Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Mineral Surveys, Mineral Patent Applications, Adverse Claims, Protests, and Contests, 99269-99270 [2024-28948]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 237 / Tuesday, December 10, 2024 / Notices Management (Recreation Survey and Focus Groups). OMB Control Number: 1004–0217. Form Numbers: None. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 5,330. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 7,230. Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 minute to answer an on-site survey to 90 minutes to participate in a focus group. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,046. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 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 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Darrin King, Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–28951 Filed 12–9–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4331–84–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [L19900000.PO0000.LLHQ320000.25X; OMB Control No. 1004–0025] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Mineral Surveys, Mineral Patent Applications, Adverse Claims, Protests, and Contests Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: 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 January 9, 2025. 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/ khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Dec 09, 2024 Jkt 265001 PRAMain. Find this information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. To request additional information about this ICR, contact John Grasso by email at jgrasso@blm.gov, or by telephone at (303) 239–3777. 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 August 9, 2024 (89 FR 65390). 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 the agency could 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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 99269 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 General Mining Law (30 U.S.C. 29, 30, and 39) authorizes a holder of an unpatented claim for hardrock minerals to apply for fee title (patent) to the federal land (as well as minerals) embraced in the claim. Division E, Title I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Pub. L. 118– 42), the annual appropriation bill for the Department of the Interior, prevents the BLM from processing mineral patent applications unless the applications were grandfathered under the initial legislation. While grandfathered applications are rare at present, the approval to collect the information continues to be necessary because of the possibility that the moratorium will be lifted and applicable regulations that contain the information are still part of the Code of Federal Regulations. OMB control number 1004–0025 is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2025. This request is for OMB to renew this OMB control number for an additional three (3) years. Title of Collection: Mineral Surveys, Mineral Patent Applications, Adverse Claims, Protests, and Contests (43 CFR parts 3860 and 3870). OMB Control Number: 1004–0025. Form Numbers: 3860–2 and 3860–5. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Owners of unpatented mining claims and mill sites upon the public lands, and of reserved mineral lands of the United States, National Forests, and National Parks. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10. Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1–100 hours, depending on activity. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 559. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $259,035. E:\FR\FM\10DEN1.SGM 10DEN1 99270 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 237 / Tuesday, December 10, 2024 / Notices 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. 2024–28948 Filed 12–9–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–84–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [BLM_HQ_FRN_MO4500183156] Notice of Lease Sale and Notice of Availability of the Detailed Statement of Sale for the Coastal Plain 2025 Oil and Gas Lease Sale Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Alaska State Office will hold an oil and gas lease sale bid opening for twelve tracts in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. DATES: The oil and gas lease sale bid opening will be at 10 a.m. (AKST) on January 9, 2025. The BLM must receive all sealed bids by 4 p.m. (AKST), January 6th, 2025. The Detailed Statement of Sale for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2025 will be available to the public on BLM’s website on the date of this Notice’s publication in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: Sealed bids must be received at the BLM-Alaska State Office, ATTN: Wayne Svejnoha (AK932); 222 West 7th Avenue, #13; Anchorage, AK 99513–7504. The Detailed Statement of Sale is available from the BLM Alaska website at https://www.blm.gov/alaska. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Svejnoha, Supervisory Minerals and Energy Specialist, phone 907–271– 4407 or email, wsvejnoh@blm.gov. 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 for contacting Mr. Svejnoha. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Dec 09, 2024 Jkt 265001 Bidder Disclosure DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Several tracts available for bid in the sale are the subject of ongoing litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Tract 29 covers the StainesCanning River area along the northwestern boundary of the Arctic Refuge, which the State of Alaska claims an entitlement to under the Alaska Statehood Act in State of Alaska v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al. (Case No. 3:22–cv–00078–SLG). Tracts 16, 17, 24, 26, 27, 30 and 31 were leased to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) in January 2021, but those leases were subsequently cancelled by the U.S. Department of the Interior in September 2023 due to pre-leasing legal defects. AIDEA challenges those cancellations and seeks reinstatement of the leases in Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority v. United States Department of the Interior (Case No. 3:24–cv–00051–SLG). In the event that one or more of these cases results in a decision adverse to the Department and a remedy that changes the status quo, a court or the Department may ultimately determine the validity of any lease issued in this sale to the extent it is for a disputed tract. The 2025 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Lease Sale will include 12 tracts (approximately 400,000 acres) that are available for leasing under the Coastal Plain Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision issued in December 2024. The opening and reading of the bids for the 2025 lease sale will be available for online public viewing via video livestreaming at https://www.blm.gov/ live. The Detailed Statement of Sale includes a description of the areas the BLM is offering for lease, as well as the lease terms, conditions, special stipulations, required operating procedures, and directions for how to submit bids. If you plan to submit a bid(s), please note that all bids must be sealed in accordance with the provisions identified in the Detailed Statement of Sale. The United States reserves the right to withdraw any tract from this sale prior to issuance of a written acceptance of a bid. Authority: Section 20001 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (Pub. L. 115– 97); 43 CFR 3131.4–1. Bureau of Land Management Steven M. Cohn, State Director, Alaska. [FR Doc. 2024–28989 Filed 12–9–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [LLHQ310000.L13100000.PP0000; OMB Control No. 1004–0137] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Production Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to renew an information collection with revisions. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 9, 2025. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 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. SUMMARY: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by email at j35spenc@blm.gov, or by telephone at 202–912–7146. 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 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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E:\FR\FM\10DEN1.SGM 10DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99269-99270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28948]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L19900000.PO0000.LLHQ320000.25X; OMB Control No. 1004-0025]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Mineral 
Surveys, Mineral Patent Applications, Adverse Claims, Protests, and 
Contests

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 
January 9, 2025.

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 
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 ICR, contact John Grasso by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at (303) 239-3777. 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 
August 9, 2024 (89 FR 65390).
    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 the agency could 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 General Mining Law (30 U.S.C. 29, 30, and 39) 
authorizes a holder of an unpatented claim for hardrock minerals to 
apply for fee title (patent) to the federal land (as well as minerals) 
embraced in the claim. Division E, Title I of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2024 (Pub. L. 118-42), the annual appropriation 
bill for the Department of the Interior, prevents the BLM from 
processing mineral patent applications unless the applications were 
grandfathered under the initial legislation. While grandfathered 
applications are rare at present, the approval to collect the 
information continues to be necessary because of the possibility that 
the moratorium will be lifted and applicable regulations that contain 
the information are still part of the Code of Federal Regulations. OMB 
control number 1004-0025 is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2025. This 
request is for OMB to renew this OMB control number for an additional 
three (3) years.
    Title of Collection: Mineral Surveys, Mineral Patent Applications, 
Adverse Claims, Protests, and Contests (43 CFR parts 3860 and 3870).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0025.
    Form Numbers: 3860-2 and 3860-5.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Owners of unpatented mining claims and 
mill sites upon the public lands, and of reserved mineral lands of the 
United States, National Forests, and National Parks.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1-100 hours, 
depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 559.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $259,035.

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    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. 2024-28948 Filed 12-9-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-84-P

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