[Federal Register: November 24, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 226)]
[Notices]
[Page 68388-68389]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WO-220-1020-PB-24 1A]
Extension of Approved Information Collection OMB Control Number
1004-0041
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be requesting the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing approval to collect
certain information from permittees and lessees on the actual grazing
use by their livestock. BLM requires permittees or lessees to submit
the required information on Forms 4130-1, 4130-1a, 4130-1b, 43130-3a,
4130-4, and 4130-5 under the regulations at 43 CFR subparts 4110 and
4130.
DATES: You must submit your comments to BLM at the address below on or
before January 24, 2005. BLM will not necessarily consider any comments
received after the above date.
ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to: Bureau of Land Management, (WO-
630), Eastern States Office, 7450 Boston Blvd., Springfield, Virginia
22153.
You may send comments via Internet to: WOComment@blm.gov. Please
include ``ATTN 1004-0041'' and your name and return address in your
Internet message.
You may deliver comments to the Bureau of Land Management,
Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620L Street, NW., Washington, DC.
All comments will be available for public review at the L Street
address during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), Monday
through Friday except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Visser, on (775) 861-6492
(Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a telecommunication device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) on 1-
800-877-8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to contact Mr. Visser.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Authorizing Grazing Use (43 CFR 4110 and 4130).
OMB Control Number: 1004-0041.
Abstract: This request for OMB approval is intended to cover all
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information collection in Part 4130, both form and non-form.
5 CFR 1320.12(a) requires that we provide a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning a collection of information to solicit
comments on:
(1) Whether the collection information of information is necessary
for the proper functioning of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimates of the information collection
burden, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions we
use;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and respond, including the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 (43 U.S.C. 315, 315a through 315r)
and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.) authorize the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to administer
the livestock grazing program consistent with land use plans, multiple
us objectives, sustained yield, environmental values, economic
considerations, and other factors. BLM must maintain accurate records
on:
(1) Permittee and lessee qualifications for a grazing permit or
lease;
(2) Base property used in conjunction with public lands; and
(3) The actual use made by livestock authorized to graze on the
public lands.
Form 4130-1, Grazing Schedule
BLM uses the required information on this form to adjudicate
conflicting requests for grazing use, determine legal qualifications of
applicants, issue permits, and document transfers.
Form 4130-1a, Grazing Application--Preference Summary
BLM uses from 4130-1a to verify and confirm information BLM needs
to effectuate a grazing preference transfer.
Form 4130-1b, Grazing Application (Supplemental Information)
BLM uses the required information on this form to certify an
applicant's qualifications for a grazing permit or lease and to provide
other information necessary for the administration of the grazing
permit or lease.
Form 4130-3a. Automated Grazing Application
BLM uses the required information on this form to approve changes
of grazing use within the terms and conditions of permits or leases.
Form 4130-4, Exchange of Use Grazing Agreement
BLM uses this form to exchange grazing of livestock on private
lands during certain periods.
Form 4130-5, Actual Grazing Use Report
BLM uses the required information to determine if we need to adjust
the amount of grazing use or if other management actions are needed.
This form enables us to calculate billings and to monitor and evaluate
livestock grazing use on the public lands.
The burden estimates for each form are listed as follows:
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Forms 4130-1 4130-1a 4130-1b 4130-3a 4130-4 4130-5
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Annual Number of Responses filed.. 6,000 6,000 6,000 7,689 600 15,000
Average Response Time............. 1 20 1 15 1 15 1 14 1 20 1 25
Annual Burden Hours............... 2,000 1,500 1,500 1,794 200 6,250
Cost Per Hour to Respondent....... $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20
Annual Cost....................... $40,000 $30,000 $30,000 $35,880 $4,000 $125,000
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1 In minutes.
We estimate 41,289 responses per year and an annual information
collection burden of 13,244 hours.
BLM will summarize all responses to this notice and include them in
the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: November 18, 2004.
Ian Senio,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-25998 Filed 11-23-04; 8:45 am]
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