    [Federal Register Volume 85, Number 168 (Friday, August 28, 2020)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 53318]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2020-19016]

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    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

    Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    August 25, 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
    September 28, 2020 will be considered. Written comments and
    recommendations for the proposed information collection should be
    submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the
    following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this
    particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
    Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
        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.
        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: 153,612.
        Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
        Total Burden Hours: 150,789.

    Ruth Brown,
    Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
    [FR Doc. 2020-19016 Filed 8-27-20; 8:45 am]
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