In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2023
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2020
191,492
0
136,338
91,680
0
64,359
3,078,360
0
1,699,860
The information that is collected in
accordance with this control number enables the BLM to maintain
records of mining claims and sites on Federal lands, and enables
the BLM to determine which mining claims and sites claimants wish
to continue to hold such claims and sites. The BLM collects
information under this control number in accordance with the Stock
Raising Homestead Act (SRHA) and other statutes. The BLM seeks
modifications of Form 3830-3, which is one of several information
collection activities authorized by this control number. The
modifications would clarify that more than one surface owner and
more than one locator may be involved in a notice of intent to
locate a lode or tunnel site on SRHA lands. These modifications are
consistent with 43 CFR 3838.12, which requires such a notice to
include the names, mailing addresses, and telephone numbers of
everyone who is filing Form 38030-3, and of all known surface
owners of the affected SRHA lands.
US Code:
30 USC 621 - 625 Name of Law: Mining Claims Rights Restoration
Act
US Code:
43 USC 299 and 301 Name of Law: Stock Raising Homestead Act
US Code: 43
USC 1744 Name of Law: Section 314 of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act
US Code:
30 USC 21 - 54 Name of Law: General Mining Law
The estimated numbers of
responses for all of the information collection activities have
been adjusted. The total numbers of responses have increased from
136,338 to 191,492, a difference of 55,154. While none of the hours
per response have been adjusted, the total numbers of hours have
been affected by the adjustments in numbers of responses. The
reasons for these adjustments vary: Notice of Intent to Locate
under the Stock Raising Homestead Act: This number is usually low
but can vary depending on where claims are located. Wyoming and
California get the majority of these, but it seems there are more
locations in other states also in the past three years. Locating
Mining Claims or Sites and Recording a New Location Notice: The
average for the previous three years was higher because there were
a lot of new locations in particular for lithium, uranium and
vanadium. Transfer of Interest: Placer fees in accordance with 43
CFR Part 8344 have slightly decreased, which could be an indication
of a slight slow down in claimants trying to avoid paying placer
maintenance fees via transfers of interest. Waiver from Annual
Maintenance Fee: There has continued to be a slight increase in the
filing of waivers. Most of these are for association placer claims
to avoid paying the annual maintenance fee based on each 20 acres
or portion thereof of a placer claim. Annual FLPMA Documents: Just
as the waivers slightly increased, so did the filing of FLPMA
documents because when claimants files waivers, they are required
by law to file a FLPMA document to show they performed assessment
work on their claims. Paying the maintenance fee is in lieu of
having to perform assessment work so if the claimants do not pay
the fee, then they have to perform assessment work and show they
did that through a FLPMA document. For the same reason claimants
transfer claims due to the way placer fees are calculated,
claimants chose to file a waiver instead of paying fees if they had
10 or fewer claims because there is no fee for filing a waiver. It
is their way of circumventing having to pay the maintenance fee.
Non-hour burdens for this information collection also have
increased from $1,677,670 to $3,078,360, a difference of
$1,400,690. This increase is in part due to adjustments in
per-response processing fees according to the Implicit Price
Deflator for Gross Domestic Product, in accordance with 43 CFR
3000.12.
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 3830-003 Notice of Intent to Locate on SRHA Lands (43 CFR 3838)
1004-0114_Supporting Statement 3 31 20.docx
30 day notice for 1004-0114.pdf
Locating Mining Claims or Sites (43 CFR 3832)