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on the merits of a request using various 

methods of determination, such as 

compatibility, funding and other 

resource availability to ensure adequate 

protection of refuge resources and the 

visiting public, etc., before issuing a 

Special Use Permit. (3) Again, the refuge 

manager may determine that, in some 

cases, farming activities are a 

management tool that may answer the 

criteria outlined in answer (2) and are 

compatible with the purpose for which 

their particular refuge was established.

Comment: We received two comments 

from ham radio operators that disagreed 

with the decision by the refuge manager 

to deny issuance of a permit for the 

purpose of receiving and broadcasting 

transmissions. The requestors felt this 

request was not incompatible with the 

purposes for which the refuge was 

established. 

Response: The purpose of this notice 

was to solicit comments on information 

collection requirements for Special Use 

Permit applications in the National 

Wildlife Refuge System. These 

comments relate not to the purpose of 

the notice itself, but rather to the 

compatibility decisionmaking process 

whereby a refuge manager decides 

whether or not to allow a public use on 

a national wildlife refuge. Because these 

comments are not substantive to the 

purpose of this notice and this is not the 

appropriate venue for the commenters 

to resolve their concerns, we will not 

address those concerns in this forum. 

Comment: We received a comment 

that suggested that the Special Use 

Permit application be made available 

online for potential permittees to 

download themselves and fill out to cut 

down on ‘‘hard paper’’ and facilitate 

electronic issuance of the permits. 

Response: We have considered 

electronic access to and processing of 

Special Use Permits. However, for the 

purposes of proper management 

oversight, control, and enforcement of 

permit condition violations (e.g., 

original signature on permit 

application), and ensuring local 

conditions are considered as part of 

each request, we elect at this time to 

continue with the existing local paper 

system. However, during this renewal 

period, we will be studying the 

feasibility of separating the application 

from the permit and making the 

application available online for 

electronic submission. 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997 that amends 

the National Wildlife Refuge 

Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 

668dd–668ee) requires that we 

authorize economic privileges on any 

national wildlife refuge by permit only 

when the activity will be compatible 

with and contribute to refuge purposes 

(50 CFR 29.21). We will provide the 

permit applications as requested by 

interested citizens. We will use 

information provided on the required 

written forms and verbal explanatory 

information to ensure that the applicant 

is eligible for the permit. We make 

provision in our general refuge 

regulations for public entry for 

specialized purposes, including 

economic activities such as the 

operation of guiding and other visitor 

services on refuges by concessionaires 

or cooperators under the appropriate 

legal instrument or special use permits 

(50 CFR 25.41, 25.61, 26.36, 27.71, 

27.91, 27.97, 29.1, 29.2, 30.11, 31.2, 

31.13, 31.14, 31.16, and 43 CFR 5). 

These regulations provide the 

authorities and procedures for allowing 

permits on refuges outside of Alaska. 

We will use this permit to authorize 

such items as farming operations 

(haying and grazing, 50 CFR 29.2), 

beneficial management tools that we use 

to provide the best habitat possible on 

some refuges (50 CFR 30.11, 31.14, 

31.16), recreational visitor service 

operations (50 CFR 25.41 and 25.61), 

commercial filming (50 CFR 27.71), 

other commercial activities (50 CFR 

29.1), research, and other 

noncommercial activities (50 CFR 

26.36). We will issue permits for a 

specific period as determined by the 

type and location of the use or visitor 

service provided. 

Title: Special Use Permit Applications 

on National Wildlife Refuges Outside 

Alaska. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0102. 

Form Number: 3–1383. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Description of Respondents:

Individuals and households; business 

and other for-profit organizations; 

nonprofit institutions; farms; and State, 

local or tribal governments. 

Total Annual Responses: 14,150. We 

have 529 national wildlife refuges and 

37 wetland management districts 

outside the State of Alaska. We 

anticipate that each unit will authorize 

approximately 25 permits each year. 

Total Annual Burden: 14,150 hours. 

Your comments are invited on: (1) 

Whether or not this collection of 

information is necessary for us to 

properly perform our functions, 

including whether or not this 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimates of 

burden, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions we use; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information we are 

proposing to collect; and (4) ways to 

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. 

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 addresses from 

the record, which we will honor to the 

extent allowable by law. If you wish us 

to withhold your name and/or address, 

you must state this clearly at the 

beginning of your comment. We will not 

consider anonymous comments. We 

generally 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.

Dated: November 5, 2004. 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service.

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[WO–310–1310–PB–24 1A] 

OMB Control Number 1004–0196; 

Information Collection Submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) has submitted an extension of a 

currently approved collection to collect 

the information listed below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). On February 10, 2003, the 

BLM published a notice in the Federal 

Register (68 FR 6757) requesting 

comment on this information collection. 

The comment period ended on April 11, 

2003. The BLM received no comments. 

You may obtain copies of the collection 

of information and related forms and 

explanatory material by contacting the 

BLM Information Collection Clearance 

Officer at the telephone number listed 

below. 

