Coal Management (43 CFR Part 3400 - 3480)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 3400-12 43 CFR Part 3430, Subpart 3430 Preference Right Leases Form	Modified
Form 3400-12 43 CFR 3420, Subpart 3422 Award of Lease Form	Modified
Form 3440-1 43 CFR Part 3440 Licenses to Mine Form	Modified
Form 3400-12 Coal Management (43 CFR 3400) Form	Removed
Supporting statement.doc Supporting Statement A	2010-03-18
60-day notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-01-20
Title 43 Part 3400-3487.doc Supplementary Document	2006-10-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
45533	43 CFR part 3480, Subpart 3487 Application for Formation or Modification of Logical Mining Unit	Modified
45532	43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3486 Address of Responsible Party	Modified
45531	43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3485 Exploration Reports	Modified
45530	43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3485 Waivers, Suspension, and Reductions of Rents / Royalty Rate Reductions	Modified
45529	43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3484 Drill and Geophysical Logs	Modified
45528	43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3483 Request for Payment of Advance Royalty in LIeu of Continued Operation	Modified
45527	43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482 Mining Operations Maps	Modified
45526	43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3481 Accident / Unsafe Conditions Report	Modified
45525	43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3474 Bonds	Modified
45524	43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3472 General Qualification Requirements	Modified
45523	43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3471 Land Description Requirements	Modified
45522	43 CFR Part 3450, Subpart 3453 Transfers by Assignment, Sublease, or Otherwise	Modified
45521	43 CFR Part 3450, Subpart 3452 Relinquishment of a Lease	Modified
45520	43 CFR Part 3430, Subpart 3432 Lease Modification	Modified
45518	43 CFR Part 3430, Subpart 3430 Preference Right Leases Form	Modified
45517	43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3427 Surface Owner Consent	Modified
45516	Leasing on Application (43 CFR 3425)	Removed
45515	43 CFR 3420, Subpart 3422 Award of Lease Form	Modified
45514	43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420 Response to Call for Coal Resource and Other Resource Information / Individual	Modified
45513	43 CFR Part 3410 Application for an Exploration License	Modified
45512	43 CFR Part 3440 Licenses to Mine Form	Modified
192248	43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3486 Correction Report	New
192245	43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3485 Production Reports and Payments and Maintenance of and Access to Records	New
192243	43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3484 Unexpected Wells or Drill Holes	New
192242	43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3483 Lease Suspensions	New
192241	43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482 Modification of Exploration Plans and Resource Recovery and Protection Plans	New
192240	43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482 Resource Recovery and Protection Plans	New
192239	43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482 Exploration Plans	New
192233	43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3472 Other Qualification Requirements / Public Bodies	New
192232	43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3472 Other Qualification Requirements / Private Sector	New
192225	43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3471 Future Interest Lease Applications	New
192224	43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3425 Application Nominating a Tract for a Competitive Lease Sale	New
192223	43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3422 Consultation with the Attorney General	New
192222	43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3422 Bids in Response to Notice of Sale	New
192221	43 CFR 3420, Subpart 3422 Fair Market Value and Maximum Economic Recovery	New
192220	43 CFR Part 3410 Collection and Submission of Data	New
192219	43 CFR Part 3410 Modification of an Exploration Plan	New
192184	43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420 Expressions of Leasing Interest	New
192183	43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420 Surface Owner Consultation / State, Local, or Tribal Governments	New
192182	43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420 Surface Owner Consultation / Private Sector	New
192181	43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420 Surface Owner Consultation / Individuals	New
192180	43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420 Response to Call for Coal Resource and Other Resource Information / State and Local Government	New
192179	43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420 Response to Call for Coal Resource and Other Resource Information / Private Sector	New
192178	43 CFR Part 3410 Relinquishment of an Exploration License	New
10505	Coal Management (43 CFR 3400) Form	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0073	ICR Reference No: 200906-1004-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200610-1004-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Coal Management (43 CFR Part 3400 - 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: 06/24/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/23/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2013	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2010
Responses	3,549	0	1,235
Time Burden (Hours)	54,079	0	23,314
Cost Burden (Dollars)	625,793	0	6,280

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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.

