[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 17402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6787]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 31, 2005.

    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13. Comments 
regarding: (a) Whether the 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 burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Forest Service

    Title: Public Perceptions of Wildfire Management Within the 
Southern California Wildland-Urban Interface.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: Recent wildfires in the Western United 
States and the resultant public response to the devastation caused by 
them highlights the need for understanding the human dimensions of 
forest and wildfire management. Because the impacts of wildland fire 
extend beyond public land boundaries into the private communities lying 
on their periphery, understanding their response to the loss of public 
and private property is important. Public land management agencies need 
a better understanding of local preferences for management opinions and 
of community needs, particularly from those residing within the 
wildland-urban interface. Information will be collected from residents 
of communities adjacent to a National Forest in Southern California and 
from visitors to the same National Forest area. The Forest Service (FS) 
will collect information using a self-administered questionnaire and 
onsite interviews. The authorities for this collect can be found at 
Pub. L. 95-307, Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act 
of 1978 and Pub. L. 108-148, Healthy Forest Initiative and Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected will 
provide forest managers with greater understanding of public attitudes, 
preferences, and behaviors related to the FS' wildland fire management 
practices and policies, information about respondent's own behavior 
related to hazard reduction and preparedness, and respondents' 
knowledge of FS fire management program, such as Firewise.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 667.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6787 Filed 4-5-05; 8:45 am]
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