Notice2022-03830
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
February 23, 2022
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10167-10168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03830]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 17, 2022.
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 March
25, 2022 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.
Forest Service
Title: Certification of Concrete Construction.
OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
Summary of Collection: Forest Service Special Use Permit (SUP FS-
2700-5b) requires that Authorized Officers receive assurances from
licensed architects and engineers that certify that the construction
has been completed in accordance with the final design criteria for
such work. SUP Clause IIB requires that ``all plans for development,
layout, construction, reconstruction, or alteration of improvements in
the permit area, as well as revisions to those plans, must be prepared
by a licensed engineer, architect, landscape architect, or other
qualified professional acceptable to the Authorized Officer.
Need and Use of the Information: The standard Forest Service
Special Use Permit requires the permit holder to be responsible for the
design, construction, operation and maintenance of permitted facilities
and public safety. Forest Service ski area permit administration
through monitoring obtain assurance of the permit holder's compliance
with terms and conditions of the special use permit. It is also
appropriate, and suitable, to rely on professional certifications
provided by the permit holder from licensed architects and engineers
employed by or under contract to the permit holder to assist in
obtaining this assurance. This is the practice used for authorized
facilities on National Forest Service land. Generally, the Forest
Service is most concerned about potential impacts to NFS land and
resources from the permitted facilities and directs its attention to
design features and monitoring facilities to protect those resources
and ensure public safety. Forest Service Special Use Permit FS-2700-5b
(hereafter-SUP) and Forest Service Manual (FSM) 7320 and 7330 outline
what plans and specifications submittals are required for permitted
facilities prior to construction, acceptance testing, and prior to
Authorized Officer granting authorization to permit holder for the
public operation of these facilities. A Certification of Concrete
Construction outlines what level of review and quality assurance by a
qualified engineer is required and necessary for authorized privately
owned facility construction permitted on Forest Service lands.
Description of Respondents: Individuals and Households.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 120.
Forest Service
Title: Assessing Technology Transfer Activities of the National
Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, & Genetics Resources.
OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), United States Forest Service (Forest Service), National Center
for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources (RNGR) supports the
production of native plant materials for reforestation and restoration
activities throughout the Nation and its insular areas. RNGR transfers
important, science-based information to the managers of Federal, State,
Tribal, other government entities, and private nurseries and farms.
The Washington State University, Social and Economic Sciences
Research Center will design and collect information through a mail and
web survey of the approximately 1,200 managers of Federal, State,
Tribal, other government entities, and private nurseries and farms that
produce native plant materials for reforestation and restoration.
Information collected will include the name and address of the nursery,
whether it is primarily for reforestation or restoration, what current
RNGR products and tools the managers use and how effective are those
products and tools, and what new technologies and approaches to
transferring information might better serve managers. The Social and
Economic Sciences Research Center will ensure survey validity and
analyze and synthesize the information so that RNGR can implement the
findings.
If the survey is not completed, RNGR may continue to use less
effective and efficient methods to share science-based information with
the managers Federal, State, Tribal, other government entities, and
private nurseries and farms that produce native plant materials for
reforestation and restoration. The goal of this survey is to implement
more cost-effective methods of technology transfer
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delivered to managers in the best format for them.
Need and Use of the Information: This information will be used to
assess what RNGR products and tools are currently being used by the
managers/owners of facilities that produce native seeds and plants for
reforestation and restoration, and how effective those products and
tools are. In addition, this information will be used to determine what
new products, technologies, and approaches to transferring information
might better serve managers/owners. The Social and Economic Sciences
Research Center will ensure survey validity and analyze and synthesize
the information so that RNGR can implement the findings.
Description of Respondents: State, local, and tribal governmental.
Number of Respondents: 1200.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 400.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-03830 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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