[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 130 (Thursday, July 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41721-41722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17091]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-250-1220-PC-24 1A]


OMB Approval Number 1004-0165; 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 30, 2000 BLM published 
a notice in the Federal Register (65 FR 16953) requesting comment on 
this proposed collection. The comment period ended on May 29, 2000. 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 (1004-0165), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Washington, DC 20503. Please provide a copy of your comments to the 
Bureau Clearance Officer (WO-630), 1849 C St., NW., Mail Stop 401 LS, 
Washington, DC 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: Cave Management: Cave Nominations and Confidential 
Information (43 CFR Part 37).
    OMB Approval Number: 1004-0165.
    Abstract: The Department of the Interior, through BLM, proposes to 
renew the approval of an information collection for an existing rule at 
43 CFR part 37. That rule requires that Federal agencies must consult 
with ``cavers'' and other interested parties to develop a listing of 
significant caves. The regulations also integrate cave management into 
existing planning and management processes and provide for the 
protection of cave resource information in order to prevent vandalism 
and disturbance of significant caves.
    Agency Form Number: None. There is an unnumbered format which 
entities may use to nominate caves.
    Frequency: Once, when nominating the cave or requesting 
confidential cave information.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents ``cavers'' and other

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interested parties. Estimated completion time: 3 hour(s) for each 
nomination and \1/2\-hour for each request for confidential cave 
information.
    Annual Responses: 50 cave nominations and 10 requests for 
confidential cave information.
    Annual Burden Hours: 155.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Shirlean Beshir, (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: June 19, 2000.
Shirlean Beshir,
Acting BLM Information Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-17091 Filed 7-5-00; 8:45 am]
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