[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77664-77665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31497]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-958-6310-PF-01-24 1A]


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Number 1004-
0168

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 
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).

DATES: You must submit your comments to BLM at the appropriate address 
below on or before February 12, 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: 1004-0168'' 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: John Styduhar, BLM Oregon State 
Office, on (503) 952-6454 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8330, 24 hours a day, 
seven days a week, to contact Mr. Styduhar.

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 2812 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.
    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). The 
logging road right-of-way permits that BLM issues are subject to the 
requirements of the O&C Logging Road Right-of-Way regulations (43 CFR 
Part 2812). As a condition of each right-of-way permit, a permittee 
must provide BLM with a certified statement containing the amount of 
timber removed, the lands from which the timber was removed, and the 
BLM roads used to transport the timber. BLM collects this information 
on a quarterly basis using the Form OR-2812-6, Report of Road Use.
    The monies BLM receives for road use contribute to the recovery of 
costs incurred in the construction of forest access roads. Fees 
collected for road maintenance are reimbursements for services BLM 
provided to maintain roads the permittees use. If BLM did not require 
the collection of information included in the Report of Road Use Form, 
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 BLM provides would not be collected in a 
timely manner if we reduce the frequency of reporting. This would have 
a direct effect on the ability of BLM to properly maintain its 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 
estimates 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 estimated number of responses per year 
totals 400. The estimated total annual burden is 1600 hours. BLM 
specifically requests 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 
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request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will 
also become a matter of public record.

    Dated: December 6, 2000.
Michael Schwartz,
BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-31497 Filed 12-11-00; 8:45 am]
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