[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 33385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16220]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[WO-420-1050-01 24 1A]


Notice of New Information Collection

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) announces its intention to request 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect 
certain information from Alaska natives, groups of Alaska natives, or 
associations or corporations of Alaska natives who want to graze 
reindeer on public lands in Alaska that are vacant and unappropriated. 
This information allows BLM to determine whether or not applicants are 
qualified to receive a reindeer grazing permit. BLM also collects 
information from permittees to determine whether or not they are using 
their permits according to the terms and conditions.

DATES: BLM must receive comments on the proposed information collection 
by August 17, 1998 to assure consideration of them.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to: Director (630), Bureau of Land Management, 
1849 C St., NW, Mail Stop 401LS, Washington, DC 20240. Send comments 
via Internet to: WoC[email protected]. Please include ``Attn: 1004-
NEW'' and your name and return address in the Internet message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frances Watson, (202) 452-5006.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), BLM is 
required to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning 
a collection of information from 10 or more people who are not Federal 
employees on (a) whether a proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of agency functions, 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 
collecting the information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological 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 OMB.
    BLM conducts the reindeer grazing program under the authority of 
the Act of September 1, 1937, which authorizes the Secretary of the 
Interior to manage the reindeer industry in Alaska to maintain a self-
sustaining industry for natives of Alaska. The Act also authorizes the 
Secretary to issue permits to those natives for grazing reindeer on 
public lands.
    BLM uses the information on the Grazing Permit Application to 
determine an individual or group's qualifications to receive a grazing 
lease or permit. The information requested on the form includes: the 
applicant's name and address; a legal description of the land applied 
for; whether or not the applicant is an Alaska native, citizen of the 
United States, or a qualified corporation; whether or not the applicant 
has examined the land and whether there are any improvements on the 
land, in which case a list of the owners; whether or not the applicant 
has previously used the land; how many acres of adjoining land, if any, 
the applicant controls; whether or not the applicant can furnish a 
statement of financial responsibility; and the types and numbers of 
livestock the applicant intends to graze on the land.
    The Reindeer Grazing Permit requires permittees to file a report 
describing his or her grazing operations for the preceding year. The 
report is filed annually with BLM before April 1.
    There is an average of six applicants annually for grazing permits, 
and six permittees file annual reports with BLM. The estimated time for 
collecting the information, filling out and filing each permit 
application is 1 hour, for a total of 6 burden hours. The estimated 
time for collecting the information and providing it for the annual 
report is 15 minutes, for a total of 1.5 burden hours. The total number 
of respondents for this collection is therefore six respondents and 7.5 
burden hours annually.

    Dated: June 11, 1998.
Carole Smith,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-16220 Filed 6-17-98; 8:45 am]
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