[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 67849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32654]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
30 Day Notice of Submission to OMB, Opportunity for Public
Comment
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB and request for comments on
information collection related to National Park Service mining
regulations.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)), the National Park Service (NPS) invites
comments on a submitted request to OMB to approve a reinstatement, with
change, to a previously approved information budget for the NPS's
minerals management regulatory program inside park units. Comments are
invited on: (1) the need for the information including whether the
information has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the reporting
burden estimate; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the information collection on respondents, including use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (5)
information on the typical costs that prospective operators incur in
preparing complete plans of operation under NPS mining regulations.
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST: The NPS
obtains information on prospective mineral development activities
associated with mining claims and nonfederal oil and gas rights within
National Park System units to ensure that it only permits operations
that mitigate adverse impacts to park resources and values.
DATES: Public comments on this notice must be received by January 23,
1997.
ADDRESSES: Please send comments to the Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, ATTN: Desk Officer for
the Interior Department (1024-0064), Washington, D.C. 20503. Please
also forward a copy of your comments to: Carol McCoy, Chief, Policy and
Regulations Branch, Geologic Resources Division, National Park Service,
P.O.Box 25287, Lakewood, Colorado 80225.
All comments will become a matter of public record. Copies of the
information collection request may be obtained by contacting Carol
McCoy at the above noted address or by calling her at (303) 969-2096.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: NPS Minerals Management Program.
Form: None.
OMB Number: 1024-0064.
Expiration Date: October 31, 1996.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved information collection.
Description of Need: Regulations at 36 CFR Part 9 require
prospective developers of mineral claims under the Mining Law of 1872
and nonfederal oil and gas rights to submit proposed plans of
operations to the NPS for review and approval. A plan of operations
essentially represents a prospective operator's blueprint for
conducting mineral development activities associated with valid mineral
rights inside park unit boundaries. By requiring such a plan upfront,
the NPS can assure that only mining operations that mitigate adverse
impacts to park resources and values are authorized inside park unit
boundaries.
Description of respondents: 1/3 medium to large publicly owned
companies and 2/3 private entities.
Estimated annual reporting burden: 1600
Estimated average burden per respondent: 80 hours.
Estimated average number of respondents: 18.
Estimated frequency of response: One.
Dated: December 17, 1996.
David B. Shaver,
Chief, Geologic Resources Division, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 96-32654 Filed 12-23-96; 8:45 am]
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