[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65747-65748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20712]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[234.LLHQ220000.L10200000.PK0000; OMB Control Number 1004-0041]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Authorizing 
Grazing Use

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 (PRA), 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 25, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection request (ICR) should be sent within 30 days of publication 
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Jessica Phillips by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at 406-490-5654. Individuals in the 
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. 
You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we invite the public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on new, proposed, revised and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the BLM assess impacts of its 
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting 
burden. It also helps the public understand BLM information collection 
requirements and ensure requested data are provided 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 
June 13, 2023 (88 FR 38530). No comments were received in response to 
that notice.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again inviting the public and other Federal agencies to 
comment on the proposed ICR described below. The BLM is especially 
interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility.
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used.
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    Comments submitted 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: The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 (43 U.S.C. 315) and the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701) 
authorize the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to administer the 
livestock grazing program consistent with land use plans, multiple use 
objectives, sustained yield, environmental values, economic 
considerations, and other factors.

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Maintaining accurate records of permittee and lessee qualifications for 
a grazing permit or lease, base property used in conjunction with 
public lands, and the actual use made by livestock authorized to graze 
on the public lands, is an important and integral part of the program 
administration and grazing management. The regulations at 43 CFR 4110.1 
and 43 CFR 4110.2 require application and notice to the BLM to transfer 
grazing preference and to apply for a permit or lease in conjunction 
with a preference transfer. The regulations at 43 CFR 4130.1 require 
existing permittees and lessees to apply to the BLM for changes in 
their authorized grazing. The regulations at 43 CFR 4130.3-2(d) allow 
the BLM to require permittees or lessees operating under a grazing 
permit or lease to submit an actual grazing use report within 15 days 
after completing their annual grazing use, or as otherwise specified in 
the permit or lease. The regulations at 43 CFR 4130.6-1 allow BLM to 
enter into ``exchange-of-use'' agreements with applicants who own or 
control lands that are unfenced and intermingled with public lands 
within an allotment. The BLM requires applicants, permittees, and 
lessees to submit the required information on Forms 4130-1, 4130-1a, 
4130-1b, 4130-3a, 4130-4, and 4130-5. This OMB Control Number is 
currently scheduled to expire on April 30, 2024. The BLM request that 
OMB renew this OMB Control Number for an additional three (3) years.
    Title of Collection: Authorizing Grazing Use (43 CFR subparts 4110 
and 4130).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0041.
    Form Numbers: 4130-1, 4130-1a, 4130-1b, 4130-3a, 4130-4, and 4130-
5.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: 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.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 18,010.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 33,810.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 10 to 35 
minutes, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 7,855.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $30,000.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, 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.).

Darrin King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-20712 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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