[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8537-8538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03024]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 11, 2020.
    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 
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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 March 
16, 2020 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: Special Use Administration.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0082.
    Summary of Collection: Several statutes authorize the Forest 
Service (FS) to issue and administer authorizations for use and 
occupancy of National Forest System (NFS) lands and require the 
collection of information from the public for those purposes. The laws 
for authorizing the use and managing these uses of NFS lands include: 
The Organic Administration Act of 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551); Title V of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1761-
1771); The Act of March 4, 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497); The National Forest 
Ski Area Permit Act (16 U.S.C. 497b); Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 185); The National Forest Roads and Trails Act (FRTA, 16 
U.S.C. 532-538); Section 7 of the Granger-Thye Act (16 U.S.C. 480d); 
The Act of May 26, 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6d); The Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801-6814); Act of September 3, 
1954 (68 Stat. 1146; 43 U.S.C. 931c, 931d); Archeological Resource 
Protection Act of October 31, 1979 (16 U.S.C.1996); The Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended; and Title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964.
    Forest Service regulations implementing these authorities are found 
under Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 251, Subpart B (36 
CFR 251, Subpart B). Information collected include submission of 
applications, execution of forms, and imposition of terms and 
conditions that entail information collection requirements, such as the 
requirement to submit annual financial information; to prepare and 
update an operating plan; to prepare and update a maintenance plan; and 
to submit compliance reports and information updates.
    Under this request, FS seeks to amend an existing form FS-2700-4i 
(Special Use Permit for Outfitting and Guiding) and create two 
supporting documents, FS 2700-4i, Appendix H (Annual Stewardship Act 
Fee Offset Agreement) and FS-2700-4i, Appendix I (Stewardship Act Fee 
Offset Claim Certification). The burden hours in this notice only 
account for the amendment to the existing form and the creation of the 
two new supporting documents, and not the overall collection.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is 
evaluated by the FS to ensure that authorized uses of NFS lands are in 
the public interest and are compatible with the agency's mission. The 
information helps each agency identify environmental and social impacts 
of special uses for purposes of compliance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act and program administration. Information is 
collected under six categories: (1) Information required from 
proponents and applicants to evaluate proposals and applications to use 
or occupy NFS lands; (2) information required from applicants to 
complete special use authorizations; (3) annual financial information 
required from holders to determine land use fees; (4) information 
required from holders to prepare and update operating plans; (5) 
information required from holders to prepare and update maintenance 
plans; and (6) information required from holders to complete compliance 
reports and information updates.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal 
Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 50.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-03024 Filed 2-13-20; 8:45 am]
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