[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3966-3967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01168]


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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 February 
22, 2023 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: 0596-0252.
    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,

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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 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: 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.

Forest Service

    Title: Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program.
    OMB Contol Number: 0596-0253.
    Summary of Collection: The Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program 
forms will be used by applicants to apply for the Community Wildfire 
Defense Grant (CWDG) Program. The purpose of the CWDG Program is to 
assist at-risk local communities and Indian Tribes with planning and 
mitigating against the risk created by wildfire. This program is 
authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-
58), commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). 
Specifically, the CWDG Program is provided for in Title VIII, Section 
40803. There are two primary project types for which the grant provides 
funding: the development and revision of Community Wildfire Protection 
Plans (CWPP) and the implementation of projects described in a CWPP 
that is less than ten years old. The Act prioritizes at-risk 
communities that are in an area identified as having high or very high 
wildfire hazard potential, are low-income, and/or have been impacted by 
a severe disaster.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information collected includes 
name of organization, type of land work where will be performed, how 
project addresses State Forest Action Plan and the Cohesive Wildland 
Fire Management Strategy, if the community is considered underserved, 
amount of Federal funds requested and any non-Federal matching funds, 
name of lead agency/organization (if any), grant period, project 
narrative, project budget, project outcomes, how project will be 
maintained, and other miscellaneous information. This information is 
collected from any entity who voluntarily applies for Forest Service 
funding and wishes to participate in the program. This information is 
used by the Forest Service to determine which projects will be funded 
by the Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, 
Local, Tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 1,440.
    Frequency of Responses: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 9,870.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-01168 Filed 1-20-23; 8:45 am]
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