[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35696-35697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5557]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-960-1060-PF-24 1A]


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 
1004-0042

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 collection certain 
information from those individuals interested in the adoption of a wild 
horse or burro (43 CFR part 4700). BLM uses Form 4710-10, Application 
for Adoption of Wild Horse(s) or Burro(s), to collect this information. 
This information allows BLM to determine whether or not an individual 
qualifies to provide humane care and proper treatment, including 
transportation, feeding and handling, to an adopted wild horse or 
burro.

DATES: You must submit your comments to BLM at the address below on or 
before August 21, 2006. BLM will not

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necessarily consider any comments received after the above date.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to: Bureau of Land Management, (WO-
620), Eastern States Office, 7450 Boston Blvd., Springfield, Virginia 
22153.
    You may send comments via Internet to: [email protected]. Please include ``ATTN: 1004-0042'' 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 Bea Wade, on (775) 
861-6625 (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 Ms. Wade.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR 1320.12(a) requires BLM to provide 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 information collection 
burden, 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.
    Section 3(b)(2)(B) of the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act 
requires that BLM provide for individuals whom the Secretary determines 
are qualified to adopt wild horses and burros to provide humane care 
and proper treatment. The regulations at 43 CFR subpart 4750 request 
applicants to submit Form 4710-10, Application for Adoption of Wild 
Horse(s) and Burro(s), to adopt wild horses and burros.
    BLM requests the following information on Form 4710-10:
    (A) The applicant must provide the name, address, and telephone 
number to further communicate about the adoption.
    (B) The applicant must provide the driver's license number to 
locate the adopter. Wild horses and burros remain the property of the 
United States until title passes to private individuals. During the 
period between adoption and the passing of title, BLM is under 
obligation to see that the animals receive humane care and proper 
treatment. For that reason, BLM visits and contacts the adopter to 
determine that status and condition of the animals. BLM uses this 
information to also determine the location and condition of animals if 
the adopter should change the location of the animals within the State.
    (C) The applicant must provide the birth date to assure that the 
applicant qualifies to adopt an animal under section 43 CFR 4750.3-2 
(must be at least 18 years or older).
    (D) The applicant must provide the social security number. In those 
states where the driver's license and social security numbers are the 
same, the applicant needs only his/her driver's license number. BLM 
uses this information for possible debt collection purposes and to 
track the location of the adopter if the adopter moves out-of-state.
    (E) The applicant must indicate the number and species of animals 
the adopter wishes to adopt so we can determine the availability of the 
animals requested.
    (F) The applicant must provide a map of the location where the 
adopted animals will be located so that we can conduct inspections of 
the facility and the animals to ensure compliance under 43 CFR 4750.3-2 
relating to private maintenance.
    (G) The applicant must sign a Private Maintenance and Care 
Agreement (a part of the Form 4710-10) after BLM approves the 
application to adopt a wild horse or burro.
    BLM uses the information to determine whether individuals are 
qualified to provide humane care and proper treatment to one or more 
adopted animals. When BLM approves the application and the individual 
completes a Private Maintenance and Care Agreement, the individual may 
adopt one to four wild horses or burros at one time. There is no other 
source for the required information and failure to furnish the required 
information will result in the BLM denial of an application to adopt a 
wild horse or burro.
    Based on BLM's experience in administering the activities, we 
estimate the public reporting burden is 10 minutes per response to 
complete the required information. We estimate 30,000 responses per 
year and a total annual burden of 5,000 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 15, 2006.
Ted R. Hudson,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-5557 Filed 6-20-06; 8:45 am]
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