[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17732-17733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07090]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO320000 L13300000.FW0000 013X]


Renewal of Approved Information Collection; Control No. 1004-0001

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 that enables the 
BLM to collect information from applicants for free use permits for 
vegetative or mineral materials. The Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) has assigned control number 1004-0001 to this information 
collection.

DATES: Please submit comments on the proposed information collection by 
May 31, 2016.

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: 1004-0001'' regardless of the form of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Bechdolt, at 202-912-7234 
(vegetative materials); or George Brown, at 202-912-7118 (mineral 
materials). 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 Mr. Bechdolt or Mr. Brown.

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

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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 pertains to this request:
    Title: Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative or Mineral 
Materials (43 CFR parts 3600, 3620, and 5510).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0001.
    Summary: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) collects information 
from respondents for free use permits for vegetative or mineral 
materials in order to: (1) Determine whether the applicant is eligible 
for free use, (2) Determine whether the vegetative or mineral materials 
at issue qualify for free use; (3) Determine whether free use is 
consistent with pertinent land use plans and authorities; and (4) 
Monitor the authorized removal and uses of vegetative and mineral 
materials to ensure sustainable resource management and verify that the 
actual use is consistent with the authorization. The BLM seeks approval 
to continue to use one form for vegetative materials, and different 
forms for mineral materials.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Forms:
     3604-1a, Free Use Permit Application for Mineral 
Materials;
     3604-1b, Free Use Permit for Mineral Materials; and
     5510-1, Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative 
Materials.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals seeking authorization for 
free use of mineral or vegetative materials.
    Estimated Annual Responses:
     160 mineral materials applications; and
     100 vegetative material applications.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
     120 burden hours for mineral materials;
     75 burden hours for vegetative materials.
    Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs: None.
    The estimated annual burdens of this collection are itemized below:

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                                                                                                    Total hours
                        Type of response                             Number of       Hours per      (Column B x
                                                                     responses       response        Column C)
A                                                                              B               C               D
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3604-1a, Free Use Permit Application for Mineral Materials and               160            0.75             120
 3604-1b, Free Use Permit for Mineral Materials.................
Form 5510-1, Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative                  100            0.75              75
 Materials......................................................
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    Totals......................................................             260  ..............             195
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Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-07090 Filed 3-29-16; 8:45 am]
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