[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11331-11332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03952]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 24, 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 
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 March 
30, 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: Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act 
Response Agreements.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0242.
    Summary of Collection: The primary authorities allowing for the 
agreements are the reciprocal Fire Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. 1856, and 
the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121. The Forest Service (FS) is charged 
with the duty of providing fire protection for any property of the 
United States and is authorized to enter into a reciprocal agreement, 
with any fire organization maintaining fire protection facilities in 
the vicinity of such property, for mutual aid in furnishing fire 
protection for such property and for other property for which such 
organization normally provides fire protection.
    Need and Use of the Information: To negotiate, develop, and 
administer Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act 
Response Agreements, the USDA FS, Department of Interior (DOI) Bureau 
of Land Management; Fish and Wildlife Service; National Park Service; 
and Bureau of Indian Affairs DOI must collect information from willing 
State, local, and Tribal governments from the pre-agreement to the 
closeout stage via telephone calls, emails, postal mail, and person-to-

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person meetings. The scope of information collected includes the 
project type, project scope, financial plan, statement of work, and 
cooperator's business information. Without the ability to collect the 
information from cooperator's FS and DOI would not be able to conduct 
any of the activities authorized. Agencies to this request would not be 
able to develop projects, make payment, monitor projects, identify 
financial and accounting errors, agree to roles and responsibilities, 
etc.
    Description of Respondents: State, local and Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 320.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 47,040.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-03952 Filed 2-26-20; 8:45 am]
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