[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 56412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22905]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 16, 2019.
    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: 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 November 
21, 2019 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: Land Exchanges.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0105.
    Summary of Collection: Land exchanges are discretionary, voluntary 
real estate transactions between the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 
by and through the Forest Service) and a non-Federal exchange party (or 
parties). Land exchanges can be initiated by a non-Federal party (or 
parties), and agent of a landowners, a broker, a third party, or a non-
Federal public agency, corporation, or other legal entity capable to 
hold title and convey land. Each land exchange requires preparation of 
an Agreement to Initiate, as required by Title 36 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR), part 254, subpart C, section 254.4--Agreement to 
Initiate and Exchange. As the exchange proposal develops, the Forest 
Service and the non-Federal party may enter into a binding Exchange 
Agreement, pursuant to Title 36 CFR part 254, subpart A, section 
254.14--Exchange Agreement.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Agreement to Initiate document 
specifies the preliminary and on-biding intentions of the non-Federal 
land exchange party and the Forest Service in pursuing a land exchange. 
The Agreement to Initiate contains information such as the description 
of properties considered for exchange, an implementation schedule of 
action items, identification of the party responsible for each action 
item, and target dates for completion of action items.
    The Exchange Agreement documents the conditions necessary to 
complete the exchange. It contains information identifying parties, 
description of lands and interests to be exchanged, identification of 
all reserved and outstanding interests, and all other terms and 
conditions that are necessary to complete the exchange.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms; 
Not-for-profit institutions; Individuals or households; State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 3.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 20.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-22905 Filed 10-21-19; 8:45 am]
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