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5832-5833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2561]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO350000.L14300000.FR0000.24-1A]


Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests; Renewal of OMB 
Control Number

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) is announcing its intention to request 
approval to continue the collection of information from owners of 
surface estates who apply for underlying Federally-owned mineral 
interests. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously 
approved this information collection activity, and assigned it control 
number 1004-0153.

DATES: Submit comments on the proposed information collection by April 
6, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by 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: to Jean Sonneman at (202) 245-0050.
    Electronic mail: [email protected].
    Please indicate ``Attn: 1004-0153'' regardless of the form of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection request, contact Marilyn A. Roth, at (202) 912-7345. Persons 
who use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1 (800) 877-8339, to leave 
a message for Ms. Roth.

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 given an opportunity to comment on information collection 
and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)). 
This notice identifies an information collection that the BLM will be 
submitting to OMB for approval. The Paperwork Reduction Act 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 request a 3-year term of approval for this information 
collection activity. 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 our 
submission of the information collection requests to OMB.
    The following information is provided for the information 
collection:
    Title: Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests (43 CFR Part 
2720).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0153.
    Abstract: The respondents in this information collection are owners 
of surface estates who apply for underlying Federally-owned mineral 
estates. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) needs to conduct the 
information collection to determine if the applicants are eligible to 
receive title to the

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Federally-owned minerals lying beneath their lands. When certain 
specific conditions have been met, the United States will convey legal 
title to the Federally-owned minerals to the owner of the surface 
estate.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 11 businesses, 10 
individuals, and 3 State/Local/Tribal Governments annually.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 240 hours 
annually.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
$1,200 annually.
    The following table details the individual components and 
respective hour burdens of this information collection request:

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                                                                                                  D. Total hours
                       A. Type of response                         B. Number of    C. Hours per     (Column B x
                                                                     responses       response        Column C)
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Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests--Businesses.....              11              10             110
Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests--Individuals....              10              10             100
Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests--State/Local/                  3              10              30
 Tribal Governments.............................................
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    Totals......................................................              24  ..............             240
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    Before including your address, telephone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comments, be advised 
that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask in your comment to withhold from public review your personal 
identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do 
so.

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer, 
Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-2561 Filed 2-3-12; 8:45 am]
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