Information Collection; Social and Cultural Structure of Private Forestry, 60314-60315 [E7-20868]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
60314
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 24, 2007 / Notices
yshivers on PROD1PC62 with NOTICES
decline to participate are subject to
penalties.
As to the unemployment portion of
the formula, a 10-month unemployment
average is more accurate than a 3-month
average because it dampens the effect
that atypical employment conditions
and reporting errors in any month can
have on a State’s average. While a 12month average would be the most ideal,
BLS’ reporting schedule is such that
only 10 months of data are available at
the time that TEFAP allocations would
have to be calculated.
Because ACS poverty-data is single
year data, the poverty portion of a
State’s allocation index may be more
likely to vary from year-to-year.
However, because the intent of TEFAP
is to address the most immediate and
current need, such variations actually
serve the purpose of the program.
Moreover, it is worth noting that yearto-year allocations have also varied
widely using the current data sources.
For example, of the 55 States and
territories (i.e., States) operating TEFAP
in fiscal year 2006, 5 had increases in
their allocations of 10 percent or greater,
22 had increases of 0 to 9.9 percent, 27
had decreases of 0 to 9.9 percent, and
1 had a decrease greater than 10 percent
from fiscal year 2005 to 2006. In fiscal
year 2007, 5 States had increases of 10
percent or greater, 25 States had
increases of 0 to 9.9 percent, 23 States
had decreases of 0 to 9.9 percent, and
2 States had decreases greater than 10
percent. In contrast, if the proposed
changes had been implemented prior to
allocating 2007 resources, the number
and size of increases and decreases that
would have resulted are very similar to
those that actually occurred.
Specifically, 8 States would have
received increases of 10 percent or
greater, 18 States would have received
increases of 0 to 9.9 percent, 27 States
would have decreases of 0 to 9.9
percent, and 2 States would have had
decreases greater than 10 percent.
Therefore, unless comments reveal a
significant disadvantage to
implementing these changes, the
Department intends to allocate TEFAP
commodities and administrative funds
for fiscal year 2008 using these new data
sources without further notification.
Dated: October 18, 2007.
Gloria Gutierrez,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. E7–20963 Filed 10–23–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
VerDate Aug<31>2005
15:33 Oct 23, 2007
Jkt 214001
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Social and
Cultural Structure of Private Forestry
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
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; Social and Cultural Structure
of Private Forestry.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before December 24, 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 John
Schelhas, Southern Research Station,
USDA Forest Service, 112 Campbell
Hall, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
36088.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to (334) 724–4451 or by e-mail
to: jschelhas@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at 204 Campbell Hall, Tuskegee
University, Tuskegee, AL during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to (334) 727–8131 to
facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Schelhas, Southern Research Station,
USDA Forest Service, 334–727–8131.
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: Social and Cultural Structure of
Private Forestry
OMB Number: 0596–NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval:
Type of Request: New.
Abstract: Non-industrial private
forests constitute the majority of the
forest in the South, and provide many
important public and private benefits.
These benefits are enhanced when
landowners receive professional forestry
assistance, though very few landowners
seek assistance or have written
management plans for their forests. This
problem is particularly acute for
minority forest landowners. This study
will use ethnographic methods to learn
about social and cultural aspects of
forest landowner decision-making; in
particular, forest values and identities,
social networks for information flows,
and actual forest management practices.
The information gathered will
contribute to scientific papers presented
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
at professional meetings and in
publications. The data will also assist in
the development of new materials and
techniques for outreach to forest
managers by government, nonprofit, and
private forester and natural resource
managers.
Face-to-face interviews with 200
forest landowners (100 per year) will
occur at three sites in the South. A team
of researchers from the Southern
Research Station, USDA Forest Service
and the College of Agricultural,
Environmental, and Natural Sciences,
Tuskegee University will conduct the
interviews and analyze the data
collected. The information collected
includes: (1) Responses to ‘‘twenty
statements test’’ to measure identity; (2)
social networks utilized to acquire forest
management information; (3) life
histories with regard to land ownership
and forest management; (4)
demographic data; and (5) land use and
forest management practices.
