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respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections do not raise issues
of concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
• Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency;
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data usage
require more rigorous designs that
address: the target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results. As a general matter,
information collections do not result in
any new system of records containing
privacy information and does not ask
questions of a sensitive nature, such as
sexual behavior and attitudes, religious
beliefs, and other matters that are
commonly considered private.
A variety of instruments and
platforms are used to collect
information from respondents. This
includes but is not limited to customer
feedback surveys, comment cards, and
focus groups obtaining customer
feedback on a variety of Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) programs or
portions thereof including the Child
Nutrition (CN) program, the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), Food Distribution
Programs, nutrition policy and
promotion, and the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants and Children and any
associated challenges in implementing
programs or subsets of programs. The
annual burden hours requested (85,000)
are based on the number of collections
we expect to conduct over the requested
period for this clearance.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Type of collection
Responses
Hours per
response
Total hours
Customer Feedback Surveys ..............................................
Comment Cards ...................................................................
Focus Groups ......................................................................
25,000
7,500
10,000
2
2
2
50,000
15,000
20,000
1
1
1
50,000
15,000
20,000
Total ..............................................................................
42,500
2
85,000
1
85,000
Annual Reporting Burden Estimates
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
42,500.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 2.
Estimated Annual Responses: 85,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.
Burden Hours: 85,000.
Forest Service
Tameka Owens,
Acting Administrator and Assistant
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is requesting comment on
reapproval or reinstatement without
revision of an approved Information
Collection Request (ICR), 0596–0182,
Qualified Products List for Wildland
Fire Chemicals.
DATES: Comments on reapproval or
reinstatement of the ICR must be
received in writing by February 18,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to
Michael McFarlane, Fire Chemicals
Branch Chief, USDA Forest Service,
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National Interagency Fire Center, 3833
South Development Avenue, Mail Stop
1100, Boise, ID 83705, or by email at
michael.mcfarlane@usda.gov.
Comments submitted in response to this
notice will be available to the public
through the relevant website and upon
request. Therefore, do not include
confidential information, such as
sensitive personal or proprietary
information. Email addresses associated
with comments will be included as part
of the comment that is made publicly
available online.
The public may inspect the
supporting documents for the ICR and
comments received at the National
Interagency Fire Center, located in the
Jack Wilson Building, 3833 South
Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho, on
business days between 8:30 a.m. and 4
p.m. Visitors are encouraged to call
ahead at (208) 387–5512 to facilitate
entry into the building. The public may
request an electronic copy of the
supporting documents via email.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bryon Lake, National Technology and
Development Program, (406) 829–6814
or by email at bryon.lake@usda.gov, or
Michael McFarlane, National
Interagency Fire Center, (208) 860–7334
or by email at michael.mcfarlane@
usda.gov. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
and hard of hearing may call 711 to
reach the Telecommunications Relay
Service, 24 hours a day, every day of the
year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Qualified Products List for
Wildland Fire Chemicals.
OMB Number: 0596–0182.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2025.
Type of Request: Reapproval or
reinstatement without revision of an
approved ICR.
Abstract: The Forest Service and
cooperating wildland firefighting
agencies need adequate types and
quantities of qualified fire chemical
products to accomplish fire
management activities as safely and
effectively as possible. To accomplish
this objective, the Agency evaluates and
prequalifies commercial wildland
firefighting chemical products. The
Agency is required to submit the
formulations to the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and National Marine
Fisheries Service during the evaluation
process. All commercial wildland
firefighting chemical products must
meet the qualification requirements
identified in the specifications
maintained by the Wildland Fire
Chemical Systems staff for the National
Technology and Development Program.
After a determination has been made
that a chemical product meets the
qualification requirements, the chemical
product is added to the qualified
products list for the appropriate product
type. All federal procurements of
wildland fire chemical products are
made from these qualified product lists.
To initiate an evaluation, chemical
product manufacturers or authorized
suppliers enter into an agreement with
the Forest Service and pay all costs
associated with the submission and
evaluation of the chemical product.
