[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39526-39527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19038]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-220-1020-PB-24 1A]


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Approval Number 
1004-0041

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 requesting the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing approval to collect information 
from grazing operators who request changes to their BLM approved 
grazing permits or leases. BLM uses Form 4130-3a (Automated Grazing 
Application, formerly Grazing Preference Statement) to show the grazing 
operator the terms and conditions of the grazing use schedules their 
permit or lease authorizes and to provide the operator an opportunity 
to apply for changes for the upcoming grazing season.

DATES: You must submit your comments to BLM at the address below on or 
before October 1, 2001. BLM will not necessarily consider any comments 
received after the above date.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to: Regulatory Affairs Group (630), 
Bureau of Land Management, Mailstop 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20240.
    You may send comments via Internet to: [email protected]. Please 
include ``ATTN: 1004-0041'' and your name and return address in your 
Internet message.
    You may deliver comments 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 during 
regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.) Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Ken Visser on (202) 
452-7743 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a telecommunication 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) on 1-800-877-8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to 
contact Mr. Visser.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR 1320.12(a) requires that we provide a 
60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning a collection of 
information to solicit comments on:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper functioning of the agency, including whether the information 
will have practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of our estimates of the information collection 
burden, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions we 
use;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the information collection burden on those who 
are to respond, including the use of

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appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    BLM administers the livestock grazing program consistent with land-
use plans, multiple-use objectives, sustained yield, environmental 
values, economic considerations, and other factors. When BLM authorizes 
livestock use on public lands it is an important and integral part of 
program administration. The implementing regulations (43 CFR 4130.1) 
provide for the timely filing of applications for grazing permits or 
leases, free-use grazing permits, and other authorized grazing uses 
with the appropriate BLM office.
    BLM will continue to use Form 4130-3a to document applications for 
livestock grazing use on public lands and to annually amend authorized 
grazing levels within the terms and conditions of existing permits or 
leases. The BLM requests information that the applicant either confirms 
or changes to reflect their desired grazing use, include the name and 
number of the grazing allotment to verify the authorized location, the 
number of livestock and periods of use for billing purposes, the 
recorded brands to verify ownership, and if requested, reasons for any 
nonuse. Without this information, BLM would not be able to properly 
administer uses of the public lands as required by law and resulting in 
unauthorized use, improper billings, and nonpayment of fees due the 
Federal Government.
    Based upon BLM experience and recent tabulations of activity, we 
process approximately 7,665 applications each year. The public 
reporting information collection burden takes 14 minutes. Depending on 
the complexity of the applications, some responses vary from 5 minutes 
to 30 minutes to complete. We estimate 7,665 responses per year and a 
total annual burden of 1,794 hours.
    BLM will summarize all response to this notice and include them in 
the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: July 16, 2001.
Michael H. Schwartz,
BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-19038 Filed 7-30-01; 8:45 am]
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