[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 238 (Monday, December 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77387-77388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31363]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-960-1060-PF-01-24 1A]


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Number 1004-
0042

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) is announcing its intention to request 
extension of an existing approval to collect certain information from 
those individuals requesting to adopt a wild horse or burro (43 CFR 
4750). BLM needs this information to determine whether or not 
individuals are qualified to provide humane care and proper treatment, 
including transportation, feeding and handling, to an adopted wild 
horse or burro.

DATES: You must submit your comments to BLM at the appropriate address 
below on or before February 9, 2001. BLM will not necessarily consider 
any comments received after the above date.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to: Regulatory Affairs Group (630), 
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, Room 401LS, Washington, DC 
20240.
    Comments may be sent via Internet to: [email protected]. Please 
include ``ATTN: 1004-0042'' and your name and return address in your 
Internet message.
    Comments may be hand-delivered to the Bureau of Land Management, 
Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 L Street, NW., Washington, DC.
    Comments will be available for public review at the L Street 
address during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), Monday 
through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bea Wade, on (775) 861-6583 
(Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a telecommunications device for 
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 
1-800-877-

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8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to contact Ms. Wade.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR 1320.12(a) requires BLM to provide 60-
day notice in the Federal Register concerning a collection of 
information contained in regulations found in 43 CFR 4750 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 through 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 Office of Management and Budget under 44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
    Section 3(b)(2)(B) of the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act 
requires that BLM provide health excess animals for adoption by 
individuals that the Secretary determines are qualified to provide 
humane care and proper treatment. The implementing regulations are 
found at 43 CFR Subpart 4750--Private Maintenance. Individuals must 
inform BLM of their interest and willingness to adopt. The adoption 
application requirement provides individuals with a mechanism to inform 
BLM of their interest and to submit their credentials for determining 
their qualifications. The Application for Adoption of Wild Horse(s) and 
Burro(s), Form 4710-10, is required by 43 CFR 4750.3.
    BLM uses the information to determine whether individuals are 
qualified to provide humane care and proper treatment to one or more 
adopted animals. When BLM approves the application and the individual 
completes a Private Maintenance and Care Agreement, the individual may 
adopt one to four wild horses or burros at one time. There is no other 
source for the required information, and failure to furnish the 
required information will result in the applicant's not being able to 
adopt a wild horse or burro.
    The collection of information is short and simple and not 
inconvenient to the applicant. Valuable dialogue normally occurs during 
the approval process when BLM conducts an interview with the applicant 
to ensure that the applicant understands the obligations and prohibited 
acts and that the adopter is knowledgeable about horses and burros or 
has access to assistance from a knowledgeable individual. Based on 
BLM's experience in administering the activities described above, the 
public reporting burden is estimated at 10 minutes per response. The 
estimate number of respondents is 30,000 per year, for a total 
estimated burden of 5,000 hours to read the instructions, gather and 
supply the information and send the applications to BLM.
    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: December 5, 2000.
Michael Schwartz,
BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-31363 Filed 12-8-00; 8:45 am]
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