Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 238 / Monday, December 11, 2000 / Notices 77387

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is

announcing its intention to request

extension of an existing approval to

collect certain information from

applicants who wish to acquire a Land

Use Authorization (Form 2920–1) on

public lands under the Federal Land

Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of

1976. The regulations at 43 CFR 2920

provide for non-Federal use of bureau

administered land via lease or permit.

Uses include agriculture, trade, or

manufacturing concerns and business

uses such as outdoor recreation

concession. BLM will determine the

validity of uses proposed by private

individuals and other qualified

proponents from information provided

by the proponent on the Land Use

Application and Permit Form.

DATES: You must submit your comments

to BLM at the appropriate address below

on or before February 9, 2001. BLM will

not necessarily consider any comments

received after the above date.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed

to: Regulatory Affairs Group (630),

Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C

Street NW, Room 401LS, Washington,

DC 20240.

Comments may be sent via Internet to:

WOComment@blm.gov. Please include

‘‘ATTN: 1004–0009’’ and your name

and return address in your Internet

message.

Comments may be hand-delivered to

the Bureau of Land Management,

Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620

L Street, NW, Washington, DC.

Comments will be available for public

review that the L Street address during

regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15

p.m.), Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alzata L. Ransom, Realty Use Group, on

(202) 452–7772 (Commercial or FTS).

Persons who use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the

Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) at 1–800–8330, 24 hours a day,

seven days a week, to contact Ms.

Ransom.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR

1320.12(a) requires BLM to provide 60-

day notice in the Federal Register

concerning a collection of information

contained in regulations found in 43

CFR 2920 to solicit comments on (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the proposed collection

of information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) 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. BLM will receive and

analyze any comments sent in response

to this notice and include them with its

request for approval from the Office of

Management and Budget under 44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq. The FLPMA of 1976

(43 U.S.C. 1732, 1740), provides for

issuance of land use authorization

which may include leases or permits, to

eligible proponents. The BLM has

implemented the provisions of this

requirement through the issuance of 43

CFR 2922.2–1 which provides for the

submission of the ‘‘Land Use

Application and Permit,’’ or application,

Form 2920–1. BLM uses the information

collected on the application to identify

the proposed land use and activities,

describe all facilities for which

authorization is sought, to identify the

location, to determine a schedule for

construction and to identify access

requirements. Since the information

collected is unique to each application,

no other suitable means of information

collection has been identified which

could gather the information at a lesser

burden. If the BLM fails to properly

collect the required information, the

BLM will reject the application. Based

on BLM’s experience administering the

activities described above, we receive

approximately 620 applications (577

Permits, 43 Leases) annually. It takes an

average of 30 minutes for over 94

percent of the applicants to supply the

needed information. For the other 6

percent of the applicants who are

applying for leases, the average burden

is 121 hours to supply the necessary

information. The range in burden hours

is due to the fact that a lease

application, because of its nature,

requires more time on the part of an

applicant to supply the needed

information. For example, a lease

application to construct a multi-million

dollar ski facility could involve

construction drawings, site and facility

plans, other Federal and State licenses

and permits, and other pre-authorizing

requirements involving many days to

process. Conversely, a relatively routine

application (permit) to use public lands

for agricultural purposes could be

processes in 30 minutes. The estimated

total annual burden on new respondents

is about 5,955 hours.

BLM will summarize all responses to

this notice and include them in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: December 5, 2000.

Michael Schwartz,

BLM Information Collection Clearance

Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–31362 Filed 12–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–960–1060–PF–01–24 1A]

Extension of Approved Information

Collection, OMB Number 1004–0042

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) is

announcing its intention to request

extension of an existing approval to

collect certain information from those

individuals requesting to adopt a wild

horse or burro (43 CFR 4750). BLM

needs this information to determine

whether or not individuals are qualified

to provide humane care and proper

treatment, including transportation,

feeding and handling, to an adopted

wild horse or burro.

DATES: You must submit your comments

to BLM at the appropriate address below

on or before February 9, 2001. BLM will

not necessarily consider any comments

received after the above date.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed

to: Regulatory Affairs Group (630),

Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C

Street NW, Room 401LS, Washington,

DC 20240.

Comments may be sent via Internet to:

WOComment@blm.gov. Please include

‘‘ATTN: 1004–0042’’ and your name

and return address in your Internet

message.

