[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 127 (Monday, July 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 37943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5958]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-250-1220-PC-24 1A; OMB Control Number 1004-0165]


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted a request to 
extend the current approved collection to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On April 21, 2005, the BLM published a notice in 
the Federal Register (70 FR 20766) requesting comment on this 
information collection. The comment period ended on June 20, 2005. The 
BLM did not receive any 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 requirement should be made within 30 days directly to the Office 
of Management and Budget, Interior Department Desk Officer (1004-0165), 
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 the BLM's estimate of the burden of collecting 
the information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    4. How to minimize the burden of collecting the information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Title: Cave Management: Cave Nominations and Confidential 
Information (43 CFR Part 37).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0165.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Abstract: We integrate cave management into existing planning and 
management processes and provide protection of cave resource 
information in order to prevent vandalism and disturbance of 
significant caves. Federal agencies must consult with ``cavers'' and 
other interested parties to develop a listing of significant caves.
    Frequency: Once, when nominating the cave or requesting 
confidential cave information.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are cavers and other 
interested parties.
    Estimated Completion Time: 3 hours for each nomination and 30 
minutes for each request for confidential cave information.
    Annual Responses: 50 cave nominations and 10 requests for 
confidential cave information.
    Application Fee per Response: $0.
    Annual Burden Hours: 155.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Ted Hudson, (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: February 9, 2006.
Ted R. Hudson,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-5958 Filed 6-30-06; 8:45 am]
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