The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 (43 U.S.C. 315) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701) authorize the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to administer the livestock grazing program consistent with land use plans, multiple use objectives, sustained yield, environmental values, economic considerations, and other factors. Maintaining accurate records of permittee and lessee qualifications for a grazing permit or lease, base property used in conjunction with public lands, and the actual use made by livestock authorized to graze on the public lands, is an important and integral part of the program administration and grazing management. The regulations at 43 CFR 4110.1 and 43 CFR 4110.2 require application and notice to the BLM to transfer grazing preference and to apply for a permit or lease in conjunction with a preference transfer. The regulations at 43 CFR 4130.1 require existing permittees and lessees to apply to the BLM for changes in their authorized grazing. The regulations at 43 CFR 4130.3-2(d) allow the BLM to require permittees or lessees operating under a grazing permit or lease to submit an actual grazing use report within 15 days after completing their annual grazing use, or as otherwise specified in the permit or lease. The regulations at 43 CFR 4130.6-1 allow BLM to enter into "exchange-of-use" agreements with applicants who own or control lands that are unfenced and intermingled with public lands within an allotment. The BLM requires applicants, permittees, and lessees to submit the required information on Forms 4130-1, 4130-1a, 4130-1b, 4130-3a, 4130-4, and 4130-5.
In summary, the BLM uses the information to notify permittees and lessees of the status of their grazing use under their permit or lease.
US Code:
43 USC 1701
Name of Law: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
US Code:
43 USC 315
Name of Law: The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934
Program changes: In our previous information collection request, we analyzed Form 4130-1a (Grazing Preference Application and Preference Transfer Application) separately from the nonform collections for "mandatory qualifications" and "base property" (43 CFR 4110.1-1 and 4100.2-1, respectively). In this information collection request, we listed and analyzed the non-form components together with Form 4130-1a. We made this program change because the nonform information is part and parcel of the collection represented by Form 4130-1a. To account for the nonform collection that is now a part of our analysis of the combined collection, we have added 5 minutes to the per-response burden for the combined collection. We added 5 minutes, instead of the 10 minutes previously attributed to the nonform collection, because there is some overlap between the data collected in the Form, and the data required in the nonform component of the combined collection.
Adjustments: Based on data from 2010, we have estimated increases in the number of responses for the Automated Grazing Application (4130-3a). In addition, based on data from the last 3 years, we have estimated decreases in the number of responses for the Grazing Preference Application and Preference Transfer Application (Base Property Preference Attachment and Assignment (Form 4130-1a and related nonform information), and the Supplemental Information Form (4130-1b).
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.
Actual Grazing Use Report (43 CFR 4130.3-2(d))