[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2233]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WO-880-9500-00-24 1A; OMB Approval Number 1004-0109]


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted the proposed 
collection of information listed below to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On March 21, 1996, BLM 
published a notice in the Federal Register (61 FR Number 56) requesting 
comments on this proposed collection. The comment period ended on May 
20, 1996. BLM received no comments from the public in response to that 
notice. Copies of the proposed collection of information and related 
forms and explanatory material may be obtained by contacting the BLM 
clearance officer at the telephone number listed below.
    OMB is required to respond to this request within 60 days but may 
respond after 30 days. For maximum consideration your comments and 
suggestions on the requirement should be made within 30 days directly 
to the Office of Management and Budget, Interior Department Desk 
Officer (1004-0109), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Washington, D.C., 20503, (202) 395-7340. Please provide a copy of your 
comments to the Bureau Clearance Officer (WO-630), 1849 C St., N.W., 
Mail Stop 401 LS, Washington, D.C. 20240.
    Nature of Comments: We specifically request your comments on the 
following:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper functioning of the Bureau of Land Management, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of BLM's estimate of the burden of collecting the 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used;
    3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    4. How to minimize the burden of collecting the information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Title: Statement of Federal Land Payments (43 CFR 1881). OMB 
approval number: 1004-0109.
    Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to renew the 
approval of an information collection for an existing rule at 43 CFR 
1881. That rule allows BLM to collect information that is statutorily 
required to compute payments due units of local government under the 
PILT Act. The Act requires the governor of each State to furnish a 
statement as to the amounts paid to units of local government under 11 
receipt sharing statutes in the prior fiscal year.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are State government.
    Estimated completion time: 20 hour(s).
    Annual Responses: 50.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
    Collection Clearance Officer: Carole Smith, 202-452-0367.

    Dated: January 23, 1997.
Annetta L. Cheek,
Chief, Regulatory Affairs Group.
[FR Doc. 97-2233 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am]
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