Agency Information Collection Activities; Authorizing Grazing Use, 38530-38531 [2023-12622]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38530-38531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12622]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[234.LLHQ220000.L10200000.PK0000; OMB Control Number 1004-0041]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Authorizing Grazing Use

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) proposes to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 14, 2023.

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]. Please reference Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1004-0041 in the subject 
line of your comments. Please note that the electronic submission of 
comments is recommended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Jessica Phillips by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at 406-490-5654. Individuals in the 
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. 
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 the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
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 the agency might minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological

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collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    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 Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 (43 U.S.C. 315) and the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701) 
authorize the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to administer the 
livestock grazing program consistent with land use plans, multiple use 
objectives, sustained yield, environmental values, economic 
considerations, and other factors. Maintaining accurate records of 
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, is an important 
and integral part of the program administration and grazing management. 
The regulations at 43 CFR 4110.1 and 43 CFR 4110.2 require application 
and notice to the BLM to transfer grazing preference and to apply for a 
permit or lease in conjunction with a preference transfer. The 
regulations at 43 CFR 4130.1 require existing permittees and lessees to 
apply to the BLM for changes in their authorized grazing. The 
regulations at 43 CFR 4130.3-2(d) allow the BLM to require permittees 
or lessees operating under a grazing permit or lease to submit an 
actual grazing use report within 15 days after completing their annual 
grazing use, or as otherwise specified in the permit or lease. The 
regulations at 43 CFR 4130.6-1 allow BLM to enter into ``exchange-of-
use'' agreements with applicants who own or control lands that are 
unfenced and intermingled with public lands within an allotment. The 
BLM requires applicants, permittees, and lessees to submit the required 
information on Forms 4130-1, 4130-1a, 4130-1b, 4130-3a, 4130-4, and 
4130-5. This OMB Control Number is currently scheduled to expire on 
April 30, 2024. The BLM plans to request that OMB renew this OMB 
Control Number for an additional three years.
    Title of Collection: Authorizing Grazing Use (43 CFR subparts 4110 
and 4130).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0041.
    Form Numbers: 4130-1, 4130-1a, 4130-1b, 4130-3a, 4130-4, and 4130-
5.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: 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, at least part of the year on public lands.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 18,010.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 33,810.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 10 to 35 
minutes, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 7,855.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $30,000.
    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. 2023-12622 Filed 6-12-23; 8:45 am]
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