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[Federal Register: January 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 18)]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

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Information Collection; Disposal of Mineral Materials

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; Request for Comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the=20
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and=20
organizations on the extension of a currently approved information=20
collection entitled, Disposal of Mineral Materials.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before March 30, 2007=20
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will=20
be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to=20
Director, Minerals and Geology Management Staff, Mail Stop 1126, 1601=20
N. Kent Street--5th Floor, Forest Service, USDA, Arlington, VA 22209.
    Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to (703) 605-1575 or=20
by e-mail to: tferguson@fs.fed.us.
    The public may inspect comments received at the Office of the=20
Director, Minerals and Geology Management Staff, 1601 N. Kent Street--
5th Floor, Forest Service, USDA, Arlington, Virginia during normal=20
business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to (703) 605-4794=20
to facilitate entry to the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tony Ferguson, Assistant Director,=20
Minerals and Geology Management, at (703) 605-4785. Individuals who use=20
TDD may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339, 24=20
hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Disposal of Mineral Materials.
    OMB Number: 0596-0081.
    Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2007.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Mineral Materials Act of 1947, as amended, and the=20
Multiple Use Mining Act of 1955, as amended, authorize the Secretary of=20
Agriculture to dispose of petrified wood and common varieties of sand,=20
stone, gravel, pumice, pumicite, cinders, clay, and other similar=20
materials on lands administered by the Forest Service. The collected=20
information enables the Forest Service to document planned operations,=20
to prescribe the terms and conditions the agency deems necessary to=20
protect surface resources, and to effect a binding contract agreement.=20
Forest Service employees will evaluate the collected information to=20
ensure that entities applying to mine mineral materials are financially=20
accountable and will conduct their activities in accordance with the=20
mineral regulations at Part 228, subpart C of Title 36 of the Code of=20
Federal Regulations.
    Individuals, organizations, companies, or corporations interested=20
in mining mineral materials on National Forest System lands may contact=20
their local Forest Service office to inquire about opportunities, to=20
learn about areas on which such activities are permitted, and to=20
request form FS-2800-9 (Contract of Sale for Minerals Materials).=20
Interested parties are asked to provide information that includes the=20
purchaser's name and address, the location and dimensions of the area=20
to be mined, the kind of material that will be mined, the quantity of=20
material to be mined, the sales price of the mined material, the=20
payment schedule, the amount of the bond, and the period of the=20
contract. If this information is not collected, the Forest Service=20
would not comply with Federal regulations and operations to mine=20
mineral materials could cause undue damage to surface resources.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: 2.5 hours.
    Type of Respondents: Mineral materials operators.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 8,400.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 21,000 hours.
    Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information=20
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the=20
functions of the agency, including whether the information will have=20
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's=20
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the=20
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance=20
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;=20
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on=20
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or=20
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information=20
technology.
    All comments received in response to this notice, including names=20
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.=20
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request=20
toward Office of Management and Budget approval.

    Dated: January 22, 2007.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
 [FR Doc. E7-1312 Filed 1-26-07; 8:45 am]

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