34918 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 123 / Friday, June 26, 1998 / Notices

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households.

Number of respondents: 420.

Burden hours: 1714 hours. (The

burden hour estimate is based on a 70%

return rate, with an average of 15

minutes to 4 hours to take the

photographs and fill out the photo log

plus an additional 10 minutes to

complete the follow-up questionnaire

plus any additional time to travel.) We

estimate one-third of the 420 will not

use any optional travel time to complete

the survey; one-third will take 1 hour,

and one-third will use up to 10 hours of

optional travel time to complete the

survey.

Dated: June 22, 1998.

Dennis B. Fenn,

Chief Biologist.

[FR Doc. 98–17047 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–Y7–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–250–18290–24 1A]

Extension of Approved Information

Collection, OMB Number 1004–0119

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)

announces its intention to request

renewal of existing approval to collect

certain information for recreation

visitors to areas of the public lands, and

related waters, where special recreation

permits are required. This information

allows BLM to authorize requested use,

determine appropriate fees, and will

also be used to tabulate recreation use

data for the annual Federal Recreation

Fee Report as required by the Land and

Water Conservation Act.

DATES: BLM must receive comments on

the proposed information a collection

by August 25, 1998, to assure its

consideration of them.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment,

you may submit your comments by one

of several methods. You may mail

comments to Bureau of land

Management, Administrative Record,

Room 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20240. You may also

comment via the Internet to

WOComment@wo.blm.gov. Please

submit comments as an ASCII file

avoiding the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Please also

include ‘‘ATTN: 1004–0119’’ and your

name and return address in your

Internet message. If you do not receive

a confirmation from the system that we

have received your Internet message,

contact at us directly on (202) 452–5030.

Comments, including names and

street addresses of respondents, will be

available for public review at this

address during regular business hours

(7:45 a.m.to 4:15 p.m), Eastern Time,

Monday through Friday, except

holidays.

Finally, you may hand-deliver

comments to BLM at 1620 L. Street,

NW, Room 401, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shirlean Beshir, Regulatory Affairs

Group (WO–630), Bureau of land

Management, Mail Stop 402LS, 1849 C

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240;

telephone (202) 452–5033 (Commercial

or FTS).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), BLM

is required to provide 60-day notice in

the Federal Register concerning a

collection of information contained in

BLM Form 8370–1. BLM will receive

and analyze any comments sent in

response to this notice and include

them with its request for approval from

the OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

We specifically request your comments

on: (a) Whether the proposed collection

of information is necessary for the pro

per 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 collecting the

information, including he 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 collecting the information,

including through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Respondents supply identifying

information and data on proposed

commercial, competitive, or individual

recreational use, respectively, when

required, to determine eligibility for a

permit. This information allows the

BLM to authorize requested use,

determine appropriate fees, and will

also be used to tabulate recreation use

data for the annual Federal Recreation

Fee Report as required by the Land and

Water Conservation Act.

Based on BLM’s experience

administering the activities descried

above, the public reporting burden for

the information collected is estimated to

average about 27 minutes per response.

The respondents are recreation visitors

to areas of the public lands, an related

waters, where special recreation permits

are required. The frequency of response

is on occasion. The number of responses

per year is estimated to total 18,000. The

estimated total annual burden on new

respondents is bout 8,100 hours. BLM is

specifically requesting your comments

on its estimate of the amount of time

that it takes to prepare a response.

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: June 19, 1998.

Carole Smith,

Bureau of Land Management Clearance

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–16995 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–130–1820–00–241A]

Extension of Approved Information

Collection, OMB Number 1004–0133

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)

announces its intention to request

renewal of existing approval to collect

certain information for individuals

desiring to use the campground. This

information allows BLM to determine if

all users have paid the required fee, the

umber of users, and their State of origin.

DATES: BLM must receive comments on

the proposed information collection by

August 25, 1998, to assure its

consideration of them.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment,

you may submit your comments by one

of several methods. You may mail

comments to Bureau of Land

Management, Administrative Record,

Room 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20240. You may also

comment via the Internet to

WOComment@wo.blm.gov. Please

submit comments as an ASCII file

avoiding the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Please also

include ‘‘ATTN: 1004–0133’’ and your

name and return address in your

Internet message. If you do not receive

a confirmation from the system that we