The OMB must respond to this 

request within 60 days but may respond 

after 30 days. For maximum 

consideration your comments and 

suggestions on the requirements should 

be directed within 30 days to the Office

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of Management and Budget, Interior 

Department Desk Officer (1004–0196), at 

OMB–OIRA via facsimile to (202) 396–

6566 or e-mail to 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to the 

Bureau Information Collection 

Clearance Officer (WO–630), Bureau of 

Land Management, Eastern States 

Office, 7450 Boston Blvd., Springfield, 

Virginia 22153. 

Nature of Comments: We specifically 

request your comments on the 

following: 

1. Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

functioning of the BLM, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden of collecting the information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

3. The quality, utility and clarity of 

the information we collect; and 

4. How to minimize the burden of 

collecting the information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other forms of 

information technology. 

Title: Oil and Gas Leasing: National 

Petroleum Reserve, Alaska (NPRA) (43 

CFR 3130, 3133, 3135, 3137, 3138, 

3160). 

OMB Control Number: 1004–0196. 

Bureau Form Number: Nonform. 

Abstract: The BLM uses the 

information from oil and gas operators 

and operating rights owners to maintain 

records or provide information to apply 

for suspensions of royalty; apply for 

suspensions of operations; form and 

maintain unit agreements; and to enter 

into subsurface storage agreements. 

Frequency: Occasional 

Description of Respondents: Oil and 

gas operators and operating rights 

owners.

ESTIMATED COMPLETION TIME

Information collection

(43 CFR) Requirement Hours perresponse 

Number of

respondents 

Total burden 

hours 

3133.4 ............................................................. Royalty reduction ........................................... 16 1 16 

3135.3 ............................................................. Suspension of operations .............................. 4 1 4 

3135.6 ............................................................. Notification of operations ............................... .25 1 .25 

3137.23 ........................................................... Unit designation ............................................. 80 3 240 

3137.25 ........................................................... Notification of unit approval ........................... 1 3 3 

3137.52 ........................................................... Certification for modification ........................... 4 1 4 

3137.60 ........................................................... Acceptable Bonding ....................................... .5 3 1.5 

3137.61 ........................................................... Change of unit operator ................................. .75 2 1.5 

3137.70 ........................................................... Certification of unit obligation ......................... 2 3 6 

3137.71 ........................................................... Certification of continuing development ......... 2 3 6 

3137.84 ........................................................... Productivity for a PA ...................................... 12 2 24 

3137.87 ........................................................... Unleased tracts .............................................. 3 1 3 

3137.88 ........................................................... Notification of productivity .............................. .5 1 .5 

3137.91 ........................................................... Notification of productivity for non-unit well ... .5 1 .5 

3137.92 ........................................................... Production information ................................... 1 1 1 

3137.112 ......................................................... Lease extension ............................................. 3 1 3 

3137.113 ......................................................... Inability to conduct operations activities ........ 2 2 2 

3137.130 ......................................................... Unit termination .............................................. 1 2 2 

3137.135 ......................................................... Impact mitigation ............................................ 4 3 12 

3138.11 ........................................................... Storage agreement ........................................ 80 1 80 

Totals ....................................................... ......................................................................... ........................ 35 410.25 

Annual Responses: 35. 

Application Fee Per Response. $0. 

[FR Doc. 04–25997 Filed 11–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[WO–220–1020–PB–24 1A] 

Extension of Approved Information 

Collection OMB Control Number 1004–

0041

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will 

be requesting the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing 

approval to collect certain information 

from permittees and lessees on the 

actual grazing use by their livestock. 

BLM requires permittees or lessees to 

submit the required information on 

Forms 4130–1, 4130–1a, 4130–1b, 

43130–3a, 4130–4, and 4130–5 under 

the regulations at 43 CFR subparts 4110 

and 4130.

DATES: You must submit your comments 

to BLM at the address below on or 

before January 24, 2005. BLM will not 

necessarily consider any comments 

received after the above date.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to: 

Bureau of Land Management, (WO–

630), Eastern States Office, 7450 Boston 

Blvd., Springfield, Virginia 22153. 

You may send comments via Internet 

to: WOComment@blm.gov. Please 

include ‘‘ATTN 1004–0041’’ and your 

name and return address in your 

Internet message. 

You may deliver comments to the 

Bureau of Land Management, 

Administrative Record, Room 401, 

1620L Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

All comments will be available for 

public review at the L Street address 

during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. 

to 4:15 p.m.), Monday through Friday 

except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Visser, on (775) 861–6492 (Commercial 

or FTS). Persons who use a 

telecommunication device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) on 1–800–877–

8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to contact Mr. Visser.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Authorizing Grazing Use (43 

CFR 4110 and 4130). 

OMB Control Number: 1004–0041. 

Abstract: This request for OMB 

approval is intended to cover all