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Inspection and Certification of Animal
Byproducts, contact Dr. Terry Morris,
Senior Staff Veterinarian, Technical
Trade Services, National Center for
Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700
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20737–1231; (301) 734–5259. For copies
of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–
7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Inspection and
Certification of Animal Byproducts.
OMB Number: 0579–0008.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: U.S. exporters who wish to
export certain animal byproducts to
other countries must, in some instances,
furnish the importing country with
certificates that have been issued or
endorsed by Veterinary Services (VS) of
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
VS Form 16–24, Application for
Inspection and Certification of Animal
Byproducts, is one such certificate. The
form also serves as a written agreement
under which the exporter pays for
services we render in connection with
documenting the certification
statements required by the importing
country.
The exporter provides VS with the
information requested on VS Form 16–
24, including a detailed description of
the processing techniques that are used
to make the product eligible to enter the
importing country. VS uses this
information to monitor and certify the
processing techniques. After monitoring
the processing technique, VS issues or
endorses the certificate attesting to the
class and quality of the products and
that the products have been processed
according to the conditions and
requirements of the importing country.
Without this certification, the
importing country would not accept the
product, and the exporter would be
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unable to conduct business with that
country. The use of VS Form 16–24 has
no impact on animal disease prevention
or eradication activities in the United
States. The form was developed to meet
the importation requirements of other
countries.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of this information
collection activity for an additional 3
years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
information collection on those who are
to respond, through use, as appropriate,
of automated, electronic, mechanical,
and other collection technologies, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.5
hour per response.
Respondents: U.S. exporters of animal
byproducts.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 10.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 10.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 5 hours. (Due to averaging,
the total annual burden hours may not
equal the product of the annual number
of responses multiplied by the reporting
burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of
January 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Request for
Comments; National Woodland Owner
Survey
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
USDA Forest Service is seeking
comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on a
previously approved information
collection, the National Woodland
Owner Survey, that the Forest Service is
seeking to reinstate. This information
collection will help the Forest Service
and others assess the current state of the
nation’s forest resources, identify
opportunities and constraints of private
forest-land owners, and facilitate
planning and implementation of forest
policies and programs. Information will
be collected from private forest-land
owners in the United States.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before March 15, 2005 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after this date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to National
Woodland Owner Survey, Attn: Brett
Butler, Northeastern Research Station,
Forest Service, USDA, 11 Campus
Boulevard, Suite 200, Newtown Square,
PA 19073.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to (610) 557–4250 or by e-mail
to nwos@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at 11 Campus Boulevard, Suite
200, Room 2040, Newtown Square, PA.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to
(610) 557–4002 to facilitate entry to the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brett Butler, Northeastern Research
Station, (610) 557–4045. Individuals
who use telecommunication devices for
the deaf (TDD) should call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 twenty-four hours a day,
every day of the year, including
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Woodland Owner
Survey.
OMB Number: 0596–0078.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2004.
Type of Request: Reinstatement.
Abstract: The National Woodland
Owner Survey (NWOS) will collect data
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to characterize and increase our
understanding of private forest-land
owners, the critical link between forests
and society, in the United States; to
determine the opportunities and
constraints confronting private forestland owners; and to facilitate the
planning and implementation of forest
policies and programs.
The Forest and Range Land
Renewable Resources Planning Act of
1974 and the Forest and Range Land
Renewable Resources Act of 1978
provide the Forest Service with the legal
authority to conduct the NWOS. These
acts assign responsibility for the
inventory and assessment of forest and
related renewable resources to the
Forest Service. Additionally, the
importance of an ownership survey in
this inventory and assessment process is
highlighted in Section 253(c) of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Education Reform Act of 1998, and the
recommendations of the Second Blue
Ribbon Panel on the Forest Inventory
and Analysis Program.
The Forest Service’s Forest Inventory
and Analysis (FIA) program has
conducted the NWOS on a periodic
basis since 1978. The NWOS collects
information to help answer questions
related to the characteristics of the
landholdings and landowners,
ownership objectives, the supply of
timber and non-timber products, forest
management practices, delivery of
education and financial assistance, and
the concerns/constraints perceived by
the landowners. The information
collected provides widely cited
benchmarks of the private forest-land
owners in the United States. These
results have been used to assess the
sustainability of forest resources at
national, regional, and state levels; to
implement and assess the success of
forest-land owner assistance programs;
and to answer a variety of questions
with topics ranging from fragmentation
to the economics of private timber
production.
