[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39952-39953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14980]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[HE-952-9911-EK-24 1A]


OMB Control Number 1004-0179; 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

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(OMB) under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On March 7, 2003, the BLM published a notice in 
the Federal Register (68 FR 11125) requesting comment on this 
information collection. The comment period ended on May 6, 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 requirements should be directed within 30 days to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Interior Department Desk Officer (1004-0179), at 
OMB-OIRA via facsimile to (202) 395-6566 or e-mail to [email protected]. Please 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: In-Kind Crude Helium Sales Contract (43 CFR 3195).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0179.
    Bureau Form Number(s): None.
    Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) collects and uses the 
information from entities interested in purchasing and selling Federal 
helium. The respondents are Federal agencies and helium suppliers 
(contractors) who purchase major helium requirements and report to the 
BLM the sales information.
    Frequency: Quarterly and annually.
    Description of Respondents: Federal agencies and helium 
contractors.
    Estimated Completion Time: 3 hours (1 hour for the contract and 15 
minutes to 2 hours for quarterly sales information required under 43 
CFR part 3195).
    Annual Responses: 32.
    Application Fee Per Response: 0.
    Annual Burden Hours: 96.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael Schwartz, (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: April 30, 2004.
Michael H. Schwartz,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-14980 Filed 6-30-04; 8:45 am]
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