Federal Register: August 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 160)
DOCID: fr20au09-55 FR Doc E9-20028
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Land Management Bureau
LLW ID: [LLWO270000-L63500000.PPN0000]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr20au09-55
DOCUMENT ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 1004-0058
DATES: You must submit your comments to the BLM at the address below on or before October 19, 2009. The BLM is not obligated to consider any comments postmarked or received after the above date.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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announces its intention to request that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) extend approval for the paperwork requirements in 43 CFR
part 5420, which pertain to timber export reporting and substitution
determination requirements. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
previously approved this information collection activity under the
control number 10040058.
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 3521), require that interested members of the public and affected agencies be provided an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). This notice identifies information collections that are contained in 43 CFR part 5420, which pertain to timber export reporting and substitution determination requirements. The BLM will request that the OMB approve this information collection activity for a 3year term.
Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) the accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the information collection burden on respondents, such as use of automated means of collection of the information. A summary of the public comments will accompany the BLM's submission of the information collection requests to OMB.
The following information is provided for the information collection:
Title: Preparation for Sales; Preparation of Contract; Sales Administration (43 CFR part 5420).
Forms: Form 546017, Substitution Determination.
OMB Control Number: 10040058.
Abstract: This notice pertains to information collections that
govern the compliance of Federal timber purchase with timber export
restrictions. The BLM administers export restrictions on timber sales
and determine whether there was a substitution of Federal timber for
exported private timber. The information collections covered by this
notice are found at 43 CFR part 5420; and also in the form listed above.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 1
hour. The following chart details the individual components and
respective hour burden estimates of this information collection request:
(b) Estimated (c) Estimated
number of time per (d) Estimated
(a) Regulation 43 CFR subpart responses response hours annually
annually (minutes) (b x c)
5424Preparation of Contract................................... 1 15 0.25
Totals...................................................... 1 15 0.25 Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``NonHour Cost'' Burden: The currently approved annual nonhour cost burden for Control Number 1004 0058 is $0.
The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated to respond.
The BLM will summarize all responses to this notice and include
them in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become 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 commentincluding your personal
identifying informationmay 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.
Jean Sonneman,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
You may contact Scott Lieurance, Bureau of Land Management, Chief, Division of Forestry at (202) 912 7246 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) on 18008778339, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to contact Mr. Lieurance. You may also contact Mr. Lieurance to obtain a copy, at no cost, of the regulations and forms that require this collection of information.