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Respondents: Property owners or
managers at sites where infected plants
are found.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 166.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 18.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 2,922.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 733 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
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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 4th day of
December 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Locatable
Minerals
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 extension of a
currently approved information
collection, Locatable Minerals.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before February 8, 2008 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 Forest
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Minerals and Geology
Management Staff, Mail Stop 1126, 1601
N. Kent Street, 5th Floor, Arlington, VA
22209.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 703–605–1575 or by e-mail
to: 36cfr228a@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at the Office of the Director,
Forest Service Minerals and Geology
Management Staff, 1601 N. Kent Street,
5th Floor, Arlington, VA during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to 703–605–4794 to
facilitate entry to the building.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tony Ferguson, Director, Minerals and
Geology Management, at 703–605–4785.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (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: Locatable Minerals.
OMB Number: 0596–0022.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,
2008.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: This collection of
information is necessary to ensure
minimal environmental impacts
associated with locatable mineral
operations on National Forest System
(NFS) lands to the extent practicable.
Forest Service regulations at 36 CFR
228.5 require mining operators, with
some exceptions, to notify the
authorized Forest Service officer of the
intent to conduct a locatable mineral
operation on NFS lands by filing a
Notice of Intent or Plan of Operations.
Title 36 CFR 228.10 requires mining
operators to submit a Cessation of
Operation when mining operations
temporarily cease for other than
seasonal closure.
There is not a required format for the
information collection, but all
information identified in 36 CFR part
228 must be included. Form FS–2800–
5, Plan of Operations for Mining
Activities on National Forest System
Lands, is available for use by mining
operators to simplify this process.
The information required in a Plan of
Operations, detailed in 36 CFR 228.4(c),
(d), and (e), includes:
1. The name and legal mailing address
of operators (and claimants if they are
not the same) and their lessees, assigns,
or designees;
2. A map or sketch showing
information sufficient to locate:
a. The proposed area of operations on
the ground,
b. Existing and/or proposed roads or
access routes to be used in connection
with the operation as set forth in 36 CFR
228.12 on access, and
c. The approximate location and size
of areas where surface resources will be
disturbed;
3. Information sufficient to describe:
a. The type of operations proposed
and how they would be conducted,
b. The type and standard of existing
and proposed roads or access routes,
c. The means of transportation used or
to be used as set forth in 36 CFR 228.12,
d. The period during which the
proposed activity will take place, and
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e. Measures to be taken to meet the
requirements for environmental
protection in 36 CFR 228.8.
A Notice of Intent is required, as
detailed in 36 CFR 228.4(a)(2), to
include information sufficient to
identify the area involved, the nature of
the proposed operation, the route of
access to the area of operations, and the
method of transport.
A Cessation of Operations is required,
as detailed in 36 CFR 228.10, to include
verification of intent to maintain
structures, equipment, and other
facilities, expected reopening date, and
an estimate of extended durations of
operations.
These collections of information are
crucial to protecting surface resources,
including plants, animals, and their
habitat, as well as public safety on NFS
lands. The authorized Forest Service
official will use the collected
information to ensure that the
exploration, development, and
production of mineral resources are
conducted in an environmentally
sensitive manner; that these mineral
operations are integrated with the
planning and management of other
resources using the principles of
ecosystem management; and that lands
disturbed by mineral operations are
reclaimed using the best scientific
knowledge and returned to other
productive uses. Without this
information, the Forest Service would
not comply with Federal Regulations
and locatable mineral operations could
result in undue damage to surface
resources.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 12 hours
(10 hours—Plans of Operation; 1 hour—
Notice of Intent; 1 hour—Cessation of
Operations).
Type of Respondents: Mining
operators.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 3,255 (750—Plans of
Operations; 2,500—Notices of Intent;
5—Cessation of Operations).
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 10,005 hours (10 hours ×
750 Plans of Operations = 7,500; 1 hour
× 2,500 Notices of Intent = 2,500; 1 hour
× 5 Cessation of Operations = 5; 7,500
+ 2,500 + 5 = 10,005).
