Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 15719 [E8-5982]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 58 / Tuesday, March 25, 2008 / Notices gaps between their expectations and management perception. Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions. Number of Respondents: 500. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 80. Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service Title: Pine Shoot Beetle Host Material from Canada. OMB Control Number: 0579–0257. Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701– 7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and plant pests to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or their dissemination within the United States. The Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have established restrictions on the importation of pine shoot beetle host material into the United States from Canada. Pine shoot beetle (PSB) is a pest of pine trees. It can cause damage in weak and dying trees where reproductive and immature stages of PSB occur, and in the new growth of healthy trees. PSB can damage urban ornamental trees and can cause economic losses to the timber, Christmas trees, and nursery industries. Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the information using Compliance Agreements, Written Statements, and Canadian Phytosanitary Certificates to protect the United States from the introduction of pine shoot beetle and other plant diseases. Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 2,340. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 94. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E8–5940 Filed 3–24–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request March 20, 2008. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Comments VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:33 Mar 24, 2008 Jkt 214001 regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Forest Service Title: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Study. OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW. Summary of Collection: The Wilderness Act of 1964 directs that the National Wilderness Preservation System be managed to protect natural wilderness conditions and to provide outstanding opportunities for the public to find solitude or primitive and unconfined types of recreational experiences. To help meet Federal agencies’ mandates related to recreation, scientists at the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute periodically monitor and report to mangers and the public, visitor use and user characteristics and visitor feedback on management actions on federal lands, including National Wildlife Refuges. Need and Use of the Information: This study will only ask recreation visitors questions about their recreation PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15719 visit, their personal demographics relevant to education and service provision, and factors that have influenced or are likely to influence their recreation visits. Agency personnel will use the collected information to ensure that visitors’ recreational activities do not harm the natural resources of the refuge and that wilderness-type recreation experiences are protected. The information it provides will also be used to inform the Refuge’s upcoming Comprehensive Conservation Plan revision and in the development of its Wilderness Stewardship and Public Use Management Plans. Description of Respondents: Individuals or households. Number of Respondents: 1,000. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 140. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E8–5982 Filed 3–24–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Farm Service Agency Commodity Credit Corporation Information Collection: Long Term Contracting System (LTCS) Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) at Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) are seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on an extension with revision of a currently approved information collection associated with the Long Term Contracting System. This collection is necessary for the procurement of agricultural commodities by KCCO for domestic feeding programs. Vendors bidding on long-term invitations complete and submit their offers on-line through the Long Term Contracting System (LTCS), which records the system date/time that the offer was submitted and ensures that the data remains secured within the system until bid opening time. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before May 27, 2008 to be assured consideration. E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 20, 2008.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Forest Service

    Title: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Wilderness Act of 1964 directs that the 
National Wilderness Preservation System be managed to protect natural 
wilderness conditions and to provide outstanding opportunities for the 
public to find solitude or primitive and unconfined types of 
recreational experiences. To help meet Federal agencies' mandates 
related to recreation, scientists at the Aldo Leopold Wilderness 
Research Institute periodically monitor and report to mangers and the 
public, visitor use and user characteristics and visitor feedback on 
management actions on federal lands, including National Wildlife 
Refuges.
    Need and Use of the Information: This study will only ask 
recreation visitors questions about their recreation visit, their 
personal demographics relevant to education and service provision, and 
factors that have influenced or are likely to influence their 
recreation visits. Agency personnel will use the collected information 
to ensure that visitors' recreational activities do not harm the 
natural resources of the refuge and that wilderness-type recreation 
experiences are protected. The information it provides will also be 
used to inform the Refuge's upcoming Comprehensive Conservation Plan 
revision and in the development of its Wilderness Stewardship and 
Public Use Management Plans.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 140.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-5982 Filed 3-24-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-11-P
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