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adopt to result in safer, stronger, and
more resilient communities and also to
promote protection of listed species and
their critical habitats. Specifically,
FEMA is seeking input through a series
of questions in the RFI on opportunities
for the agency to improve the minimum
floodplain management standards for
land management and use which better
align the NFIP with the current
understanding of flood risk and flood
risk reduction approaches. Current
FEMA floodplain management
standards for flood-prone area
regulations have not been revised since
they were implemented in 1976. The
agency is considering revision to these
regulations based on its current
understanding of flood risk and flood
risk reduction approaches and is now
taking a thorough review of the
floodplain management standards, along
with prior published studies and
reports, to determine how these
standards can best meet FEMA and
stakeholder needs.2
FEMA also plans to re-evaluate the
implementation of the NFIP under the
Endangered Species Act at the national
level to complete a revised Biological
Evaluation 3 re-examining how NFIP
actions influence land development
decisions; the potential for such actions
to have adverse effects on listed species
and critical habitats; and to identify
program changes to mitigate adverse
effects to avoid jeopardy to listed
species and/or critical habitats. Public
feedback will help FEMA with this
process.
The purpose of this request for
information is to seek feedback on the
agency’s request for information on the
National Flood Insurance Program’s
(NFIP) Floodplain Management
Standards for Land Management and
Use, and an Assessment of the
Program’s Impact on Threatened and
Endangered Species and Their Habitat
published October 12, 2021. Individuals
cannot apply for FEMA assistance by
submitting a comment in the Federal
Register or at these public meetings. If
you are an individual who has been
impacted by a disaster and you are
seeking assistance from FEMA, please
visit https://www.fema.gov/assistance/
2 See generally ‘‘National Flood Insurance
Program: Evaluation Studies’’ found at http://
www.fema.gov/flood-insurance/rules-legislation/
2006-evaluation (last accessed July 8, 2021) and
‘‘Building Codes Save: A Nationwide Study of Loss
Prevention’’ found at http://www.fema.gov/
emergency-managers/risk-management/buildingscience/building-codes-save-study (last accessed
July 8, 2021) among others.
3 Agencies may submit to the Services, an
evaluation on the likely effects of an action, if listed
species or critical habitat are likely to be affected
by Agency action.

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individual or call the FEMA Helpline
(1–800–621–3362/TTY (800) 462–7585)
to apply or receive information on a
pending request.
FEMA will hold public meetings to
ensure all interested parties have
sufficient opportunity to provide
comments on FEMA programs. As the
RFI seeks information regarding a series
of questions, the public may wish to
review the RFI in advance of these
meetings. FEMA will carefully consider
all relevant comments received during
the meetings, and during the rest of the
RFI’s comment period. All comments or
remarks provided on the request for
information during the meeting will be
recorded and posted to the rulemaking
docket on https://www.regulations.gov.
Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[L19900000.PO0000.LLWO320.20X; OMB
Control No. 1004–0025]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Mineral Surveys, Mineral
Patent Applications, Adverse Claims,
Protests, and Contests
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) proposes to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send your written
comments on this Information
Collection Request (ICR) by mail to
Darrin King, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, Attention PRA Office, 440
W 200 S #500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101;
or by email to BLM_HQ_PRA_
[email protected]. Please reference
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control Number 1004–0025 in
the subject line of your comments.
Please note that due to COVID–19, the
electronic submission of comments is
recommended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
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this ICR, contact Elaine Guenaga by
email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 775–276–0287. Individuals
who are hearing or speech impaired
may call the Federal Relay Service at 1–
800–877–8339 for TTY assistance. You
may also view the ICR at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all
information collections require approval
under the PRA. The BLM 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.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies to comment on new,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this Notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: The General Mining Law (30
U.S.C. 29, 30, and 39) authorizes a
holder of an unpatented claim for
hardrock minerals to apply for fee title
(patent) to the federal land (as well as
minerals) embraced in the claim.
Division G, Title I of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133),
annual appropriation bill for the
Department of the Interior, has
prevented the BLM from processing
mineral patent applications unless the
applications were grandfathered under
the initial legislation. While
grandfathered applications are rare at
present, the approval to collect the
information continues to be necessary
because of the possibility that the
moratorium will be lifted and applicable
regulations that contain the information
are still part of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
There are no proposed program or
other policy changes requested. The
BLM will be adjusting the non-hour cost
burden from $255,375 to $256,425, an
increase of $1,050. The adjustment
results from updating costs estimates.
OMB control number 1004–0025 is
scheduled to expire on February 28,
2022. This request is for OMB to renew
this OMB control number for an
additional three (3) years.
Title of Collection: Mineral Surveys,
Mineral Patent Applications, Adverse
Claims, Protests, and Contests (43 CFR
parts 3860 and 3870).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0025.
Form Numbers: 3860–2 and 3860–5.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Owners
of unpatented mining claims and mill
sites upon the public lands, and of
reserved mineral lands of the United
States, National Forests, and National
Parks.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 1.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 10.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 1–100 hours,
depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 559.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour
Burden Cost: $256,425.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a person is not
required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a
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The authority for this action is the
PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Darrin A. King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[212L1109AF.LLUTG00000.L12200000.
DU0000.LXSSJ0730000]

