80 FR 57637 - Renewal of Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 185 (September 24, 2015)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to continue the collection of information from owners of surface estates who apply for title to underlying Federally-owned mineral estates. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved this information collection activity, and assigned it control number 1004-0153.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57637-57638]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24309]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Renewal of Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) to continue the collection of information from owners of surface 
estates who apply for title to underlying Federally-owned mineral 
estates. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved 
this information collection activity, and assigned it control number 
1004-0153.

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DATES: The OMB is required to respond to this information collection 
request within 60 days but may respond after 30 days. For maximum 
consideration, written comments should be received on or before October 
26, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004-0153), Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, fax 202-395-5806, 
or by electronic mail at [email protected]. Please provide a 
copy of your comments to the BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or 
electronic mail.
    Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
1849 C Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: Jean Sonneman, Washington, 
DC 20240.
    Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202-245-0050.
    Electronic mail: [email protected].
    Please indicate ``Attn: 1004-0153'' regardless of the form of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Flora Bell, at 202-912-7347. Persons 
who use a telecommunication device for the deaf may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339, to leave a message for Ms. 
Bell. You may also review the information collection request online at 
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521) and OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 provide that an agency may 
not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB approves a collection of 
information, you are not obligated to respond. In order to obtain and 
renew an OMB control number, Federal agencies are required to seek 
public comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities 
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)).
    As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the BLM published a 60-day notice 
in the Federal Register on February 11, 2015 (80 FR 7630), and the 
comment period ended April 13, 2015. The BLM received no comments. The 
BLM now requests comments on the following subjects:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper functioning of the BLM, including whether the information will 
have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of the BLM's estimate of the burden of collecting 
the information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    4. How to minimize the information collection burden on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Please send comments as directed under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please 
refer to OMB control number 1004-0153 in your correspondence. 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.
    The following information pertains to this request:
    Title: Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests (43 CFR part 
2720).
    Form: None.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0153.
    Abstract: The respondents in this information collection are owners 
of surface estates who apply for title to underlying Federally-owned 
mineral estates. The BLM needs to conduct the information collection to 
determine if the applicants are eligible to receive title to the 
Federally-owned minerals lying beneath their lands. When certain 
specific conditions have been met, the United States will convey legal 
title to the Federally-owned minerals to the owner of the surface 
estate.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Owners of surface estates who apply for 
underlying Federally-owned mineral estates.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 24 annually.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 240 hours 
annually.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
$1,200 annually.
    The estimated burdens are itemized in the following table:

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                                                                                                  D. Total hours
                       A. Type of response                         B. Number of    C. Hours per     (column B x
                                                                     responses       response        column C)
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Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests--Businesses.....              11              10             110
Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests--Individuals....              10              10             100
Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests--State/Local/                  3              10              30
 Tribal Governments.............................................
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    Totals......................................................              24  ..............             240
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Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-24309 Filed 9-23-15; 8:45 am]
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