The information will be collected
only once from each landowner. If the
information is not collected, federal,
state, and private efforts to promote
improved forest management to provide
benefits for landowners and society will
be less successful.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 hours.
Type of Respondents: Forest
landowners.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 100.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: Once.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 200 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.
E:\FR\FM\24OCN1.SGM
24OCN1
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 24, 2007 / Notices
Dated: October 16, 2007.
Jimmy L. Reaves,
Associate Deputy Chief, Research &
Development.
[FR Doc. E7–20868 Filed 10–23–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–11–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
ACTION:
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The meeting room is changed
for the Forestry Research Advisory
Council. The meeting will take place in
Berkeley, California, November 15–16,
2007. The purpose of the meeting is to
discuss emerging issues in forestry
research.
The meeting will be held
November 15–16, 2007. On November
15 the meeting will be from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m, and on November 16 from 8–noon.
DATES:
The meeting will be held at
the Women’s Faculty Club on the
University of California Campus in
Berkeley, California. Individuals who
wish to speak at the meeting or to
propose agenda items must send their
names and proposals to Daina Apple,
Designated Federal Officer, Forestry
Research Advisory Council, USDA
Forest Service Research and
Development, 1400 Independence Ave.,
SW., Washington, DC 20250–1120.
Individuals also may fax their names
and proposed agenda items to (202)
205–1530.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daina Apple, Forest Service Office of
the Deputy Chief for Research and
Development, (202) 205–1665.
The
meeting is open to the public. Council
discussion is limited to Forest Service,
Cooperative State Research Education,
and Extension Service staff and Council
members. Persons wishing to bring
forestry research matters to the attention
of the Council may file written
statements with the Council staff before
or after the meeting.
yshivers on PROD1PC62 with NOTICES
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: October 18, 2007.
Jimmy L. Reaves,
Associate Deputy Chief, Research &
Development.
[FR Doc. E7–20867 Filed 10–23–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–11–P
15:33 Oct 23, 2007
[Docket No. 071002551–7552–01]
National Defense Stockpile Market
Impact Committee Request for Public
Comments on the Potential Market
Impact of Proposed Stockpile
Disposals for Fiscal Year 2009
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of inquiry.
Forest Service, USDA.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
Bureau of Industry and Security
AGENCY:
Forestry Research Advisory Council
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Jkt 214001
SUMMARY: This notice is to advise the
public that the National Defense
Stockpile Market Impact Committee, cochaired by the Departments of
Commerce and State, is seeking public
comments on the potential market
impact of the proposed disposal levels
of excess materials for the Fiscal Year
(FY) 2009 Annual Materials Plan.
DATES: To be considered, written
comments must be received by
November 23, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments
concerning this notice to Michael
Vaccaro, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Industry and Security, Office
of Strategic Industries and Economic
Security, 1401 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room 3876, Washington, DC
20230, fax: (202) 482–5650 (Attn:
Michael Vaccaro), e-mail:
MIC@bis.doc.gov; or Peter Haymond,
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of
Economic and Business Affairs, Office
of International Energy and Commodity
Policy, Washington, DC 20520, fax:
(202) 647–8758 (Attn: Peter Haymond),
or e-mail: haymondp@state.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Newsom, Office of Strategic
Industries and Economic Security,
Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Telephone:
(202) 482–7417.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the authority of the Strategic
and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act
of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. 98, et
seq.), the Department of Defense (DOD),
as National Defense Stockpile Manager,
maintains a stockpile of strategic and
critical materials to supply the military,
industrial, and essential civilian needs
of the United States for national
defense. Section 3314 of the Fiscal Year
(FY) 1993 National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) (50 U.S.C.
98h–1) formally established a Market
Impact Committee (the Committee) to
‘‘advise the National Defense Stockpile
Manager on the projected domestic and
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
60315
foreign economic effects of all
acquisitions and disposals of materials
from the stockpile * * *.’’ The
Committee must also balance market
impact concerns with the statutory
requirement to protect the Government
against avoidable loss.
