[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 44810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19339]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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


OMB Approval Number 1004-0004; Information Collection Submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act

    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has sent a request to extend 
the current approved information collection to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On July 11, 2002, the BLM published a 
notice in the Federal Register (67 FR 45984) requesting comment on this 
information collection. The comment period ended on September 9, 2002. 
BLM received no comments. You may obtain copies of the collection of 
information and related forms and explanatory material by contacting 
the BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer at the telephone 
number listed below.
    The OMB must respond to this request within 60 days but may respond 
after 30 days. For maximum consideration your comments and suggestions 
on the requirement should be directed within 30 days to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Interior Department Desk Officer (1004-0004), at 
OMB-OIRA via facsimile to (202) 395-5806 or e-mail to [email protected]. Please provide a copy of your comments to the 
Bureau Information Collection Clearance Office (WO-630), Bureau of Land 
Management, Eastern States Office, 7450 Boston Blvd., Springfield, 
Virginia 22153.
    Nature of Comments: We specifically request your comments on the 
following:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper functioning of the agency, including whether the information 
will have practical utility.
    2. The accuracy of our estimates of the information collection 
burden, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions we 
use;
    3. Ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information we collect; and
    4. Ways to minimize the information collection burden on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Title: Desert-Land Entry (43 CFR 2520).
    OMB Approval Number: 1004-0004.
    Bureau Form Number: 2520-1.
    Abstract: We use the information to determine if an individual is 
eligible to make a desert-land entry to reclaim, irrigate, and 
cultivate arid and semiarid public lands administered by the BLM in the 
Western States. The provisions of the Desert Land Act of March 3, 1877 
as amended (43 U.S.C. 231, 321 et seq.), and the regulations in 43 CFR 
2520 establish guidelines and procedures for the orderly and timely 
processing of applications for desert-land entries.
    Frequency: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals, small businesses, and 
large corporations.
    Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours.
    Annual Response: 3.
    Application Fee Per Response: $15.00.
    Annual Burden Hours: 6.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael Schwartz, (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: July 11, 2003.
Michael H. Schwartz,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-19339 Filed 7-29-03; 8:45 am]
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