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
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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: November 26, 2007.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Small Business
Timber Sale Set-Aside Program;
Appeal Procedures on Recomputation
of Shares
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 extension of a
currently approved information
collection, Small Business Timber Sale
Set-Aside Program: Appeal Procedures
on Recomputation of Shares.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before February 8, 2008 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 Sharon
Nygaard-Scott, Forest Management
Staff, Forest Service, USDA, Mail Stop
1103, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 202–205–1045 or by e-mail
to: wosbaprocess@fs.fed.us. In addition,
comments may be submitted via the
World Wide Web/Internet at: https://
www.regulations.gov.
The public may inspect comments
received at the Forest Service, Forest
Management Staff Office, Third Floor
SW, 201 14th Street, SW., Washington,
DC, during normal business hours.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to
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202–205–1766 to facilitate entrance into
the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon Nygaard Scott, Forest
Management Staff, at 202–205–1766.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (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: Small Business Timber Sale SetAside Program; Appeal Procedures on
Recomputation of Shares
OMB Number: 0596–0141
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2008
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection
Abstract: The Forest Service adopted
the Small Business Timber Sale SetAside Program on July 26, 1990 (55 FR
30485). The Agency administers the
program in cooperation with the Small
Business Administration (SBA) under
the authorities of the Small Business
Act of 1998, the National Forest
Management Act of 1976, and SBA
regulations in 13 CFR part 121. The
program is designed to ensure that small
business timber purchasers have the
opportunity to purchase a fair
proportion of National Forest System
timber offered for sale.
Under the program, the Forest Service
must recompute the shares of timber
sales to be set aside for qualifying small
businesses every 5 years based on the
actual volume of saw timber that has
been purchased by small businesses.
Shares must be recomputed if there is a
change in manufacturing capability, if
the purchaser size class changes, or if
certain purchasers discontinue
operations.
In 1992, the Agency adopted new
administrative appeal procedures (36
CFR part 215), which excluded the
Small Business Timber Sale Set-Aside
Program. Prior to adoption of 36 CFR
part 215, the Agency had accepted
appeals of recomputations decisions
under 36 CFR part 217; and therefore
decided to establish procedures for
providing notice to affected purchasers
offering an opportunity to comment on
the recomputation of shares (61 FR
7468). The Conference Report
accompanying the 1997 Omnibus
Appropriation Act directed the Forest
Service to reinstate an appeals process
for decisions concerning recomputation
of Small Business Set-Aside shares,
structural recomputations of SBA
shares, or changes in policies impacting
the Small Business Timber Set-Aside
Program prior to December 31, 1996.
The Small Business Timber Sale Set-
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Aside Program; Appeal Procedures on
Recomputation of Shares (36 CFR part
223) outlines the types of decisions that
are subject to appeal, who may appeal
decisions, the procedures for appeal
decisions, the timelines for appeal, and
the contents of the notice of appeal.
The Forest Service provides
qualifying timber sale purchasers 30
days for predecisional review and
comment on draft decisions to reallocate
shares, including the data used in
making the proposed recomputation
decision. Within 15 days after the close
of the 30-day predecisional review
period, an Agency official makes a
decision on the shares to be set aside for
small businesses and gives written
notice of the decision to all parties on
the national forest timber sale bidders
list for the affected area. The written
notice provides the date by which the
appeal may be filed and how to obtain
information on appeal procedures.
Only those timber sale purchasers, or
their representatives, affected by small
business share timber sale set-aside
recomputation decisions who have
submitted predecisional comments may
appeal recomputation decisions. The
appellant must file a notice of appeal
with the appropriate Forest Service
official within 20 days of the date of the
notice of decision. The notice of appeal
must include:
1. The appellant’s name, mailing
address, and day-time telephone
number;
2. The title and date of the decision;
3. The name of the responsible Forest
Service official;
4. A brief description and date of the
decision being appealed;
5. A statement of how the appellant
is adversely affected by the decision
being appealed;
6. A statement of facts in dispute
regarding the issue(s) raised by the
appeal;
7. Specific references to law,
regulation, or policy that the appellant
believes have been violated (if any) and
the basis for such an allegation;
8. A statement as to whether and how
the appellant has tried to resolve the
appeal issues with the appropriate
Forest Service official, including
evidence of submission of written
comments at the predecisional stage;
and
9. A statement of the relief the
appellant seeks.
