[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28620-28621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11572]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Renewal of Approved Information Collection

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, the Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM) invites public comments on, and plans to request 
approval to continue, the collection of information needed to evaluate 
and process applications for commercial, competitive, and organized 
group recreational uses of the public lands, and individual use of 
special areas. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has assigned 
control number 1004-0119 to this information collection.

DATES: Please submit comments on the proposed information collection by 
July 15, 2013.

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: 1004-0119'' regardless of the form of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Ballenger, at 202-912-7642. 
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 Mr. Ballenger.

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 given an opportunity to comment on information collection 
and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). This 
notice identifies an information collection that the BLM plans to 
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

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information. A summary of the public comments will accompany our 
submission of the information collection requests to OMB.
    Before including your address, phone number, email 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.
    The following information is provided for the information 
collection:
    Title: Permits for Recreation on Public Lands (43 CFR part 2930).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0119.
    Summary: This notice pertains to an information collection that is 
necessary for the management of recreation on public lands. The BLM is 
required to manage commercial competitive and organized group 
recreational uses of the public lands, and individual use of special 
areas. This information allows the BLM to collect the required 
information to authorize and collect fees for recreation use on public 
lands. The currently approved information collection consists of the 
collection of non-form information in accordance with 43 CFR part 2930, 
and Form 2930-1 (Special Recreation Permit Application). Responses are 
required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Forms: Form 2930-1, Special Recreation Permit Application.
    Description of Respondents: Applicants for recreational use of 
public lands managed by the BLM.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 1,208.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 4,832, based on 4 hours per 
response; 1,208 responses.
    Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs: Respondents are not required to 
purchase additional computer hardware or software to comply with this 
information collection. There are no fees involved with this 
information collection.

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-11572 Filed 5-14-13; 8:45 am]
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