Renewal of Approved Information Collection, 35236-35238 [2011-14984]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management
• Land Management Bureau

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35236-35238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14984]


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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: 30-day Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for a 3-year renewal of OMB Control Number 1004-0041 under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. This control number covers paperwork 
requirements approval to continue the collection of information from 
applicants for grazing permits and leases, and from holders of grazing 
permits and leases.

DATES: The OMB is required to respond to this information collection 
request within 60 days but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, 
written comments should be received on or before July 18, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1004-0041), Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
fax 202-395-5806, or by electronic mail at oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to the BLM. You may do so via 
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: Jean Sonneman at fax number 202-912-7181.
    Electronic mail: jean_sonneman@blm.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Hackett, Division of

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Rangeland Resources, 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. 
You may also review the information collection request online at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521) and OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 provide 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 
information, you are not obligated to respond. 44 U.S.C. 3506 and 3507. 
In order to obtain and renew an OMB control number, Federal agencies 
are required to seek public comment on information collection and 
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). For this 
control number, the BLM requests comments on the following subjects:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper functioning of the BLM, including whether the information will 
have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of the BLM's estimate of the burden of collecting 
the information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    4. How to minimize the information collection burden on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Please send comments as directed under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please 
refer to OMB control number 1004-0041 in your correspondence. Before 
including your address, phone number, e-mail 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 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 the BLM to manage 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. In order to meet those 
goals, it is necessary to collection 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 made 
by livestock authorized to graze on the public lands.
    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. The following table details the 
individual components and respective hour burdens of this information 
collection request:

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                                                                                     Time per
                        Type of response                             Number of       response       Total hours
                                                                     responses       (minutes)
A                                                                              B               C         (B x C)
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Grazing Schedule--Grazing Application...........................           3,000              15             750
    (43 CFR 4130.1-1)
    Form 4130-1
Grazing Preference Application and Preference Transfer                       900              35             525
 Application (Base Property Preference Attachment and
 Assignment)....................................................
    1(43 CFR 4110.1(c), 4110.2-1(c), and 4110.2-3)
    Form 4130-1a and related nonform information
Grazing Application Supplemental Information....................             900              30             450
    (43 CFR 4110.1 and 4130.7)
    Form 4130-1b
Automated Grazing Application...................................          14,000              10           2,333
    (43 CFR 4130.4)
    Form 4130-3a
Application for Exchange-of-Use Grazing Agreement...............              10              18               3
    (43 CFR 4130.6-1)
    Form 4130-4
Actual Grazing Use Report.......................................          15,000              15           3,750
    (43 CFR 4130.3-2(d))
    Form 4130-5
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        Totals..................................................          33,810  ..............           7,811
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    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' 
Burden: $30,000.
    60-Day Notice: As required in 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the BLM published a 
60-day notice in the Federal Register on January 25, 2011 (76 FR 4369), 
soliciting comments from the public and other interested parties. The 
comment period closed on March 28, 2010. The BLM received one comment. 
The comment was a general invective about the Federal government, the 
Department of the Interior, and the BLM. It did not address, and was 
not germane to, this information collection. Therefore, we have not 
changed the information collection in response to the comment.

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-14984 Filed 6-15-11; 8:45 am]
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