Comments may be hand-delivered to

the Bureau of Land Management,

Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620

L Street, NW., Washington, DC.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bea

Wade, on (775) 861–6583 (Commercial

or FTS). Persons who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

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8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a

week, to contact Ms. Wade.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR

1320.12(a) requires BLM to provide 60-

day notice in the Federal Register

concerning a collection of information

contained in regulations found in 43

CFR 4750 to solicit comments on (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the proposed collection

of information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) 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. BLM will receive and

analyze any comments sent in response

to this notice and include them with its

request for approval from the Office of

Management and Budget under 44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Section 3(b)(2)(B) of the Wild FreeRoaming Horse and Burro Act requires

that BLM provide health excess animals

for adoption by individuals that the

Secretary determines are qualified to

provide humane care and proper

treatment. The implementing

regulations are found at 43 CFR Subpart

4750—Private Maintenance. Individuals

must inform BLM of their interest and

willingness to adopt. The adoption

application requirement provides

individuals with a mechanism to inform

BLM of their interest and to submit their

credentials for determining their

qualifications. The Application for

Adoption of Wild Horse(s) and Burro(s),

Form 4710–10, is required by 43 CFR

4750.3.

BLM uses the information to

determine whether individuals are

qualified to provide humane care and

proper treatment to one or more adopted

animals. When BLM approves the

application and the individual

completes a Private Maintenance and

Care Agreement, the individual may

adopt one to four wild horses or burros

at one time. There is no other source for

the required information, and failure to

furnish the required information will

result in the applicant’s not being able

to adopt a wild horse or burro.

The collection of information is short

and simple and not inconvenient to the

applicant. Valuable dialogue normally

occurs during the approval process

when BLM conducts an interview with

the applicant to ensure that the

applicant understands the obligations

and prohibited acts and that the adopter

is knowledgeable about horses and

burros or has access to assistance from

a knowledgeable individual. Based on

BLM’s experience in administering the

activities described above, the public

reporting burden is estimated at 10

minutes per response. The estimate

number of respondents is 30,000 per

year, for a total estimated burden of

5,000 hours to read the instructions,

gather and supply the information and

send the applications to BLM.

BLM will summarize all responses to

this notice and include them in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: December 5, 2000.

Michael Schwartz,

BLM Information Collection Clearance

Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–31363 Filed 12–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–350–1430–PF–01–241A]

Extension of Approved Information

Collection, OMB Number 1004–0107

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) is

announcing its intention to request

extension of an existing approval to

collect certain information from

respondents identified in 43 CFR 2800

and 2880. This information is in

addition to that collected on the Form

SF–299, OMB No. 1004–0189, and is

necessary for those large complex

projects which require a right-of-way.

On the multi-million dollar energy

production and transmission projects,

and complex communication sites for

which a right-of-way is required, BLM

needs information over and above that

provided on the application form, such

as construction and other plans; a more

detailed map; specific certificates;

permits and approvals from other

agencies; and any other necessary

information relative to the completion

of the project.

DATES: You must submit your comments

to BLM at the appropriate address below

on or before February 9, 2001. BLM will

not necessarily consider any comments

received after the above date.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed

to: Regulatory Affairs Group (630),

Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C

Street NW, Room 401LS, Washington,

DC 20240.

Comments may be sent via Internet to:

WOComments@blm.gov. Please include

‘‘ATTN: 1004–0107’’ and your name

and return address in your Internet

message.

Comments may be hand-delivered to

the Bureau of Land Management,

Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620

L Street, NW, Washington, DC.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alzata L. Ransom, Realty Use Group, on

(202) 452–7772 (Commercial or FTS).

Persons who use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the

Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8330, 24 hours a

day, seven days a week, to contact Ms.

Ransom.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR

1320.12(a) requires BLM to provide a

60-day notice in the Federal Register

concerning a collection of information

contained in regulations found in 43

CFR 2800 and 2880 to solicit comments

on (a) whether the proposed collection

of information is necessary for the

proper performance of the functions of

the agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the proposed collection

of information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) 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. BLM will receive and

analyze any comments sent in response

to this notice and include them with its

request for approval from the Office of

Management and Budget under 44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq. BLM grants rights-ofway on public lands through the

authority of Title V of the FLPMA, 90

Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761 and the

Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) of 1920, as

amended, 30 U.S.C. 185. Information in

addition to that collected on the rightof-way form (SF–299) is needed for large

complex projects. There is no standard