[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 32355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13623]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 2, 2010.
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
and 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), [email protected] 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: Timber Purchasers' Cost and Sales Data.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0017.
Summary of Collection: The National Forest Management Act (NFMA),
16 U.S.C. 472a, is applicable to appraisal of National Forest timber
sales. The NFMA requires that the Federal government receive not less
than the appraised value of timber or forest product. In regulation 36
CFR part 223.60, the objective of Forest Service (FS) timber appraisals
is to determine fair market value. The Multiple-Use Sustained Yield Act
of 1960, the Forest Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974,
and the National Forest Management Act of 1976, authorizes the FS to
sell forest products and National Forest System timber. FS timber and
product appraisers develop advertised timber and product sale prices
using residual and transaction evidence method of appraisal. Residual
appraisals begin through the collection of production cost data.
Transaction evidence appraisals begin with an average of past
successful bids by timber purchasers for timber for which the stumpage
rate has been adjusted for the timber sale and market conditions at the
time. FS collects the data from timber sales and product purchases
through submissions by contractors both locally and nationally. There
are no forms required for the collection of costs data.
Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information to
verify the minimum rates returned a fair value to the Government and
that the residual and transaction system are a reliable approach to
valuing timber and products. The information is also used to assure the
accuracy of the residual and transaction systems and to develop minimum
stumpage rates for small sales or for areas where there is no current
sale activity to use for transaction evidence. If the information is
not collected, FS does not have a sound check to determine if the value
being received from products really reflects the true market value.
Description of Respondents: Individuals; Business or other for-
profit.
Number of Respondents: 20.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 80.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-13623 Filed 6-7-10; 8:45 am]
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