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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the provisions of the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
(USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) is
rescinding the system of records notice,
Brucellosis Information System and
Brucellosis Recording and Reporting
System, USDA/APHIS–6, and removing
it from its inventory. This system was
created to maintain information on
herds and individual animals tested,
studied, or restricted under the
brucellosis program; epidemiologic
studies; State and Federal personnel;
contractual personnel; livestock
markets; slaughtering establishments;
milk processing plants; livestock dealers
(including agents and brokers); and
laboratories engaged in or affected by
brucellosis program activities. This
system of records notice is rescinded
because it has been superseded by
another system of records published by
the Department.
The records previously maintained in
the Brucellosis Information System and
Brucellosis Recording and Reporting
System are now maintained within the
Animal Health, Disease, and Pest
Surveillance and Management System,
USDA/APHIS–15, which supports
APHIS’ mission of protecting and
improving the health, quality, and
marketability of animals within the
United States and response to animal
health emergencies.
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Rescinding the Brucellosis
Information System and Brucellosis
Recording and Reporting System will
have no adverse impacts on individuals
as the records are covered by and
maintained under the Animal Health,
Disease, and Pest Surveillance and
Management System. This notice hereby
rescinds the Brucellosis Information
System and Brucellosis Recording and
Reporting System of records notice as
identified below.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Brucellosis Information System and
Brucellosis Recording and Reporting
System, USDA/APHIS–6.
HISTORY:
Brucellosis Information System,
USDA/APHIS–6, was published as a
new system in its entirety on September
3, 1981 (46 FR 44206–44208; Docket No.
81–042).
Brucellosis Information System and
Brucellosis Recording and Reporting
System, USDA/APHIS–6, was modified
and published in its entirety on
February 27, 1987 (52 FR 6031–6038;
Docket No. 86–408).
Done in Washington, DC, this 31st day of
October 2024.
Michael Watson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Bid for
Advertised Timber
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 no
revision of a currently approved
information collection, Bid for
Advertised Timber.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before January 6, 2025 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Director,
Forest Management, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Mail Stop 1103, USDA
Forest Service, P.O. Box 96090,
Washington, DC 20090–6090.
SUMMARY:
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Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 202–205–1045 or by email
to: sm.fs.TSAdminForms@usda.gov.
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 inspect the draft
supporting statement and/or comments
received at the following website:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/
forestmanagement/products/
contracts.shtml. 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
sm.fs.TSAdminForms@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kraig Kidwell, Washington Office
Natural Resources Forest Management
staff, by phone at 541–961–2614 and by
email at kraig.kidwell@usda.gov.
Individuals who use
telecommunications devices for the
hearing impaired may call 711 to reach
the Telecommunications Relay Service,
24 hours a day, every day of the year,
including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Bid for Advertised Timber.
OMB Number: 0596–0066.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Extension with no
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Pursuant to statutory
requirements at 16 U.S.C. 472a, unless
extraordinary conditions exist as
defined by regulation, the Secretary of
Agriculture must (1) advertise sales of
all National Forest System timber or
forest products exceeding $10,000 in
appraised value, (2) select bidding
methods that ensure open and fair
competition, (3) select bidding methods
that ensure that the Federal Government
receives not less than appraised value of
the timber or forest product; and (4)
monitor bidding patterns for evidence of
unlawful bidding practices.
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Pursuant to the Forest Service Small
Business Timber Sale Set-Aside
Program, developed in cooperation with
the Small Business Administration,
Forest Service regulations at 36 CFR
223.84 require the Forest Service bid
form used by potential timber sale
bidders include provisions for small
business concerns. The data collected
will be used by the agency to ensure
that National Forest System timber will
be sold at not less than appraised value,
that bidders will meet specific criteria
when submitting a bid, and that antitrust violations will not occur during
the bidding process.
