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the information to identify permittees,
ensure that the person harvesting a
forest product has a permit during the
forest product collection, and to ensure
that the forest product collection is
being performed in the area described
on the permit.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 174,198.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 39,211.
Dated: December 8, 2021.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
Forest Service
Title: Community Forest and Open
Space Conservation Program.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0227.
Summary of Collection: The Forest
Service (FS) is authorized to implement
the Community Forest and Open Space
Program (CFP) under Section 8003 of
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act
of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–234; 122 Stat.
2043), which amends the Cooperative
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16
U.S.C. 2103d). The purpose of the CFP
is to achieve community benefits
through grants to local governments,
Indian Tribes, and nonprofit
organizations to establish community
forests by acquiring and protecting
private forestlands.
Need and Use of the Information: The
applicant will need to provide
information as outlined in the rule and
the request for proposal. Applicants
representing local governments or nonprofits will submit CFP applications to
their State Foresters. Indian Tribes
submit applications directly to the
Forest Service. The State Forester or the
equivalent Indian Tribe official, per
section § 230.03 of the rule, will forward
all applications to the FS. FS will use
the information in the application to: (1)
Determine that the applicant is eligible
to receive funds under the program; (2)
determine if the proposal meets the
qualifications in the law and
regulations; (3) evaluate and rank the
proposals based on standard, consistent
information; and (4) determine if the
projects costs are allowable and
sufficient cost share is provided. The FS
would not be able to implement the
program effectively or at all if the
collection was conducted less
frequently or not at all.
Description of Respondents: Nonprofit Organizations; State, Local and
Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Frequency of Responses: Annually;
Quarterly; Reporting and Record
Keeping.
Total Burden Hours: 1,200.
AGENCY:
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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, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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 Cold Storage
Survey. Revisions to burden hours will
be needed due to changes in the size of
the target population, updated data
collection plan, and the estimated
average burden minutes to compete
each questionnaire. The questionnaires
have had some minor modifications to
accommodate changes in the products
stored by the industry, and to make the
questionnaires easier to complete. The
target population of cold storage
operators (both mandatory and
voluntary samples) will be contacted for
this data on a monthly basis. The
capacity survey is conducted once every
other year of all operations with
refrigerated storage capacity. Most of
these surveys are voluntary; the one
exception is for operations that store
certain manufactured dairy products
that are required by Public Law 106–532
and 107–171 to respond.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by February 11, 2022 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0001,
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
SUMMARY:
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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, 202–720–4333. 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: Cold Storage Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0001.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,
2022.
Type of Request: To revise and extend
a currently approved information
collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) is to collect, prepare, and issue
State and national estimates of crop and
livestock production, prices, and
disposition; as well as economic
statistics, environmental statistics
related to agriculture and also to
conduct the Census of Agriculture.
The monthly Cold Storage Survey
provides information on national
supplies of food commodities in
refrigerated storage facilities. A biennial
survey of refrigerated warehouse
capacity is also conducted to provide a
benchmark of the capacity available for
refrigerated storage of the nation’s food
supply. Information on stocks of food
commodities that are in refrigerated
facilitates have a major impact on the
price, marketing, processing, and
distribution of agricultural products.
Authority: These data will be
collected under 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, (Pub. L. 104–13)
and Office of Management and Budget
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320.
All NASS employees and NASS
contractors must also fully comply with
all provisions of the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018, Title
III of Public Law 115–435, codified in
44 U.S.C. Ch. 35. CIPSEA supports
NASS’s pledge of confidentiality to all
respondents and facilitates the agency’s
efforts to reduce burden by supporting
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statistical activities of collaborative
agencies through designation of NASS
agents, subject to the limitations and
penalties described in CIPSEA.
Most of these surveys are voluntary;
the one exception is for operations that
store certain manufactured dairy
products that are required by Public
Law 106–532 and 107–171 to respond.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this information collection is
based on 2 individual surveys with
expected responses of 15–30 minutes.
The Refrigerated Capacity Survey is
conducted once every 2 years, the Cold
Storage survey is conducted monthly.
Respondents: Refrigerated storage
facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: With an estimated
response rate of approximately 85%, we
estimate the burden to be 5,300 hours.
Copies of this information collection
and related instructions can be obtained
without charge from David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 690–
2388.
