[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17208-17209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9143]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NV-960-1060-02-24 1A]


OMB Approval Number 1004-0042; 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 January 12, 1998, BLM 
published a notice in the Federal Register (63 FR 1871) requesting 
comment on this proposed collection. The comment period ended on March 
14, 1998. 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 (1004-0042), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Washington, D.C., 20503, telephone (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: Protection, Management and Control of Wild, Free-Roaming 
Horses and Burros.

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    OMB Approval Number: 1004-0042.
    Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to renew the 
approval of an information collection for the wild horse and burro 
adoption form (BLM Form Number 4710-10). Qualified individuals 
interested in adopting healthy, excess wild horses and burros from BLM 
fill out this form and receive the animal(s), subject to periodic 
contact with BLM employees to determine whether or not they are 
providing humane care and proper treatment to the animals. The adoption 
form serves as a mechanism for individuals to indicate their adoption 
interest to BLM and for BLM to determine their qualifications for 
adoption.
    Bureau Form Number: 4710-10.
    Frequency: Once to fill out the form. Once adopted, the adopter 
must make the animal(s) available for BLM inspection, at BLM's request, 
to determine their condition and status.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are private individuals who 
are interested in obtaining wild horses and burros.
    Estimated Completion Time: 10 minutes per response.
    Annual Responses: 30,000.
    Annual Burden Hours: 5,000.
    Information Collection Clearance Officer: Carole Smith, 202-452-
0367.

    Dated: March 30, 1998.
Carole Smith,
Bureau of Land Management Information Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-9143 Filed 4-7-98; 8:45 am]
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