The data gathered in this information
collection is not available from other
sources.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 hours.
Type of Respondents: Timber sale
purchasers, or their representatives,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Locatable Minerals
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 extension of a currently approved information
collection, Locatable Minerals.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before February 8,
2008 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
Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Minerals and
Geology Management Staff, Mail Stop 1126, 1601 N. Kent Street, 5th
Floor, Arlington, VA 22209.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 703-605-1575 or by
e-mail to: 36cfr228a@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments received at the Office of the
Director, Forest Service Minerals and Geology Management Staff, 1601 N.
Kent Street, 5th Floor, Arlington, VA during normal business hours.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 703-605-4794 to facilitate
entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tony Ferguson, Director, Minerals and
Geology Management, at 703-605-4785. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf (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: Locatable Minerals.
OMB Number: 0596-0022.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2008.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: This collection of information is necessary to ensure
minimal environmental impacts associated with locatable mineral
operations on National Forest System (NFS) lands to the extent
practicable. Forest Service regulations at 36 CFR 228.5 require mining
operators, with some exceptions, to notify the authorized Forest
Service officer of the intent to conduct a locatable mineral operation
on NFS lands by filing a Notice of Intent or Plan of Operations. Title
36 CFR 228.10 requires mining operators to submit a Cessation of
Operation when mining operations temporarily cease for other than
seasonal closure.
There is not a required format for the information collection, but
all information identified in 36 CFR part 228 must be included. Form
FS-2800-5, Plan of Operations for Mining Activities on National Forest
System Lands, is available for use by mining operators to simplify this
process.
The information required in a Plan of Operations, detailed in 36
CFR 228.4(c), (d), and (e), includes:
1. The name and legal mailing address of operators (and claimants
if they are not the same) and their lessees, assigns, or designees;
2. A map or sketch showing information sufficient to locate:
a. The proposed area of operations on the ground,
b. Existing and/or proposed roads or access routes to be used in
connection with the operation as set forth in 36 CFR 228.12 on access,
and
c. The approximate location and size of areas where surface
resources will be disturbed;
3. Information sufficient to describe:
a. The type of operations proposed and how they would be conducted,
b. The type and standard of existing and proposed roads or access
routes,
c. The means of transportation used or to be used as set forth in
36 CFR 228.12,
d. The period during which the proposed activity will take place,
and
e. Measures to be taken to meet the requirements for environmental
protection in 36 CFR 228.8.
A Notice of Intent is required, as detailed in 36 CFR 228.4(a)(2),
to include information sufficient to identify the area involved, the
nature of the proposed operation, the route of access to the area of
operations, and the method of transport.
A Cessation of Operations is required, as detailed in 36 CFR
228.10, to include verification of intent to maintain structures,
equipment, and other facilities, expected reopening date, and an
estimate of extended durations of operations.
These collections of information are crucial to protecting surface
resources, including plants, animals, and their habitat, as well as
public safety on NFS lands. The authorized Forest Service official will
use the collected information to ensure that the exploration,
development, and production of mineral resources are conducted in an
environmentally sensitive manner; that these mineral operations are
integrated with the planning and management of other resources using
the principles of ecosystem management; and that lands disturbed by
mineral operations are reclaimed using the best scientific knowledge
and returned to other productive uses. Without this information, the
Forest Service would not comply with Federal Regulations and locatable
mineral operations could result in undue damage to surface resources.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 12 hours (10 hours--Plans of Operation;
1 hour--Notice of Intent; 1 hour--Cessation of Operations).
Type of Respondents: Mining operators.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 3,255 (750--Plans of
Operations; 2,500--Notices of Intent; 5--Cessation of Operations).
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 10,005 hours (10
hours x 750 Plans of Operations = 7,500; 1 hour x 2,500 Notices of
Intent = 2,500; 1 hour x 5 Cessation of Operations = 5; 7,500 + 2,500 +
5 = 10,005).
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
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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: November 26, 2007.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. E7-23834 Filed 12-7-07; 8:45 am]
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