[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28658-28659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13245]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO250000.18XL1109AF.L12200000.PM0000; OMB Control Number 1004-0165]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Cave 
Management: Cave Nominations and Confidential Information

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are proposing to renew an 
information collection with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 20, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to the BLM at U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1849 C Street NW, Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 20240, 
Attention: Jean Sonneman; or by email to [email protected]. Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1004-0165 in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Jonathan Jasper by email at [email protected], or 
by telephone at 435-688-3264. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format. A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
January 16, 2018 (83 FR 2180). The comment period closed on March 19, 
2018. On April 12, 2018, 24 days after the comment period closed, the 
BLM received one comment via email. The comment referred specifically 
to the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments.
    Except for the mention of the OMB control number in the title of 
the comment, the comment did not mention the information collection, 
and the BLM has taken no action to revise the information collection in 
response to the comment. The BLM Information Collection Clearance 
Officer has forwarded the comments to the appropriate BLM staff for 
consideration.
    We are again soliciting comments on the ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the BLM; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the BLM enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the BLM minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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.
    Abstract: Land-management agencies within the Department of the 
Interior use the information in order to comply with the Federal Cave 
Resources Protection Act (FCRPA), 16 U.S.C. 4301 through 4310 and the 
Department's regulations at 43 CFR part 37. The FRCPA requires these 
agencies to identify and protect ``significant'' caves on Federal lands 
within their respective jurisdictions, and allows agencies to disclose 
to the public the location of significant caves only in limited 
circumstances. However, the FRCPA and BLM regulations also authorize 
certain individuals, organizations, and governmental agencies to 
request confidential cave information.
    Previously, the activities in this control number were not 
separated into collections from individuals, from the private sector, 
and from state, local, and

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tribal governments. This request revises the control number, and 
thereby corrects that omission, by adding specific activities for the 
latter two categories of respondents, and by adding to the previous 
activity labels the word ``individuals.''
    Title of Collection: Cave Management: Cave Nominations and Requests 
for Confidential Information.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0165.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Governmental agencies and the public 
may submit cave nominations pursuant to section 4 of the FCRPA (16 
U.S.C. 4303) and 43 CFR 37.11. Requests for confidential information 
may be submitted pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 4304 and 43 CFR 37.12 by:
     Federal and state governmental agencies;
     Bona fide educational and research institutions; and
     Individuals and organizations assisting a land management 
agency with cave management activities.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 28.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 28.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 hour to 11 
hours, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 278.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-13245 Filed 6-19-18; 8:45 am]
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