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SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

proposes to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 19, 

2022. 

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_

Comments@blm.gov. Please reference 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Control Number 1004–0121 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 

this ICR, contact Elaine Guenaga by 

email at eguenaga@blm.gov, 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 https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all 

information collections require approval 

under the PRA. We 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 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 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Abstract: The BLM seeks to renew 

OMB control number 1004–0121 

pertaining to the leasing of solid 

minerals other than coal and oil shale 

on Federal land, and the development of 

those leases. The BLM’s regulations at 

43 CFR part 3500 apply to certain types 

of leasable minerals (i.e., solid minerals 

other than coal and oil shale), but not 

to Indian lands or minerals except 

where expressly noted. The regulations 

at 43 CFR part 3580 apply to gold, 

silver, and quicksilver in confirmed 

private land grants, and to leasable 

minerals in specified locations. The 

information collections contained in 43 

CFR part 3590 are necessary to enable 

the BLM to fulfill its statutory 

responsibilities under certain Federal 

mineral leasing laws and BLM’s 

regulations at 43 CFR part 3500 and 

serve to help the BLM to govern the 

leasing of solid minerals other than coal 

and oil shale on Federal land, and the 

development of those leases. 

Accordingly, the respondents affected 

by this information collection request 

are those who desire to obtain lease for 

Federal solid minerals other than coal 

and oil shale, and operators of such 

leases. The regulations at 43 CFR part 

3590 apply to operations for discovery, 

testing, development, mining, 

reclamation, and processing. OMB 

control number 1004–0121 is currently 

scheduled to expire on October 31, 

2022. The BLM plans to request that 

OMB renew this OMB control number 

of an additional three years. 

Title of Collection: Leasing of Solid 

Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale 

(43 CFR 3500–3590). 

OMB Control Number: 1004–0121. 

Form Numbers: BLM Form 3504–001; 

BLM Form 3504–003; BLM Form 3504– 

004; BLM Form 3510–001; BLM Form 

3510–002; and BLM Form 3520–007. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Holders 

of Federal leases of solid minerals other 

than coal and oil shale. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 170. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 400. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 1 hour to 400 

hours, depending on activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 27,296. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $2,050,695. 

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 

currently valid OMB control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act 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 

[LLCAD06000.L51010000.ER0000.

LVRWB20B6000.20X (MO# 4500154620)] 

Notice of Intent To Amend the 

California Desert Conservation Area 

Plan for the Morongo Highway 62 

Communication Site Project, San 

Bernardino County, CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA), and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office 

in Palm Springs is proposing to amend 

the 1980 California Desert Conservation 

Area (CDCA) Plan, as amended, and 


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prepare an associated environmental 

assessment for the Morongo Highway 62 

Communication Site (Project). By this 

notice, the BLM is announcing the 

beginning of the scoping process to 

solicit public comments on issues and 

identified planning criteria. 

DATES: This notice initiates the public 

scoping process for the CDCA Plan 

amendment and associated 

environmental assessment. Comments 

may be submitted in writing until 

March 21, 2022. The date(s) and 

location(s) of any scoping meetings will 

be announced at least 15 days in 

advance through local news media, 

newspapers, and the Project website: 

https://go.usa.gov/x6dCB. 

To be included in the analysis, all 

comments must be received prior to the 

close of the 30-day scoping period. The 

BLM will provide at least two additional 

opportunities for public participation. A 

30-day public comment period will be 

provided upon publication of the draft 

plan amendment environmental 

assessment. After the public-comment 

period and review concludes, the BLM 

will prepare a decision and initiate a 30- 

day protest period and 60-day 

Governor’s Consistency Review. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on issues and planning criteria by any 

of the following methods: 

• Email: BLM_CA_PS_

MorongoCommunicationSite@blm.gov. 

• Mail: ATTN: Matt Toedtli, Project 

Manager, BLM, 1201 Bird Center Drive, 

Palm Springs, CA 92262. 

• Online via ePlanning at: https://

go.usa.gov/x6dCB. 

