Information Collection; Request for Comment; Objections to New Land Management Plans, Plan Amendments, and Plan Revisions, 20899 [E9-10299]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Forest Service

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 20899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10299]


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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 86 / Wednesday, May 6, 2009 / 
Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection; Request for Comment; Objections to New 
Land Management Plans, Plan Amendments, and Plan Revisions

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service 
is seeking comments from all interested people and organizations on the 
extension of a currently approved information collection, objections to 
new land management plans, plan amendments, and plan revisions.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before July 6, 2009 
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, Assistant Director for Planning, Ecosystem Management 
Coordination, Mail Stop 1104, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-1104.
    Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to (202) 205-1012 or 
by e-mail to: rterney@fs.fed.us.
    The public may inspect comments received at the Ecosystem 
Management Coordination Office, 201 14th St., SW., Washington, DC, 
during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 
(202) 205-0895 to assist entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regis Terney, Ecosystem Management 
Coordination, at (202) 205-0895 or e-mail to: rterney@fs.fed.us. 
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: Objection to new land management plans, plan amendments, and 
plan revisions.
    OMB Number: 0596-0158.
    Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2010.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The information that would be required by Title 36, Code 
of Federal Regulations, part 219--Planning, subpart A--National Forest 
System Land Management Planning (36 CFR part 219, subpart A), section 
219.13 is the minimum information needed for a person to make clear the 
objection to a proposed land management plan, plan amendment, or plan 
revision. Under 36 CFR 219.13, an person must provide name, mailing 
address, and if possible, telephone number; and state the issues, the 
parts of the plan, amendment or revision that is the subject of the 
objection; and state how the person believes the plan, amendment, or 
revision is inconsistent with law, regulation, or policy or how the 
person disagrees with the decision and supply any recommendations for 
change. The reviewing officer must review the objection(s) and relevant 
information and then respond to the objector(s) in writing.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: 10 hours to prepare the objection.
    Type of Respondents: Interested and affected people, organizations, 
and governmental units who participate in the planning process: such as 
people who live in or near National Forest System (NFS) lands; local, 
State, and Tribal governments who have an interest in the plan; Federal 
agencies with an interest in the management of NFS lands and resources; 
not-for-profit organizations interested in NFS management, such as 
environmental groups, recreation groups, educational institutions; and 
commercial users of NFS land and resources.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1,210 a year.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 12,100 hours.
    Comment is invited on: (1) Whether the right information is being 
requested, including whether the information will have practical value; 
(2) whether the instructions in 36 CFR 219.13 are clear; (3) whether 
the Forest Service estimate of the burden of the collection of 
information is accurate, (10 hours); (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; (5) ways to 
make the objections available to people, (6) ways to minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on people, including the use of 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    All comments received on this notice, including names and addresses 
when given, will be a matter of public record. Comments will be 
summarized and included in the request for Office of Management and 
Budget approval.

    Dated: April 30, 2009.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. E9-10299 Filed 5-5-09; 8:45 am]
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