Renewal of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 1004-0194, 22153 [2010-9705]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management
• Land Management Bureau

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 22153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9705]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Renewal of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 
1004-0194

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for a 3-year renewal of OMB Control Number 1004-0194 under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. This control number covers paperwork 
requirements in 43 CFR subpart 3809.

DATES: The OMB is required to respond to this information collection 
request within 60 days but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, 
written comments should be received on or before May 27, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1004-0194), Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
fax 202-395-5806, or by electronic mail at oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. 
Please mail a copy of your comments to: Bureau Information Collection 
Clearance Officer (WO-630), Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, 
NW., Mail Stop 401 LS, Washington, DC 20240. You may also send a copy 
of your comments by electronic mail to: jean_sonneman@blm.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Adam Merrill, Bureau 
of Land Management, Division of Solid Minerals, at (202) 912-7044 
(Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a telecommunication device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) on 1-
800-877-8339, to contact Mr. Merrill.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Surface Management Activities under the General Mining Law 
(43 CFR subpart 3809).
    Forms:
     Form 3809-1, Surface Management Surety Bond;
     Form 3809-2, Surface Management Personal Bond;
     Form 3809-4, Bond Rider Extending Coverage of Bond to 
Assume Liabilities for Operations Conducted by Parties Other Than the 
Principal;
     Form 3809-4a, Surface Management Personal Bond Rider; and
     From 3809-5, Notification of Change of Operator and 
Assumption of Past Liability.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0194.
    Abstract: This collection of information 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 the 
General Mining Law (30 U.S.C. 22--54.). It also enables the BLM to 
obtain financial guarantees for the reclamation of public lands. This 
collection of information is found at 43 CFR subpart 3809 and in the 
forms listed above.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Operators and mining claimants.
    60-Day Notice: As required in 5 CFR 1320.8(d), we published a 60-
day notice in the Federal Register on January 8, 2010 (75 FR 1071), 
soliciting comments from the public and other interested parties. The 
comment period closed on March 9, 2010. We received one comment. The 
comment was a general invective about the Federal government, the 
Department of the Interior, and the BLM. It did not address, and was 
not germane to, this information collection. Therefore, we have no 
response to the comment.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Operators and mining claimants.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Annual Responses: 1,495 responses.
    Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 hour to 4,960 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 183,808.
    Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $4,780 for notarizing Forms 3809-2 and 
3809-4a.
    The BLM requests comments on the following subjects:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper functioning of the BLM, including whether the information will 
have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of the BLM's estimate of the burden of collecting 
the information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    4. How to minimize the information collection burden on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Please send comments to the addresses listed under ADDRESSES. 
Please refer to OMB control number 1004-0194 in your correspondence. 
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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.

Jean Sonneman,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-9705 Filed 4-26-10; 8:45 am]
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