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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Notice of Settlement Pursuant to
CERCLA; Libby Asbestos Site, Lincoln
County, MT
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DATES:
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ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,
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Forest Service, USDA.
Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act, as amended (CERCLA), notice is
hereby given of an administrative
settlement with W.R. Grace & Co. Conn.
and the Kootenai Development
Company (Grace) for the recovery of
past response costs concerning Operable
Unit 3 (OU3) of the Libby Asbestos Site,
Lincoln County, Montana (the Site).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is
available for public inspection at the
Libby Ranger District, Canoe Gulch
Ranger Station, 12557 MT Hwy. 37,
Libby, MT 59923, and at the offices of
the USDA Forest Service, Northern
Region, 26 Fort Missoula Road,
Missoula, MT 59804. A copy of the
proposed settlement may be obtained
from Jeff Johnson at (208) 765–7313,
Pamela Baltz (406) 283–7597, or from
Babak Rastgoufard, USDA Office of the
General Counsel at (406) 329–3061.
Comments should reference the Libby
Asbestos Site OU3, and should be
addressed to Babak Rastgoufard, USDA
Office of the General Counsel, 26 Fort
Missoula Road, Missoula, MT 59804.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical information, contact Jeff
Johnson, USDA Forest Service Northern
Region, 3815 N Schreiber Way, Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83815; phone (208) 765–
7313 or Pamela Baltz, Kootenai National
Forest, 12557 Hwy. 37, Libby, MT
59923; phone (406) 283–7597. For legal
information, contact Babak Rastgoufard,
USDA Office of the General Counsel, 26
Fort Missoula Road, Missoula, MT
59804; phone (406) 329–3061.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA, 42
U.S.C. 9622(h)(1), the settlement
agreement resolves, in part, response
costs incurred by the Forest Service at
OU3. Under the settlement, Grace has
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agreed to pay the USDA Forest Service,
Northern Region, $219,308 to reimburse
it for certain response actions the USDA
Forest Service, Northern Region, has
undertaken at the Site. The settlement
includes a covenant not to sue Grace for
certain past costs pursuant to sections
106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9606 and 9607(a), with regard to the
Site.
For thirty (30) days following the date
of publication of this notice, the United
States will receive written comments
relating to the settlement. The United
States will consider all comments
received and may modify or withdraw
its consent to the settlement if
comments received disclose facts or
considerations which indicate that the
settlement is inappropriate, improper,
or inadequate. The United States
response to any comments received will
be available for public inspection at the
Libby Ranger District, Canoe Gulch
Ranger Station, 12557 MT Hwy. 37,
Libby, MT 59923, and at the offices of
the USDA Forest Service, Northern
Region, 26 Fort Missoula Road,
Missoula, MT 59804.
Dated: March 14, 2018.
Chris French,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Forest
Products Removal Permits and
Contracts
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 parties on the
extension of a currently approved
information collection, Forest Products
Removal Permits and Contracts.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before June 18, 2018 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 & Rangeland Management and
Vegetation Ecology, Forest Service,
USDA, Mail Stop 1103, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington
DC 20250–1103.
Comments may also be submitted via
facsimile to (703) 605–1575 or by email
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to forest_products_forms@fs.fed.us. In
addition, comments may be submitted
via the world wide web/internet at:
https://www.regulations.gov.
The public may inspect comments
received at the Forest Service, Forest
Management Staff Office, Third Floor
SW Wing, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20250 during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to (202) 205–1766 to
facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon Nygaard-Scott, Forest
Management Staff, at (202) 205–1766.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339 twenty-four hours a day,
every day of the year, including
holidays.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Forest Products Removal
Permits and Contracts.
OMB Number: 0596–0085.
Expiration Date of Approval: October
31, 2018.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Under 16 U.S.C. 551
Protection of National Forests; Rules
and Regulations, individuals and
businesses wishing to remove forest
products from National Forest System
lands must request a permit. To obtain
a permit, applicants must meet the
criteria at 36 CFR 223.1, 223.2, and
223.5–223.13, which authorizes free use
or sale of timber or forest products.
