[Federal Register: September 30, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 189)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 26, 2005.
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
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 or
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
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 Products List for Water Enhancers.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0182.
Summary of Collection: The Forest Service (FS) objective is, ``To
have available and utilize adequate types and quantities of qualified
fire chemical products to accomplish fire management activities safely,
efficiently, and effectively.'' To accomplish their objective, FS
evaluates chemical products that may be used in direct wildland fire
suppression operations prior to their use on lands managed by the FS.
Safe products do not include ingredients that create an enhanced risk,
in typical use, to either the firefighters involved or the public in
general.
Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect the listing of
individual ingredients and quantity of these ingredients in the
formulation of a product being submitted for evaluation in order to
test the products. The entity submitting the information provides the
FS with the specific ingredients used in its product and identifies the
specific source of supply for each ingredient. For Water Enhancer
products the FS requires that a Technical Data Form be completed, the
information collected here is specific mixing requirements and
hydration requirements for water enhancer products. The information
provided will allow the FS to search the List of Known and Suspected
Carcinogens, as well as the Environment Protection Agency's List of
Highly Hazardous Materials, to determine if any of the ingredients
appear on any of these lists. Without the information FS would not be
able to assess the safety of the wildland fire chemicals utilized on FS
managed land, since the specific ingredients and the quantity of each
ingredients used in a formulation would not be known.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 3.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
Total Burden Hours: 26.
Forest Service
Title: Qualified Products List for Foam Fire Suppressants.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0183.
Summary of Collection: The Forest Service (FS) objective is, ``To
have available and utilize adequate types and quantities of qualified
fire chemical products to accomplish fire management activities safely,
efficiently, and effectively.'' To accomplish their objective, FS
evaluates chemical products that may be used in direct wildland fire
suppression operations prior to their use on lands managed by the FS.
Safe products do not include ingredients that create an enhanced risk,
in typical use, to either the firefighters involved or the public in
general.
Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect the listing of
individual ingredients and quantity of these ingredients in the
formulation of a product being submitted for evaluation in order to
test the products. The entity submitting the information provides the
FS with the specific ingredients used in its product and identifies the
specific source of supply for each ingredient. For Class A foam
products the FS requires that a Technical Data Form be completed, the
information collected here is specific mixing requirements. The
information provided will allow the FS to search the List of Known and
Suspected Carcinogens, as well as the Environment Protection Agency's
List of Highly Hazardous Materials, to determine if any of the
ingredients appear on any of these lists. Without the information FS
would not be able to assess the safety of the wildland fire chemicals
utilized on FS managed land, since the specific ingredients and the
quantity of each ingredients used in a formulation would not be known.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
Total Burden Hours: 19.
Forest Service
Title: Qualified Products List for Long-Term Retardant Fire
Suppressants.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0184.
Summary of Collection: The Forest Service (FS) objective is, ``To
have available and utilize adequate types and quantities of qualified
fire chemical products to accomplish fire management activities safely,
efficiently, and effectively.'' To accomplish their objective, FS
evaluates
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chemical products that may be used in direct wildland fire suppression
operations prior to their use on lands managed by the FS. Safe products
do not include ingredients that create an enhanced risk, in typical
use, to either the firefighters involved or the public in general.
Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect the listing of
individual ingredients and quantity of these ingredients in the
formulation of a product being submitted for evaluation in order to
test the products. The entity submitting the information provides the
FS with the specific ingredients used in its product and identifies the
specific source of supply for each ingredient. For Long-term retardant
products the FS requires that a Technical Data Form be completed, the
information collected here is specific mixing requirements and
hydration requirements of gum-thickened retardants. The information
provided will allow the FS to search the List of Known and Suspected
Carcinogens, as well as the Environment Protection Agency's List of
Highly Hazardous Materials, to determine if any of the ingredients
appear on any of these lists. Without the information FS would not be
able to assess the safety of the wildland fire chemicals utilized on FS
managed land, since the specific ingredients and the quantity of each
ingredients used in a formulation would not be known.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 3.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
Total Burden Hours: 56.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-19534 Filed 9-29-05; 8:45 am]
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