[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 245 (Thursday, December 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78633-78634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27845]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
Financial Assistance to Facilities That Purchase and Process Byproducts 
for Ecosystem Restoration (CFDA 10.725) Wood Products Infrastructure 
Assistance (WPIA)

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (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 extension with no revision of a currently approved 
information collection, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts 
for Ecosystem Restoration (CFDA 10.725) Wood Products Infrastructure 
Assistance (WPIA).

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before February 21, 
2023 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 the 
contact listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    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 inspect the draft supporting statement and/or 
comments received at Superior National Forest Supervisor's Office, 8901 
Grand Ave. Place, Duluth, MN 55808 during normal business hours. 
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 218-626-4300 to facilitate 
entry to the building. 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 the contact listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Brashaw, Cooperative Forestry, 
Wood Innovations, 608-334-5819. Individuals who use telecommunication 
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of 
the year, including holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Financial Assistance 
to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem 
Restoration (CFDA 10.725) Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance 
(WPIA).
    OMB Number: 0596-0254.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 05/31/2023.
    Type of Request: Extension with no revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The grants and agreements awarded under this announcement 
will support the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), 2021. Section 
40804(b)3 directs the USDA Forest Service Forest Service to provide 
financial assistance to an entity seeking to establish, reopen, expand, 
or improve a sawmill or other wood processing facility in close 
proximity to a unit of federal or Indian land that has been identified 
as high or very high priority for ecological restoration. Eligible 
applicants are for-profit entities; state, local governments; Indian 
Tribes; school districts; community, not-for-profit organizations; 
institutions of higher education; and special purpose districts (e.g., 
public utilities districts, fire districts, conservation districts, and 
ports). The need and process to collect information from applicants is 
detailed in 2 CFR part 200 and Forest Service Handbook 1509.11, Chapter 
20, which prescribes administrative requirements and processes 
applicable to all Forest Service domestic Federal Financial Assistance 
awards. In particular, collection of information is necessary to assist 
in accelerating the pace and scale of ecosystem restoration on federal 
and Indian lands. Information collected will be reviewed by Forest 
Service staff to evaluate eligibility and proposed activities of the 
applicant.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households, the Private Sector 
(Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations, and/or State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimate of Burden per Response: 8.25 hours.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 78.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 643.50 hours.
    Comment is Invited: Comment is invited on: (1) whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the stated purposes and the 
proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether 
the information will have practical or scientific utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) 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.

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    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request 
toward Office of Management and Budget approval.

Jaelith Hall-Rivera,
Deputy Chief, State & Private Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2022-27845 Filed 12-21-22; 8:45 am]
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