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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 Service Pilot and Aircraft
Record Forms.
OMB Number: 0596–0015.
Expiration Date of Approval: February
28, 2022.
Type of Request: Renewal with
revisions of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Forest Service contracts
with approximately 400 vendors a year
for commercial aviation services
utilized in resource protection and
project management. In recent years, the
total annual use of contract aircraft and
pilots has exceeded 80,000 hours. In
order to maintain an acceptable level of
safety, preparedness, and costeffectiveness in aviation operations,
Forest Service contracts include
rigorous qualifications for pilots and
specific condition, equipment, and
performance requirements for aircraft as
aviation operations are conducted under
extremely adverse conditions of
weather, terrain, turbulence, smoke
reduced visibility, minimally improved
landing areas, and congested airspace
around wildfires. To ensure pilots and
aircraft used for aviation operations
meet specific Forest Service
qualifications and requirements for
aviation operations, prospective
contract pilots complete one of the
following Forest Service forms:
• FS–5700–20—Airplane Pilot
Qualifications and Approval Record
• FS–5700–20a—Helicopter Pilot
Qualifications and Approval Record
Agency Aircraft Inspectors use the
following forms when inspecting
aircraft for contract compliance:
• FS–5700–21—Airplane Data Record
• FS–5700–21a—Helicopter Data
Record
Based upon approval(s) documented
on the form(s), each contractor pilot and
aircraft receive an approval card. Forest
Service personnel verify possession of
properly approved cards before using
contracted pilots and aircraft.
Information collected on pilot forms
includes:
• Name.
• Address.
• Certification numbers.
• Employment history.
• Medical Certification.
• Airplane/helicopter certifications and
specifications.
• Accident/violation history.
Without the collected information,
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Inspectors and Forest Service
Contracting Officers cannot determine
whether contracted pilots and aircraft
meet detailed qualification, equipment,
and condition requirements essential to
safe and effective accomplishment of
Forest Service-specified flying missions.
Without a reasonable basis to determine
pilot qualifications and aircraft
capability, Forest Service employees
would be exposed to hazardous
conditions. Data collected documents
approval of contract pilots and aircraft
for specific Forest Service aviation
special missions. Information will be
collected and reviewed by Pilot and
Aircraft Inspectors to determine
whether aircraft and/or pilot(s) meet all
agency requirements in accordance with
Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 5709.16,
chapter 10, sections 15 and 16. Forest
Service pilot and aircraft inspectors
maintain collected information in Forest
Service regional and national offices.
The Forest Service, at times, shares the
information with the Department of the
Interior, Office of Aviation Services, as
each organization accepts contract
inspections conducted by the other.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 60
minutes.
Type of Respondents: Vendors/
Contractors.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 2,100.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,100 hours.
Comment Is Invited: Comment is
invited on: (1) Whether this collection
of information is necessary for the stated
purposes and proper performance of
Agency functions, including whether
the information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including 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
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submission request toward Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Jaelith Rivera,
Acting Deputy Chief, State & Private Forestry.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Timber Sale
Contract Operations and
Administration
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension with
revisions of a currently approved
information collection, Timber Sale
Contract Operations and
Administration.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received in
writing on or before September 20, 2021
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Forms may be reviewed and
comments submitted at https://
cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/
CommentInput?project=ORMS-2912.
Comments concerning this notice may
also be addressed to:
Email: SM.FS.TSAdminForms@
usda.gov.
Mail: Director, Forest Management,
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mail
Stop 1103, Washington, DC 20250–
0003.
Facsimile: 202–205–1045.
Please do not include in your
comments information of a confidential
nature, such as sensitive personal
information or proprietary information.
If you send an email comment, your
email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public
docket and made available on the
internet. Please note that responses to
this public comment request containing
any routine notice about the
confidentiality of the communication
will be treated as public comments that
may be made available to the public
notwithstanding the inclusion of the
routine notice.
The public may request an electronic
copy of the draft supporting statement
and/or any comments received be sent
via return email. Requests should be
DATES:
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emailed to SM.FSAdminForms@
usda.gov.
Carl
Maass, Forest Management Staff, at 970–
295–5961. 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: Timber Sale Contract
Operations and Administration.
OMB Number: 0596–0225.
Expiration Date of Approval:
September 30, 2021.
