[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5912-5913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2689]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-350-1430-PF-24 1A]


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 
1004-0009

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 certain 
information from applicants who wish to acquire a Land Use 
Authorization (From 2920-1) on public lands under the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976. The regulations at 43 CFR 
part 2920 provide for non-Federal use of bureau administered land via 
lease or permit. Uses include agriculture, trade, or manufacturing 
concerns and business uses such as outdoor recreation concession. BLM 
will determine the validity of uses proposed by private individuals and 
other qualified proponents from information provided on the Land Use 
Application and Permit Form.

DATES: You must submit your comments to BLM at the appropriate address 
below on or before April 7, 2003. BLM will not necessarily consider any 
comments received after the above date.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to: Bureau of Land Management (WO-
630), Eastern States Office, 7450 Boston Blvd., Springfield, Virginia 
22153.
    You may send comments via Internet to: [email protected]. Please 
include ``ATTN: 1004-0009'' 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.
    All 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: You may contact Alzata L. Ransom, 
Realty Use Group, on (202) 452-7772 (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 Ms. Ransom.

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 2920 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.
    The FLPMA of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732, 1740), provides for issuing land 
use authorizations which may include leases, permits, or easements to 
eligible proponents. The BLM implements the provisions of this 
requirement under 43 CFR 2922.2-1 which require submitting the ``Land 
Use Application and Permit,'' Form 2920-1. BLM uses the information 
collected on the application to:
    (1) Identify the proposed land use and activities;
    (2) Describe all facilities for which authorization is sought;

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    (3) Identify the location; and
    (4) Determine a schedule for construction and to identify access 
requirements.
    Since the information collected is unique to each application, no 
other suitable means of information collection is identified which 
could gather the information at a lesser burden. If the applicant fails 
to provide the required information, BLM must reject the application.
    Based on our experience administering the activities described 
above, we estimate the public reporting burden of each provision for 
the information collection. We estimate the number of responses per 
year is 641 and a total annual burden of 3,140 hours. The table below 
summaries our estimates:

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                                                                     Hours per        No. of
                           Requirement                               response       respondents    Burden  hours
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Permits.........................................................               1             619             619
Leases..........................................................             120              21           2,520
Easements.......................................................               1               1               1
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      Totals....................................................  ..............             641           3,140
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    BLM will summarize all responses to this notice and include them in 
the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: January 31, 2003.
Michael H. Schwartz,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-2689 Filed 2-4-03; 8:45 am]
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