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program provides financial assistance to
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$500.00.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1524.
Dated: August 23, 2007.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Federal and
Non-Federal Financial Assistance
Instruments
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice, request for comment.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the new information
collection, Federal and Non-Federal
Financial Assistance Instruments.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before October 29, 2007 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Director,
Acquisition Management, Forest
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Attention: Chris Coppenbarger, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Mailstop
1138, Washington, DC 20250–1138.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 703–605–5100 or by e-mail
to: ccoppenbarger@fs.fed.us.
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The public may inspect comments
received at Forest Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1621 N. Kent
Street, RPE 707, Arlington, VA during
normal business hours. Visitors are
encouraged to call ahead to 703–605–
4719 to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Coppenbarger, Acquisition
Management, 703–605–4719.
Individuals who use TDD may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339, 24 hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federal and Non-Federal
Financial Assistance Instruments.
OMB Number: 0596–New.
Type of Request: New.
Abstract: In order to carry out specific
Forest Service activities, Congress
created several authorities to assist the
Agency in carrying out its mission. The
Forest Service issues Federal Financial
Assistance (FFA) awards (i.e., grants
and cooperative agreements), as
authorized by the Federal Grants and
Cooperative Agreements Act (FGCAA),
as well as agreements expressly
exempted from FGCAA. In addition,
Congress created specific authorizations
for acts outside the scope of the FGCAA;
as well as appropriations language
conveying authority for the Forest
Service to enter into relationships that
are outside the scope of the FGCAA.
The Forest Service implements these
authorizations using instruments such
as collection agreements; FGCAA
exempted agreements; memorandums of
understanding; and other agreements
(which contain mutual benefits for
participating parties). These instruments
fall outside the scope of the Federal
Acquisition Regulations and often
require financial plans and statements
of work. To create, develop, and
administer these funded and nonfunded agreements, Forest Service
employees collect information from
cooperating parties from the pre-award
to the closeout stage via telephone calls,
e-mails, postal mail, and person-toperson meetings. Respondents usually
have multiple options for responding,
including forms, non-forms,
electronically, face-to-face, over the
telephone, and over the Internet. The
scope of information collected varies,
but typically includes project type,
project scope, financial plan, statement
of work, and cooperator contact/
business information.
The information is collected from
non-profit and for-profit institutions;
institutions of higher education; state,
local, and Native American tribal
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governments; individuals; foreign
governments; and organizations.
Without the collected information, the
Forest Service would not be able to
create, develop, and administer these
funded and non-funded agreements.
The Agency would be unable to
develop/monitor projects, make or
receive payments, or identify financial
and accounting errors.
The following forms are associated
with this information collection:
FS–1500–NEW1: Cooperative Fire
Protection Agreement.
FS–1500–NEW2: Cooperative Law
Enforcement Agreement.
FS–1500–NEW3: Cooperative Forest
Road Agreement.
FS–1500–NEW4: Challenge Cost
Share Agreement.
FS–1500–NEW5: Collection
Agreement.
FS–1500–NEW6: Cost-Reimbursable
Agreement.
FS–1500–NEW7: Cooperative
Research and Development Agreement.
FS–1500–NEW8: Joint Venture
Agreement.
FS–1500–NEW9: Memorandum of
Understanding.
FS–1500–NEW10: Participating
Agreement.
FS–1500–NEW11: FSH 1509.11,
Chapter 60—Other Agreements.
FS–1500–NEW12: Cooperative Law
Enforcement Annual Operating &
Financial Plan.
FS–1500–NEW13: Collection
Agreement Financial Plan.
FS–1500–NEW14: Modification Form.
FS–1500–NEW15: Agreement Cover
Page.
SF–424: Application for Federal
Assistance.
AD–1047: Certification Regarding
Department Suspension.
AD–1048: Certification Regarding
Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility
and Voluntary Exclusion—Lower Tier
Covered Transactions.
AD–1049: Certificate Regarding Drug
Free Workplace Requirements
Alternative 1.
AD–1050: Certificate Regarding Drug
Free Workplace Requirements
Alternative 2.
AD–1052: Certificate Regarding Drug
Free Workplace Requirements—State
and State Agencies.
SF–269: Financial Status Report (Long
Form).
SF–269a: Financial Status Report.
SF–270: Request for Advance or
Reimbursement.
SF–272: Federal Cash Transaction
Report.
SF–272a: Federal Cash Transaction
Report (continuation).
SF–424a: Budget Information NonConstruction Programs.
