[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25305-25307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11380]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Protection, 
Management, and Control of Wild Horses and Burros

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 from those who wish to 
adopt and obtain title to wild horses and burros. The OMB previously 
approved this information collection activity, and assigned it control 
number 1004-0042.

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 1, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004-0042), Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, fax 202-395-5806,

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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: 1004-0042'' regardless of the form of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holle Waddell, at 405-579-1860. 
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 Mrs. 
Waddell. 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 October 31, 2018 (83 FR 54773), and the 
comment period ended December 31, 2018. The BLM received one 
substantive comment outlining concerns regarding the combining of the 
sales and adoption applications on a single form. The commenter 
explained that by having a combined form it may be more difficult for 
the public to obtain records from the BLM on individual adoptions and 
sales. The new format of the combined sales and adoption form results 
in minimal burdens on the public and would allow the BLM to implement 
sales and adoptions at minimal costs. The public will continue to be 
able to obtain data about sales and adoptions separately from the BLM. 
Consequently, the BLM sees no reason to separate the sales and adoption 
form.
    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 1004-0042 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: Protection, Management, and Control of Wild Horses and 
Burros (43 CFR part 4700).
    Forms: Form 4710-10, Application for Adoption/Sale of Wild Horse(s) 
and Burro(s); 4710-24, Foster Care/Training Facility Requirement Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0042.
    Abstract: This notice pertains to the collection of information 
that enables the BLM to administer its private maintenance (i.e., 
adoption and sale) program for wild horses and burros. The BLM uses the 
information to determine if applicants are qualified to provide humane 
care and proper treatment to wild horses and burros in compliance with 
the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act (16 U.S.C. 1331-1340).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Those who wish to adopt or purchase and 
obtain title or bill of sale to wild horses and burros.
    Estimated Number of Responses Annually: 7,943.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden Annually: 
3,822.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden 
Annually: $2,400.
    The estimated burdens are itemized in the following table:

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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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Application for Adoption and Sale of Wild Horses or Burros 43              7,400              30           3,700
 CFR 4750.3-1 and 4750.3-2 Form 4710-10.........................
Supporting Information and Certification for Private Maintenance               6              10               1
 of More Than Four Wild Horses or Burros 43 CFR 4750.3-3........
Request to Terminate Private Maintenance and Care Agreement 43                75              30              38
 CFR 4750.4-3...................................................
Request for Replacement Animals or Refund 43 CFR 4750.4-4.......              12              30               6
Facility Requirement Form Form 4710-24..........................             450              10              75
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    Totals......................................................           7,943  ..............           3,820
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    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Chandra Little,
Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2019-11380 Filed 5-30-19; 8:45 am]
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