[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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