Under the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–246,
122 Stat. 1651) section 8105 Forest
Products for Traditional and Cultural
Purposes [hereinafter referred to as
‘‘section 8105’’], federally recognized
Indian tribes may make a request for
free use of trees, portions of trees, or
forest products for traditional and
cultural purposes, provided the use will
not be for commercial purposes. Section
8105 has been codified in 25 U.S.C.
chapter 32A Cultural and Heritage
Cooperation Authority, section 3055
Forest Products for Traditional and
Cultural Purposes (25 U.S.C. 3055).
Additionally, Forest Service issued final
implementation regulations, for section
8105, at 36 CFR 223.15 Provision of
Trees, Portions of Trees, or Forest
Products to Indian Tribes for
Traditional and Cultural Purposes.
Indian tribes seeking products, under
section 8105 authority, must make a
request for free use, following the
criteria at 36 CFR 223.15, which
includes: ‘‘Requests for trees, portions of
trees, or forest products . . . must be
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submitted to the local Forest Service
District Ranger’s Office(s) in writing.
Requests may be made: (1) Directly by
a tribal official(s) who has been
authorized by the Indian tribe to make
such requests; or (2) By providing a
copy of a formal resolution approved by
the tribal council or other governing
body of the Indian tribe.’’ Note: there is
no stated maximum free use limitation
for products requested by Indian tribes,
and there is no limitation to the number
of requests that each federally
recognized Indian tribe may make,
under section 8105 authority. Should
federally recognized Indian tribes
seeking such use wish to obtain proof of
possession, as may be required in some
States, they could be issued a FS–2400–
8 permit which allows use of timber or
forest products at no charge (36 CFR
223.5–223.13).
Upon receiving a permit, the
permittee must comply with the terms
of the permit (36 CFR 261.6), which
designates the forest products that can
be harvested and under what
conditions, such as limiting harvest to a
designated area or permitting harvest of
only specifically designated material.
The collected information will help the
Forest Service and the Bureau of Land
Management (for form FS–2400–1)
oversee the approval and use of forest
products by the public.
When applying for forest product
removal permits, applicants (depending
on the products requested) would
provide information needed to complete
one of the following:
• FS–2400–1, Forest Products
Removal Permit and Cash Receipt, is
used to sell timber or forest products
such as, but not limited to, fuelwood,
Christmas trees, or pine cones (36 CFR
223.1, 223.2). The Bureau of Land
Management identifies the FS–2400–1
as BLM–5450–24 (43 U.S.C 1201, 43
CFR 5420). This form would not be used
to issue products requested by federally
recognized Indian tribes under section
8105 authority.
• FS–2400–4/FS–2400–4ANF, Forest
Products Contract and Cash Receipt, are
used to sell timber products such as
sawtimber or forest products such as,
but not limited to, fuelwood, or posts
and poles. These forms would not be
used to issue products requested by
federally recognized Indian tribes under
section 8105 authority.
• FS–2400–8, Forest Products Free
Use Permit, allows use of timber or
forest products at no charge to the
permittee (36 CFR 223.5–223.13). This
form could be used to issue products
requested by federally recognized
Indian tribes under section 8105
authority.
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Each form listed above implements
different regulations and has different
provisions for compliance, but collects
similar information from the applicant
for related purposes.
The Forest Service and the Bureau of
Land Management will use the
information collected on form FS–2400–
1, to ensure identification of permittees
in the field by agency personnel. The
Forest Service will use the information
collected on forms FS–2400–4/FS–
2400–4ANF and/or FS–2400–8 to:
• Ensure that permittees obtaining
free use of timber or forest products
qualify for the free-use program.
• Ensure that permittees obtaining
free use of timber or forest products,
under 36 CFR 223.8, do not receive
product value in excess of that allowed
by regulations. However, as noted above
for federally recognized Indian Tribe
requests made under section 8105
authority, there is no stated maximum
free use limitation (25 U.S.C. 3055).
• Ensure that applicants purchasing
timber harvest or forest products
permits non-competitively do not
exceed the authorized limit in a fiscal
year (16 U.S.C. 472(a)).