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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
   US Code: 30 USC 1201 Name of Law: The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
   US Code: 30 USC 521-531 Name of Law: The Multiple Mineral Development Act of 1954
   US Code: 42 USC 4321 Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act
   PL: Pub.L. 102 - 486 2505 Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 1992
   Statute at Large: 92 Stat. 2073 Name of Statute: The Act of October 30, 1978
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 425	01/05/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 13778	03/23/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 43

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
43 CFR Part 3410 Relinquishment of an Exploration License
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420 Surface Owner Consultation / State, Local, or Tribal Governments
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3485 Production Reports and Payments and Maintenance of and Access to Records
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3486 Correction Report
Coal Management (43 CFR 3400)	3400-12	Coal Lease
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420 Surface Owner Consultation / Private Sector
43 CFR Part 3410 Collection and Submission of Data
43 CFR Part 3430, Subpart 3430 Preference Right Leases	3400-12	Coal Lease
43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3474 Bonds
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3485 Exploration Reports
43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3471 Land Description Requirements
43 CFR Part 3450, Subpart 3453 Transfers by Assignment, Sublease, or Otherwise
43 CFR Part 3430, Subpart 3432 Lease Modification
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3483 Request for Payment of Advance Royalty in LIeu of Continued Operation
43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3472 General Qualification Requirements
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3481 Accident / Unsafe Conditions Report
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482 Mining Operations Maps
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3486 Address of Responsible Party
43 CFR Part 3450, Subpart 3452 Relinquishment of a Lease
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3484 Drill and Geophysical Logs
43 CFR part 3480, Subpart 3487 Application for Formation or Modification of Logical Mining Unit
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3485 Waivers, Suspension, and Reductions of Rents / Royalty Rate Reductions
43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3472 Other Qualification Requirements / Private Sector
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420 Response to Call for Coal Resource and Other Resource Information / State and Local Government
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3422 Bids in Response to Notice of Sale
43 CFR Part 3410 Application for an Exploration License
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420 Response to Call for Coal Resource and Other Resource Information / Individual
43 CFR Part 3440 Licenses to Mine	3440-1	License to Mine
43 CFR 3420, Subpart 3422 Award of Lease	3400-12	Coal Lease
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3427 Surface Owner Consent
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420 Surface Owner Consultation / Individuals
43 CFR 3420, Subpart 3422 Fair Market Value and Maximum Economic Recovery
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3422 Consultation with the Attorney General
43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3471 Future Interest Lease Applications
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3484 Unexpected Wells or Drill Holes
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3483 Lease Suspensions
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482 Modification of Exploration Plans and Resource Recovery and Protection Plans
43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3472 Other Qualification Requirements / Public Bodies
43 CFR Part 3410 Modification of an Exploration Plan
Leasing on Application (43 CFR 3425)
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482 Resource Recovery and Protection Plans
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420 Expressions of Leasing Interest
43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482 Exploration Plans
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3425 Application Nominating a Tract for a Competitive Lease Sale
43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420 Response to Call for Coal Resource and Other Resource Information / Private Sector

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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	3,549	1,235	0	2,864	-550	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	54,079	23,314	0	39,463	-8,698	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	625,793	6,280	0	23,676	595,837	0

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: In addition to a number of adjustments due to changes in burden estimates, we are making the following program changes: • We are removing 43 CFR Part 3400 from this submission because it does not include any information collection requirements. • We are removing 43 CFR 3425, Leasing on Application, from this submission, and replacing it with 43 CFR Part 3425, Subpart 3425, Application Nominating a Tract for a Competitive Lease Sale, to improve the precision of this submission. • We are adding the following components to this submission because they were erroneously omitted from the previous submission: A. 43 CFR Part 3410, Relinquishment of an Exploration License; B. 43 CFR Part 3410, Modification of an Exploration Plan; C. 43 CFR Part 3410, Collection and Submission of Data; D. 43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420, Response to Call for Coal Resources and Other Resource Information / Private Sector; E. 43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420, Response to Call for Coal Resources and Other Resource Information / State, Local, and Tribal Governments; F. 43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420, Surface Owner Consultation / Individuals; G. 43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420, Surface Owner Consultation / Private Sector; H. 43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420, Surface Owner Consultation / State, Local, and Tribal Governments I. 43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3420, Expressions of Leasing Interest; J. 43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3422, Fair Market Value and Maximum Economic Recovery; K. 43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3422, Response to Notice of Sale; L. 43 CFR Part 3420, Subpart 3422, Consultation with the Attorney General; M. 43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3471, Future Interest Lease Application; N. 43 CFR Part 3470, Subpart 3472, Qualification Statements/ Individuals, associations, and Corporations; O. 43 CFR part 3470, Subpart 3472, Qualification Statements / Public Bodies; P. 43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482, Exploration Plans; Q. 43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482, Resource Recovery and Protection Plans; R. 43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3482, Lease Suspensions; S. 43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3484, Performance Standards for Surface and Underground Coal Mines; T. 43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3485, Production Reports and Maintenance of and Access to Records; and U. 43 CFR Part 3480, Subpart 3486, Correction Report.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,515,790

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]? 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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 03/23/2010

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