Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Grazing Permits; Request for Comments, 22612-22613 [2010-9886]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Indian Affairs Bureau

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 82 (Thursday, April 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22612-22613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9886]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Grazing Permits; 
Request for Comments

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Submission to the Office of Management and Budget.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting the information collection, titled 
``Grazing Permits, 25 CFR 166'' to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for renewal. The information collection is currently authorized 
by OMB Control Number 1076-0157, which expires April 30, 2010. The 
information collection requires anyone seeking to obtain, modify, or 
assign a grazing permit for grazing on Indian trust or restricted land 
to submit certain information for review by the BIA.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to the 
Desk Officer for Department of the Interior at the Office of Management 
and Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395-5806 or you may send an e-mail 
to: OIRA--DOCKET@ omb.eop.gov. Please send a copy of your comments to 
David Edington, Office of Trust Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 4655, 
Washington, DC 20240, facsimile: (202) 219-0006, or e-mail 
David.Edington@bia.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may request further information or 
obtain copies of the information collection request submission from 
David Edington, telephone: (202) 513-0886.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The BIA is seeking renewal and revision of the information 
collection conducted under 25 CFR part 166, related to grazing on trust 
or restricted land. This information collection allows BIA to receive 
the information necessary

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to determine whether an applicant to obtain, modify, or assign a 
grazing permit on trust or restricted lands is eligible and complies 
with all applicable grazing requirements. Some of this information is 
collected on forms that are being revised or newly instituted. 
Currently approved forms have been updated to simplify language and 
update regulatory citations. New forms have been put in place to 
implement existing regulatory requirements. No third party notification 
or public disclosure burden is associated with this collection. 
Adjustments were made to the approved burden hours for this information 
collection to better account for the process of obtaining a grazing 
permit and to account for previously unidentified information 
collection requirements contained in existing regulatory requirements.

II. Request for Comments

    The BIA published a notice seeking public comment on February 25, 
2010. See 75 FR 8731. No comments were received in response to that 
notice. The BIA requests that you send your comments on this collection 
to the locations listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your comments should 
address: (a) The necessity of the information collection for the proper 
performance of the agencies, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agencies' estimate of 
the burden (hours and cost) of the collection of information, including 
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways we could 
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) ways we could minimize the burden of the collection 
of the information on the respondents, such as through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Please note that an agency may not sponsor or conduct, and an 
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it 
has a valid OMB Control Number.
    It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for 
review at the BIA location listed in the ADDRESSES section during the 
hours of 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday except for 
legal holidays. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 
address or other personally identifiable information, be advised that 
your entire comment--including your personally identifiable 
information--may be made public at any time. While you may request that 
we withhold your personally identifiable information, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1076-0157.
    Title: Grazing Permits, 25 CFR 166.
    Brief Description of Collection: Submission of this information 
allows individuals or organizations to obtain a grazing permit on trust 
or restricted land and provide notice with regard to land that is the 
subject of a grazing permit. This information collection also allows 
individual Indians to provide authority to BIA to grant grazing 
privileges on allotments they own. Some of this information is 
collected on the following forms: Form 5-5423--Performance Bond, Form 
5-5514--Bid for Grazing Privileges, Form 5-5515--Grazing Permit, Form 
5-5516--Grazing Permit for Organized Tribes, Form 5-5519--Cash Penal 
Bond, Form 5-5521--Certificate and Application for On-and-Off Grazing 
Permit, Form 5522--Modification of Grazing Permit, Form 5-5523--
Assignment of Grazing Permit, Form 5-5524--Application for Allocation 
of Grazing Privileges, Form 5-5525--Authority to Grant Grazing 
Privileges on Allotted Lands, Form 5-5527--Stock Counting Record, and 
Form 5-5529--Removable Range Improvement Records. Response is required 
to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Tribes, tribal organizations, individual Indians, and 
non-Indian individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 8,200 individual Indian allottee landowners 
and 1,000 tribes, tribal organizations, and individuals.
    Total Number of Responses: 12,820.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,272 hours.
    Total Annual Non-Hour Cost to Respondents: $0.

Alvin Foster,
Chief Information Officer--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-9886 Filed 4-28-10; 8:45 am]
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