Recordation of Location Notices and Mining Claims; Payment of Fees (43 CFR 3832-3838)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 3830-3 Notice of Intent to Locate on SRHA Lands (43 CFR 3838) Form	Unchanged
Form 3830-4 Annual FLPMA Documents (43 CFR Part 3835, Subpart C) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3830-2 Waivers from Annual Maintenance Fees (43 CFR 3835, Subpart A) Form and Instruction	Modified
30-day notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-07-17
Supporting statement for revision of 1004-0114.doc Supporting Statement A	2012-07-11
60-day notice 2011.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-06-20
Title 43-3830-3838.doc Supplementary Document	2006-09-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
46106	Acquiring A Delinquent Co-Claimant's Interests in a Mining Claim or Site (43 CFR 3837)	Unchanged
46103	Locating Mining Claims or Sites (43 CFR 3832)	Unchanged
46083	Deferring Assessment Work (43 CFR 3836, Subpart B)	Unchanged
46082	Recording Mining Claims and Sites (43 CFR 3833, Subpart A)	Unchanged
45124	Notice of Intent to Locate on SRHA Lands (43 CFR 3838) Form	Unchanged
192037	Transfers of Interest (43 CFR 3833, Subpart C)	Unchanged
192035	Amending a Location Notice (43 CFR 3833, Subpart B)	Unchanged
192034	Annual FLPMA Documents (43 CFR Part 3835, Subpart C) Form and Instruction	Modified
10520	Waivers from Annual Maintenance Fees (43 CFR 3835, Subpart A) Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0114	ICR Reference No: 201206-1004-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200907-1004-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Recordation of Location Notices and Mining Claims; Payment of Fees (43 CFR 3832-3838)
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: 09/07/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/17/2012
Terms of Clearance: BLM should conduct external outreach on all collections under this control number (including Form 3830–4, Affidavit of Annual Assessment Work) and report feedback under question 8 of Supporting Statement A upon renewal.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2013	08/31/2013	08/31/2013
Responses	197,616	0	197,154
Time Burden (Hours)	97,889	0	97,658
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,633,645	0	1,629,025

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Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requests revision of control number 1004-0114 to add proposed Form 3830–4, Affidavit of Annual Assessment Work to the collection activity titled, "Annual FLPMA Docuemtns." The proposed form would be part of a currently approved collection, and would not change the requirements or the estimated burdens. However, we have adjusted the burdens associated with Annual FLPMA Documents in light of recent data -- the estimated number of responses annually have increased, and therefore the estimated number of hours have increased. The per-response hour burden (30 minutes) has not changed.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 43 USC 1744 Name of Law: Section 314 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
   US Code: 30 USC 22 - 54 Name of Law: General Mining Law
   US Code: 30 USC 621 - 625 Name of Law: Mining Claims Rights Restoration Act
   US Code: 43 USC 299 and 301 Name of Law: Stock Raising Homestead Act
  

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:
	76 FR 26263	05/20/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 42002	07/17/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 9

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Notice of Intent to Locate on SRHA Lands (43 CFR 3838)	3830-3	Notice of Intent to Locate a Lode or Placer Mining Claim(s) and/or a Tunnel Site(s) on Lands Patented Under the Stock Riasing Homestead Act of 1916, As Amended by the Act of April 16, 1993
Waivers from Annual Maintenance Fees (43 CFR 3835, Subpart A)	3830-2	Maintenance Fee Waiver Certification
Locating Mining Claims or Sites (43 CFR 3832)
Recording Mining Claims and Sites (43 CFR 3833, Subpart A)
Deferring Assessment Work (43 CFR 3836, Subpart B)
Acquiring A Delinquent Co-Claimant's Interests in a Mining Claim or Site (43 CFR 3837)
Transfers of Interest (43 CFR 3833, Subpart C)
Annual FLPMA Documents (43 CFR Part 3835, Subpart C)	3830-4	Affidavit of Annual Assessment Work
Amending a Location Notice (43 CFR 3833, Subpart B)

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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	197,616	197,154	0	0	462	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	97,889	97,658	0	0	231	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,633,645	1,629,025	0	0	4,620	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 filing of Annual FLPMA Documents is currently approved under control number 1004-0114. The proposed form would be a program change that would assist eligible claimants in documenting their annual assessment work. This program change does not result in a burden increase or decrease. We have adjusted the number of estimated annual responses for Annual FLPMA Documents upward (from 5,854 to 6,316) in light of recent data. This adjustment has resulted in an increase in the annual estimated annual hour burden (from 2,927 to 3,158 hours). The per-response time of 30 minutes remains the same.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,879,624

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

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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: 07/17/2012

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