The tax identification number of each
bidder is entered into an automated bid
monitoring system, which is used to
determine if speculative bidding or
unlawful bidding practices are
occurring and is required to process
electronic payments to the purchaser.
Respondents will be bidders on
National Forest System timber sales.
Forest Service Sale Officers will provide
bid forms to potential bidders, and
bidders will return the completed forms,
dated and signed, to the Forest Service
Sale Officer.
The data gathered in this information
collection are not available from other
sources.
Forms Associated With This
Information Collection
FS–2400–42a—National Forest
Timber and Forest Products for Sale
(Advertisement and Short-Form Bid):
This form will be used for soliciting and
receiving bids on short-notice timber
sales advertised for less than 30 days for
less than $10,000 in advertised value.
Respondents are bidders on National
Forest System timber sales.
FS–2400–14—Bid for Advertised
Timber (3 form versions: FS–2400–
14UR—Unit Rate Bidding; FS–2400–
14WA—Weighted Average Bidding; FS–
2400–14TV—Total Value Bidding):
These forms implement the same
statutes, policies, and regulations and
collect similar information from the
same applicants. Respondents are
bidders on National Forest System
timber and forest product sales.
FS–2400–14BV—Bid for Integrated
Resource Timber Contract (2 form
versions: FS–2400–14BV—Best Value,
Total Value Bidding; FS–2400–14BVU—
Best Value, Unit Rate Bidding): These
forms will be used for soliciting and
receiving bids on contracts advertised
for 30 days or longer and on contracts
greater than $10,000 in advertised value.
FS–2400–14sb—Substitute Blocks of
FS–2400–14UR, FS–2400–14WA, and
FS–2400–14TV when sale contains
specified roads to a higher standard
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than is needed to remove timber and the
specified road construction cost is
$50,000 or greater, or when sale
contains specified roads to a higher
standard than is needed to remove
timber and the specified road
construction cost is less than $50,000.
Substitution language specific for
Region 10 for small business set aside
sales is also included in FS–2400–14sb.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Estimate of Burden per Response: 31
hours per response.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 1,824.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.6.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 118,017 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
submission request for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
JoLynn D. Anderson,
Agency Federal Register Officer, Policy Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Forestry Research Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Forestry Research
Advisory Committee (FRAC) will hold a
public meeting according to the details
shown below. The committee is
authorized under the Agriculture and
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Food Act of 1981 (the Act) and operates
in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of this committee is to make
recommendations to and advise the
Secretary of Agriculture on forestry
research. The Agriculture and Food Act
directs the Secretary to appoint the
FRAC, which advises on how to
efficiently accomplish the purposes of
the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962. The
FRAC focuses on developing and
utilizing the Nation’s forest resources,
forestry schools, and forest industries.
FRAC recommendations support states
in carrying out a program of forestry
research through land-grant colleges or
agricultural experiment stations and
other state-supported colleges and
universities that offer graduate training
in forestry. The FRAC also provides
advice related to the Forest Service
research program, which is authorized
by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Research Act of 1978.
DATES: An in-person meeting will be
held on November 21, 2024, from 12
p.m. to 5 p.m. and November 22, 2024,
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone
wishing to provide oral comments must
pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time on November 13, 2024.
Written public comments will be
accepted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time on November 13, 2024. Comments
submitted after this date will be
provided by the Forest Service to the
committee, but the committee may not
have adequate time to consider those
comments prior to the meeting.
All committee meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of the meeting
prior to attendance, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in
person at USDA Forest Service, Sidney
R Yates Building, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20250 in the Yates
Training Room. Committee information
and meeting details can be found at the
following website: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/research/about/frac or
by contacting the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written Comments: Written comments
must be sent by email to
arthur.a.duggan@usda.gov or via mail
(postmarked) to David Lytle, Research
and Development 2NW, USDA Forest
Service, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20250. The Forest
Service strongly prefers comments be
submitted electronically.
