[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46706-46707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19162]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection; Recreation Special Uses and Trail Program 
Administration

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 addition of two optional appendices and one clause 
to

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the information collection: FS-2700-4i--Special Use Permit for 
Outfitting and Guiding.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before November 4, 
2019 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 Ben 
Johnson, National Recreation Special Uses Program Lead, USDA Forest 
Service, USDA Forest Service, 201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC 20250.
    Comments also may be submitted to Ben Johnson at 971-284-1941 or by 
email at [email protected].
    The public may inspect comments received at the USDA Forest 
Service, 201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC 20250 during normal 
business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Johnson, National Recreation 
Special Uses Program Lead, at 971-284-1941 OR, or via email at 
[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: Special Use Permit for Outfitting and Guiding Optional 
Clause and Appendices.
    OMB Number: 0596-0082.
    Type of Request: Renewal to a currently approved information 
collection with changes.
    Abstract: The change to an approved information collection supports 
implementation of the National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act of 
2016 (the Act) (16 U.S.C. 583k-5). The Act directs the Forest Service 
to establish a pilot program on not less than 20 forest units to offset 
all or part of the land use fee for an outfitting and guiding permit by 
the cost of the work performed by the permit holder to construct, 
improve, or maintain National Forest System trails, trailheads, or 
developed sites that support public use. The amended information 
collection and optional appendices will be the official permit that 
documents the relationship between the Forest Service and the permit 
holder.

Forms

    FS-2700-4i, Special Use Permit for Outfitting and Guiding. This 
permit will be amended to include clause A-23. National Forest System 
Trails Stewardship Act--Fee Offset for Holder-Performed Work. Major 
headings in the clause are definitions, land use fee offset, and the 
holder maintenance plan. No new information will be collected.
    FS-2700-4i, Appendix H, Annual Stewardship Act Fee Offset 
Agreement, is a new optional information collection that serves as an 
amendment to FS-2700-4i. The amendment will only be used if the permit 
is subject to the National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act fee 
offset agreement. This information collection asks for the name of the 
permit holder, the date of the permit, and the total estimated annual 
land use fee amount. The form also collects information about the 
agreed upon project/s (including whether the project is construction, 
improvement, or maintenance), the project completion due date, 
estimated cost, actual completion date, and actual cost.
    FS-2700-4i, Appendix I, Stewardship Act Fee Offset Claim 
Certification. Information collected includes the National Forest and 
Ranger District location of the project, the project name, the fiscal 
year of the planned work, the name of the holder, and the date of the 
annual Stewardship Act fee offset agreement. Additionally collected, is 
the itemized costs of the project.
    This information is used to manage permits applicable to the 
National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act fee offset. The 
information will be collected by Federal employees authorized to issue 
recreation special use permits for outfitters and guides. The name and 
contact information of the permit holder will be used to track which 
holders are participating in the fee offset program. The description of 
the agreed upon project and the estimated and actual cost of the 
project will be used to assure compliance with the fee offset program 
and to track trends and the amount of trail care completed by partners.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: 30 minutes.
    Type of Respondents: Permit Holders.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 50 hours.
    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 request for Office of 
Management and Budget approval.

    Dated: August 15, 2019.
Richard A. Cooksey,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest Systems.
[FR Doc. 2019-19162 Filed 9-4-19; 8:45 am]
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