[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6507-6508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3014]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-250-1231-EB-24 1A]


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 
1004-0119

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 recreation visitors to areas of the public lands and 
related waters, where we require special recreation permits. BLM uses 
Form 8370-1, Special Recreation Application and Permit, to collect this 
information. This information allows the BLM to authorize requested 
recreation use and determine appropriate fees. BLM will also use the 
information to tabulate recreation use data for the annual Federal 
Recreation Fee Report as required by the Land and Water Conservation 
Act.

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: 1004-0119'' 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 Lee Larson, on (202) 
452-5168 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a telecommunications 
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. Larson.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR 1320.12(a) requires BLM to provide a 
60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning a collection of 
information to solicit comments on:
    (a) Whether the proposed 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 burden of the information collection 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.
    Respondents submit Form 8370-1, Special Recreation Application and 
Permit, to supply identifying information and data on proposed 
commercial, competitive, or individual recreation use. This information 
allows the BLM to authorize requested recreation use and determine 
appropriate fees. We will also use this information to tabulate 
recreation use data for the annual Federal Recreation Fee Report as 
required by the Land and Water Conservation Act.
    Based on BLM's experience administering the activities described 
above, we estimate the public reporting burden for the information 
collected is 30 minutes per response. The respondents are recreation 
visitors to areas of the public lands and related waters, where we 
require special recreation permits. The frequency of response is on 
occasion. We estimate the number of responses per year is 31,000 and a 
total annual burden of 15,500 hours.

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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: February 3, 2003.
Michael H. Schwartz,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-3014 Filed 2-6-03; 8:45 am]
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