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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 March 16, 2020
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
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.
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Forest Service
Title: Special Use Administration.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0082.
Summary of Collection: Several
statutes authorize the Forest Service
(FS) to issue and administer
authorizations for use and occupancy of
National Forest System (NFS) lands and
require the collection of information
from the public for those purposes. The
laws for authorizing the use and
managing these uses of NFS lands
include: The Organic Administration
Act of 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551); Title V of
the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43
U.S.C. 1761–1771); The Act of March 4,
1915 (16 U.S.C. 497); The National
Forest Ski Area Permit Act (16 U.S.C.
497b); Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing
Act (30 U.S.C. 185); The National Forest
Roads and Trails Act (FRTA, 16 U.S.C.
532–538); Section 7 of the Granger-Thye
Act (16 U.S.C. 480d); The Act of May
26, 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d); The
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
Act (16 U.S.C. 6801–6814); Act of
September 3, 1954 (68 Stat. 1146; 43
U.S.C. 931c, 931d); Archeological
Resource Protection Act of October 31,
1979 (16 U.S.C.1996); The Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended;
and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964.
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Forest Service regulations
implementing these authorities are
found under Title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations, Section 251, Subpart B (36
CFR 251, Subpart B). Information
collected include submission of
applications, execution of forms, and
imposition of terms and conditions that
entail information collection
requirements, such as the requirement
to submit annual financial information;
to prepare and update an operating
plan; to prepare and update a
maintenance plan; and to submit
compliance reports and information
updates.
Under this request, FS seeks to amend
an existing form FS–2700–4i (Special
Use Permit for Outfitting and Guiding)
and create two supporting documents,
FS 2700–4i, Appendix H (Annual
Stewardship Act Fee Offset Agreement)
and FS–2700–4i, Appendix I
(Stewardship Act Fee Offset Claim
Certification). The burden hours in this
notice only account for the amendment
to the existing form and the creation of
the two new supporting documents, and
not the overall collection.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected is evaluated by
the FS to ensure that authorized uses of
NFS lands are in the public interest and
are compatible with the agency’s
mission. The information helps each
agency identify environmental and
social impacts of special uses for
purposes of compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act and
program administration. Information is
collected under six categories: (1)
Information required from proponents
and applicants to evaluate proposals
and applications to use or occupy NFS
lands; (2) information required from
applicants to complete special use
authorizations; (3) annual financial
information required from holders to
determine land use fees; (4) information
required from holders to prepare and
update operating plans; (5) information
required from holders to prepare and
update maintenance plans; and (6)
information required from holders to
complete compliance reports and
information updates.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Farms; Federal
Government; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 20.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
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Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
February 11, 2020.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding: 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; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; 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 or other forms of
information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by March 16, 2020
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 20502.
Commenters 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) 720–8958.
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.
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Rural Utilities Service
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Title: 7 CFR 1783, Revolving Fund
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0138.
Summary of Collection: On May 13,
2002, the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill) was
signed into law as Public Law 107–171.
Section 6002 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 amended
the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act by adding a grant
program that established the Revolving
Fund Program (RFP) to assist
communities with water or wastewater
systems. Qualified private non-profit
organizations will receive RFP grant
funds to establish a revolving loan fund.
Loans will be made to eligible entities
to finance predevelopment costs of
water or wastewater projects, or shortterm small capital projects not part of
the regular operation and maintenance
of current water and wastewater
systems.
Need and Use of the Information:
Non-profit organizations applying for
the RFP grant(s) must submit an
application package that includes an
application form, narrative proposal
(work plan), various other forms,
certifications, and supplemental
information. The Rural Development
State Offices and the Rural Utilities
Service National Office staff will use the
information collected to determine
applicant eligibility, project feasibility,
and the applicant’s ability to meet the
grant and regulatory requirements.
