The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) collects and uses the information to manage the surface management activities under the regulations at 43 CFR subpart 3809.
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43 USC 1201
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43 USC 1732
Name of Law: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
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Name of Law: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
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Name of Law: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
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Name of Law: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
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Name of Law: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
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Name of Law: General Mining Law of 1872
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Several program changes are due to our efforts to improve the precision of our submission. The following information collection requirements were erroneously omitted from the previous submission, but are included here:
 Notice of State Demand Against Financial Guarantee (43 CFR 3809.573);
 Request for BLM Acceptance of Replacement Financial Instrument (43 CFR 3809.581);
 Request for Reduction in Financial Guarantee and / or BLM Approval of Adequacy of Reclamation (43 CFR 3809.590);
 Response to Notice of Forfeiture of Financial Guarantee (43 CFR 3809.596);
 Appeal to the State Director (43 CFR 3809.800); and
 Federal / State Agreements (43 CFR 3809.200).
The previously approved number of responses was 1,369. In this submission, we are requesting approval for 1,495 responses. The net increase of 126 responses is due to adjustments in our burden estimates, and due to the program changes discussed above.
The total estimated hour burden for this submission is 183,808 hours, compared to 166,661 hours for the previous submission. The net increase of 17,147 hours is due to adjustments in our burden estimates and due to the program changes described above.
The total estimated non-hour cost burden for this submission is $4,780, compared to $5,600 for the previous submission. The net decrease of $820 is due to an adjustment in the estimated costs of notarizing Forms 3809-2 and Form 3809-4a. This adjustment is due to a net decrease (41) in the number of responses, multiplied by an estimated cost of $20 per notarization.
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:
(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;
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.
Form 3809-5 Notification of Change of Operator and Assumption of Past Liability (43 CFR 3809.116)
30-day notice.pdf
Supporting statement.doc
Modification of Plan of Operations / Data for Simple Exploration EA (43 CFR 3809.432(a) and 3809.401(c))