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OMB Control No: 1004-0073	ICR Reference No: 201201-1004-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200906-1004-003
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Coal Management (43 CFR Parts 3400 through 3480)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/20/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/28/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2013
Responses	2,159	0	3,549
Time Burden (Hours)	39,809	0	54,079
Cost Burden (Dollars)	625,883	0	625,793

Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) collects and uses the information to administer the Federal coal management program in compliance with the requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act and other relevant statutes.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 181 Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
   US Code: 30 USC 351-359 Name of Law: The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands
   US Code: 43 USC 1761-1771 Name of Law: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act
   PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 431-438 Name of Law: Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 2005

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:
	78 FR 5194	01/24/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 39008	06/28/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	2,159	3,549	-1,315	-75
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	39,809	54,079	-13,070	-1,200
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	625,883	625,793	0	90

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There are two program changes: 1. Production Report / Licensees (43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3485) has been added in order to correct its erroneous omission from the previous request. The program change results in an increase of 8 estimated responses annually, and 160 hours annually (i.e., 8 response x 20 hours per response). No non-hour costs are associated with this activity. 2. Production Reports and Payments and Maintenance of and Access to Records (43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3485), as that collection activity applies to lessees, has been removed because that collection activity is now administered by the Office of Natural Resources Revenue. The fixed document processing fees have been adjusted upward by $90, as follows: 1. The fee for an Application for an Exploration License (43 CFR Part 3410) has increased from $310 per response to $315 per response. As a result, the non-hour cost burden for this activity has increased from $3,100 to $3,150 - an increase of $50 (10 responses x $5 per response). 2. The fee for a Transfer by Assignment, Sublease, or Otherwise (43 CFR Part 3450, Subpart 3453) has crease from $60 per response to $65 per response. As a result, the non-hour cost burden for this activity has increased from $480 to $520 - an increase of $40 (8 responses x $5 per response). The estimated annual number of responses for Exploration Report (43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3485) has decreased from 100 to 25, with a resulting decrease in burden hours from 1600 to 400 (i.e., 25 responses x 16 hours per response). This adjustment is based on the BLM's recent experience with this collection activity. The estimated annual number of responses for Resource Recovery and Protection Plan (43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482) has increased from 975 to 980, with a resulting increase in burden hours from 19,500 to 19,600 (i.e., 980 responses x 20 hours per response). This adjustment is based on the BLM's recent experience with this collection activity.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,883,381

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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

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