[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 6759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2728]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 3, 2011.
    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 
and 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, D.C. 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: Contract Operations and Administration.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Forest Service (FS) is authorized under 
the National Forest Management Act (16 U.S.C. 472a); Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; 7 CFR 3017; Executive Order 
11246, as amended by EO 11375 and EO 12086; 36 CFR 223.30-60 and 36 CFR 
223.110-118; 40 CFR 112 and Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage 
Relief Act of 1990, Sec.  620d Monitoring and Enforcement, as amended 
in 1997 by Public Law 105-83 and current through Public Law 110-450 to 
collect information associated with operations and administration of 
bilateral contracts for the sale of timber and other forest products.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information is needed by the 
FS for a variety of uses associated with operations and administration 
of contracts for the sale of timber and other forest products. The 
information collected includes plans, requests, agreements and notices 
necessary for operations under the terms of the contracts. Each 
contract specifies the information the contractor will be required to 
provide, including the timing and frequency of the information 
collection. The information is submitted in a variety of formats 
including FS forms; Government Standard forms; forms developed by 
individual contractors, charts, maps, e-mail messages and letters.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms; 
Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 1,539.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually; Semi-annually; 
Monthly; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 91,355.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-2728 Filed 2-7-11; 8:45 am]
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