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OMB Control No:
1004-0121
ICR Reference No:
202601-1004-001
Status:
Received in OIRA
Previous ICR Reference No:
202504-1004-001
Agency/Subagency:
DOI/BLM
Agency Tracking No:
Change Request
Title:
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale (43 CFR 3500-3590)
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
Date Submitted to OIRA:
01/28/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
12/31/2028
12/31/2028
Responses
506
506
Time Burden (Hours)
27,276
27,276
Cost Burden (Dollars)
2,051,690
2,051,690
Abstract:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) seeks to renew with changes the information collection pertaining to the leasing of solid minerals other than coal and oil shale other than coal and oil shale on Federal land, and the development of those leases. Respondents affected by this information collection request are those who desire to obtain a lease for Federal minerals other than coal and oil shale, and operators of such leases. The regulations at 43 CFR part 3500 apply to operations for discovery, testing, development, mining, reclamation, and processing. The direct final rule for Part 3500 (RIN 1004-AF18) removes outdated information collections from the BLM’s regulations.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
30 USC Chapter 3A, Subchapter VIII
Name of Law: MLA -- Sulphur
US Code:
30 USC Chapter 3A, Subchapter I
Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) - General Provisions
US Code:
30 USC Chapter 3A, Subchapter IX
Name of Law: MLA -- Potash
US Code:
30 USC Chapter 7
Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands
US Code:
30 USC Chapter 12
Name of Law: Multiple Mineral Development Act
US Code:
30 USC Chapter 2
Name of Law: General Mining Law
US Code:
5 USC Appendix
Name of Law: Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946
US Code:
30 USC Chapter 3A, Subchapter III
Name of Law: MLA -- Phosphates
US Code:
30 USC 209
Name of Law: MLA -- suspension, waiver, or reduction of rent or royalties
US Code:
43 USC 1716 & 1719
Name of Law: Federal Land Policy and Management Act
US Code:
30 USC Chapter 3A, Subchapter VII
Name of Law: MLA -- Sodium
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
1004-AF18
Final or interim final rulemaking
90 FR 33310
07/17/2025
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
89 FR 76868
09/19/2024
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
90 FR 33310
07/17/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
32
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Amendment or Withdrawal of a an Application for a Prospecting Permit (43 CFR 3505.30 and 3505.31)
Applicant's Land Description (43 CFR 3503.30 through 3503.32)
Application for Reduction of Rental, Royalties, or Minimum Production Requirements (43 CFR 3513.15 and 3513.16)
Application for Suspension (43 CFR 3513.16, 3513.22, and 3513.32)
Application for a Competitive Lease (43 CFR 3508.12 through 3508.22)
3520-7
_____ Lease
Application for a Fractional or Future Interest Lease (43 CFR 3509.10 through 3509.51)
3520-7
_____ Lease
Application for a Fringe Acreage Lease or Lease Modification (43 CFR 3510.12)
3520-7
_____ Lease
Application for a Gold, Silver, or Quicksilver Lease in a Confirmed Private Land Grant (43 CFR 3581.3 and 3581.4)
3520-7
_____ Lease
Application for a Hardrock Mineral Lease in the Shasta and Trinity Units of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (43 CFR 3583.3)
Application for a Mineral Lease in the White Mountains National Recreation Area (43 CFR 3585.3-2)
Application for a Preference Right Lease (43 CFR 3507.11 through 3507.19)
3520-7
_____ Lease
Application for a Prospecting Permit (43 CFR 3505.12 and 3505.13)
3510-1
Prospecting Application and Permit
Application for a Use Permit (43 CFR 3516.15 through 3516.30)
3510-2
Phosphate or Sodium Use Permit
Application for an Exploration License (43 CFR 3506.11 through 3506.25
Application to Extend a Prospecting Permit (43 CFR 3505.60 through 3505.66)
Assignment, Sublease, or Transfer (43 CFR 3512.11 through 3512.17)
Bonding (43 CFR 3504.50 through 3504.71)
3504-3, 3504-1, 3504-4
Personal Bond and Power ot Attorney under Mineral Lease or Prospecting Permit for Mining Deposits
,
Bond Under Lease for Minning Deposits
,
Statewide or Nationwide Personal Mineral Bond for Prospecting Permits and Leases -- Coal, Sodium, Phosphate, Potassiium, Sulphur, and Other Mineral Deposits
Data on Bore Holes and Samples (43 CFR 3593.1)
Exploration Plan (43 CFR 3505.40, 3505.45, and 3592.1(a))
Lease Relinquishment (43 CFR 3514.11 through 3514.21)
3520-7
_____ Lease
Mineral Lease Exchange (43 CFR 3515.23 through 3515.27)
3520-7
_____ Lease
Mining Plan (43 CFR 3592.1 through 3592.3)
Modification of an Exploration or Mining Plan (43 CFR 3592.1(d)
Objection to Proposed Readjustment of Lease Terms and Conditions (43 CFR 3511.25 and 3511.26)
Production Records (43 CFR 3597.1 and 3597.2)
Qualification Requirements / Associations and Partnerships (43 CFR 3502.28, 3502.33, and 3502.34)
Qualification Requirements / Corporations (43 CFR 3502.30, 3502,33, and 3502.34)
Qualification Requirements / Individuals or Households, Guardians or Trustees, Heirs, and Devisees (43 CFR 3502.27, 3502.29, 3502.33, 3502.34, and 3502.40)
Request for Renewal of a Lease (43 CFR 3511.27)
Request for effective date (43 CFR 3501.20)
Surface Owner Consultation / Educational, Charitable, or Religious Organization (43 CFR 3503.21(b)
Surface Owner Consultation / State or Local Government (43 CFR 3503.21(b)
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Request
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
506
506
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
27,276
27,276
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
2,051,690
2,051,690
0
0
0
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 direct final rule for RIN 1004-AF18 rescinds 43 CFR 3517.10 through 3517.16 resulting in the removal of the information collection in 3517.15.In addition to program changes resulting from the pertinent direct final rules, there is an adjustment in the non-hour cost burden of +$625. This adjustment results from updating estimated costs due to routine inflation adjustments. This adjustment is not part of the direct final rules.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$5,708,207
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
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?
No
Agency Contact:
Darrin King 202-693-4129 King.Darrin@dol.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:
01/28/2026
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