Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale (43 CFR 3500-3590)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 3520-7 Application for a Gold, Silver, or Quicksilver Lease in a Confirmed Private Land Grant (43 CFR 3581.3 and 3581.4) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3510-2 Application for a Use Permit (43 CFR 3516.15 through 3516.30) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3520-7 Mineral Lease Exchange (43 CFR 3515.23 through 3515.27) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 3520-7 Lease Relinquishment (43 CFR 3514.11 through 3514.21) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3520-7 Application for a Competitive Lease (43 CFR 3508.12 through 3508.22) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 3520-7 Application for a Fringe Acreage Lease or Lease Modification (43 CFR 3510.12) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3520-7 Application for a Fractional or Future Interest Lease (43 CFR 3509.10 through 3509.51) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 3520-7 Application for a Preference Right Lease (43 CFR 3507.11 through 3507.19) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 3510-1 Application for a Prospecting Permit (43 CFR 3505.12 and 3505.13) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 3504-1 Bonding (43 CFR 3504.50 through 3504.71) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
1004-0121-60-day FRN PUBLISHED.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-04-25
SON LLM-32 (Amended).pdf Supplementary Document	2022-06-27
SORN LLM-32.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-06-27
1004-0121 Supporting Statement (2025 renewal + DFR AF18 OMB.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-06-02
USCODE-2014-title30-chap2.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-03-04
43 USC 1719.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-03-02
43 USC 1716.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-03-02
USCODE-2014-title5-app Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-02-19
USCODE-2014-title30-chap12.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-29
USCODE-2014-title30-chap7.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-29
USCODE-2014-title30-chap3A-subchapter IX.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-29
USCODE-2014-title30-chap3A-subchapter VIII.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-29
USCODE-2014-title30-chap3A-subchapter VII.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-29
USCODE-2014-title30-chap3A-subchapter III.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-29
USCODE-2014-title30-chap3A-subchapter I.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-29
43 CFR Parts 3500 through 3590.docx Supplementary Document	2009-11-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44860	Production Records (43 CFR 3597.1 and 3597.2)	Unchanged
44859	Data on Bore Holes and Samples (43 CFR 3593.1)	Unchanged
44857	Mining Plan (43 CFR 3592.1 through 3592.3)	Unchanged
44856	Application for a Mineral Lease in the White Mountains National Recreation Area (43 CFR 3585.3-2)	Modified
44855	Application for a Hardrock Mineral Lease in the Shasta and Trinity Units of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (43 CFR 3583.3)	Modified
44853	Application for a Gold, Silver, or Quicksilver Lease in a Confirmed Private Land Grant (43 CFR 3581.3 and 3581.4) Form and Instruction	Modified
44852	Application for Approval of a Hardrock Mineral Development Contract or Processing or Milling Arrangement (43 CFR 3517.15)	Removed
44851	Application for a Use Permit (43 CFR 3516.15 through 3516.30) Form and Instruction	Modified
44850	Mineral Lease Exchange (43 CFR 3515.23 through 3515.27) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
44849	Lease Relinquishment (43 CFR 3514.11 through 3514.21) Form and Instruction	Modified
44846	Application for a Competitive Lease (43 CFR 3508.12 through 3508.22) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
44845	Application for an Exploration License (43 CFR 3506.11 through 3506.25	Modified
44844	Assignment, Sublease, or Transfer (43 CFR 3512.11 through 3512.17)	Modified
44843	Objection to Proposed Readjustment of Lease Terms and Conditions (43 CFR 3511.25 and 3511.26)	Unchanged
44842	Application for a Fringe Acreage Lease or Lease Modification (43 CFR 3510.12) Form and Instruction	Modified
44840	Application for a Fractional or Future Interest Lease (43 CFR 3509.10 through 3509.51) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
44839	Application for a Preference Right Lease (43 CFR 3507.11 through 3507.19) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
44838	Application for a Prospecting Permit (43 CFR 3505.12 and 3505.13) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
44836	Bonding (43 CFR 3504.50 through 3504.71) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
44835	Applicant's Land Description (43 CFR 3503.30 through 3503.32)	Unchanged
44833	Qualification Requirements / Individuals or Households, Guardians or Trustees, Heirs, and Devisees (43 CFR 3502.27, 3502.29, 3502.33, 3502.34, and 3502.40)	Unchanged
238182	Application for Suspension (43 CFR 3513.16, 3513.22, and 3513.32)	Unchanged
238181	Application for Reduction of Rental, Royalties, or Minimum Production Requirements (43 CFR 3513.15 and 3513.16)	Unchanged
220439	Request for Renewal of a Lease (43 CFR 3511.27)	Unchanged
220435	Qualification Requirements / Corporations (43 CFR 3502.30, 3502,33, and 3502.34)	Unchanged
191312	Application to Extend a Prospecting Permit (43 CFR 3505.60 through 3505.66)	Modified
191311	Exploration Plan (43 CFR 3505.40, 3505.45, and 3592.1(a))	Unchanged
191310	Amendment or Withdrawal of a an Application for a Prospecting Permit (43 CFR 3505.30 and 3505.31)	Modified
191309	Surface Owner Consultation / Educational, Charitable, or Religious Organization (43 CFR 3503.21(b)	Unchanged
191308	Surface Owner Consultation / State or Local Government (43 CFR 3503.21(b)	Unchanged
191304	Qualification Requirements / Associations and Partnerships (43 CFR 3502.28, 3502.33, and 3502.34)	Unchanged
191247	Modification of an Exploration or Mining Plan (43 CFR 3592.1(d)	Unchanged
10526	Request for effective date (43 CFR 3501.20)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0121	ICR Reference No: 202504-1004-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202206-1004-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No: 2025 Renewal & DFR xAF18
Title: Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale (43 CFR 3500-3590)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/17/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2025
Responses	506	507
Time Burden (Hours)	27,276	27,296
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,051,690	2,051,105

