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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO320000 L13300000.FW0000 013X]

Renewal of Approved Information
Collection; OMB Control No. 1004–
0001
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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 that enables the BLM to
collect information from applicants for
free use permits for vegetative or
mineral material. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has
assigned control number 1004–0001 to
this information collection.
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 September 30, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004–
0001), 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.
Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
0050.
Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@
blm.gov.
Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0001’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Mike Bechdolt, at 202–912–7234
(vegetative material); or George Brown,
at 202–912–7118 (mineral material).

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.
Brown or Mr. Bechdolt. You may also
review the information collection
request online at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 March 30, 2016 (81
FR 17732), and the comment period
ended May 31, 2016. The BLM received
one comment. The comment did not
address, and was not germane to, this
information collection. Therefore, we
have not revised the collection of
information in response to the
comment.
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
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 1004–0001
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: Free Use Application and
Permit for Vegetative or Mineral
Materials (43 CFR parts 3600, 3620, and
5510).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0001.
Summary: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) collects information
from respondents for free use permits
for vegetative or mineral materials in
order to: (1) Determine whether the
applicant is eligible for free use, (2)
Determine whether the vegetative or
mineral materials at issue qualify for
free use; (3) Determine whether free use
is consistent with pertinent land use
plans and authorities; and (4) Monitor
the authorized removal and uses of
vegetative and mineral materials to
ensure sustainable resource
management and verify that the actual
use is consistent with the authorization.
The BLM seeks approval to continue to
use one combined application and
permit form for vegetative materials,
and begin using two different forms for
mineral materials (one for applications,
and one for permits).
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Forms:
• 3604–1a, Free Use Permit
Application for Mineral Materials;
• 3604–1b, Free Use Permit for
Mineral Materials; and
• 5510–1, Free Use Application and
Permit for Vegetative Materials.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals seeking authorization for
free use of mineral or vegetative
materials.
Estimated Annual Responses: 403.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 241.
Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs:
None.
The estimated annual burdens of this
collection are itemized below:

Type of response

Number of
responses

Time per
response
(minutes)

Number of
hours
(Column B ×
Column C)

A.

B.

C.

D.

Form 5510–1 Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative Material (Federal, State, or
Local Governments) .................................................................................................................

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Type of response

Number of
responses

Time per
response
(minutes)

Number of
hours
(Column B ×
Column C)

A.

B.

C.

D.

Form 5510–1 Free Use Application and Permit for Vegetative Material (Mining Claimants and
Nonprofit Organizations) ..........................................................................................................
Forms 3604–1a and 3604–1b Free Use Application and Permit for Mineral Material (Federal,
State, or Local Governments) ..................................................................................................
Forms 3604–1a and 3604–1b Free Use Application and Permit for Mineral Material (Nonprofit Organizations) .................................................................................................................
Totals ....................................................................................................................................

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information
Collection Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNM910000.L13140000.XP0000.16X]

2016 Second Call for Nominations for
Certain New Mexico Resource
Advisory Councils
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The purpose of this notice is
to reopen the request for public
nominations for certain New Mexico
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Resource Advisory Councils (RAC) that
have member terms expiring this year.
These RACs provide advice and
recommendations to the BLM on land
use planning and management of the
National System of Public Lands within
their geographic areas. The RACs
covered by this request for nominations
are identified below. The BLM will
accept public nominations for 30 days
after the publication of this notice.
DATES: All nominations must be
received no later than September 30,
2016.
SUMMARY:

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for the address of BLM

New Mexico Offices accepting
nominations.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Allison Sandoval, U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, New Mexico State Office,
301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, NM
87502–0115; 505–954- 2019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) directs the Secretary of the
Interior to involve the public in

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planning and issues related to
management of lands administered by
the BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA (43
U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary to
establish 10- to 15-member citizenbased advisory councils that are
consistent with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA). As required by
FACA, RAC membership must be
balanced and representative of the
various interests concerned with the
management of the public lands. The
rules governing RACs are found at 43
CFR subpart 1784 and include the
following three membership categories:
Category One—Holders of Federal
grazing permits or leases;
representatives of energy and mineral
development; representatives of the
commercial timber industry;
representatives of interests associated
with transportation or rights-of-way; or
representatives of developed outdoor
recreation, off-highway vehicle use, and
commercial recreation;
Category Two—Representatives of
nationally or regionally recognized
environmental organizations;
archaeological and historic
organizations; dispersed recreation
activities; or nationally or regionally
recognized wild horse and burro
organizations; and
Category Three—Persons who hold
State, county, or local elected office;
employees of a State agency responsible
for management of natural resources,
land or water; representatives of Indian
tribes within or adjacent to the area for
which the council is organized; persons
who are employed as academicians in
natural resource management or natural
sciences; or representatives of the
affected public-at-large.
Those who have already submitted a
nomination in response to the first call
for nominations (published in the
Federal Register on March 18, 2016, 81
FR 14879) do not need to resubmit. All
nominations from the first and second
calls will be considered together during
the review process. Individuals may
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Nominees must be residents of the State
of New Mexico. The BLM will evaluate
nominees based on their education,
training, experience, and knowledge of
the geographical area of the RAC.
Nominees should demonstrate a
commitment to collaborative resource
decision-making. Individuals who are
Federally registered lobbyists are
ineligible to serve on all FACA and nonFACA boards, committees, or councils
in an individual capacity. The term
‘‘individual capacity’’ refers to
individuals who are appointed to
exercise their own individual best
judgment on behalf of the government,
such as when they are designated
Special Government Employees, rather
than being appointed to represent a
particular interest. The following must
accompany all nominations for the
RACs:
— Letters of reference from represented
interests or organizations;
— A completed Resource Advisory
Council application; and
— Any other information that addresses
the nominee’s qualifications.
Simultaneous with this notice, the
BLM New Mexico State Office will issue
press releases providing additional
information for submitting nominations,
with specifics about the number and
categories of member positions available
for each RAC.
Nominations and completed
applications for RACs should be sent to
the appropriate BLM offices listed
below:
Albuquerque District RAC: Carlos
Coontz, Socorro Field Office, BLM, 901
South Highway 85, Socorro, NM 87801,
(575) 838–1263.
Farmington District RAC: Tamara
Faust, Farmington District Office, BLM,
6251 College Boulevard, Farmington,
NM 87402, (505) 564–7762.

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