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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Special Use
Administration
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
revision of a currently approved
information collection, Special Use
Administration.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before July 24, 2012 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 USDA
Forest Service, Attn: Lands, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop Code:
1124, Washington, DC 20250–1124.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 202–205–1604 or by email
to: reply_lands@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at the Office of the Director,
Lands, 4th Floor South, Sidney R. Yates
Federal Building, 201 14th Street SW.,
Washington, DC, during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to 205–205–1248 to
facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Milo
Booth, Lands, at 202–205–1117.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Special Use Administration.
OMB Number: 0596–0082.
Expiration Date of Approval: October
31, 2012.
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Type of Request: Extension with
Revision.
Abstract: The information collection
requirements are necessary for the
Forest Service to issue and administer
special use authorizations that allow the
public to use and occupy National
Forest System (NFS) lands under these
authorities. The information collected is
used by Forest Service officials (unless
otherwise noted) to ensure that uses of
NFS lands are authorized, in the public
interest, and compatible with the
Agency’s mission; and/or record
authorization of use granted by
appropriate Forest Service officials.
In addition, the Department of the
Interior (DOI) statutes for the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS), National Park
Service (NPS), and Bureau of
Reclamation (BuRec) along with the
statute for the U.S. Army Corp of
Engineers (USACE) authorize its
collection of information and will
utilize form SF–299 ‘‘Application for
Transportation and Utility Systems and
Facilities on Federal Lands.’’
Several statutes authorize the Forest
Service to issue and administer
authorizations for use and occupancy of
NFS lands and collect information from
the public for those purposes. The laws
authorizing the collection of this
information include the Organic
Administration Act of 1897 (16 U.S.C.
551); Title V of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA,
43 U.S.C. 1761–1771); Act of March 4,
1915 (16 U.S.C. 497); Alaska Term
Permit Act of March 30, 1948 (48 U.S.C.
341); Act of September 3, 1954 (68 Stat.
1146; 43 U.S.C. 931c, 931d); National
Forest Ski Area Permit Act (16 U.S.C.
497b); section 28 of the Mineral Leasing
Act (30 U.S.C. 185); National Forest
Roads and Trails Act (FRTA, 16 U.S.C.
532–538); section 7 of the Granger-Thye
Act (16 U.S.C. 480d); Act of May 26,
2000 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d); Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C.
6801–6814); Archeological Resource
Protection Act of October 31, 1979 (16
U.S.C. 1996); and the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended.
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Forest Service regulations
implementing these authorities, found
at 36 CFR part 251, Subpart B, contain
information collection requirements,
including submission of applications,
execution of forms, and imposition of
terms and conditions that entail
information collection requirements,
such as the requirement to submit
annual financial information, to prepare
and update an operating plan; to
prepare and update a maintenance plan,
and to submit compliance reports and
information updates.
The information helps the Agency
identify the environmental and social
impacts of special uses for purposes of
compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act and program
administration. In addition, the Agency
uses the information to ascertain
whether the land use fee(s) charged for
special use authorizations are based on
market value.
Information collection occurs via
application forms, as well as terms and
conditions in special use authorizations
and operating plans. There are six
categories of information collected:
(1) Information required from
proponents and applicants to evaluate
proposals and applications to use or
occupy NFS lands,
(2) Information required from
applicants to complete special use
authorizations,
(3) Annual financial information
required from holders to determine land
use fees,
(4) Information required from holders
to prepare and update operating plans,
(5) Information required from holders
to prepare and update maintenance
plans, and
(6) Information required from holders
to complete compliance reports and
informational updates.
The six categories cover all
information collection requirements
involved in administration of the
Special Uses program, including
application and reporting forms;
authorization forms; supplemental
special use authorization clauses in
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chapter 50; and information collection
requirements not associated with an
approved standard form.
These six categories demonstrate the
complexity of the special uses program
and the importance of standard forms in
administration of the program. Special
use authorizations encompass a variety
of activities ranging from individual
private uses to large-scale commercial
facilities and public services. Examples
of authorized special uses include
public and private road rights-of-way,
apiaries, domestic water supply
conveyance systems, telephone and
electric service rights-of-way, oil and
gas pipeline rights-of-way,
communications facilities, hydroelectric
power-generating facilities, ski areas,
resorts, marinas, municipal sewage
treatment plants, and public parks and
playgrounds.
Category 1: The Application Process
1. SF–299, Application for
Transportation and Utility Systems and
Facilities on Federal Lands, is used to
evaluate the applicant’s technical and
financial capability, nature of the
proposed operations, and anticipated
environmental impacts and proposed
mitigation of those impacts. This form is
used for most non-recreational NFS
lands use requests. This form will also
be used by the Department of the
Interior’s BLM, FWS, NPS, BuRec, and
the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to
grant, issue, or renew rights-of-way
(ROW) to use a specific piece of public
land for a certain project. Some
examples of land uses which require a
ROW grant include: transmission lines,
communication sites, roads, highways,
trails, telephone lines, canals, flumes,
pipelines, reservoirs, and so forth.
2. IRS form W–9, Request for
Taxpayer Identification Number and
Certification, is used to certify permit
holder federal tax classification as part
of the permit authorization and
administration process.
3. FS–2300–43, Special Use
Application and Permit for GovernmentOwned Buildings, is the form used by
the Forest Service to collect information
and to issue permits for use of
government-owned facilities on NFS
lands.
4. FS–2700–3a, Holder-Initiated
Revocation of Existing Authorization
and Request for a Special Use Permit, is
used to facilitate issuance of a new
authorization when there is a change in
ownership of authorized improvements
or a change in control of the holder of
a special use authorization.
5. FS–2700–3b, Special Use
Application and Permit for
Noncommercial Group Use, provides
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information used to evaluate requests to
use NFS lands for noncommercial
gatherings involving 75 or more people,
such as a wedding or an activity
involving the exercise of First
Amendment rights, and to authorize
such requests.
