[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23883-23884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08512]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L19900000.PO0000.LLWO320.20X; OMB Control No. 1004-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Free Use Application 
and Permit for Vegetative or Mineral Materials

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) proposes to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 21, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send your written comments on this information collection 
request (ICR) by mail to Darrin King, Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
Attention PRA Office, 440 W 200 S #500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101; or by 
email to [email protected]. Please reference Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1004-0001 in the subject 
line of your comments. Please note that due to COVID-19, the electronic 
submission of comments is recommended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Elaine Guenaga by email at [email protected], or 
by telephone at 775-276-0287. Individuals in the United States who are 
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at 
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all 
information collections require approval under the PRA. We may not 
conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to a collection 
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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 especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following:
    (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How the agency might minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    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.
    Abstract: The Free Use vegetative permits are available for Mining 
Claimants, Federal, State, Territorial agencies, municipalities and 
associations or corporations not organized for profit and they must 
certify that the materials will not be used for commercial or 
industrial purposes. Free Use Permits for Mineral Materials are 
available to any Federal, State, or territorial agency, unit, or 
subdivision including municipalities or any non-profit organization. 
OMB Control Number 1004-0001 authorizes the BLM to collect information 
to continue the use of separate permit forms for the free use of 
vegetative materials and mineral materials. There are no changes 
proposed for the forms. We are, however, adjusting the total estimated 
annual burden hours from 124 hours to 73 hours, a reduction of 51 
annual burden hours. The reduction of annual burden hours results from 
adjusting the number of estimated annual response from 247 to 146. The 
number of annual responses is being adjusted to reflect the average 
number of applications received by the BLM over the past three years. 
This OMB Control Number is currently scheduled to expire on January 31, 
2023. The BLM plans to request that OMB renew this OMB Control Number 
for an additional three years.
    Title of Collection: Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative 
or Mineral Materials (43 CFR parts 3600, 3620, and 5510).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0001.
    Form Numbers: 3604-1 a and b, Free Use Application and Permit for 
Mineral Materials; and 5510-1, Free Use Application and Permit for 
Vegetative Materials.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals seeking authorization for

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free use of mineral or vegetative materials.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 146.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 146.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 73.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, 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.).

Darrin A. King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-08512 Filed 4-20-22; 8:45 am]
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