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Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
appropriate 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
submission request toward Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: September 14, 2011.
Robin L. Thompson,
Associate Deputy Chief, State & Private
Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2011–24230 Filed 9–20–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–11–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Qualified
Products List for Class A Foams for
Wildland Firefighting
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension (without
revision) of a currently approved
information collection, Qualified
Products List for Class A Foams for
Wildland Firefighting.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before November 21, 2011
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 Victoria
Henderson, Branch Director, Equipment
and Chemicals, U.S. Forest Service,
National Interagency Fire Center, 3833
S. Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho
83705.
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Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 208–387–5398 or by e-mail
to: thenderson@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at the National Interagency Fire
Center (NIFC), Jack Wilson Building,
Boise, Idaho, Monday through Friday
between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors are
encouraged to call ahead to 208–387–
5348 to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cecilia Johnson, Missoula Technology
and Development Center (MTDC), 406–
329–4819, Shirley Zylstra (MTDC), 406–
329–4859, or Tory Henderson, NIFC,
208–387–5348. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Qualified Products List for Class
A Foam for Wildland Firefighting.
OMB Number: 0596–0183.
Expiration Date of Approval: February
29, 2012.
Type of Request: Extension without
revision.
Abstract: The Forest Service and
cooperating wildland firefighting
agencies need adequate types and
quantities of qualified fire chemical
products available to accomplish fire
management activities as safely and
effectively as possible. To accomplish
this objective, the Agency evaluates and
pre-approves commercial wildland
firefighting chemicals. The Agency may
be required to submit the formulations
to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and NOAA Fisheries during the
evaluation process. All products must
meet the requirements of specifications
identified and maintained by the
Wildland Fire Chemical Systems
(WFCS) staff at the Forest Service
Missoula Technology and Development
Center (MTDC). After a product
evaluation has been completed
successfully, the product is added to the
Qualified Products List (QPL) for the
appropriate product type. All Forest
Service procurements of wildland fire
chemicals are made from these lists. To
initiate an evaluation, product
manufacturers (or authorized suppliers)
enter into an agreement with the Forest
Service and pay all costs associated
with the submission and evaluation of
the product. Once the agreement is in
place and funds are deposited to cover
the associated costs, the manufacturer
submits the following information to
WFCS:
1. List of the specific ingredients and
quantity used to prepare the product,
2. Identification of the source of
supply for each ingredient,
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3. Copies of the Material Safety Data
Sheet (MSDS) for the product and for
each ingredient used to prepare the
product, and
4. Specific mixing requirements and
performance information.
Review of the submitted information
assures that the product does not
contain ingredients meeting the criteria
for Chemicals of Concern, i.e., by
appearing on one or more of the
following lists:
Agency list of unacceptable
ingredients.
National Toxicology Program (NTP)
‘‘Annual Report on Carcinogens.’’
International Agency for Research on
Cancer (IARC) Monographs for Potential
Carcinogens.
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA) ‘‘List of Extremely
Hazardous Substances and Their
Threshold Planning Quantities.’’
A risk assessment, performed at the
manufacturer expense, may be required.
When a risk assessment is necessary, a
third party selected by the Agency
assesses the products and levels of
ingredients found in typical
applications relative to human and
environmental impact. Each product
submitted is tested to determine the
mammalian and aquatic toxicity of the
product and must meet specific levels of
performance to minimize potential risk
during firefighting operations.
Additional tests are performed to
determine the effectiveness of the
product to reduce spread rate and
intensity of the fire by application
directly on or near the fire. A number
of product characteristics are measured
over the operational performance range
of the product to ensure that the product
meets the needs of the firefighters in the
field. The collection of this information
for each product submission is
necessary due to the length of time
needed to test the product (18 to 24
months) and need to ensure that
products are safe and effective prior to
purchase and use. This information
collection and the product evaluation
must be conducted on an on-going basis
to ensure the Agency can solicit and
award contracts in a timely manner to
provide firefighters with safe and
effective wildland fire chemical
products.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2.8 hours.
