[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38070-38071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15171]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO220000.L63100000.PH0000 0113X]


Renewal of Approved Information Collection

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: (1) Continue the collection of information from individuals 
and entities seeking authorization for free use of mineral or 
vegetative materials; and (2) use one form for vegetative materials, 
and a different form for mineral materials. The Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) previously approved this information collection 
activity, and assigned it control number 1004-0001.

DATES: The OMB is required to respond to this information collection 
request within 60 days but may respond after 30 days. For maximum 
consideration, written comments should be received on or before July 
25, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1004-0001), Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
fax 202-395-5806, or by electronic mail at [email protected]. Please provide a copy of your comments to the 
BLM. You may do so via 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: 1004-0001'' regardless of the form of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Bechdolt, at 202-912-7234 
(vegetative material); or George Brown, at 202-912-7118 (mineral 
material),

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respectively. Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339, to 
leave a message for Mr. Bechdolt or Mr. Brown. You may also review the 
information collection request online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521) and OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 provide 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. In order to obtain and 
renew an OMB control number, Federal agencies are required to seek 
public comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities 
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)).
    As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the BLM published a 60-day notice 
in the Federal Register on January 31, 2013 (78 FR 6830), and the 
comment period ended April 1, 2013. The BLM received no comments.
    The BLM now 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 as directed under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please 
refer to OMB control number 1004-0001 in your correspondence. 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: Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative or Mineral 
Materials (43 CFR Parts 3600, 3620, and 5510).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0001.
    Summary: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) collects information 
from respondents for free use permits for vegetative or mineral 
materials in order to: (1) Determine whether the applicant is eligible 
for free use; (2) determine whether the vegetative or mineral materials 
at issue qualify for free use; (3) determine whether free use is 
consistent with pertinent land use plans and authorities; and (4) 
monitor the authorized removal and uses of vegetative and mineral 
materials to ensure sustainable resource management and verify that the 
actual use is consistent with the authorization. At present, the BLM 
uses the same form for free use of both vegetative and mineral 
materials. In this request, the BLM seeks approval to use one form for 
vegetative materials, and a different form for mineral materials.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Proposed Forms:
     Form 3604-1, Free Use Application and Permit For Mineral 
Material; and
     Form 5510-1, Free Use Application and Permit for 
Vegetative Material.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals and entities seeking 
authorization for free use of mineral or vegetative materials.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 410 responses and 246 burden hours.
    Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs: None.
    The estimated annual burdens of this collection are itemized below:

 
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                               A.                                       B.              C.              D.
Type of response                                                       Number of        Time per     Total hours
                                                                       responses        response     (column B x
                                                                                       (minutes)       column C)
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Form 5510-1 Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative                    83              30              42
 Material (Federal, State, or Local Governments)................
Form 5510-1 Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative                    83              30              42
 Material (Nonprofit Organizations).............................
Form 5510-1 Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative                    84              30              42
 Material (Mining Claimants)....................................
Form 3604-1 Free Use Application and Permit for Mineral Material              80              45              60
 (Federal, State, or Local Governments).........................
Form 3604-1 Free Use Application and Permit for Mineral Material              80              45              60
 (Nonprofit Organizations)......................................
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Totals..........................................................             410  ..............             246
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Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-15171 Filed 6-24-13; 8:45 am]
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