Resource Management Planning (43 CFR Part 1600)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
blm_lup_handbook.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-12-16
1004-0212 Supporting Statement A 12.16.2016.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-12-16
FLPMA Subchapters I and II.docx Supplementary Document	2016-06-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
219960	Protest Procedures / Businesses and Associations	Modified
218165	Protest Procedures / Individuals and Households	Modified
218164	Protest Procedures / Governments	Modified
218162	Consistency Requirements	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1004-0212	ICR Reference No: 201701-1004-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201604-1004-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Resource Management Planning (43 CFR Part 1600)
Type of Information Collection: Existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/11/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/11/2017
Terms of Clearance: The elements of the Bureau of Land Management's Land Use Planning Handbook that provide guidance regarding the collection of information are subject to review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Any changes to these portions of the handbook must be submitted to OIRA for approval and may be processed as a change request.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2020	36 Months From Approved
Responses	131	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,965	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The BLM is seeking approval to collect information in accordance with new and revised regulations pertaining to land use planning under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. This information collection request includes activities that have been ongoing without a control number. The information collection activities in this rule will help the BLM resolve, to the extent practical, inconsistencies between Federal and non-Federal Government plans They will also enable protests of draft plans before they are finalized, and provide for public disclosure of protests upon request.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 43 USC 1711 and 1712 Name of Law: Federal Land Policy and Management Act
   US Code: 43 USC 1901 - 1908 Name of Law: Public Rangelands Improvement Act
   US Code: 30 USC 201(a) Name of Law: Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act
   US Code: 42 USC 4321 - 4370h Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act
   US Code: 30 USC 1272, 1281, and 1304 Name of Law: Surface Mining Control and Reclamaiton Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1004-AE39	Final or interim final rulemaking	81 FR 89580	12/12/2016

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Protest Procedures / Governments
Consistency Requirements
Protest Procedures / Individuals and Households
Protest Procedures / Businesses and Associations

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	131	0	0	131	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,965	0	0	1,965	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The new information collection activities in the rule are program changes. With the exception of the provision that requires protests to be made publicly available, they are ongoing. They are also necessary in order to comply with FLPMA. The BLM is submitting this information request in order to correct the omission of a control number from the planning regulations as originally promulgated.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $79,189

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 11/30/2016

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