[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 74 (Thursday, April 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 18794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9905]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[WO-350-1430-01-24 1A; OMB Approval Number 1004-0004]


Information Collection 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 28, 1996, BLM published 
a notice in the Federal Register (61 FR 13866) requesting comment on 
this proposed collection. The comment period ended on May 28, 1996. 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 clearance 
officer at the telephone number listed below. (202) 452-0367.
    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, D.C., 20503, telephone (202) 395-7340. Please provide a 
copy of your comments to the Bureau Clearance Officer (WO-630), 1849 C 
St., N.W., Mail Stop 401 LS, Washington, D. C. 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 Bureau of Land Management, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of 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 2520). OMB approval number: 1004-
0004.
    Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to renew the 
approval of an information collection for an existing rule at 43 CFR 
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: 1\1/2\ hours.
    Annual Responses: 9.
    Annual Burden Hours: 13\1/2\.
    Collection Clearance Officer: Carole Smith, (202) 452-0367.

    Dated: February 3, 1997.
Dr. Annetta L. Cheek,
Chief, Regulatory Affairs Group.
[FR Doc. 97-9905 Filed 4-16-97; 8:45 am]
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