[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68388-68389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25998]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-220-1020-PB-24 1A]


Extension of Approved Information Collection OMB Control Number 
1004-0041

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) will be 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 4130-1, 4130-1a, 4130-1b, 43130-3a, 
4130-4, and 4130-5 under the regulations at 43 CFR subparts 4110 and 
4130.

DATES: You must submit your comments to BLM at the address below on or 
before January 24, 2005. 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 1004-0041'' and your name and return address in your 
Internet message.
    You may deliver comments to the Bureau of Land Management, 
Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620L 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: 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:
    Title: Authorizing Grazing Use (43 CFR 4110 and 4130).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0041.
    Abstract: This request for OMB approval is intended to cover all

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information collection in Part 4130, both form and non-form.
    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 information 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 respond, including the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 (43 U.S.C. 315, 315a through 315r) 
and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.) authorize the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to administer 
the livestock grazing program consistent with land use plans, multiple 
us 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--Preference Summary

    BLM uses from 4130-1a to verify and confirm information BLM needs 
to effectuate a grazing preference transfer.

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 4130-4, Exchange of Use Grazing Agreement

    BLM uses this form to exchange grazing of livestock on private 
lands during certain periods.

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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               Forms                   4130-1      4130-1a      4130-1b      4130-3a       4130-4       4130-5
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Annual Number of Responses filed..        6,000        6,000        6,000        7,689          600       15,000
Average Response Time.............         1 20         1 15         1 15         1 14         1 20         1 25
Annual Burden Hours...............        2,000        1,500        1,500        1,794          200        6,250
Cost Per Hour to Respondent.......          $20          $20          $20          $20          $20          $20
Annual Cost.......................      $40,000      $30,000      $30,000      $35,880       $4,000    $125,000
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1 In minutes.

    We estimate 41,289 responses per year and an annual information 
collection burden of 13,244 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: November 18, 2004.
Ian Senio,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-25998 Filed 11-23-04; 8:45 am]
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