The respondents will be a statistically
selected group of individuals, families,
American Indian tribes, partnerships,
corporations, nonprofit organizations,
clubs, and other private groups that own
forest land in the United States. This
group will be selected by using public
records to collect the names and
addresses from a systematic set of points
identified as forest land from across the
country. The number of forest-land
owners to be contacted in each state will
be determined by the number of private
forest-land owners and the sampling
intensity.
Respondents will be asked to answer
questions related to (1) The general
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characteristics of their forest land, (2)
their reasons for owning it, (3) how they
use and manage their forest land, (4)
their concerns related to their forest
land, (5) their intentions for the future
of their forest land, and (6) demographic
information.
As in past information collections,
respondents will be asked to answer
questions related to the characteristics
of their landholdings, their reasons for
owning forest-land, the supply of timber
and non-timber products, forest
management practices, delivery of
education and financial assistance, the
concerns/constraints perceived by the
landowners, their intentions for their
forest-land, and general demographics.
The information collection will
collect data using a mixed-mode survey
technique that will involve a selfadministered mail questionnaire and
telephone interviews. First, a prenotice
letter or postcard will be sent to all
potential respondents describing this
information collection and why the
information is being collected and why
their assistance is needed. Second, a
questionnaire with a cover letter will be
mailed to the potential respondents. The
cover letter will reiterate the purpose
and importance of this information
collection and provide the respondents
with legally required information.
Third, a reminder will be mailed to
thank the respondents and encourage
the non-respondents to respond. The
last stage of the mail portion of the
information collection will be mailing a
second questionnaire and cover letter to
those individuals who have yet to
respond. Telephone interviews will be
used for follow-up surveys of the nonrespondents to maximize our response
rate.
The Forest Service’s Forest Inventory
and Analysis Program (FIA) will
administer the mail portion of this
information collection. The telephone
interview portion of the information
collection will be implemented by the
National Agricultural Statistics Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Data
will be compiled and edited by FIA
personnel.
FIA personnel will analyze the
collected data. At a minimum, national
and regional reports of the data will be
distributed through print and electronic
media. In addition, the data will be
made available to the public. The
publicly released data will be formatted
to ensure the anonymity of the
respondents.
This information collection will
generate reliable and up-to-date
information on private forest-land
owners in the United States. The results
of these efforts will provide more
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reliable information on this important
and very dynamic segment of the United
States population and facilitate more
complete assessments of the country’s
forest resources and improved planning
and implementation of forestry
programs.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 15
minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals,
families, American Indian tribes,
partnerships, corporations, nonprofit
organizations, clubs, and other private
groups that own forest land.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 10,000.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,500 hours.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques, or other forms of
information technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
Dated: January 3, 2005.
Ann M. Bartuska,
Deputy Chief for Research & Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Request for Comments; National Woodland
Owner Survey
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
USDA Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals
and organizations on a previously approved information collection, the
National Woodland Owner Survey, that the Forest Service is seeking to
reinstate. This information collection will help the Forest Service and
others assess the current state of the nation's forest resources,
identify opportunities and constraints of private forest-land owners,
and facilitate planning and implementation of forest policies and
programs. Information will be collected from private forest-land owners
in the United States.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before March 15, 2005
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after this date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to
National Woodland Owner Survey, Attn: Brett Butler, Northeastern
Research Station, Forest Service, USDA, 11 Campus Boulevard, Suite 200,
Newtown Square, PA 19073.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to (610) 557-4250 or
by e-mail to nwos@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments received at 11 Campus Boulevard,
Suite 200, Room 2040, Newtown Square, PA. Visitors are encouraged to
call ahead to (610) 557-4002 to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brett Butler, Northeastern Research
Station, (610) 557-4045. Individuals who use telecommunication devices
for the deaf (TDD) should call the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the
year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Woodland Owner Survey.
