[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30954-30955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12249]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[Docket No. W-220-1020-PB-241A]


Extension of Approved Information Collections, OMB Control 
Numbers 1004-0005, 1004-0041, and 1004-0051

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of 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 permittees and lessees on the actual grazing use by 
their livestock. BLM requires permittees or lessees to submit the 
required information on Forms 4120-1, 4130-1a, 4130-1b, 4130-3a, and 
4130-5.

DATES: You must submit your comments to BLM at the address below on or 
before August 2, 2004. 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: 1004-0005, 1004-0041, and 1004-0051'' and your name and 
return address in your Internet message.
    You may deliver comments to the Bureau of Land Management, 
Administrative Record, Room 41, 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 except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Ken Visser, on (775) 
861-6492 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a telecommunication 
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:
    (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 collected; and
    (4) Ways to minimize the information collection burden on those who 
are required to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

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    The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 (43 U.S.C. 315) and the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701) authorize the Bureau 
of Land Management (BLM) to administer the livestock grazing program 
consistent with land use plans, multiple use objectives, sustained 
yield, environmental values, economic considerations, and other 
factors. BLM must maintain accurate records on:
    (1) Permittee and lessee qualifications for a grazing permit or 
lease;
    (2) Base property used in conjunction with public lands; and
    (3) The actual use made by livestock authorized to graze on the 
public lands.

Form 4130-1, Grazing Schedule

    BLM uses the required information on this form to adjudicate 
conflicting requests for grazing use, determine legal qualifications of 
applicants, issue permits, and document transfers. Form 4130-1a, 
Grazing Application for Permit/Lease (Preference Summary) BLM uses the 
required information on this form to verify and confirm grazing 
preference transfers.

Form 4130-1b, Grazing Application (Supplemental Information)

    BLM uses the required information on this form to certify an 
applicant's qualifications for a grazing permit or lease and to provide 
other information necessary for the administration of the grazing 
permit or lease.

Form 4130-3a, Automated Grazing Application

    BLM uses the required information on this form to approve changes 
of grazing use within the terms and conditions of permits or leases.

Form 4130-5, Actual Grazing Use Report

    BLM uses the required information to determine if we need to adjust 
the amount of grazing use or if other management actions are needed. 
This form enables us to calculate billings and to monitor and evaluate 
livestock grazing use on the public lands.
    The burden estimates for each form are listed as follows:

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                                                                           Form numbers
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                                                    4130-1      4130-1a      4130-1b      4130-3a       4130-5
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Annual  of responses filed............        6,000        6,000        6,000        7,689       15,000
Average Response Time (in minutes).............           20           15           15           14           25
Annual Burden Hrs..............................        2,000        1,500        1,500        1,794        6,250
Cost per hour to respondent....................          $20          $20          $20          $20          $20
Annual cost....................................      $40,000      $30,000      $30,000      $35,880     $125,000
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    We estimate 40,689 responses per year and an annual information 
collection burden of 13,044 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: May 26, 2004.
Michael H. Schwartz,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-12249 Filed 5-28-04; 8:45 am]
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