BLM Seeks Input on Land Management Data Collection
Published Date: 7/24/2026
Notice
Summary
The Bureau of Land Management wants to keep collecting info to help plan how public lands are used. They’re asking for your thoughts by September 22, 2026, to make sure the process isn’t too much work or cost too much. If you care about land use, this is your chance to speak up and help shape the future!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Required 15-hour Response Burden
The Bureau of Land Management will keep an information collection (OMB Control Number 1004-0212) that affects State, local, and Tribal governments; individuals/households; businesses; and associations. The agency estimates 131 annual respondents, each response takes 15 hours, for a total of 1,965 annual burden hours, and the collection is "required to obtain or retain a benefit."
Public Comment Opportunity by Sept 22, 2026
The BLM is asking for public comments on this information collection by September 22, 2026. You can submit written comments to help shape the collection, including ways to reduce paperwork burden, improve clarity, or allow electronic submission.
Governors' Role and Protest Authorization
The collection (OMB Control Number 1004-0212) provides State Governors the opportunity to work with the BLM to resolve possible inconsistencies between BLM land use plans and State or local plans. It also authorizes protests of land use plans and plan amendments submitted to the BLM.
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