6. FS–2700–3c, Special Use
Application and Permit for Recreation
Events, is used to collect information
needed to evaluate requests to use NFS
lands for events involving an entry or
participation fee, such as an endurance
ride, and to authorize such requests.
7. FS–2700–3f, Special Use
Application and Permit, Temporary
Permit for Outfitting and Guiding, is the
form used by the Forest Service to
collect information and to issue
temporary permits to use NFS lands for
Outfitting and Guiding services.
8. FS–2700–10, Technical Data for
Communications Uses, is the form used
by the Forest Service to collect
information and to evaluate the
compatibility of communications
equipment at a communications site to
minimize frequency interference and
other compatibility problems.
9. FS–2700–11, Agreement
Concerning a Small Business
Administration Loan for a Holder of a
Special Use Permit, is the form used by
the Forest Service to collect information
and to enter into agreement with a
holder, a lender, and the U.S. Small
Business Administration (SBA)
regarding a loan guaranteed by the SBA.
10. FS–2700–12, Agreement
Concerning a Loan for a Holder of a
Special Use Permit, is the form used by
the Forest Service to collect information
and to enter into an agreement with a
holder and a lender regarding a loan not
guaranteed by the SBA.
11. FS–2700–30, Application for
Permit for Archaeological
Investigations, is the form used by the
Forest Service to collect information
and to evaluate the financial capability
and qualifications of an applicant to
undertake archaeological investigations
on NFS lands.
12. FS–2700–33, Additional Insured
Endorsement for a Special Use
Authorization, is the form used by the
Forest Service to collect information
and to name the United States as an
additional insured in an insurance
policy issued to the holder of a special
use authorization.
13. FS–2700–34, Prospectus for
Campground and Related Granger-Thye
Concessions, is used to select the most
qualified applicant to operate a
concession campground in a
competitive process.
14. FS–2700–36 (new),
Paleontological Resources Preservation,
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is the form used to garner information
requirements necessary to issue permits,
enter into agreements, and identify the
repository institutions which house and
curate paleontological resources that are
collected under permit and which
remain Federal property.
15. FS–6500–24, Financial Statement,
provides information used by the
authorized Forest Service officer or
financial analyst to evaluate the
financial capability of an applicant to
undertake the requested use and to
comply with the terms and conditions
of an authorization. This form is used
primarily for requests to operate ski
areas, resorts, and government-owned
campgrounds on NFS lands.
16. FS–6500–25, Request for
Verification, is the form used by an
authorized Forest Service officer or
financial analyst to: (1) obtain a release
of information from a financial
institution to verify the financial
capability of an applicant to undertake
the requested use, and (2) to comply
with the terms and conditions of an
authorization. This form is used
primarily for requests to operate ski
areas, resorts, and government-owned
campgrounds on NFS lands.
17. Response to a Prospectus (no
designated form). When the Forest
Service offers a new business
opportunity that requires a Special Use
authorization, for which there is
competitive interest, it is necessary to
issue a prospectus. Information
provided by applicants in response to a
prospectus is used to select the most
qualified applicant.
Category 2: Special Use Authorizations
1. FS–2700–4, Special Use Permit, is
the form used by the Forest Service to
collect information and to authorize a
variety of uses on NFS lands not
covered by another form.
2. FS–2700–4b, Forest Road Special
Use Permit, is the form used by the
Forest Service to collect information
and to authorize, under FLPMA, the
construction and use of an NFS road,
typically to access private property
within a national forest for commercial
purposes, such as timber hauling or
noncommercial purposes such as
residential use.
3. FS–2700–4c, Private Road Special
Use Permit, is the form used by the
Forest Service to collect information
and to authorize, under FLPMA, the
construction and use of a road that is
not part of the forest transportation
system to access non-Federal land, a
mining claim, a mineral leasing area, or
other uses of NFS lands.
4. FS–2700–4d, Temporary Cost
Share Agreement Road Special Use
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Permit, is the form used by the Forest
Service to collect information and to
authorize, under FLPMA, the
construction, maintenance, and use of a
temporary road on NFS lands covered
by a cost share agreement to access
private property within a national forest
for commercial purposes, such as timber
harvesting.
5. FS–2700–4h, Special Use Permit for
Campground and Related Granger-Thye
Concessions, is the form used by the
Forest Service to collect information
and to authorize the operation and
maintenance of a government-owned
recreation site on NFS lands.
6. FS–2700–4h—Appendix B, Annual
Granger-Thye Fee Offset Agreement, is
used by authorized Forest Service
official and the holder to specify the
government maintenance,
reconditioning, renovation, and
improvement used to offset the land use
fee for a Campground and Related
Granger-Thye Concessions Special Use
Permit.
7. FS–2700–4h—Appendix F, Special
Use Permit for Campground and Related
Granger-Thye Concessions, describes
the Forest Service’s drinking water
program and the requirements that
apply to holders authorized to operate a
federally owned drinking water system.
8. FS–2700–4h—Appendix G,
Granger-Thye Fee Offset Claim
Certification, is used by a holder to
provide a record of said holder’s direct
and indirect costs attributable to a
project enumerated in a Granger-Thye
Fee Offset Agreement.
9. FS–2700–4i, Special Use Permit for
Outfitting and Guiding, is the form used
by the Forest Service to collect
information and authorize the use and
occupancy of NFS lands to provide
outfitting and guiding services.
10. FS–2700–4j, Special Use Permit
for a Federal Agency’s Electric
Transmission Facilities, is the form used
by the Forest Service to collect
information and authorize the use and
occupancy of NFS lands by a Federal
agency that owns and operates electric
transmission lines and facilities.
11. FS–2700–4–Shawnee, Special Use
Permit for Equestrian Outfitting on the
Shawnee National Forest, is required as
part of a litigation settlement for the
Shawnee National Forest.
