BLM Updates Alaska Reindeer Herders' Grazing Report Rules
Published Date: 4/27/2026
Notice
Summary
The Bureau of Land Management is bringing back and updating the rules for collecting info about Alaska reindeer grazing. This affects reindeer herders who’ll need to provide certain details to keep things running smoothly. Comments on these changes are open until May 27, 2026, and the updates aim to make reporting easier without extra costs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Reinstate Alaska reindeer reporting
The Bureau of Land Management proposes to reinstate, with changes, an expired information collection (OMB Control Number 1004-0182) that applies to Alaska Natives interested in reindeer grazing on BLM‑administered public lands in the State of Alaska. The updates are intended to make reporting easier and are described as not adding extra costs; comments are due by May 27, 2026.
Adds three reindeer report types
BLM is incorporating three specific information collections into OMB Control Number 1004-0182: the Reindeer Grazing Permit Annual Report (43 CFR 4300.45), assigning a permit to another party (43 CFR 4300.59 and 4300.60), and permits to cross reindeer over public lands (43 CFR 4300.80). These items were not previously accounted for under this control number and are now included in the reinstated collection.
Estimated paperwork burden and costs
BLM estimates the reinstated collection will affect 6 annual respondents with 14 total responses, totaling 11 burden hours per year and $12 in annual non‑hour costs. Individual responses are estimated to take between 30 minutes and 1 hour, and responding is required to obtain or retain a benefit (a permit or authorization).
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