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SF–424b: Assurance—NonConstruction Programs.
SF–25a: Payment Bonds.
Estimate of Annual Burden: .25 to 4
hours annually per response.
Type of Respondents: Non-profit and
for-profit institutions; institutions of
higher education; state, local, and
Native American tribal governments;
individuals; foreign governments; and
organizations.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 14,489.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1–4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 30,855 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
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval.
Dated: August 22, 2007.
Hank Kashdan,
Deputy Chief, Business Operations.
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lands administered by the Ashley
National Forest. The EIS analysis are
includes approximately 25,900 acres on
the South Unit of the Ashley National
Forest in Duchesne County, Utah. The
proposed project is located 11 miles
south of Duchesne County, Utah in
Township 6 South, Ranges 4 and 5
West. Any authorizations and actions
proposed for approval in the EIS will be
evaluated to determine if they are
consistent with direction in the 1986
Ashley National Forest Land and
Resource Management Plan (Forest
Plan).
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received within
45 days of publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. The draft
environmental impact statement is
expected in June 2008 and the final
environmental impact statement is
expected in November 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
David Herron, Project Lead, Ashley
National Forest, 355 North Vernal
Avenue, Vernal, Utah 84078; phone:
(435) 781–5218. Electronic comments
may be sent to comments-intermtnashley-duchesne@fs.fed.us. Email
correspondence should include the
project name in the subject line. Any
attachments must be submitted in MS
Word (*.doc) or rich text format (*.rtf)
and should include the project name in
the document title. Written comments
may also be dropped off at the above
address during regular business hours (8
a.m. to 5 p.m.), Monday–Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Herron, Project Lead, Ashley
National Forest, 355 North Vernal
Avenue, Vernal, Utah 84078; phone:
(435) 789–1181; e-mail:
daherron@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose and need for this project
is to respond to a formal proposal from
the Berry Petroleum Company (Berry),
to exercise their lease rights, and
develop oil and gas resources within
their existing federal oil and gas leases,
located on the South Unit of the Ashley
National Forest. The purpose and need
is also to identify the terms and
conditions necessary to protect surface
resources and prevent conflicts with
other activities, programs and users in
the area of operations.
SUMMARY: The Forest Supervisor of the
Ashley National Forest gives notice of
the intent to prepare an environment
impact statement (EIS) to document the
analysis and disclose the impacts of an
oil and gas development project on
Proposed Action
In January 2007, Berry submitted a
proposal to the Forest Service to drill up
to 400 oil and gas wells on federal
mineral leases the Company holds on
approximately 25,900 acres in the South
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Duchesne Ranger District, Ashley
National Forest, UT; South Unit Oil and
Gas Development EIS
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Unit of Ashley National Forest. If
economically recoverable oil or gas
reserves were identified from
exploratory drilling, those wells would
be put into production. Wells would be
drilled from well pads constructed of
native soil and rock material using
standard cut and fill methods. Well pad
construction would require an estimated
2.5 acres of surface disturbance per well
pad. If economic quantities of oil and/
or gas are found as a result of the
drilling of vertical wells, Berry may
attempt to directionally drill from some
or all of the same well pads to assess
whether oil and gas resources can be
reached and successfully produced from
directional wells. Approximately 100
miles of new access roads and 21 miles
of upgraded existing roads would be
constructed to reach the proposed well
pad sites. The proposal calls for a 20year construction and drilling period.
Lead and Cooperating Agencies
The Forest Service is the lead agency.
The Bureau of Land Management will
participate as a cooperating agency.
Other eligible agencies may also
participate as cooperating agencies.
Responsible Official
The Responsible Official is Kevin B.
Elliott, Forest Supervisor, Ashley
National Forest, 355 North Vernal
Avenue, Vernal, UT 84078.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The responsible official will decide
whether to allow development to occur
as proposed or to allow implementation
of a reasonable alternative to the
proposed action. The selected
alternative will establish the terms,
conditions, and mitigations needed to
protect surface resources during the
proposed oil and gas development.
Specific ground disturbing
developments (wells, roads,
compressors, etc.) would require
additional analysis prior to
implementation, to determine whether
those developments are consistent with
the scope and requirements of the
selected alternative. Approval for such
actions on individual well sites would
be conducted through the Application
for a Permit to Drill (APD) process, in
cooperation with the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM).