12. FS–2700–5, Term Special Use
Permit, is the form used by the Forest
Service to collect information and
authorize long-term use of NFS lands
involving privately owned facilities.
13. FS–2700–5a, Term Special Use
Permit for Recreation Residences, is the
form used by the Forest Service to
collect information and authorize a
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privately owned recreation residence on
NFS lands.
14. Grand Island–FS–2700–5a (new),
Term Special Use Permit for Recreation
Residences, is the form used by the
Forest Service to collect information
and authorize a privately owned
recreation residence on Grand Island
Recreation Area.
15. FS–2700–5b, Ski Area Term
Special Use Permit, is the form used by
the Forest Service to collect information
and authorize ski areas on NFS lands.
16. FS–2700–5c, Resort/Marina Term
Special Use Permit, is the form used by
the Forest Service to collect information
and authorize a resort/marina on NFS
lands.
17. FS–2700–5d, Resort Supplement
for Outfitting and Guiding, provides
information the Forest Service uses to
authorize outfitting and guiding
occurring at a resort/marina on NFS
lands.
18. FS–2700–9a, Agricultural
Irrigation and Livestock Watering
System Easement, is used by the Forest
Service to collect information and grant
an easement for an agricultural
irrigation or a livestock watering system
on NFS lands.
19. FS–2700–9b, Cost Share
Easement, is used by the Forest Service
to collect information and authorize,
under FRTA, the acquisition,
construction, or reconstruction and the
maintenance and use of an NFS road
that is subject to a cost share agreement.
The parties to the cost share agreement
grant each other easements within the
geographic area covered by the
agreement. A cost share easement is for
a NFS road and is subject to the cost
sharing provisions of the agreement.
20. FS–2700–9c, Non-Cost Share
Easement, is used by the Forest Service
to collect information and authorize,
under FRTA, the construction,
reconstruction, maintenance, and use of
private roads under a cost share
agreement. The parties to the cost share
agreement grant each other easements
within the geographic area covered by
the agreement. A non-cost share
easement is for a private road (rather
than a NFS road) and is not subject to
the cost sharing provisions of the
agreement.
21. FS–2700–9d, Public Road
Easement, is used by the Forest Service
to collect information and grant
easements, under FRTA, to public road
authorities, such as States or counties,
to construct and maintain public roads
that are not part of the Federal Aid
Highway System.
22. FS–2700–9e, Forest Road
Easement, is issued under the National
Forest Roads and Trails Act. This form
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is used by the Forest Service to collect
information and to grant an easement,
under FRTA, to a party to a cost share
agreement, or to another non-Federal
landowner who is cooperating in the
acquisition, construction, or
maintenance of a NFS road. The
easement is for acquisition, construction
or reconstruction, maintenance, and use
of a NFS road that is outside the
boundaries of a cost share agreement. At
the time the easement is granted, the
grantor and the grantee share the costs
of acquisition, construction, and
reconstruction. After the easement is
granted, the grantor and the grantee
share only the cost of maintenance.
23. FS–2700–9f, Private Road
Easement, issued under the National
Forest Roads and Trails Act; the Forest
Service uses this form to collect
information and grant an easement,
under FRTA, to a party to a cost share
agreement, or to another non-Federal
landowner who is cooperating in the
acquisition, construction, or
maintenance of a NFS road. The
easement is for construction or
reconstruction, maintenance, and use of
a private road that is outside the
boundaries of a cost share agreement.
Since the easement is for a private
rather than a NFS road, the cost of
constructing, reconstructing, and
maintaining the road are borne by the
grantee.
24. FS–2700–9g, Forest Road
Easement, issued under the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act, is
used by Forest Service to collect
information and grant an easement,
under FLPMA, for construction,
reconstruction, maintenance, and use of
an NFS road, when the grantee is not a
party to a cost share agreement for the
acquisition, construction, and
maintenance of an NFS road, or when
the grantee does not meet the
requirements for issuance of a forest
road easement under FRTA.
25. FS–2700–9h, Private Road
Easement, issued under the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act, is
used by the Forest Service to collect
information and grant an easement,
under FLPMA, for construction,
reconstruction, maintenance, and use of
a private road, when the grantee is not
a party to a cost share agreement for the
acquisition, construction, and
maintenance of NFS roads, or when the
grantee does not meet the requirements
for issuance of a private road easement
under FRTA.
26. FS–2700–10b, Communications
Site Lease, is the form used by the
Forest Service to collect information
and to authorize a communications use
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within a designated communications
site on NFS lands.
27. FS–2700–10c (new),
Communications use Permit for Federal
Agencies, is the form used by the Forest
Service to collect information and to
authorize a communications use within
a designated communications site on
NFS lands is to be used ONLY for
Federal Agencies (other than the Forest
Service) who have jurisdiction over the
facility.
28. FS–2700–23, Amendment for
Special Use Authorization, is used by
the Forest to collect information and
amend an existing special use
authorization.
29. FS–2700–25, Temporary Special
Use Permit, is used by the Forest Service
to authorize uses of 1 year or less on
NFS lands.
30. FS–2700–26, Major Category Cost
Recovery Agreement, is used to
effectuate cost recovery for special use
applications or authorizations involving
over 50 hours to process or monitor.
31. FS–2700–26b, Cost Recovery
Master Agreement, is used by Forest
Service officials to effectuate cost
recovery for special use applications or
authorizations involving multiple
phases of development or groups of
applications or similar applications for
a specified geographic area.
32. FS–2700–27, Notice to Alaska
Native Corporations Regarding
Prospectus for Visitor Services, is used
by the Forest Service to collect
information and provide notice to
Alaska Native Corporations of the
issuance of a prospectus to conduct
visitor services in Conservation System
Units in Alaska. Notification provides
the Alaska Native Corporations a chance
to request designation as a most directly
affected Native Corporation for purposes
of competing for the opportunity to
conduct visitor services.
