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2014.
Mary Frances Lowe,
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[FR Doc. 2014–06651 Filed 3–21–14; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Commercial
Use of the Woodsy Owl Symbol
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 currently approved
Information Collection, Commercial Use
of the Woodsy Owl Symbol.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before May 27, 2014 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 the Office
of the Conservation Education Program,
National Symbols Program Manager,
U.S. Forest Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Mail Stop 1147,
Washington, DC 20250–1147.
Comments also may be submitted via
email to ivelez@fs.fed.us. Comments
submitted in response to this notice may
be made available to the public through
relevant Web sites and upon request.
For this reason, please do not include in
your comments information of a
confidential nature, such as sensitive
personal information or proprietary
information. If you send an email
comment, your email address will be
automatically captured and included as
part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the
Internet. Please note that responses to
this public comment request containing
any routine notice about the
confidentiality of the communication
will be treated as public comments that
may be made available to the public
notwithstanding the inclusion of the
routine notice.
The public may inspect the draft
supporting statement and/or comments
received at the Office of Conservation
Education Program, U.S. Forest Service,
201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC.
Visitors are urged to call ahead to 202–
205–5681 to facilitate entrance into the
building. The public may request an
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electronic copy of the draft supporting
statement and/or any comments
received be sent via return email.
Requests should be emailed to ivelez@
fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Iris
Velez, National Symbols Program
Manager, Office of Conservation
Education, at 202–205–5681.
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: Commercial Use of the Woodsy
Owl Symbol.
OMB Number: 0596–0087.
Expiration Date of Approval: 06/30/
2014.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Woodsy Owl-Smoky
Bear Act of 1974 established the
Woodsy Owl symbol and slogan. This
Act authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to manage the use of the
slogan and symbol, authorizes the
licensing of the symbol for commercial
use, and provides for continued
protection of the symbol. Title 36, Code
of Federal Regulations, Part 272
authorizes the Chief of the Forest
Service to approve commercial use of
the Woodsy Owl symbol and to collect
royalty fees. Commercial use includes
replicating the Woodsy Owl symbol or
logo on items, such as tee shirts, mugs,
pins, figurines, ornaments, stickers, and
toys and using the image and or slogan
of the icon in motion pictures,
documentaries, TV, magazines and
books, and other for-profit paper
products.
Woodsy Owl is America’s symbol for
the conservation of the environment.
The public service campaign slogans
associated with Woodsy Owl are ‘‘Give
a Hoot, Don’t Pollute’’ and ‘‘Lend a
Hand, Care for the Land.’’ The mission
statement of the Woodsy Owl’s
conservation campaign is to help young
children discover the natural world and
join in life-long actions to care for that
world.
The USDA Forest Service uses the
collected information to determine if the
applicant will receive a license or
renewal of an existing license and the
associated royalty fees. Information
collected includes, but is not limited to,
tenure of business or non-profit
organization, current or planned
products, physical location, projected
sales volume, and marketing plans.
Licensees submit quarterly reports,
which include:
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1. A list of each item sold with the
Woodsy Owl symbol.
2. Projected sales of each item.
3. The sales price of each item.
4. Total sales subject to Forest Service
royalty fee.
5. Royalty fee due based on sales
quantity and price.
6. Description and itemization of
deductions (such as fees waived or
previously paid as part of advance
royalty payment).
7. The new total royalty fee the
business or organization must pay after
deductions.
8. The running total amount of
royalties accrued in that fiscal year.
9. The typed name and signature of
the business or organizational employee
certifying the truth of the report.
10. Copy of the check sent to USDA
Forest Service Albuquerque Service
Center.
Data gathered in this Information
Collection are not available from other
sources.
Type of Respondents: Individuals, for
profit businesses and non-profit
organizations.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 21 licensees, of which an
average of 10 respond per year.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 4.
Estimate of Burden per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 20 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.
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 58 / Wednesday, March 26, 2014 / Notices
Dated: March 20, 2014.
James E. Hubbard,
Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2014–06580 Filed 3–25–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Household Water Well System Grant
Program Announcement of Application
Deadlines
Rural Utilities Service.
