[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81523-81524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33233]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Proposed Information Collection; Federal Advisory Committee 
Background Information Nomination Form

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) invites comments on a proposed 
collection of information from applicants for membership in advisory 
committees. After the close of the comment period, the BLM will submit 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

DATES: Submit comments on the proposed information collection by 
February 27, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, fax, or electronic mail.
    Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
1849 C Street, NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: Jean Sonneman, Washington, 
DC 20240.
    Fax: to Jean Sonneman at (202) 245-0050.
    Electronic mail: [email protected].
    Please indicate ``Attn: 1004-XXXX'' regardless of the form of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Sandoval, at (202) 208-4294. 
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. Sandoval.

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 be given an opportunity to comment on proposed information 
collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This 
notice identifies an information collection that the BLM will submit to 
OMB for approval. 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.
    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 our 
submission of the information collection requests to OMB.
    The following information is provided for the information 
collection:
    Title: Federal Advisory Committee Background Information Nomination 
Form.
    Forms:
     Resource Advisory Council Background Information 
Nomination Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-XXXX.
    Abstract: The BLM seeks to collect information to determine 
education, training, and experience related to possible service on 
advisory committees established under the authority of Section 309 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1739) and the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. This information is 
necessary to ensure that each advisory committee is structured to 
provide fair membership balance, both geographic and interest-specific, 
in terms of the functions to be performed and points of view to be 
represented, as prescribed by its charter.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 200 applicants 
annually

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for possible service on advisory committees.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 800 hours 
annually.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
None.
    Before including your address, telephone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comments, be advised 
that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask in your comment to withhold from public review your personal 
identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do 
so.

Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-33233 Filed 12-27-11; 8:45 am]
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