[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 19841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07308]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection; Disposal of National Forest Timber, 
Timber Export and Substitution Restrictions

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and 
organizations on the renewal with revisions of a currently expired 
information collection, Disposal of National Forest Timber, Timber 
Export and Substitution Restrictions.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before June 6, 2022 
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will 
be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to 
Director, Forest Management, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop 
1103, Washington, DC 20250-0003. Comments also may be submitted via 
facsimile to (202) 205-1045 or electronic mail to 
[email protected].
    Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available 
to the public through relevant websites and upon request. For this 
reason, please do not include in your comments information of a 
confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or 
proprietary information. If you send an email comment, your email 
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the 
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the 
internet. Please note that responses to this public comment request 
containing any routine notice about the confidentiality of the 
communication will be treated as public comments that may be made 
available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine 
notice.
    The public may view comments received on the World Wide Web/
internet site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/forestmanagement. The public may 
request an electronic copy of the draft supporting statement and/or any 
comments received be sent via return email. Requests should be emailed 
to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kraig Kidwell, Contracts and 
Appraisals Group Lead, at 541-961-2614 or [email protected]. 
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four 
hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays. Individuals who 
use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a 
day, every day of the year, including holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Disposal of National Forest Timber, Timber Export and 
Substitution Restrictions.
    OMB Number: 0596-0114.
    Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 1999.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of an Information Collection.
    Abstract: Pursuant to statutory requirements at 16 U.S.C. 620, each 
person who acquires, either directly or indirectly, unprocessed timber 
originating from Federal lands west of the 100th meridian in the 
contiguous 48 States shall report the receipt and disposition of such 
timber to the Secretary concerned, in such form as such Secretary may 
by rule prescribe.
    For the USDA Forest Service, such report shall be on a calendar 
year basis and shall be sent to the Regional Forester, or other 
official to whom such authority is delegated, who administers the 
National Forest System lands from which the majority of timber 
originated, not later than March 1 of each year, beginning March 1, 
1997.
    Respondents are persons who acquire timber originating from 
National Forest System lands west of the 100th meridian in the 
contiguous 48 States. The data collected are used by the agency to 
monitor and enforce statutory requirements that Federal timber is not 
exported or used in direct or indirect substitution for private timber 
that is exported. Data gathered in this information collection is not 
available from other sources.

Forms Associated With This Information Collection

    FS-2400-59--Certification of Receipt and Disposition of Timber 
Originating from National Forest System Lands: This form will be used 
to collect and certify the sale or company name where NFS timber is 
acquired from, the date acquired, National Forest, Contract number and 
brand code or brand, name of entity to whom NFS timber was sold or 
transferred, description of the relationship with the entity to whom 
NFS timber was sold or transferred, date disposed, volume acquired, 
volume domestically processed by purchaser or affiliates, and volume 
sold or transferred for domestic processing.
    Estimate of Burden: 240 minutes.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals, large and small businesses, and 
corporations who acquire National Forest System timber.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,000 hours.
    Comment is Invited: The agency invites comments on the following: 
(a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
stated purposes or the proper performance of the functions of the 
agency, including whether the information shall have practical or 
scientific utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

Chris French,
Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2022-07308 Filed 4-5-22; 8:45 am]
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