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Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) seeks to renew with changes the information collection pertaining to the leasing of solid minerals other than coal and oil shale other than coal and oil shale on Federal land, and the development of those leases. Respondents affected by this information collection request are those who desire to obtain a lease for Federal minerals other than coal and oil shale, and operators of such leases. The regulations at 43 CFR part 3500 apply to operations for discovery, testing, development, mining, reclamation, and processing. The direct final rule for Part 3500 (RIN 1004-AF18) removes outdated information collections from the BLM’s regulations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 5 USC Appendix Name of Law: Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946
   US Code: 30 USC 209 Name of Law: MLA -- suspension, waiver, or reduction of rent or royalties
   US Code: 43 USC 1716 & 1719 Name of Law: Federal Land Policy and Management Act
   US Code: 30 USC Chapter 3A, Subchapter VII Name of Law: MLA -- Sodium
   US Code: 30 USC Chapter 3A, Subchapter VIII Name of Law: MLA -- Sulphur
   US Code: 30 USC Chapter 3A, Subchapter I Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) - General Provisions
   US Code: 30 USC Chapter 3A, Subchapter IX Name of Law: MLA -- Potash
   US Code: 30 USC Chapter 7 Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands
   US Code: 30 USC Chapter 12 Name of Law: Multiple Mineral Development Act
   US Code: 30 USC Chapter 2 Name of Law: General Mining Law
   US Code: 30 USC Chapter 3A, Subchapter III Name of Law: MLA -- Phosphates
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1004-AF18	Final or interim final rulemaking	90 FR 33310	07/17/2025

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 76868	09/19/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 33310	07/17/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 32