• Ensure identification of permittees,
in the field, by Forest Service personnel.
Applicants may apply for more than
one forest product permit or contract
per year. For example, an applicant may
obtain a free use permit for a timber
product such as, but not limited to, pine
cones (FS–2400–8) and still purchase
fuelwood (FS–2400–1, and/or FS–2400–
4/2400–4ANF). Additionally, as noted
above, there is no limitation to the
number of requests that each federally
recognized Indian tribe may make under
section 8105 authority (25 U.S.C. 3055).
Individuals and small business
representatives usually request and
apply for permits and contracts in
person at the office issuing the permit.
As noted above, Indian tribes seeking
products under section 8105 authority
must make a written request for free use,
following the criteria at 36 CFR 223.15.
Applicants provide the following
information, as applicable:
• Name,
• Address, and
• Personal identification number
such as tax identification number, social
security number, driver’s license
number, or other unique number
identifying the applicant.
Agency personnel enter the
information into a computerized
database to use for subsequent requests
by applicants for a forest product permit
or contract. The information is printed
on paper, which the applicant signs and
dates. Agency personnel discuss the
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terms and conditions of the permit or
contract with the applicant.
The data gathered is not available
from other sources. The collected data is
used to ensure:
• Applicants for free use permits
meet the criteria for free use of timber
or forest products authorized by
regulations at 36 CFR 223.5–223.13;
and, for federally recognized Indian
tribes under section 8105 authority, the
criteria at 36 CFR 223.15;
• Applicants seeking to purchase and
remove timber or forest products from
Agency lands meet the criteria under
which sale of timber or forest products
is authorized by regulations at 36 CFR
223.80; and
• Permittees comply with regulations
and terms of the permit at 36 CFR 261.6.
The collection of this information is
necessary to ensure that applicants meet
the requirements of the forest products
program; those obtaining free-use
permits for forest products qualify for
the program; applicants purchasing noncompetitive permits to harvest forest
products do not exceed authorized
limits; and that Federal Agency
employees can identify permittees when
in the field.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 5
minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals,
small businesses, and, for requests made
under section 8105 of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(Pub. L. 110–246, 122 Stat. 1651),
federally recognized Indian tribes.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 192,224.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 32,037.
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
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be summarized and included in the
submission request toward Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: March 28, 2018.
Glenn Casamassa,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
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Notice of Public Meeting of the Oregon
Advisory Committee to the U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights
U.S. Commission on Civil
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ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the Oregon Advisory Committee
(Committee) will hold a community
forum on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, from
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. PST for the purpose
of hearing public testimony on civil
rights concerns of human and labor
trafficking in the sex, agriculture, and
forestry industries and equal protection
violations and discrimination based
upon race, national origin, religion, sex,
disability, and/or age of survivors. It
will also examine the effectiveness of
state and local agency programs for
trafficking survivors.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. PST
to 5:00 p.m. PST.
Location: Portland Community
College, Sylvania Campus, CC Building,
Room 233, 12000 SW 49th Avenue,
Portland, OR 97280.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana
Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members
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comments during the open comment
periods. Members of the public may also
submit written comments; the
comments must be received in the
Regional Programs Unit within 30 days
following the meeting. Written
comments may be mailed to the Western
Regional Office, U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights, 300 North Los Angeles
Street, Suite 2010, Los Angeles, CA
90012. They may be faxed to the
Commission at (213) 894–0508, or
emailed Ana Victoria Fortes at afortes@
usccr.gov. Persons who desire
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Records and documents discussed
during the meeting will be available for
public viewing prior to and after the
meeting at https://facadatabase.gov/
committee/meetings.aspx?cid=270.
Please click on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’
and ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records
generated from this meeting may also be
inspected and reproduced at the
Regional Programs Unit, as they become
available, both before and after the
meeting. Persons interested in the work
of this Committee are directed to the
Commission’s website, https://
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the
Regional Programs Unit at the above
email or street address.
Agenda
Opening Remarks (2:00–2:10 p.m.)
Panel—Sex Trafficking (2:10–3:50 p.m.)
