81_FR_95350 81 FR 95102 - Information Collection: Special Use Administration.

81 FR 95102 - Information Collection: Special Use Administration.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 248 (December 27, 2016)

Page Range95102-95106
FR Document2016-31214

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, Special Use Administration.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection: Special Use Administration.

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, Special Use Administration.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before February 27, 
2017 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 
Volunteers & Service Program Manager, USDA Forest Service, Attn: Lands, 
1400 Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop Code: 1124, Washington, DC 20250-
1124. Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 202-644-4700 or 
by email to: [email protected].
    The public may inspect comments received at the Office of the 
Director, Lands, 1st Floor South East, Sidney R. Yates Federal 
Building, 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC, during normal business 
hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 202-205-3563 to 
facilitate entry to the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Chandler, Lands, at 202-205-1117. 
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. 
and 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Special Use Administration.
    OMB Number: 0596-0082.
    Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2017.
    Type of Request: Extension with revision.
    Abstract: The information collection requirements are necessary for 
the Forest Service to issue and administer special use authorizations 
that allow the public to use and occupy National Forest System (NFS) 
lands under these authorities. The information collected is used by 
Forest Service officials (unless otherwise noted) to ensure that uses 
of NFS lands are authorized, in the public interest, and compatible 
with the Agency's mission; and/or record authorization of use granted 
by appropriate Forest Service officials.
    In addition, the Department of the Interior (DOI) statutes for the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 
National Park Service (NPS), and Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) along with 
the statute for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) authorize its 
collection of information and will utilize form SF-299 ``Application 
for Transportation and Utility Systems and Facilities on Federal 
Lands.''
    Several statutes authorize the Forest Service to issue and 
administer authorizations for use and occupancy of NFS lands and 
collect information from the public for those purposes. The laws 
authorizing the collection of this information include the Organic 
Administration Act of 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551); Title V of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1761-1771); Act of 
March 4, 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497); Alaska Term Permit Act of March 30, 1948 
(48 U.S.C. 341); Act of September 3, 1954 (68 Stat. 1146; 43 U.S.C. 
931c, 931d); National Forest Ski Area Permit Act (16 U.S.C. 497b); 
section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185); National Forest 
Roads and Trails Act (FRTA, 16 U.S.C. 532-538); section 7 of the 
Granger-Thye Act (16 U.S.C. 480d); Act of May 26, 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
6d); Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801-6814); 
Archeological Resource Protection Act of October 31, 1979 (16 U.S.C. 
1996); and the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended.
    Forest Service regulations implementing these authorities, found at 
36 CFR part 251, subpart B, contain information collection 
requirements, including submission of applications, execution of forms, 
and imposition of terms and conditions that entail information 
collection requirements, such as the requirement to submit annual 
financial information, to prepare and update an operating plan; to

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prepare and update a maintenance plan, and to submit compliance reports 
and information updates.
    The information helps the Forest Service identify the environmental 
and social impacts of special uses for purposes of compliance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act and program administration. In 
addition, the Forest Service uses the information to ascertain whether 
the land use fee(s) charged for special use authorizations are based on 
market value.
    Information collection occurs via application forms, as well as 
terms and conditions in special use authorizations and operating plans. 
There are six categories of information collected:
    (1) Information required from proponents and applicants to evaluate 
proposals and applications to use or occupy NFS lands,
    (2) Information required from applicants to complete special use 
authorizations,
    (3) Annual financial information required from holders to determine 
land use fees,
    (4) Information required from holders to prepare and update 
operating plans,
    (5) Information required from holders to prepare and update 
maintenance plans, and
    (6) Information required from holders to complete compliance 
reports and informational updates.
    The six categories cover all information collection requirements 
involved in administration of the Special Uses program, including 
application and reporting forms; authorization forms; supplemental 
special use authorization clauses in Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, 
chapter 50; and information collection requirements not associated with 
an approved standard form.
    These six categories demonstrate the complexity of the special uses 
program and the importance of standard forms in administration of the 
program. Special use authorizations encompass a variety of activities 
ranging from individual private uses to large-scale commercial 
facilities and public services. Examples of authorized special uses 
include public and private road rights-of-way, apiaries, domestic water 
supply conveyance systems, telephone and electric service rights-of-
way, oil and gas pipeline rights-of-way, communications facilities, 
hydroelectric power-generating facilities, ski areas, resorts, marinas, 
municipal sewage treatment plants, and public parks and playgrounds.

