83 FR 2180 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Cave Management: Cave Nominations and Requests for Confidential Information

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 10 (January 16, 2018)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2180-2181]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00607]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO250000.18XL1109AF.L12200000.PM0000; OMB Control Number 1004-0165]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Cave Management: Cave 
Nominations and Requests for Confidential Information

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are proposing to renew an 
information collection with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1849 C Street NW, Room 2134LM, Washington DC 20240, 
Attention: Jean Sonneman; by email to [email protected]. Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1004-0165 in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Dorothy Morgan by email at [email protected], or 
by telephone at 202-689-5684.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork

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Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal 
agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the BLM; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the BLM enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the BLM minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
    Abstract: Agencies within the Department of the Interior use the 
information in a cave nomination to determine if the nominated cave 
will be listed as significant in accordance with the Federal Cave 
Resources Protection Act (FCRPA), 16 U.S.C. 4301 through 4310 and the 
Department's regulations at 43 CFR 37.11(c). The information is thus 
necessary for full compliance with agencies' responsibilities to 
identify and protect significant caves and their resources.
    Agencies within the Department of the Interior use the information 
in requests for confidential cave information to determine whether to 
grant access to confidential cave data. Agencies need this information 
in order to comply with their statutory responsibilities to 
communicate, cooperate, and exchange information, within the limits 
prescribed by the FCRPA.
    Title of Collection: Cave Management: Cave Nominations and Requests 
for Confidential Information.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0165.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Cave nominations may be submitted 
pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 4303 and 43 CFR 37.11 by governmental agencies 
and the public, including those who utilize caves for scientific, 
education, and recreational purposes. Requests for confidential 
information may be submitted pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 4304 and 43 CFR 
37.12 by Federal and state governmental agencies and their cooperators, 
bona fide educational and research institutions, and individuals or 
organizations assisting a land management agency with cave management 
activities.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 16.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 16.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 hour to 10 
hours, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 124.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The estimated annual burdens are itemized in the following table:

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                                                                                                    Total Hours
                        Type of response                             Number of       Hours per      (Column B x
                                                                     responses       response        Column C)
A.                                                                            B.              C.              D.
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Cave Nomination.................................................              12              10             120
Request for Confidential Cave Information.......................               4               1               4
    Totals......................................................              16  ..............             124
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    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).

Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-00607 Filed 1-12-18; 8:45 am]
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