80 FR 60708 - Renewal of Approved Information Collection; OMB Control No. 1004-0204

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 194 (October 7, 2015)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to continue the collection of information from applicants for Resource Advisory Councils. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has assigned control number 1004-0204 to this information collection.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 194 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 60708]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25550]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Renewal of Approved Information Collection; OMB Control No. 1004-
0204

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) to continue the collection of information from applicants for 
Resource Advisory Councils. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
has assigned control number 1004-0204 to this information collection.

DATES: The OMB is required to respond to this information collection 
request within 60 days but may respond after 30 days. For maximum 
consideration, written comments should be received on or before 
November 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004-0204), Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, fax 202-395-5806, 
or by electronic mail at [email protected]. Please provide a 
copy of your comments to the BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or 
electronic mail.
    Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
1849 C Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: Jean Sonneman, Washington, 
DC 20240.
    Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202-245-0050.
    Electronic mail: [email protected].
    Please indicate ``Attn: 1004-0204'' regardless of the form of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Purdy at 202-912-7635. Persons 
who use a telecommunication device for the deaf may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339, to leave a message for Mr. 
Purdy. You may also review the information collection request online at 
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521) and OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 provide 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. In order to obtain and 
renew an OMB control number, Federal agencies are required to seek 
public comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities 
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)).
    As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the BLM published a 60-day notice 
in the Federal Register on July 13, 2015 (80 FR 40084). The comment 
period closed on September 11, 2015. The BLM received no comments in 
response to the notice. The BLM now requests comments on the following 
subjects:
    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 information collection burden on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Please send comments as directed under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please 
refer to OMB control number 1004-0204 in your correspondence. Before 
including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may 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.
    The following information pertains to this request:
    Title: Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory Council 
Application (43 CFR Subpart 1784).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0204.
    Summary: This control number includes only one information 
collection activity. In an application form, the BLM seeks to collect 
information to determine education, training, and experience related to 
possible service on advisory committees established under the authority 
of Section 309 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 
1739), the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and 43 CFR 
Subpart 1784. The BLM refers to such advisory committees as ``Resource 
Advisory Councils'' (RACs). The information that the BLM collects is 
necessary to ensure that each RAC is structured to provide fair 
membership balance, as prescribed by each RAC's charter.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Forms: Form 1120-19, Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory 
Council Application.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 200 applicants 
annually for possible service on RACs.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 200.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 800.
    Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs: None.

Jean Sonneman
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
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