[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 1051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-89]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 3, 2012.
    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), Washington, DC, [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: Qualified Product List for Wild Land Fire Chemicals.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0182.
    Summary of Collection: The Forest Service (FS) objective is, ``To 
have available and utilize adequate types and quantities of qualified 
fire chemical products to accomplish fire management activities safely, 
efficiently, and effectively.'' To accomplish their objective, FS 
evaluates chemical products that may be used in direct wildland fire 
suppression operations prior to their use on lands managed by the FS. 
Safe products do not include ingredients that create an enhanced risk, 
in typical use, to either the firefighters involved or the public in 
general.
    Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect the listing of 
individual ingredients and quantity of these ingredients in the 
formulation of a product being submitted for evaluation in order to 
test the products using various Technical Data Sheets and other forms. 
The entity submitting the information provides the FS with the specific 
ingredients used in its product and identifies the specific source of 
supply for each ingredient. The information collected is specific 
mixing requirements and hydration requirements of gum-thickened 
retardants. The information provided will allow the FS to search the 
List of Known and Suspected Carcinogens, as well as the Environment 
Protection Agency's List of Highly Hazardous Materials, to determine if 
any of the ingredients appear on any of these lists. Without the 
information FS would not be able to assess the safety of the wildland 
fire chemicals utilized on FS managed land, since the specific 
ingredients and the quantity of each ingredients used in a formulation 
would not be known.

    Note: Forest Service is merging burden and forms from 0596-0183 
``Qualified Products List for Class A foams for Wild land 
Firefighting'' and 0596-0184 ``Qualified Products List for Long-Term 
Retardants for Wild Land Firefighting'' into the renewal of this 
collection.

    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 5.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
    Total Burden Hours: 39.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-89 Filed 1-6-12; 8:45 am]
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