[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57507-57508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20315]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L19900000.PO0000.LLHQ320.22X; 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 (PRA), 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 20, 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

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this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact Tom Huebner by email 
at [email protected], or by telephone at (307) 775-6195. 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 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 
April 21, 2022 (87 FR 23883). 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 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 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 
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 PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.).

Darrin King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-20315 Filed 9-19-22; 8:45 am]
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