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information collection in Part 4130, 

both form and non-form. 

5 CFR 1320.12(a) requires that we 

provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 

Register concerning a collection of 

information to solicit comments on: 

(1) Whether the collection 

information of information is necessary 

for the proper functioning of the agency, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimates of 

the information collection burden, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions we use; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information 

collected; and respond, including the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology.

The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 (43 

U.S.C. 315, 315a through 315r) and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 

authorize the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) to administer the 

livestock grazing program consistent 

with land use plans, multiple us 

objectives, sustained yield, 

environmental values, economic 

considerations, and other factors. BLM 

must maintain accurate records on: 

(1) Permittee and lessee qualifications 

for a grazing permit or lease; 

(2) Base property used in conjunction 

with public lands; and 

(3) The actual use made by livestock 

authorized to graze on the public lands. 

Form 4130–1, Grazing Schedule 

BLM uses the required information on 

this form to adjudicate conflicting 

requests for grazing use, determine legal 

qualifications of applicants, issue 

permits, and document transfers. 

Form 4130–1a, Grazing Application—

Preference Summary 

BLM uses from 4130–1a to verify and 

confirm information BLM needs to 

effectuate a grazing preference transfer. 

Form 4130–1b, Grazing Application 

(Supplemental Information) 

BLM uses the required information on 

this form to certify an applicant’s 

qualifications for a grazing permit or 

lease and to provide other information 

necessary for the administration of the 

grazing permit or lease. 

Form 4130–3a. Automated Grazing 

Application 

BLM uses the required information on 

this form to approve changes of grazing 

use within the terms and conditions of 

permits or leases. 

Form 4130–4, Exchange of Use Grazing 

Agreement 

BLM uses this form to exchange 

grazing of livestock on private lands 

during certain periods. 

Form 4130–5, Actual Grazing Use 

Report 

BLM uses the required information to 

determine if we need to adjust the 

amount of grazing use or if other 

management actions are needed. This 

form enables us to calculate billings and 

to monitor and evaluate livestock 

grazing use on the public lands. 

The burden estimates for each form 

are listed as follows:

Forms 4130–1 4130–1a 4130–1b 4130–3a 4130–4 4130–5 

Annual Number of Responses filed ................................. 6,000 6,000 6,000 7,689 600 15,000 

Average Response Time ................................................. 1 20 1 15 1 15 1 14 1 20 1 25 

Annual Burden Hours ...................................................... 2,000 1,500 1,500 1,794 200 6,250 

Cost Per Hour to Respondent ......................................... $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 

Annual Cost ..................................................................... $40,000 $30,000 $30,000 $35,880 $4,000 $125,000

1 In minutes. 

We estimate 41,289 responses per 

year and an annual information 

collection burden of 13,244 hours. 

BLM will summarize all responses to 

this notice and include them in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record.

Dated: November 18, 2004. 

Ian Senio, 

Bureau of Land Management, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–25998 Filed 11–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[CA–310–0777–XG] 

Notice of Public Meeting: Northeast 

California Resource Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 

(FACA), the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) Northeast California Resource 

Advisory Council will meet as indicated 

below.

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday and Friday, Jan. 13 and 14, 

2005, in the Conference Room of the 

BLM Surprise Field Office, 602 Cressler 

St., Cedarville, California. On Jan. 13, 

the meeting runs from 1 to 5 p.m.; on 

Jan. 14, the session runs from 8 a.m. to 

noon. Time for public comment has 

been set aside for 4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 

13.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Burke, BLM Alturas Field Office 

Manager, (530) 233–4666; or BLM 

Public Affairs Officer Joseph J. Fontana, 

(530) 252–5332.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-

member council advises the Secretary of 

the Interior, through the BLM, on a 

variety of planning and management 

issues associated with public land 

management in Northeast California and 

the northwest corner of Nevada. At this 

meeting, agenda topics will include 

land use planning for the Alturas, Eagle 

Lake and Surprise Field offices, an 

update on the Sagebrush-Steppe 

ecosystem improvement project, an 

update on sage grouse conservation 

planning, Stewardship Contracting, 

establishment of juniper fuelwood 

cutting areas, a prescribed fire update, 

and an update from the Black Rock-High 

Rock subcommittee. All meetings are 

open to the public. Members of the 

public may present written comments to 

the council. Each formal council 

meeting will have time allocated for 

public comments. Depending on the 

number of persons wishing to speak, 

and the time available, the time for 

individual comments may be limited. 

Members of the public are welcome on 

field tours, but they must provide their 

own transportation and lunch. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation and other

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reasonable accommodations, should 

contact the BLM as provided above.

