Agency Information Collection Activities; Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory Council Application, 17635-17636 [2021-06908]

Download as PDF jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 63 / Monday, April 5, 2021 / Notices the license applicant or any other party to the license proceeding to propose an alternative to a condition or prescription that one or more of the Departments develop for inclusion in a hydropower license issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under the FPA. This provision required that the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Commerce collect the information covered by 1094–0001. Under FPA section 33, the Secretary of the Department involved must accept the proposed alternative if the Secretary determines, based on substantial evidence provided by a party to the license proceeding or otherwise available to the Secretary, (a) that the alternative condition provides for the adequate protection and utilization of the reservation, or that the alternative prescription will be no less protective than the fishway initially proposed by the Secretary, and (b) that the alternative will either cost significantly less to implement or result in improved operation of the project works for electricity production. In order to make this determination, the regulations require that all of the following information be collected: (1) A description of the alternative, in an equivalent level of detail to the Department’s preliminary condition or prescription; (2) an explanation of how the alternative: (i) If a condition, will provide for the adequate protection and utilization of the reservation; or (ii) if a prescription, will be no less protective than the fishway prescribed by the bureau; (3) an explanation of how the alternative, as compared to the preliminary condition or prescription, will: (i) Cost significantly less to implement; or (ii) result in improved operation of the project works for electricity production; (4) an explanation of how the alternative or revised alternative will affect: (i) Energy supply, distribution, cost, and use; (ii) flood control; (iii) navigation; (iv) water supply; (v) air quality; and (vi) other aspects of environmental quality; and (5) specific citations to any scientific studies, literature, and other documented information relied on to support the proposal. This notice of proposed renewal of an existing information collection is being published by the Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, Department of the Interior, on behalf of all three Departments, and the data provided below covers anticipated responses (alternative conditions/ prescriptions and associated information) for all three Departments. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Apr 02, 2021 Jkt 253001 Title of Collection: 7 CFR part 1; 43 CFR part 45; 50 CFR part 221; The Alternatives Process in Hydropower Licensing. OMB Control Number: 1094–0001. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Business or for-profit entities. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 5. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5. Estimated Completion Time per Response: 500 hours. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,500 hours. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Frequency of Collection: Once per alternative proposed. Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None. 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.). Stephen G. Tryon, Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2021–06909 Filed 4–2–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4334–63–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [212 LLHQ640000L18200000.XP0000; OMB Control No. 1004–0204] Agency Information Collection Activities; Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory Council Application Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to renew an information collection. SUMMARY: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 4, 2021. ADDRESSES: Send your written comments on this information collection request (ICR) by mail to Darrin King, Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17635 Management, Attention PRA Office, 440 W 200 S #500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101; or by email to BLM_HQ_PRA_ Comments@blm.gov. Please reference Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1004–0204 in the subject line of your comments. Please note that due to COVID–19, the electronic submission of comments is recommended. To request additional information about this ICR, contact Carrie M. Richardson, BLM National Advisory Council Coordinator, by email at crichardson@ blm.gov. Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY assistance. 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 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under the PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following: (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether or not the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of response. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 17636 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 63 / Monday, April 5, 2021 / Notices Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. 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: The BLM collections the information on the Resource Advisory Council Application (Form No. 1120– 19) to determine education, training, and experience related to possible service on advisory committees established under the authority of Section 309 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1739) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. This information is necessary to ensure that each advisory council is structured to provide fair membership balance, both geographic and interest-specific, in terms of the functions to be performed and points of view to be represented, as prescribed by its charter. This request is for OMB to renew for this OMB control number for an additional three years. Title of Collection: Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory Council Application (43 CFR Subpart 1784). OMB Control Number: 1004–0204. Form Number: 1120–19. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Persons who apply for positions on Resource Advisory Councils. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 200. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 200. Estimated Completion Time per Response: 4 hours. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 800. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Apr 02, 2021 Jkt 253001 The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). especially interested in comments addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to conduct the proper functions of BOEM; (2) what can Darrin A. King, BOEM do to ensure that this Information Collection Clearance Officer. information is processed and used in a [FR Doc. 2021–06908 Filed 4–2–21; 8:45 am] timely manner; (3) is the burden BILLING CODE 4310–84–P estimate accurate; (4) how might BOEM enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (5) how might BOEM minimize the burden of this collection on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management respondents, including minimizing the [OMB Control Number 1010–0072; Docket burden through the use of information ID: BOEM–2017–0016] technology? Comments submitted in response to Agency Information Collection this notice are a matter of public record. Activities; Commercial Prospecting, BOEM will include or summarize each Noncommercial Geological and comment in its request to the Office of Geophysical Exploration, and Management and Budget (OMB) for Scientific Research for Minerals Other approval of this ICR. You should be Than Oil, Gas, and Sulfur on the Outer aware that your entire comment— Continental Shelf including your address, phone number, AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy email address, or other personally Management, Interior. identifiable information—may be ACTION: Notice of information collection; publicly disclosed. In order to inform BOEM’s decision on whether it can request for comment. withhold from disclosure your SUMMARY: In accordance with the personally identifiable information, you Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 must identify any information contained (PRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy in your comments that, if released, Management (BOEM) proposes to renew would constitute a clearly unwarranted an information collection request (ICR) invasion of your privacy, and briefly with revisions. describe possible harmful consequences DATES: Interested persons are invited to of disclosing that information, such as submit comments on or before June 4, embarrassment, injury, or other harm. 2021. While you can ask BOEM in your ADDRESSES: Send your comments on comment to withhold your personally this ICR by mail to the BOEM identifiable information from public Information Collection Clearance disclosure, BOEM cannot guarantee that Officer, Anna Atkinson, Bureau of it will be able to do so. Ocean Energy Management, 45600 BOEM protects proprietary Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia information in accordance with the 20166; or by email to anna.atkinson@ Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. boem.gov. Please reference OMB Control 552) and the Department of the Number 1010–0072 in the subject line of Interior’s implementing regulations (43 your comments. CFR part 2). Title of Collection: Commercial FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Prospecting, Noncommercial Geological request additional information about and Geophysical Exploration, and this ICR, contact Anna Atkinson by email at anna.atkinson@boem.gov, or by Scientific Research for Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulfur on the Outer telephone at 703–787–1025. Continental Shelf (Applicable, in part, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In to 30 CFR part 580). accordance with the Paperwork Abstract: This ICR concerns the Reduction Act of 1995, BOEM provides information collection requirements in the general public and Federal agencies 30 CFR part 580, ‘‘Prospecting for with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing Minerals Other than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur on the Outer Continental Shelf collections of information. This helps [OCS]’’, which includes commercial BOEM assess the impact of our information collection requirements and prospecting and scientific research. This minimize the public’s reporting burden. request also includes information collection requirements related to It also helps the public understand authorizations of noncommercial BOEM’s information collection requirements and provide the requested geological and geophysical (G&G) exploration issued pursuant to section data in the desired format. 11 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands BOEM seeks comments on the proposed ICR described below. BOEM is Act (OCS Lands Act), as amended (43 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 63 (Monday, April 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17635-17636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06908]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[212 LLHQ640000L18200000.XP0000; OMB Control No. 1004-0204]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Bureau of Land 
Management Resource Advisory Council Application

