Notice2023-12622
Agency Information Collection Activities; Authorizing Grazing Use
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Published
June 13, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38530-38531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#33717f7e6c7b626c6361726c705c5e5e565d474073515f5e1d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d89a949587908987888a99879bb7b5b5bdb6acab98bab4b5f6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a>. 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbb1b6abb3b2b7b7b2aba89bb9b7b6f5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c4aea9b4acada8a8adb4b784a6a8a9eaa3abb2">[email protected]</span></a>, 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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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