Notice2024-03748
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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February 23, 2024
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03748]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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, 2024 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: National Woodland Owner Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0078.
Summary of Collection: The main authority for this collection is
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. The
Act states that the Forest Service is tasked with ``assessing the
Nation's renewable resources'' and this ``must be based on a
comprehensive assessment of present and anticipated uses, demand for,
and supply of renewable resources from the Nation's public and private
forests.'' A ``comprehensive assessment'' and a statement that ``the
majority of the Nation's forests and rangeland is under private, State,
and local governmental management and the Nation's major capacity to
produce goods and services is based on these nonfederally managed
renewable resources, the Federal Government should be a catalyst to
encourage and assist these owners in the efficient long-term use and
improvement of these lands and their renewable resources consistent
with the principles of sustained yield multiple use''. The USDA Forest
Service interprets the above provisions to call for studies aimed at
understanding land ownership patterns and the attitudes and behaviors
of owners and manager. A survey of owners and managers was deemed
appropriate for meeting this mandate. This was reaffirmed in the 2014
Farm Bill which included a statement directing the Forest Inventory and
Analysis program, which implements the National Woodland Owner Survey,
to provide an ``increased understanding . . . of the over 10,000,000
family forest owners, their demographics, and the barriers to forest
stewardship.''
Need and Use of the Information: Data from the National Woodland
Owner Survey will be used by federal and state forestry agencies,
academics, private consultants, landowners, non-governmental
organizations, and other groups interested in understanding the owners
and managers of forestland in the United States. This information will
be used to describe ownership patterns in national reports, such as
Forest Resources of the United States, 2017, and it will be included in
many state-level forest resource reports. Federal and state agencies
use this information to design, implement, and monitor forestry
assistance programs, such as the USDA Forest Service's Forest
Stewardship Program. Forestry consultants, non-governmental
organizations, and the forest industry use this information to make
strategic planning decisions, such as where to site new biomass
processing facilities, what services to offer, or where to concentrate
conservation efforts. Extension agents and other educators use the
information to design educational materials and programs. University
and other researchers use the data for a myriad of reasons, ranging
from assessments of minority landowners to factors influencing
participation rates.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 5,630.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annual.
Total Burden Hours: 4,270.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-03748 Filed 2-22-24; 8:45 am]
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