[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 208 (Monday, October 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 61181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21262]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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


Submission to Office of Management and Budget--Information 
Collection, OMB Control Number 1004-0179

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) has submitted a request for an 
extension of an approved information collection to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.

DATES: The OMB is required to respond to this request within 60 days 
but may respond after 30 days. Submit your comments to OMB at the 
address below by November 28, 2007 to receive maximum consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the OMB, Interior Department Desk Officer 
(1004-0179), at OMB-OIRA via e-mail [email protected] or via 
facsimile at (202) 395-6566. Also please send a copy of your comments 
to BLM via Internet and include your name, address, and ATTN: 1004-0179 
in your Internet message to [email protected] or via mail 
to: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Mail 
Stop 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW., ATTN: Bureau Information Collection 
Clearance Officer (WO-630), Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Ted Hudson to obtain 
copies and explanatory material on this information collection at (202) 
452-5042. 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. Hudson.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 21, 2006, the BLM published a notice 
in the Federal Register (71 FR 35694) requesting comments on the 
information collection. The comment period closed on August 21, 2006. 
The BLM did not receive any comments.
    We are soliciting comments on the following:
    (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 information collection burden 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.
    Title: Helium Contracts (43 CFR part 3195).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0179.
    Abstract: The 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. 
The authority for this activity is 50 U.S.C. 167a.
    Burden Estimate Per Form: We estimate the completion time for this 
form and non-form information that is submitted initially and 
quarterly, respectively, to the BLM by the private sector as follows:

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                                                                     Number of
               Burden hours information collected                   actions per    Burden hours    Total annual
                                                                       year         per action     burden hours
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A In-Kind Crude Helium Sales Contract (Filed once)..............               8               4              32
B Quarterly Non-form Reporting of Sales Information.............              32               4             128
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    Total.......................................................              40  ..............             160
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    Annual Responses: 40.
    Application Fee Per Response: 0.
    Annual Burden Hours: 160.

    Dated: October 24, 2007.
Ted R. Hudson,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-21262 Filed 10-26-07; 8:45 am]
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