Category 1: The Application Process

    1. SF-299, Application for Transportation and Utility Systems and 
Facilities on Federal Lands, is used to evaluate the applicant's 
technical and financial capability, nature of the proposed operations, 
and anticipated environmental impacts and proposed mitigation of those 
impacts. This form is used for most non-recreational NFS lands use 
requests. This form will also be used by the Department of the 
Interior's BLM, FWS, NPS, BOR, and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to 
grant, issue, or renew rights-of-way (ROW) to use a specific piece of 
public land for a certain project. Some examples of land uses which 
require a ROW grant include: transmission lines, communication sites, 
roads, highways, trails, telephone lines, canals, flumes, pipelines, 
reservoirs, and so forth.
    2. IRS form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and 
Certification, is used to certify permit holder federal tax 
classification as part of the permit authorization and administration 
process.
    3. FS-2300-43, Special Use Application and Permit for Government-
Owned Buildings, is the form used by the Forest Service to collect 
information and to issue permits for use of government-owned facilities 
on NFS lands.
    4. FS-2700-3a, Holder-Initiated Revocation of Existing 
Authorization and Request for a Special Use Permit, is used to 
facilitate issuance of a new authorization when there is a change in 
ownership of authorized improvements or a change in control of the 
holder of a special use authorization.
    5. FS-2700-3b, Special Use Application and Permit for Noncommercial 
Group Use, provides information used to evaluate requests to use NFS 
lands for noncommercial gatherings involving 75 or more people, such as 
a wedding or an activity involving the exercise of First Amendment 
rights, and to authorize such requests.
    6. FS-2700-3c, Special Use Application and Permit for Recreation 
Events, is used to collect information needed to evaluate requests to 
use NFS lands for events involving an entry or participation fee, such 
as an endurance ride, and to authorize such requests.
    7. FS-2700-3f, Special Use Application and Permit, Temporary Permit 
for Outfitting and Guiding, is the form used by the Forest Service to 
collect information and to issue temporary permits to use NFS lands for 
Outfitting and Guiding services.
    8. FS-2700-10, Technical Data for Communications Uses, is the form 
used by the Forest Service to collect information and to evaluate the 
compatibility of communications equipment at a communications site to 
minimize frequency interference and other compatibility problems.
    9. FS-2700-11, Agreement Concerning a Small Business Administration 
Loan for a Holder of a Special Use Permit, is the form used by the 
Forest Service to collect information and to enter into agreement with 
a holder, a lender, and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 
regarding a loan guaranteed by the SBA.
    10. FS-2700-12, Agreement Concerning a Loan for a Holder of a 
Special Use Permit, is the form used by the Forest Service to collect 
information and to enter into an agreement with a holder and a lender 
regarding a loan not guaranteed by the SBA.
    11. FS-2700-30, Application for Permit for Archaeological 
Investigations, is the form used by the Forest Service to collect 
information and to evaluate the financial capability and qualifications 
of an applicant to undertake archaeological investigations on NFS 
lands.
    12. FS-2700-33, Additional Insured Endorsement for a Special Use 
Authorization, is the form used by the Forest Service to collect 
information and to name the United States as an additional insured in 
an insurance policy issued to the holder of a special use 
authorization.
    13. FS-2700-34, Prospectus for Campground and Related Granger-Thye 
Concessions, is used to select the most qualified applicant to operate 
a concession campground in a competitive process.
    14. FS-2800-22A, Application for Authorization for Paleontological 
Resources Research or Collection, ((re-numbered from and separated from 
FS-2700-36)), is the form used by the Forest Service to collect 
information required to evaluate an applicant's proposal for 
paleontological research or collection to ensure compliance with 
statutory and regulatory requirements established for such activities.
    15. FS-2800-22B, Authorization to Conduct Paleontological Resources 
Research or Collection, ((re-numbered from and separated from FS-2700-
36)), is the form used by the Forest Service to establish stipulations 
for the performance of authorized activities related to paleontological 
research or collection.
    16. FS-2800-22C, Paleontological Investigation Report Form, ((re-
numbered from and separated from FS-2700-36)), is the form used by the 
Forest Service to collect information necessary

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to evaluate a permit holder's compliance with requirements established 
under an authorization to conduct paleontological research or 
collection, and to collect information used in the monitoring of 
paleontological resources.
    17. FS-2800-22D, Paleontological Specimen Data Form, ((re-numbered 
from and separated from FS-2700-36)), is the form used by the Forest 
Service to provide information regarding specimens collected under 
authorization, which remain Federal property, and which must be 
deposited in an approved repository institution.
    18. FS-6500-24, Financial Statement, provides information used by 
the authorized Forest Service officer or financial analyst to evaluate 
the financial capability of an applicant to undertake the requested use 
and to comply with the terms and conditions of an authorization. This 
form is used primarily for requests to operate ski areas, resorts, and 
government-owned campgrounds on NFS lands.
    19. 16. FS-6500-25, Request for Verification, is the form used by 
an authorized Forest Service officer or financial analyst to: (1) 
Obtain a release of information from a financial institution to verify 
the financial capability of an applicant to undertake the requested 
use, and (2) to comply with the terms and conditions of an 
authorization. This form is used primarily for requests to operate ski 
areas, resorts, and government-owned campgrounds on NFS lands.
    20. Response to a Prospectus (no designated form). When the Forest 
Service offers a new business opportunity that requires a Special Use 
authorization, for which there is competitive interest, it is necessary 
to issue a prospectus. Information provided by applicants in response 
to a prospectus is used to select the most qualified applicant.
    21. Stanislaus FS-2300-1A Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River Permit 
(NEW) is the form used by the Forest Service to collect information and 
to issue temporary permits to use NFS lands for river permit.
    22. Stanislaus FS-2300-1B Cherry Creek Self-Registration Permit 
(NEW) is the form used by the Forest Service to collect information and 
to issue temporary permits to use NFS lands for river permit.

