81_FR_51996 81 FR 51845 - Information Collection; Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act Response Agreements

81 FR 51845 - Information Collection; Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act Response Agreements

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 151 (August 5, 2016)

Page Range51845-51846
FR Document2016-18685

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the new information collection, Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act Response Agreements.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51845-51846]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18685]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection; Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and 
Stafford Act Response Agreements

AGENCY: Forest Service USDA, Bureau of Land Management DOI, Fish and 
Wildlife Service DOI, National Park Service DOI, and Bureau of Indian 
Affairs DOI.

ACTION: Notice and 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 new information collection, Cooperative Wildland 
Fire Management and Stafford Act Response Agreements.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before October 4, 
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 Tim 
Melchert, Cooperative Fire Specialist, USDA Forest Service, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250.
    Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 208-387-5398 or by 
email to: [email protected].
    The public may inspect comments received at Forest Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20250 during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call 
ahead to 202-205-1637 to facilitate entry to the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Melchert, Cooperative Fire 
Specialist, at USDA Forest Service, 208-387-5887.
    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: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, Forest Service will submit a request for a new information 
collection to Office of Management and Budget.
    Title: Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act 
Response Agreements.
    OMB Number: 0596--NEW.
    Type of Request: New.
    Abstract: To allow the performance of specific activities in 
cooperation with Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments, 
Congress enacted authorities allowing the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to enter 
into cooperative agreements with fire organizations to improve 
efficiency by facilitating the coordination and exchange of personnel, 
equipment, supplies, services, and funds among the parties in 
sustaining wildland fire management activities, such as prevention, 
preparedness, communication and education, fuels treatment and hazard 
mitigation, fire planning, response strategies, tactics and 
alternatives, suppression, and post-fire rehabilitation and 
restoration. In addition, agreements allow for the parties to respond 
to presidentially declared emergencies or disasters. The primary 
authorities allowing for the agreements are the Reciprocal Fire 
Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. 1856, and the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121. 
The proposed Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act 
Response Agreement template will allow authorized agencies to 
streamline coordination with other Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
governments in wildland fire protection activities, and to document in 
an agreement the roles and responsibilities among the parties, ensuring 
maximum protection of resources.
    To negotiate, develop, and administer Cooperative Wildland Fire 
Management and Stafford Act Response Agreements, the USDA Forest 
Service, DOI Bureau of Land Management, DOI Fish and Wildlife Service, 
DOI National Park Service, and DOI Bureau of Indian Affairs DOI must 
collect information from willing State, local, and Tribal governments 
from the pre-agreement to the closeout stage via telephone calls, 
emails, postal mail, and person-to-person meetings. There are multiple 
means for cooperators to communicate responses, which include forms, 
optional forms, templates, electronic documents, in person, telephone, 
and email. The scope of information collected includes the project 
type, project scope, financial plan, statement of work, and 
cooperator's business information. Without the collected information, 
authorized Federal agencies would not be able to negotiate, create, 
develop, and administer cooperative agreements with cooperators for to 
wildland fire protection, approved severity activities, and 
presidentially declared emergencies or disasters. Authorized Federal 
agencies would be unable to develop or monitor projects, make payments, 
or identify financial and accounting errors.
    The regulations governing Federal financial assistance 
relationships are not applicable to agreement templates under this 
information collection request. The regulations in 2 CFR 200 set forth 
the general rules that are applicable to all grants and cooperative 
agreements made by the USDA and DOI. Because the Federal Government's 
use of Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act Response 
Agreements entered into under cited Federal statutes are not financial 
assistance for the benefit of the recipient but instead are entered 
into for the mutual benefit of the Federal government and the non-
Federal cooperators, the assistance regulations in 2 CFR 200, as 
adopted and supplemented by the USDA and DOI, are not applicable to 
such agreements.
    This is a new information collection request. The Cooperative 
Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act Response Agreement template 
can be viewed at www.fs.fed.us/managing-land/fire/master-agreement-
template.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 to 24 hours annually per respondent.

