Notice2023-20712
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Authorizing Grazing Use
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Published
September 25, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65747-65748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20712]
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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; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 (PRA),
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 25, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection request (ICR) should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Jessica Phillips by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1abacb1a9a8adada8b1b281a3adacefa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d17100d15141111140d0e3d1f1110531a120b">[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 PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we invite the public and other Federal
agencies to comment on new, proposed, revised and continuing
collections of information. This helps the BLM assess impacts of its
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting
burden. It also helps the public understand BLM information collection
requirements and ensure requested data are provided 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
June 13, 2023 (88 FR 38530). No comments were received in response to
that notice.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again inviting the public and other Federal agencies to
comment on the proposed ICR described below. The BLM is 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 might the agency 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
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
Comments submitted 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: 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.
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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 request that
OMB renew this OMB Control Number for an additional three (3) 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 King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-20712 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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