[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 56 (Thursday, March 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11648-11649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6776]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WO-880-9500-00-24 1A]
Extension of Approved Information Collection; OMB Number 1004-
0109
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing its intention to request
renewal of approval to collect certain information from the Governors
of States to allow the BLM to compute units of payments due to local
governments. The Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Act of September 13,
1982, as amended, requires that the Governor of each State furnish BLM
with a listing of payments that have been made to local governments by
the State on behalf of the Federal government under eleven receipt-
sharing statutes. This information helps local governments recover some
of the expenses they incur by providing services on public lands.
DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received
by May 20, 1996, to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to: Regulatory Management Team (420),
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Room 401LS, Washington,
D.C. 20240.
Comments may be sent via Internet to: !WO[email protected]. Please
include ``ATTN: 1004-0109'' and your name and return address in your
Internet message.
Comments may be hand-delivered to the Bureau of Land Management
Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 L Street, NW., Washington, DC.
Comments will be available for public review at the L Street
address during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), Monday
through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Howell, Budget and Finance Team,
(202) 452-7721.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), BLM is
required to provide 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning a
collection of information contained in a published current rule to
solicit comments on (a) whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. BLM will receive and analyze any
comments sent in response to this notice and include them with its
request for approval from the Office of Management and Budget under 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
BLM makes payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) to units of local
government for certain Federal lands within their boundaries through
authority provided by the Payment in Lieu of Taxes Act of October 20,
1976 (90 Stat. 2662, 31 U.S.C. 6901-6907). The implementing regulations
are found at 43 CFR Subpart 1881--Payments in Lieu of Taxes. The
regulations were issued on September 29, 1977 (35 FR 51580), amended on
July 15, 1980 (45 FR 47619), and last amended on January 10, 1985 (50
FR 1305). The Governor of each State or his agent must furnish BLM with
a listing of payments that have been made to local governments by the
State on behalf of the Federal government under eleven revenue-sharing
laws specified at 31 U.S.C. 6903(a)(1). BLM provides the States with a
printout matrix designed to facilitate recording the requested
information. Each printout lists each qualifying unit of local
government down the left hand side of the page along with the unit of
local government code used by the Census Bureau. Across the top of the
printouts are columns which indicate each of the revenue acts. BLM uses
the information provided by the States to compute the PILT payments to
local governments within the State.
Based on BLM's experience in administering PILT, BLM estimates the
State reporting burden for this information collection to average 20
hours. The respondents already maintain this information for their own
record-keeping purposes and need only transfer it to the matrix
described above. The estimate includes time for research, time to
transcribe and audit the data, and time to prepare the PILT submission.
The respondents are offices designated by the Governor of each State,
usually the Treasurer's office. The frequency of response is once
annually, reporting on the previous fiscal year's revenues. The number
of responses per year is 50. The estimated total annual burden on the
States collectively is about 1,000 hours.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 15, 1996.
Annetta L. Cheek,
Chief, Regulatory Management Team.
[FR Doc. 96-6776 Filed 3-20-96; 8:45 am]
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