[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5906-5907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01747]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L19900000.PO0000.LLHQ320.23X; OMB Control No. 1004-0194]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Surface 
Management Activities Under the General Mining Law

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.

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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 1, 2023.

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 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 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 
November 9, 2022 (87 FR 67714). One comment was received in response to 
this notice. The comment, along with the BLM's response, is summarized 
in the request submitted to OMB.
    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 control number enables the BLM to determine whether 
operators and mining claimants are meeting their responsibility to 
prevent unnecessary or undue degradation while conducting exploration 
and mining activities on public lands under mining laws. 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: Surface Management Activities under the 
General Mining Law (43 CFR Subpart 3809).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0194.
    Form Numbers: 3809-1, Surface Management Surety Bond; 3809-2, 
Surface Management Personal Bond; 3809-4, Bond Rider Extending Coverage 
of Bond to Assume Liabilities for Operations Conducted by Parties Other 
Than the Principal; 3809-4a, Surface Management Personal Bond Rider 
and; 3809-5, Notification of Change of Operator and Assumption of Past 
Liability.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Operators and mining claimants.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,304.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,304.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 to several 
hours per response.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 158,053.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $4,240 for notarizing 
Forms 3809-2 and 3809-4a.
    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 King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-01747 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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