[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15636-15637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07563]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LWO320000.L19900000.PP0000; OMB Control Number 1004-0114]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Recordation of Location 
Notices and Mining Claims; Payment of Fees

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are proposing to renew an 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 17, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to Jean Sonneman. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau 
of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 
20240; or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control 
Number 1004-0114 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, please contact Elaine Guenaga, at 775-861-6539. Persons 
who use a telecommunication device for the deaf may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339, to leave a message for the 
above person.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the BLM; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the BLM enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the BLM minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone 
number, email 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 pertains to this request:
    Abstract: This control number applies to the location, recording 
and maintenance of mining claims and sites, in accordance with the 
Mining Law (30 U.S.C. 22-54), Section 314 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1744), certain other statutes 
pertaining to specific Federal lands, and the Stock Raising Homestead 
Act (43 U.S.C. 299 and 301).
    Title of Collection: Recordation of Location Notices and Mining 
Claims (43 CFR parts 3832, 3833, 3834, 3835, 3836, 3837, and 38380).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0114.
    Forms:
     3830-2, Maintenance Fee Waiver Certification;
     3830-3, Notice of Intent to Locate a Lode or Placer Mining 
Claim(s) and/or a Tunnel Site(s) on Lands Patented under the Stock 
Raising Homestead Act of 1916, As Amended by the Act of April 16, 1993; 
and
     3830-4, Affidavit of Annual Assessment Work.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Mining claimants.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 27,800.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 191,492.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 30 to 60 
minutes per response.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 95,821.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion, except Form 3830-2 (which may 
be filed annually) and annual FLPMA documents (are to be filed annually 
when required).
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $3,078,360.
    The estimated annual burdens of this collection are itemized below:

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                                                                                                  D. Total hours
             A. Type of response                B. Number of         C. Hours per response          (Column B x
                                                  responses                                          Column C)
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Notice of Intent to Locate Under the Stock                142  1 hour...........................             142
 Raising Homestead Act (43 CFR part 3838)
 Form 3830-3.
Locating Mining Claims or Sites (43 CFR part           56,857  30 minutes.......................          28,429
 3832).
Recording a New Location Notice (43 CFR 3833,          56,857  30 minutes.......................          28,429
 subpart A).
Amending a Location Notice (43 CFR part 3833,           3,595  30 minutes.......................           1,798
 subpart B).
Transfer of Interest (43 CFR part 3833,                22,546  30 minutes.......................          11,273
 subpart C) or Acquisition of a Delinquent Co-
 Claimant's Interest in a Mining Claim or
 Site (43 CFR part 3837).
Waiver from Annual Maintenance Fee (43 CFR             24,348  30 minutes.......................          12,174
 part 3835, subpart A) Form 3830-2 and/or
 nonform data.
Annual FLPMA Documents (43 CFR part 3835,              27,142  30 minutes.......................          13,571
 subpart C) Form 3830-4.
Deferring Assessment Work (43 CFR part 3836,                5  1 hour...........................               5
 subpart B).
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    Totals...................................         191,492  .................................          95,821
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    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The authority for this action is 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).

Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-07563 Filed 4-15-19; 8:45 am]
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