60-day notice

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All written comments will be
available for public inspection in the
Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street,
NW., Washington, DC during normal
business hours, excluding legal
holidays. For an appointment to inspect
comments, please contact Brian Yost by
telephone on (202) 208–7409, or by email at [email protected] to make
an appointment. A valid picture
identification is required for entry into
the Department of the Interior.
Pam Haze,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget and
Business Management.
[FR Doc. E9–14261 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Extension of Approved Information
Collection, OMB Control Number 1004–
0121
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: 60-day notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
announces its intention to request that
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) extend approval for the
paperwork requirements in 43 CFR parts
3500 through 3590, which cover leasing
of solid minerals other than coal and oil
shale.
DATES: You must submit your comments
to the BLM at the address below on or
before August 17, 2009. The BLM is not
obligated to consider any comments
postmarked or received after the above
date.
ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to:
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau

of Land Management, Mail Stop 401–
LS, 1849 C St., NW., Washington, DC
20240, Attention: 1004–0121. You may
also comment by e-mail at:
[email protected]. Comments
will be available for public review at the
L Street address during regular business
hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), Monday
through Friday, excluding Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may contact Vincent Vogt, Solid
Minerals Group, at 202–785–6570
(Commercial or FTS). Persons who use
a telecommunication device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) on 1–800–877–
8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, to contact Mr. Vogt. You may also
contact Mr. Vogt to obtain a copy, at no
cost, of the regulations and forms that
require this collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501–3521),
require that interested members of the
public and affected agencies be
provided an opportunity to comment on
information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). This notice
identifies information collections that
are contained in 43 CFR parts 3500
through 3590. The BLM will request
that the OMB approve this information
collection activity for a 3-year term.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
need for the collection of information
for the performance of the functions of
the agency; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (4)
ways to minimize the information
collection burden on respondents, such
as use of automated means of collection
of the information. A summary of the
public comments will accompany the
BLM’s submission of the information
collection requests to OMB.

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Regulation 43 CFR
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The following information is provided
for the information collection:
Title: Leasing of Solid Minerals Other
Than Coal and Oil Shale (43 CFR 3500–
3590).
Forms:
• Form 3504–1, Personal Bond and
Power of Attorney;
• Form 3504–3, Bond Under Lease;
• Form 3504–4, Statewide or
Nationwide Personal Mineral Bond for
Prospecting Permits and Leases;
• Form 3510–1, Prospecting
Application and Permit;
• Form 3510–2, Phosphate or Sodium
Use Permit; and
• Form 3520–7, Lease.
OMB Control Number: 1004–0121.
Abstract: This notice pertains to
information collections that are
necessary for the management of leases
and prospecting permits for solid
minerals other than coal and oil shale.
The BLM manages such leases and
permits under the Mineral Leasing Act
of 1920, the Mineral Leasing Act for
Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351–359),
the Multiple Mineral Development Act
(30 U.S.C. 521–531), and other statutes
that authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to regulate the development of
mineral deposits on Federal lands. The
information collections covered by this
notice are found at 43 CFR parts 3500
through 3590, and in the forms listed
above.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 430
Federal leases are in effect in this
program, which are controlled by many
operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 6,522 hours.
The following chart details the
individual components and respective
hour burden estimates of this
information collection request:
Number of
responses

Type of application
Qualification Statement ....................................................................................................
Area Avail. for Leasing ....................................................................................................
Bond Forms 3504–1, 3504–3 and 3504–4 .....................................................................
Prospecting Permit Form 3510–1 ....................................................................................
Exploration License .........................................................................................................
Preference Right Lease Form 3520–7 ............................................................................
Competitive Lease Bid .....................................................................................................
Fractional, Future Interest Lease Form 3520–7 ..............................................................
Fringe Acreage Lease or Lease Modification Form 3520–7 ...........................................
Lease Renewal or Adjustment Form 3520–7 ..................................................................
Assignment or Sublease ..................................................................................................
Royalty Rental Reduction ................................................................................................
Relinquishment and Cancellations ..................................................................................
Lease Exchanges ............................................................................................................
Use Permit Form 3510–2 ................................................................................................

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Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: The currently approved annual
non-hour cost burden for Control
Number 1004–0121 is $7,611. All of the
non-hour cost burdens are for nonrefundable filing fees.
The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides 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.
The BLM will summarize all
responses to this notice and include
them in the request for OMB approval.
All comments will become a matter of
public record.
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.
Jean Sonneman,
Acting Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
60-Day Notice of Intention To Request
Clearance of Collection of Information;
Opportunity for Public Comment

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responses

Type of application

AGENCY: Department of the Interior,
National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5
CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record
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Park Service (NPS) invites public
comments on a proposed renewal of an
existing Information Collection Request
(1024–0258).
DATES: Public comments will be
accepted on the renewal of the existing
Information Collection Request (ICR) on
or before August 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send Comments To: Carol
Mansfield, Ph.D., RTI International,
3040 Cornwallis Rd, Research Triangle
Park, NC or via e-mail at:
[email protected]. Also, you may send
comments to Dr. James Gramann, NPS
Social Science Program, 1201 ‘‘Eye’’ St.
(2300), Washington, DC 20005 or via email at
[email protected]. All
responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
To Request a Draft of Proposed
Collection of Information Contact: Carol
Mansfield, Ph.D., RTI International,
3040 Cornwallis Rd, Research Triangle
Park, NC: or via phone: 919/541–8053,
or via e-mail at: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
James Gramann, NPS Social Science
Program, 1201 ‘‘Eye’’ St. (2300),
Washington, DC 20005; or via phone at
202/513–7189; or via e-mail at
[email protected]. You
are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR
package free of charge.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Visitor Surveys for Cape
Hatteras National Seashore.
Bureau Form Number: None.
OMB Number: 1024–0258.
Expiration Date: 11/30/2009.
Type of Request: Renewal, with
change, of an existing collection.
Description of Need: The National
Park Service (NPS) is requesting
renewal of an existing information
collection that received emergency
clearance on May 21, 2009. RTI
International, under contract with Cape
Hatteras National Seashore, has
completed a survey of local businesses
under the emergency approval and
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore
(CAHA). The current request for a
renewal is to continue the visitor
survey. The survey gathers information
that will be used in the planning and
rulemaking processes for CAHA’s OffRoad Vehicle (ORV) Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
and ORV regulation. The continuation
of the visitor survey with the current
renewal request will allow the NPS to
have a seasonally representative sample
of CAHA visitors. By having seasonal
representation, the NPS will be better
able to have a complete picture of
visitors and visitor preferences for park
management and for the final economic
analysis.
Automated data collection: No
automated data collection will be used.
Information will be collected via on-site
surveys.
Description of respondents: Visitors to
Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Estimated average number of
respondents: 2,000 (1,200 respondents &
800 non-respondents)
Estimated average number of
responses: 2,000 (1,200 respondents &
800 non-respondents)
Estimated average burden hours per
response: 10 minutes for respondents &
2 minutes for non-respondents.
Frequency of Response: 1 time per
respondent.
Estimated total annual reporting
burden: 66 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
practical utility of the information being
gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden
hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden to
respondents, including use of
automated information techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment—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.

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