[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55981-55982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22800]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[19X.LLWO320000.L13200000.PP0000; OMB Control Number 1004-0194]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management

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, the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to renew an information 
collection control number.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 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 1004-0194 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this Information Collection Request (ICR), please contact Stuart 
Grange by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 202-912-7067. 
Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf may call the 
Federal 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, the BLM provides the general public and other Federal 
agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps to assess the impact 
of the BLM's information collection requirements and minimize the 
public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the 
BLM's information collection requirements and provide the requested 
data in the desired format.
    The BLM is soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. The BLM is 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. The BLM 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, the BLM 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    The following information pertains to this request:
    Abstract: This control number 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 mining laws.
    Title of Collection: Surface Management under the General Mining 
Law (43 CFR parts 3809).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0194.
    Forms:
     3809-1, Surface Management Surety Bond;
     3809-2, Surface Management Personal Bond; and
     3809-4, Bond Rider Extending Coverage of Bond to Assume 
Liabilities for Operations Conducted by Parties Other Than the 
Principal and;
     3809-5, Notification of Change of Operator and Assumption 
of Past Liability.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Operators and mining claimants.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,495.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,495.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from the number of 
minutes/hours per response.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 183,808.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $8,900 for notarizing 
Forms 3809-2 and 3809-4a.
    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     (Column B x
                                                                     responses       response        Column C)
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Initial or Extended Plan of Operations (3809.11)................              49             320          15,680
Data for EIS (3809.401(c))......................................               5           4,960          24,800
Data for Standard EA (3809.401(c))..............................              15             890          13,350
Data for Simple Exploration EA (3809.401(c))....................              29             320           9,820
Modification of Plan of Operations (3809.430 and 3809.431)......             107             320          34,240
Data for EIS (3809.432(a) and 3809.401(c))......................               2           4,960           9,920
Data for Standard EA (3809.432(a) and 3809.401(c))..............              35             890          31,150
Data for Simple Exploration EA (3809.432(a) and 3809.401(c))....              70             320          22,400
Notice of Operations (3809.21)..................................             396              32          12,672
Modification of Notice of Operations (3809.330).................             167              32           5,344
Extension of Notice of Operations (3809.333)....................             140               1             140
Surface Management Surety Bond, Form 3809-1 (3809.500)..........              28               8             224
Surface Management Personal Bond, Form 3809-2, (3809.500).......             170               8           1,360
Bond Rider Extending Coverage of Bond, Form 3809-4 (3809.500)...              25               8             200
Surface Management Personal Bond Rider, Form 3809-4a (3809.500).              69               8             552
Notification of Change of Operator and Assumption of Past                     52               8             416
 Liability, Form 3809-5 (3809.116)..............................
Notice of State Demand Against Financial Guarantee (3809.573)...               1               8               8
Request for BLM Acceptance of Replacement Financial Instrument                13               8             104
 (3809.581).....................................................
Request for Reduction in Financial Guarantee and/or BLM Approval              78               8             624
 of Adequacy of Reclamation.....................................
Response to Notice of Forfeiture of Financial Guarantee                       13               8             104
 (3809.596).....................................................
Appeals to the State Director (3809.800)........................              30              40            1200
Federal/State Agreements (3809.200).............................               1              40              40
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    Totals......................................................           1,495  ..............         183,808
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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).

Chandra Little,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land 
Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-22800 Filed 10-17-19; 8:45 am]
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