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OMB Control No:
1004-0114
ICR Reference No:
200609-1004-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200311-1004-002
Agency/Subagency:
DOI/BLM
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Recordation of Location Notices and Mining Claims; Payment of Fees (43 CFR 3830-3838)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
02/14/2007
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/21/2006
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
02/28/2010
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2007
Responses
224,420
0
236,852
Time Burden (Hours)
31,135
0
31,585
Cost Burden (Dollars)
6,775
0
368,000
Abstract:
This information is required to implement the recording of mining claims or sites, annual maintenance of such claims or sites, collection of statutory location and maintenance fees, and adjudication of mineral rights.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
30 USC 22-53, 161, 611-615 & 621
Name of Law: The General Mining Law
US Code:
30 USC 28f-28k
Name of Law: The General Mining Law
US Code:
43 USC 1734
Name of Law: Federal Land Policy and Management Act
US Code:
30 USC 621-625
Name of Law: Act of August 11, 1955
US Code:
43 USC 299
Name of Law: Act of April 16, 1993
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
70 FR 20768
04/21/2005
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
71 FR 75982
12/19/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
8
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Acquiring A Delinquent Co-Claimant's Interests in a Mining Claim or Site (43 CFR 3837)
Annual Assessment Work Requirements for Mining Claims (43 CFR 3836)
Locating Mining Claims or Sites (43 CFR 3832)
Locating, Recording, and Maintaining Mining Claims or Sites (43 CFR 3830)
Recording Mining Claims and Sites (43 CFR 3833)
Required Fees for Mining Claims or Sites (43 CFR 3834)
Special Procedures for Locating and Recording Mining Claims and Tunnel sites on SRHA Lands (43 CFR 3838)
3830-3
Notice of Intent to Locate a Lode or Placer Mining Claim(s) and/or Tunnel Site(s) on Lands Patented Under the Stock Raising Homestead Act of 1916, as amended by the Act of April 16, 1993
Waivers from Annual Maintenance Fees (43 CFR 3835)
3830-2
Maintenance Fee Payment Waiver Certification
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
224,420
236,852
0
0
-12,432
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
31,135
31,585
0
0
-450
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
6,775
368,000
0
0
-361,225
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The adjustment for this collection is due to a decrease in the annual number of responses and respondents. The non-hour burden decreased from $368,000 to $6,775 because we inadvertently counted fees other than filing fees.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$2,903,287
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Ted Hudson 202 452-5042 ted_hudson@blm.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
12/21/2006
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