Type of Request: Extension with
revisions of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Forest Service contracts for
the sale of timber and other forest
products are bilateral contracts in which
both contracting parties are bound to
fulfill obligations reciprocally. By their
nature, bilateral contracts require both
parties to routinely share information
and enter into agreements pertaining to
operations and performance. Some
information collected under Forest
Service contracts is required by laws,
regulations, and/or timber sale policies.
Each contract specifies information the
contractor will be required to provide,
including the timing and frequency of
the information collection.
The type and amount of information
collected varies depending on the size,
complexity, and length of each contract,
and external factors such as weather and
market conditions. The information
collected includes plans, requests,
agreements, and notices necessary for
operations under the terms of the
contracts. Forest Service officers collect
the information from contractors who
may be individuals, private sector
businesses, or other government
entities. The information is submitted in
a variety of formats including Forest
Service forms, Government Standard
and/or Common Forms, forms
developed by individual contractors,
charts, maps, email messages,
facsimiles, and letters. Also, to assist
small contractors and lessen their
burden, individual Contracting Officers
may provide optional forms for some of
the information collected.
Depending on the purpose of the
specific information collection, the
information may be submitted by
electronic mail, facsimile, conventional
mail, or hand delivery. The information
is needed by the Agency for a variety of
uses associated with the operations and
administration of contracts for the sale
of timber and other forest products, in
order to: (1) Plan and schedule contract
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administration workloads, (2) plan and
schedule the delivery of government
furnished materials needed by
contractors, (3) assure the safety of the
public in the vicinity of contract work,
(4) identify contractor resources that
may be used in emergency fire-fighting
situations, (5) determine contractor
eligibility for additional contract time,
(6) determine contractor eligibility for
re-determining contract rates, (7)
monitor compliance with domestic
processing requirements, (8) monitor
compliance with Small Business
Administration requirements, (9)
process agreements and modifications,
(10) inspect and accept work and (11)
properly process payment bonds.
Forms Associated With This
Information Collection
• FS–2400–0076 Pre-Award Waiver,
Release, and Limitation of Liability
Agreement: This form was developed
for limited use when the apparent high
bidder of a sale that is the subject of
litigation requests to have the sale
awarded prior to the litigation being
resolved.
The following forms are available for
optional use by timber sale purchasers
and contractors: FS–2400–0077 General
Plan of Operation. This form may be
used to meet the requirements for a
general Plan of Operations which
outlines the Purchaser’s planned
periods of operation and methods for
meeting contractual requirements by the
contract termination date.
• FS–2400–0078 Annual Operating
Schedule. This form may be used to
meet the requirement to provide a
written annual Operating Schedule
outlining anticipated major activities
before commencing operations.
• FS–2400–0079 Specified Road
Schedule of Proposed Progress. May be
used for sales that have specified road
construction or reconstruction to fulfill
the requirements to annually prepare a
supplement to the Plan of Operations
for road construction activities.
The following forms are for
mandatory use when purchaser requests
changes to the terms of the contract:
• FS–2400–0009 Agreement to
Modify Timber Sale or Integrated
Resource Timber Contract. This form is
required to be used when a contract is
modified under the terms of the
contract.
• FS–2400–0010 Agreement Extend
and Modify Timber Sale or Integrated
Resource Timber Contract. This form is
required to be used when a contract is
extended or modified under the terms of
the contract.
• FS–2400–0011 Waiver of Time
Limit: Required for use when additional
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time is needed for a Purchaser to
complete non-timber removal work after
the contract terminates.
• FS–2400–0012 Third Party
Agreement: Required for use when a
Purchaser requests that another party
take over operational responsibility for
timber sale contract.
• FS–2400–0016 Cooperative
Agreement: Required for use when a
Purchaser requests Forest Service to
assume the Purchaser’s obligation to
perform work under the contract.
The following forms are for
mandatory use when purchaser requests
the use of a Payment Bond or Blanket
Payment Bond on the contract:
• FS–6500–12 Payment Bond (for
Timber Sales and Integrated Resource
Timber Contracts). This form is used to
guarantee payment by way of an
acceptable surety bond for an individual
timber sale or Integrated Resource
Timber contract.
• FS–6500–12a Blanket Payment
Bond. This form is used to guarantee
payment by way of an acceptable surety
bond for more than one timber sale.
Type of Respondents: Timber sale
purchasers and integrated resource
timber contracts contractors.
Estimated Annual Number of
Contracts: 3,400.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 1,370.
Estimated Annual Responses:
128,100.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 93.5.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 40,700 hours.
