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Information Collection Request

Mineral Surveys, Mineral Patent Applications, Adverse Claims, Protests, and Contests (43 CFR Parts 3860 and 3870)

ICR 201208-1004-002 · OMB 1004-0025 · Historical Active

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
Form 3860-5 Form 3860-5, Application for Survey of Mining Claim (43 CFR Subpart 3861) Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form 3860-2 Certificate of Title on Mining Claims, or Title Abstract (43 CFR 3862.1-3) Form and Instruction Modified Available
1004-0025.30daynotice..pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2013-01-25 Available
1004-0025.Supporting statement.doc Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2013-01-15 Available
60-day notice.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2012-09-05 Available
30 U.S.C. 22 through 54.doc Supplementary Document Uploaded 2009-10-30 Available
43 CFR Part 3870.doc Supplementary Document Uploaded 2009-10-30 Available
43 CFR Part 3860.doc Supplementary Document Uploaded 2009-10-30 Available
1995 moratorium.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2009-10-30 Available
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
44949 Form 3860-5, Application for Survey of Mining Claim (43 CFR Subpart 3861) Form and Instruction Modified
44551 Adverse Claims (43 CFR Subpart 3871) Modified
44550 Lode Mining Claim Patent Application / More than 10 Claims (43 CFR Subpart 3862) Modified
204996 Placer Mining Claim Patent Applicatoin / 10 or Fewer Claims (43 CFR subpart 3863) New
204995 Millsite Patents / 10 or Fewer Claims (43 CFR subpart 3864) New
204844 Lode Mining Claim Patent Application / 10 or Fewer Claims (43 CFR Subpart 3862) New
191352 Protests, Contests, and Conflicts (43 CFR Subpart 3872) Modified
191348 Millsite Patents / More than 10 Claims (43 CFR Subpart 3864) Modified
191347 Placer Mining Claim Patent Application / More than 10 Claims (43 CFR Subpart 3863) Modified
10480 Certificate of Title on Mining Claims, or Title Abstract (43 CFR 3862.1-3) Form and Instruction Modified
ICR Details
1004-0025 201208-1004-002
Historical Active 200906-1004-001
DOI/BLM
Mineral Surveys, Mineral Patent Applications, Adverse Claims, Protests, and Contests (43 CFR Parts 3860 and 3870)
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 03/22/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 01/25/2013
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
03/31/2016 36 Months From Approved 03/31/2013
10 0 7
556 0 256
173,600 0 86,605
On its face, 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. Since 1994, a rider on the 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.
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 88 408 Name of Law: Appropriations Act for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
   US Code: 30 USC 22-54 Name of Law: General Mining Law
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  77 FR 53905 09/04/2012
78 FR 5485 01/25/2013
No
  Total Approved 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 10 7 0 3 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 556 256 0 300 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 173,600 86,605 0 84,510 2,485 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
The only adjustments are for changes in the fixed document-processing fees, which were updated for FY2013, as explained under Item Number 13. Program changes: We have added the three following information collection activities that were erroneously omitted from the previous request: • Lode Mining Claim Patent Application / 10 or Fewer Claims; • Placer Mining Claim Patent Application / 10 or Fewer Claims; and • Millsite Patent Application / 10 or Fewer Millsites. These activities needed to be added in order to disclose that the BLM charges lower processing fees for these types of applications than for those which contain more than 10 fewer claims or millsites. These program changes also result in the addition, for each type of application, of: • An estimated $200 in publishing cost; and • An estimated $26,500 case-by-case fee for a validity examination.
$22,633
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Jean Sonneman 202 785-6577 [email protected]
  No
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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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;
 
 
 
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.
01/25/2013