Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 184 / Monday, September 25, 2023 / Notices 65747 

Requirement 

Average 

number of 

annual 

respondents 

Average 

number of 

responses 

each 

Average 

number of 

annual 

responses 

Average 

completion 

time per 

response 

Estimated 

annual 

burden hours * 

Nomination/Application 

Private Sector ...................................................................... 3 1 3 1 hour ............ 3 

Government ......................................................................... 30 1 30 1 hour ............ 30 

Pre-Assessment Questionnaire 

Private Sector ...................................................................... 1 1 1 20 minutes ..... 0 

Government ......................................................................... 14 1 14 20 minutes ..... 5 

Post-Assessment Questionnaire 

Private Sector ...................................................................... 1 1 1 20 minutes ..... 0 

Government ......................................................................... 14 1 14 20 minutes ..... 5 

Totals ............................................................................ 63 ........................ 63 ........................ 43 

* Rounded. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and 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.). 

Madonna Baucum, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20709 Filed 9–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

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. 

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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. 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 jmphillips@blm.gov, 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-ofcontact in the United States. You may 

also view the ICR at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

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. 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
65748 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 184 / Monday, September 25, 2023 / Notices 

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] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–OIA–DTS–36352; 

PPWODIREI0–PIN00IO15.XI0000] 

U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage 

List: Okefenokee National Wildlife 

Refuge 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

decision to request that the Okefenokee 

National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia 

prepare a draft nomination for inclusion 

on the United Nations Educational, 

Scientific and Cultural Organization 

(UNESCO) World Heritage List. The 

decision is the result of consultation 

with the Federal Interagency Panel for 

World Heritage and the review of public 

comments submitted in response to an 

earlier notice. This notice complies with 

applicable World Heritage Program 

regulations. 

ADDRESSES: To request paper copies of 

documents discussed in this notice, 

contact April Brooks, Office of 

International Affairs, National Park 

Service, 1849 C St. NW, Room 2415, 

Washington, DC 20240, (202) 354–1808, 

or sending electronic mail (Email) to: 

april_brooks@nps.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan Putnam, 202–354–1809. 

Information on the U.S. World Heritage 

program can be found at: https://

www.nps.gov/subjects/ 

internationalcooperation/ 

worldheritage.htm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The World Heritage List is an 

international list of cultural and natural 

properties nominated by the signatories 

to the World Heritage Convention 

(1972). The United States was the prime 

architect of the Convention, an 

international treaty for preservation of 

natural and cultural heritage sites of 

global significance. The World Heritage 

Committee, composed of representatives 

of 21 nations periodically elected as the 

governing body of the World Heritage 

Convention, makes the final decisions 

on which nominations to accept on the 

World Heritage List. There are 1,157 

sites in 167 countries. Currently there 

are 24 World Heritage Sites in the 

United States. U.S. participation and the 

roles of the Department of the Interior 

(Department) and the National Park 

Service (NPS) are authorized by title IV 

of the Historic Preservation Act 

Amendments of 1980 and conducted in 

accordance with 36 CFR 73—World 

Heritage Convention. Each State Party to 

the Convention maintains a Tentative 

List, periodically updated, of properties 

that are considered suitable for 

nomination. Only properties on the 

Tentative List are eligible to officially 

prepare nominations that the 

Department may consider for 

submission. Okefenokee National 

Wildlife Refuge has been included on 

the U.S. Tentative List since 1982. 

Neither inclusion in the list nor 

inscription as a World Heritage Site 

imposes legal restrictions on owners or 

neighbors of sites, nor does it give the 

United Nations any management 

authority or ownership rights in U.S. 

World Heritage Sites, which continue to 

be subject only to U.S. law. 

The Assistant Secretary for Fish and 

Wildlife and Parks (Assistant Secretary) 

initiates the process to nominate U.S. 

sites to the World Heritage List by 

publishing a notice in the Federal 

Register seeking public comment on 

which properties on the U.S. Tentative 

List should be nominated next by the 

United States. The first notice (88 FR 

37270, as required by 36 CFR 73.7(c)) 

was published on June 7, 2023. 

Following the publication of the first 

notice, the Assistant Secretary consults 

the Federal Interagency Panel for World 

Heritage to review the public comments 

submitted and make a recommendation. 

If the Panel recommends that a property 

be nominated and the recommendation 

is accepted by the Assistant Secretary, a 

second notice is issued. This is the 

second notice as required by 36 CFR 

73.7(f) on the proposed nomination. The 

Panel assists the Department in 

implementing the Convention by 

making recommendations on U.S. 

World Heritage policy, procedures, and 

nominations. The Panel is chaired by 

the Assistant Secretary. 

Decision To Request the Preparation of 

a New U.S. World Heritage Nomination 

The Department received over 10,300 

comments in response to the first notice, 

many of them regarding Okefenokee 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1