[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24188-24189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11652]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-958-6310-01; GP8-0167; Form OR-2812-6]


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Number 1004-
0168; and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces its intention to request 
renewal of an existing approval to collect certain information from 
private landowners which will allow BLM to determine road use and 
maintenance fees for logging road right-of-way permits issued under the 
O&C Logging Road Right-of-Way regulations (43 CFR 2812).

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments on the proposed information collection must be 
receive by BLM by June 30, 1998 to assure consideration.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to: John Styduhar (OR958.1), Bureau of Land 
Management, Oregon State Office, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208.
    Send comments via Internet to: [email protected]. Please include 
``ATTN: 1004-0168'' and your name and return address in your Internet 
message.
    You may hand-deliver comments to the Bureau of Land Management, 
Oregon State Office, 1515 S.W. 5th Ave., Portland, OR 97201.
    BLM will make comments available for public review at the 5th 
Street address during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), 
Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Styduhar, BLM Oregon State Office 
(503)-952-6454.

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 BLM Form OR-2812-6 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 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 OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
    Private landowners in western Oregon obtain authorization to 
transport their timber over BLM-controlled roads under Title V of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761). 
Logging road right-of-way permits issued by the BLM are subject to the 
requirements of the O&C Logging Road Right-of-Way regulations (43 CFR 
2812). As a condition of each right-of-way permit, a permittee must 
provide BLM with a certified statement of the amount of timber hauled, 
the lands from which the timber was hauled, and the BLM roads over 
which the timber was hauled. This information is collected on a 
quarterly basis and provided to BLM using Form OR-2812-6, Report of 
Road Use.
    When a Report of Road Use is received in the BLM office, it is 
noted in a register and routed through the appropriate staff for 
verification, calculation of road use and maintenance fees, and 
subsequent billing and payment from the permittee. Monies received for 
road use contribute to the recovery of costs incurred by BLM in the 
construction of forest access roads. Fees collected for road 
maintenance are reimbursements for services provided by BLM in the 
maintenance of roads used by the permittee. If BLM did not

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require the collection of information included in the Report of Road 
Use, it would not be possible to determine payment amounts, ledger 
account status, or monitor a permittee's compliance with the terms of 
the permit. The costs for services provided by BLM would not be 
collected in a timely manner if the frequency of reporting is reduced. 
This would have a direct effect on the ability of BLM to properly 
maintain it's road system, protect the road investment, and provide 
safe and efficient access to the public lands.
    Based on BLM's experience administering the activities described 
above, the public reporting burden for the information collected is 
estimated to average 1 hour per response. The respondents include 
individuals, partnerships, and corporations engaged in the removal and 
transportation of timber and other forest products. The frequency of 
response is quarterly. The number of responses per year is estimated to 
total 400. The estimated total annual burden on respondents is about 
1600 hours. BLM is specifically requesting your comments on its 
estimate of the amount of time that it takes to prepare a response.
    BLM will summarize all responses to this notice and include them in 
the request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments 
will also become a matter of public record.

    Dated: April 23, 1998.
Robert D. DeViney, Jr.,
Chief, Branch of Realty and Records Services.
[FR Doc. 98-11652 Filed 4-30-98; 8:45 am]
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