Category 2: Special Use Authorizations

    1. FS-2700-4, Special Use Permit, is the form used by the Forest 
Service to collect information and to authorize a variety of uses on 
NFS lands not covered by another form.
    2. FS-2700-4b, Forest Road Special Use Permit, is the form used by 
the Forest Service to collect information and to authorize, under 
FLPMA, the construction and use of an NFS road, typically to access 
private property within a national forest for commercial purposes, such 
as timber hauling or noncommercial purposes such as residential use.
    3. FS-2700-4c, Private Road Special Use Permit, is the form used by 
the Forest Service to collect information and to authorize, under 
FLPMA, the construction and use of a road that is not part of the 
forest transportation system to access non-Federal land, a mining 
claim, a mineral leasing area, or other uses of NFS lands.
    4. FS-2700-4d, Temporary Cost Share Agreement Road Special Use 
Permit, is the form used by the Forest Service to collect information 
and to authorize, under FLPMA, the construction, maintenance, and use 
of a temporary road on NFS lands covered by a cost share agreement to 
access private property within a national forest for commercial 
purposes, such as timber harvesting.
    5. FS-2700-4h, Special Use Permit for Campground and Related 
Granger-Thye Concessions, is the form used by the Forest Service to 
collect information and to authorize the operation and maintenance of a 
government-owned recreation site on NFS lands.
    6. FS-2700-4h--Appendix B, Annual Granger-Thye Fee Offset 
Agreement, is used by authorized Forest Service official and the holder 
to specify the government maintenance, reconditioning, renovation, and 
improvement used to offset the land use fee for a Campground and 
Related Granger-Thye Concessions Special Use Permit.
    7. FS-2700-4h--Appendix F, Special Use Permit for Campground and 
Related Granger-Thye Concessions, describes the Forest Service's 
drinking water program and the requirements that apply to holders 
authorized to operate a federally owned drinking water system.
    8. FS-2700-4h--Appendix G, Granger-Thye Fee Offset Claim 
Certification, is used by a holder to provide a record of said holder's 
direct and indirect costs attributable to a project enumerated in a 
Granger-Thye Fee Offset Agreement.
    9. FS-2700-4i, Special Use Permit for Outfitting and Guiding, is 
the form used by the Forest Service to collect information and 
authorize the use and occupancy of NFS lands to provide outfitting and 
guiding services.
    10. FS-2700-4j, Special Use Permit for a Federal Agency's Electric 
Transmission Facilities, is the form used by the Forest Service to 
collect information and authorize the use and occupancy of NFS lands by 
a Federal agency that owns and operates electric transmission lines and 
facilities.
    11. FS-2700-4-Shawnee, Special Use Permit for Equestrian Outfitting 
on the Shawnee National Forest, is required as part of a litigation 
settlement for the Shawnee National Forest.
    12. FS-2700-5, Term Special Use Permit, is the form used by the 
Forest Service to collect information and authorize long-term use of 
NFS lands involving privately owned facilities.
    13. FS-2700-5a, Term Special Use Permit for Recreation Residences, 
is the form used by the Forest Service to collect information and 
authorize a privately owned recreation residence on NFS lands.
    14. Grand Island-FS-2700-5a, Term Special Use Permit for Recreation 
Residences, is the form used by the Forest Service to collect 
information and authorize a privately owned recreation residence on 
Grand Island Recreation Area.
    15. FS-2700-5b, Ski Area Term Special Use Permit, is the form used 
by the Forest Service to collect information and authorize ski areas on 
NFS lands.
    16. FS-2700-5c, Resort/Marina Term Special Use Permit, is the form 
used by the Forest Service to collect information and authorize a 
resort/marina on NFS lands.
    17. FS-2700-5d, Resort Supplement for Outfitting and Guiding, 
provides information the Forest Service uses to authorize outfitting 
and guiding occurring at a resort/marina on NFS lands.
    18. FS-2700-9a, Agricultural Irrigation and Livestock Watering 
System Easement, is used by the Forest Service to collect information 
and grant an easement for an agricultural irrigation or a livestock 
watering system on NFS lands.
    19. FS-2700-9b, Cost Share Easement, is used by the Forest Service 
to collect information and authorize, under FRTA, the acquisition, 
construction, or reconstruction and the maintenance and use of an NFS 
road that is subject to a cost share agreement. The parties to the cost 
share agreement grant each other easements within the geographic area 
covered by the agreement. A cost share easement is for a NFS road and 
is subject to the cost sharing provisions of the agreement.
    20. FS-2700-9c, Non-Cost Share Easement, is used by the Forest 
Service to collect information and authorize, under FRTA, the 
construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and use of

