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accredited Universities that can provide
geologic data to support NCRDS and
other energy assessment projects being
conducted by the Energy Resources
Program.
Data submitted to NCRDS by external
cooperators constitute more than twothirds of the USGS point-source
stratigraphic database (USTRAT) on
coal occurrence. In 2012, NCRDS
supported 30 projects in 23 States. This
program is conducted under various
authorities, including 30 U.S.C. 208–1,
42 U.S.C. 15801, and 43 U.S.C. 31 et
seq. This collection will consist of
applications, proposals and reports
(annual and final).

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I. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–0094.
Title: Energy Cooperatives to Support
the National Coal Resources Data
System (NCRDS).
Respondent Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Collection: One time
every 5 years for applications and final
reports; annually for progress reports.
Affected Public: Individuals; State,
local and tribal governments; State
Geological Surveys, universities, and
businesses.
Annual burden hours: 300.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 26.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 35 (9 applications 26
reports).
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’: None.
II. Request for Comments
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
you are not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
On October 12, 2012, we published a
Federal Register notice (77 FR 62253)
announcing that we would submit this
information collection to OMB for
approval. The notice provided a 60-day
comment period ending on December
10, 2012. We did not receive any
comments in response to that notice.
We again invite comments concerning
this information collection on: (1)
Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
our estimate of the burden for this
collection of information; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
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Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
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 OMB in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that it will
be done.
Dated: January 23, 2013.
Brenda Pierce,
Program Coordinator, USGS Energy
Resources Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO220000.L63100000.PH0000 0113X]

Renewal of Approved Information
Collection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) invites public
comments on its proposals to: (1)
Request approval to continue the
collection of information from persons
who seek authorization for free use of
mineral or vegetative materials; and (2)
Use one form for vegetative materials,
and a different form for mineral
materials. The Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) has assigned control
number 1004–0001 to this information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Please submit comments on the
proposed information collection by
April 1, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by mail, fax, or electronic
mail.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention:
Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240.
Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
0050.
Electronic mail:
[email protected].
Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0001’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.
DATES:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Bechdolt, at 202–912–7234
(vegetative materials); or George Brown,
at 202–912–7118 (mineral materials)
Persons who use a telecommunication
device for the deaf may call the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–800–
877–8339, to leave a message for Mr.
Bechdolt or Mr. Brown.
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 given an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)).
This notice identifies an information
collection that the BLM plans to submit
to OMB for approval. The Paperwork
Reduction Act 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 request a 3-year term of
approval for this information collection
activity. 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 our
submission of the information collection
requests to OMB.
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.
The following information is provided
for the information collection:
Title: Free Use Application and
Permit for Vegetative or Mineral
Materials (43 CFR Parts 3600, 3620, and
5510).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0001.
Summary: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) collects information
from respondents for free use permits
for vegetative or mineral materials in

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order to: (1) Determine whether the
applicant is eligible for free use, (2)
Determine whether the vegetative or
mineral materials at issue qualify for
free use; (3) Determine whether free use
is consistent with pertinent land use
plans and authorities; and; (4) Monitor
the authorized removal and uses of
vegetative and mineral materials to
ensure sustainable resource
management and verify that the actual
use is consistent with the authorization.
At present, the BLM uses the same form
for free use of both vegetative and

mineral materials. In this request, the
BLM seeks approval to use one form for
vegetative materials, and a different
form for mineral materials.
Frequency of Collection On occasion.
Proposed Forms:
• Form 3604–1, Free Use Application
and Permit For Mineral Materials; and
• Form 5510–1, Free Use Application
and Permit for Vegetative Materials.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals seeking authorization for
free use of mineral or vegetative
materials.

B.
Number of
responses

A.
Type of response

C.
Hours per
response

D.
Total hours
(Column B ×
Column C)

Form 5510–1, Free Use Application and Permit For Vegetative Materials ................................
Form 3604–1, Free Use Application and Permit For Mineral Materials .....................................

250
160

0.50
0.75

125
120

Totals ....................................................................................................................................

410

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245

Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Bureau of Land Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO320000 L13300000.PP0000 12X]

Renewal of Approved Information
Collection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has submitted an
information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to continue the collection of
information regarding leases of solid
minerals other than coal and oil shale.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) previously approved this
information collection activity, and
assigned it control number 1004–0121.
DATES: The OMB is required to respond
to this information collection request
within 60 days but may respond after 30
days. For maximum consideration,
written comments should be received
on or before March 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004–
0121), Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806,
or by electronic mail at
SUMMARY:

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Estimated Annual Responses:
• 160 mineral materials applications;
and
• 250 vegetative material
applications.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
• 120 burden hours for mineral
materials; and
• 125 burden hours for vegetative
materials.
Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs:
None.
The estimated annual burdens of this
collection are itemized below:

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[email protected]. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or
electronic mail.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention:
Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240.
Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
0050.
Electronic mail:
[email protected].
Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0121’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vince Vogt, at 202–912–7125. Persons
who use a telecommunication device for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339, to leave a message for
Mr. Vogt. You may also review the
information collection request online at
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5
CFR part 1320 provide 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. In order to obtain and renew
an OMB control number, Federal
agencies are required to seek public
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)).
As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the
BLM published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register on September 27, 2012

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(77 FR 59415), and the comment period
ended November 26, 2012. The BLM
received one comment in response to
this from the public in response to this
notice. The comment neither addressed,
nor was germane to, this information
collection. Therefore, the BLM has not
changed the collection in response to
the comment.
The BLM now requests comments on
the following subjects:
1. Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
functioning of the BLM, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate
of the burden of collecting the
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
3. The quality, utility and clarity of
the information to be collected; and
4. How to minimize the information
collection burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
information technology.
Please send comments as directed
under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please
refer to OMB control number 1004–0121
in your correspondence. 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.

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