Information Collection; Disposal of Mineral Materials, 51403 [2020-18194]
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Thursday, August 20, 2020
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Disposal of
Mineral Materials
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension of a
currently approved information
collection, Disposal of Mineral
Materials.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received in
writing on or before October 19, 2020 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Bradford
Campbell, Geologist, USDA Forest
Service, Minerals and Geology
Management, 26 Fort Missoula Road,
Missoula, MT 59804.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 303–275–5122 or by email
to: bradford.campbell@usda.gov.
The public may inspect comments
received at the USDA Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Region, Minerals and
Geology Management, 1617 Cole
Boulevard, Lakewood, CO 80401 during
normal business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bradford Campbell, Geologist, Minerals
and Geology Management Staff,
bradford.campbell@usda.gov or 406–
329–3523.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Disposal of Mineral Materials.
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OMB Number: 0596–0081.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2020.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Mineral Materials Act
of 1947, as amended, and the Multiple
Use Mining Act of 1955, as amended,
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to
permit disposal of petrified wood and
common varieties of sand, stone, gravel,
pumice, pumicite, cinders, clay, and
other similar materials on lands
administered by the USDA Forest
Service.
Individuals, organizations,
companies, or corporations interested in
mining mineral materials on National
Forest System lands may contact their
local Forest Service office to inquire
about mining mineral materials
opportunities, to learn about areas on
which such activities are permitted, and
to request form FS–2800–9 (Contract of
Sale for Minerals Materials). Interested
parties are asked to provide information
that includes the purchaser’s name and
address, the location and dimensions of
the area to be mined, the kind of
material that will be mined, the quantity
of material to be mined, the sales price
of the mined material, the payment
schedule, the amount of the bond, and
the period of the contract.
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.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2.5 hours.
Type of Respondents: Mineral
materials operators.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 2,626.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 6,565 hours.
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Estimated annual number of
respondents is based on the average
number of respondents in 2014 through
2016. This number is lower than
previous renewal estimates, thus the
estimated total annual burden on
respondents is lower than the most
recent renewal.
Comment is invited: Comment is
invited on: (1) Whether this collection
of information is necessary for the stated
purposes and the proper performance of
the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
burden of the 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) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission request toward Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Jacqueline Emanuel,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National
Forest System.
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Forest Service
Washington Office; Fire and Aviation
Management; Nationwide Aerial
Application of Fire Retardant on
National Forest System Land SEIS
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
supplemental environmental impact
statement.
AGENCY:
The USDA Forest Service is
preparing a programmatic Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
for the Nationwide Aerial Application
of Fire Retardant on National Forest
System Land. The direction in the SEIS
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Disposal of Mineral Materials
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension of a currently approved information
collection, Disposal of Mineral Materials.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before October 19,
2020 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to
Bradford Campbell, Geologist, USDA Forest Service, Minerals and Geology
Management, 26 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula, MT 59804.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 303-275-5122 or by
email to: [email protected].
The public may inspect comments received at the USDA Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Region, Minerals and Geology Management, 1617 Cole
Boulevard, Lakewood, CO 80401 during normal business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bradford Campbell, Geologist, Minerals
and Geology Management Staff, [email protected] or 406-329-
3523.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four
hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Disposal of Mineral Materials.
OMB Number: 0596-0081.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2020.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Mineral Materials Act of 1947, as amended, and the
Multiple Use Mining Act of 1955, as amended, authorize the Secretary of
Agriculture to permit disposal of petrified wood and common varieties
of sand, stone, gravel, pumice, pumicite, cinders, clay, and other
similar materials on lands administered by the USDA Forest Service.
Individuals, organizations, companies, or corporations interested
in mining mineral materials on National Forest System lands may contact
their local Forest Service office to inquire about mining mineral
materials opportunities, to learn about areas on which such activities
are permitted, and to request form FS-2800-9 (Contract of Sale for
Minerals Materials). Interested parties are asked to provide
information that includes the purchaser's name and address, the
location and dimensions of the area to be mined, the kind of material
that will be mined, the quantity of material to be mined, the sales
price of the mined material, the payment schedule, the amount of the
bond, and the period of the contract.
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.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2.5 hours.
Type of Respondents: Mineral materials operators.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 2,626.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 6,565 hours.
Estimated annual number of respondents is based on the average
number of respondents in 2014 through 2016. This number is lower than
previous renewal estimates, thus the estimated total annual burden on
respondents is lower than the most recent renewal.
Comment is invited: Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the stated purposes and the
proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether
the information will have practical or scientific utility; (2) the
accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the 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) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request
toward Office of Management and Budget approval.
Jacqueline Emanuel,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2020-18194 Filed 8-19-20; 8:45 am]
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