[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 131 (Monday, July 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39716-39717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13539]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 6, 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, Public Law 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: Hispanic Perception and Use of the Urban Forest in 
Gainesville, GA.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The proposed study relates to the Forest 
Service's national Urban and Community Forestry Program that focuses on 
community involvement with the urban forest. This research examines 
Hispanic residents' perceptions of and use of the urban forest where 
they live. This space includes yards outside private homes; common 
space in an apartment complex or mobile home park; neighborhood 
streets; and city parks. Hispanic use of outdoor environments in the 
Southeast is an important consideration for U.S. Forest Service State 
and Private Forest managers because of the impact of a growing 
population on the region's finite natural resources. Federal statutes 
that authorize this information collection include the Food 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Executive Order 12898 
(1994) relating to environmental justice; and the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
    Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information 
focusing on (1) the perceptions Hispanics have of trees

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and other green space outside their homes; (2) the kinds of trees 
Hispanics prefer, such as oak, pine, sycamore; (3) the ways Hispanics 
use yard space; and (4) the perceptions Hispanics have of trees and 
other green space in their neighborhoods. The information will enable 
the FS to better understand the types of tree coverage and green spaces 
preferred by recent Hispanic immigrants and migrants to Gainesville, 
GA.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 75.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-13539 Filed 7-8-05; 8:45 am]
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