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Tuesday, May 27, 2014
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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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 and other forms of
information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by June 26, 2014
will be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725—17th
Street NW., Washington, DC, 20503.
Commentors are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax
(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
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
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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.
Total Burden Hours: 91,355.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Forest Service
Title: Timber Sale Contract
Operations and Administration.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0225.
Summary of Collection: The Forest
Service (FS) is authorized under the
National Forest Management Act (16
U.S.C. 472a); Contract Disputes Act of
1978; Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008; Executive Order 11246, as
amended by EO 11375 and EO 12086;
36 CFR 223.30–60 and 36 CFR 223.110–
118; 40 CFR 112 and Forest Resources
Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of
1990, § 620d Monitoring and
Enforcement, as amended in 1997 by
Public Law 105–83 and current through
Public Law 110–450 and Agricultural
Act of 2014, Title VIII Forestry, to
collect information associated with
operations and administration of
bilateral contracts for the sale of timber
and other forest products.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information is needed by the FS for a
variety of uses associated with
operations and administration of
contracts for the sale and disposal of
National Forest System timber and other
forest products. The information
collected includes plans, inspections,
requests for action by the other party,
agreements, modifications, acceptance
of work, and notices necessary for
operations under the terms of the
contracts. Each contract specifies the
information the contractor will be
required to provide, including the
timing and frequency of the information
collection. The information is submitted
in a variety of formats including FS
forms; Government Standard forms;
forms developed by individual
contractors, charts, maps, email
messages and letters.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Farms; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 1,539.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually; Semi-annually; Monthly; On
occasion.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
2014 Farm Bill Implementation
Listening Session—Strategic
Economic and Community
Development
Rural Development, USDA.
Notice of Public Listening
Session.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As part of our implementation
of the Agricultural Act of 2014
(commonly referred to as the 2014 Farm
Bill), Rural Development is hosting a
listening session for public input about
the Strategic Economic and Community
Development priority funding to be
made available for certain Rural
Development programs. The 2014 Farm
Bill contains a provision outlining the
details of this priority funding in
Section 6025.
The listening session will provide an
opportunity for stakeholders to voice
their comments, concerns, or requests
regarding the implementation of this
priority funding.
Instructions regarding registering for
and attending the listening session are
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice.
DATES: Listening session: The listening
session will be on Thursday, June 5,
2014, and will begin at 1:00 p.m. and is
scheduled to end by 4:00 p.m.
Registration: You must register by
June 3, 2014, to attend in person and to
provide oral comments during the
listening session.
Comments: Public comments during
the listening session on June 5, 2014
will be recorded. Written comments are
due by June 12, 2014. Written comments
must be submitted electronically via the
Federal eRulmaking Portal:
Regulations.gov (see below).
ADDRESSES: The listening session will
be held in Room 108–A of the Whitten
Building at 14th Street and
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20250. We invite you to participate
in the listening session. The listening
session is open to the members of the
public who register (see below).
SUMMARY:
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For participants who cannot make it
to the listening session in person,
remote participation will be available:
• Dial 1–800–981–3173 and enter
Conference ID: 5173.
We invite all participants to submit
comments by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments; or
• Orally at the listening session;
please also provide a written copy of
your comments online as specified.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Primary program point of contact is
Chad Maisel, Phone: 202–720–4581,
Email: chad.maisel@osec.usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.)
should contact the USDA Target Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
February 7, 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill
(Pub. L. 113–79) was signed into law.
The Secretary of Agriculture and the
respective USDA agencies, including
Rural Development, are working to
implement the provisions of the 2014
Farm Bill as expeditiously as possible to
meet the needs of stakeholders. To plan
and implement the newly authorized
Strategic Economic and Community
Development priority funding, it is
important to engage with our
stakeholders to learn and understand
their comments, concerns, or requests.
Rural Development will hold the
Strategic Economic and Community
Development priority funding listening
session on Thursday, June 5, 2014, to
receive oral comments from
stakeholders and the public. Oral
comments received from this listening
session will be documented and/or
recorded. All attendees of this listening
session who submit oral comments are
requested to submit a written copy to
help Rural Development accurately
capture public input. (See the
ADDRESSES section above for
information about submitting written
comments.) In addition, stakeholders
and the public who do not wish to
attend or speak at the listening session
are invited to submit written comments,
which must be received by June 12,
2014, via regulations.gov, as described
above.
