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After gathering public comments on
issues and policy proposals that should
be addressed in the Programmatic EIS,
the BLM will identify the issues and
policy proposals to be addressed in the
Programmatic EIS and the issues and
proposals determined to be beyond the
scope of the Programmatic EIS.
Following closure of the scoping period,
the BLM will prepare a scoping
summary report and will make the
report available to the public. The report
will be posted on the project Web site
(http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/
energy/coal_and_non-energy/details_
on_coal_peis.html), or may be requested
from Mitchell Leverette, as provided in
the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Authority: The BLM will prepare the
Programmatic EIS in accordance with, but
not limited to, the National Environmental
Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; the
Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (CEQ), 40 CFR parts 1500–1508;
the U.S. Department of the Interior
regulations implementing NEPA, 43 CFR part
46; and the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), 43 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.

This notice is published in
accordance with section 40 CFR 1501.7
of the CEQ regulations and 43 CFR
46.235 of the DOI regulations
implementing the NEPA.
Neil Kornze,
Director, Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior.
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Renewal of Approved Information
Collection

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AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) invites public
comments on, and plans to request
approval to continue, the collection of
information from individuals,
households, farms, and businesses
interested in cooperating with the BLM
in constructing or maintaining range
improvement projects that enhance or

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DATES: Please submit comments on the
proposed information collection by May
31, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by mail, fax, or electronic
mail.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention:
Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240.
Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
0050.
Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@
blm.gov.
Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0019’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberly Hackett, at 202–912–7216.
Persons who use a telecommunication
device for the deaf may call the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–800–
877–8339, to leave a message for Ms.
Hackett.

OMB
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521,
require that interested members of the
public and affected agencies be given an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)).
This notice identifies an information
collection that the BLM plans to submit
to OMB for approval. The Paperwork
Reduction Act provides that an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of
information, you are not obligated to
respond.
The BLM will request a 3-year term of
approval for this information collection
activity. Comments are invited on: (1)
The need for the collection of
information for the performance of the
functions of the agency; (2) the accuracy
of the agency’s burden estimates; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(4) ways to minimize the information
collection burden on respondents, such

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improve livestock grazing management,
improve watershed conditions, enhance
wildlife habitat, or serve similar
purposes. The BLM also invites public
comments on this collection of
information. The Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) has assigned control
number 1004–0019 to this information
collection.

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as use of automated means of collection
of the information. A summary of the
public comments will accompany our
submission of the information collection
requests to OMB.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
The following information pertains to
this request:
Title: Grazing Management: Range
Improvements Agreements and Permits
(43 CFR Subpart 4120).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0019.
Summary: This request pertains to
range improvements on public lands
managed by the BLM. Range
improvements enhance or improve
livestock grazing management, improve
watershed conditions, enhance wildlife
habitat, or serve similar purposes. At
times, the BLM may require holders of
grazing permits or gazing leases to
install range improvements to meet the
terms and conditions of their permits or
leases. Operators may also come to the
BLM with proposals for range
improvements. Often the BLM,
operators, and other interested parties
work together and jointly contribute to
construction of range improvements in
order to facilitate improved grazing
management or enhance other multiple
uses. Cooperators may include lenders
which provide the funds that operators
contribute for improvements.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Forms:
• Form 4120–6 (Cooperative Range
Improvement Agreement); and
• Form 4120–7 (Range Improvement
Permit).
Description of Respondents: Holders
of BLM grazing permits or grazing
leases; affected individuals and
households; and affected tribal, state,
and county agencies.
Estimated Annual Responses: 1,110.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
1,640.
Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs:
None.
The estimated burdens are itemized in
the following table:

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Type of response

Number of
responses

Hours per
response

Total hours
(Column B ×
Column C)

A

B

C

D

Cooperative Range Improvement Agreement, 43 CFR 4120.3–2, Form 4120–6 and related
non-form information ................................................................................................................
Range Improvement Permit, 43 CFR 4120.3–3, Form 4120–7 and related non-form information ............................................................................................................................................
Affected Public/Individuals and Households, 43 CFR 4120.5–1 ................................................
Affected Public/Tribal, State, and County Agencies, 43 CFR 4120.5–2 ....................................

500

2

1,000

30
50
530

2
1
1

60
50
530

Total ......................................................................................................................................

1,110

........................

1,640

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information
Collection Clearance Officer.

Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
0050.
Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@
blm.gov.
Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0121’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.

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AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has submitted an
information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to continue the collection of
information regarding authorizations
pertaining to solid minerals other than
coal and oil shale. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
previously approved this information
collection activity, and assigned it
control number 1004–0121.
DATES: The OMB is required to respond
to this information collection request
within 60 days but may respond after 30
days. For maximum consideration,
written comments should be received
on or before April 29, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004–
0121), Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806,
or by electronic mail at OIRA_
[email protected]. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or
electronic mail.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention:
Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vince Vogt, at 202–912–7125. Persons
who use a telecommunication device for
the deaf may call the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–800–
877–8339, to leave a message for Mr.
Vogt. You may also review the
information collection request online at
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.

The
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5
CFR part 1320 provide that an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of
information, you are not obligated to
respond. In order to obtain and renew
an OMB control number, Federal
agencies are required to seek public
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)).
As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the
BLM published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register on September 16, 2015
(80 FR 55640), and the comment period
ended November 16, 2015. The BLM
received no comments.
The BLM now requests comments on
the following subjects:
1. Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
functioning of the BLM, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate
of the burden of collecting the
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
3. The quality, utility and clarity of
the information to be collected; and
4. How to minimize the information
collection burden on those who are to

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respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
information technology.
Please send comments as directed
under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please
refer to OMB control number 1004–0121
in your correspondence. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
The following information pertains to
this request:
Title: Leasing of Solid Minerals Other
Than Coal and Oil Shale (43 CFR parts
3500, 3580, and 3590).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0121.
Abstract: This control number enables
the BLM to fulfill its responsibilities
regarding prospecting permits,
exploration licenses, leases, the
exchange of leases, use permits, and the
regulation of mining activities for solid
minerals other than coal or oil shale.
The information activities currently
approved under control number 1004–
0121 include requirements that an
applicant, a permittee or a lessee submit
information that enables the BLM to:
• Determine if applicants, permittees,
and lessees meet qualification criteria;
• Assure compliance with various
other legal requirements relating to the
leasing of solid minerals other than coal
or oil shale;
• Gather data needed to determine
the environmental impacts of
developing solid leasable minerals other
than coal or oil shale;
• Maintain accurate leasing records;
and
• Oversee and manage the leasing of
solid minerals other than coal or oil
shale.
Forms:

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