[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6504-6505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3011]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 
1004-0019

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 individuals, households, farms, or businesses interested in 
cooperating with the BLM in constructing or maintaining rangeland 
improvement projects to aid handling and caring for domestic livestock 
that BLM authorizes to graze on public land. BLM uses Form 4120-7, 
Application and Approval for Range Improvement Permit, to collect this 
information. This information allows the BLM to review the application 
and to make a decision on the proposed rangeland improvement project.

DATES: You must submit your comments to BLM at the address below on or 
before April 8, 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: 1004-0019'' and your name and return address in your 
Internet message.
    You may deliver comments to the Bureau of Land Management,

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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 Ken Visser on (202) 
452-7743 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a telecommnication 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 appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    The Taylor Grazing Act (TGA) of 1934 (43 U.S.C. 315 et seq.) and 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLMPA) of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) provide the authority for the BLM to administer the 
livestock grazing program consistent with land use plans, multiple use 
objectives, sustained yield, environmental values, economic 
considerations, and other factors. Sections 4 and 15 of the TGA and the 
regulation at 43 CFR 4120.3-3 allow permittees the opportunity to 
construct and maintain rangeland improvements on the public lands. 
Applicants must submit Form 4120-7, Application and Approval for Range 
Improvement Permit, to request rangeland improvement projects. BLM 
authorizes rangeland improvement projects to facilitate handling 
livestock while they are using public lands as an important and 
integral part of grazing use administration. BLM uses the information 
the permittees and lessees provide to:
    (1) Review requests for privately funded rangeland improvement 
projects for compatibility with multiple use objectives and land use 
plans;
    (2) Develop appropriate conditions and specifications; and
    (3) Approve or reject the applications.
    We use the name and address to determine if the applicant is a 
grazing permittee in compliance with 43 CFR 4120.3-3(a). Applicants 
also specify if they will construct a new improvement or obtain a 
permit to maintain an existing improvement. The applicant must briefly 
state a purpose or justification to determine the compatibility of 
proposed use with multiple use plans. The applicant identifies the 
specific location to determine land ownership and if needed, provides a 
plat to delineate linear improvements such as fences or pipelines.
    Because of the variations in size and complexity of rangeland 
improvement projects, BLM estimates it takes 20 minutes to complete the 
required information. We estimate 60 responses per year and a total 
annual burden of 20 hours.
    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: February 3, 2003.
Michael H. Schwartz,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-3011 Filed 2-6-03; 8:45 am]
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