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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 119 / Wednesday, June 21, 2006 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[HE–952–9911–EK]

Extension of Approved Information
Collection, OMB Control Number 1004–
0179
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
requests the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to extend an existing
approval to collect helium sales
information from Federal agencies and
helium suppliers. BLM uses the In-Kind
Crude Helium Sales Contract and nonform information from 43 CFR part 3195
to collect information. This information
allows BLM to monitor reporting and
recordkeeping of crude helium sales and
purchases.
DATES: You must submit your comments
to BLM at the address below on or
before August 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to:
Bureau of Land Management, (WO–
630), Eastern States Office, 7450 Boston
Blvd., Springfield, Virginia 22153.
You may send comments via Internet
to: [email protected].
Please include ‘‘ATTN: 1004–0179’’ and
your name and return address in your
Internet message.
You may deliver comments to the
Bureau of Land Management,
Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620
L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.
All comments will be available for
public review at the L Street address
during regular business hours (7:45 a.m.
to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may contact Connie H. Neely, Crude
Helium Sales Analyst, on (806) 356–
1027 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service on 1–800–
877–8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, to contact Ms. Neely.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR
1320.12(a) requires that we provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning a collection of information
to solicit comments on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
functioning of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of our estimates of
the information collection burden,

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including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions we use;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
The Helium Privatization Act of 1996
requires the Department of Defense, the
Atomic Energy Commission, the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, and other Federal
agencies to purchase major helium
requirements from authorized
contractors. These contractors must
purchase an equivalent amount of crude
helium from the Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management.
The In-Kind Crude Helium Sales
Contract requires that contract holders
supply the following information to
BLM:
(A) Section 3.3. requests reporting
each quarter the deliveries made of
refined helium. The section referes to
Addendum B of the contract, which
specifies providing the following:
(1) Company name;
(2) Address and contract number;
(3) Name of the Federal agency to
which helium sold;
(4) Date of delivery;
(5) Sale reference number;
(6) Location of helium use;
(7) Volume; and
(8) Units of helium sold during the
itemized sales for the quarterly report.
BLM uses this information to track sales
of refined helium and to determine the
use of the helium.
(B) Section 3.5 requires helium
suppliers to notify BLM 14 days in
advance of needing Federal helium in
order to provide BLM sufficient time to
deliver the helium.
(C) Section 3.7 requires contractors to
keep all pertinent documents and
records available for BLM inspection.
We use this information to audit the
contractors and to determine whether or
not helium sales were reported
accurately.
(D) Section 7.4 prohibits assigning the
contract to another contractor without
BLM’s prior approval.
BLM also requires the following nonform information at 43 CFR part 3195:
(A) Federal helium suppliers and
buyers must report the total itemized
quarterly deliveries of helium within 45
calendar days after the end of the
previous quarter.
(B) Federal helium suppliers must
report the annual cumulative helium

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delivery report by November 15 of each
year.
(C) The name of the company from
which you purchased helium.
(D) The amount of helium you
purchased and the date it was delivered.
(E) The helium use location.
Based on our experience
administering the activities, we estimate
the public reporting burden is one hour
for the contract and two hours for the
non-form quarterly helium sales reports.
We estimate 8 respondents will submit
a contract once and quarterly provide
helium sales information. We estimate
32 responses per year and a total annual
burden of 96 hours.
We will summarize all responses to
this notice and send them to OMB when
we request approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Dated: June 9, 2006.
Ted R. Hudson,
Bureau of Land Management, Information
Collection Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WO–250–1220–EA–24 1A]

Extension of Approved Information
Collection, OMB Control Number 1004–
0133
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
requests the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to extend an existing
approval to collect information from
individuals desiring to use
campgrounds. BLM uses Form 1370–36,
Permit Fee Envelope, to collect this
information. This information allows
BLM to determine if all users paid the
required fee, the number of users, and
their State of origin.
DATE: You must submit your comments
to BLM at the address below on or
before August 21, 2006. BLM will not
necessarily consider any comments
received after the above date.
ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to:
Bureau of Land Management, (WO–
630), Eastern States Office, 7450 Boston
Blvd., Springfield, Virginia 22153.
You may send comments via Internet
to: [email protected].
Please include ‘‘ATTN: 1004–0133’’ and

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