[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 243 (Thursday, December 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 70530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31214]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-230-1030-PB-24 1A]


OMB Approval Number 1004-0001; 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 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 February 5, 2003, the BLM published a 
notice in the Federal Register (68 FR 5913) requesting comment on this 
information collection. The comment period ended on April 7, 2003. 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 (1004-0001), at 
OMB-OIRA via facsimile to (202) 395-6566 or e-mail to [email protected]. Pleae provide a copy of your comments to the Bureau 
Information Collection Clearance Officer (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 BLM, 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: Free Use Application and Permit (Vegetative or Mineral 
Materials) (43 CFR 3620 and 5510).
    OMB Approval Number: 1004-0001.
    Bureau Form Number(s): 5510-1.
    Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) collects information 
from respondents to monitor and assess the use of authorized removals 
of vegetative or mineral materials to ensure sustainable resource 
management.
    Frequency: Occasional.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals, groups, not for profit 
organizations, Federal, State, and local governments, or corporations.
    Estimated Completion Time: 30 minutes.
    Annual Responses: 300.
    Application Fee Per Response: 0.
    Annual Burden Hours: 150.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael Schwartz, (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: November 14, 2003.
Michael H. Schwartz,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-31214 Filed 12-17-03; 8:45 am]
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