80 FR 52026 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 166 (August 27, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-21197
Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 166 (Thursday, August 27, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 166 (Thursday, August 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-21197]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 21, 2015.
    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 
September 28, 2015 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: Understanding Value Trade-Offs Regarding Fire Hazard 
Reduction Programs in the Wildland-Urban Interface.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0189.
    Summary of Collection: The Healthy Forests Restoration Act (P.L. 
108-148), improves the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction 
projects on National Forest System and Bureau of Land Management Lands. 
The Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and many 
State agencies with fire protection responsibilities have undertaken a 
very ambitious and expensive forest fuels reduction program. The Forest 
Service (FS) and university researchers will contact recipients of a 
phone/mail questionnaire to help forest and fire managers understand 
value trade-offs regarding fire hazard reduction programs in the 
wildland-urban interface.
    Need and Use of the Information: Through the questionnaire, 
researchers will evaluate the responses of Arizona, Colorado, New 
Mexico and Texas residents to different scenarios related to fire 
hazard reduction programs; how residents think the programs presented 
to them are effective, and calculate how much residents would be 
willing to pay to implement the alternatives. The collected information 
will help researchers provide better information to natural resources, 
forest, and fire managers when they are contemplating the kind and type 
of fire hazard reduction programs to implement to achieve forest land 
management planning objectives. Without the information the agencies 
with fire protection responsibilities will lack the capability to 
evaluate the general public understanding of proposed fuels reduction 
projects and programs or their willingness to pay for implementing such 
programs.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,400.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (One time only).
    Total Burden Hours: 703.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-21197 Filed 8-26-15; 8:45 am]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER number and the agency informs Number of Respondents: 1,400.
contains documents other than rules or potential persons who are to respond to Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
proposed rules that are applicable to the the collection of information that such Other (One time only).
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, persons are not required to respond to
committee meetings, agency decisions and
Total Burden Hours: 703.
the collection of information unless it
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Charlene Parker,
displays a currently valid OMB control
petitions and applications and agency Departmental Information Collection
statements of organization and functions are number.
Clearance Officer.
examples of documents appearing in this Forest Service
section. [FR Doc. 2015–21197 Filed 8–26–15; 8:45 am]
Title: Understanding Value Trade-Offs BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
Regarding Fire Hazard Reduction
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Programs in the Wildland-Urban
Interface. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; OMB Control Number: 0596–0189.
Comment Request Summary of Collection: The Healthy Forest Service
Forests Restoration Act (P.L. 108–148),
August 21, 2015. improves the ability of the Secretary of Sanders Resource Advisory
The Department of Agriculture has Agriculture and the Secretary of the Committee
submitted the following information Interior to plan and conduct hazardous
collection requirement(s) to OMB for AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
fuels reduction projects on National
review and clearance under the Forest System and Bureau of Land ACTION: Notice of meeting.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Management Lands. The Forest Service,
Public Law 104–13. Comments Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of SUMMARY: The Sanders Resource
regarding (a) whether the collection of Indian Affairs, National Park Service, Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in
information is necessary for the proper Fish and Wildlife Service, and many Thompson Falls, Montana. The
performance of the functions of the State agencies with fire protection committee is authorized under the
agency, including whether the responsibilities have undertaken a very Secure Rural Schools and Community
information will have practical utility; ambitious and expensive forest fuels Self-Determination Act (the Act) and
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate reduction program. The Forest Service operates in compliance with the Federal
of burden including the validity of the (FS) and university researchers will Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
methodology and assumptions used; (c) contact recipients of a phone/mail of the committee is to improve
ways to enhance the quality, utility and questionnaire to help forest and fire collaborative relationships and to
clarity of the information to be managers understand value trade-offs provide advice and recommendations to
collected; (d) ways to minimize the regarding fire hazard reduction the Forest Service concerning projects
burden of the collection of information programs in the wildland-urban and funding consistent with Title II of
on those who are to respond, including interface. the Act. Additional RAC information,
through the use of appropriate Need and Use of the Information: including the meeting agenda and the
automated, electronic, mechanical, or Through the questionnaire, researchers meeting summary/minutes can be found
other technological collection will evaluate the responses of Arizona, at the following Web site: http://
techniques and other forms of Colorado, New Mexico and Texas cloudapps-usda-gov.force.com/FSSRS/
information technology. residents to different scenarios related RAC_Page?id=001t0000002JcwJAAS.
Comments regarding this information to fire hazard reduction programs; how DATES: The meeting will be held
collection received by September 28, residents think the programs presented September 24, 2015, at 7:00 p.m.
2015 will be considered. Written to them are effective, and calculate how All RAC meetings are subject to
comments should be addressed to: Desk much residents would be willing to pay cancellation. For status of meeting prior
Officer for Agriculture, Office of to implement the alternatives. The to attendance, please contact the person
Information and Regulatory Affairs, collected information will help listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Office of Management and Budget researchers provide better information CONTACT.
(OMB), New Executive Office Building, to natural resources, forest, and fire
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC managers when they are contemplating ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
20503. Commentors are encouraged to the kind and type of fire hazard the Sanders County Courthouse, 1111
submit their comments to OMB via reduction programs to implement to Main Street Thompson Falls, Montana.
email to: OIRA_Submission@ achieve forest land management Written comments may be submitted
omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395–5806 and planning objectives. Without the as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
to Departmental Clearance Office, information the agencies with fire INFORMATION. All comments, including
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, protection responsibilities will lack the names and addresses when provided,
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Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of capability to evaluate the general public are placed in the record and are
the submission(s) may be obtained by understanding of proposed fuels available for public inspection and
calling (202) 720–8681. reduction projects and programs or their copying. The public may inspect
An agency may not conduct or willingness to pay for implementing comments received at the Plains Ranger
sponsor a collection of information such programs. District, 408 Clayton Plains, Montana.
unless the collection of information Description of Respondents: Please call ahead to facilitate entry into
displays a currently valid OMB control Individuals or households. the building.

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		80 FR 52026