Notice of Funding Availability
and Solicitation of Applications.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) announces its Household Water
Well System Grant Program (HWWS)
funding availability and application
window for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. RUS
will make grants to qualified private
non-profit organizations to establish
lending programs for homeowners to
borrow up to $11,000 to construct or
repair household water wells for an
existing home. The HWWS Grant
Program is authorized under 7 U.S.C.
1926e. Regulations may be found at 7
CFR 1776. Of particular note this year,
the RUS will assign administrative
discretion points to applications that:
1. Direct loans to rural areas where
according to the American Community
Survey data by census tracts show that
at least 20 percent of the population is
living in poverty. This emphasis will
support Rural Development’s (RD) goal
of providing 20 percent of its funding by
2016 to these areas of need.
2. Direct loans to areas which lack
running water, flush toilets, and modern
sewage disposal systems, and areas
which have open sewers and high rates
of disease caused by poor sanitation, in
particular, colonias or Substantially
Underserved Trust Areas.
DATES: The deadline for completed
applications for a HWWS grant is May
27, 2014. Applications in either paper or
electronic format must be postmarked or
time-stamped electronically on or before
the deadline. Late applications will be
ineligible for grant consideration.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications to the
following addresses:
1. Electronic applications: https://
www.grants.gov (Grants.gov). Submit
electronic applications through
Grants.gov, following the instructions
on that Web site.
2. Paper applications: Water Programs
Division, Rural Utilities Service, STOP:
1570, Room 2233–S, 1400 Independence
Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250–1570.
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Obtain application guides and
materials for the HWWS Grant Program
electronically or in paper format from
the following addresses:
1. Electronic copies: https://
www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWPindividualwellsystems.htm.
2. Paper copies: Write Water Programs
Division, Rural Utilities Service, STOP:
1570, Room 2233–S, 1400 Independence
Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250–1570
or call (202) 720–9589.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce M. Taylor, Community Programs
Specialist, Water Programs Division,
Water and Environmental Programs.
Telephone: (202) 720–9589, fax: (202)
690–0649, email: JoyceM.Taylor@
wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview
Federal Agency: Rural Utilities
Service.
Funding Opportunity Title: HWWS
Grant Program.
Announcement Type: Solicitations of
Applications.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.862.
Due Date for Applications: May 27,
2014.
Items in Supplementary Information
I. Funding Opportunity: Description of the
HWWS Grant Program.
II. Award Information: Available funds,
maximum amounts $1,019,000 available
for grants from FY 2014 and prior year
appropriations.
III. Eligibility Information: Who is eligible,
what kinds of projects are eligible, what
criteria determine basic eligibility.
IV. Application and Submission Information:
Where to get application materials, what
constitutes a completed application, how
and where to submit applications,
deadlines, items that are eligible.
V. Application Review Information:
Considerations and preferences, scoring
criteria, review standards, selection
information.
VI. Award Administration Information:
Award notice information, award
recipient reporting requirements.
VII. Agency Contacts: Web, phone, fax, email,
contact name.
I. Funding Opportunity
A. Program Description
The HWWS Grant Program has been
established to help individuals with low
to moderate incomes finance the costs of
household water wells that they own or
will own. The HWWS Grant Program is
authorized under Section 306E of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (CONACT), 7 U.S.C.
1926e. The CONACT authorizes the
RUS to make grants to qualified private
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non-profit organizations to establish
lending programs for household water
wells.
As the grant recipients, private nonprofit organizations will receive HWWS
grants to establish lending programs that
will provide water well loans to
individuals. The individuals, as loan
recipients, may use the loans to
construct, refurbish, and service their
household well systems. A loan may not
exceed $11,000 and will have a term up
to 20 years at a one percent annual
interest rate.
B. Background
The RUS supports the sound
development of rural communities and
the growth of our economy without
endangering the environment. The RUS
provides financial and technical
assistance to help communities bring
safe drinking water and sanitary,
environmentally sound waste disposal
facilities to rural Americans in greatest
need.
Central water systems may not be the
only or best solution to drinking water
problems. Distance or physical barriers
make public central water systems
costly to deploy in remote areas. A
significant number of geographically
isolated households without water
service might require individual wells
rather than connections to new or
existing community systems. The goal
of the RUS is not only to make funds
available to those communities most in
need of potable water but also to ensure
that facilities used to deliver drinking
water are safe and affordable. There is
a role for private wells in reaching this
goal.
