[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 130 (Thursday, July 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 41722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17086]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-350-1430-PF-01-24 1A]


OMB Approval Number 1004-0004; Notice of Information Collection 
To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted the proposed 
collection of information listed below to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On March 20, 2000, the BLM 
published a notice in the Federal Register (65 FR 15000) requesting 
comment on this proposed collection. The comment period ended on May 
19, 2000. The BLM received no comments from the public in response to 
that notice. Copies of the proposed collection of information and 
related forms and explanatory material may be obtained by contacting 
the BLM information clearance officer at the telephone number listed 
below; (202) 452-5033.
    The OMB is required to respond to this request within 60 days but 
may respond after 30 days. For maximum consideration your comments and 
suggestions on the requirement should be made within 30 days directly 
to the Office of Management and Budget, Interior Department Desk 
Officer (1004-0004), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Washington, DC 20503, telephone (202) 395-7340. Please provide a copy 
of your comments to the Bureau Clearance Officer (WO-630), 1849 C St., 
NW., Mail Stop 401 LS, Washington, DC 20240.
    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 the BLM's 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 to be 
collected; 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: Desert-Land Entry (43 CFR part 2520). OMB approval number: 
1004-0004.
    Abstract: the BLM is proposing to renew the approval of an 
information collection for an existing rule at 43 CFR part 2520. That 
rule provides guidelines and procedures for individuals to make desert-
land entries to reclaim, irrigate, and cultivate arid and semiarid 
public lands of the Western United States under the Desert Land Act as 
amended (43 U.S.C. 231, 321-323, 325, 327-329).
    Bureau Form Number: 2520-1.
    Frequency: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are individuals.
    Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours.
    Annual Responses: 17.
    Filing Fee Per Response: $15.
    Annual Burden Hours: 34.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Shirlean Beshir (202) 452--5033.

    Dated: June 21, 2000.
Shirlean Beshir,
Acting BLM Information Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-17086 Filed 7-5-00; 8:45 am]
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