[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17683-17685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07369]


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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-
0041

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 from applicants for 
grazing permits and leases, and from holders of grazing permits and 
leases. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has assigned control 
number 1004-0041 to this information collection.

DATES: Please submit comments on the proposed information collection by 
June 12, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, fax, or electronic mail.
    Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
1849 C

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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: 1004-0041'' 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 Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339, to leave a message for Ms. 
Hackett.

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 
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: Authorizing Grazing Use (43 CFR subparts 4110 and 4130).
    Forms:
     Form 4130-1, Grazing Schedule--Grazing Application;
     Form 4130-1a, Grazing Preference Transfer Application and 
Preference Application (Base Property Preference Attachment and 
Assignment);
     Form 4130-1b, Grazing Application Supplemental 
Information;
     Form 4130-3a, Automated Grazing Application;
     Form 4130-4, Application for Exchange-of-Use Grazing 
Agreement; and
     Form 4130-5, Actual Grazing Use Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0041.
    Abstract: The BLM is required by the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 
315--315r) and Subchapter IV of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1751-1753) to manage domestic livestock grazing on 
public lands consistent with land use plans, the principles of multiple 
use and sustained yield, and other relevant factors. Compliance with 
these statutory provisions necessitates collection of information on 
matters such as permittee and lessee qualifications for a grazing 
permit or lease, base property used in conjunction with public lands, 
and the actual use of public lands for domestic livestock grazing.
    Frequency of Collection: The BLM collects the information on Forms 
4130-1, 4130-1a, 4130-1b, and 4130-4 on occasion. The BLM collects the 
information on Forms 4130-3a and 4130-5 annually. Responses are 
required in order to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Any U.S. citizen 
or validly licensed business may apply for a BLM grazing permit or 
lease. The BLM administers nearly 18,000 permits and leases for grazing 
domestic livestock, at least part of the year on public lands. Most 
permits and leases are in effect for 10 years and are renewable if the 
BLM determines that the terms and conditions of the expiring permit or 
lease are being met.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 33,610 
responses and 7,703 hours annually.
    Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs: $8,000.
    Estimates of the burdens are itemized below:

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                                                                                     Time per
                        Type of response                             Number of       response       Total hours
                                                                     responses       (minutes)
A.                                                                            B.              C.              D.
                                                                                                     (Column B x
                                                                                                       Column C)
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Grazing Schedule--Grazing Application 43 CFR 4130.1-1, Form 4130-          3,000              15             750
 1..............................................................
Grazing Preference Application and Preference Transfer                       800              35             467
 Application (Base Property Preference Attachment and
 Assignment, 43 CFR 4110.1(c), 4110.2-1(c), 4110.2-3, and 4130.8-
 3, Form 4130-1a and related nonform information................
Grazing Application Supplemental Information, 43 CFR 4110.1 and              800              30             400
 4130.7 Form 4130-1b............................................
Automated Grazing Application, 43 CFR 4130.4 Form 4130-3a.......          14,000              10           2,333
Application for Exchange-of-Use Grazing Agreement, (43 CFR                    10              18               3
 4130.6-1), Form 4130-4.........................................
Actual Grazing Use Report, 43 CFR 4130.3-2(d) Form 4130-5.......          15,000              15           3,750
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    Totals......................................................          33,610  ..............           7,703
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Authorities

    The authorities for this action are the Taylor Grazing Act (43 
U.S.C. 315-315r), Subchapter IV of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1751-1753), and the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521).

Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-07369 Filed 4-11-17; 8:45 am]
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