[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 68094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21833]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding: 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques 
and other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by November 
2, 2023 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for 
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice on the following website 
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.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Forest Service

    Title: Disposal of Mineral Materials.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0081.
    Summary of Collection: The Forest Service (FS) is responsible for 
overseeing the management of National Forest System land. The Multiple-
Use Mining Act of 1955 (30 U.S.C. 601, 603, 611-615) gives the FS 
specific authority to manage the disposal of mineral materials mined 
from National Forest land. FS uses form FS-2800-9, ``Contract for the 
Sale of Mineral Materials'' to collect detailed information on the 
planned mining and disposal operations as well as a contract for the 
sale of mineral materials.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information enables 
the Forest Service to document planned operations, to prescribe the 
terms and conditions the agency deems necessary to protect surface 
resources, and to affect a binding contract agreement. Forest Service 
employees will evaluate the collected information to ensure that 
entities applying to mine mineral materials are financially accountable 
and will conduct their activities in accordance with the mineral 
regulations of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, part 228, subpart 
C (36 CFR part 228).
    If this information is not collected, the Forest Service would be 
unable to comply with Federal regulations to mine mineral materials, 
and operations could cause undue damage to surface resources.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,722.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: on occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,040.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-21833 Filed 10-2-23; 8:45 am]
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