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private roads under a cost share agreement. The parties to the cost 
share agreement grant each other easements within the geographic area 
covered by the agreement. A non-cost share easement is for a private 
road (rather than a NFS road) and is not subject to the cost sharing 
provisions of the agreement.
    21. FS-2700-9d, Public Road Easement, is used by the Forest Service 
to collect information and grant easements, under FRTA, to public road 
authorities, such as States or counties, to construct and maintain 
public roads that are not part of the Federal Aid Highway System.
    22. FS-2700-9e, Forest Road Easement, is issued under the National 
Forest Roads and Trails Act. This form is used by the Forest Service to 
collect information and to grant an easement, under FRTA, to a party to 
a cost share agreement, or to another non-Federal landowner who is 
cooperating in the acquisition, construction, or maintenance of a NFS 
road. The easement is for acquisition, construction or reconstruction, 
maintenance, and use of a NFS road that is outside the boundaries of a 
cost share agreement. At the time the easement is granted, the grantor 
and the grantee share the costs of acquisition, construction, and 
reconstruction. After the easement is granted, the grantor and the 
grantee share only the cost of maintenance.
    23. FS-2700-9f, Private Road Easement, issued under the National 
Forest Roads and Trails Act; the Forest Service uses this form to 
collect information and grant an easement, under FRTA, to a party to a 
cost share agreement, or to another non-Federal landowner who is 
cooperating in the acquisition, construction, or maintenance of a NFS 
road. The easement is for construction or reconstruction, maintenance, 
and use of a private road that is outside the boundaries of a cost 
share agreement. Since the easement is for a private rather than a NFS 
road, the cost of constructing, reconstructing, and maintaining the 
road are borne by the grantee.
    24. FS-2700-9g, Forest Road Easement, issued under the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act, is used by Forest Service to collect 
information and grant an easement, under FLPMA, for construction, 
reconstruction, maintenance, and use of an NFS road, when the grantee 
is not a party to a cost share agreement for the acquisition, 
construction, and maintenance of an NFS road, or when the grantee does 
not meet the requirements for issuance of a forest road easement under 
FRTA.
    25. FS-2700-9h, Private Road Easement, issued under the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act, is used by the Forest Service to 
collect information and grant an easement, under FLPMA, for 
construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and use of a private road, 
when the grantee is not a party to a cost share agreement for the 
acquisition, construction, and maintenance of NFS roads, or when the 
grantee does not meet the requirements for issuance of a private road 
easement under FRTA.
    26. FS-2700-10b, Communications Site Lease, is the form used by the 
Forest Service to collect information and to authorize a communications 
use within a designated communications site on NFS lands.
    27. FS-2700-10c (re-numbered from 2700-39), Communications Use 
Permit for Federal Agencies, is the form used by the Forest Service to 
collect information and to authorize a communications use within a 
designated communications site on NFS lands is to be used ONLY for 
Federal Agencies (other than the Forest Service) who have jurisdiction 
over the facility.
    28. FS-2700-23, Amendment for Special Use Authorization, is used by 
the Forest to collect information and amend an existing special use 
authorization.
    29. FS-2700-25, Temporary Special Use Permit, is used by the Forest 
Service to authorize uses of 1 year or less on NFS lands.
    30. FS-2700-26, Major Category Cost Recovery Agreement, is used to 
effectuate cost recovery for special use applications or authorizations 
involving over 50 hours to process or monitor.
    31. FS-2700-26b, Cost Recovery Master Agreement, is used by Forest 
Service officials to effectuate cost recovery for special use 
applications or authorizations involving multiple phases of development 
or groups of applications or similar applications for a specified 
geographic area.
    32. FS-2700-27, Notice to Alaska Native Corporations Regarding 
Prospectus for Visitor Services, is used by the Forest Service to 
collect information and provide notice to Alaska Native Corporations of 
the issuance of a prospectus to conduct visitor services in 
Conservation System Units in Alaska. Notification provides the Alaska 
Native Corporations a chance to request designation as a most directly 
affected Native Corporation for purposes of competing for the 
opportunity to conduct visitor services.
    33. FS-2700-31, Electric Transmission Line Easement, the Forest 
Service uses this form to collect information and to grant a long-term 
easement, under FLPMA, for an electric transmission line to a non-
federal organization.
    34. FS-2700-32, Permit for Archaeological Investigations, the 
Forest Service uses this form to collect information and to grant a 
permit to a qualified applicant to conduct archeological investigations 
on or within NFS lands.