Type of Respondents: Manufacturers
(and their suppliers) of Class A Foams
for Wildland Firefighting.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 2.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 5.6 hours.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
appropriate 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
submission request toward Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: September 14, 2011.
Robin L. Thompson,
Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private.
[FR Doc. 2011–24234 Filed 9–20–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–11–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Qualified
Products List for Water Enhancers
(Gels) for Wildland Firefighting
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension with no
revision of a currently approved
information collection, Qualified
Products List for Water Enhancers (Gels)
for Wildland Firefighting.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before November 21, 2011
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 Victoria
Henderson, Branch Director, Equipment
and Chemicals, U.S. Forest Service,
National Interagency Fire Center, 3833
wreier-aviles on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
15:20 Sep 20, 2011
Jkt 223001
S. Development Avenue, Boise, ID
83705.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 208–387–5398 or by e-mail
to: thenderson@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at the National Interagency Fire
Center (NIFC), Jack Wilson Building, in
Boise, Idaho, Monday through Friday
between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors are
encouraged to call ahead to 208–387–
5348 to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cecilia Johnson, Missoula Technology
and Development Center (MTDC), 406–
329–4819, Shirley Zylstra (MTDC), 406–
329–4859, or Tory Henderson, NIFC,
208–387–5348. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Qualified Products List for
Water Enhancers (Gels) for Wildland
Firefighting.
OMB Number: 0596–0182.
Expiration Date of Approval: February
29, 2012.
Type of Request: Extension with no
revision
1. Abstract: The Forest Service and
cooperating wildland firefighting
agencies need adequate types and
quantities of qualified fire chemical
products available to accomplish fire
management activities as safely and
effectively as possible. To accomplish
this objective, the Agency evaluates and
pre-approves commercial wildland
firefighting chemicals. The Agency may
be required to submit the formulations
to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Fisheries
during the evaluation process. All
products must meet the requirements of
specifications identified and maintained
by the Wildland Fire Chemical Systems
(WFCS) staff at the Forest Service
Missoula Technology and Development
Center (MTDC). After a product
evaluation has been completed
successfully, the product is added to the
Qualified Products List (QPL) for the
appropriate product type. All Forest
Service procurements of wildland fire
chemicals are made from these lists.
To initiate an evaluation, product
manufacturers (or authorized suppliers)
enter into an agreement with the Forest
Service and pay all costs associated
with the submission and evaluation of
the product.
Once the agreement is in place and
funds are deposited to cover the
associated costs, the manufacturer
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submits the following information to
WFCS:
1. List of the specific ingredients and
quantity used to prepare the product,
2. Identification of the source of
supply for each ingredient,
3. Copies of the Material Safety Data
Sheet (MSDS) for the product and for
each ingredient used to prepare the
product, and
4. Specific mixing requirements and
performance information.
Review of the submitted information
assures that the product does not
contain ingredients meeting the criteria
for Chemicals of Concern, for example
by appearing on one or more of the
following lists:
• Agency list of unacceptable
ingredients.
• National Toxicology Program (NTP)
‘‘Annual Report on Carcinogens’’.
• International Agency for Research
on Cancer (IARC) Monographs for
Potential Carcinogens.
• Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA) ‘‘List of Extremely
Hazardous Substances and Their
Threshold Planning Quantities’’.
A risk assessment, performed at
manufacturer expense, may be required.
When a risk assessment is necessary, a
third party selected by the Agency
assesses the products and levels of
ingredients found in typical
applications relative to human and
environmental impact.
Each product submitted is tested to
determine the mammalian and aquatic
toxicity of the product and must meet
specific levels of performance to
minimize potential risk during
firefighting operations.
Additional tests are performed to
determine the effectiveness of the
product to reduce spread rate and
intensity of the fire by application
directly on or near the fire.
A number of product characteristics
are measured over the operational
performance range of the product to
ensure that the product meets the needs
of the firefighters in the field.
The collection of this information for
each product submission is necessary
due to the length of time needed to test
the product (18 to 24 months) and need
to ensure that products are safe and
effective prior to purchase and use.
