[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 130 (Friday, July 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40858-40859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14515]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L19900000.PO0000.LLHQ320.22X; OMB Control No. 1004-0121]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Leasing of Solid 
Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale (43 CFR 3500-3590)

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 (PRA), 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 8, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection request (ICR) should be sent within 30 days of publication 
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact Elaine Guenaga 
by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 775-276-0287. 
Individuals in the

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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 PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we invite the public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on new, proposed, revised and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the BLM assess impacts of its 
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting 
burden. It also helps the public understand BLM information collection 
requirements and ensure requested data are provided 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 
February 18, 2022 (87 FR 9375). No comments were received.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again inviting the public and other Federal agencies to 
comment on the proposed ICR described below. The BLM is 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 might the agency 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 submitted in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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 BLM seeks to renew the Control Number (1004-0121) 
pertaining to the leasing of solid minerals other than coal and oil 
shale other than coal and oil shale on Federal land, and the 
development of those lease. The BLM's regulations at 43 CFR part 3500 
apply to certain types of leasable minerals (i.e., solid minerals other 
than coal and oil shale), but not to Indian lands or minerals except 
where expressly noted. The regulations at 43 CFR part 3580 apply to 
gold, silver, and quicksilver in confirmed private land grants, and to 
leasable minerals in specified locations. The information collections 
contained in 43 CFR part 3590 are necessary to enable the BLM to 
fulfill its statutory responsibilities under certain Federal mineral 
leasing laws and BLM's regulations at 43 CFR part 3500 and serve to 
help the BLM to govern the leasing of minerals other than coal and oil 
shale on Federal land, and the development of those leases. 
Accordingly, the respondents affected by this information collection 
request are those who desire to obtain lease for Federal minerals other 
than coal and oil shale, and operators of such leases. The regulations 
at 43 CFR part 3590 apply to operations for discovery, testing, 
development, mining, reclamation, and processing. This OMB Control 
Number is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2022. The BLM is 
requesting that OMB renew this OMB Control Number for an additional 
three years.
    Title of Collection: Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and 
Oil Shale (43 CFR 3500-3590).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0121.
    Form Numbers: BLM Form 3504-001; BLM Form 3504-003; BLM Form 3504-
004; BLM Form 3510-001; BLM Form 3510-002; and BLM Form 3520-007.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Holders of Federal leases of solid 
minerals other than coal and oil shale.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 507.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 507.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 hour to 400 
hours, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 27,296.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $2,051,105.
    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 PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.).

Darrin King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-14515 Filed 7-7-22; 8:45 am]
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