[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 25230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12163]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-938-6330-01 24 1A]


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted the proposed 
collection of information listed below of the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On February 26, 1998, BLM 
published a notice in the Federal Register (63 FR 9857) requesting 
comments on this proposed collection. The comment period ended on April 
28, 1998. No comments were received from the public in response to that 
notice. Copies of the proposed collection of information and 
explanatory material may be obtained by contacting the BLM clearance 
officer at the telephone number listed below.
    OMB is required to respond to this request within 60 days but may 
respond after 30 days. For maximum consideration, your comments and 
suggestions on the proposed requirement should be made within 30 days 
directly to the Office of Management and Budget, Interior Department 
Desk Officer (1004-0173), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Washington, D.C. 20503, telephone: (202) 395-7340. Please provide a 
copy of your comments to the Bureau Clearance Officer (WO-630), 1849 C 
St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240.
    Nature of Comments: We specifically request your comments on the 
following:
    1. Whether collecting the information is necessary for BLM's proper 
functioning, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
    2. The accuracy of BLM's estimate of the burden of collecting the 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used;
    3. The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    4. How to minimize the burden of collecting the information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Title: Jobs-in-the-Woods Employment Evaluation.
    OMB Approval Number: 1004-0173.
    Abstract: The Jobs-in-the-Woods Program is part of the 
Administration's Northwest Forest Initiative. It seeks to reduce the 
impact of loss of jobs caused by decreased logging on Federal forests 
in the Pacific Northwest by providing money for contracts to restore 
the environment. The BLM asks for four items of information in each 
Jobs-in-the-Woods Program contract that if issues. Each contractor asks 
for four items of information in each Jobs-in-the-Woods Program 
contract that if issues. Each contractor provides information at the 
close of the contract, as a condition of receiving final payment, about 
the number of workers employed on the contract, including managers; the 
number of days those workers worked on the contract; the total amount 
of wages and benefits paid to the workers; and the number of workers, 
if any, considered to be displaced timber workers. The BLM uses the 
information to gauge the effectiveness of the program in employing 
displaced timber workers.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency: Once, at the closing of the contract.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are holders of contracts 
funded by the Jobs-in-the-Woods Program, generally small businesses.
    Annual Responses: 200.
    Annual Burden Hours: 100.
    Collection Clearance Officer: Carole Smith, (202) 452-0367.

    Dated: April 29, 1998.
Carole Smith,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-12163 Filed 5-6-98; 8:45 am]
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