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    Type of Respondents: State, local, and Tribal governments.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 320.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 to 4.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 47,040 hours.
    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: August 1, 2016.
James E. Hubbard,
Deputy Chief State and Private Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2016-18685 Filed 8-4-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 151 / Friday, August 5, 2016 / Notices 51845 3 Beginning July 1, 2016, FNS approved ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this coordination with other Federal, State, Puerto Rico to receive a 17-percent increase notice should be addressed to Tim local, and Tribal governments in in school meal reimbursement rates. Melchert, Cooperative Fire Specialist, wildland fire protection activities, and This action is not a rule as defined by USDA Forest Service, 1400 to document in an agreement the roles the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. Independence Avenue SW., and responsibilities among the parties, 601–612) and thus is exempt from the Washington, DC 20250. ensuring maximum protection of provisions of that Act. Comments also may be submitted via resources. In accordance with the Paperwork facsimile to 208–387–5398 or by email To negotiate, develop, and administer Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), to: CoopFire_Agreements@fs.fed.us. Cooperative Wildland Fire Management no new recordkeeping or reporting The public may inspect comments and Stafford Act Response Agreements, requirements have been included that received at Forest Service, U.S. the USDA Forest Service, DOI Bureau of are subject to approval from the Office Department of Agriculture, 1400 Land Management, DOI Fish and of Management and Budget. Independence Avenue SW., Wildlife Service, DOI National Park This notice has been determined to be Washington, DC 20250 during normal Service, and DOI Bureau of Indian not significant and was reviewed by the business hours. Visitors are encouraged Affairs DOI must collect information Office of Management and Budget in to call ahead to 202–205–1637 to from willing State, local, and Tribal conformance with Executive Order facilitate entry to the building. governments from the pre-agreement to 12866. the closeout stage via telephone calls, National School Lunch, School FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Melchert, Cooperative Fire Specialist, at emails, postal mail, and person-to- Breakfast and Special Milk Programs are person meetings. There are multiple listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic USDA Forest Service, 208–387–5887. Individuals who use means for cooperators to communicate Assistance under No. 10.555, No. 10.553 responses, which include forms, and No. 10.556, respectively, and are telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay optional forms, templates, electronic subject to the provisions of Executive documents, in person, telephone, and Order 12372, which requires Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of email. The scope of information intergovernmental consultation with collected includes the project type, State and local officials. (See 2 CFR the year, including holidays. project scope, financial plan, statement 415.3–415.6). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In of work, and cooperator’s business Authority: Sections 4, 8, 11 and 17A of the accordance with the Paperwork information. Without the collected Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Reduction Act of 1995, Forest Service information, authorized Federal Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1757, will submit a request for a new agencies would not be able to negotiate, 1759a, 1766a) and sections 3 and 4(b) of the information collection to Office of create, develop, and administer Child Nutrition Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. Management and Budget. 1772 and 42 U.S.C. 1773(b)). cooperative agreements with Title: Cooperative Wildland Fire cooperators for to wildland fire Dated: August 2, 2016. Management and Stafford Act Response protection, approved severity activities, Yvette S. Jackson, Agreements. and presidentially declared emergencies Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition OMB Number: 0596—NEW. or disasters. Authorized Federal Service. Type of Request: New. agencies would be unable to develop or [FR Doc. 2016–18650 Filed 8–4–16; 8:45 am] Abstract: To allow the performance of monitor projects, make payments, or BILLING CODE 3410–30–P specific activities in cooperation with identify financial and accounting errors. Federal, State, local, and Tribal The regulations governing Federal governments, Congress enacted financial assistance relationships are not DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE authorities allowing the U.S. applicable to agreement templates under Department of Agriculture (USDA) and this information collection request. The Forest Service U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to regulations in 2 CFR 200 set forth the enter into cooperative agreements with general rules that are applicable to all Information Collection; Cooperative fire organizations to improve efficiency grants and cooperative agreements made Wildland Fire Management and by facilitating the coordination and by the USDA and DOI. Because the Stafford Act Response Agreements exchange of personnel, equipment, Federal Government’s use of AGENCY: Forest Service USDA, Bureau supplies, services, and funds among the Cooperative Wildland Fire Management of Land Management DOI, Fish and parties in sustaining wildland fire and Stafford Act Response Agreements Wildlife Service DOI, National Park management activities, such as entered into under cited Federal statutes Service DOI, and Bureau of Indian prevention, preparedness, are not financial assistance for the Affairs DOI. communication and education, fuels benefit of the recipient but instead are ACTION: Notice and request for comment. treatment and hazard mitigation, fire entered into for the mutual benefit of planning, response strategies, tactics the Federal government and the non- SUMMARY: In accordance with the and alternatives, suppression, and post- Federal cooperators, the assistance Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the fire rehabilitation and restoration. In regulations in 2 CFR 200, as adopted Forest Service is seeking comments addition, agreements allow for the and supplemented by the USDA and from all interested individuals and parties to respond to presidentially DOI, are not applicable to such organizations on the new information declared emergencies or disasters. The agreements. collection, Cooperative Wildland Fire primary authorities allowing for the This is a new information collection mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Management and Stafford Act Response agreements are the Reciprocal Fire request. The Cooperative Wildland Fire Agreements. Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. 1856, and the Management and Stafford Act Response DATES: Comments must be received in Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121. The Agreement template can be viewed at writing on or before October 4, 2016 to proposed Cooperative Wildland Fire www.fs.fed.us/managing-land/fire/ be assured of consideration. Comments Management and Stafford Act Response master-agreement-template. received after that date will be Agreement template will allow Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 to 24 considered to the extent practicable. authorized agencies to streamline hours annually per respondent. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Aug 04, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1