Notice of Intent To Amend the Moab,
Price, and Vernal Resource
Management Plans and Prepare
Environmental Assessments To
Comply With the 2019 Dingell Act
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) of 1976, as amended, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
intends to prepare up to six
Environmental Assessments (EA) to
amend the Resource Management Plans
(RMP) for the Moab Field Office, Price
Field Office, and Vernal Field Office,
which were approved in 2008. By this
notice, the BLM is announcing the
beginning of the scoping process to
solicit public comments and identify
issues.
DATES: This Notice of Intent (NOI)
initiates the public scoping process for
up to six amendments and associated
EAs affecting three RMPs and 10 Areas
of Critical Environmental Concern
(ACEC). The BLM requests comments
concerning the scope of the analysis,
planning criteria, potential alternatives,
and identification of relevant
information, studies, and analyses. All
comments must be received in writing
by November 29, 2021. The date(s) and
location(s) of any scoping meetings will
be announced at least 15 days in
advance through local media outlets and
the BLM websites at http://go.usa.gov/
xV7yu and https://www.blm.gov/
programs/planning-and-nepa/plans-indevelopment/utah/green-river-dingellact. In order to be included in the
analyses, all comments must be received
prior to the close of the 30-day scoping
period as described above or within 15
days after the last public scoping
meeting, whichever is later. The BLM
may later hold individual project
scoping periods for each of the six
amendments before the publication of
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the Draft RMP amendments/EAs for
public comment, to be announced
through the above websites.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
sent to the BLM Green River District,
170 South 500 East, Vernal, Utah 84078.
Comments may also be sent via email to
[email protected] or
the ePlanning project specific websites.
Documents pertinent to this project may
be examined during regular business
hours upon request using the email
listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or to have your
name added to the mailing list, contact
Amber Koski, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator, BLM Green
River District, 170 South 500 East,
Vernal, Utah 84078; email blm_ut_
[email protected]; telephone
(435) 781–4465. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS)
at 1–800–877–8339 to leave a message
or question for the above individual.
The FRS is available 24 hours a day,
seven days a week. Replies are provided
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
action will ensure consistency with
Public Law 116–9, the John D. Dingell,
Jr. Conservation, Management, and
Recreation Act’s (Dingell Act),
designation of Jurassic National
Monument, John Wesley Powell
National Conservation Area, McCoy
Flats Trail System, three Green River
Wild and Recreational River segments,
San Rafael Swell Recreation Area and
14 surrounding Wilderness Area
designations, and release of areas in
Emery County from wilderness study
and three adjacent Wilderness Area
designations.
Purpose and Need for the Proposed
Action
This document provides notice that
the BLM Utah Moab Field Office, Price
Field Office, and Vernal Field Office
plan to prepare up to six amendments
for each field office’s associated RMPs
to ensure compliance with applicable
laws, policies, and regulations. The
Dingell Act requires the BLM to develop
either a comprehensive management
plan (Jurassic National Monument) or a
management plan (John Wesley Powell
National Conservation Area, McCoy
Flats Trail System, and San Rafael Swell
Recreation Area) for the long-term
protection and management of these
areas. Similarly, Public Law 99–590, the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Amendment
of 1986 (WSR Act), requires the BLM to
develop a management plan to provide
for protection of the designated river

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