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, the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 4, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send your written comments on this information collection 
request (ICR) by mail to Darrin King, Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
Attention PRA Office, 440 W 200 S #500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101; or by 
email to [email protected]lm.gov. Please reference Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1004-0204 in the subject 
line of your comments. Please note that due to COVID-19, the electronic 
submission of comments is recommended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Carrie M. Richardson, BLM National Advisory 
Council Coordinator, by email at [email protected]. Individuals who 
are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-
800-877-8339 for TTY assistance. 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 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all 
information collections require approval under the PRA. We may not 
conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection 
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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.
    We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.

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    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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: The BLM collections the information on the Resource 
Advisory Council Application (Form No. 1120-19) to determine education, 
training, and experience related to possible service on advisory 
committees established under the authority of Section 309 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1739) and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. This information is necessary 
to ensure that each advisory council is structured to provide fair 
membership balance, both geographic and interest-specific, in terms of 
the functions to be performed and points of view to be represented, as 
prescribed by its charter. This request is for OMB to renew for this 
OMB control number for an additional three years.
    Title of Collection: Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory 
Council Application (43 CFR Subpart 1784).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0204.
    Form Number: 1120-19.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Persons who apply for positions on 
Resource Advisory Councils.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 200.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 200.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 800.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, 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.).

Darrin A. King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-06908 Filed 4-2-21; 8:45 am]
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