[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65099-65100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23449]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L19900000.PO0000.LLHQ320.23X; OMB Control No. 1004-0114]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Recordation of Location 
Notices and Mining Claims; Payment of Fees

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 
December 27, 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 1004-0114 in the subject 
line of your comments. Please note that the electronic submission of 
comments is recommended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact Sabry Hanna by 
email at [email protected], or by telephone at (571) 458-6644. 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

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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 information that is collected under this control 
number enables the BLM to maintain records of mining claims and sites 
on Federal lands and enables the BLM to determine which mining claims 
and sites claimants wish to continue to hold such claims and sites. The 
BLM collects information under this control number in accordance with 
The General Mining Law, as amended, the Stock Raising Homestead Act and 
other statutes. This OMB Control Number is currently scheduled to 
expire on April 30, 2023. The BLM plans to request that OMB renew this 
OMB Control Number for an additional three years.
    Title of Collection: Recordation of Location Notices and Mining 
Claims; Payment of Fees (43 CFR 3832-3838).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0114.
    Form Numbers: 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 Hours: 91,680.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain 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: $3,079,095.
    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. 2022-23449 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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