33. FS–2700–31, Electric
Transmission Line Easement, the Forest
Service uses this form to collect
information and to grant a long-term
easement, under FLPMA, for an electric
transmission line to a non-federal
organization.
34. FS–2700–32, Permit for
Archaeological Investigations, the Forest
Service uses this form to collect
information and to grant a permit to a
qualified applicant to conduct
archeological investigations on or
within NFS lands.
Category 3: Annual Financial
Information
1. FS–2700–6b, Recreation Residence
Self-Inspection Report, the Forest
Service uses this form to review and
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record any modifications made to a
recreation residence.
2. FS–2700–7, Reconciliation of Sales
for Fee Calculation, this form provides
information used by the Forest Service
to determine land use fees based on
sales revenue.
3. FS–2700–8, Reconciliation of Gross
Fixed Assets to Booked Amounts, the
Forest Service uses the information
provided on this form to determine land
use fees based on the gross fixed assets
of the holder.
4. FS–2700–10a, Telecommunications
Facility Inventory, the Forest Service
uses the information provided on this
form to determine the rent for a
communications facility based on the
number of tenants in the facility.
5. FS–2700–19, Fee Calculation for
Concession Permits, information
collected via this form is used by the
Forest to determine the land use fee for
concession permits under the Graduated
Rate Fee System.
6. FS–2700–19a, Fee Calculation for
Ski Area Permits, this form collects
information used by the Forest Service
to determine the land use fee for ski area
permits under the Ski Fee Act.
7. Form number to be determined
(new), Financing or eligible for
Financing of Telephone Facilities, this
form collects information to determine
eligibility of fee waiver by the Rural
Utility Service.
8. Business Practices (no designated
form). The holder provides information
regarding various business practices,
such as basic accounting or financial
records, upon request by the authorized
officer or as a term and condition of an
authorization. In most circumstances,
the form used is one customarily used
for the type of business involved.
Category 4: Preparing and Updating
Operating Plans (no designated form)
Special use authorizations may
contain a clause requiring the holder to
prepare and update an operating plan
that governs day-to-day operations of
the authorized use. This information is
useful to the holder and the Forest
Service, because it specifies procedures
and policies for conducting the
authorized use. Typically, operating
plans contain daily operating
guidelines, fire abatement and control
procedures, monitoring guidelines,
maintenance standards, safety and
emergency plans, and inspection
standards. Operating plans are usually
necessary for complex operations,
commercial uses, and uses conducted in
environmentally sensitive areas.
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Category 5: Preparing and Updating
Maintenance Plans (no designated
form)
A permit or easement issued under
FLPMA or FRTA may require the holder
or grantee to submit and update a road
maintenance plan or information
necessary for the preparation of a road
maintenance plan. A road maintenance
plan governs the responsibility of the
holder or grantee to perform or pay for
maintenance of an NFS road.
Category 6: Compliance Reports and
Information Updates
1. FS–2700–1, Inspection form for
Special Uses, is used to document onsite examination of an authorized
activity or facility to assess conditions
and inform a compliance review.
2. Compliance Reports and
Information Updates (no designated
form). Special use authorizations may
contain a clause requiring the holder to
provide the Forest Service with
compliance reports, information reports,
and other information required by
Federal law or to manage NFS lands to
ensure adequate protection of national
forest resources and public health and
safety. Examples of compliance and
information updates include dam
maintenance inspection reports and logs
required by the Reclamation Safety of
Dams Act of 1978; the Federal Dam
Safety Inspection Act of 1979; and the
Dam Safety Act of 1983; documentation
that authorized facilities passed safety
inspections; documentation showing
that the United States is named as an
additional insured in an insurance
policy issued to a holder; notifications
involving a change in ownership of
authorized improvements or a change in
control of the holder; and
documentation of compliance with Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Forest Service
Estimated Annual Burden: 2.9 burden
hours per response (This is an average
burden per form. This estimated annual
burden also includes data from the
Department of the Interior and the U.S.
Army Corp of Engineers.)
Type of Respondents: Individuals,
Businesses, Non-profit Organizations,
and Non-Federal Governmental entities.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 168,728 respondents (This
is a 3-year user rate average as tracked
by the Special Use Data System (SUDS).
This estimated annual number of
respondents also includes data from the
Department of the Interior and the U.S.
Army Corp of Engineers.)
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 336,463.5 hours. (This is
an estimation based on a three year
usage rate as tracked by SUDS
multiplied by Burden Hours per Form.
This estimated annual burden on
respondents also includes data from the
Department of the Interior and the U.S.
Army Corp of Engineers.)
Dated: May 18, 2012.
Faye L. Krueger,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
Department of the Interior-BLM, FWS,
NPS and BuRec
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Estimated Annual Burden: 25 burden
hours per response.
Type of Respondents: Individuals,
Businesses, Non-profit Organizations,
and State and Local and Federal
Government.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 5,254.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 131,051 hours.
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
Estimated Annual Burden: 25 burden
hours per response.
Type of Respondents: Individuals,
Businesses, Non-profit Organizations,
and State and Local and Federal
Government.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 32.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 800 hours.
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Comment is Invited
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
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Renewal of the Charter
for the Advisory Committee on
Agriculture Statistics.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is seeking renewal
of the 2-year charter for its discretionary
committee, the Advisory Committee on
Agriculture Statistics.
SUMMARY:
Authority: The Advisory Committee on
Agriculture Statistics was originally
established by the Secretary of Commerce on
July 16, 1962. The Committee is also
established in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App. 2.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hubert H. Hamer, Chairperson,
Agricultural Statistics Board, National
Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, (202) 690–
8141, or email hqdapp@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: The purpose of the
Committee is to advise the Secretary on
the conduct of the periodic censuses
and surveys of agriculture, other related
surveys, and the types of agricultural
information to obtain from respondents.
