[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38264-38265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15375]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 August 
19, 2021 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: Qualified Product List for Wild Land Fire Chemicals.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0182.
    Summary of Collection: The Forest Service and cooperating wildland 
firefighting agencies need adequate types and quantities of qualified 
fire chemical products available to accomplish fire management 
activities as safely and effectively as possible. To accomplish this 
objective, the Agency evaluates and pre-approves commercial wildland 
firefighting chemicals. The Agency is required to submit the 
formulations to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanic 
Atmospheric Administration Fisheries during the evaluation process. All 
products must meet the requirements of specifications identified and 
maintained by the Wildland Fire Chemical Systems (WFCS) staff at the 
National Technology & Development Program (Missoula). After a product 
evaluation has been completed successfully, the product is added to the 
Qualified Products List (QPL) for the appropriate product type. All 
Federal procurements of wildland fire chemicals are made from these 
lists.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collection of this information 
for each product submission is necessary due to the length of time 
needed to test the product (16 to 18 months) and the need to ensure 
that products do not pose a hazard for laboratory personnel during the 
evaluation prior to purchase and use. This information collection and 
the product evaluation must be conducted on an ongoing basis to ensure 
the Agency can solicit and award contracts in a timely manner to 
provide firefighters with safe and effective wildland fire chemical 
products.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 3.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
    Total Burden Hours: 41.
    Title: Generic Information Collection and Clearance of Qualitative 
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0226.
    Summary of Collection: Executive Order 12862 directs Federal 
agencies to provide service to the public that matches or exceeds the 
best service available in the private sector. In order to work 
continuously to ensure Forest Service (hereafter ``the Agency'') 
programs are effective and meet our customers' needs, the Agency seeks 
to obtain OMB approval of a generic clearance to collect qualitative 
feedback on our service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean 
information that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, 
but are not statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that 
can be generalized to the population of study.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection 
activity provides a means to garner qualitative customer and 
stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with 
the Agency's commitment to improve service delivery. By qualitative 
feedback we mean information that provides useful insights on 
perceptions and opinions but are not statistical surveys that yield 
quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of 
study.
    This feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder

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perceptions, experiences, and expectations, provide an early warning of 
issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication, 
training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or 
services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative, and 
actionable communications between the Agency and its customers and 
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the 
improvement of program management. The solicitation of feedback will 
target areas such as: Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of 
information, courtesy, efficiency of service delivery, and resolution 
of issues with service delivery. Responses will be assessed to plan and 
inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to 
the public. If this information is not collected, vital feedback from 
customers and stakeholders on the Agency's services will be 
unavailable.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit; 
Not-for-profit Institutions and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,500,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 875,000.

    Dated: July 15, 2021.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-15375 Filed 7-19-21; 8:45 am]
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