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
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Previously Approved
01/31/2020
36 Months From Approved
131
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1,965
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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.
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.
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.