Availability of Revised Bureau of Land Management Forms 4130-001, 4130-001a, 4130-001b, 4130-003a, 4130-004, and 4130-005

The BLM uses these forms to collect information required to authorize livestock grazing on public lands (see 43 CFR Part 4130). Forms in the 4130 series are used by the public to apply for grazing use; apply for and/or transfer grazing preference; request exchange-of-use grazing agreements, and to report actual grazing use. Form 4130-003a, Automated Grazing Application is generated by the BLM Rangeland Administration System (RAS). The BLM has used these or similar forms to collect this type of information for the last several decades.

Minor changes were made to four forms to conform with current guidance and improve upon the information collected. These changes include:

• Addition of reasons for requested temporary nonuse to distinguish between different types of nonuse for conservation and protection of public lands (i.e., drought, fire, flood, insect infestation, wild horse and burros, or other reasons beyond the control of the operator) consistent with 43 CFR 4100 for Forms 4130-001 and 4130-003a.
• Encourage the identification of reasons for less than full active use (reported in AUMs) in the remarks section of Form 4130-005 to build consistency between applications and the actual grazing use report.
• Change from sons and/or daughters to child(ren) in Form 4130-001b for consistency with Executive Order (13988) on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation and
  IB 2023-043 Guidance for Inclusive Language in Internal and External Published Material as Directed by Executive Order 13988.