81 FR 34309 - Information Collection; Land Exchanges

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 104 (May 31, 2016)

Page Range		34309-34309
FR Document		2016-12771

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension with no revision of a currently approved information collection, OMB 0596-0105, Land Exchanges.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2016)

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delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
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Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection; Land Exchanges

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and 
organizations on the extension with no revision of a currently approved 
information collection, OMB 0596-0105, Land Exchanges.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before August 1, 2016 
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will 
be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to Nancy 
Parachini, National Land Adjustment Program Manager, Lands, Forest 
Service, 201 14th Street SW., Suite 1SE, Mail Stop 1124, Washington, DC 
20024.
    Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 703-605-5117 or by 
email to: [email protected].
    The public may inspect comments received at Office of the Land 
Adjustment Program Manager--Lands Staff, Yates Building, 201 14th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC during normal business hours. Visitors are 
encouraged to call ahead to 202-205-3563 or 800-832-1355 to facilitate 
entry to the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Parachini, Lands Adjustment 
Program Manager, 202-205-1238.
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Land Exchanges.
    OMB Number: 0596-0105.
    Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2016.
    Type of Request: Extension with revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: 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), an agent of a landowner, 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 A--section 254.4--Agreement to Initiate. The Agreement to 
Initiate document specifies the preliminary and non-binding intentions 
of the non-Federal land exchange party and the Forest Service in 
pursuing a land exchange. The Agreement to Initiate can contain such 
information as the description of properties being considered in the 
land exchange, an implementation schedule of action items, 
identification of the party responsible for each action item, as well 
as target dates for completion of each action item.
    As the exchange proposal develops, the Forest Service and the non-
Federal land exchange party may enter into a binding Exchange 
Agreement, pursuant to Title 36 CFR part 254, subpart A, section 
254.14--Exchange Agreement. The Exchange Agreement documents the 
conditions that must be met to complete the exchange. The Exchange 
Agreement can contain information such as identification of parties, 
description of lands and interests to be exchanged, identification of 
all reserved and outstanding interest, and all other terms and 
conditions necessary to complete the exchange.
    The Forest Service collects the information from the non-Federal 
party (or parties) necessary to complete the Agreement to Initiate and 
the Exchange Agreement. The information is collected by Forest Service 
personnel from parties involved in the exchange via telephone, email or 
in person. Data from this information collection is unique to each land 
exchange and is not available from other sources. No standardized forms 
are associated with this information collection.

Estimate of Annual Burden

    Agreement to Initiate: 3 hours.
    Exchange Agreement: 1 hour.
    Type of Respondents: Non-Federal party (or parties) that can 
include landowners, agents of landowners, brokers, a third party or a 
non-Federal public agency.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.826.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 88.

Comment Is Invited

    Comment is invited on: (1) whether this collection of information 
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the 
functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have 
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's 
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request 
toward Office of Management and Budget approval.

    Dated: May 24, 2016.
Brian Ferebee,
Associate Deputy Chief National Forest System.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Title: Land Exchanges. are associated with this information
contains documents other than rules or OMB Number: 0596–0105. collection.
proposed rules that are applicable to the Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, 2016. Estimate of Annual Burden
committee meetings, agency decisions and Type of Request: Extension with
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Agreement to Initiate: 3 hours.
petitions and applications and agency
revision of a currently approved
information collection. Exchange Agreement: 1 hour.
statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents appearing in this Abstract: Land exchanges are Type of Respondents: Non-Federal
section. discretionary, voluntary real estate party (or parties) that can include
transactions between the Secretary of landowners, agents of landowners,
Agriculture (acting by and through the brokers, a third party or a non-Federal
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service) and a non-Federal public agency.
exchange party (or parties). Land
Forest Service Estimated Annual Number of
exchanges can be initiated by a non-
Respondents: 25.
Federal party (or parties), an agent of a
Information Collection; Land landowner, a broker, a third party, or a Estimated Annual Number of
Exchanges non-Federal public agency. Responses per Respondent: 1.826.
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. Each land exchange requires Estimated Total Annual Burden on
ACTION: Notice; request for comment. preparation of an Agreement to Initiate Respondents: 88.
as required by Title 36 Code of Federal
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Regulations (CFR), part 254, subpart A— Comment Is Invited
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the section 254.4—Agreement to Initiate.
Forest Service is seeking comments Comment is invited on: (1) whether
The Agreement to Initiate document
from all interested individuals and specifies the preliminary and non- this collection of information is
organizations on the extension with no binding intentions of the non-Federal necessary for the stated purposes and
revision of a currently approved land exchange party and the Forest the proper performance of the functions
information collection, OMB 0596– Service in pursuing a land exchange. of the Agency, including whether the
0105, Land Exchanges. The Agreement to Initiate can contain information will have practical or
DATES: Comments must be received in such information as the description of scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
writing on or before August 1, 2016 to properties being considered in the land Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
be assured of consideration. Comments exchange, an implementation schedule collection of information, including the
received after that date will be of action items, identification of the validity of the methodology and
considered to the extent practicable. party responsible for each action item, assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this as well as target dates for completion of the quality, utility, and clarity of the
notice should be addressed to Nancy each action item. information to be collected; and (4)
Parachini, National Land Adjustment As the exchange proposal develops, ways to minimize the burden of the
Program Manager, Lands, Forest the Forest Service and the non-Federal collection of information on
Service, 201 14th Street SW., Suite 1SE, land exchange party may enter into a respondents, including the use of
Mail Stop 1124, Washington, DC 20024. binding Exchange Agreement, pursuant automated, electronic, mechanical, or
Comments also may be submitted via to Title 36 CFR part 254, subpart A, other technological collection
facsimile to 703–605–5117 or by email section 254.14—Exchange Agreement. techniques or other forms of information
to: nparachini@fs.fed.us. The Exchange Agreement documents
The public may inspect comments technology.
the conditions that must be met to
received at Office of the Land complete the exchange. The Exchange All comments received in response to
Adjustment Program Manager—Lands Agreement can contain information this notice, including names and
Staff, Yates Building, 201 14th Street, such as identification of parties, addresses when provided, will be a
SW., Washington, DC during normal description of lands and interests to be matter of public record. Comments will
business hours. Visitors are encouraged exchanged, identification of all reserved be summarized and included in the
to call ahead to 202–205–3563 or 800– and outstanding interest, and all other submission request toward Office of
832–1355 to facilitate entry to the terms and conditions necessary to Management and Budget approval.
building. complete the exchange. Dated: May 24, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Forest Service collects the Brian Ferebee,
Nancy Parachini, Lands Adjustment information from the non-Federal party
Program Manager, 202–205–1238. Associate Deputy Chief National Forest
(or parties) necessary to complete the
Individuals who use System.
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Agreement. The information is collected
(TDD) may call the Federal Information by Forest Service personnel from parties BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 involved in the exchange via telephone,
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., email or in person. Data from this
Eastern Standard Time, Monday information collection is unique to each
through Friday. land exchange and is not available from
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: other sources. No standardized forms

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; request for comment.
Dates		Comments must be received in writing on or before August 1, 2016 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable.
Contact		Nancy Parachini, Lands Adjustment Program Manager, 202-205-1238.
FR Citation		81 FR 34309

81 FR 34309 - Information Collection; Land Exchanges

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREForest Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 104 (May 31, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service