Category 3: Annual Financial Information

    1. FS-2700-6b, Recreation Residence Self-Inspection Report, is the 
Forest Service uses this form to review and record any modifications 
made to a recreation residence.
    2. FS-2700-7, Reconciliation of Sales for Fee Calculation, this 
form provides information used by the Forest Service to determine land 
use fees based on sales revenue.
    3. FS-2700-8, Reconciliation of Gross Fixed Assets to Booked 
Amounts, the Forest Service uses the information provided on this form 
to determine land use fees based on the gross fixed assets of the 
holder.
    4. FS-2700-10a, Telecommunications Facility Inventory, the Forest 
Service uses the information provided on this form to determine the 
rent for a communications facility based on the number of tenants in 
the facility.
    5. FS-2700-19, Fee Calculation for Concession Permits, information 
collected via this form is used by the Forest to determine the land use 
fee for concession permits under the Graduated Rate Fee System.
    6. FS-2700-19a, Fee Calculation for Ski Area Permits, this form 
collects information used by the Forest Service to determine the land 
use fee for ski area permits under the Ski Fee Act.
    7. FS-2700-38, RUS Certification Form--Telephone Facility, this 
form collects information to determine eligibility of fee waiver by the 
Rural Utility Service.
    8. Business Practices (no designated form). The holder provides 
information regarding various business practices, such as basic 
accounting or financial records, upon request by the authorized officer 
or as a term and condition of an authorization. In most circumstances, 
the form used is one customarily used for the type of business 
involved.

Category 4: Preparing and Updating Operating Plans (No Designated Form)

    Special use authorizations may contain a clause requiring the 
holder to

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prepare and update an operating plan that governs day-to-day operations 
of the authorized use. This information is useful to the holder and the 
Forest Service, because it specifies procedures and policies for 
conducting the authorized use. Typically, operating plans contain daily 
operating guidelines, fire abatement and control procedures, monitoring 
guidelines, maintenance standards, safety and emergency plans, and 
inspection standards. Operating plans are usually necessary for complex 
operations, commercial uses, and uses conducted in environmentally 
sensitive areas.

Category 5: Preparing and Updating Maintenance Plans (No Designated 
Form)

    A permit or easement issued under FLPMA or FRTA may require the 
holder or grantee to submit and update a road maintenance plan or 
information necessary for the preparation of a road maintenance plan. A 
road maintenance plan governs the responsibility of the holder or 
grantee to perform or pay for maintenance of an NFS road.

Category 6: Compliance Reports and Information Updates

    1. FS-2700-1, Inspection form for Special Uses, is used to document 
onsite examination of an authorized activity or facility to assess 
conditions and inform a compliance review.
    2. Compliance Reports and Information Updates (no designated form). 
Special use authorizations may contain a clause requiring the holder to 
provide the Forest Service with compliance reports, information 
reports, and other information required by Federal law or to manage NFS 
lands to ensure adequate protection of national forest resources and 
public health and safety. Examples of compliance and information 
updates include dam maintenance inspection reports and logs required by 
the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978; the Federal Dam Safety 
Inspection Act of 1979; and the Dam Safety Act of 1983; documentation 
that authorized facilities passed safety inspections; documentation 
showing that the United States is named as an additional insured in an 
insurance policy issued to a holder; notifications involving a change 
in ownership of authorized improvements or a change in control of the 
holder; and documentation of compliance with Title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964.

Forest Service

    Estimated Annual Burden: 2.9 burden hours per response (This is an 
average burden per form. This estimated annual burden also includes 
data from the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Army Corp of 
Engineers.)
    Type of Respondents: Individuals, Businesses, Non-profit 
Organizations, and Non-Federal Governmental entities.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 168,728 respondents (This 
is a 3-year user rate average as tracked by the Special Use Data System 
(SUDS). This estimated annual number of respondents also includes data 
from the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Army Corp of 
Engineers.)
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 336,463.5 hours. 
(This is an estimation based on a three year usage rate as tracked by 
SUDS multiplied by Burden Hours per Form. This estimated annual burden 
on respondents also includes data from the Department of the Interior 
and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.)

Department of the Interior--BLM, FWS, NPS and BOR

    Estimated Annual Burden: 25 burden hours per response.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals, Businesses, Non-profit 
Organizations, and State and Local and Federal Government.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 5,254.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 131,051 hours.

