[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 33481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5235]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-958-6310-PF-24 1A]


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 
1004-0168

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) requests the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) to extend an existing approval to collect certain 
information from private landowners. The BLM uses Form OR 2812-6, 
Report of Road Use, to collect this information. This information 
allows the BLM to determine road use and maintenance fees for logging 
road right-of-way permits issued under the O&C Logging Road Right-of-
Way regulations (43 CFR subpart 2812).

DATES: You must submit your comments to BLM at the address below on or 
before August 8, 2006. 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: 1004-0168'' and your name 
and return address in your Internet message.
    You may deliver comments to the Bureau of Land Management, 
Administrative Record, Room 401, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact John Styduhar, BLM 
Oregon State Office, on (503) 952-6454 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8330, 24 hours a day, 
seven days a week, to contact Mr. Styduhar.

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:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper functioning of the agency, including whether the information 
will have practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of our estimates of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions we use;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    BLM may authorize private landowners in western Oregon to transport 
their timber over BLM-controlled roads under Title V of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761). The logging 
road right-of-way permits that BLM issues are subject to the 
requirements of the O&C Logging Road Right-of-Way regulations (43 CFR 
subpart 2812). As a condition of each right-of-way permit, a permittee 
must provide us with a certified statement containing the amount of 
timber removed, the lands from which the timber was removed, and the 
BLM roads used to transport the timber. Permittees must submit this 
information on a quarterly basis using the Form OR-2812-6, Report of 
Road Use.
    The fees we receive for road use contribute to the recovery of 
costs incurred in the construction of forest access roads. The fees we 
collect for road maintenance are reimbursements for services we provide 
to maintain roads. If we did not require the collection of information 
included in the Repot of Road Use form, it would not be possible to 
determine payment amounts, ledger account status, or monitor compliance 
with the terms and conditions of the permit. The cost for services we 
provide would not be collected in a timely manner if we reduce the 
frequency of reporting. This has a direct effect on the ability of BLM 
to properly maintain its road system, protect the road investment, and 
provide safe and efficient access to the public lands.
    Based on our experience administering the activities described 
above, we estimate the public reporting burden for the information 
collected is 1 hour per response. The 400 respondents include 
individuals, partnerships, and corporations engaged to remove and 
transport timber and other forest products. The frequency of response 
is quarterly. We estimate 1,600 responses per year and a total annual 
burden of 1,600 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: June 5, 2006.
Ted R. Hudson,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-5235 Filed 6-8-06; 8:45 am]
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