Estimate of Average Burden per
Response: 0.32 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
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submission request toward Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: July 15, 2021.
Tina Johna Terrell,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
[FR Doc. 2021–15390 Filed 7–19–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Revise and Extend a Currently
Approved Information Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to request revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection, the Egg,
Chicken, and Turkey Surveys. A
revision to burden hours will be needed
due to changes in the size of the target
population, sampling design, and/or
questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by September 20, 2021 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0004,
by any of the following methods:
• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• E-fax: (855) 838–6382.
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–
2024.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: David Hancock, NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250–2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin L. Barnes, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202)720–2707. Copies of
this information collection and related
instructions can be obtained without
charge from David Hancock, NASS—
OMB Clearance Officer, at (202)690–
2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: Egg, Chicken, and Turkey
Surveys.
OMB Number: 0535–0004.
Expiration Date of Approval: March
31, 2022.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to revise and extend an
information collection for 3 years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
is to prepare and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock
production, prices, and disposition. The
Egg, Chicken, and Turkey Surveys
obtain basic poultry statistics from
voluntary cooperators throughout the
Nation. Statistics are published on
placement of pullet chicks for hatchery
supply flocks; hatching reports for
broiler-type, egg-type, and turkey eggs;
number of layers on hand; total table egg
production; and production and value
estimates for eggs, chickens, and
turkeys. The frequencies of the surveys
being conducted include weekly,
monthly, and annually. This
information is used by producers,
processors, feed dealers, and others in
marketing and supply channels as a
basis for production and marketing
decisions. Government agencies use
these estimates to evaluate poultry
product supplies. The information is an
important consideration in government
purchases for the National School
Lunch Program and in formulation of
export-import policy. The current
expiration date for this docket is March
31, 2022. NASS intends to request that
the surveys be approved for another 3
years.
Authority: These data will be
collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C.
2204(a). Individually identifiable data
collected under this authority are
governed by section 1770 of the Food
Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7
U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to
afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by
respondents. This notice is submitted in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), and Office
of Management and Budget regulations
at 5 CFR part 1320.
NASS also complies with OMB
Implementation Guidance,
‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V
of the E-Government Act, Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’
Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June
15, 2007, p. 33362.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated between 8 and 35 minutes
per respondent per survey. Additional
burden is allowed for the inclusion of
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publicity materials and instructions on
how to respond to the surveys via the
internet.
Respondents: Farmers, ranchers, farm
managers, and farm contractors.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,800.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 4,100 hours. This will
include burden for both the initial
mailing and phone follow-up to nonrespondents, as well as publicity and
instruction materials mailed out with
questionnaires.
Comments: 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 clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological, or
other forms of information technology
collection methods. All responses to
this notice will become a matter of
public record and be summarized in the
request for OMB approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, July 9, 2021.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2021–15320 Filed 7–19–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–27–2021]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 106—
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Authorization of Production Activity;
Miraclon Corporation (Flexographic/
Aluminum Printing Plates and Direct
Imaging/Thermo Imaging Layer Film),
Weatherford, Oklahoma
On March 17, 2021, Miraclon
Corporation submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board for its facility within Subzone
106F, in Weatherford, Oklahoma.
The notification was processed in
accordance with the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
notice in the Federal Register inviting
public comment (86 FR 17772, April 6,
2021). On July 15, 2021, the applicant
was notified of the FTZ Board’s decision
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Timber Sale Contract Operations and
Administration
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (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 extension with revisions of a currently approved
information collection, Timber Sale Contract Operations and
Administration.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before September 20,
2021 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Forms may be reviewed and comments submitted at https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/CommentInput?project=ORMS-2912.
Comments concerning this notice may also be addressed to:
Email: [email protected].
Mail: Director, Forest Management, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Mail Stop 1103, Washington, DC 20250-0003.
Facsimile: 202-205-1045.
Please do not include in your comments information of a
confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or
proprietary information. If you send an email comment, your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
internet. Please note that responses to this public comment request
containing any routine notice about the confidentiality of the
communication will be treated as public comments that may be made
available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine
notice.
The public may request an electronic copy of the draft supporting
statement and/or any comments received be sent via return email.
Requests should be
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emailed to [email protected].
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 Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Timber Sale Contract Operations and Administration.
OMB Number: 0596-0225.
Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2021.
Type of Request: Extension with revisions of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Forest Service contracts for the sale of timber and other
forest products are bilateral contracts in which both contracting
parties are bound to fulfill obligations reciprocally. By their nature,
bilateral contracts require both parties to routinely share information
and enter into agreements pertaining to operations and performance.
