Navajo Ranchers' Grazing Permits: No Changes, Just Renew
Published Date: 3/19/2026
Notice
Summary
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is renewing its form for Navajo Partitioned Lands grazing permits without any changes. This affects Navajo landowners and ranchers who need permits to graze their livestock. Comments on this renewal are open until April 20, 2026, and there’s no new cost or extra paperwork involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Grazing Permit Form Renewed Without Change
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is renewing the Navajo Partitioned Lands grazing permit information collection (Form 5-5015 and 5-5022; OMB Control Number 1076-0162) without any changes. This renewal keeps the current permit process in place for Navajo landowners and ranchers and the notice states there will be no new cost or extra paperwork. Public comments on the renewal are accepted through April 20, 2026.
Estimated Paperwork Time and Burden
The notice reports the annual estimated respondent counts and burden for this collection: 700 annual respondents, 3,121 annual responses, and a total of 2,123 annual burden hours. Individual response completion times are estimated from 15 minutes up to 2 hours, the collection is required to obtain or retain a benefit, and the frequency is annually.
BIA Will Recognize Tribal Laws for NPL Grazing
The notice states, under 25 CFR 161.101, BIA will recognize and comply with tribal laws regulating activities on Navajo Partitioned Lands, including land use, environmental protection, and historic or cultural preservation, unless prohibited by federal law. The document also records prior government-to-government consultation and rulemaking steps, including a proposed regulation published November 12, 2003, and the final regulation published October 7, 2005, plus Navajo Nation concurrence votes in 2004 and 2005.
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