[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3650-3651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1201]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Renewal and Revision of Information Collection, OMB Control 
Number 1004-0009

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) to continue the collection of information from individuals, State 
and local governments, and the private sector in applications to use, 
occupy, or develop public lands administered by the BLM. This 
information collection activity was previously approved by the OMB, and 
was assigned control number 1004-0009.

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 February 22, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB  1004-0009), Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, by 
fax 202-395-5806, or by electronic mail at [email protected]. 
Please send a copy of your comments to the BLM by mail, fax, or 
electronic mail.
    Mail: Bureau Information Collection Clearance Officer (WO-630), 
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 401 LS, 
Washington, DC 20240.
    Electronic mail: [email protected].
    Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202-912-7102. Regardless of the form of 
your comment, please indicate ``OMB  1004-0009.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection request, contact Vanessa Engle, Division of Lands, Realty, 
and Cadastral Survey, at 202-912-7339. Persons who use a 
telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339, to leave a message 
for Ms. Engle.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act 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. 44 U.S.C. 
3506 and 3507.
    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 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 4700.
    The following information is provided for the information 
collection:
    Title: Land Use Application and Permit (43 CFR Part 2920).
    Forms: Form 2920-1, Land Use Application and Permit.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0009.
    Abstract: Section 302 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1732) and regulations at 43 CFR part 2920

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authorize the issuance of leases, permits, and easements for the use, 
occupancy, or development of public lands administered by the BLM. 
Respondents may be individuals, large or small private entities, or 
State and local governments. They may use Form 2910-1 to apply for 
leases, permits, or easements, and the BLM uses the information 
collected on Form 2920-1 to determine whether or not to grant the 
applications.
    Various land uses may be authorized under FLPMA Section 302 and 43 
CFR part 2920. Examples may include commercial filming, advertising 
displays, commercial or noncommercial croplands, apiaries, livestock 
holding or feeding areas not related to grazing permits and leases, 
harvesting of native or introduced species, temporary or permanent 
facilities for commercial purposes (other than mining claims), ski 
resorts, construction equipment storage sites, assembly yards, oil rig 
stacking sites, mining claim occupancy if the residential structures 
are not incidental to the mining operation, and water pipelines and 
well pumps related to irrigation and non-irrigation facilities.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 407 responses 
annually: 66 from individuals, 45 from State and local governments, 286 
typical responses from the private sector, and 10 complex responses 
from the private sector.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The 
estimated annual reporting burden for this collection is 1,597 hours: 
66 hours for individuals, 45 hours for State and local governments, 286 
hours for typical responses from the private sector, and 1,200 hours 
for complex responses from the private sector.
    The burdens for complex responses from the private sector reflect 
the uses sought in those applications, which may involve substantial 
construction, development, or land improvements. Typical responses from 
the private sector, as well as responses from individuals and State and 
local governments, seek authorization for uses involving few or no land 
improvements, construction, investment, or alteration of public lands.
    60-Day Notice: As required by 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the BLM published 
the 60-day notice in the Federal Register on August 3, 2010 (75 FR 
45649), soliciting comments from the public and other interested 
parties. The comment period closed on October 4, 2010. The BLM did not 
receive any comments from the public in response to this notice, and 
did not receive any unsolicited comments.
    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 1004-0009 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. 2011-1201 Filed 1-19-11; 8:45 am]
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