The committee also prepares
recommendations regarding the content
of agriculture reports, and presents the
views and needs for data of major
suppliers and users of agriculture
statistics. The committee draws on the
experience and expertise of its members
to form a collective judgment
concerning agriculture data collected
and the statistics issued by the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
The duties of the Committee are solely
advisory in nature.
Committee Membership: The
Secretary of Agriculture will appoint the
Committee’s members for 2-year terms.
Furthermore, members will serve for
two-year terms, and can serve no more
than three consecutive terms. The
Committee is composed of 20
individuals with diverse capabilities
distinguished by their broad range of
knowledge and interest in, though not
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sociology, farm policy analysis, and
agricultural education. Members will
also be drawn from representatives of
state and local governments; agriculturerelated industry and trade or marketing
associations; major national farm
organizations; and producer
organizations. A representative from the
Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department
of Commerce, and a representative from
the Economic Research Service, USDA,
shall serve as ex officio members of the
Committee. This Committee will be
fairly balanced in its membership in
terms of the points of view represented
and the functions to be performed. Steps
will be taken to encourage fresh points
of view, such as establishing staggered
membership terms and limiting the
number of renewed memberships.
Equal opportunity practices in
accordance with USDA policies will be
followed in all appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA,
membership will include to the extent
possible, individuals with demonstrated
ability to represent minorities, women
and persons with disabilities.
The USDA prohibits discrimination in
all of its programs and activities on the
basis of race, color, national origin, age,
disability, and where applicable, sex,
marital status, familial status, parental
status, religion, sexual orientation,
political beliefs, genetic information,
reprisal, or because all or part of an
individual’s income is derived from any
public assistance program.
More information can be found about
the Committee’s recent activities at:
https://www.nass.usda.gov/About_
NASS/Advisory_Committee_on_
Agriculture_Statistics/index.asp.
Signed at Washington, DC, May 8, 2012.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
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COORDINATOR FOR ALASKA
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PROJECTS
Review of Federal Permit Conditions
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Special Use Administration
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 with revision of a currently approved
information collection, Special Use Administration.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before July 24, 2012
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 USDA
Forest Service, Attn: Lands, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop Code:
1124, Washington, DC 20250-1124.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 202-205-1604 or by
email to: reply_lands@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments received at the Office of the
Director, Lands, 4th Floor South, Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, 201
14th Street SW., Washington, DC, during normal business hours. Visitors
are encouraged to call ahead to 205-205-1248 to facilitate entry to the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Milo Booth, Lands, at 202-205-1117.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m.
and 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Special Use Administration.
OMB Number: 0596-0082.
Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2012.
Type of Request: Extension with Revision.
Abstract: The information collection requirements are necessary for
the Forest Service to issue and administer special use authorizations
that allow the public to use and occupy National Forest System (NFS)
lands under these authorities. The information collected is used by
Forest Service officials (unless otherwise noted) to ensure that uses
of NFS lands are authorized, in the public interest, and compatible
with the Agency's mission; and/or record authorization of use granted
by appropriate Forest Service officials.
In addition, the Department of the Interior (DOI) statutes for the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS),
National Park Service (NPS), and Bureau of Reclamation (BuRec) along
with the statute for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) authorize
its collection of information and will utilize form SF-299
``Application for Transportation and Utility Systems and Facilities on
Federal Lands.''
Several statutes authorize the Forest Service to issue and
administer authorizations for use and occupancy of NFS lands and
collect information from the public for those purposes. The laws
authorizing the collection of this information include the Organic
Administration Act of 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551); Title V of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1761-1771); Act of
March 4, 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497); Alaska Term Permit Act of March 30, 1948
(48 U.S.C. 341); Act of September 3, 1954 (68 Stat. 1146; 43 U.S.C.
931c, 931d); National Forest Ski Area Permit Act (16 U.S.C. 497b);
section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185); National Forest
Roads and Trails Act (FRTA, 16 U.S.C. 532-538); section 7 of the
Granger-Thye Act (16 U.S.C. 480d); Act of May 26, 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
6d); Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801-6814);
Archeological Resource Protection Act of October 31, 1979 (16 U.S.C.
1996); and the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended.
Forest Service regulations implementing these authorities, found at
36 CFR part 251, Subpart B, contain information collection
requirements, including submission of applications, execution of forms,
and imposition of terms and conditions that entail information
collection requirements, such as the requirement to submit annual
financial information, to prepare and update an operating plan; to
prepare and update a maintenance plan, and to submit compliance reports
and information updates.
The information helps the Agency identify the environmental and
social impacts of special uses for purposes of compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act and program administration. In
addition, the Agency uses the information to ascertain whether the land
use fee(s) charged for special use authorizations are based on market
value.
Information collection occurs via application forms, as well as
terms and conditions in special use authorizations and operating plans.
There are six categories of information collected:
(1) Information required from proponents and applicants to evaluate
proposals and applications to use or occupy NFS lands,
(2) Information required from applicants to complete special use
authorizations,
(3) Annual financial information required from holders to determine
land use fees,
(4) Information required from holders to prepare and update
operating plans,
(5) Information required from holders to prepare and update
maintenance plans, and
(6) Information required from holders to complete compliance
reports and informational updates.
The six categories cover all information collection requirements
involved in administration of the Special Uses program, including
application and reporting forms; authorization forms; supplemental
special use authorization clauses in Forest Service Handbook 2709.11,
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chapter 50; and information collection requirements not associated with
an approved standard form.
These six categories demonstrate the complexity of the special uses
program and the importance of standard forms in administration of the
program. Special use authorizations encompass a variety of activities
ranging from individual private uses to large-scale commercial
facilities and public services. Examples of authorized special uses
include public and private road rights-of-way, apiaries, domestic water
supply conveyance systems, telephone and electric service rights-of-
way, oil and gas pipeline rights-of-way, communications facilities,
hydroelectric power-generating facilities, ski areas, resorts, marinas,
municipal sewage treatment plants, and public parks and playgrounds.
