[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24151-24152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09569]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 18, 2013.
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.
Comments regarding this information collection received by May 24,
2013 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building,
725 - 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Commentors are encouraged
to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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: Bid for Advertised Timber.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0066.
Summary of Collection: Individuals, large and small businesses, and
corporations who wish to purchase timber or forest products from the
National Forest must enter into a timber sale contract or Forest
product contract with the Forest Service (FS). Information must be
collected by FS in order to ensure that: National Forest System timber
is sold at not less than appraised value; bidders meet specific
criteria when submitting a bid; and anti-trust violations do not occur
during the bidding process. Several statutes, regulations, and polices
impose requirements on the Government and purchasers in the bidding
process. The FS will collect information using several forms.
Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information to
determine bid responsiveness. The sale officer will ensure: the bidder
has signed the bid form; provided a tax identification number;
completed the unit rate, weighted average, or total sale value bid;
entered the bid guarantee amount, type, and ensure the bid guarantee is
enclosed with the bid, the bidder has provided the required information
concerning Small Business Administration size and Equal Opportunity
compliance on previous sales. The Timber Sale Contracting Officers will
use the information to complete the contract prior to award to the
highest bidder. Failure to include the required information may result
in the bid being declared non-responsive or the Contracting Officer may
be unable to make an affirmative finding of purchaser responsibility
and not able to award the contract.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 1,455.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 86,940.
Forest Service
Title: Land Exchanges.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0105.
Summary of Collection: Land exchanges are discretionary, voluntary
real estate transactions between the Secretary of Agriculture (acting
by and through the Forest Service) and a non-Federal exchange party (or
parties). Land exchanges can be initiated by a non-Federal party (or
parties), and agent of a landowners, a broker, a third party, or a non-
Federal public agency. Each land exchange requires preparation of an
Agreement To Initiate, as required by Title 36 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), part 254, subpart C, section 254.4--Agreement to
Initiate and Exchange. As the exchange proposal develops, the exchange
parties may enter into a binding Exchange Agreement, pursuant to Title
36 CFR part 254, subpart A, section 254.14--Exchange Agreement.
Need and Use of the Information: The Agreement To Initiate document
specifies the preliminary and on-biding intentions of the non-Federal
land exchange party and the Forest Service in pursuing a land exchange.
The Agreement To Initiate contains information such as the description
of properties considered for exchange, an implementation schedule of
action items, identification of the party responsible for each action
item, and target dates for completion of action items.
The Exchange Agreement documents the conditions necessary to
complete the exchange. It contains information identifying parties,
description of lands and interests to be exchanged, identification of
all reserved and outstanding interests, and all other terms and
conditions that are necessary to complete the exchange.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
Individuals or households; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 23.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 88.
Forest Service
Title: Secure Rural Schools Act.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0220.
Summary of Collection: The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (the Act) reauthorized in Public Law 110-343,
requires the appropriate official of a county that receives funds under
Title III of the Act to submit to the Secretary of Agriculture or the
Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, an annual certification that
the funds have been expended for the uses authorized under section
302(a) of the Act. Participating counties will also report amounts not
obligated by September 30 of the previous year. The information will be
collected annually in the form of conventional correspondence such as a
letter and, at the respondent's option, attached tables or similar
graphic display. At the respondent's discretion, the information may be
submitted by hard copy and/or electronically scanned and included as an
attachment to electronic mail.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected will
identify the participating county and the year in which the
expenditures were made and will include amounts not obligated by
September 30 of the previous year. Information includes the name,
title, and signature of the official certifying that the expenditures
were for uses authorized under section 302(a) of the
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Act, and the date of the certification. Information will also be
collected including the amount of funds expended in the applicable year
and the uses for which the amounts were expended referencing the
authorized categories; (1) Carry out activities under the Firewise
Communities program; (2) reimburse the participating county for
emergency services performed on Federal land and paid for by the
participating county; and (3) to develop community wildfire protection
plans in coordination with the appropriate Secretary or designee. The
information will be used to verify that participating counties have
certified that funds were expended as authorized in the Act.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 360.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 8,640.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-09569 Filed 4-23-13; 8:45 am]
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