[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 23171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10481]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 18, 2017.
    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 
are requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden 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 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 June 21, 
2017 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and 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: Non-Timber Forest Products Generic for Surveys, Interviews, 
and Focus Groups.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-New.
    Summary of Collection: Many laws and policies specifically direct 
the USDA Forest Service (FS) to consider and manage for non-timber 
forest products for the benefit of the American public and to meet 
trust responsibilities to American Indians and Alaskan Natives on 
federal and tribal lands. Primary authorities to collect information 
include the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 that requires the 
FS to manage national forests ``under principles of multiple use and to 
produce a sustained yield of products and services.'' The Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 requires the 
Secretary of Agriculture to ``maintain a comprehensive inventory of 
renewable resources and evaluate opportunities to improve their yield 
of goods and services. The 2012 Planning Rule specifically requires 
``consideration of habitat conditions for wildlife, fish, and plants 
commonly enjoyed and used by the public for hunting, fishing, trapping, 
gathering, observing, and subsistence'' on national forests.
    Need and Use of the Information: Surveys, interviews, and focus 
groups administered under this generic collection will be designed to 
collect information from individuals and groups who forage for non-
timber forest products and from natural resource professionals who 
manage land where non-timber forest products foraging takes place. Non-
timber forest products harvested for use as food, medicine, and other 
purposes are plants, mushrooms, and plant- or tree-derived goods like 
nuts, boughs, sap, and leaves. The FS and other land management 
agencies will not have a scientific basis for managing non-timber 
forest product resources and the lands that support them without this 
information. Also, FS will not have the necessary information to 
provide technical advice on this issue to other land management 
agencies and individuals.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Non-profit 
organizations and State, Local and Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 14,250.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One time.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,613.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-10481 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
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