[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16055-16057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6104]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-320-1330-PE-24 1A]


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Approval Number 
1004-0041

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an 
Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. 
The ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2008. The BLM may not 
conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number. However, under OMB regulations, the BLM may continue to 
conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is pending at 
OMB. On May 8, 2007, the BLM published a notice in the Federal Register 
(72 FR 26149) requesting comment on this information collection. The 
comment period closed on July 9, 2007. The BLM received no 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 in the 
ADDRESSES section below.

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 April 25, 2008 to receive maximum consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this ICR to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of the Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-
6566 (fax) or [email protected] (e-mail). Please provide a copy 
of your comments to Alexandra Ritchie, Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, Bureau of Land Management, at U.S. Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, Mail Stop 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20240. Additionally, you may contact Alexandra Ritchie 
regarding this ICR at (202) 452-0388 (phone); (202) 653-5287 (fax); or 
[email protected] (e-mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For program-related questions, contact 
Ken Visser on (775) 861-6492 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf

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(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. Visser. For 
questions regarding this ICR or the information collection process, 
contact Alexandra Ritchie by phone, mail, fax, or e-mail (see 
ADDRESSES).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0041.
    Title: Authorizing Grazing Use, 43 CFR 4110 and 4130.
    Bureau Form Number: 4130-1, 4130-1a, 4130-1b, 4130-3a, 4130-4 and 
4130-5.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Private sector.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually or on occasion (applicants may 
request changes of grazing use within the terms and conditions of 
permits or leases at different times).

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                                                                                      Completion
                                                                                       time per
                                                         Number of       Number of     response    Annual burden
                      Activity                            annual          annual         (hour         hours
                                                        respondents    responses (X)   fraction)
                                                                                          (=)
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43 CFR 4130.1-1 Form 4130-1.........................           3,000           3,000   \1/4\                 750
43 CFR 4110.1(d); 4110.2-1(c) Form 4130-1a..........           1,050           1,050   \1/2\                 525
43 CFR 4110.1(a)-(d); 4130.7(d)-(f) Form 4130-1b....           1,050           1,050   \1/2\                 525
43 CFR 4110.1(d) and 4110.2-1(c) Non-form                      1,050           1,050   \1/6\                 175
 requirements.......................................
43 CFR 4130.4(a)-(b) Form 4130-3a...................           7,690           7,690   \1/4\             1,922.5
43 CFR 4130.6-1(a)-(b) Form 4130-4 .................              10              10   \1/4\                 2.5
43 CFR 4130.3-2(d) Form 4130-5 .....................          15,000          15,000   \1/4\               3,750
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    Totals..........................................          28,850          28,850  ..........           7,650
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    Application Processing Fee: The respondents incur a $10 service 
charge for processing a grazing preference transfer, which includes 
submission, as a single package, of forms 4130-1, 4130-1a and 4130-1b. 
Respondents also incur a $10 service charge that results in modifying 
or canceling and replacing a previously issued grazing fee billing. The 
form to be filed for that action is 4130-1. Based on these assumptions, 
the total annual cost to respondents would be:

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Forms 4130-1, 4130-1a, 4130-1b filed as  1050 responses x $10 = $10,500
 part of transfer application.
Form 4130-1 filed independent of a       1950 responses x $10 = $19,500
 transfer application (3000-1050 =1950
 responses).
                                         Total: $30,000
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    The BLM grazing regulations were modified in 2006 to increase the 
service charge for transfers to $145 and for canceling or replacing a 
previously issued grazing fee bill to $50, among other things. However, 
the 2006 BLM rulemaking that changed these regulations were enjoined 
``in all respects'' by the Idaho Federal District Court (for reasons 
other than the changes to the service charge schedule) in June, 2007. A 
final judgment by the Court affirming this injunction was entered on 
February 28, 2008, and it is now subject to appeal.
    Abstract: 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. et seq.) authorize the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to 
administer the livestock grazing program consistent with land use 
plans, multiple use objectives, sustained yield, environmental values, 
economic considerations, and other factors. The 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.
    The BLM also collects non-form information on grazing management 
from permittees and lessees.

Form 4130-1, Grazing Schedule

    The BLM uses the information required on this form to adjudicate 
conflicting requests for grazing use, determine the legal 
qualifications of applicants, issue permits, and document transfers.

Form 4130-1a, Grazing Application--Preference Summary

    The BLM uses the information required on this form to verify what 
the BLM needs to effectuate a grazing preference transfer.

Form 4130-1b, Grazing Application (Supplemental Information)

    The BLM uses the information required 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

    The BLM uses the information required 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

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

Form 4130-5, Actual Grazing Use Report

    The BLM uses the information required on this form to determine 
whether we need to adjust the amount of grazing use or if other 
management actions are needed. This form enables the BLM to calculate 
billings and to

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monitor and evaluate livestock grazing use on the public lands.
    Comments: We again 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 we collect; 
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.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware that your entire comment, including your personal 
identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you can ask OMB in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it 
will be done.

    Dated: March 20, 2008.
Alexandra Ritchie,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-6104 Filed 3-25-08; 8:45 am]
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