[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40687-40688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11321]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection; Request for Comment; Objections to New 
Land Management Plans, Plan Amendments, and Plan Revisions

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 of a currently approved information 
collection, Objections to New Land Management Plans, Plan Amendments, 
and Plan Revisions.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before September 18, 
2006 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 
Forest Service, USDA, Assistant Director for Planning, Ecosystem 
Management Coordination, Mail Stop 1104, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-1104.
    Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to (202) 205-1012 or 
by e-mail to: [email protected].
    The public may inspect comments received at the Ecosystem 
Management Coordination Office, 201 14th St., SW., Washington, DC, 
during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 
(202) 205-0895 to facilitate entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Erba, Ecosystem Management 
Coordination, at (202) 205-0895 or e-mail to: [email protected]. 
Individuals who use TDD may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-
800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including 
holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Objection to New Land Management Plans, Plan Amendments, and 
Plan Revisions.
    OMB Number: 0596-0158.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2006.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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    Abstract: The information that would be required by 36 CFR 219.13 
is the minimum information needed for a citizen or organization to 
explain the nature of the objection being made to a proposed land 
management plan, plan amendment, or plan revision and the reason why 
the individual or organization objects. Specifically, an objector must 
provide name, mailing address, and telephone number; and identification 
of the specific proposed plan, amendment or revision that is the 
subject of the objection; and a concise statement explaining how the 
environmental disclosure documents, if any, and proposed plan, 
amendment, or revision are inconsistent with law, regulation, Executive 
Order, or policy and any recommendations for change. The Reviewing 
Officer must review the objection(s) and relevant information and then 
respond to the objector(s) in writing.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: 10 hours to prepare the objection.
    Type of Respondents: Interested and affected individuals, 
organizations, and governmental units who participate in the planning 
process: such as persons who live in or near National Forest System 
(NFS) lands; local, State, and Tribal governments who have an interest 
in the plan; Federal agencies with an interest in the management of NFS 
lands and resources; not-for-profit organizations interested in NFS 
management, such as environmental groups, recreation groups, 
educational institutions; and commercial users of NFS land and 
resources.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1,210 a year.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 12,100 hours.
    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 request for Office of 
Management and Budget approval.

     Dated: July 13, 2006.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief, NFS.
 [FR Doc. E6-11321 Filed 7-17-06; 8:45 am]
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