[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63672-63673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24909]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO3200000 L19900000.PO0000; OMB Control Number 1004-0114]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Recordation of 
Location Notices and Mining Claims; Payment of Fees

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 18, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to the BLM at U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1849 C Street NW, Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 20240, 
Attention: Jean Sonneman, 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, contact Elaine Guenaga by email at [email protected], or 
by telephone at 775-861-6539. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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 Ms. Guenaga.

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

[[Page 63673]]

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 provides the requested data in the desired format. A 
Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on April 16, 
2019 (84 FR15636). No comments were received.
    We are again 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 in your comment to the BLM to 
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, the 
BLM cannot guarantee that it 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 3838).
    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: 191,492.
    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: 91,680.
    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.
    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,
Regulatory Analyst, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-24909 Filed 11-15-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4310-84-P