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, December 1,
2021.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
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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, 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 List
Sampling Frame Surveys. Revision to
burden hours will be needed due to (1)
The survey not being conducted for
2022 due to the Census of Agriculture,
and the discontinuation of the June Area
Research Project (JARP) currently in the
inventory. Annually, NASS obtains lists
of farm and ranch operators from
different crop and livestock
organizations. Before adding these
names to our list of active operators we
will contact the individuals to
determine if they qualify as a farm or
ranch and then collect basic information
from them on the size and type of
operation they have. These data will be
used to eliminate any duplication we
may have with names already on our
list.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by February 11, 2022 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0140,
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) 720–5142. Copies of
this information collection and related
instructions can be obtained without
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charge from David Hancock, NASS—
OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690–
2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: List Sampling Frame Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0140.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,
2022.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek
Approval to Revise and Extend an
Information Collection for a period of
three 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, economic statistics,
environmental statistics related to
agriculture and also to conduct the
Census of Agriculture. The List
Sampling Frame Surveys are used to
develop and maintain a complete list of
possible farm and ranch operations. The
goal is to produce for each State a
relatively complete, current, and
unduplicated list of names for statistical
sampling for agricultural operation
surveys and the Census of Agriculture.
Data from these agricultural surveys are
used by government agencies and
educational institutions in planning,
farm policy analysis, and program
administration. More importantly,
farmers and ranchers use NASS data to
help make informed business decisions
on what commodities to produce and
when is the optimal time to market their
products. NASS data is useful to farmers
in comparing their farming practices
with the economic and environmental
data published by NASS.
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 (Pub. L. 104–113)
and the Office of Management and
Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320.
All NASS employees and NASS
contractors must also fully comply with
all provisions of the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018, Title
III of Public Law 115–435, codified in
44 U.S.C. Ch. 35. CIPSEA supports
NASS’s pledge of confidentiality to all
respondents and facilitates the agency’s
efforts to reduce burden by supporting
statistical activities of collaborative
agencies through designation of NASS
agents, subject to the limitations and
penalties described in CIPSEA.
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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
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: 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 Cold Storage Survey. Revisions to
burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of the target
population, updated data collection plan, and the estimated average
burden minutes to compete each questionnaire. The questionnaires have
had some minor modifications to accommodate changes in the products
stored by the industry, and to make the questionnaires easier to
complete. The target population of cold storage operators (both
mandatory and voluntary samples) will be contacted for this data on a
monthly basis. The capacity survey is conducted once every other year
of all operations with refrigerated storage capacity. Most of these
surveys are voluntary; the one exception is for operations that store
certain manufactured dairy products that are required by Public Law
106-532 and 107-171 to respond.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 11, 2022 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0001, by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. 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, 202-720-4333. 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
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Cold Storage Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0001.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2022.
Type of Request: To revise and extend a currently approved
information collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) is to collect, prepare, and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, and
disposition; as well as economic statistics, environmental statistics
related to agriculture and also to conduct the Census of Agriculture.
The monthly Cold Storage Survey provides information on national
supplies of food commodities in refrigerated storage facilities. A
biennial survey of refrigerated warehouse capacity is also conducted to
provide a benchmark of the capacity available for refrigerated storage
of the nation's food supply. Information on stocks of food commodities
that are in refrigerated facilitates have a major impact on the price,
marketing, processing, and distribution of agricultural products.
Authority: These data will be collected under 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 non-aggregated data provided by respondents. This
notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget regulations
at 5 CFR part 1320.
All NASS employees and NASS contractors must also fully comply with
all provisions of the Confidential Information Protection and
Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018, Title III of Public Law
115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35. CIPSEA supports NASS's pledge of
confidentiality to all respondents and facilitates the agency's efforts
to reduce burden by supporting
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statistical activities of collaborative agencies through designation of
NASS agents, subject to the limitations and penalties described in
CIPSEA.
Most of these surveys are voluntary; the one exception is for
operations that store certain manufactured dairy products that are
required by Public Law 106-532 and 107-171 to respond.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information
collection is based on 2 individual surveys with expected responses of
15-30 minutes. The Refrigerated Capacity Survey is conducted once every
2 years, the Cold Storage survey is conducted monthly.
Respondents: Refrigerated storage facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: With an estimated
response rate of approximately 85%, we estimate the burden to be 5,300
hours.
Copies of this information collection and related instructions can
be obtained without charge from David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer,
at (202) 690-2388.
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, December 1, 2021.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2021-26939 Filed 12-10-21; 8:45 am]
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