[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1884-1885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00196]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Renewal of Approved Information Collection
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
March 11, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by 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: 1004-0041'' 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 Information 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 the 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 the 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
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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 Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315-315n) and
Subchapters III and IV of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(43 U.S.C. 1731-1753) authorize and require BLM management of domestic
livestock grazing on public lands consistent with land use plans, the
principles of multiple use and sustained yield, environmental values,
economic considerations, 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, mostly cattle and sheep, at least part of the year
on public lands. Permits and leases generally cover a 10-year period
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: 33,810
responses and 7,811 hours annually.
Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs: $30,000.
Estimates of the burdens are itemized below:
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A. B. C. D.
Type of response Number of Time per Total
responses response hours
(minutes) (B x C)
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Grazing Schedule--Grazing Application, 43 CFR 4130.1-1, Form 3,000 15 750
4130-1.........................................................
Grazing Preference Application and Preference Transfer 900 35 525
Application (Base Property Preference Attachment and
Assignment), 43 CFR 4110.1(c), 4110.2-1(c), and 4110.2-3, Form
4130-1a and related nonform information........................
Grazing Application Supplemental Information, 43 CFR 4110.1 and 900 30 450
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...................................................... 33,810 .............. 7,811
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Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-00196 Filed 1-9-14; 8:45 am]
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