[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 29715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10256]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to
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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Forest Service
Title: 36 CFR Part 228, Subpart A--Locatable Minerals.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0022.
Summary of Collection: The United States Mining Law of 1982, as
amended, governs the prospecting for and appropriation of metallic and
most nonmetallic minerals on 192 millions acres of National Forest set
up by proclamation from the public domain. It gives individuals the
right to search for and extract valuable mineral deposits of locatable
minerals and secure title to the lands involved. Recording that claim
in the local courthouse and with the appropriate BLM State Office
affords protection to the mining claimant from subsequent locators. A
mining claimant is entitled to reasonable access to claim for further
prospecting, mining or necessary related activities, subject to the
other laws and applicable regulations. The purpose of the regulations
at 36 CFR part 228, subpart A, is to set some specific rules and
procedures through which use of the surface of National Forest System
lands in connection with mineral operations authorized by the United
States mining laws shall be conducted so as to minimize adverse
environmental impacts on surface resources. The Forest Service (FS)
will collect information using form FS 2800-5, Plan of Operations for
Mining Activities on National Forest System Lands.
Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information
requirements for a Notice of Intent to include the name, address, and
telephone number of the operator; the area involved; the nature of the
proposed operations; the route of access to the area of operations and
the method of transport. The information requirements for a Plan of
Operations includes: The name and legal mailing address of the
operators; a description of the type of operations proposed; a
description of how it would be conducted; a description of the type and
standard of existing/proposed roads/access route; a description of the
means of transportation to be used; a description of the period during
which the proposed activity will take place; and measures to meet the
environmental protection requirements. The information requirements for
a cessation of operation include: Verification to maintain the
structures, equipment and other facilities; expected reopening date;
estimate of extended duration of operations; and maintenance of the
site, structure, equipment and other facilities during nonoperating
periods.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2,151.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: other (approved for a given
period).
Total Burden Hours: 8,699.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-10256 Filed 5-23-05; 8:45 am]
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