Once the agreement is in place and
funds are deposited to cover the
associated costs, the manufacturer or
supplier submits the following
information to Wildland Fire Chemical
Systems staff:
1. A list of the specific ingredients
and quantity used to prepare the
chemical product;
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2. Identification of a specific company
as the source of supply for each
ingredient;
3. Copies of the safety data sheet for
the chemical product and for each
ingredient used to prepare the chemical
product from the company that supplies
that chemical; and
4. Specific mixing requirements and
performance information.
Review of the submitted information
assures that the chemical product does
not contain ingredients meeting the
criteria for chemicals of concern.
Chemicals of concern are defined as
chemicals appearing on one or more of
the following lists:
• Agency list of unacceptable
ingredients.
• National Toxicology Program
Annual Report on Carcinogens.
• International Agency for Research
on Cancer Monographs for Potential
Carcinogens.
• Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act List of Extremely Hazardous
Substances and Their Threshold
Planning Quantities.
• Resources Conservation and
Recovery Act, Acutely Hazardous and
Toxic Wastes.
• Emergency Planning and
Community Right to Know Toxic
Release Inventory.
A risk assessment is required and is
performed at the manufacturer’s
expense by a third party selected by the
Forest Service. The risk assessment
assesses the chemical product and
levels of ingredients found in typical
applications of the chemical product
relative to human and environmental
impact.
Each chemical product submitted is
tested to determine its mammalian and
aquatic toxicity. Each chemical product
must meet specific levels of
performance to minimize potential risk
during firefighting operations and
cannot exceed established thresholds.
Additional tests are performed to
determine the effectiveness of the
chemical product to reduce a fire’s rate
of spread, flame length, and intensity by
application of the chemical product
directly on or near the fire. Several
characteristics of the chemical product
are measured over its operational range
to ensure that the chemical product
meets the needs of firefighters in the
field.
The information collection request for
each chemical product is necessary due
to the length of time (16 to 18 months)
needed to test the chemical product and
the need to ensure that it does not pose
a hazard for laboratory personnel during
the evaluation process or for field
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personnel who mix and load the
chemical product prior to its purchase
and use. The information collection
request and the chemical product
evaluation must be conducted on an
ongoing basis to ensure the Forest
Service can solicit and award contracts
in a timely manner to provide
firefighters with safe and effective
wildland fire chemical products.
Estimated Annual Burden: 4.5 hours
per response.
Type of Respondents: Manufacturers
and suppliers of fire chemical products
for wildland fire management.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 5.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 69 hours.
Comment is requested on:
1. Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the stated
purposes and the proper performance of
the functions of the Forest Service,
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
package submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget for reapproval
or reinstatement of the ICR.
JoLynn Anderson,
Branch Lead, Directives, Clearances, and
Information Collection Requests.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket #: RBS–24–CO–OP–0018]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Rural Development
Cooperative Agreements (RDCA)
Program; OMB Control No.: 0570–0074
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Qualified Products List for Wildland Fire
Chemicals
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 requesting comment on reapproval or reinstatement
without revision of an approved Information Collection Request (ICR),
0596-0182, Qualified Products List for Wildland Fire Chemicals.
DATES: Comments on reapproval or reinstatement of the ICR must be
received in writing by February 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Michael McFarlane, Fire Chemicals
Branch Chief, USDA Forest Service, National Interagency Fire Center,
3833 South Development Avenue, Mail Stop 1100, Boise, ID 83705, or by
email at [email protected]. Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be available to the public through the relevant
website and upon request. Therefore, do not include confidential
information, such as sensitive personal or proprietary information.
Email addresses associated with comments will be included as part of
the comment that is made publicly available online.
The public may inspect the supporting documents for the ICR and
comments received at the National Interagency Fire Center, located in
the Jack Wilson Building, 3833 South Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho,
on business days between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead at (208) 387-5512 to facilitate entry into the building.
The public may request an electronic copy of the supporting documents
via email.
