98-15866. Request for Approval of a New Information Collection  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 32893]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-15866]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    
    Bureau of Land Management
    [BW-110-1830-00 24 1A]
    
    
    Request for Approval of a New Information Collection
    
    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) announces its intention to request 
    approval of a new information collection to collect taxpayer 
    identification numbers from those doing business with BLM. The BLM 
    needs this information in case an entity fails to timely pay money 
    owed, in which case BLM may refer the matter to the Treasury Department 
    for collection.
    
    DATES: Please provide any comments on the proposed collection by August 
    17, 1998.
    
    ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to: Bureau of Land Management, 
    Accounting Group (BC-610), National Business Center, P.O. Box 25047, 
    Denver, Colorado 80225-0047, or Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory 
    Affairs Group (WO-630), 1849 C St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Dorothy Butler, (303) 236-6332.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), BLM is 
    required to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning 
    a collection of information to solicit comments on (a) whether the 
    proposed collection is necessary for the proper performance of the 
    agency's functions, 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 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 
    received and include them with its request for approval from the Office 
    of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
        The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), 31 U.S.C. 3701, 
    contains a number of provisions that affect how BLM does business. One 
    of the more significant provisions allows BLM to refer debts delinquent 
    over 180 days to the Treasury Department for collection. Another 
    provision gives the Treasury Department increased flexibility in 
    seeking to collect the debts by various offsets of payments, including 
    tax refunds.
        The DCIA requires that all Federal disbursements include the 
    payee's Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number (SSN/
    TIN). This information aids the Treasury Department in matching debtors 
    to payments and in seeking those payments from the debtors.
        BLM is seeking to implement the SSN/TIN requirement by creating a 
    specific form, requesting the payee's full name, address, and SSN/TIN. 
    The name and address will be used to identify the payee and the SSN/TIN 
    will be used for debt collection purposes, if necessary. We plan to 
    print the form on colored paper so that it can be removed from files to 
    which the public has access. The information will not be available to 
    the public electronically, as the SSN/TIN are data protected under the 
    Privacy Act.
        Respondents are those entities who do business with BLM; these 
    include licensees, permittees, lessees, and contract holders. 
    Individuals who pay one-time recreation fees will not be affected. BLM 
    estimates that there will be 120,000 respondents the first year. The 
    number is expected to decrease to 5,000 respondents annually after the 
    first year, since collecting the information will be a one-time 
    occurrence and only those newly doing business with BLM will need to 
    supply the information. Each respondent will take an estimated 1 minute 
    to supply the information, for a total burden hour estimate the first 
    year of 20,000 hours; thereafter, the burden hour estimate will be 
    approximately 83 hours.
    
        Dated: June 9, 1998.
    Carole Smith,
    Information Clearance Officer.
    [FR Doc. 98-15866 Filed 6-15-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4310-84-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
06/16/1998
Department:
Land Management Bureau
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice and request for comments.
Document Number:
98-15866
Dates:
Please provide any comments on the proposed collection by August 17, 1998.
Pages:
32893-32893 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
BW-110-1830-00 24 1A
PDF File:
98-15866.pdf