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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Aquaculture Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0150.
Summary of Collection: The primary
function of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service is to estimate
production and stocks of agricultural
food, fiber, and specialty commodities.
Congress has mandated the collection of
basic data for aquaculture and provides
funding for these surveys. Public Law
96–362 was passed to increase the
overall effectiveness and productivity of
federal aquaculture programs by
improving coordination and
communication among Federal agencies
involved in those programs.
Aquaculture is an alternative method to
produce a high protein, low fat product
demanded by the consumer.
Aquiculture surveys provide
information on trout and catfish
inventory, acreage and sales as well as
catfish processed.
Need and Use of the Information: The
survey results are useful in analyzing
changing trends in the number of
commercial operations and production
levels by State. The information
collected is used to demonstrate the
growing importance of aquaculture to
officials of Federal and State
government agencies who manage and
direct policy over programs in
agriculture and natural resources. The
type of information collected and
reported provides extension educators
and research scientists with data that
indicates important areas that require
special educational and/or research
efforts, such as causes for loss of fish
and pond inventories of fish of various
sizes. The data gathered from the
various reports provide information to
establish contract levels for fishing
programs and to evaluate prospective
loans to growers and processors.
This is a request for the three-year
renewal of this information collection.
In addition to the national Catfish and
Trout Production Surveys, NASS is
requesting approval to conduct three
state-specific aquaculture surveys to be
conducted under reimbursable
agreements in Florida, Hawaii, and
Pennsylvania. Also, NASS will
discontinue the Catfish Feed Deliveries
Report and the Catfish Processing
Report.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 3,655.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Monthly; Semi-annually; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,030.
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National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Confidentiality Pledge Revision.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0260.
Summary of Collection: The revision
to the confidentiality pledge made by
NASS to all respondents on all data
collection efforts under CIPSEA and
Title 7, Chapter 55, Sec, 2276, was
changed to incorporate provisions that
became law as a part of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act for
Fiscal Year 2016. Congress included the
Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
of 2015 (H.R. 2029, Division N, Title II,
Subtitle B, Sec.223). This Act permits
and requires the Secretary of Homeland
Security to provide federal civilian
agencies’ information technology
systems with cybersecurity protection
for their Internet traffic. The technology
currently used is ‘‘Einstein 3A’’ and it
searches Internet traffic in and out of
federal civilian agencies in real time for
malware signatures.
Need and Use of the Information:
CIPSEA; Title 7, Chapter 55, Section
2276; and similar confidentiality
pledges promise that respondents’ data
will be seen only by statistical agency
personnel or their sworn agents. With
the passage of the Federal Cybersecurity
Enhancement Act of 2015, it is possible
that Department of Homeland Security
personnel could see some portion of
those confidential data in the course of
examining the suspicious Internet
packets identified by the Einstein 3A
technology. NASS needs to revise their
confidentiality pledge to reflect this
process change. Without this change the
availability of NASS data could be
significantly impacted.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Southwestern
Crown of the Continent Collaborative
Forest Landscape Restoration Project
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
SUMMARY:
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Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the proposed new
information collection, Southwestern
Crown of the Continent Collaborative
Forest Landscape Restoration Project.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before May 2, 2017 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 Lindsay
Buchanan, Collaborative Forest
Landscape Restoration Program
Coordinator, 1220 SW 3rd Ave.,
Portland, Oregon, 97204. Comments
may also be submitted by email to:
lindsaysbuchanan@fs.fed.us. The public
may inspect comments received at 1220
SW 3rd Ave., Portland, Oregon 97204,
during normal business hours. Visitors
are encouraged to call ahead to 503–
808–2810 to facilitate entry to the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lindsay Buchanan, 503–808–2810.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339, twenty-four
hours a day, every day of the year,
including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Southwestern Crown of the
Continent Collaborative Forest
Landscape Restoration Project.
OMB Number: 0596—NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not
Applicable—new request.
Type of Request: New.
