81 FR 34969 - Information Collection; Role of Communities in Stewardship Contracting Projects

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 105 (June 1, 2016)

Page Range		34969-34969
FR Document		2016-12940

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 revision of a currently approved information collection, Role of Communities in Stewardship Contracting Projects.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection; Role of Communities in Stewardship 
Contracting Projects

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 revision of a currently approved 
information collection, Role of Communities in Stewardship Contracting 
Projects.

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 
Director, Forest Management Staff, Mail Stop 1103, Forest Service, 
USDA, 201 14th Street SW., Washington DC 20024-1103.
    Comments also may be submitted by email to: 
[email protected]. Comments may also be submitted via the 
world wide web/Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    The public may inspect comments received at the Office of the 
Director, Forest Management Staff, Third Floor NW., Yates Federal 
Building, 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC during normal business 
hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 202-649-1725 to 
facilitate entry to the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Lawrence, Forest Service, Forest 
Management Staff, 202-205-1269. Individuals who use telecommunication 
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 
1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, 
including holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Role of Communities in Stewardship Contracting Projects.
    OMB Number: 0596-0201.
    Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2016.
    Type of Request: Extension with Revision.
    Abstract: The Forest Service is required to report to Congress 
annually on the role of local communities in the development of 
agreement or contract plans through stewardship contracting, per 
Section 8205 of Public Law 113-79, the Agricultural Act of 2014. To 
meet the requirement, the Forest Service conducts surveys to gather the 
necessary information. The survey provides information regarding the:
    (a) Nature of the local community involved in developing agreement 
or contract plans,
    (b) Nature of roles played by the entities involved in developing 
agreement or contract plans,
    (c) Benefits to the community and agency by being involved in 
planning and development of contract plans, and
    (d) Usefulness of stewardship contracting in helping meet the needs 
of local communities.
    The Pinchot Institute for Conservation and its sub-contractors 
collect the information through an annual telephone survey. The survey 
asks Federal employees, employees of for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions, employees of State and local agencies, and individual 
citizens who have been involved in stewardship contracting projects 
about their role in the development of agreement or contract plans.
    The information collected through the survey is analyzed by the 
Pinchot Institute for Conservation and its sub-contractors and used to 
help develop the Forest Service report to Congress as required by 
Section 8205 of Public Law 113-79.
    Without the information from this annual collection of data, the 
Forest Service will not be able to provide the required annual reports 
to Congress on the role of communities in development of agreement or 
contract plans under stewardship contracting.
    Type of Respondents: Employees of for-profit and non-profit 
businesses and institutions, as well as individuals.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 90.
    Estimate of Burden per Response: 0.75 hours.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 68 Hours.

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 25, 2016.
Brian Ferebee,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest Systems.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Estimate of Burden per Response: 0.75
contains documents other than rules or Title: Role of Communities in hours.
proposed rules that are applicable to the Stewardship Contracting Projects. Estimated Annual Number of
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, OMB Number: 0596–0201. Responses per Respondent: 1.
committee meetings, agency decisions and Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, Estimated Total Annual Burden on
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Respondents: 68 Hours.
petitions and applications and agency
2016.
statements of organization and functions are Type of Request: Extension with Comment Is Invited
examples of documents appearing in this Revision.
section. Abstract: The Forest Service is Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
required to report to Congress annually this collection of information is
on the role of local communities in the necessary for the stated purposes and
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE development of agreement or contract the proper performance of the functions
plans through stewardship contracting, of the Agency, including whether the
Forest Service per Section 8205 of Public Law 113–79, information will have practical or
the Agricultural Act of 2014. To meet scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Information Collection; Role of the requirement, the Forest Service Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Communities in Stewardship conducts surveys to gather the necessary collection of information, including the
Contracting Projects validity of the methodology and
information. The survey provides
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. information regarding the: assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
(a) Nature of the local community the quality, utility, and clarity of the
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
involved in developing agreement or information to be collected; and (4)
SUMMARY: In accordance with the contract plans, ways to minimize the burden of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the (b) Nature of roles played by the collection of information on
Forest Service is seeking comments entities involved in developing respondents, including the use of
from all interested individuals and agreement or contract plans, automated, electronic, mechanical, or
organizations on the extension with (c) Benefits to the community and other technological collection
revision of a currently approved agency by being involved in planning techniques or other forms of information
information collection, Role of and development of contract plans, and technology.
Communities in Stewardship (d) Usefulness of stewardship All comments received in response to
Contracting Projects. contracting in helping meet the needs of this notice, including names and
DATES: Comments must be received in local communities. addresses when provided, will be a
writing on or before August 1, 2016 to The Pinchot Institute for Conservation matter of public record. Comments will
be assured of consideration. Comments and its sub-contractors collect the be summarized and included in the
received after that date will be information through an annual submission request toward Office of
considered to the extent practicable. telephone survey. The survey asks Management and Budget approval.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this Federal employees, employees of for- Dated: May 25, 2016.
notice should be addressed to Director, profit and not-for-profit institutions, Brian Ferebee,
Forest Management Staff, Mail Stop employees of State and local agencies, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
1103, Forest Service, USDA, 201 14th and individual citizens who have been Systems.
Street SW., Washington DC 20024–1103. involved in stewardship contracting [FR Doc. 2016–12940 Filed 5–31–16; 8:45 am]
Comments also may be submitted by projects about their role in the BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
email to: InfoCollection0201@fs.fed.us. development of agreement or contract
Comments may also be submitted via plans.
the world wide web/Internet at http:// The information collected through the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
www.regulations.gov. survey is analyzed by the Pinchot
The public may inspect comments Institute for Conservation and its sub- Forest Service
received at the Office of the Director, contractors and used to help develop
Forest Management Staff, Third Floor the Forest Service report to Congress as Information Collection; Application for
NW., Yates Federal Building, 201 14th required by Section 8205 of Public Law Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or
Street SW., Washington, DC during 113–79. Areas Restricted by Regulation or
normal business hours. Visitors are Without the information from this Order
encouraged to call ahead to 202–649– annual collection of data, the Forest AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
1725 to facilitate entry to the building. Service will not be able to provide the ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: required annual reports to Congress on
David Lawrence, Forest Service, Forest the role of communities in development SUMMARY: In accordance with the
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Management Staff, 202–205–1269. of agreement or contract plans under Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Individuals who use telecommunication stewardship contracting. Forest Service is seeking comments on
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Type of Respondents: Employees of the revision of a currently approved
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– for-profit and non-profit businesses and information collection, form FS–7700–
877–8339 twenty-four hours a day, institutions, as well as individuals. 40, Application for Permit, Non-Federal
every day of the year, including Estimated Annual Number of Commercial Use of Roads Restricted by
holidays. Respondents: 90. Order. The revised information

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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		David Lawrence, Forest Service, Forest Management Staff, 202-205-1269. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
FR Citation		81 FR 34969

81 FR 34969 - Information Collection; Role of Communities in Stewardship Contracting Projects

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREForest Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 105 (June 1, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service