OMB Number: 0596-0078.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2004.
Type of Request: Reinstatement.
Abstract: The National Woodland Owner Survey (NWOS) will collect
data
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to characterize and increase our understanding of private forest-land
owners, the critical link between forests and society, in the United
States; to determine the opportunities and constraints confronting
private forest-land owners; and to facilitate the planning and
implementation of forest policies and programs.
The Forest and Range Land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974
and the Forest and Range Land Renewable Resources Act of 1978 provide
the Forest Service with the legal authority to conduct the NWOS. These
acts assign responsibility for the inventory and assessment of forest
and related renewable resources to the Forest Service. Additionally,
the importance of an ownership survey in this inventory and assessment
process is highlighted in Section 253(c) of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998, and the recommendations of
the Second Blue Ribbon Panel on the Forest Inventory and Analysis
Program.
The Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program
has conducted the NWOS on a periodic basis since 1978. The NWOS
collects information to help answer questions related to the
characteristics of the landholdings and landowners, ownership
objectives, the supply of timber and non-timber products, forest
management practices, delivery of education and financial assistance,
and the concerns/constraints perceived by the landowners. The
information collected provides widely cited benchmarks of the private
forest-land owners in the United States. These results have been used
to assess the sustainability of forest resources at national, regional,
and state levels; to implement and assess the success of forest-land
owner assistance programs; and to answer a variety of questions with
topics ranging from fragmentation to the economics of private timber
production.
The respondents will be a statistically selected group of
individuals, families, American Indian tribes, partnerships,
corporations, nonprofit organizations, clubs, and other private groups
that own forest land in the United States. This group will be selected
by using public records to collect the names and addresses from a
systematic set of points identified as forest land from across the
country. The number of forest-land owners to be contacted in each state
will be determined by the number of private forest-land owners and the
sampling intensity.
Respondents will be asked to answer questions related to (1) The
general characteristics of their forest land, (2) their reasons for
owning it, (3) how they use and manage their forest land, (4) their
concerns related to their forest land, (5) their intentions for the
future of their forest land, and (6) demographic information.
As in past information collections, respondents will be asked to
answer questions related to the characteristics of their landholdings,
their reasons for owning forest-land, the supply of timber and non-
timber products, forest management practices, delivery of education and
financial assistance, the concerns/constraints perceived by the
landowners, their intentions for their forest-land, and general
demographics.
The information collection will collect data using a mixed-mode
survey technique that will involve a self-administered mail
questionnaire and telephone interviews. First, a prenotice letter or
postcard will be sent to all potential respondents describing this
information collection and why the information is being collected and
why their assistance is needed. Second, a questionnaire with a cover
letter will be mailed to the potential respondents. The cover letter
will reiterate the purpose and importance of this information
collection and provide the respondents with legally required
information. Third, a reminder will be mailed to thank the respondents
and encourage the non-respondents to respond. The last stage of the
mail portion of the information collection will be mailing a second
questionnaire and cover letter to those individuals who have yet to
respond. Telephone interviews will be used for follow-up surveys of the
non-respondents to maximize our response rate.
The Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis Program (FIA)
will administer the mail portion of this information collection. The
telephone interview portion of the information collection will be
implemented by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture. Data will be compiled and edited by FIA
personnel.
FIA personnel will analyze the collected data. At a minimum,
national and regional reports of the data will be distributed through
print and electronic media. In addition, the data will be made
available to the public. The publicly released data will be formatted
to ensure the anonymity of the respondents.
This information collection will generate reliable and up-to-date
information on private forest-land owners in the United States. The
results of these efforts will provide more reliable information on this
important and very dynamic segment of the United States population and
facilitate more complete assessments of the country's forest resources
and improved planning and implementation of forestry programs.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 15 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals, families, American Indian tribes,
partnerships, corporations, nonprofit organizations, clubs, and other
private groups that own forest land.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,500 hours.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques, or other forms of
information technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office
of Management and Budget approval.
Dated: January 3, 2005.
Ann M. Bartuska,
Deputy Chief for Research & Development.
[FR Doc. 05-776 Filed 1-13-05; 8:45 am]
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