Agency Information Collection Activities; Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative or Mineral Materials, 57507-57508 [2022-20315]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 181 / Tuesday, September 20, 2022 / Notices also view the ICR at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. In accordance with the PRA of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity 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. A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on February 17, 2022, 87 FR 9082. We did not receive any public comments in response to that notice. We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comments addressing the following issues: (1) is the collection necessary for the proper functions of the USGS minerals information mission; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the USGS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the USGS minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifying information (PII) in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your PII—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Abstract: The National Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 and the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 mandate that the Secretary of the Interior collect, evaluate, and analyze information concerning mineral occurrence, production, and use for the domestic mineral industry and to inform Congress of important domestic mining and minerals industries developments. These responsibilities are delegated to the USGS and are carried out, in part, through this information collection. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:48 Sep 19, 2022 Jkt 256001 57507 Title of Collection: Mine, Development, and Mineral Exploration Supplement. OMB Control Number: 1028–0060. Form Number: USGS Form 9–4000–A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Business or other-for-profit institutions: U.S. nonfuel minerals producers and exploration operations. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 324. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 324. Estimated Completion Time per Response: 45 minutes. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 243. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Frequency of Collection: Annually. Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: There are no ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burdens associated with this IC. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The authorities for this action are the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq), the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1601 et seq), and the National Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21(a)). Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary—Policy and Economic Development, Washington, DC 20240, paula.hart@bia.gov, (202) 219–4066. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100– 497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register notice of approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class III gaming activities on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR 293.4, all compacts and amendments are subject to review and approval by the Secretary. The Amendment permits the Tribe to engage in event wagering and adds the Tribe’s minimum internal control standards for sports betting, including rules governing events wagering. The Amendment makes technical amendments to update and correct various provisions of the compact. The Amendment is approved. Steven Fortier, Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey. [L19900000.PO0000.LLHQ320.22X; OMB Control No. 1004–0001] [FR Doc. 2022–20313 Filed 9–19–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4338–11–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [2231A2100DD/AAKC001030/ A0A501010.999900] Indian Gaming; Approval of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact in the State of Wisconsin Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval of the Third Amendment to the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and the State of Wisconsin Gaming Compact of 1991 (Amendment) providing for Class III gaming between the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin (Tribe) and the State of Wisconsin (State). DATES: The Amendment takes effect on September 20, 2022. PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2022–20319 Filed 9–19–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management Agency Information Collection Activities; Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative or Mineral Materials Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 20, 2022. 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 E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 57508 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 181 / Tuesday, September 20, 2022 / Notices this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact Tom Huebner by email at thuebner@blm.gov, or by telephone at (307) 775–6195. 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-ofcontact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at https:// 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 60day public comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on April 21, 2022 (87 FR 23883). No comments were received. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:48 Sep 19, 2022 Jkt 256001 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 Free Use vegetative permits are available for Mining Claimants, Federal, State, Territorial agencies, municipalities and associations or corporations not organized for profit and they must certify that the materials will not be used for commercial or industrial purposes. Free Use Permits for Mineral Materials are available to any Federal, State, or territorial agency, unit, or subdivision including municipalities or any non-profit organization. OMB Control Number 1004–0001 authorizes the BLM to collect information to continue the use of separate permit forms for the free use of vegetative materials and mineral materials. There are no changes proposed for the forms. We are, however, adjusting the total estimated annual burden hours from 124 hours to 73 hours, a reduction of 51 annual burden hours. The reduction of annual burden hours results from adjusting the number of estimated annual response from 247 to 146. The number of annual responses is being adjusted to reflect the average number of applications received by the BLM over the past three years. This OMB Control Number is currently scheduled to expire on January 31, 2023. The BLM request that OMB renew this OMB Control Number for an additional three years. Title of Collection: Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative or Mineral Materials (43 CFR parts 3600, 3620, and 5510). OMB Control Number: 1004–0001. Form Numbers: 3604–1 a and b, Free Use Application and Permit for Mineral Materials; and 5510–1, Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative Materials. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals seeking authorization for free use of mineral or vegetative materials. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 146. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 146. Estimated Completion Time per Response: 30 minutes. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 73. PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0. 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 PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Darrin King, Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–20315 Filed 9–19–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–84–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLORM06000.L63000000.DD0000–HAG22– 0017] Notice of Recreational Target Shooting Closure on Public Lands in the Anderson Butte Area of Jackson County, OR Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of temporary closure. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is temporarily closing 11 sites, totaling 50 acres, in the Anderson Butte area of Jackson County, Oregon, south of the cities of Jacksonville and Medford, to recreational target shooting for 2 years. DATES: The lands described later in this notice will be temporarily closed to recreational target shooting for 2 years from 12:01 a.m., October 20, 2022. ADDRESSES: A notice, a map of the target shooting closure, and other documents associated with the temporary recreational target shooting closure are available at the BLM Medford District Office, 3040 Biddle Rd., Medford, Oregon 97504, and on the BLM’s National NEPA Register ePlanning website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/ eplanning-ui/project/123432/510. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Brown, Ashland Field Office Manager, telephone: (541) 618–2232, email: lpbrown@blm.gov, or by mail at the Medford District Office. 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 E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57507-57508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20315]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L19900000.PO0000.LLHQ320.22X; OMB Control No. 1004-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Free Use Application 
and Permit for Vegetative or Mineral Materials

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.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 20, 2022.

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

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this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact Tom Huebner by email 
at [email protected], or by telephone at (307) 775-6195. 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 https://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 
April 21, 2022 (87 FR 23883). No comments were received.
    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 Free Use vegetative permits are available for Mining 
Claimants, Federal, State, Territorial agencies, municipalities and 
associations or corporations not organized for profit and they must 
certify that the materials will not be used for commercial or 
industrial purposes. Free Use Permits for Mineral Materials are 
available to any Federal, State, or territorial agency, unit, or 
subdivision including municipalities or any non-profit organization. 
OMB Control Number 1004-0001 authorizes the BLM to collect information 
to continue the use of separate permit forms for the free use of 
vegetative materials and mineral materials. There are no changes 
proposed for the forms. We are, however, adjusting the total estimated 
annual burden hours from 124 hours to 73 hours, a reduction of 51 
annual burden hours. The reduction of annual burden hours results from 
adjusting the number of estimated annual response from 247 to 146. The 
number of annual responses is being adjusted to reflect the average 
number of applications received by the BLM over the past three years. 
This OMB Control Number is currently scheduled to expire on January 31, 
2023. The BLM request that OMB renew this OMB Control Number for an 
additional three years.
    Title of Collection: Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative 
or Mineral Materials (43 CFR parts 3600, 3620, and 5510).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0001.
    Form Numbers: 3604-1 a and b, Free Use Application and Permit for 
Mineral Materials; and 5510-1, Free Use Application and Permit for 
Vegetative Materials.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals seeking authorization for 
free use of mineral or vegetative materials.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 146.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 146.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 73.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
    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 PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.).

Darrin King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-20315 Filed 9-19-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-84-P

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