[Federal Register: November 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 227)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
November 18, 2008.
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 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 wild land 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 on the Formulation Disclosure Sheet FS-5100-35. 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 Sheet FS-5100-36 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: 4.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
Total Burden Hours: 12.
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 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: Using form FS-5100-37, 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 Sheet, FS-5100-38 and FS-5100-39 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: 2.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
Total Burden Hours: 45.
Forest Service
Title: Extension of Timber Sales.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0212.
Summary of Collection: The Food Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (Pub. L. 110-246, 122 Stat. 1651) Section 8401, provides several
different relief options for timber sale purchasers
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holding contracts with rates significantly higher than current timber
market rates due to a drastic reduction in forest products markets. The
relief options include: (a) Contract cancellation or rate
determination, (b) substitution of the Bureau of Labor statistics
producer price index specified in the contract, (c) rate
redetermination following substitution of index, (d) extension of
contracts using the hardwood lumber index, and (e) extension of Market-
Related Contract term Addition time limit for certain contracts.
Need and Use of the Information: To obtain the benefits of these
options, National Forest System timber sale purchasers are required to
provide information of the timber sale name, contract number,
purchasers name, rationale for request (selection from list of
established options), witness signatures, certification, signature and
corporate seal. Forest Service will use forms including but not limited
to FS-2400-70 and FS-2400-71 to collect the information.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 347.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time).
Total Burden Hours: 83.
Forest Service
Title: Subsistence Harvest Patterns in Prince William Sound.
OMB Control Number: 0596--New.
Summary of Collection: In 1989, Prince William Sound (PWS), the
heart of the Chugach National Forest was severely impacted by the Exxon
Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS). In the aftermath of the spill, federal and
state trustees were awarded criminal and civil restitution funds to
help with the recovery and the evaluation of the recovery that includes
traditional practices of subsistence harvest, which is still listed as
``recovering.'' Subsistence harvest is an important part of the rural
Alaskan lifestyle. The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
requires that federal land managers consider the effects of management
on subsistence activities. Recreation use is increasing in the Sound
raising concern that increased competition and rapid growth in
commercial and independent recreation may be negatively impacting
subsistence activities through direct competition for resources from
sport fishers and hunters, but also indirectly by displacing
subsistence harvesters from traditional harvest areas. Residents from
the four communities of PWS (Chenega, Cordova, Tatitlek and Whittier)
who are subsistence eligible will be consulted through individual
household interviews.
Need and Use of the Information: Respondents will describe harvest
practices and any recent changes in such activities due to other users
or changes in species availability. The results of this survey (funded
by EVOS criminal restitution dollars) will provide information on
recovery and restoration activities undertaken by both the EVOS
trustees and local resource managers relative to current and projected
levels of human use. The study provides an opportunity to assess the
recovery of the subsistence human service injured and redistributed by
the EVOS, as well as how the Chugach National Forest managers can
further enhance recovery.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 530.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time).
Total Burden Hours: 196.
Forest Service
Title: Southern Appalachian Forest Management Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0596--New.
Summary of Collection: The Healthy Forest Restoration Act (Pub. L.
108-148) enabling legislation, Title IV (Insect Infestations and
Related Diseases) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to perform
accelerated information gathering regarding the development of
treatment strategies to protect forests from damaging insects and
diseases. This study will provide credible, science-based information
to forest-health protection managers regarding the public acceptability
of alternative treatments strategies for protecting hemlock forests on
public forestland in the eastern United States from the exotic insect
hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). Using random digit dialing the Forest
Service (FS) will collect the information from individuals (heads of
households). Individuals agreeing to participate will receive a
questionnaire in the mail along with additional information about the
purpose of the study. The organization ``Friends of Great Smoky
Mountain National Park'' has expressed an interest in the program and
researchers will use identical phone-mail-phone protocols to obtain
information from members.
Need and Use of the Information: The FS is seeking to determine the
appropriate level of effort to take to protect hemlock forests on
public land in the eastern United States from the HWA. The FS and
university researchers will collect and analyze information regarding
the value of the hemlock forests located on public land in the Southern
Appalachian Mountains from residents living within 500 miles of
Ashville, North Carolina. The data and analyses will provide guidance
to public forest managers regarding the value of ecosystem services
supplied by hemlock forests on the land that they manage and the level
of public support for alternative hemlock forest-protection programs.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 1,200.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time).
Total Burden Hours: 541.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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