51846 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 151 / Friday, August 5, 2016 / Notices Type of Respondents: State, local, and RAC_Meeting_Page?id=a2zt00000004C Dated: July 29, 2016. Tribal governments. yPAAU. Christine Frisbee, Estimated Annual Number of DATES: The meeting will be held Acting Forest Supervisor. Respondents: 320. September 6, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. [FR Doc. 2016–18608 Filed 8–4–16; 8:45 am] Estimated Annual Number of All RAC meetings are subject to BILLING CODE 3411–15–P Responses per Respondent: 1 to 4. cancellation. For status of meeting prior Estimated Total Annual Burden on to attendance, please contact the person Respondents: 47,040 hours. listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Comment is invited on: (1) Whether CONTACT. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS this collection of information is ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting necessary for the stated purposes and the Klamath National Forest (NF) of the South Dakota Advisory the proper performance of the functions Supervisor’s Office, Conference Room, Committee of the Agency, including whether the 1711 South Main Street, Yreka, information will have practical or California. AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Written comments may be submitted ACTION: Announcement of meeting. Agency’s estimate of the burden of the as described under SUPPLEMENTARY collection of information, including the INFORMATION. All comments, including SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, validity of the methodology and names and addresses when provided, pursuant to the provisions of the rules assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance are placed in the record and are and regulations of the U.S. Commission the quality, utility, and clarity of the available for public inspection and on Civil Rights (Commission), and the information to be collected; and (4) copying. The public may inspect Federal Advisory Committee Act ways to minimize the burden of the comments received at Klamath NF (FACA), that a briefing meeting of the collection of information on Supervior’s Office. Please call ahead to South Dakota Advisory Committee to respondents, including the use of facilitate entry into the building. the Commission will convene at 1:00 automated, electronic, mechanical, or p.m. (CDT) on Thursday, August 25, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: other technological collection 2016, in the Community Room on the Natalie Stovall, RAC Coordinator, by techniques or other forms of information 1st Floor of the Aberdeen Public Safety phone at 530–841–4411 or via email at technology. Building, 114 2nd Avenue SE., nstovall@fs.fed.us. All comments received in response to Individuals who use Aberdeen, SD 57401. this notice, including names and telecommunication devices for the deaf The purpose of the briefing meeting is addresses when provided, will be a (TDD) may call the Federal Information to examine the subtle effects of racism matter of public record. Comments will Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 in South Dakota. The briefing topics be summarized and included in the between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., will include the value of the use of submission request toward Office of Eastern Standard Time, Monday body-worn cameras in law enforcement, Management and Budget approval. through Friday. and minority policing that impacts Native Americans and immigrant Dated: August 1, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The communities. The South Dakota James E. Hubbard, purpose of the meeting is to: 1. Approve prior meeting notes, Advisory Committee will hear from law Deputy Chief State and Private Forestry. enforcement, tribal officials, advocacy [FR Doc. 2016–18685 Filed 8–4–16; 8:45 am] 2. Update on ongoing projects, 3. Public comment period, groups, community organizations, BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 4. Review meeting schedule, representatives of local, state, and 5. Proposal reviews, and Federal agencies, and the public. 6. Vote on proposals. If other persons who plan to attend DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE The meeting is open to the public. the meeting require other The agenda will include time for people accommodations, please contact Evelyn Forest Service to make oral statements of three minutes Bohor at ebohor@usccr.gov at the Rocky Siskiyou County Resource Advisory or less. Anyone who would like to bring Mountain Regional Office at least ten Committee related matters to the attention of the (10) working days before the scheduled committee may file written statements date of the meeting. AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. with the committee staff before or after Time will be set aside at the end of ACTION: Notice of meeting. the meeting. Written comments may be the briefing so that members of the sent to Natalie Stovall, RAC public may address the Committee after SUMMARY: The Siskiyou County Coordinator, 1711 S. Main Street, Yreka, the formal presentations have been Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) California 96097; by email to nstovall@ completed. Persons interested in the will meet in Yreka, California. The fs.fed.us or via facsimile to 530–841– issue are also invited to submit written committee is authorized under the 4571. comments; the comments must be Secure Rural Schools and Community Meeting Accommodations: If you are received in the regional office by Self-Determination Act (the Act) and a person requiring reasonable Monday, September 26. Written operates in compliance with the Federal accommodation, please make requests comments may be mailed to the Rocky Advisory Committee Act. The purpose in advance for sign language Mountain Regional Office, U.S. of the committee is to improve interpreting, assistive listening devices, Commission on Civil Rights, 1961 Stout mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES collaborative relationships and to or other reasonable accommodation. For Street, Suite 13–201, Denver, CO 80294, provide advice and recommendations to access to the facility or proceedings, faxed to (303) 866–1050, or emailed to the Forest Service concerning projects please contact the person listed in the Evelyn Bohor at ebohor@usccr.gov. and funding consistent with Title II of section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Persons who desire additional the Act. RAC information can be found CONTACT. All reasonable information may contact the Rocky at the following Web site: http:// accommodation requests are managed Mountain Regional Office at (303) 866– cloudapps-usda-gov.force.com/FSSRS/ on a case by case basis. 1040. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Aug 04, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1


Document Created: 2016-08-05 06:43:46
Document Modified: 2016-08-05 06:43:46
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comment.
DatesComments must be received in writing on or before October 4, 2016 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable.
ContactTim Melchert, Cooperative Fire Specialist, at USDA Forest Service, 208-387-5887.
FR Citation81 FR 51845 
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