[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29030-29031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14097]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Parts 2120, 4100, 4600

[WO-160-1820-02-24 1A]
RIN 1004-AC66


Leases; Grazing Administration

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This administrative final rule transfers the regulations at 43 
CFR Subpart 2120 in their entirety to a new 43 CFR Part 4600 which is 
under Subchapter D, Range Management. The regulations at former part 
2120 were included under 43 CFR Group 2100, Acquisitions. The 
regulations at the former Part 2120 implement provisions of the Pierce 
Act (43 U.S.C. 315m-1 to 315m-4 inclusive) to provide for the lease of 
State, county or privately owned land located in grazing districts. The 
purpose of this transfer is to consolidate all range management 
regulations for public convenience in one area of Title 43. This 
administrative final rule also adds a reference to new Part 4600 in 
Subpart 4130 and corrects a cross reference citation in former part 
2120.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 8, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Bruno, Regulatory Management, 
(202) 452-0352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This section of the regulations explains 
that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) may seek to lease land from 
the owners of State, county, or privately owned lands located within 
grazing districts that are chiefly valuable for grazing and are 
necessary to promote the orderly use, improvement and development of 
grazing districts. This section of the regulations has been in 43 CFR 
Group 2100, entitled Acquisitions, because this

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element of the range management program concerns acquisition through 
the lease of State, county or privately owned land within a grazing 
district. As a result, these regulations were grouped with unrelated 
acquisitions such as gifts and exchanges. The new 43 CFR Part 4600 will 
be contained in Subchapter D, entitled Range Management. Since all 
regulations concerning range management are in Subchapter D, 
transferring the regulations formerly at 43 CFR Part 2120 to Subchapter 
D will consolidate all range regulations in one place thus making it 
more convenient. A cross-reference to new Subpart 4600 has been added 
in 43 CFR 4130.2 and a cross-reference corrected 43 CFR 2121.5.

Procedural Matters

    The BLM has determined for good cause that notice and public 
procedure pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(3)(B)) are unnecessary for this rulemaking. Notice and public 
participation are unnecessary because the rulemaking merely transfers 
existing regulations to a new Part of Title 43 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, adds a cross-reference, and corrects a cross reference. No 
substantive change has been made to the regulations except to 
redesignate numbering, provide a cross reference to new Part 4600 in 
Part 4100, and correct a cross reference in newly designated Section 
4160.5.
    The principal author of this final rule is Frank Bruno, Regulatory 
Management Team, BLM.
    This rule is an administrative action and not subject to the Office 
of Management and Budget review under Executive Order 12866.
    It is hereby determined that this final rule does not constitute a 
major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment, and that no detailed statement pursuant to Section 
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C)) is required. The BLM has determined that this final rule, 
which is a purely administrative action, is categorically excluded from 
further environmental review pursuant to 516 Departmental Manual (DM), 
Chapter 2, Appendix 1, Item 1.10, and that the proposal would not 
significantly affect the 10 criteria for exceptions listed in 516 DM 2, 
Appendix 2. Pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality 
regulations (40 CFR 1508.4) and environmental policies and procedures 
of the Department of the Interior, ``categorical exclusions'' means a 
category of actions that the Department has determined ordinarily do 
not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human 
environment.
    The rule will not have a significant impact on a substantial number 
of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.) because it merely transfers a regulation to another Part of Title 
43 of the Code of Federal Regulations and makes no substantive change.
    This rule does not contain information collection requirements that 
require approval by the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.

List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 4600

    Grazing lands.

    Dated: May 29, 1996.
Bob Armstrong,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

PART 2120--[REDESIGNATED AS PART 4600]

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    1. Part 2120 is redesignated as 43 CFR Part 4600 in new Group 
4600--Leases as shown in the following redesignation table:

                           Redesignation Table                          
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           Old 43 CFR part 2120                 New 43 CFR part 4600    
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Subpart 2120..............................  Subpart 4600.               
2120.0-2..................................  4600.0-2.                   
2120.0-3..................................  4600.0-3.                   
Subpart 2121..............................  Subpart 4610.               
2121.1....................................  4610.1.                     
2121.1-1..................................  4610.1-1.                   
2121.1-2..................................  4610.1-2.                   
2121.2....................................  4610.2.                     
2121.2-1..................................  4610.2-1.                   
2121.2-2..................................  4610.2-2.                   
2121.2-3..................................  4610.2-3.                   
2121.3....................................  4610.3.                     
2121.4....................................  4610.4.                     
2121.4-1..................................  4610.4-1.                   
2121.4-2..................................  4610.4-2.                   
2121.4-3..................................  4610.4-3.                   
2121.5....................................  4610.5.                     
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    2. The authority for the redesignated Part 4600 continues to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 48 Stat. 1270; 43 U.S.C. 315a.

Subpart 4130--Authorizing Grazing Use

    3. Section 4130.2 is amended by adding paragraph (j) to read as 
follows:


4130.2  Grazing permits or leases.

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    (j) Provisions explaining how grazing permits or authorizations may 
be granted for grazing use on state, county or private land leased by 
the Bureau of Land Management under ``The Pierce Act'' and located 
within grazing districts are explained in 43 CFR part 4600.

PART 4600--LEASES OF GRAZING LAND--PIERCE ACT

    4. The title of the newly designated part 4600, formerly part 2120, 
is revised to read as set forth above.

Subpart 4600--General

    5. The title of the newly designated subpart 4600, formerly subpart 
2120, revised to read as set forth above.


Sec. 4610.5  Improvements by the United States on leased lands.

    6. Newly designated section 4610.5, formerly section 2121.5, is 
amended by removing ``part 4110 of this chapter'' and replacing it with 
``subpart 4120 of Subchapter D.''

[FR Doc. 96-14097 Filed 6-6-96; 8:45 am]
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