[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 43844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18557]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection; Pesticide-Use Proposal

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and 
organizations on the revision of a currently approved information 
collection, Pesticide-Use Proposal.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before October 29, 
2018 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date 
will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to: 
Stephen A. Covell, Mail Stop 1110, USDA Forest Service, Forest Health 
Protection, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Comments 
also may be submitted by email to [email protected]. Comments submitted 
in response to this notice may be made available to the public through 
relevant websites and upon request. For this reason, please do not 
include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as 
sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If you send 
an email comment, your email address will be automatically captured and 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and 
made available on the internet. Please note that responses to this 
public comment request containing any routine notice about the 
confidentiality of the communication will be treated as public comments 
that may be made available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion 
of the routine notice. The public may inspect comments received at 201 
14th Street SW, Washington, DC 20250 Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. 
to 3:00 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 703-605-5342 to 
facilitate entry to the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen A. Covell, State and 
Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection, telephone 703-605-5342, 
email [email protected]. Individuals who use telecommunication devices 
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including 
holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Pesticide-Use Proposal.
    OMB Number: 0596-0241.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 12/31/2018.
    Type of Request: Renewal with no revisions.
    Abstract: USDA Forest Service (FS) has Federal land stewardship 
responsibilities for approximately 193 million acres. Forest Service 
land management responsibilities require use of integrated pest 
management, which in certain circumstances includes use of pesticides. 
The Forest Service currently uses form FS-2100-2, Pesticide-Use 
Proposal (PUP) internally to collect and review pesticide-applications 
intended to control pests of grasslands and forests under its 
administrative responsibility (under FSM 2150, and FSH 2109.14). The 
Forest Service anticipates requests from outside entities for 
application of pesticides upon Forest Service administered lands within 
rights-of-way easements, permitted lands, and under similar 
circumstances.
    The Forest Service proposes to use the PUP form to collect 
pesticide project information from those outside entities to facilitate 
authorization of selected activities. Completion of the PUP form 
includes identification of pests to be controlled, pesticide to be 
applied, and other regulatory compliance information such as use of 
certified applicators. Because diverse pesticide-use projects are 
designed for local conditions, it is appropriate for the PUP form to be 
used to ensure that essential details are uniformly assembled for 
review.
    Proposals will be evaluated by Forest Service pesticide use 
coordinators and other administrative personnel to safeguard human 
health and ecological protection consistent with Forest Service land 
use management programs. Form and instructions will be posted on a 
Forest Service website for ready public availability.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and 
Organizations, and State, Local or Tribal Governments responsible for 
vegetation management along rights-of-way across lands administered by 
the Forest Service.
    Estimate of Burden per response: 12 hours.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 36.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 50.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 600 hours.
    Comment is Invited: Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the stated purposes and the 
proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether 
the information will have practical or scientific utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of 
information, 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 respondents, including the use of 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request 
toward Office of Management and Budget approval.

    Dated: August 8, 2018.
Glenn P. Casamassa,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2018-18557 Filed 8-27-18; 8:45 am]
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