[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35995-35996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14829]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 19, 2014.
    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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by July 25, 
2014 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and

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Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New 
Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 
Commentors are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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: Commercial Use of Woodsy Owl Symbol--36 CFR part 272.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0087.
    Summary of Collection: Part 272 of Title 36 CFR authorizes the 
Chief of the Forest Service to approve commercial use of the Woodsy Owl 
symbol and to collect royalty fees for such use. An individual or 
corporation may apply for a Woodsy Owl license by contacting Forest 
Service personnel by telephone, fax, and email or by writing. The 
Forest Service National Symbols Coordinator will evaluate the data to 
determine if an individual corporation, or organization, requesting a 
license to use the Woodsy Owl symbol commercially should be granted a 
license or, if currently licensed, to determine the royalty fee the 
licensed entity must pay to the agency based on a percentage of the 
licensee's total sales and whether the licensed entity has met its 
stated objectives.
    Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information to 
determine how long the individual, corporation, or organization has 
been in business; the products the individual, corporation, or 
organization sells or plans to see; the geographical location from 
which the products will be sold; the projected sales volume; and how 
the individual, corporation, or organization plans to market the 
products. If information is not collected royalty fees would not be 
collected in keeping with federal cash management policies, and 
quantity of merchandise objectives would not be effectively monitored.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 21.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 114.

Forest Service

    Title: Generic Information Collection and Clearance of Qualitative 
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0226.
    Summary of Collection: Executive Order 12862 directs Federal 
agencies to provide service to the public that matches or exceeds the 
best service available in the private sector. Improving Forest Service 
(FS) programs requires ongoing assessment of service delivery, by which 
we mean systematic review of the operation of a program compared to a 
set of explicit or implicit standards, as a means of contributing to 
the continuous improvement of the program.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collection 
activity will garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in 
an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Administration's 
commitment to improving service delivery. By qualitative feedback we 
mean information that provides useful insights on perceptions and 
opinions, but are not statistical surveys that yield quantitative 
results that can be generalized to the population of study. This 
feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder 
perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early warning of 
issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication, 
training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or 
services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 
actionable communications between FS and its customers and 
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the 
improvement of program management.
    Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful 
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the 
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative 
information will not be used for quantitative information collections 
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as 
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such 
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target 
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame, 
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the 
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed 
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing 
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any 
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior fielding the 
study. Depending on the degree of influence, the results are likely to 
have such collections may still be eligible for submission for other 
generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit; 
Not-for-profit Institutions and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,500,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 875,000.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-14829 Filed 6-24-14; 8:45 am]
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