[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45323-45324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21647]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-310-1310-01-PB-24 1A]


OMB Approval Number 1004-0160; Information Collection Submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act

    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted the proposed 
collection of information listed below to the Office of Management and 
Budget for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On December 22, 2000, the BLM published a 
notice in the Federal Register (65 FR 80904) requesting comments on the 
collection; a correction to the notice was published January 8, 2001 
(66 FR 1375). The comment period ended February 20, 2001. The BLM 
received no comments from the public in response to that notice. You 
may obtain copies of the proposed collection of information and related 
explanatory material by contacting the BLM Information Collection 
Clearance Officer at the telephone number listed below.
    The OMB is required to respond to this request within 60 days but 
may respond after 30 days. For maximum consideration, your comments and 
suggestions on the requirement should be made within 30 days directly 
to the Office of Management and Budget, Interior Department Desk 
Officer (1004-0160), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Washington, DC

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20503. Please provide a copy of your comments to the BLM Information 
Collection Clearance Officer (WO-630) 1849 C St., NW, Mail Stop 401 LS, 
Washington, DC 20240.
    Nature of Comments: We specifically request your comments on the 
following:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper functioning of the agency, including whether the information 
will have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of our estimates of the information collection 
burden, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions we 
use;
    3. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; and
    4. Ways to minimize the information collection burden on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    Title: Geothermal Leasing Reports (43 CFR 3208).
    OMB Approval Number: 1004-0160.
    Abstract: BLM needs information on diligent efforts toward 
utilization of geothermal resources, bona fide efforts to produce 
geothermal resources, and/or significant expenditures of funds made on 
geothermal leases to comply with the provisions of the Geothermal Steam 
Act Amendments of 1988 (P.L. 100-443). BLM uses the information to 
determine if a geothermal lessee qualifies for lease extensions.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Frequency: On occasion; annually; every 5 years.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals, small businesses, large 
corporations.
    Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours each report.
    Annual Responses: 75.
    Filing Fee Per Response: 0.
    Annual Burden Hours: 150.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael Schwartz, (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: July 11, 2001.
Michael H. Schwartz,
BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-21647 Filed 8-27-01; 8:45 am]
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