[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67294-67295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31934]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-220-1020-PB-24 1A]


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget 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 July 31, 2001, the BLM 
published a notice in the Federal Register (66 FR 39526) requesting 
comments on this proposed collection. The comment period ended on 
October 1, 2001. The BLM received no comments from the public in 
response to that notice. You may obtain copies of the proposed 
collection of information and related forms and explanatory material by 
contacting the BLM Information Collection Clearance

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Officer at the telephone number listed below.
    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 (1004-0041), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Washington, DC 20503. Please provide a copy of your comments to the 
Bureau Information Collection 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: Automated Grazing Application (formerly Grazing Preference 
Statement) (43 CFR 4130).
    OMB Approval Number: 1004-0041.
    Bureau Form Number: 4130-3a.
    Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management uses the information to 
provide the opportunity for grazing operators to apply for changes to 
the grazing schedules in their BLM authorized grazing leases or 
permits. Also, BLM uses the information to compute grazing fee bills 
and to determine whether lessees and permittees are complying with the 
terms and conditions of their leases or permits.
    Frequency: annually.
    Description of Respondents: Holders of BLM-issued grazing leases 
and permits.
    Estimated Completion Time: Varies from 5 to 30 minutes, with an 
average of 14 minutes.
    Annual Responses: 7,689.
    Application Fee Per Response: 0. There is no filing fee.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,794.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael Schwartz, (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: December 11, 2001.
Michael H. Schwartz,
BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-31934 Filed 12-27-01; 8:45 am]
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