[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15509-15510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8615]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WO-330-1020-00-24 1A]
Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection, OMB
Approval Number 1004-0047
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
extension of approval to collect information from individuals who
conduct, or wish to conduct, grazing on lands managed by BLM.
Information collected relates to individuals' qualifications and base
properties, as well as to changes in land ownership. BLM uses the
information to allocate grazing use, determine qualifications of
applicants, issue permits, authorize transfers, and document files.
DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received
by June 7, 1996 to be considered.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to: Regulatory Management Team (420),
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Room 401 LS, Washington,
DC 20240
Comments may be sent via Internet to: !WO[email protected]. Please
include ``Attn: 1004-0047'' 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 (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., Monday
through Friday).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Ramey, Jr., (202) 452-7747.
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 current published rules to
solicit comments on (a) Whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection,
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.
The Taylor Grazing Act (TGA) of 1934 (43 U.S.C. 315, 315 et seq.),
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.), and the Public Rangelands Improvement Act (PRIA) of 1978
(43 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) provide authority for BLM to administer the
livestock grazing program consistent with land-use plans, multiple-use
objectives, sustained yield, environmental values, economic
considerations, and other factors. Authorizing livestock use on the
public lands is an important and integral part of program
administration. Administrative procedures include maintaining accurate
and complete information on the qualifications of permittees and
lessees and ownership and location of all land used in conjunction with
the public lands. BLM's regulations at 43 CFR 4110.1 and .2 require
notification to BLM of changes in ownership, qualifications of
applicants, and base properties. These regulations were adopted in 1978
(45 FR 29067, July 5, 1978) and last modified in 1995 60 FR 9894,
February 22, 1995).
BLM uses two forms to collect information necessary to manage the
grazing program, the Grazing Application--Preference Summary (Form
4130-1a) and the Grazing Application--Supplemental Information (Form
4130-1b). In addition to name and address, Form 4130-1a requests
applicants for grazing permits and leases to specifically locate tracts
of land, acres of each owned or lease property, and the amount of
grazing, expressed in animal unit months (AUM), associated with each
tract. The form also enables a previous owner to identify the new owner
or leaseholder, the amount of land and AUMs being transferred, and
concurrence by the lienholder in the transaction.
Form 4130-1b enables new applicants to certify as to their
qualification for a grazing permit or lease, indicate ownership or
control of all livestock to be grazed, identify owner of leased
properties, identify preferences existing in other jurisdictions, and
name an individual who is authorized to represent the applicant.
The information obtained from the permittees and lessees is used by
BLM to allocate grazing use, adjudicate conflicting requests for
grazing use, determine legal qualifications of applicants, resolve
conflicts, issue permits, authorize transfers, and document files. This
information is also used to verify that a legal transaction is taking
place and whether all or part of the allotment is involved. Without
this information, the BLM would not be able to assure proper
administration of the use of the public lands as required by law and
would result in unauthorized use, improper billings, unqualified users,
and nonpayment of fees due the Federal Government.
The information collected is required by law and is only available
from the applicants. The forms were designed to request only basic
information required to administer the permitting process.
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Ownership papers provide specific information concerning what parts of
a property will be covered by a grazing permit or lease. This
information is known by, or readily available to, the applicant, but is
not available to BLM. Since grazing on the unreserved public lands is
administered only by the BLM, this information collection does not
duplicate any other.
The application is only completed once during the period of
ownership. Since each applicant or transferee must establish
eligibility for a permit or lease, the information is collected each
time a change takes place. Based on its experience managing grazing on
public lands, BLM estimates that an average of 3,400 forms are
completed each year. Because of the wide variation in size of livestock
operations, some of the responses may take as little as ten minutes to
complete while others may take up to 30 minutes. BLM estimates the
average time to complete one of the forms is 15 minutes. The average
annual burden is 850 hours.
Any interested member of the public may request and obtain, without
charge, copies of Form 4130-1a and 4130-1b by contacting the person
identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 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: April 3, 1996.
Patrick W. Boyd,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Management Team.
[FR Doc. 96-8615 Filed 4-5-96; 8:45 am]
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