• Senator Kathleen Taylor, District 21
• Chanpone Sinlapasai, Attorney,
Marandas Sinlapasai
• Natalie Weaver, Collaboration
Specialist focus on Sex Trafficking,
Multnomah County, Department of
Community Justice
´
• Desiree Coyote, Confederated Tribes
of Umatilla Indian Reservation,
Family Violence Services
• Robin Miller, Mentor and Survivor,
Janus Youth Programs
• Cristin Casey, Chief Prosecutor,
Bureau of Labor and Industries
Open Public Comment (4:00–4:55 p.m.)
Dated: April 11, 2018.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission), and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), that a planning meeting of the
Rhode Island State Advisory Committee
to the Commission will convene by
conference call, on Tuesday, May 1,
2018 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). The purpose
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a work product generated at the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Forest Products Removal Permits and
Contracts
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 parties on the
extension of a currently approved information collection, Forest
Products Removal Permits and Contracts.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before June 18, 2018
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 & Rangeland Management and Vegetation Ecology, Forest
Service, USDA, Mail Stop 1103, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington
DC 20250-1103.
Comments may also be submitted via facsimile to (703) 605-1575 or
by email
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to [email protected]. In addition, comments may be
submitted via the world wide web/internet at: https://www.regulations.gov.
The public may inspect comments received at the Forest Service,
Forest Management Staff Office, Third Floor SW Wing, 201 14th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20250 during normal business hours. Visitors are
encouraged to call ahead to (202) 205-1766 to facilitate entry to the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Nygaard-Scott, Forest
Management Staff, at (202) 205-1766. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Forest Products Removal Permits and Contracts.
OMB Number: 0596-0085.
Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2018.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Under 16 U.S.C. 551 Protection of National Forests; Rules
and Regulations, individuals and businesses wishing to remove forest
products from National Forest System lands must request a permit. To
obtain a permit, applicants must meet the criteria at 36 CFR 223.1,
223.2, and 223.5-223.13, which authorizes free use or sale of timber or
forest products.
Under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-
246, 122 Stat. 1651) section 8105 Forest Products for Traditional and
Cultural Purposes [hereinafter referred to as ``section 8105''],
federally recognized Indian tribes may make a request for free use of
trees, portions of trees, or forest products for traditional and
cultural purposes, provided the use will not be for commercial
purposes. Section 8105 has been codified in 25 U.S.C. chapter 32A
Cultural and Heritage Cooperation Authority, section 3055 Forest
Products for Traditional and Cultural Purposes (25 U.S.C. 3055).
Additionally, Forest Service issued final implementation regulations,
for section 8105, at 36 CFR 223.15 Provision of Trees, Portions of
Trees, or Forest Products to Indian Tribes for Traditional and Cultural
Purposes.
Indian tribes seeking products, under section 8105 authority, must
make a request for free use, following the criteria at 36 CFR 223.15,
which includes: ``Requests for trees, portions of trees, or forest
products . . . must be submitted to the local Forest Service District
Ranger's Office(s) in writing. Requests may be made: (1) Directly by a
tribal official(s) who has been authorized by the Indian tribe to make
such requests; or (2) By providing a copy of a formal resolution
approved by the tribal council or other governing body of the Indian
tribe.'' Note: there is no stated maximum free use limitation for
products requested by Indian tribes, and there is no limitation to the
number of requests that each federally recognized Indian tribe may
make, under section 8105 authority. Should federally recognized Indian
tribes seeking such use wish to obtain proof of possession, as may be
required in some States, they could be issued a FS-2400-8 permit which
allows use of timber or forest products at no charge (36 CFR 223.5-
223.13).
Upon receiving a permit, the permittee must comply with the terms
of the permit (36 CFR 261.6), which designates the forest products that
can be harvested and under what conditions, such as limiting harvest to
a designated area or permitting harvest of only specifically designated
material. The collected information will help the Forest Service and
the Bureau of Land Management (for form FS-2400-1) oversee the approval
and use of forest products by the public.
