[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13208-13209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7207]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-960-1060-02-24 1A]
Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Number 1004-
0042
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing its intention to request
renewal of existing approval to collect certain information from those
requesting to adopt a wild horse or burro. BLM needs this information
to determine whether individuals are qualified to provide humane care
and proper treatment (including proper transportation, feeding and
handling) to an adopted wild horse or burro.
DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received
by May 28, 1996 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to: Regulatory Management Team (420),
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Room 401LS, Washington,
DC 20240.
Comments may be sent via Internet to: !WO140@attmail.com. Please
include ``ATTN: 1004-0042'' and your name
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and return address in your Internet message.
Comments may be hand-delivered to the Bureau of Land Management
Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 L Street, NW., Washington, DC.
Comments will be available for public review at the L Street
address during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), Monday
through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Mitchell, (702) 785-6583.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), BLM is
required to provide 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning a
collection of information contained in a published current rule to
solicit comments on (a) whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. BLM will receive and analyze any
comments sent in response to this notice and include them with its
request for approval from the Office of Management and Budget under 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Section 3 (b) (2) (B) of Public Law 92-195, as amended (commonly
referred to as the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act), requires
that BLM provide healthy excess animals for adoption by individuals the
Secretary determines are qualified to provide humane care and proper
treatment (including proper transportation, feeding and hauling). The
implementing regulations are found in 43 CFR Subpart 4750--Private
Maintenance. The regulations were issued on March 3, 1968 (51 FR 7414)
and last amended on September 25, 1990 (55 FR 39152). Under the
voluntary program, individuals must inform the BLM of their interest
and willingness to adopt. The adoption application requirement provides
individuals a mechanism to inform BLM of their interest and to submit
their credentials for determination of their qualifications.
The Application for Adoption of Wild Horse(s) or Burro(s), Form
4710-10, is required by the Wild Horse and Burro Regulations, 43 CFR
4750.3, and is used to determine an individual's qualifications for
providing care and humane treatment of wild horses or burros. The
Application for Adoption of Wild Horse(s) and Burros(s) form requires
that the applicant furnish the following information: (1) The
applicants name, address, and telephone number, (2) the applicant's
driver's license number, (3) applicant's birth date, (4) an indication
of the number and species of animals the applicant wishes to adopt, (5)
map to where the adopted wild horse or burro will be located, (6)
questions the applicant whether he understands the restrictions related
to adopting an animal, (7) information requested about the physical
characteristics of the site where the animals will be kept, (8)
information about whether more than four untitled animals will be cared
for at this location, (9) information about whether someone else will
select, transport, or care for the animals, and, (10) whether the
applicant has ever been convicted of abuse or inhumane treatment of
animals, violation of the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act or the
Wild Horse and Burro Regulations.
BLM uses the information provided by the applicant to determine
whether individuals are qualified to provide humane care and proper
treatment (including proper transportation, feeding and handling) to an
adopted wild horse or burro. Upon approval of the application by a BLM
Authorized Officer and completion of a Private Maintenance and Care
Agreement, the individual may adopt a wild horse or burro. The
information, which is required by law, is a voluntary, nonrecurring
submission necessary to receive a benefit. There is no other source for
the required information, and failure of the applicant to furnish the
required information will result in the applicant not being allowed to
adopt a wild horse or burro.
The collection of information is short, simple and not inconvenient
to the applicant. Valuable dialogue normally occurs during the approval
process when the BLM conducts an interview with the applicant to ensure
that the applicant understands the obligations and prohibited acts and
that the adopter is knowledgeable about horse or burros or has access
to assistance from a knowledgeable individual. Based on BLM's
experience administering the activities described above, the public
reporting burden for the information collected is estimated to average
ten minutes per response. The respondents must be: (1) At least 18
years of age, (2) a resident of the United States or its territories
and maintain the animal in the United States or its territories, (3)
have no convictions for violations of 43 CFR 4700 regulations, and (4)
have no convictions for inhumane treatment of animals. The frequency of
response is once for an individual to adopt a wild horse or burro. The
number of responses per year is estimated to be about 30,000. The
estimated total annual burden on new respondents is about 5,000 hours.
Any interested member of the public may request and obtain, without
charge, a copy of Form 4710-10 by contacting the person identified
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 20, 1996.
Annetta L. Cheek,
Chief, Regulatory Management Team.
[FR Doc. 96-7207 Filed 3-25-96; 8:45 am]
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