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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Forest
Products Removal Permits and
Contracts
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY:
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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the renewal with
revisions of a currently approved
information collection, Forest Products
Removal Permits and Contracts. The
revision pertains to the inclusion of the
sale of Christmas trees through Rec.gov.
The agency began providing that option
in calendar year 2020, and the public
may now buy—and print—a Christmas
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tree permit online versus traveling to a
Forest Service office. The option to
purchase a permit in-person is still
available.
Comments must be received in
writing on or before October 5, 2021 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged
to submit comments by email, if
possible. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Email: glen.vanzandt@usda.gov.
• Mail: Director, Forest Management,
USDA, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, DC
20090–6090.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Forest
Service, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Mailstop 1103,
Washington, DC 20250.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice may be made available to the
public through relevant websites and
upon request. For this reason, 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
emailed to glen.vanzandt@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glen
Van Zandt, Forest Management Staff, by
phone 202–617–1095 or by email at
glen.vanzandt@usda.gov. Individuals
who use telecommunication devices for
the hearing-impaired (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 24 hours a
day, every day of the year, including
holidays.
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Forest Products Removal
Permits and Contracts.
OMB Number: 0596–0085.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2021.
Type of Request: Renewal with
revisions of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Under 16 U.S.C. 551
Protection of National Forests; Rules
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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)
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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. In addition, beginning
in calendar year 2020, the agency has
made the option available to the public
to use Recreation.gov to secure a permit
online for Christmas trees at many
forests and print it out at home instead
of traveling to a Forest Service office to
get the permit there.
• 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).
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• 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,
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
terms and conditions of the permit or
contract with the applicant.
For Christmas tree permits purchased
through the Recreation.gov website, a
user is required to have an account
which requires first name, last name,
email address and mobile phone
number.
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.
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The collection of this information is
necessary to ensure that applicants meet
the requirements of the forest products
program; that those obtaining free-use
permits for forest products qualify for
the program; that 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 (hours): 32,037.
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 Office of
Management and Budget approval.
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Dated: August 3, 2021.
Barnie Gyant,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request Revision
and Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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
Floriculture Survey. Revision to burden
hours will be needed due to changes in
the size of the target population,
sampling design, and/or questionnaire
length.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this notice must be
received by October 5, 2021 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0093,
by any of the following methods:
• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• efax: (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:
Title: Floriculture Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0093.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2021.
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
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is to prepare and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock
production, prices, and disposition. The
Floriculture Survey was previously
conducted in 17 States (Alaska,
California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio,
Oregon, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia,
Washington, and Wisconsin) and
obtained basic agricultural statistics on
production and value of floriculture
products. All states are included in this
renewal. The target population for this
survey is all operations with production
and sales of at least $10,000 of
floriculture products. New floriculture
operations that are discovered during
the 2022 Census of Agriculture will be
added to the list of potential
respondents. The retail and wholesale
quantity and value of sales are collected
for fresh cut flowers, potted flowering
plants, foliage plants, annual bedding/
garden plants, herbaceous perennials,
cut cultivated florist greens, propagative
floriculture material, and unfinished
plants. Additional detail on area in
production, operation value of sales,
and agricultural workers is included.
Content changes are minimal year to
year, with the goal of avoiding
significant changes to the survey length
and respondent burden associated with
each questionnaire. The only program
change currently being considered
involves expanding the survey to allow
publishing a U.S. total, in addition to
state-level totals for 28 States (Alaska,
Alabama, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin).
These statistics are used by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture to help
administer programs and by growers
and marketers in making production
and marketing decisions.
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,
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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 individuals and
organizations on the renewal with revisions of a currently approved
information collection, Forest Products Removal Permits and Contracts.
The revision pertains to the inclusion of the sale of Christmas trees
through Rec.gov. The agency began providing that option in calendar
year 2020, and the public may now buy--and print--a Christmas tree
permit online versus traveling to a Forest Service office. The option
to purchase a permit in-person is still available.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before October 5,
2021 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged to submit comments by email, if
possible. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected].
Mail: Director, Forest Management, USDA, P.O. Box 96090,
Washington, DC 20090-6090.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Forest Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 1103, Washington, DC 20250.
Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available
to the public through relevant websites and upon request. For this
reason, 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 emailed to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glen Van Zandt, Forest Management
Staff, by phone 202-617-1095 or by email at [email protected].
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the hearing-impaired
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 24 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: December 31, 2021.
Type of Request: Renewal with revisions of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Under 16 U.S.C. 551 Protection of National Forests; Rules
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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. In addition, beginning in calendar year 2020,
the agency has made the option available to the public to use
Recreation.gov to secure a permit online for Christmas trees at many
forests and print it out at home instead of traveling to a Forest
Service office to get the permit there.
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, 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 terms and
conditions of the permit or contract with the applicant.
For Christmas tree permits purchased through the Recreation.gov
website, a user is required to have an account which requires first
name, last name, email address and mobile phone number.
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.
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The collection of this information is necessary to ensure that
applicants meet the requirements of the forest products program; that
those obtaining free-use permits for forest products qualify for the
program; that 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 (hours): 32,037.
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
Office of Management and Budget approval.
Dated: August 3, 2021.
Barnie Gyant,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2021-16829 Filed 8-5-21; 8:45 am]
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