The Committee is comprised of
representatives from the Departments of
Commerce, State, Agriculture, Defense,
Energy, Interior, the Treasury, and
Homeland Security, and is co-chaired
by the Departments of Commerce and
State. The FY 1993 NDAA directs the
Committee to consult with industry
representatives that produce, process, or
consume the materials contained in the
stockpile.
In Attachment 1, the Defense National
Stockpile Center (DNSC) lists the
proposed quantities that are enumerated
in the stockpile inventory for the FY
2009 Annual Materials Plan. The
Committee is seeking public comments
on the potential market impact of the
sale of these materials. Public comments
are an important element of the
Committee’s market impact review
process.
The quantities listed in Attachment 1
are not disposal or sales target
quantities, but rather a statement of the
proposed maximum disposal quantity of
each listed material that may be sold in
a particular fiscal year by the DNSC.
The quantity of each material that will
actually be offered for sale will depend
on the market for the material at the
time of the offering as well as on the
quantity of each material approved for
disposal by Congress.
Submission of Comments
The Committee requests that
interested parties provide written
comments, supporting data and
documentation, and any other relevant
information on the potential market
impact of the sale of these commodities.
All comments must be submitted to the
address indicated in this notice. All
comments submitted through e-mail
must include the phrase ‘‘Market Impact
Committee Notice of Inquiry’’ in the
subject line.
The Committee encourages interested
persons who wish to comment to do so
at the earliest possible time. The period
for submission of comments will close
on November 23, 2007. The Committee
will consider all comments received
before the close of the comment period.
Comments received after the end of the
comment period will be considered, if
possible, but their consideration cannot
be assured.
All comments submitted in response
to this notice will be made a matter of
public record and will be available for
E:\FR\FM\24OCN1.SGM
24OCN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60314-60315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20868]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Social and Cultural Structure of Private
Forestry
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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; Social and Cultural
Structure of Private Forestry.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before December 24,
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 John
Schelhas, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 112 Campbell
Hall, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to (334) 724-4451 or
by e-mail to: jschelhas@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments received at 204 Campbell Hall,
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL during normal business hours.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to (334) 727-8131 to facilitate
entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Schelhas, Southern Research
Station, USDA Forest Service, 334-727-8131. 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: Social and Cultural Structure of Private Forestry
OMB Number: 0596-NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval:
Type of Request: New.
Abstract: Non-industrial private forests constitute the majority of
the forest in the South, and provide many important public and private
benefits. These benefits are enhanced when landowners receive
professional forestry assistance, though very few landowners seek
assistance or have written management plans for their forests. This
problem is particularly acute for minority forest landowners. This
study will use ethnographic methods to learn about social and cultural
aspects of forest landowner decision-making; in particular, forest
values and identities, social networks for information flows, and
actual forest management practices. The information gathered will
contribute to scientific papers presented at professional meetings and
in publications. The data will also assist in the development of new
materials and techniques for outreach to forest managers by government,
nonprofit, and private forester and natural resource managers.
Face-to-face interviews with 200 forest landowners (100 per year)
will occur at three sites in the South. A team of researchers from the
Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service and the College of
Agricultural, Environmental, and Natural Sciences, Tuskegee University
will conduct the interviews and analyze the data collected. The
information collected includes: (1) Responses to ``twenty statements
test'' to measure identity; (2) social networks utilized to acquire
forest management information; (3) life histories with regard to land
ownership and forest management; (4) demographic data; and (5) land use
and forest management practices.
The information will be collected only once from each landowner. If
the information is not collected, federal, state, and private efforts
to promote improved forest management to provide benefits for
landowners and society will be less successful.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 hours.
Type of Respondents: Forest landowners.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: Once.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 200 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.
[[Page 60315]]
Dated: October 16, 2007.
Jimmy L. Reaves,
Associate Deputy Chief, Research & Development.
[FR Doc. E7-20868 Filed 10-23-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-11-P