Category 1: The Application Process
1. SF-299, Application for Transportation and Utility Systems and
Facilities on Federal Lands, is used to evaluate the applicant's
technical and financial capability, nature of the proposed operations,
and anticipated environmental impacts and proposed mitigation of those
impacts. This form is used for most non-recreational NFS lands use
requests. This form will also be used by the Department of the
Interior's BLM, FWS, NPS, BuRec, and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to
grant, issue, or renew rights-of-way (ROW) to use a specific piece of
public land for a certain project. Some examples of land uses which
require a ROW grant include: transmission lines, communication sites,
roads, highways, trails, telephone lines, canals, flumes, pipelines,
reservoirs, and so forth.
2. IRS form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and
Certification, is used to certify permit holder federal tax
classification as part of the permit authorization and administration
process.
3. FS-2300-43, Special Use Application and Permit for Government-
Owned Buildings, is the form used by the Forest Service to collect
information and to issue permits for use of government-owned facilities
on NFS lands.
4. FS-2700-3a, Holder-Initiated Revocation of Existing
Authorization and Request for a Special Use Permit, is used to
facilitate issuance of a new authorization when there is a change in
ownership of authorized improvements or a change in control of the
holder of a special use authorization.
5. FS-2700-3b, Special Use Application and Permit for Noncommercial
Group Use, provides information used to evaluate requests to use NFS
lands for noncommercial gatherings involving 75 or more people, such as
a wedding or an activity involving the exercise of First Amendment
rights, and to authorize such requests.
6. FS-2700-3c, Special Use Application and Permit for Recreation
Events, is used to collect information needed to evaluate requests to
use NFS lands for events involving an entry or participation fee, such
as an endurance ride, and to authorize such requests.
7. FS-2700-3f, Special Use Application and Permit, Temporary Permit
for Outfitting and Guiding, is the form used by the Forest Service to
collect information and to issue temporary permits to use NFS lands for
Outfitting and Guiding services.
8. FS-2700-10, Technical Data for Communications Uses, is the form
used by the Forest Service to collect information and to evaluate the
compatibility of communications equipment at a communications site to
minimize frequency interference and other compatibility problems.
9. FS-2700-11, Agreement Concerning a Small Business Administration
Loan for a Holder of a Special Use Permit, is the form used by the
Forest Service to collect information and to enter into agreement with
a holder, a lender, and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
regarding a loan guaranteed by the SBA.
10. FS-2700-12, Agreement Concerning a Loan for a Holder of a
Special Use Permit, is the form used by the Forest Service to collect
information and to enter into an agreement with a holder and a lender
regarding a loan not guaranteed by the SBA.
11. FS-2700-30, Application for Permit for Archaeological
Investigations, is the form used by the Forest Service to collect
information and to evaluate the financial capability and qualifications
of an applicant to undertake archaeological investigations on NFS
lands.
12. FS-2700-33, Additional Insured Endorsement for a Special Use
Authorization, is the form used by the Forest Service to collect
information and to name the United States as an additional insured in
an insurance policy issued to the holder of a special use
authorization.
13. FS-2700-34, Prospectus for Campground and Related Granger-Thye
Concessions, is used to select the most qualified applicant to operate
a concession campground in a competitive process.
14. FS-2700-36 (new), Paleontological Resources Preservation, is
the form used to garner information requirements necessary to issue
permits, enter into agreements, and identify the repository
institutions which house and curate paleontological resources that are
collected under permit and which remain Federal property.
15. FS-6500-24, Financial Statement, provides information used by
the authorized Forest Service officer or financial analyst to evaluate
the financial capability of an applicant to undertake the requested use
and to comply with the terms and conditions of an authorization. This
form is used primarily for requests to operate ski areas, resorts, and
government-owned campgrounds on NFS lands.
16. FS-6500-25, Request for Verification, is the form used by an
authorized Forest Service officer or financial analyst to: (1) obtain a
release of information from a financial institution to verify the
financial capability of an applicant to undertake the requested use,
and (2) to comply with the terms and conditions of an authorization.
This form is used primarily for requests to operate ski areas, resorts,
and government-owned campgrounds on NFS lands.
17. Response to a Prospectus (no designated form). When the Forest
Service offers a new business opportunity that requires a Special Use
authorization, for which there is competitive interest, it is necessary
to issue a prospectus. Information provided by applicants in response
to a prospectus is used to select the most qualified applicant.
Category 2: Special Use Authorizations
1. FS-2700-4, Special Use Permit, is the form used by the Forest
Service to collect information and to authorize a variety of uses on
NFS lands not covered by another form.
2. FS-2700-4b, Forest Road Special Use Permit, is the form used by
the Forest Service to collect information and to authorize, under
FLPMA, the construction and use of an NFS road, typically to access
private property within a national forest for commercial purposes, such
as timber hauling or noncommercial purposes such as residential use.
3. FS-2700-4c, Private Road Special Use Permit, is the form used by
the Forest Service to collect information and to authorize, under
FLPMA, the construction and use of a road that is not part of the
forest transportation system to access non-Federal land, a mining
claim, a mineral leasing area, or other uses of NFS lands.
4. FS-2700-4d, Temporary Cost Share Agreement Road Special Use
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Permit, is the form used by the Forest Service to collect information
and to authorize, under FLPMA, the construction, maintenance, and use
of a temporary road on NFS lands covered by a cost share agreement to
access private property within a national forest for commercial
purposes, such as timber harvesting.
5. FS-2700-4h, Special Use Permit for Campground and Related
Granger-Thye Concessions, is the form used by the Forest Service to
collect information and to authorize the operation and maintenance of a
government-owned recreation site on NFS lands.
