The Organic Act of 1916 (NPS Organic
Act) (16 U.S.C. §1 et seq.) authorizes the Secretary of the
Interior to develop regulations for national park units under the
Department's jurisdiction. The Mining in the Parks Act (16 U.S.C.
§1901 et seq.) directs the Secretary of the Interior to regulate
all operations in park units in connection with the exercise of
mineral rights on patented and unpatented mining claims. The
National Park Service (NPS, we) regulations at 36 CFR Part 9,
Subparts A and B, ensure that mining and non-Federal oil and gas
activities on units of the National Park System are conducted in a
manner consistent with preserving each unit for the benefit of
present and future generations. Operators must submit specific
information describing their future development plans, including
steps to mitigate the impacts, and must not conduct any operations
until they have NPS approval.
US Code:
16 USC
1 Name of Law: The National Park Service (NPS) Organic Act
US Code: 16
USC 1901 Name of Law: Mining in the Parks Act
We are estimating 21 annual
responses totaling 3,696 burden hours, which is an adjustment
decrease of 3 responses and 528 hours from our previous submission.
Since we have not approved any mining operations since 2003, we are
only reporting one response as a placeholder for the regulatory
requirements in Subpart A.
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.