Scoping Process
The Forest Service is seeking
information, comments, and assistance
from federal, state, and local agencies
and individuals or organizations
interested in or affected by the proposed
action. The comment period on the
proposed action will be 45 days from
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Federal and Non-Federal Financial
Assistance Instruments
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on the new information collection, Federal and Non-
Federal Financial Assistance Instruments.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before October 29,
2007 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to
Director, Acquisition Management, Forest Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Attention: Chris Coppenbarger, 1400 Independence Ave.,
SW., Mailstop 1138, Washington, DC 20250-1138.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 703-605-5100 or by
e-mail to: ccoppenbarger@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments received at Forest Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1621 N. Kent Street, RPE 707, Arlington, VA
during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to
703-605-4719 to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Coppenbarger, Acquisition
Management, 703-605-4719. Individuals who use TDD may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the
year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments.
OMB Number: 0596-New.
Type of Request: New.
Abstract: In order to carry out specific Forest Service activities,
Congress created several authorities to assist the Agency in carrying
out its mission. The Forest Service issues Federal Financial Assistance
(FFA) awards (i.e., grants and cooperative agreements), as authorized
by the Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act (FGCAA), as well
as agreements expressly exempted from FGCAA. In addition, Congress
created specific authorizations for acts outside the scope of the
FGCAA; as well as appropriations language conveying authority for the
Forest Service to enter into relationships that are outside the scope
of the FGCAA. The Forest Service implements these authorizations using
instruments such as collection agreements; FGCAA exempted agreements;
memorandums of understanding; and other agreements (which contain
mutual benefits for participating parties). These instruments fall
outside the scope of the Federal Acquisition Regulations and often
require financial plans and statements of work. To create, develop, and
administer these funded and non-funded agreements, Forest Service
employees collect information from cooperating parties from the pre-
award to the closeout stage via telephone calls, e-mails, postal mail,
and person-to-person meetings. Respondents usually have multiple
options for responding, including forms, non-forms, electronically,
face-to-face, over the telephone, and over the Internet. The scope of
information collected varies, but typically includes project type,
project scope, financial plan, statement of work, and cooperator
contact/business information.
The information is collected from non-profit and for-profit
institutions; institutions of higher education; state, local, and
Native American tribal governments; individuals; foreign governments;
and organizations.
Without the collected information, the Forest Service would not be
able to create, develop, and administer these funded and non-funded
agreements. The Agency would be unable to develop/monitor projects,
make or receive payments, or identify financial and accounting errors.
The following forms are associated with this information
collection:
FS-1500-NEW1: Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement.
FS-1500-NEW2: Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement.
FS-1500-NEW3: Cooperative Forest Road Agreement.
FS-1500-NEW4: Challenge Cost Share Agreement.
FS-1500-NEW5: Collection Agreement.
FS-1500-NEW6: Cost-Reimbursable Agreement.
FS-1500-NEW7: Cooperative Research and Development Agreement.
FS-1500-NEW8: Joint Venture Agreement.
FS-1500-NEW9: Memorandum of Understanding.
FS-1500-NEW10: Participating Agreement.
FS-1500-NEW11: FSH 1509.11, Chapter 60--Other Agreements.
FS-1500-NEW12: Cooperative Law Enforcement Annual Operating &
Financial Plan.
FS-1500-NEW13: Collection Agreement Financial Plan.
FS-1500-NEW14: Modification Form.
FS-1500-NEW15: Agreement Cover Page.
SF-424: Application for Federal Assistance.
AD-1047: Certification Regarding Department Suspension.
AD-1048: Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension,
Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions.
AD-1049: Certificate Regarding Drug Free Workplace Requirements
Alternative 1.
AD-1050: Certificate Regarding Drug Free Workplace Requirements
Alternative 2.
AD-1052: Certificate Regarding Drug Free Workplace Requirements--
State and State Agencies.
SF-269: Financial Status Report (Long Form).
SF-269a: Financial Status Report.
SF-270: Request for Advance or Reimbursement.
SF-272: Federal Cash Transaction Report.
SF-272a: Federal Cash Transaction Report (continuation).
SF-424a: Budget Information Non-Construction Programs.
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SF-424b: Assurance--Non-Construction Programs.
SF-25a: Payment Bonds.
Estimate of Annual Burden: .25 to 4 hours annually per response.
Type of Respondents: Non-profit and for-profit institutions;
institutions of higher education; state, local, and Native American
tribal governments; individuals; foreign governments; and
organizations.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 14,489.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1-4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 30,855 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 request for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: August 22, 2007.
Hank Kashdan,
Deputy Chief, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. E7-17040 Filed 8-28-07; 8:45 am]
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