At the listening session, the focus is
for Rural Development to hear from the
public; this is not a discussion with
Rural Development officials or a
question and answer session. As noted
above, the purpose is to receive public
input that Rural Development can
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consider in order to implement the
Strategic Economic and Community
Development provision of the 2014
Farm Bill. Rural Development is
interested in receiving input on all
aspects on the implementation of this
provision, including, but not limited to,
defining ‘‘multi-jurisdictional’’ and
‘‘strategic economic and community
development plan’’ and application
requirements for applicants seeking
funding under this provision.
Date: Thursday, June 5, 2014.
Time: 1:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m.
Location information: USDA
headquarters, in the Whitten Building,
Room 108–A, 14th Street and Jefferson
Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250.
The listening session will begin with
brief opening remarks from USDA
leadership in Rural Development.
Individual speakers providing oral
comments are requested to be succinct
(no more than 5 min) as we do not know
at this time how many participants there
will be. As noted above, we request that
speakers providing oral comments also
provide a written copy of their
comments. (See the ADDRESSES section
above for information about submitting
written comments.) All stakeholders
and interested members of the public
are welcome to register to provide oral
comments; however, if necessary due to
time constraints, a limited number will
be selected on a first come, first serve
basis.
Instructions for Attending the Listening
Session
Space for attendance at the listening
session is limited. Due to USDA
headquarters security and space
requirements, all persons wishing to
attend the listening session in person or
via phone must send an email to
chad.maisel@osec.usda.gov by June 3,
2014, to register. Registrations will be
accepted until maximum capacity is
reached. To register, provide the
following information:
• First Name
• Last Name
• Organization
• Title
• Email
• Phone Number
• City
• State
Upon arrival at the USDA Whitten
Building, registered persons must
provide valid photo identification in
order to enter the building; visitors need
to enter the Whitten Building on the
mall side. Please allow extra time to get
through security. Additional
information about the listening session,
agenda, directions to get to the listening
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session, and how to provide comments
is available at the USDA Farm Bill Web
site https://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/
usda/usdahome?navid=farmbill.
All written comments received will be
publicly available on
www.regulations.gov. If you require
special accommodations, such as a sign
language interpreter, use the contact
information above. The listening session
location is accessible to persons with
disabilities.
Dated: May 22, 2014.
Doug O’Brien,
Acting Under Secretary, Rural Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Tongass National Forest; Alaska;
Forest Plan Amendment
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, will prepare
an environmental impact statement
(EIS) that evaluates an amendment to
the 2008 Tongass National Forest Plan.
The Record of Decision will consider
and identify changes, if any, to the
current 2008 Forest Plan.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by June
26, 2014. The draft environmental
impact statement is expected to be
mailed by August 2015, which will
begin a 90-day public comment period.
Public meetings and subsistence
hearings will be scheduled during the
90-day comment period. The Record of
Decision is expected to be signed by
August 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:
Forest Supervisor, Tongass National
Forest, Attn: Forest Plan Amendment,
648 Mission Street Ketchikan, AK
99901. Comments may also be sent via
email to: comments-alaska-tongass@
fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to (907) 772–
5895.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information is available on
the Tongass Forest Plan Internet site at
https://www.fs.usda.gov/land/tongass/
landmanagement. General and specific
comments on the amendment can be
submitted online at this Internet site.
Questions about the project can be also
directed to Rick Abt, Operations and
Planning Staff Officer, (Telephone 907–
228–6289, or email rabt@fs.fed.us).
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
2014 Farm Bill Implementation Listening Session--Strategic
Economic and Community Development
AGENCY: Rural Development, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Public Listening Session.
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SUMMARY: As part of our implementation of the Agricultural Act of 2014
(commonly referred to as the 2014 Farm Bill), Rural Development is
hosting a listening session for public input about the Strategic
Economic and Community Development priority funding to be made
available for certain Rural Development programs. The 2014 Farm Bill
contains a provision outlining the details of this priority funding in
Section 6025.
The listening session will provide an opportunity for stakeholders
to voice their comments, concerns, or requests regarding the
implementation of this priority funding.
