2017-00258. Renewal of Approved Information Collection; OMB Control No. 1004-0168

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 to monitor right-of-way compliance and determine road use and road maintenance fees to be charged to permit holders for tramroads and logging roads. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved this information collection activity, and assigned it control number 1004-0168.

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 February 9, 2017.

ADDRESSES:

Please submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior (OMB #1004-0168), Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, fax [phone], or by electronic mail at [e-mail]. 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: Jean Sonneman at 202-245-0050.

Electronic mail: [e-mail].

Please indicate “Attn: 1004-0168” regardless of the form of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dustin Wharton, at 541-471-6659. Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339, to leave a message for Mr. Wharton. You may also review the information collection request online at http://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain.

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 July 13, 2016 (81 FR 45302), and the comment period ended September 12, 2016. 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 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 1004-0168 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: Tramroads and Logging Roads (43 CFR part 2810).

Form: BLM OR Form 2812-6, Report of Road Use.

OMB Control Number: 1004-0168.

Abstract: The BLM issues permits and enters into right-of-way agreements to govern the use and construction of tramroads and logging roads. Permits required for these agreements provide for fees to be charged by the United States for road use and maintenance. The permittee must file the BLM OR Form 2812-6, Report of Road Use, annually, biannually, quarterly, or monthly, depending on the terms of the permit or agreement for a right-of-way on BLM lands. Information in the form is used by the BLM to monitor right-of-way compliance and to determine appropriate fees associated with road use and maintenance.

Frequency: On occasion.

Description of Respondents: Individuals seeking a right-of-way agreement for tramroads and logging roads.

Estimated Number of Responses Annually: 272.

Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping “Hour” Burden Annually: 2,176.

Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping “Non-Hour Cost” Burden Annually: None.

The estimated burdens are itemized in the following table:

A. Type of response and 43 CFR citation	B. Number of responses	C. Hours per response	D. Total hours (column B × column C)
Form OR-2812-6, Report of Road Use 43 CFR 2812.3 and 43 CFR 2812.5	272	8	2,176

Jean Sonneman,

Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.