Use and Occupancy (43 CFR 3715)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0169 FR published.htm Supplementary Document	2008-06-23
2008-1004-0169 FINAL 2.doc Supporting Statement A	2008-06-17
Public Law 167 (The Surface Resources and Multiple Use Act of 1955).txt Supplementary Document	2008-05-23
FLPMA.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-05-23
1004-0169 ICR FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-01-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
185045	Use and Occupancy--Existing Occupancies (43 CFR 3715.4)	New
10570	Use and Occupancy ----Newly Initiated or Proposed Occupancies (43 CFR 3715.3-2)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0169	ICR Reference No: 200801-1004-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200506-1004-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No: 1004-0169
Title: Use and Occupancy (43 CFR 3715)
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: 11/19/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/24/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2011	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2008
Responses	30	0	150
Time Burden (Hours)	60	0	300
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The BLM will use these regulations to provide field managers with a set of tools that will permit management of fencing and occupancy and create a review and approval process for new uses and occupancies.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 22 Name of Law: Mining Law of 1872
   PL: Pub.L. 84 - 167 et seq. Name of Law: The Surface Resources Act of 1955
   PL: Pub.L. 94 - 579 et seq. Name of Law: Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976
  

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:
	73 FR 4621	01/25/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 35407	06/23/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Use and Occupancy ----Newly Initiated or Proposed Occupancies (43 CFR 3715.3-2)
Use and Occupancy--Existing Occupancies (43 CFR 3715.4)

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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	30	150	0	0	-120	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	60	300	0	0	-240	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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: Adjustments in estimates: The BLM estimates 120 fewer responses (applications filed) than it did in the previous collection period because it has steadily been resolving (conducting site visits and processing applications for) the initial 150 cases that it identified three years ago as being subject to new regulations under 43 CFR subpart 3715, at §§ 3715.3-4 through 3715.3-6. The BLM expects this decline in annual responses to continue over the next few years. As a result of this decline in annual responses, the BLM’s annual estimate for burden hours for all respondents has also decreased (from 300 to 60). The BLM continues to estimate that it will take a respondent two hours to file an application (for either a new occupancy or a modification to an existing occupancy). This is the first request for renewal of this information collection since the introduction of the ROCIS database and the first time that the BLM has chosen to split the ICR into separate Information Collections for newly initiated or proposed occupancies and amendments to existing occupancies. Each IC now contains the burden hours and cost estimates associated with information requirements for either new or modifications to existing occupancies. The BLM anticipates that there will be fewer and fewer unresolved cases concerning existing occupancies, and therefore may reconsider the need for separate ICs under ICR 1004-1069 in the ROCIS database during future collection periods.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,400

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]? Uncollected

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)? Uncollected

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: 06/24/2008

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