[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 213 (Monday, November 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61750-61751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24289]


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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 December 
8, 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: Storage and Use of Explosives and Magazine Security on 
National Forest System Lands Under a Special Use Authorization.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: Existing directives in the Forest Service 
Manual and Handbook are being revised to improve security and 
administration of explosive magazines and explosives use that are 
authorized under a special use authorization. The revisions clarify 
that all non-Forest Service storage and use of explosives, including 
use and storage of military weapons and ammunition for purposes of 
avalanche mitigation on National Forest System lands, must be 
authorized by a special use authorization that contains clause B-29 in 
Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, Chapter 50, section 52.2, on storage 
and use of explosives and magazine security. Clause B-29 requires 
authorization holders to comply with applicable United States 
Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives, state, or Department of

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the Army requirements and applicable Forest Service requirements.
    Need and Use of The Information: To allow the Forest Service to 
monitor holder compliance with clause B-29, the revised directives 
require holders of an authorization containing the clause to submit 
certain documentation annually as part of their operating plan. The 
required documentation includes copies of a log containing the date and 
type of magazine inspections (including inspections required every 
seven days) and the date all deficiencies identified in any magazine 
inspection report were corrected; copies of any magazine inspection 
reports; a copy of the holder's current ATF-issued federal explosives 
license or federal explosives permit, if applicable; and a copy of a 
log containing the date of the most recent magazine lock and key 
replacement.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or Households; Holders of a 
special use authorization authorizing the storage and use of 
explosives.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Frequency of Responses: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 10.

    Dated: November 2, 2021.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-24289 Filed 11-5-21; 8:45 am]
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