[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 112 (Friday, June 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 28061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13867]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO35000.L14300000.EQ0000.24-1A; OMB Control Number 1004-0004]


Information Collection; Desert Land Entries

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for a 3-year extension of OMB Control Number 1004-0004 under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. The BLM needs to collect the information in 
order to determine if an applicant is eligible to make a desert-land 
entry to reclaim, irrigate, and cultivate arid and semiarid public 
lands in the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, 
Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and 
Wyoming.

DATES: The OMB must respond to this request within 60 days but may 
respond after 30 days. Therefore, written comments should be received 
on or before July 13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB  1004-0004), Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, by 
electronic mail to [email protected], or by facsimile to (202) 
395-6566. In addition, please mail or hand-carry a copy of your 
comments to BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer (WO-630), 
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 401LS, 
Washington, DC 20240; or send a copy of your comments by electronic 
mail to [email protected], ``Attn: 1004-0004.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alzata Ransom, Division of Lands, 
Realty and Cadastral Survey, at 202-452-7772 (Commercial or FTS).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 60-Day Notice: On September 23, 2008, the 
BLM published a 60-day notice (73 FR 54850) requesting comments on the 
proposed information collection. The comment period ended November 24, 
2008. No comments were received.
    Title: Desert Land Entries (43 CFR Part 2520).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0004.
    Form Number: 2520-1.
    Abstract: The BLM needs to collect the information in order to 
determine if an applicant is eligible to make a desert-land entry to 
reclaim, irrigate, and cultivate arid and semiarid public lands in the 
States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New 
Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
    Current Action: This proposal is being submitted to extend the 
expiration date of August 31, 2009.
    Type of Review: 3-year extension.
    Affected Public: Applicants for a desert land entry.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Application Fee per Response: $15.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6 hours.
    The BLM requests comments on the following subjects: (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 the 
information collection, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; (3) The quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; and (4) How to minimize the information 
collection burden on those who are to respond, including the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other forms of 
information technology.
    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.

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Acting Information Collection Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-13867 Filed 6-11-09; 8:45 am]
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