[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 160 (Thursday, August 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42090-42091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20028]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO270000-L63500000.PPN0000]


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 
1004-0058

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)

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announces its intention to request that the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) extend approval for the paperwork requirements in 43 CFR 
part 5420, which pertain to timber export reporting and substitution 
determination requirements. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
previously approved this information collection activity under the 
control number 1004-0058.

DATES: You must submit your comments to the BLM at the address below on 
or before October 19, 2009. The BLM is not obligated to consider any 
comments postmarked or received after the above date.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, Mail Stop 401-LS, 1849 C St., NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, Attention: 1004-0058. You may also comment by e-
mail at: [email protected]. Comments will be available for public 
review at the L Street address during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. 
to 4:15 p.m.), Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Scott Lieurance, 
Bureau of Land Management, Chief, Division of Forestry at (202) 912-
7246 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a telecommunication device 
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service 
(FIRS) on 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to contact 
Mr. Lieurance. You may also contact Mr. Lieurance to obtain a copy, at 
no cost, of the regulations and forms that require this collection of 
information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 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 be provided an opportunity to comment on information 
collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 
1320.12(a)). This notice identifies information collections that are 
contained in 43 CFR part 5420, which pertain to timber export reporting 
and substitution determination requirements. The BLM will request that 
the OMB approve this information collection activity for a 3-year term.
    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.
    The following information is provided for the information 
collection:
    Title: Preparation for Sales; Preparation of Contract; Sales 
Administration (43 CFR part 5420).
    Forms: Form 5460-17, Substitution Determination.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0058.
    Abstract: This notice pertains to information collections that 
govern the compliance of Federal timber purchase with timber export 
restrictions. The BLM administers export restrictions on timber sales 
and determine whether there was a substitution of Federal timber for 
exported private timber. The information collections covered by this 
notice are found at 43 CFR part 5420; and also in the form listed 
above.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The 
currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 1 
hour. The following chart details the individual components and 
respective hour burden estimates of this information collection 
request:

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                                                                   (b) Estimated   (c) Estimated
                                                                     number of       time per      (d) Estimated
                  (a) Regulation 43 CFR subpart                      responses       response     hours annually
                                                                     annually        (minutes)        (b x c)
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5424--Preparation of Contract...................................               1              15            0.25
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    Totals......................................................               1              15            0.25
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: The 
currently approved annual non-hour cost burden for Control Number 1004-
0058 is $0.

    The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an agency may not 
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB approves a collection of 
information, you are not obligated to respond.
    The BLM will summarize all responses to this notice and include 
them in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become 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 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,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land 
Management.
[FR Doc. E9-20028 Filed 8-19-09; 8:45 am]
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