C. Purpose
The purpose of the HWWS Grant
Program is to provide funds to private
non-profit organizations to assist them
in establishing loan programs from
which individuals may borrow money
for HWWS. Faith-based organizations
are eligible and encouraged to apply for
this program. Applicants must show
that the project will provide technical
and financial assistance to eligible
individuals to remedy household well
problems.
Due to the limited amount of funds
available under the HWWS Grant
Program, 10 applications may be funded
from FY 2014 funds and prior year
appropriations. Applications from
existing HWWS grant recipients are
acceptable and will be evaluated as new
applications.
II. Award Information
Funding Instrument Type: Grant.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Commercial Use of the Woodsy Owl Symbol
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 currently approved Information Collection,
Commercial Use of the Woodsy Owl Symbol.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before May 27, 2014
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 the
Office of the Conservation Education Program, National Symbols Program
Manager, U.S. Forest Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop
1147, Washington, DC 20250-1147.
Comments also may be submitted via email to ivelez@fs.fed.us.
Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available to
the public through relevant Web sites and upon request. For this
reason, please do not include in your comments information of a
confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or
proprietary information. If you send an email comment, your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet. Please note that responses to this public comment request
containing any routine notice about the confidentiality of the
communication will be treated as public comments that may be made
available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine
notice.
The public may inspect the draft supporting statement and/or
comments received at the Office of Conservation Education Program, U.S.
Forest Service, 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC. Visitors are urged
to call ahead to 202-205-5681 to facilitate entrance into the building.
The public may request an electronic copy of the draft supporting
statement and/or any comments received be sent via return email.
Requests should be emailed to ivelez@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Iris Velez, National Symbols Program
Manager, Office of Conservation Education, at 202-205-5681. 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: Commercial Use of the Woodsy Owl Symbol.
OMB Number: 0596-0087.
Expiration Date of Approval: 06/30/2014.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Woodsy Owl-Smoky Bear Act of 1974 established the
Woodsy Owl symbol and slogan. This Act authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to manage the use of the slogan and symbol, authorizes the
licensing of the symbol for commercial use, and provides for continued
protection of the symbol. Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part
272 authorizes the Chief of the Forest Service to approve commercial
use of the Woodsy Owl symbol and to collect royalty fees. Commercial
use includes replicating the Woodsy Owl symbol or logo on items, such
as tee shirts, mugs, pins, figurines, ornaments, stickers, and toys and
using the image and or slogan of the icon in motion pictures,
documentaries, TV, magazines and books, and other for-profit paper
products.
Woodsy Owl is America's symbol for the conservation of the
environment. The public service campaign slogans associated with Woodsy
Owl are ``Give a Hoot, Don't Pollute'' and ``Lend a Hand, Care for the
Land.'' The mission statement of the Woodsy Owl's conservation campaign
is to help young children discover the natural world and join in life-
long actions to care for that world.
The USDA Forest Service uses the collected information to determine
if the applicant will receive a license or renewal of an existing
license and the associated royalty fees. Information collected
includes, but is not limited to, tenure of business or non-profit
organization, current or planned products, physical location, projected
sales volume, and marketing plans. Licensees submit quarterly reports,
which include:
1. A list of each item sold with the Woodsy Owl symbol.
2. Projected sales of each item.
3. The sales price of each item.
4. Total sales subject to Forest Service royalty fee.
5. Royalty fee due based on sales quantity and price.
6. Description and itemization of deductions (such as fees waived
or previously paid as part of advance royalty payment).
7. The new total royalty fee the business or organization must pay
after deductions.
8. The running total amount of royalties accrued in that fiscal
year.
9. The typed name and signature of the business or organizational
employee certifying the truth of the report.
10. Copy of the check sent to USDA Forest Service Albuquerque
Service Center.
Data gathered in this Information Collection are not available from
other sources.
Type of Respondents: Individuals, for profit businesses and non-
profit organizations.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 21 licensees, of which an
average of 10 respond per year.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.
Estimate of Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 20 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.
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Dated: March 20, 2014.
James E. Hubbard,
Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2014-06580 Filed 3-25-14; 8:45 am]
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