When applying for forest product removal permits, applicants
(depending on the products requested) would provide information needed
to complete one of the following:
FS-2400-1, Forest Products Removal Permit and Cash
Receipt, is used to sell timber or forest products such as, but not
limited to, fuelwood, Christmas trees, or pine cones (36 CFR 223.1,
223.2). The Bureau of Land Management identifies the FS-2400-1 as BLM-
5450-24 (43 U.S.C 1201, 43 CFR 5420). This form would not be used to
issue products requested by federally recognized Indian tribes under
section 8105 authority.
FS-2400-4/FS-2400-4ANF, Forest Products Contract and Cash
Receipt, are used to sell timber products such as sawtimber or forest
products such as, but not limited to, fuelwood, or posts and poles.
These forms would not be used to issue products requested by federally
recognized Indian tribes under section 8105 authority.
FS-2400-8, Forest Products Free Use Permit, allows use of
timber or forest products at no charge to the permittee (36 CFR 223.5-
223.13). This form could be used to issue products requested by
federally recognized Indian tribes under section 8105 authority.
Each form listed above implements different regulations and has
different provisions for compliance, but collects similar information
from the applicant for related purposes.
The Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management will use the
information collected on form FS-2400-1, to ensure identification of
permittees in the field by agency personnel. The Forest Service will
use the information collected on forms FS-2400-4/FS-2400-4ANF and/or
FS-2400-8 to:
Ensure that permittees obtaining free use of timber or
forest products qualify for the free-use program.
Ensure that permittees obtaining free use of timber or
forest products, under 36 CFR 223.8, do not receive product value in
excess of that allowed by regulations. However, as noted above for
federally recognized Indian Tribe requests made under section 8105
authority, there is no stated maximum free use limitation (25 U.S.C.
3055).
Ensure that applicants purchasing timber harvest or forest
products permits non-competitively do not exceed the authorized limit
in a fiscal year (16 U.S.C. 472(a)).
Ensure identification of permittees, in the field, by
Forest Service personnel.
Applicants may apply for more than one forest product permit or
contract per year. For example, an applicant may obtain a free use
permit for a timber product such as, but not limited to, pine cones
(FS-2400-8) and still purchase fuelwood (FS-2400-1, and/or FS-2400-4/
2400-4ANF). Additionally, as noted above, there is no limitation to the
number of requests that each federally recognized Indian tribe may make
under section 8105 authority (25 U.S.C. 3055).
Individuals and small business representatives usually request and
apply for permits and contracts in person at the office issuing the
permit. As noted above, Indian tribes seeking products under section
8105 authority must make a written request for free use, following the
criteria at 36 CFR 223.15.
Applicants provide the following information, as applicable:
Name,
Address, and
Personal identification number such as tax identification
number, social security number, driver's license number, or other
unique number identifying the applicant.
Agency personnel enter the information into a computerized database
to use for subsequent requests by applicants for a forest product
permit or contract. The information is printed on paper, which the
applicant signs and dates. Agency personnel discuss the
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terms and conditions of the permit or contract with the applicant.
The data gathered is not available from other sources. The
collected data is used to ensure:
Applicants for free use permits meet the criteria for free
use of timber or forest products authorized by regulations at 36 CFR
223.5-223.13; and, for federally recognized Indian tribes under section
8105 authority, the criteria at 36 CFR 223.15;
Applicants seeking to purchase and remove timber or forest
products from Agency lands meet the criteria under which sale of timber
or forest products is authorized by regulations at 36 CFR 223.80; and
Permittees comply with regulations and terms of the permit
at 36 CFR 261.6.
The collection of this information is necessary to ensure that
applicants meet the requirements of the forest products program; those
obtaining free-use permits for forest products qualify for the program;
applicants purchasing non-competitive permits to harvest forest
products do not exceed authorized limits; and that Federal Agency
employees can identify permittees when in the field.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 5 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals, small businesses, and, for
requests made under section 8105 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-246, 122 Stat. 1651), federally recognized
Indian tribes.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 192,224.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 32,037.
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: March 28, 2018.
Glenn Casamassa,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2018-07934 Filed 4-16-18; 8:45 am]
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