Grant recipients will set up a revolving
loan fund to provide loans to finance
predevelopment costs of water or
wastewater projects, or short-term small
capital projects not part of the regular
operation and maintenance of current
water and wastewater systems. Failure
to collect proper information could
result in improper determinations of
eligibility, improper use of funds, or
hindrances in making grant(s)
authorized by the Revolving Fund
Program.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 4.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 376.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0085]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of
1974 and Office of Management and
Budget Circular No. A–108, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) gives
notice that a component agency, the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) proposes to add a new
system of records to its inventory of
records. The system of records being
proposed is the APHIS Plant Protection
and Quarantine’s Lacey Act Declaration
Information Systems (LADIS), USDA/
APHIS–24. The purpose of this system
is enable businesses to file Lacey Act
declarations. LADIS collects these
records as part of an effort to combat
illegal timber imports and to protect
global natural resources. Under the
Lacey Act, it is unlawful to import
certain plants and plant products
without an import declaration. The
records in LADIS contain information
regarding imported shipments,
description of shipments, and the name
and address of the importer and
consignee.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552a(e)(4) and (11), this notice will
become applicable upon publication,
subject to a 30-day notice and comment
period in which to comment on the
routine uses described in the
‘‘ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS
MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM’’
section of this system of records notice.
Please submit any comments by March
16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to:
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0085.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2015–0085, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0085 or
in our reading room, which is located in
DATES:
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room 1141 of the USDA South Building,
14th Street and Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading
room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except
holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions, please contact Dr.
Robert Baca, Assistant Director,
Permitting and Compliance
Coordination, Compliance and
Environmental Coordination Branch,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 150,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2292.
For Privacy Act questions concerning
this system of records notice, please
contact Ms. Tonya Woods, Director,
Freedom of Information and Privacy Act
Staff, 4700 River Road Unit 50,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–4076.
For USDA Privacy Act questions, please
contact the USDA Chief Privacy Officer,
Information Security Center, Office of
Chief Information Officer, USDA, Jamie
L. Whitten Building, 1400
Independence Ave., SW, Washington,
DC 20250; email: USDAPrivacy@
ocio.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the provisions of the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a),
notice is given that the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
of the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to add
a new system of records, titled Lacey
Act Declaration Information Systems
(LADIS), to maintain records of
activities conducted by the agency
pursuant to its mission and
responsibilities authorized by the Lacey
Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.).
LADIS supports the mission of the
Lacey Act program in APHIS by
providing to agency personnel
information that can be used to assist
with combatting illegal timber imports
and protecting global natural resources.
For formal customs entries, importers
are required to submit a Lacey Act plant
declaration based on products as listed
on the implementation schedule of
enforcement of Harmonized Tariff
Schedule codes. The declaration
information may be filed electronically
through U.S. Customs and Border
Protection’s (CBP) Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or
through APHIS’ Lacey Act Web
Governance System (LAWGS) importer
interface. (Using ACE or LAWGS,
APHIS can more quickly review the
declaration information for accuracy
and completeness to assist APHIS in
verifying that plants and plant products
imported into the United States are
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[Notices]
[Pages 8538-8539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02982]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 11, 2020.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested regarding: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; 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 or other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by March
16, 2020 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 20502. Commenters 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-
8958.
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.
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Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1783, Revolving Fund Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0138.
Summary of Collection: On May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill) was signed into law as Public Law
107-171. Section 6002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 amended the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act by adding
a grant program that established the Revolving Fund Program (RFP) to
assist communities with water or wastewater systems. Qualified private
non-profit organizations will receive RFP grant funds to establish a
revolving loan fund. Loans will be made to eligible entities to finance
predevelopment costs of water or wastewater projects, or short-term
small capital projects not part of the regular operation and
maintenance of current water and wastewater systems.
Need and Use of the Information: Non-profit organizations applying
for the RFP grant(s) must submit an application package that includes
an application form, narrative proposal (work plan), various other
forms, certifications, and supplemental information. The Rural
Development State Offices and the Rural Utilities Service National
Office staff will use the information collected to determine applicant
eligibility, project feasibility, and the applicant's ability to meet
the grant and regulatory requirements. Grant recipients will set up a
revolving loan fund to provide loans to finance predevelopment costs of
water or wastewater projects, or short-term small capital projects not
part of the regular operation and maintenance of current water and
wastewater systems. Failure to collect proper information could result
in improper determinations of eligibility, improper use of funds, or
hindrances in making grant(s) authorized by the Revolving Fund Program.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 4.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 376.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-02982 Filed 2-13-20; 8:45 am]
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