[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 194 (Thursday, October 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69547-69548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24152]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Renewal of Approved Information Collection; OMB Control No. 1004-
0019

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 regarding the 
construction and maintenance of range improvement projects. The 
respondents include holders of BLM grazing permits or grazing leases; 
affected individuals and households; and affected tribal, state, and 
county agencies. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously 
approved this information collection activity, and assigned it control 
number 1004-0019.

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 
November 7, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004-0019), 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: 1004-0019'' regardless of the form of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Hackett, at 202-912-7216. 
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 Ms. Hackett. You may also review the information collection request 
online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/.

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 March 30, 2016 (81 FR 17728), and the 
comment period ended May 31, 2016. The BLM received one comment. The 
comment was a general invective about the Federal government, the 
Department of the Interior, and the BLM. It did not address, and was 
not germane to, this information collection. Therefore, we have not 
changed the collection in response to the comment. 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

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refer to OMB control number 1004-0019 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 pertains to this request:
    Title: Grazing Management: Range Improvements Agreements and 
Permits (43 CFR Subpart 4120).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0019.
    Summary: This request pertains to range improvements on public 
lands managed by the BLM. Range improvements enhance or improve 
livestock grazing management, improve watershed conditions, enhance 
wildlife habitat, or serve similar purposes. At times, the BLM may 
require holders of grazing permits or gazing leases to install range 
improvements to meet the terms and conditions of their permits or 
leases. Operators may also come to the BLM with proposals for range 
improvements. Often the BLM, operators, and other interested parties 
work together and jointly contribute to construction of range 
improvements in order to facilitate improved grazing management or 
enhance other multiple uses. Cooperators may include lenders which 
provide the funds that operators contribute for improvements.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Forms:
     Form 4120-6 (Cooperative Range Improvement Agreement); and
     Form 4120-7 (Range Improvement Permit).
    Description of Respondents: Holders of BLM grazing permits or 
grazing leases; affected individuals and households; and affected 
tribal, state, and county agencies.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 1,110.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,640.
    Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs: None.
    The estimated burdens are itemized in the following table:

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                                                                                                  D. Total hours
                       A. Type of response                         B. Number of    C. Hours per     (column B x
                                                                     responses       response        column C)
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Cooperative Range Improvement Agreement.........................             500               2           1,000
43 CFR 4120.3-2.................................................
Form 4120-6 and related non-form information....................
Range Improvement Permit........................................              30               2              60
43 CFR 4120.3-3.................................................
Form 4120-7 and related non-form information....................
Affected Public/Individuals and Households......................              50               1              50
43 CFR 4120.5-1.................................................
Affected Public/Tribal, State, and County Agencies..............             530               1             530
43 CFR 4120.5-2.................................................
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    Total.......................................................           1,110  ..............           1,640
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Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-24152 Filed 10-5-16; 8:45 am]
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