[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23427-23428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11626]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1004-0012

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing its intention to request 
approval to continue the collection of information under the Recreation 
and Public Purposes Act. This information collection activity was 
previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and 
was assigned the control number 1004-0012.

DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received 
by July 20, 2009, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, Mail Stop 401LS, 1849 C St., NW., 
Washington, DC 20240 (Attention: 1004-0012). You may also comment 
electronically at the following address: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection request, you may contact Alzata Ransom, Bureau of Land 
Management, Lands and Realty Group, at (202) 452-7772 (Commercial or 
FTS). Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877-8330, 24 
hours a day, 7 days a week, to contact Ms. Ransom.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 
implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521), require that interested members of the public and affected 
agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and 
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). This 
notice identifies an information collection that the BLM will be 
submitting to OMB for approval.
    This collection is contained in 43 CFR 2730.0-9 (OMB Control No. 
1004-0012). The BLM will request a 3-year term of approval for this 
information collection activity.
    Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of 
information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 
ways to minimize the information collection burden on respondents, such 
as use of automated means of collection of the information. A summary 
of the public comments will accompany the BLM's submission of the 
information collection requests to OMB.
    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 us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

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    The following information is provided for the information 
collection: (1) Title of the information collection; (2) OMB control 
number; (3) summary of the information collection activity; and (4) 
frequency of collection, description of the respondents, estimated 
total annual responses, and the total annual reporting and 
recordkeeping burden for the collection of information.
    Title: 43 CFR part 2740--Recreation and Public Purposes Act.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0012.
    Summary: The Recreation and Public Purposes Act (Act) (43 U.S.C. 
869 et seq.), authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease or 
convey certain public lands to States or their political subdivisions, 
and to nonprofit corporations and associations, for recreational and 
public purposes. The information requested is needed to assist the BLM 
in determining if an applicant meets the requirements of the Recreation 
and Public Purposes Act. Responses are required to obtain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Applicants for leases and patents to 
public lands for recreational and public purposes.
    Total Annual Responses: 7.
    Total Annual Burden for All Respondents: 280 hours.

    Dated: May 14, 2009.
Jean Sonneman,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land 
Management.
[FR Doc. E9-11626 Filed 5-18-09; 8:45 am]
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