Department of Justice Seeks Comments on Federal Coal Lease Form

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Details of the Collection

The proposed information collection is related to the use of two forms: ATR-139 and ATR-140. These forms are known as the Federal Coal Lease Form.

Businesses or other for-profit groups are the main respondents. The forms help the Department of Justice evaluate the competitive impact of giving out, transferring, or exchanging federal coal leases. The forms gather information from coal companies about their current coal reserves.

The Department reviews this data to check if any lease issuance, transfer, or exchange is consistent with the antitrust laws.

Estimated Burden

The Department estimates that 10 respondents will fill out each form. Each form is expected to take about two hours to complete.

The total estimated burden for all respondents together is 20 hours per year.

Comment Process

The DOJ encourages people and businesses to send in comments. Comments will be accepted for 30 days, until September 22, 2025.

Commenters are invited to address:

  • If the collection of information is necessary.
  • If the estimated response burden is correct.
  • How the quality or clarity of the information can be improved.
  • How to reduce time or effort needed to respond, including possible use of electronic submissions.

Contact Information

For more details, copies of the forms, or questions, contact Sarah Oldfield, Deputy Chief Legal Advisor, Antitrust Division, DOJ, at 950 Pennsylvania Street NW, Room 3304, Washington, DC 20530. The phone number is 202-305-8915.

If more information is required, contact Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, Justice Management Division, DOJ, at 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.

Notice

This collection is being continued without change. The public is encouraged to submit suggestions or comments to help improve the process. The notice was signed by Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer at DOJ, on August 20, 2025.


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