[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 237 (Friday, December 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65732-65733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29552]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


 Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 8, 2009.
    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

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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: Forest Industries, Residential Fuel Wood, and Post Data 
Collection Systems
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0010
    Summary of Collection: The Forest and Range Renewable Resources 
Planning Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-278) and the Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-307) amended by 
the Energy Security Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 8701) require the Forest 
Service (FS) to evaluate trends in the use of logs and wood chips, to 
forecast anticipated levels of logs and wood chips, and to analyze 
changes in the harvest of the resources. Forest product and other wood-
using industries are important to state, regional, and national 
economies. In most southern states, the value of rounded timber 
products is ranked either first or second in relation to other major 
agricultural crops. The importance and value of the timber products 
industry is significant in other regions of the United States as well. 
The FS will collect information using questionnaires.
    Need and Use of the Information: To monitor the types, species, 
volumes, sources, and prices of the timber products harvested 
throughout the Nation, FS will collect information using the ``Pulpwood 
Received Questionnaire,'' ``Logs and Other Roundwood Received 
Questionnaire,'' and the ``Residential Fuel Wood and Post 
Questionnaire.'' The data will be used to develop specific economic 
development plans for a new forest-related industry in a State and to 
assist existing industries in identifying raw material problems and 
opportunities. If the information were not collected, data would not be 
available for sub-state, state, regional, and national policy makers 
and program developers to make decisions related to the forestland on a 
scientific basis.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 4,011.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,019.

Forest Service

    Title: Objection to New Land Management Plans, Plan Amendments, and 
Plan Revisions
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0158
    Summary of Collection: The process for submitting objections to new 
land management plans, plan amendments, and plan revisions is set forth 
in Title 36 CFR 219.13. An objector must provide their name, mailing 
address, telephone number, and identify the specific proposed plan, 
amendment, or revision that is the subject of the objection. This is 
the minimum information needed for a citizen or organization to explain 
the nature of and rational for objections to new land management plans, 
plan amendments, and plan revisions.
    This information must accompany 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 then reviews the objection(s) and relevant information and 
responds to the objector(s) in writing.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected 
(objections to new land management plans, plan amendments, and plan 
revisions) is analyzed and responded to by a Forest Service official. 
At times, this information is used to modify land and resource 
management planning decisions. Forest supervisors and regional forests 
that make decisions on land and resource management planning also use 
the information. Without this information, the agency's decision-making 
will suffer from a reduction in public input and agency relationships 
with the public will deteriorate.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,210.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
    Total Burden Hours: 12,100.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-29552 Filed 12-10-09; 8:45 am]
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