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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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May 23, 2018.
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 are
requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden 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 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 28, 2018
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: 40,139.
Ruth Brown,
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 E.O. 11375 and E.O. 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: 3,400.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually; Semi-annually; Monthly; On
occasion.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites
comments on this information
collection for which RUS intends to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by July 30, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522,
Room 5164-South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492, FAX: (202)
720–8435 or email: Thomas.Dickson@
wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320)
implementing provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13) requires that interested
members of the public and affected
agencies have an opportunity to
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an
information collection that RUS is
submitting to OMB for extension.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed 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 the burden of
the proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
SUMMARY:
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Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 23, 2018.
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
are requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden 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 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 28,
2018 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: [email protected]
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 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.
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 E.O. 11375 and E.O. 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, Sec. 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: 3,400.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually; Semi-annually;
Monthly; On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 40,139.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-11387 Filed 5-25-18; 8:45 am]
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