Abstract: The Collaborative Forest
Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP)
is a U.S. Forest Service (USFS) program
started in 2010 to encourage
collaborative groups of neighboring
landowners, to work with the Forest
Service to find common ground
pertaining to forest restoration. Such
collaborative neighboring landowners
include State, local and Tribal
government representatives, businesses,
interest groups, and non-profit
organizations. The Southwestern Crown
Collaborative (SWCC) is one of 23
Collaborative Forest Landscape
Restoration (CFLR) projects across the
nation currently. In the SWCC, partners
work with the USFS to implement
restoration work and multi-party
monitoring of landscape restoration
treatments across four counties and
three National Forests in western
Montana.
The Forest Landscape Restoration Act
(FLRA) of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303), which
enabled the CFLRP, requires monitoring
‘‘to assess the positive or negative
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ecological, social, and economic effects
of projects implementing a selected
proposal for not less than 15 years after
project implementation commences.’’
This Information Collection Request
(ICR) will help meet the SWCC’s
obligation for monitoring the social
impacts on residents and stakeholders
of activities conducted under the
CFLRP. The scope of the ICR includes
residents of communities within and
adjacent to the SWCC landscape and
collaborative participants.
Gaining information from individuals
who work or live in the geographic area
of the SWCC provides valuable
information to partners and land
management decision makers. To ensure
the USFS is informed about the
opinions of participants of collaborative
processes and public members living in
or around the SWCC, the USFS seeks to
obtain approval by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) of an
ICR to collect both qualitative and
quantitative feedback from stakeholders
on management decisions, forest
restoration work, monitoring activities,
and land management planning. The
information will be collected through a
census survey of participants of the
Southwestern Crown Collaborative and
a mail-in, on-line, and hard copy survey
of residents of the Southwestern Crown
of the Continent Landscape. Through
the collection of this information,
managers and planners will obtain
valuable information to inform future
decisions. USFS public affairs staff,
social scientists, and economists may
also use this information, and USFS,
academic, and other researchers may
use or cite the results or data collected
in publications.
Without the collection of this
information, the USFS will be unable to
determine whether it is meeting the
requirements of the Forest Landscape
Restoration Act, nor if they are fully
incorporating partner and public input
into forest project, implementation,
monitoring and/or planning processes
as required by law.
Type of Respondents: Residents
within the Southwestern Crown CFLRP
landscape (4,429 occupied dwellings)
and Southwestern Crown Collaborative
participants (150 participants on email
list).
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 750.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours on Respondents: 386 hours.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
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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 for OMB approval.
Dated: February 15, 2017.
Jeanne Higgins,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Advertised
Timber for Sale
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 revision with
changes of the currently approved
information collection 0596–0066,
Advertised Timber for Sale.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before May 2, 2017 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 Director,
Forest Management, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Mail Stop 1103,
Washington, DC 20250–0003.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to (202) 205–1045 or by email
to: bid_forms@fs.fed.us.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at the Office
of the Director, Forest Management,
SUMMARY:
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Third Floor, Southwest Wing, Yates
Building, 201 14th Street SW.,
Washington, DC. Visitors are
encouraged to call ahead at (202) 205–
1496 to facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl
Maass, Forest Management Staff, at
(970) 295–5961. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24
hours a day, every day of the year,
including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Advertised Timber for Sale.
OMB Number: 0596–0066.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2017.
Type of Request: Extension with
Revision.
Abstract: Pursuant to statutory
requirements at 16 U.S.C. 472a, unless
extraordinary conditions exist as
defined by regulation, the Secretary of
Agriculture must (1) advertise sales of
all National Forest System timber or
forest products exceeding $10,000 in
appraised value; (2) select bidding
methods that ensure open and fair
competition; (3) select bidding methods
that ensure that the Federal Government
receives not less than appraised value of
the timber or forest product; and (4)
monitor bidding patterns for evidence of
unlawful bidding practices.
