Federal Register #2026-22500

BLM Requests Comment on Mining Surface-Management Information Collection

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on renewing its surface-management information collection for mining activities on public lands. - Government buyer and purpose - Agency: U.S. Department of the Interior; bureau: Bureau of Land Management (BLM). - The collection supports BLM’s assessment of whether exploration and mining operators prevent unnecessary or undue degradation under 43 CFR subpart 3809 and the General Mining Law. - Information covered - Form 3809-1: Surface Management Surety Bond. - Form 3809-2: Surface Management Personal Bond. - Form 3809-4: Bond Rider Extending Coverage of Bond to Assume Liabilities for Operations Conducted by Parties Other Than the Principal. - Form 3809-4a: Surface Management Personal Bond Rider. - Form 3809-5: Notification of Change of Operator and Assumption of Past Liability. - OMB Control Number: 1004-0194. - Estimated annual burden and costs - 1,495 respondents and 1,495 responses. - 183,308 annual burden hours. - $4,780 in annual non-hour costs for notarizing Forms 3809-2 and 3809-4a. - Notable requirements - The information is collected on occasion and is required to obtain or retain a benefit. - This is an information-collection notice requesting public comment, not a solicitation for products or services or an award. - OEMs and vendors - No OEMs, vendors, or commercial products are identified.

Description

The Bureau of Land Management proposes extending its information collection under 43 CFR subpart 3809, titled “Surface Management Activities under the General Mining Law.” The collection enables BLM to determine whether operators and mining claimants are meeting their responsibilities to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation during exploration and mining on public lands. It includes specified surety bond, personal bond, bond rider, and change-of-operator forms; the collection is required to obtain or retain a benefit and is conducted on occasion. Comments are invited through January 4, 2027.

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