6. FS-2700-4h--Appendix B, Annual Granger-Thye Fee Offset
Agreement, is used by authorized Forest Service official and the holder
to specify the government maintenance, reconditioning, renovation, and
improvement used to offset the land use fee for a Campground and
Related Granger-Thye Concessions Special Use Permit.
7. FS-2700-4h--Appendix F, Special Use Permit for Campground and
Related Granger-Thye Concessions, describes the Forest Service's
drinking water program and the requirements that apply to holders
authorized to operate a federally owned drinking water system.
8. FS-2700-4h--Appendix G, Granger-Thye Fee Offset Claim
Certification, is used by a holder to provide a record of said holder's
direct and indirect costs attributable to a project enumerated in a
Granger-Thye Fee Offset Agreement.
9. FS-2700-4i, Special Use Permit for Outfitting and Guiding, is
the form used by the Forest Service to collect information and
authorize the use and occupancy of NFS lands to provide outfitting and
guiding services.
10. FS-2700-4j, Special Use Permit for a Federal Agency's Electric
Transmission Facilities, is the form used by the Forest Service to
collect information and authorize the use and occupancy of NFS lands by
a Federal agency that owns and operates electric transmission lines and
facilities.
11. FS-2700-4-Shawnee, Special Use Permit for Equestrian Outfitting
on the Shawnee National Forest, is required as part of a litigation
settlement for the Shawnee National Forest.
12. FS-2700-5, Term Special Use Permit, is the form used by the
Forest Service to collect information and authorize long-term use of
NFS lands involving privately owned facilities.
13. FS-2700-5a, Term Special Use Permit for Recreation Residences,
is the form used by the Forest Service to collect information and
authorize a privately owned recreation residence on NFS lands.
14. Grand Island-FS-2700-5a (new), Term Special Use Permit for
Recreation Residences, is the form used by the Forest Service to
collect information and authorize a privately owned recreation
residence on Grand Island Recreation Area.
15. FS-2700-5b, Ski Area Term Special Use Permit, is the form used
by the Forest Service to collect information and authorize ski areas on
NFS lands.
16. FS-2700-5c, Resort/Marina Term Special Use Permit, is the form
used by the Forest Service to collect information and authorize a
resort/marina on NFS lands.
17. FS-2700-5d, Resort Supplement for Outfitting and Guiding,
provides information the Forest Service uses to authorize outfitting
and guiding occurring at a resort/marina on NFS lands.
18. FS-2700-9a, Agricultural Irrigation and Livestock Watering
System Easement, is used by the Forest Service to collect information
and grant an easement for an agricultural irrigation or a livestock
watering system on NFS lands.
19. FS-2700-9b, Cost Share Easement, is used by the Forest Service
to collect information and authorize, under FRTA, the acquisition,
construction, or reconstruction and the maintenance and use of an NFS
road that is subject to a cost share agreement. The parties to the cost
share agreement grant each other easements within the geographic area
covered by the agreement. A cost share easement is for a NFS road and
is subject to the cost sharing provisions of the agreement.
20. FS-2700-9c, Non-Cost Share Easement, is used by the Forest
Service to collect information and authorize, under FRTA, the
construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and use of private roads
under a cost share agreement. The parties to the cost share agreement
grant each other easements within the geographic area covered by the
agreement. A non-cost share easement is for a private road (rather than
a NFS road) and is not subject to the cost sharing provisions of the
agreement.
21. FS-2700-9d, Public Road Easement, is used by the Forest Service
to collect information and grant easements, under FRTA, to public road
authorities, such as States or counties, to construct and maintain
public roads that are not part of the Federal Aid Highway System.
22. FS-2700-9e, Forest Road Easement, is issued under the National
Forest Roads and Trails Act. This form is used by the Forest Service to
collect information and to grant an easement, under FRTA, to a party to
a cost share agreement, or to another non-Federal landowner who is
cooperating in the acquisition, construction, or maintenance of a NFS
road. The easement is for acquisition, construction or reconstruction,
maintenance, and use of a NFS road that is outside the boundaries of a
cost share agreement. At the time the easement is granted, the grantor
and the grantee share the costs of acquisition, construction, and
reconstruction. After the easement is granted, the grantor and the
grantee share only the cost of maintenance.
23. FS-2700-9f, Private Road Easement, issued under the National
Forest Roads and Trails Act; the Forest Service uses this form to
collect information and grant an easement, under FRTA, to a party to a
cost share agreement, or to another non-Federal landowner who is
cooperating in the acquisition, construction, or maintenance of a NFS
road. The easement is for construction or reconstruction, maintenance,
and use of a private road that is outside the boundaries of a cost
share agreement. Since the easement is for a private rather than a NFS
road, the cost of constructing, reconstructing, and maintaining the
road are borne by the grantee.
24. FS-2700-9g, Forest Road Easement, issued under the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act, is used by Forest Service to collect
information and grant an easement, under FLPMA, for construction,
reconstruction, maintenance, and use of an NFS road, when the grantee
is not a party to a cost share agreement for the acquisition,
construction, and maintenance of an NFS road, or when the grantee does
not meet the requirements for issuance of a forest road easement under
FRTA.
25. FS-2700-9h, Private Road Easement, issued under the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act, is used by the Forest Service to
collect information and grant an easement, under FLPMA, for
construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and use of a private road,
when the grantee is not a party to a cost share agreement for the
acquisition, construction, and maintenance of NFS roads, or when the
grantee does not meet the requirements for issuance of a private road
easement under FRTA.
26. FS-2700-10b, Communications Site Lease, is the form used by the
Forest Service to collect information and to authorize a communications
use
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within a designated communications site on NFS lands.
27. FS-2700-10c (new), Communications use Permit for Federal
Agencies, is the form used by the Forest Service to collect information
and to authorize a communications use within a designated
communications site on NFS lands is to be used ONLY for Federal
Agencies (other than the Forest Service) who have jurisdiction over the
facility.