Dated: November 17, 2004. 

Joseph J. Fontana, 

Public Affairs Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–25989 Filed 11–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–926–05–9820–BJ–MT01] 

Montana: Filing of Plat of Survey

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Montana State Office, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of filing of plat of survey.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 

the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, 

Montana, (30) days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Toth, Cadastral Surveyor, Branch 

of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land 

Management, 5001 Southgate Drive, 

P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana 

59107–6800, telephone (406) 896–5121 

or (406) 896–5009.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

survey was executed at the request of 

the U.S. Forest Service and was 

necessary to determine unsurveyed 

Forest Service lands. The lands we 

surveyed are:

Principal Meridian, Montana 

T. 6 N., R. 16 W. 

The plat, in six sheets, representing the 

dependent resurvey of a portion of certain 

mineral surveys, the survey of a portion of 

the subdivisional lines and the subdivision of 

sections 17 and 22, in Township 6 North, 

Range 16 West, Principal Meridian, Montana, 

was accepted November 16, 2004.

We will place copies of the plat, in six 

sheets, and related field notes we 

described in the open files. They will be 

available to the public as a matter of 

information. 

If BLM receives a protest against this 

survey, as shown on this plat, in six 

sheets, prior to the date of the official 

filing, we will stay the filing pending 

our consideration of the protest. 

We will not officially file this plat, in 

six sheets, until the day after we have 

accepted or dismissed all protests and 

they have become final, including 

decisions or appeals.

Dated: November 17, 2004. 

Thomas M. Deiling, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of 

Resources.

[FR Doc. 04–26026 Filed 11–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service 

30-Day Notice of Intention to Request 

Clearance of Collection of Information; 

Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR Part 

1320, Reporting and Record Keeping 

Requirements, the NPS invites 

comments on a submitted request to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to approve an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection (OMB No. 1024–0037). The 

NPS specifically requests comments on 

(1) The need for the information 

including whether the information has 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

reporting burden estimate; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

The NPS requests comments on an 

application form that Federal agencies 

use to issue permits to qualified 

individuals and institutions desiring to 

excavate or remove archeological 

resources from public or Indian lands. 

Copies of the request and related forms 

and explanatory material may be 

obtained by contacting the individual 

named below.

DATES: Public comments will be 

accepted on or before December 27, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

directly to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior (1024–0037), 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, OMB, by fax at 202/394–6566, 

or by electronic mail at 

oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. Submit 

copies of your comments to Dr. Francis 

P. McManamon, Manager, Archeology 

and Ethnography Program, National 

Park Service, 1849 C Street NW. (2275), 

Washington, DC 20240. Street address: 

1201 I Street NW. (2275), Washington, 

DC, 20005, Phone 202/354–2123. Fax: 

202/371–5102. 

If you wish to comment, you may 

submit your comments using several 

methods. You may mail comments to 

the postal address given here. You may 

fax your comments to the fax number 

given. You may also hand-deliver 

comments to the street address given 

here. Our practice is to make comments, 

including names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public review 

during regular business hours. 

Individual respondents may request that 

we withhold their home address from 

the record, which we will honor to the 

extent allowable by law. There also may 

be circumstances in which we would 

withhold from the record a respondent’s 

identity, as allowable by law. If you 

wish us to withhold your name and/or 

address, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comment. However, we will not 

consider anonymous comments. We 

will make all submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

To Request Printed Copies of the 

Documents Contact: Dr. Francis P. 

McManamon, Manager, Archeology and 

Ethnography Program, National Park 

Service. Mailing address: 1849 C Street 

NW. (2275), Washington, DC 20240. 

Street address: 1201 I Street, NW. 

(2275), Washington, DC, 20005, Phone 

202/354–2123. Fax: 202/371–5102.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application For and Issuance of 

Federal Permits Under the 

Archaeological Resources Protection Act 

and the Antiquities Act. 

Departmental Form Numbers: DI–

1926 (permit application), DI–1991 

(permit form). 

OMB Number: 1024–0037. 

Expiration date: 11/30/04

Type of request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Description of need: Information 

collected responds to statutory 

requirements that Federal agencies (1) 

issue permits to qualified individuals 

and institutions desiring to excavate or 

remove archeological resources from 

public or Indian lands, and (2) specify 

terms and conditions, including 

reporting requirements, in permits. The 

information collected is reported 

annually to Congress and is used for 

land management purposes. 

Description of respondents:

Individuals, businesses, academic 

institutions, tribes or tribal members, 

Federal agencies and other parties 

wishing to excavate or remove 

archeological resources from public or 

Indian lands.