Documents pertinent to this project 

may be examined by contacting the 

project manager during regular business 

hours. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt 

Toedtli, Project Manager, telephone: 

(760) 833–7117, email: BLM_CA_PS_

MorongoCommunicationSite@blm.gov. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at (800) 

877–8339 to contact Matt Toedtli during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question. You will 

receive a reply during normal business 

hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Interconnect Towers, LLC has requested 

a right-of-way grant on approximately 

2.2 acres for the authorization to 

construct, operate, maintain, and 

decommission a communication site, 

access road, and necessary ancillary 

facilities on public lands managed by 

the BLM. The proposed project is 

located west of Highway 62 in Morongo 

Valley, California. The proposed project 

is within general public lands, as 

identified in the Desert Renewable 

Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) 

amendment to the CDCA Plan. 

The BLM published an environmental 

assessment for this project in January 

2020, followed by a 15-day public 

comment period. One comment was 

received, which stated that the 

communication site would violate the 

Visual Resource Management (VRM) 

Class II objectives. The CDCA Plan, as 

amended, contains Conservation and 

Management Actions (CMAs) that are 

intended to avoid or minimize impacts 

to numerous resources within the plan 

area. Application of the relevant CMAs 

to the proposed project would preclude 

the ability to construct and operate the 

communication site in a VRM Class II 

designation. As such, the proposed 

project would require a plan 

amendment to allow the communication 

site to be constructed and operated 

within the application area. 

This notice informs the public that 

the BLM intends to prepare a draft 

CDCA Plan amendment and revised 

environmental assessment. It also 

announces the beginning of the scoping 

process for this effort and seeks public 

input on the proposed land use plan 

amendment to change the project area 

from VRM Class II to VRM Class III and 

also seeks input on potential planning 

criteria relevant to the proposed project. 

The purpose of the public scoping 

process is to guide the planning process 

and determine the relevant issues that 

will influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis, including 

alternatives and mitigation measures. 

The BLM has identified one preliminary 

issue, which is the potential for adverse 

effects to visual resources based on 

established visual resource class 

objectives. Written comments may be 

submitted via one of the methods listed 

in the ADDRESSES section earlier. Input 

must be received by the close of the 30- 

day public-scoping period. 

This notice also initiates a 30-day 

review of the BLM’s identified proposed 

planning criteria (43 CFR 1610.4–2(b); 

43 CFR 1610.2(f)(2)). The BLM will use 

these proposed planning criteria to help 

guide and define the scope of the plan 

amendment: 

1. The plan amendment will be 

completed in compliance with FLPMA, 

NEPA, and all other relevant Federal 

laws, executive orders, and BLM 

policies. 

2. Existing valid plan decisions will 

not change and any new plan decisions 

will not conflict with existing plan 

decisions. 

3. The plan amendment will 

recognize valid existing rights. 

With respect to the potential land use 

plan amendment, the BLM will evaluate 

identified issues and will place them 

into one of three categories: 

(a) Issues to be resolved in the plan 

amendment. 

(b) Issues to be resolved through 

policy or administrative action. 

(c) Issues beyond the scope of this 

plan amendment. 

The BLM will provide an explanation 

in the environmental assessment as to 

why an issue was placed in category 

two or three. The public is also 

encouraged to help identify any 

management questions and concerns 

that should be addressed in the 

environmental analysis. 

The BLM will utilize and coordinate 

the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill 

the public-involvement process under 

the National Historic Preservation Act 

(54 U.S.C. 306108 and 36 CFR 

800.2(d)(3)). The information about 

historic and cultural resources within 

the proposed project area will assist the 

BLM in identifying and evaluating 

impacts to such resources. 

The BLM will consult with Indian 

Tribes on a government-to-government 

basis in accordance with Executive 

Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal 

concerns, including impacts on Indian 

trust assets and potential impacts to 

cultural resources, will be given due 

consideration. Federal, state, and local 

agencies, along with Tribes and other 

stakeholders that may be interested in or 

affected by the proposed project are 

invited to participate in the scoping 

process and, if eligible, may request or 

be requested by the BLM to participate 

in the development of the 

environmental assessment as a 

cooperating agency. 

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 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 

1610.2) 

Karen E. Mouritsen, 

BLM California State Director. 

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