Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Forest Management Decision Protest Process and Log Export and Substitution, 27156-27157 [2019-12255]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27156-27157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12255]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO220000.L63100000.PH0000; OMB Control Number 1004-0058]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Forest 
Management Decision Protest Process and Log Export and Substitution

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are proposing to renew an 
information collection with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 11, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
by facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to the BLM at U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1849 C Street NW, Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 20240, 
Attention: Jean Sonneman; or by email to [email protected]. Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1004-0058 in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Christian Schumacher by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at 202-912-7433. You may also view 
the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
December 28, 2018 (83 FR 67338). No comments were received.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the 
proper functions of the BLM; (2) will this information be processed and 
used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) 
how might the BLM enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the BLM minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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.
    Abstract: Control number 1004-0058, as currently approved, 
authorizes the collection of information that assists the BLM in 
enforcing timber export and substitution prohibitions. The BLM now 
requests that control number 1004-0058 be renewed and revised by adding 
two information collection activities that have been in use without a 
control number.
    One addition, ``Log Scale and Disposition of Timber Removed 
Report,'' requires purchasers of Federal timber to report volumes of 
timber removed from Federal lands, and to identify processors of 
timber. Like the previously approved information collection activities, 
this activity assists

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the BLM in enforcing timber export and substitution prohibitions.
    The other addition, ``Protests,'' provides an opportunity to seek 
administrative remedies for forest management decisions.
    Title of Collection: Forest Management Decision Protest Process and 
Log Export and Substitution.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0058.
    Form Numbers: 5450-17, 5460-15, and 5460-17.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Purchasers of Federal timber, their 
affiliates, and any person who wishes to protest a BLM forest 
management decision.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 325.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 325.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 to 10 hours, 
depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 550.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $0.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-12255 Filed 6-10-19; 8:45 am]
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