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Amendment or Withdrawal of a an Application for a Prospecting Permit (43 CFR 3505.30 and 3505.31)
Applicant's Land Description (43 CFR 3503.30 through 3503.32)
Application for Approval of a Hardrock Mineral Development Contract or Processing or Milling Arrangement (43 CFR 3517.15)
Application for Reduction of Rental, Royalties, or Minimum Production Requirements (43 CFR 3513.15 and 3513.16)
Application for Suspension (43 CFR 3513.16, 3513.22, and 3513.32)
Application for a Competitive Lease (43 CFR 3508.12 through 3508.22)	3520-7	_____ Lease
Application for a Fractional or Future Interest Lease (43 CFR 3509.10 through 3509.51)	3520-7	_____ Lease
Application for a Fringe Acreage Lease or Lease Modification (43 CFR 3510.12)	3520-7	_____ Lease
Application for a Gold, Silver, or Quicksilver Lease in a Confirmed Private Land Grant (43 CFR 3581.3 and 3581.4)	3520-7	_____ Lease
Application for a Hardrock Mineral Lease in the Shasta and Trinity Units of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (43 CFR 3583.3)
Application for a Mineral Lease in the White Mountains National Recreation Area (43 CFR 3585.3-2)
Application for a Preference Right Lease (43 CFR 3507.11 through 3507.19)	3520-7	_____ Lease
Application for a Prospecting Permit (43 CFR 3505.12 and 3505.13)	3510-1	Prospecting Application and Permit
Application for a Use Permit (43 CFR 3516.15 through 3516.30)	3510-2	Phosphate or Sodium Use Permit
Application for an Exploration License (43 CFR 3506.11 through 3506.25
Application to Extend a Prospecting Permit (43 CFR 3505.60 through 3505.66)
Assignment, Sublease, or Transfer (43 CFR 3512.11 through 3512.17)
Bonding (43 CFR 3504.50 through 3504.71)	3504-3, 3504-1, 3504-4	Personal Bond and Power ot Attorney under Mineral Lease or Prospecting Permit for Mining Deposits ,   Bond Under Lease for Minning Deposits ,   Statewide or Nationwide Personal Mineral Bond for Prospecting Permits and Leases -- Coal, Sodium, Phosphate, Potassiium, Sulphur, and Other Mineral Deposits
Data on Bore Holes and Samples (43 CFR 3593.1)
Exploration Plan (43 CFR 3505.40, 3505.45, and 3592.1(a))
Lease Relinquishment (43 CFR 3514.11 through 3514.21)	3520-7	_____ Lease
Mineral Lease Exchange (43 CFR 3515.23 through 3515.27)	3520-7	_____ Lease
Mining Plan (43 CFR 3592.1 through 3592.3)
Modification of an Exploration or Mining Plan (43 CFR 3592.1(d)
Objection to Proposed Readjustment of Lease Terms and Conditions (43 CFR 3511.25 and 3511.26)
Production Records (43 CFR 3597.1 and 3597.2)
Qualification Requirements / Associations and Partnerships (43 CFR 3502.28, 3502.33, and 3502.34)
Qualification Requirements / Corporations (43 CFR 3502.30, 3502,33, and 3502.34)
Qualification Requirements / Individuals or Households, Guardians or Trustees, Heirs, and Devisees (43 CFR 3502.27, 3502.29, 3502.33, 3502.34, and 3502.40)
Request for Renewal of a Lease (43 CFR 3511.27)
Request for effective date (43 CFR 3501.20)
Surface Owner Consultation / Educational, Charitable, or Religious Organization (43 CFR 3503.21(b)
Surface Owner Consultation / State or Local Government (43 CFR 3503.21(b)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	506	507	0	-1	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	27,276	27,296	0	-20	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,051,690	2,051,105	0	-40	625	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The direct final rule for RIN 1004-AF18 rescinds 43 CFR 3517.10 through 3517.16 resulting in the removal of the information collection in 3517.15.In addition to program changes resulting from the pertinent direct final rules, there is an adjustment in the non-hour cost burden of +$625. This adjustment results from updating estimated costs due to routine inflation adjustments. This adjustment is not part of the direct final rules.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,708,207

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 07/17/2025

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