We use the information to allow
private citizens, State and local governments,and businesses to
use, occupy, or develop the public lands under certain conditions.
The land uses that may be authorized are: agricultural development,
residential, recreation concessions, business, industrial, and
commercial.
US Code:
43
USC 1732 Name of Law: Federal Land Policy and Management
Act
We estimate there will be 519
responses totaling 1,709 burden hours for this collection, which is
a decrease of 71 responses and 428 burden hours. This adjustment is
based on a decrease in the number of responses/applications
received for this collection over the past 3 years. We are
reporting as a program change the increase ($132,933) in the cost
recovery application processing fee. On April 22, 2005, the BLM
published a final rule in the Federal Register (70 FR 20970)
revising BLM regulations for reimbursement of costs recovery
(application processing and monitoring fee) policies and procedures
under the provisions of 43 CFR 2804.14 and 43 CFR 2805.16. This
information collection does not account for the monitoring cost
recovery fees, which are not related to the information collection.
The increase takes into account cost increases since the previous
regulations became effective in August 1987.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.