U.S. Army Corp of Engineers

    Estimated Annual Burden: 25 burden hours per response.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals, Businesses, Non-profit 
Organizations, and State and Local and Federal Government.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 32.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 800 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: December 14, 2016.
Gregory C. Smith,
Director, Lands and Realty Management, National Forest System.
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95102 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 27, 2016 / Notices combined 3.25 hours of response time includes the time it will take them to (1,222.73 hours). See the table below for for each SFA Director or designee. For respond to all 4 study-related requests. estimated total annual burden for each the SFA Directors, the 3.25 hours Estimated Total Annual Burden on type of respondent. Respondents: 73,363.8 minutes Estimated av- Estimated Responses Total annual erage number Estimated total Respondent Data collection activity number of annually per responses of hours per hours respondents respondent response Reporting Burden Household survey partici- CAPI interview (Respond- 1,480 1 1,480 0.75 1,110.00 pants. ents) (Includes advance letters and follow-up communications). CAPI interview (Non-Re- 575 1 575 0.083 47.73 spondents) (Includes ad- vance letters). SFA Directors or designees Logistics (Includes advance 20 1 20 1 20 letters and follow-up communications). Fall 2017 data request ....... 20 1 20 1.5 30 Telephone interview ........... 20 1 20 0.25 5 Spring 2018 data request .. 20 1 20 0.5 10 Total Reporting Burden ............................................. 2,075 1.03 2,135 0.57 1,222.73 Dated: December 13, 2016. Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street collection of information and will Audrey Rowe, SW., Washington, DC, during normal utilize form SF–299 ‘‘Application for Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. business hours. Visitors are encouraged Transportation and Utility Systems and [FR Doc. 2016–31181 Filed 12–23–16; 8:45 am] to call ahead to 202–205–3563 to Facilities on Federal Lands.’’ BILLING CODE 3410–30–P facilitate entry to the building. Several statutes authorize the Forest FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Service to issue and administer Mark Chandler, Lands, at 202–205– authorizations for use and occupancy of DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1117. Individuals who use NFS lands and collect information from telecommunication devices for the deaf the public for those purposes. The laws Forest Service (TDD) may call the Federal Relay authorizing the collection of this Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 information include the Organic Information Collection: Special Use between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Administration Act of 1897 (16 U.S.C. Administration. Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 551); Title V of the Federal Land Policy SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. Title: Special Use Administration. 43 U.S.C. 1761–1771); Act of March 4, ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497); Alaska Term OMB Number: 0596–0082. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Expiration Date of Approval: January Permit Act of March 30, 1948 (48 U.S.C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 31, 2017. 341); Act of September 3, 1954 (68 Stat. Forest Service is seeking comments Type of Request: Extension with 1146; 43 U.S.C. 931c, 931d); National from all interested individuals and revision. Forest Ski Area Permit Act (16 U.S.C. organizations on the extension with Abstract: The information collection 497b); section 28 of the Mineral Leasing revision of a currently approved requirements are necessary for the Act (30 U.S.C. 185); National Forest information collection, Special Use Forest Service to issue and administer Roads and Trails Act (FRTA, 16 U.S.C. Administration. special use authorizations that allow the 532–538); section 7 of the Granger-Thye public to use and occupy National Act (16 U.S.C. 480d); Act of May 26, DATES: Comments must be received in Forest System (NFS) lands under these 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d); Federal Lands writing on or before February 27, 2017 authorities. The information collected is Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. to be assured of consideration. used by Forest Service officials (unless 6801–6814); Archeological Resource Comments received after that date will otherwise noted) to ensure that uses of Protection Act of October 31, 1979 (16 be considered to the extent practicable. NFS lands are authorized, in the public U.S.C. 1996); and the Rural ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this interest, and compatible with the Electrification Act of 1936, as amended. notice should be addressed to Agency’s mission; and/or record Forest Service regulations Volunteers & Service Program Manager, authorization of use granted by implementing these authorities, found USDA Forest Service, Attn: Lands, 1400 appropriate Forest Service officials. at 36 CFR part 251, subpart B, contain asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop Code: In addition, the Department of the information collection requirements, 1124, Washington, DC 20250–1124. Interior (DOI) statutes for the Bureau of including submission of applications, Comments also may be submitted via Land Management (BLM), Fish and execution of forms, and imposition of facsimile to 202–644–4700 or by email Wildlife Service (FWS), National Park terms and conditions that entail to: reply_lands@fs.fed.us. Service (NPS), and Bureau of information collection requirements, The public may inspect comments Reclamation (BOR) along with the such as the requirement to submit received at the Office of the Director, statute for the U.S. Army Corp of annual financial information, to prepare Lands, 1st Floor South East, Sidney R. Engineers (USACE) authorize its and update an operating plan; to VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:45 Dec 23, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 27, 2016 / Notices 95103 prepare and update a maintenance plan, Category 1: The Application Process by the Forest Service to collect and to submit compliance reports and 1. SF–299, Application for information and to evaluate the information updates. Transportation and Utility Systems and compatibility of communications The information helps the Forest Facilities on Federal Lands, is used to equipment at a communications site to Service identify the environmental and evaluate the applicant’s technical