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.
Form 4130-5 Actual Grazing Use Report (43 CFR 4130.3-2(d))
30-day notice.pdf
Supporting statement.doc
Actual Grazing Use Report (43 CFR 4130.3-2(d))