Cave Management: Cave Nominations and Requests for Confidential Information (43 CFR Part 37)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1004-0165 30-day notice 2015.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-10-07
2015 Supporting Statement 1004-0165 9 17 2015.doc Supporting Statement A	2015-10-01
2015 60-day notice_1004-0165.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-06-25
Federal Cave Resources Protection Act.doc Supplementary Document	2009-06-24
43 CFR part 37.doc Supplementary Document	2009-06-24

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
43741	Cave nomination	Modified
189641	Request for confidential information	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0165	ICR Reference No: 201506-1004-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201206-1004-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Cave Management: Cave Nominations and Requests for Confidential Information (43 CFR Part 37)
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: 11/13/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/07/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2015
Responses	14	0	100
Time Burden (Hours)	114	0	1,090
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Agencies within the Department of the Interior collect the information in accordance with the Federal Cave Resources Protection Act (Act), which requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to identify and protect significant caves on Federal lands within their respective jurisdictions. This request covers Federal lands managed by agencies within the Department of the Interior, but not Federal lands managed by agencies within the Department of Agriculture (e.g., U.S. Forest Service). Agencies within the Department of the Interior use the information in a cave nomination to determine if the nominated cave will be listed as significant in accordance with the FCRPA and the Department's regulations at 43 CFR 37.11(c). The information is thus necessary for full compliance with agencies' responsibilities to identify and protect significant caves and their resources. Agencies within the Department of the Interior use the information in confidential cave information requests to determine whether to grant access to confidential cave data. Agencies need this information in order to comply with their statutory responsibilities to communicate, cooperate, and exchange information about significant caves, within the limits prescribed by the Act.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 4301-4310 Name of Law: Federal Cave Resources Protection Act
  

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:
	80 FR 19685	04/13/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 60704	10/07/2015
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
Request for confidential information
Cave nomination

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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	14	100	0	0	-86	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	114	1,090	0	0	-976	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: There are no program changes. The number of cave nominations has been adjusted from 90 to 10 and the number of requests for confidential cave information has been adjusted from 10 to 4. These adjustments are due to the BLM's recent experience with this information collection. In recent years, fewer volunteers and other interested parties have brought or sought information about caves managed by the BLM. This is probably because of the finite number of caves. As it has become increasingly difficult to locate caves further and further in the back country, it seems that fewer people are willing or able to put in the effort to locate and either report caves to the BLM or seek confidential information about them.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $589

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 10/07/2015

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