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OMB Control No:
1004-0025
ICR Reference No:
200906-1004-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200608-1004-003
Agency/Subagency:
DOI/BLM
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Mineral Surveys, Mineral Patent Applications, Adverse Claims, Protests, and Contests, 43 CFR Parts 3860 and 3870
Type of Information Collection:
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
03/10/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
11/27/2009
Terms of Clearance:
This request to extend an existing collection of information is approved for three years. Prior to resubmission of the request for further extension, the Agency should provide in the Supporting Statement a description of all costs associated with this collection as well as updated estimates of burden hours.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
03/31/2013
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2010
Responses
7
0
240
Time Burden (Hours)
256
0
8,545
Cost Burden (Dollars)
86,605
0
150
Abstract:
These collections are used to determine if a mineral patent applicant is entitled to receive a land patent to his mining claim(s) and/or mill site(s) pursuant to the General Mining Law of 1872, as amended. They are also used to resolve administrative and legal challenges to the mineral patent application that arise under the General Mining Law by rival Claimants, the public, or the Government. At presnt, the BLM is prohibited from accepting or processing new mineral patent applications, so there is limited activity related to these information collections.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 88 408
Name of Law: Appropriations Act for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
US Code:
30 USC 22-54
Name of Law: General Mining Law
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:
74 FR 26726
06/03/2009
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
74 FR 62345
11/27/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
7
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Adverse Claims (43 CFR Subpart 3871)
Form 3860-2, Certificate of Title on Mining Claims, or Title Abstract (43 CFR Subpart 3862)
3860-2
Certificate of Title on Mining Claims
Form 3860-5, Applications for Mineral Survey (43 CFR Subpart 3861)
3860-5
Application for Survey of Mining Claim
Lode Mining Claim Patent Applications (43 CFR Subpart 3862)
Millsite Patents (43 CFR Subpart 3864)
Placer Mining Claim Patent Applications (43 CFR Subpart 3863)
Protests, Contests, and Conflicts (43 CFR Subpart 3872)
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
7
240
0
0
-233
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
256
8,545
0
0
-8,289
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
86,605
150
0
0
86,455
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:
We are requesting 7 responses and 256 annual burden hours, which is a decrease of 233 responses and 8,289 burden hours from our previous submission. This downward adjustment reflects the limited activity related to these information collections because of the congressional moratorium on accepting and processing applications for mineral patents. The change in the estimated nonhour cost (from $150 in the previous submission to $86,605 in this submission) accurately reflects the fees and costs associated with the information collection requirements.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$16,492
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)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Jean Sonneman 202 785-6577 jean_sonneman@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:
11/27/2009
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