and minimize frequency interference and social impacts of special uses for financial capability, nature of the other compatibility problems. purposes of compliance with the proposed operations, and anticipated 9. FS–2700–11, Agreement National Environmental Policy Act and environmental impacts and proposed Concerning a Small Business program administration. In addition, the mitigation of those impacts. This form is Administration Loan for a Holder of a Forest Service uses the information to used for most non-recreational NFS Special Use Permit, is the form used by ascertain whether the land use fee(s) lands use requests. This form will also the Forest Service to collect information charged for special use authorizations be used by the Department of the and to enter into agreement with a are based on market value. Interior’s BLM, FWS, NPS, BOR, and the holder, a lender, and the U.S. Small U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to grant, Business Administration (SBA) Information collection occurs via regarding a loan guaranteed by the SBA. application forms, as well as terms and issue, or renew rights-of-way (ROW) to 10. FS–2700–12, Agreement conditions in special use authorizations use a specific piece of public land for a Concerning a Loan for a Holder of a and operating plans. There are six certain project. Some examples of land Special Use Permit, is the form used by categories of information collected: uses which require a ROW grant the Forest Service to collect information include: transmission lines, (1) Information required from and to enter into an agreement with a communication sites, roads, highways, proponents and applicants to evaluate holder and a lender regarding a loan not trails, telephone lines, canals, flumes, proposals and applications to use or guaranteed by the SBA. pipelines, reservoirs, and so forth. occupy NFS lands, 2. IRS form W–9, Request for 11. FS–2700–30, Application for (2) Information required from Taxpayer Identification Number and Permit for Archaeological applicants to complete special use Certification, is used to certify permit Investigations, is the form used by the authorizations, holder federal tax classification as part Forest Service to collect information of the permit authorization and and to evaluate the financial capability (3) Annual financial information administration process. and qualifications of an applicant to required from holders to determine land 3. FS–2300–43, Special Use undertake archaeological investigations use fees, Application and Permit for Government- on NFS lands. (4) Information required from holders 12. FS–2700–33, Additional Insured to prepare and update operating plans, Owned Buildings, is the form used by the Forest Service to collect information Endorsement for a Special Use (5) Information required from holders and to issue permits for use of Authorization, is the form used by the to prepare and update maintenance government-owned facilities on NFS Forest Service to collect information plans, and lands. and to name the United States as an (6) Information required from holders 4. FS–2700–3a, Holder-Initiated additional insured in an insurance to complete compliance reports and Revocation of Existing Authorization policy issued to the holder of a special informational updates. and Request for a Special Use Permit, is use authorization. used to facilitate issuance of a new 13. FS–2700–34, Prospectus for The six categories cover all authorization when there is a change in Campground and Related Granger-Thye information collection requirements ownership of authorized improvements Concessions, is used to select the most involved in administration of the or a change in control of the holder of qualified applicant to operate a Special Uses program, including a special use authorization. concession campground in a application and reporting forms; 5. FS–2700–3b, Special Use competitive process. authorization forms; supplemental 14. FS–2800–22A, Application for special use authorization clauses in Application and Permit for Noncommercial Group Use, provides Authorization for Paleontological Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, Resources Research or Collection, ((re- chapter 50; and information collection information used to evaluate requests to use NFS lands for noncommercial numbered from and separated from FS– requirements not associated with an 2700–36)), is the form used by the Forest approved standard form. gatherings involving 75 or more people, such as a wedding or an activity Service to collect information required These six categories demonstrate the involving the exercise of First to evaluate an applicant’s proposal for complexity of the special uses program Amendment rights, and to authorize paleontological research or collection to and the importance of standard forms in such requests. ensure compliance with statutory and administration of the program. Special 6. FS–2700–3c, Special Use regulatory requirements established for use authorizations encompass a variety Application and Permit for Recreation such activities. of activities ranging from individual Events, is used to collect information 15. FS–2800–22B, Authorization to private uses to large-scale commercial needed to evaluate requests to use NFS Conduct Paleontological Resources facilities and public services. Examples lands for events involving an entry or Research or Collection, ((re-numbered of authorized special uses include participation fee, such as an endurance from and separated from FS–2700–36)), public and private road rights-of-way, ride, and to authorize such requests. is the form used by the Forest Service apiaries, domestic water supply to establish stipulations for the asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 7. FS–2700–3f, Special Use conveyance systems, telephone and Application and Permit, Temporary performance of authorized activities electric service rights-of-way, oil and Permit for Outfitting and Guiding, is the related to paleontological research or gas pipeline rights-of-way, form used by the Forest Service to collection. communications facilities, hydroelectric collect information and to issue 16. FS–2800–22C, Paleontological power-generating facilities, ski areas, temporary permits to use NFS lands for Investigation Report Form, ((re- resorts, marinas, municipal sewage Outfitting and Guiding services. numbered from and separated from FS– treatment plants, and public parks and 8. FS–2700–10, Technical Data for 2700–36)), is the form used by the Forest playgrounds. Communications Uses, is the form used Service to collect information necessary VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:45 Dec 23, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1

