# 2026-22500: BLM Mining Paperwork Gets Another Routine Extension for Public Comment

2026-22500, Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management Activities Under the General Mining Law, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, Land Management Bureau published 2026-11-04, effective Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 4, 2027.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-05).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22500
- As of: 2026-11-05
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22500
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management Activities Under the General Mining Law
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; Land Management Bureau
- Citation: 91 FR 69575
- Published: 2026-11-04
- Effective: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 4, 2027.
- Comments close: 2027-01-04
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-05

## In one line

BLM Mining Paperwork Gets Another Routine Extension for Public Comment

## Summary

The Bureau of Land Management wants to keep collecting info about mining surface activities under the General Mining Law. This affects miners and companies who must keep reporting details, but the goal is to keep paperwork light and clear. You’ve got until January 4, 2027, to share your thoughts, and there’s no new cost—just a smooth extension of current rules.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes extending an information collection.

## Effects PRIA read

- Continued reporting for mine surface work: cost, high. If you operate mines or hold mining claims, you must continue to provide information under 43 CFR subpart 3809. The BLM estimates 1,495 annual respondents and a total of 183,308 annual burden hours for these collections. Responding is required to obtain or retain a benefit for conducting exploratio…
- Notarization fees for certain bond forms: cost, low. You may incur notarization costs for certain forms used in surface management. The BLM estimates total annual non-hour costs for notarizing Forms 3809-2 and 3809-4a at $4,780.

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## Sources
- [2026-22500 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/04/2026-22500/agency-information-collection-activities-surface-management-activities-under-the-general-mining-law)
- [2026-22500 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-04/pdf/2026-22500.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22500 (as of 2026-11-05).