This information collection and the
product evaluation must be conducted
on an on-going basis to ensure the
Agency can solicit and award contracts
in a timely manner to provide
firefighters with safe and effective
wildland fire chemical products.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4.5 hours.
Type of Respondents: Businesses
(manufacturers and suppliers) of water
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Qualified Products List for Class A Foams
for Wildland Firefighting
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 extension (without revision) of a currently
approved information collection, Qualified Products List for Class A
Foams for Wildland Firefighting.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before November 21,
2011 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
Victoria Henderson, Branch Director, Equipment and Chemicals, U.S.
Forest Service, National Interagency Fire Center, 3833 S. Development
Avenue, Boise, Idaho 83705.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 208-387-5398 or by
e-mail to: thenderson@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments received at the National
Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), Jack Wilson Building, Boise, Idaho,
Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to 208-387-5348 to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cecilia Johnson, Missoula Technology
and Development Center (MTDC), 406-329-4819, Shirley Zylstra (MTDC),
406-329-4859, or Tory Henderson, NIFC, 208-387-5348. Individuals who
use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every
day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Qualified Products List for Class A Foam for Wildland
Firefighting.
OMB Number: 0596-0183.
Expiration Date of Approval: February 29, 2012.
Type of Request: Extension without revision.
Abstract: The Forest Service and cooperating wildland firefighting
agencies need adequate types and quantities of qualified fire chemical
products available to accomplish fire management activities as safely
and effectively as possible. To accomplish this objective, the Agency
evaluates and pre-approves commercial wildland firefighting chemicals.
The Agency may be required to submit the formulations to the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries during the evaluation process.
All products must meet the requirements of specifications identified
and maintained by the Wildland Fire Chemical Systems (WFCS) staff at
the Forest Service Missoula Technology and Development Center (MTDC).
After a product evaluation has been completed successfully, the product
is added to the Qualified Products List (QPL) for the appropriate
product type. All Forest Service procurements of wildland fire
chemicals are made from these lists. To initiate an evaluation, product
manufacturers (or authorized suppliers) enter into an agreement with
the Forest Service and pay all costs associated with the submission and
evaluation of the product. Once the agreement is in place and funds are
deposited to cover the associated costs, the manufacturer submits the
following information to WFCS:
1. List of the specific ingredients and quantity used to prepare
the product,
2. Identification of the source of supply for each ingredient,
3. Copies of the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the product
and for each ingredient used to prepare the product, and
4. Specific mixing requirements and performance information.
Review of the submitted information assures that the product does
not contain ingredients meeting the criteria for Chemicals of Concern,
i.e., by appearing on one or more of the following lists:
Agency list of unacceptable ingredients.
National Toxicology Program (NTP) ``Annual Report on Carcinogens.''
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs for
Potential Carcinogens.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA) ``List of Extremely Hazardous Substances and Their
Threshold Planning Quantities.''
A risk assessment, performed at the manufacturer expense, may be
required. When a risk assessment is necessary, a third party selected
by the Agency assesses the products and levels of ingredients found in
typical applications relative to human and environmental impact. Each
product submitted is tested to determine the mammalian and aquatic
toxicity of the product and must meet specific levels of performance to
minimize potential risk during firefighting operations.
Additional tests are performed to determine the effectiveness of
the product to reduce spread rate and intensity of the fire by
application directly on or near the fire. A number of product
characteristics are measured over the operational performance range of
the product to ensure that the product meets the needs of the
firefighters in the field. The collection of this information for each
product submission is necessary due to the length of time needed to
test the product (18 to 24 months) and need to ensure that products are
safe and effective prior to purchase and use. This information
collection and the product evaluation must be conducted on an on-going
basis to ensure the Agency can solicit and award contracts in a timely
manner to provide firefighters with safe and effective wildland fire
chemical products.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2.8 hours.
Type of Respondents: Manufacturers (and their suppliers) of Class A
Foams for Wildland Firefighting.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 5.6 hours.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is appropriate 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 submission request
toward Office of Management and Budget approval.
Dated: September 14, 2011.
Robin L. Thompson,
Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private.
[FR Doc. 2011-24234 Filed 9-20-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-11-P