28. FS-2700-23, Amendment for Special Use Authorization, is used by
the Forest to collect information and amend an existing special use
authorization.
29. FS-2700-25, Temporary Special Use Permit, is used by the Forest
Service to authorize uses of 1 year or less on NFS lands.
30. FS-2700-26, Major Category Cost Recovery Agreement, is used to
effectuate cost recovery for special use applications or authorizations
involving over 50 hours to process or monitor.
31. FS-2700-26b, Cost Recovery Master Agreement, is used by Forest
Service officials to effectuate cost recovery for special use
applications or authorizations involving multiple phases of development
or groups of applications or similar applications for a specified
geographic area.
32. FS-2700-27, Notice to Alaska Native Corporations Regarding
Prospectus for Visitor Services, is used by the Forest Service to
collect information and provide notice to Alaska Native Corporations of
the issuance of a prospectus to conduct visitor services in
Conservation System Units in Alaska. Notification provides the Alaska
Native Corporations a chance to request designation as a most directly
affected Native Corporation for purposes of competing for the
opportunity to conduct visitor services.
33. FS-2700-31, Electric Transmission Line Easement, the Forest
Service uses this form to collect information and to grant a long-term
easement, under FLPMA, for an electric transmission line to a non-
federal organization.
34. FS-2700-32, Permit for Archaeological Investigations, the
Forest Service uses this form to collect information and to grant a
permit to a qualified applicant to conduct archeological investigations
on or within NFS lands.
Category 3: Annual Financial Information
1. FS-2700-6b, Recreation Residence Self-Inspection Report, the
Forest Service uses this form to review and record any modifications
made to a recreation residence.
2. FS-2700-7, Reconciliation of Sales for Fee Calculation, this
form provides information used by the Forest Service to determine land
use fees based on sales revenue.
3. FS-2700-8, Reconciliation of Gross Fixed Assets to Booked
Amounts, the Forest Service uses the information provided on this form
to determine land use fees based on the gross fixed assets of the
holder.
4. FS-2700-10a, Telecommunications Facility Inventory, the Forest
Service uses the information provided on this form to determine the
rent for a communications facility based on the number of tenants in
the facility.
5. FS-2700-19, Fee Calculation for Concession Permits, information
collected via this form is used by the Forest to determine the land use
fee for concession permits under the Graduated Rate Fee System.
6. FS-2700-19a, Fee Calculation for Ski Area Permits, this form
collects information used by the Forest Service to determine the land
use fee for ski area permits under the Ski Fee Act.
7. Form number to be determined (new), Financing or eligible for
Financing of Telephone Facilities, this form collects information to
determine eligibility of fee waiver by the Rural Utility Service.
8. Business Practices (no designated form). The holder provides
information regarding various business practices, such as basic
accounting or financial records, upon request by the authorized officer
or as a term and condition of an authorization. In most circumstances,
the form used is one customarily used for the type of business
involved.
Category 4: Preparing and Updating Operating Plans (no designated form)
Special use authorizations may contain a clause requiring the
holder to prepare and update an operating plan that governs day-to-day
operations of the authorized use. This information is useful to the
holder and the Forest Service, because it specifies procedures and
policies for conducting the authorized use. Typically, operating plans
contain daily operating guidelines, fire abatement and control
procedures, monitoring guidelines, maintenance standards, safety and
emergency plans, and inspection standards. Operating plans are usually
necessary for complex operations, commercial uses, and uses conducted
in environmentally sensitive areas.
Category 5: Preparing and Updating Maintenance Plans (no designated
form)
A permit or easement issued under FLPMA or FRTA may require the
holder or grantee to submit and update a road maintenance plan or
information necessary for the preparation of a road maintenance plan. A
road maintenance plan governs the responsibility of the holder or
grantee to perform or pay for maintenance of an NFS road.
Category 6: Compliance Reports and Information Updates
1. FS-2700-1, Inspection form for Special Uses, is used to document
on-site examination of an authorized activity or facility to assess
conditions and inform a compliance review.
2. Compliance Reports and Information Updates (no designated form).
Special use authorizations may contain a clause requiring the holder to
provide the Forest Service with compliance reports, information
reports, and other information required by Federal law or to manage NFS
lands to ensure adequate protection of national forest resources and
public health and safety. Examples of compliance and information
updates include dam maintenance inspection reports and logs required by
the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978; the Federal Dam Safety
Inspection Act of 1979; and the Dam Safety Act of 1983; documentation
that authorized facilities passed safety inspections; documentation
showing that the United States is named as an additional insured in an
insurance policy issued to a holder; notifications involving a change
in ownership of authorized improvements or a change in control of the
holder; and documentation of compliance with Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.
Forest Service
Estimated Annual Burden: 2.9 burden hours per response (This is an
average burden per form. This estimated annual burden also includes
data from the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Army Corp of
Engineers.)
Type of Respondents: Individuals, Businesses, Non-profit
Organizations, and Non-Federal Governmental entities.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 168,728 respondents (This
is a 3-year user rate average as tracked by the Special Use Data System
(SUDS). This estimated annual number of respondents also includes data
from the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Army Corp of
Engineers.)
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 336,463.5 hours.
(This is an estimation based on a three year usage rate as tracked by
SUDS multiplied by Burden Hours per Form. This estimated annual burden
on respondents also includes data from the Department of the Interior
and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.)
Department of the Interior-BLM, FWS, NPS and BuRec
Estimated Annual Burden: 25 burden hours per response.
Type of Respondents: Individuals, Businesses, Non-profit
Organizations, and State and Local and Federal Government.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 5,254.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 131,051 hours.
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
Estimated Annual Burden: 25 burden hours per response.
Type of Respondents: Individuals, Businesses, Non-profit
Organizations, and State and Local and Federal Government.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 32.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 800 hours.
Comment is Invited
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 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: May 18, 2012.
Faye L. Krueger,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2012-12759 Filed 5-24-12; 8:45 am]
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