Pursuant to the Forest Service Small
Business Timber Sale Set-Aside
Program, developed in cooperation with
the Small Business Administration,
Forest Service regulations at Title 36 of
the Code of Federal Regulations,
§ 223.84 require that the Forest Service
bid form used by potential timber sale
bidders include provisions for small
business concerns. The data collected
will be used by the agency to ensure
that National Forest System timber will
be sold at not less than appraised value,
that bidders will meet specific criteria
when submitting a bid, and that antitrust violations will not occur during
the bidding process.
The tax identification number of each
bidder is entered into an automated bid
monitoring system, which is used to
determine if speculative bidding or
unlawful bidding practices are
occurring and is required to process
electronic payments to the purchaser.
Respondents will be bidders on
National Forest System timber sales.
Forest Service sale officers will mail bid
forms to potential bidders, and bidders
will return the completed forms, dated
and signed, to the Forest Service sale
officer.
The data gathered in this information
collection are not available from other
sources.
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[FR Doc No: 2017-04153]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Southwestern Crown of the Continent
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project
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 proposed new information collection, Southwestern
Crown of the Continent Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration
Project.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before May 2, 2017 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
Lindsay Buchanan, Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program
Coordinator, 1220 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, Oregon, 97204. Comments may
also be submitted by email to: lindsaysbuchanan@fs.fed.us. The public
may inspect comments received at 1220 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, Oregon
97204, during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call
ahead to 503-808-2810 to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsay Buchanan, 503-808-2810.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339,
twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Southwestern Crown of the Continent Collaborative Forest
Landscape Restoration Project.
OMB Number: 0596--NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not Applicable--new request.
Type of Request: New.
Abstract: The Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program
(CFLRP) is a U.S. Forest Service (USFS) program started in 2010 to
encourage collaborative groups of neighboring landowners, to work with
the Forest Service to find common ground pertaining to forest
restoration. Such collaborative neighboring landowners include State,
local and Tribal government representatives, businesses, interest
groups, and non-profit organizations. The Southwestern Crown
Collaborative (SWCC) is one of 23 Collaborative Forest Landscape
Restoration (CFLR) projects across the nation currently. In the SWCC,
partners work with the USFS to implement restoration work and multi-
party monitoring of landscape restoration treatments across four
counties and three National Forests in western Montana.
The Forest Landscape Restoration Act (FLRA) of 2009 (16 U.S.C.
7303), which enabled the CFLRP, requires monitoring ``to assess the
positive or negative
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ecological, social, and economic effects of projects implementing a
selected proposal for not less than 15 years after project
implementation commences.'' This Information Collection Request (ICR)
will help meet the SWCC's obligation for monitoring the social impacts
on residents and stakeholders of activities conducted under the CFLRP.
The scope of the ICR includes residents of communities within and
adjacent to the SWCC landscape and collaborative participants.
Gaining information from individuals who work or live in the
geographic area of the SWCC provides valuable information to partners
and land management decision makers. To ensure the USFS is informed
about the opinions of participants of collaborative processes and
public members living in or around the SWCC, the USFS seeks to obtain
approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of an ICR to
collect both qualitative and quantitative feedback from stakeholders on
management decisions, forest restoration work, monitoring activities,
and land management planning. The information will be collected through
a census survey of participants of the Southwestern Crown Collaborative
and a mail-in, on-line, and hard copy survey of residents of the
Southwestern Crown of the Continent Landscape. Through the collection
of this information, managers and planners will obtain valuable
information to inform future decisions. USFS public affairs staff,
social scientists, and economists may also use this information, and
USFS, academic, and other researchers may use or cite the results or
data collected in publications.
Without the collection of this information, the USFS will be unable
to determine whether it is meeting the requirements of the Forest
Landscape Restoration Act, nor if they are fully incorporating partner
and public input into forest project, implementation, monitoring and/or
planning processes as required by law.
Type of Respondents: Residents within the Southwestern Crown CFLRP
landscape (4,429 occupied dwellings) and Southwestern Crown
Collaborative participants (150 participants on email list).
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 750.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 386 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 for
OMB approval.
Dated: February 15, 2017.
Jeanne Higgins,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2017-04153 Filed 3-2-17; 8:45 am]
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