Notice2021-11885
Information Collection; Community Forest and Open Space Program
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Published
June 7, 2021
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
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 revision of a currently approved information collection, Community Forest and Open Space Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 107 (Monday, June 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30251-30252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11885]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Community Forest and Open Space Program
AGENCY: Forest Service, 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 revision of a currently approved
information collection, Community Forest and Open Space Program.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before August 6, 2021
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:
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0f3ed8ee6f38ee3e6f0e0d5d3c4c18ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5407197a12077a17120414212730357a333b22">[email protected]</span></a>.
Mail: Steve Koehn, Director, Cooperative Forestry Staff, Forest
Service, USDA, Mail Stop 1123, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250-1123.
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 request an electronic copy of the draft supporting
statement and/or any comments received be sent via return email.
Requests should be emailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1162727e65653f6265746670636551646275703f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cab9a9a5bebee4b9beafbdabb8be8abfb9aeabe4ada5bc">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Stewart, Program Manager, State
and Private Forestry, Cooperative Forestry Staff, 202-205-1618.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Community Forest and Open Space Program.
OMB Number: 0596-0227.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2021.
Type of Request: Renewal with revisions of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Forest Service is authorized to implement the
Community Forest and Open Space Program (CFP) under Section 8003 of the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-246; 122 Stat.
2043; 7 U.S.C. 8701), which amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance
Act of
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1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103d). The purpose of the Community Forest Program is
to achieve community benefits through grants to local governments,
Tribal Governments, and qualified nonprofit organizations to establish
community forests by acquiring and protecting private forestlands. The
information requirements will be used to help the Forest Service in the
following areas: (1) To determine that the applicant is eligible to
receive funds under the program, (2) to determine if the proposal meets
the qualifications in the law and regulations, (3) to evaluate and rank
the proposals based on a standard, consistent information; and (4) to
determine if the project costs are allowable and sufficient cost share
is provided.
Local governmental entities, Tribal Governments, and qualified
nonprofit organizations are the only entities eligible for the program,
and therefore are the only organizations from which information will be
collected.
The information collection currently required for a request for
proposals and grant application is approved and has been assigned the
OMB Control No. 0596-0227.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Burden per Response: 24 hours.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,200 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.
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 for
Office of Management and Budget approval.
Jaelith Hall-Rivera,
Acting Deputy Chief, State & Private Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2021-11885 Filed 6-4-21; 8:45 am]
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