[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 7623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3349]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO270000-L63500000.PPN0000; OMB Control Number 1004-0058]


Information Collection; Timber Export Reporting and Substitution 
Determination

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

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 1004-0058 under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. The respondents are individuals and 
corporations who provide information to the BLM in support of 
applications which pertain to timber export reporting and substitution 
determination requirements.

DATES: The OMB is required to respond to this information collection 
request within 60 days but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, 
written comments should be received on or before March 24, 2010 in 
order to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1004-0058), Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
fax 202-395-5806, or by electronic mail at [email protected]. 
Please mail a copy of your comments to: Bureau Information Collection 
Clearance Officer (WO-630), Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, 
NW., Mail Stop 401 LS, Washington, DC 20240. You may also send a copy 
of your comments by electronic mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Lieurance, Bureau of Land 
Management, Chief, Division of Forestry, at (202) 912-7246. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Timber Export Reporting and Substitution Determination (43 
CFR 5420).
    OMB Number: 1004-0058.
    Forms: 5450-17 (Export Determination), and 5460-17 (Substitution 
Determination).
    Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to extend the 
currently approved collections of information, which enables the agency 
to govern the compliance of Federal timber purchase with timber export 
restrictions. Also to determine whether or not there was a substitution 
of Federal timber for exported private timber.
    60-Day Notice: On August 20, 2009, the BLM published a 60-day 
notice (74 FR 42090) requesting comments on the proposed information 
collection. The comment period ended on October 19, 2009. We did not 
receive any comments from the public in response to this notice or 
unsolicited comments from respondents covered under these regulations.
    Current Action: This proposal is being submitted to extend the 
expiration date of February 28, 2010.
    Type of Review: 3-year extension.
    Affected Public: Individuals and corporations.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Annual Responses: 2.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2.
    There is no filing fee associated with each of these information 
collections. 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 collecting 
the information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
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.
    Please send comments to the addresses listed under ADDRESSES. 
Please refer to OMB control number 1004-0058 in your correspondence. 
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.
[FR Doc. 2010-3349 Filed 2-19-10; 8:45 am]
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