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Download as PDF 2508 Notices Federal Register Vol. 77, No. 11 Wednesday, January 18, 2012 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES January 12, 2012. 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) 720–8958. 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:07 Jan 17, 2012 Jkt 226001 the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resource Conservation Service Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Powers Ranger District, Coos County, OR; Eden Ridge Timber Sales Title: Emergency Watershed Protection Program Recovery. OMB Control Number: 0578–0030. Summary of Collection: The Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program regulations at 7 CFR 624 set forth the basic policies, program provisions, and eligibility requirements for sponsors to participate in the EWP program. The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) is responsible for administration of the EWP Program. EWP assistance is provided to sponsors to undertake emergency measures for runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention to safeguard lives and property from floods, drought, and the products of erosion on any watershed whenever fire, flood, or any other natural disaster occurrence is causing or has cause a sudden impairment of that watershed. The sponsor’s request is submitted formally as a letter (NRCS–PDM–20A) to the NRCS State Conservationist for consideration. Form NRCS–PDM–20, Damage Survey Report (DSR) is the agency decisionmaking document that includes the economic, social, and environmental evaluation, as well as the engineer’s cost estimate. Need and Use of the Information: The collected information allows the responsible federal official to make EWP eligibility determinations and provide federal cost-share payments to the sponsors. Without the information NRCS would not be able to perform its responsibilities in administrating the EWP program. Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 210. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (Disaster Occurrence). Total Burden Hours: 5,565. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–814 Filed 1–17–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–16–P PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Forest Service AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. Corrected Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the Eden Ridge Timber Sales. The original notice was published on April 26, 2010. ACTION: The USDA, Forest Service, is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on proposed variable density thinning treatments designed to control stocking and maintain or improve overall forest vigor and resiliency within a 6,516-acre planning area known as Eden Ridge. Timber harvested from stand treatments would contribute commercial timber to the Forest’s Probable Sale Quantity. The planning area is located approximately four (4) air miles southeast of the city of Powers, Oregon, on the Powers Ranger District. A Notice of Intent (NOI) was first published for this proposal on April 26, 2010, Volume 75, No. 79, pages 21577–21579. Due to the length of time that has passed since the first NOI was published, refinement of the proposed action, and a change in the responsible official, the district is publishing this Corrected NOI. The district now proposes within the planning area, timber harvest and other connected activities on approximately 3,314 acres in stands regenerated from timber harvested around the 1930s and 1940s via historical railroad logging. Candidate stands located on suitable forest land within the planning area are proposed for treatment that are designated as Matrix, with some amount of Riparian Reserve under the Land and Resource Management Plan as amended by the Northwest Forest Plan. Approximately seventy-five (75) treatment units would be designed for timber harvest with associated harvest systems that would use a combination of ground-based and skyline operations depending on soil, slope and hydrological concerns. To facilitate treatments within the potential units being considered, approximately: • 10.5 miles new road construction • 0.03 miles of temporary roads SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18JAN1.SGM 18JAN1

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and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 12, 2012.
    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) 720-8958.
    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.

Natural Resource Conservation Service

    Title: Emergency Watershed Protection Program Recovery.
    OMB Control Number: 0578-0030.
    Summary of Collection: The Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) 
Program regulations at 7 CFR 624 set forth the basic policies, program 
provisions, and eligibility requirements for sponsors to participate in 
the EWP program. The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) is 
responsible for administration of the EWP Program. EWP assistance is 
provided to sponsors to undertake emergency measures for runoff 
retardation and soil erosion prevention to safeguard lives and property 
from floods, drought, and the products of erosion on any watershed 
whenever fire, flood, or any other natural disaster occurrence is 
causing or has cause a sudden impairment of that watershed. The 
sponsor's request is submitted formally as a letter (NRCS-PDM-20A) to 
the NRCS State Conservationist for consideration. Form NRCS-PDM-20, 
Damage Survey Report (DSR) is the agency decisionmaking document that 
includes the economic, social, and environmental evaluation, as well as 
the engineer's cost estimate.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information allows 
the responsible federal official to make EWP eligibility determinations 
and provide federal cost-share payments to the sponsors. Without the 
information NRCS would not be able to perform its responsibilities in 
administrating the EWP program.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 210.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (Disaster Occurrence).
    Total Burden Hours: 5,565.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-814 Filed 1-17-12; 8:45 am]
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