The Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT)
Act requires that the Governor of each State furnish the Department
of the Interior with a listing of payments disbursed to local
governments by the States on behalf of the Federal Government under
12 statutes described in Section 6903 of 31 U.S.C. The Department
of the Interior uses the amounts reported by the States to reduce
PILT payments to units of general local governments from that which
they might otherwise receive.
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.