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Requests should be emailed to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryon Lake, National Technology and
Development Program, (406) 829-6814 or by email at [email protected],
or Michael McFarlane, National Interagency Fire Center, (208) 860-7334
or by email at [email protected]. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf and hard of hearing may call 711
to reach the Telecommunications Relay Service, 24 hours a day, every
day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Qualified Products List for Wildland Fire Chemicals.
OMB Number: 0596-0182.
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2025.
Type of Request: Reapproval or reinstatement without revision of an
approved ICR.
Abstract: The Forest Service and cooperating wildland firefighting
agencies need adequate types and quantities of qualified fire chemical
products to accomplish fire management activities as safely and
effectively as possible. To accomplish this objective, the Agency
evaluates and prequalifies commercial wildland firefighting chemical
products. The Agency is required to submit the formulations to the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service during
the evaluation process. All commercial wildland firefighting chemical
products must meet the qualification requirements identified in the
specifications maintained by the Wildland Fire Chemical Systems staff
for the National Technology and Development Program. After a
determination has been made that a chemical product meets the
qualification requirements, the chemical product is added to the
qualified products list for the appropriate product type. All federal
procurements of wildland fire chemical products are made from these
qualified product lists.
To initiate an evaluation, chemical product manufacturers or
authorized suppliers enter into an agreement with the Forest Service
and pay all costs associated with the submission and evaluation of the
chemical product. Once the agreement is in place and funds are
deposited to cover the associated costs, the manufacturer or supplier
submits the following information to Wildland Fire Chemical Systems
staff:
1. A list of the specific ingredients and quantity used to prepare
the chemical product;
2. Identification of a specific company as the source of supply for
each ingredient;
3. Copies of the safety data sheet for the chemical product and for
each ingredient used to prepare the chemical product from the company
that supplies that chemical; and
4. Specific mixing requirements and performance information.
Review of the submitted information assures that the chemical
product does not contain ingredients meeting the criteria for chemicals
of concern. Chemicals of concern are defined as chemicals appearing on
one or more of the following lists:
Agency list of unacceptable ingredients.
National Toxicology Program Annual Report on Carcinogens.
International Agency for Research on Cancer Monographs for
Potential Carcinogens.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act List of Extremely Hazardous Substances and Their
Threshold Planning Quantities.
Resources Conservation and Recovery Act, Acutely Hazardous
and Toxic Wastes.
Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Toxic
Release Inventory.
A risk assessment is required and is performed at the
manufacturer's expense by a third party selected by the Forest Service.
The risk assessment assesses the chemical product and levels of
ingredients found in typical applications of the chemical product
relative to human and environmental impact.
Each chemical product submitted is tested to determine its
mammalian and aquatic toxicity. Each chemical product must meet
specific levels of performance to minimize potential risk during
firefighting operations and cannot exceed established thresholds.
Additional tests are performed to determine the effectiveness of the
chemical product to reduce a fire's rate of spread, flame length, and
intensity by application of the chemical product directly on or near
the fire. Several characteristics of the chemical product are measured
over its operational range to ensure that the chemical product meets
the needs of firefighters in the field.
The information collection request for each chemical product is
necessary due to the length of time (16 to 18 months) needed to test
the chemical product and the need to ensure that it does not pose a
hazard for laboratory personnel during the evaluation process or for
field personnel who mix and load the chemical product prior to its
purchase and use. The information collection request and the chemical
product evaluation must be conducted on an ongoing basis to ensure the
Forest Service can solicit and award contracts in a timely manner to
provide firefighters with safe and effective wildland fire chemical
products.
Estimated Annual Burden: 4.5 hours per response.
Type of Respondents: Manufacturers and suppliers of fire chemical
products for wildland fire management.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 5.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 69 hours.
Comment is requested on:
1. Whether this collection of information is necessary for the
stated purposes and the proper performance of the functions of the
Forest Service, 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 package submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget for reapproval or reinstatement of
the ICR.
JoLynn Anderson,
Branch Lead, Directives, Clearances, and Information Collection
Requests.
[FR Doc. 2024-30207 Filed 12-18-24; 8:45 am]
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