Instructions regarding registering for and attending the listening
session are in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
DATES: Listening session: The listening session will be on Thursday,
June 5, 2014, and will begin at 1:00 p.m. and is scheduled to end by
4:00 p.m.
Registration: You must register by June 3, 2014, to attend in
person and to provide oral comments during the listening session.
Comments: Public comments during the listening session on June 5,
2014 will be recorded. Written comments are due by June 12, 2014.
Written comments must be submitted electronically via the Federal
eRulmaking Portal: Regulations.gov (see below).
ADDRESSES: The listening session will be held in Room 108-A of the
Whitten Building at 14th Street and Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20250. We invite you to participate in the listening session. The
listening session is open to the members of the public who register
(see below).
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For participants who cannot make it to the listening session in
person, remote participation will be available:
Dial 1-800-981-3173 and enter Conference ID: 5173.
We invite all participants to submit comments by any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments; or
Orally at the listening session; please also provide a
written copy of your comments online as specified.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Primary program point of contact is
Chad Maisel, Phone: 202-720-4581, Email: chad.maisel@osec.usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact
the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 7, 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill
(Pub. L. 113-79) was signed into law. The Secretary of Agriculture and
the respective USDA agencies, including Rural Development, are working
to implement the provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill as expeditiously as
possible to meet the needs of stakeholders. To plan and implement the
newly authorized Strategic Economic and Community Development priority
funding, it is important to engage with our stakeholders to learn and
understand their comments, concerns, or requests.
Rural Development will hold the Strategic Economic and Community
Development priority funding listening session on Thursday, June 5,
2014, to receive oral comments from stakeholders and the public. Oral
comments received from this listening session will be documented and/or
recorded. All attendees of this listening session who submit oral
comments are requested to submit a written copy to help Rural
Development accurately capture public input. (See the ADDRESSES section
above for information about submitting written comments.) In addition,
stakeholders and the public who do not wish to attend or speak at the
listening session are invited to submit written comments, which must be
received by June 12, 2014, via regulations.gov, as described above.
At the listening session, the focus is for Rural Development to
hear from the public; this is not a discussion with Rural Development
officials or a question and answer session. As noted above, the purpose
is to receive public input that Rural Development can consider in order
to implement the Strategic Economic and Community Development provision
of the 2014 Farm Bill. Rural Development is interested in receiving
input on all aspects on the implementation of this provision,
including, but not limited to, defining ``multi-jurisdictional'' and
``strategic economic and community development plan'' and application
requirements for applicants seeking funding under this provision.
Date: Thursday, June 5, 2014.
Time: 1:00 p.m.--4:00 p.m.
Location information: USDA headquarters, in the Whitten Building,
Room 108-A, 14th Street and Jefferson Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250.
The listening session will begin with brief opening remarks from
USDA leadership in Rural Development. Individual speakers providing
oral comments are requested to be succinct (no more than 5 min) as we
do not know at this time how many participants there will be. As noted
above, we request that speakers providing oral comments also provide a
written copy of their comments. (See the ADDRESSES section above for
information about submitting written comments.) All stakeholders and
interested members of the public are welcome to register to provide
oral comments; however, if necessary due to time constraints, a limited
number will be selected on a first come, first serve basis.
Instructions for Attending the Listening Session
Space for attendance at the listening session is limited. Due to
USDA headquarters security and space requirements, all persons wishing
to attend the listening session in person or via phone must send an
email to chad.maisel@osec.usda.gov by June 3, 2014, to register.
Registrations will be accepted until maximum capacity is reached. To
register, provide the following information:
First Name
Last Name
Organization
Title
Email
Phone Number
City
State
Upon arrival at the USDA Whitten Building, registered persons must
provide valid photo identification in order to enter the building;
visitors need to enter the Whitten Building on the mall side. Please
allow extra time to get through security. Additional information about
the listening session, agenda, directions to get to the listening
session, and how to provide comments is available at the USDA Farm Bill
Web site https://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=farmbill.
All written comments received will be publicly available on
www.regulations.gov. If you require special accommodations, such as a
sign language interpreter, use the contact information above. The
listening session location is accessible to persons with disabilities.
Dated: May 22, 2014.
Doug O'Brien,
Acting Under Secretary, Rural Development.
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