Some information collected under Forest Service contracts is required
by laws, regulations, and/or timber sale policies. Each contract
specifies information the contractor will be required to provide,
including the timing and frequency of the information collection.
The type and amount of information collected varies depending on
the size, complexity, and length of each contract, and external factors
such as weather and market conditions. The information collected
includes plans, requests, agreements, and notices necessary for
operations under the terms of the contracts. Forest Service officers
collect the information from contractors who may be individuals,
private sector businesses, or other government entities. The
information is submitted in a variety of formats including Forest
Service forms, Government Standard and/or Common Forms, forms developed
by individual contractors, charts, maps, email messages, facsimiles,
and letters. Also, to assist small contractors and lessen their burden,
individual Contracting Officers may provide optional forms for some of
the information collected.
Depending on the purpose of the specific information collection,
the information may be submitted by electronic mail, facsimile,
conventional mail, or hand delivery. The information is needed by the
Agency for a variety of uses associated with the operations and
administration of contracts for the sale of timber and other forest
products, in order to: (1) Plan and schedule contract administration
workloads, (2) plan and schedule the delivery of government furnished
materials needed by contractors, (3) assure the safety of the public in
the vicinity of contract work, (4) identify contractor resources that
may be used in emergency fire-fighting situations, (5) determine
contractor eligibility for additional contract time, (6) determine
contractor eligibility for re-determining contract rates, (7) monitor
compliance with domestic processing requirements, (8) monitor
compliance with Small Business Administration requirements, (9) process
agreements and modifications, (10) inspect and accept work and (11)
properly process payment bonds.
Forms Associated With This Information Collection
FS-2400-0076 Pre-Award Waiver, Release, and Limitation of
Liability Agreement: This form was developed for limited use when the
apparent high bidder of a sale that is the subject of litigation
requests to have the sale awarded prior to the litigation being
resolved.
The following forms are available for optional use by timber sale
purchasers and contractors: FS-2400-0077 General Plan of Operation.
This form may be used to meet the requirements for a general Plan of
Operations which outlines the Purchaser's planned periods of operation
and methods for meeting contractual requirements by the contract
termination date.
FS-2400-0078 Annual Operating Schedule. This form may be
used to meet the requirement to provide a written annual Operating
Schedule outlining anticipated major activities before commencing
operations.
FS-2400-0079 Specified Road Schedule of Proposed Progress.
May be used for sales that have specified road construction or
reconstruction to fulfill the requirements to annually prepare a
supplement to the Plan of Operations for road construction activities.
The following forms are for mandatory use when purchaser requests
changes to the terms of the contract:
FS-2400-0009 Agreement to Modify Timber Sale or Integrated
Resource Timber Contract. This form is required to be used when a
contract is modified under the terms of the contract.
FS-2400-0010 Agreement Extend and Modify Timber Sale or
Integrated Resource Timber Contract. This form is required to be used
when a contract is extended or modified under the terms of the
contract.
FS-2400-0011 Waiver of Time Limit: Required for use when
additional time is needed for a Purchaser to complete non-timber
removal work after the contract terminates.
FS-2400-0012 Third Party Agreement: Required for use when
a Purchaser requests that another party take over operational
responsibility for timber sale contract.
FS-2400-0016 Cooperative Agreement: Required for use when
a Purchaser requests Forest Service to assume the Purchaser's
obligation to perform work under the contract.
The following forms are for mandatory use when purchaser requests
the use of a Payment Bond or Blanket Payment Bond on the contract:
FS-6500-12 Payment Bond (for Timber Sales and Integrated
Resource Timber Contracts). This form is used to guarantee payment by
way of an acceptable surety bond for an individual timber sale or
Integrated Resource Timber contract.
FS-6500-12a Blanket Payment Bond. This form is used to
guarantee payment by way of an acceptable surety bond for more than one
timber sale.
Type of Respondents: Timber sale purchasers and integrated resource
timber contracts contractors.
Estimated Annual Number of Contracts: 3,400.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1,370.
Estimated Annual Responses: 128,100.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 93.5.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 40,700 hours.
Estimate of Average Burden per Response: 0.32 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
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submission request toward Office of Management and Budget approval.
Dated: July 15, 2021.
Tina Johna Terrell,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2021-15390 Filed 7-19-21; 8:45 am]
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