Oral Comments: Persons or
organizations wishing to make oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59
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[FR Doc No: 2024-25714]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Bid for Advertised Timber
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 no revision of a currently approved
information collection, Bid for Advertised Timber.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before January 6,
2025 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to
Director, Forest Management, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop
1103, USDA Forest Service, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-6090.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 202-205-1045 or by
email to: [email protected].
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 inspect the draft supporting statement and/or
comments received at the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/forestmanagement/products/contracts.shtml. 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: Kraig Kidwell, Washington Office
Natural Resources Forest Management staff, by phone at 541-961-2614 and
by email at [email protected]. Individuals who use
telecommunications devices for the hearing impaired may call 711 to
reach the Telecommunications Relay Service, 24 hours a day, every day
of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Bid for Advertised Timber.
OMB Number: 0596-0066.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Extension with no Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Pursuant to statutory requirements at 16 U.S.C. 472a,
unless extraordinary conditions exist as defined by regulation, the
Secretary of Agriculture must (1) advertise sales of all National
Forest System timber or forest products exceeding $10,000 in appraised
value, (2) select bidding methods that ensure open and fair
competition, (3) select bidding methods that ensure that the Federal
Government receives not less than appraised value of the timber or
forest product; and (4) monitor bidding patterns for evidence of
unlawful bidding practices.
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Pursuant to the Forest Service Small Business Timber Sale Set-Aside
Program, developed in cooperation with the Small Business
Administration, Forest Service regulations at 36 CFR 223.84 require the
Forest Service bid form used by potential timber sale bidders include
provisions for small business concerns. The data collected will be used
by the agency to ensure that National Forest System timber will be sold
at not less than appraised value, that bidders will meet specific
criteria when submitting a bid, and that anti-trust violations will not
occur during the bidding process.
The tax identification number of each bidder is entered into an
automated bid monitoring system, which is used to determine if
speculative bidding or unlawful bidding practices are occurring and is
required to process electronic payments to the purchaser.
Respondents will be bidders on National Forest System timber sales.
Forest Service Sale Officers will provide bid forms to potential
bidders, and bidders will return the completed forms, dated and signed,
to the Forest Service Sale Officer.
The data gathered in this information collection are not available
from other sources.
Forms Associated With This Information Collection
FS-2400-42a--National Forest Timber and Forest Products for Sale
(Advertisement and Short-Form Bid): This form will be used for
soliciting and receiving bids on short-notice timber sales advertised
for less than 30 days for less than $10,000 in advertised value.
Respondents are bidders on National Forest System timber sales.
FS-2400-14--Bid for Advertised Timber (3 form versions: FS-2400-
14UR--Unit Rate Bidding; FS-2400-14WA--Weighted Average Bidding; FS-
2400-14TV--Total Value Bidding): These forms implement the same
statutes, policies, and regulations and collect similar information
from the same applicants. Respondents are bidders on National Forest
System timber and forest product sales.
FS-2400-14BV--Bid for Integrated Resource Timber Contract (2 form
versions: FS-2400-14BV--Best Value, Total Value Bidding; FS-2400-
14BVU--Best Value, Unit Rate Bidding): These forms will be used for
soliciting and receiving bids on contracts advertised for 30 days or
longer and on contracts greater than $10,000 in advertised value.
FS-2400-14sb--Substitute Blocks of FS-2400-14UR, FS-2400-14WA, and
FS-2400-14TV when sale contains specified roads to a higher standard
than is needed to remove timber and the specified road construction
cost is $50,000 or greater, or when sale contains specified roads to a
higher standard than is needed to remove timber and the specified road
construction cost is less than $50,000. Substitution language specific
for Region 10 for small business set aside sales is also included in
FS-2400-14sb.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Estimate of Burden per Response: 31 hours per response.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1,824.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.6.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 118,017 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 submission request for
Office of Management and Budget approval.
JoLynn D. Anderson,
Agency Federal Register Officer, Policy Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-25714 Filed 11-5-24; 8:45 am]
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