[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 67294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31933]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-320-1330-PB-24 1A]


OMB Approval Number 1004-0103; Information Collection Submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act

    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted the proposed 
collection of information listed below to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On August 1, 2001, the BLM 
published a notice in the Federal Register (66 FR 39787) requesting 
comments on this proposed collection. The comment period ended on 
October 1, 2001. The BLM received no comments from the public in 
response to that notice. You may obtain copies of the proposed 
collection of information and related forms and explanatory material by 
contacting the BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer at the 
telephone number listed below.
    The OMB is required to respond to this request within 60 days but 
may respond after 30 days. For maximum consideration your comments and 
suggestions on the requirement should be made within 30 days directly 
to the Office of Management and Budget, Interior Department Desk 
Officer (1004-0103), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Washington, DC 20503. Please provide a copy of your comments to the 
Bureau Information Collection Clearance Officer (WO-630), 1849 C St., 
NW., Mail Stop 401 LS, Washington, DC 20240.
    Nature of Comments: We specifically request your comments on the 
following:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper functioning of the BLM, including whether the information will 
have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of the BLM's estimate of the burden of collecting 
the information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    4. How to minimize the burden of collecting the information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Title: Mineral Materials Disposal (43 CFR 3600, 3601, and 3602).
    OMB Approval Number: 1004-0103.
    Bureau Form Number: 3600-9.
    Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to extend the 
currently approved collection of information for the disposal of 
mineral materials on public lands through sales (sand, gravel, and 
petrified wood). BLM uses the information the applicants provide to:
    (1) Determine if the sale of the mineral materials is in the public 
interest;
    (2) Mitigate any environmental impacts associated with the mineral 
development;
    (3) Get fair market value for the materials sold; and
    (4) Prevent the trespass removal of the resource.
    Frequency: annually (sometimes monthly for some contracts).
    Description of Respondents: Operators desiring sand, gravel, stone, 
and other mineral materials from public lands under BLM jurisdiction.
    Estimated Completion Time: Varies from 15 minutes to several days 
for large projects, with an average of 30 minutes.
    Annual Responses: 4,400.
    Application Fee Per Response: 0. There is no filing fee.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,200.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael Schwartz, (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: December 11, 2001.
Michael H. Schwartz,
BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-31933 Filed 12-27-01; 8:45 am]
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