Notice2021-23558
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
October 29, 2021
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59976-59977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23558]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
October 26, 2021.
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 November
29, 2021 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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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.
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Forest Service
Title: Special Use Administration.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0082.
Summary of Collection: Several statutes authorize the Forest
Service (FS) to issue and administer authorizations for use and
occupancy of National Forest System (NFS) lands and require the
collection of information from the public for those purposes. The laws
for authorizing the use and managing these uses of NFS lands include:
The Organic Administration Act of 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551); Title V of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1761-
1771); The Act of March 4, 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497); The National Forest
Ski Area Permit Act (16 U.S.C. 497b); Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing
Act (30 U.S.C. 185); The National Forest Roads and Trails Act (FRTA, 16
U.S.C. 532-538); Section 7 of the Granger-Thye Act (16 U.S.C. 480d);
The Act of May 26, 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6d); The Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801-6814); Act of September 3,
1954 (68 Stat. 1146; 43 U.S.C. 931c, 931d); Archeological Resource
Protection Act of October 31, 1979 (16 U.S.C. 1996); The Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended; and Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.
Forest Service regulations implementing these authorities are found
under Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 251, Subpart B (36
CFR 251, Subpart B). Information collected include submission of
applications, execution of forms, and imposition of terms and
conditions that entail information collection requirements, such as the
requirement to submit annual financial information; to prepare and
update an operating plan; to prepare and update a maintenance plan; and
to submit compliance reports and information updates.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is
evaluated by the FS to ensure that authorized uses of NFS lands are in
the public interest and are compatible with the agency's mission. The
information helps each agency identify environmental and social impacts
of special uses for purposes of compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act and program administration. Information is
collected under six categories: (1) Information required from
proponents and applicants to evaluate proposals and applications to use
or occupy NFS lands; (2) information required from applicants to
complete special use authorizations; (3) annual financial information
required from holders to determine land use fees; (4) information
required from holders to prepare and update operating plans; (5)
information required from holders to prepare and update maintenance
plans; and (6) information required from holders to complete compliance
reports and information updates.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal
Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 153,584.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually, On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 149,803.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-23558 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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