95104 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 27, 2016 / Notices to evaluate a permit holder’s 2. FS–2700–4b, Forest Road Special Transmission Facilities, is the form used compliance with requirements Use Permit, is the form used by the by the Forest Service to collect established under an authorization to Forest Service to collect information information and authorize the use and conduct paleontological research or and to authorize, under FLPMA, the occupancy of NFS lands by a Federal collection, and to collect information construction and use of an NFS road, agency that owns and operates electric used in the monitoring of typically to access private property transmission lines and facilities. paleontological resources. within a national forest for commercial 11. FS–2700–4–Shawnee, Special Use 17. FS–2800–22D, Paleontological purposes, such as timber hauling or Permit for Equestrian Outfitting on the Specimen Data Form, ((re-numbered noncommercial purposes such as Shawnee National Forest, is required as from and separated from FS–2700–36)), residential use. part of a litigation settlement for the is the form used by the Forest Service 3. FS–2700–4c, Private Road Special Shawnee National Forest. to provide information regarding Use Permit, is the form used by the 12. FS–2700–5, Term Special Use specimens collected under Forest Service to collect information Permit, is the form used by the Forest authorization, which remain Federal and to authorize, under FLPMA, the Service to collect information and property, and which must be deposited construction and use of a road that is authorize long-term use of NFS lands in an approved repository institution. not part of the forest transportation involving privately owned facilities. 18. FS–6500–24, Financial Statement, system to access non-Federal land, a 13. FS–2700–5a, Term Special Use provides information used by the mining claim, a mineral leasing area, or Permit for Recreation Residences, is the authorized Forest Service officer or other uses of NFS lands. form used by the Forest Service to financial analyst to evaluate the 4. FS–2700–4d, Temporary Cost collect information and authorize a financial capability of an applicant to Share Agreement Road Special Use privately owned recreation residence on undertake the requested use and to Permit, is the form used by the Forest NFS lands. comply with the terms and conditions Service to collect information and to 14. Grand Island–FS–2700–5a, Term of an authorization. This form is used authorize, under FLPMA, the Special Use Permit for Recreation primarily for requests to operate ski construction, maintenance, and use of a Residences, is the form used by the areas, resorts, and government-owned temporary road on NFS lands covered Forest Service to collect information campgrounds on NFS lands. by a cost share agreement to access and authorize a privately owned 19. 16. FS–6500–25, Request for private property within a national forest recreation residence on Grand Island Verification, is the form used by an for commercial purposes, such as timber Recreation Area. authorized Forest Service officer or harvesting. 15. FS–2700–5b, Ski Area Term financial analyst to: (1) Obtain a release 5. FS–2700–4h, Special Use Permit for Special Use Permit, is the form used by of information from a financial Campground and Related Granger-Thye the Forest Service to collect information institution to verify the financial Concessions, is the form used by the and authorize ski areas on NFS lands. capability of an applicant to undertake Forest Service to collect information 16. FS–2700–5c, Resort/Marina Term the requested use, and (2) to comply and to authorize the operation and Special Use Permit, is the form used by with the terms and conditions of an maintenance of a government-owned the Forest Service to collect information authorization. This form is used recreation site on NFS lands. and authorize a resort/marina on NFS primarily for requests to operate ski 6. FS–2700–4h—Appendix B, Annual lands. areas, resorts, and government-owned Granger-Thye Fee Offset Agreement, is 17. FS–2700–5d, Resort Supplement campgrounds on NFS lands. used by authorized Forest Service for Outfitting and Guiding, provides 20. Response to a Prospectus (no official and the holder to specify the information the Forest Service uses to designated form). When the Forest government maintenance, authorize outfitting and guiding Service offers a new business reconditioning, renovation, and occurring at a resort/marina on NFS opportunity that requires a Special Use improvement used to offset the land use lands. authorization, for which there is fee for a Campground and Related 18. FS–2700–9a, Agricultural competitive interest, it is necessary to Granger-Thye Concessions Special Use Irrigation and Livestock Watering issue a prospectus. Information Permit. System Easement, is used by the Forest provided by applicants in response to a 7. FS–2700–4h—Appendix F, Special Service to collect information and grant prospectus is used to select the most Use Permit for Campground and Related an easement for an agricultural qualified applicant. Granger-Thye Concessions, describes irrigation or a livestock watering system 21. Stanislaus FS–2300–1A Tuolumne the Forest Service’s drinking water on NFS lands. Wild and Scenic River Permit (NEW) is program and the requirements that 19. FS–2700–9b, Cost Share the form used by the Forest Service to apply to holders authorized to operate a Easement, is used by the Forest Service collect information and to issue federally owned drinking water system. to collect information and authorize, temporary permits to use NFS lands for 8. FS–2700–4h—Appendix G, under FRTA, the acquisition, river permit. Granger-Thye Fee Offset Claim construction, or reconstruction and the 22. Stanislaus FS–2300–1B Cherry Certification, is used by a holder to maintenance and use of an NFS road Creek Self-Registration Permit (NEW) is provide a record of said holder’s direct that is subject to a cost share agreement. the form used by the Forest Service to and indirect costs attributable to a The parties to the cost share agreement collect information and to issue project enumerated in a Granger-Thye grant each other easements within the geographic area covered by the asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES temporary permits to use NFS lands for Fee Offset Agreement. river permit. 9. FS–2700–4i, Special Use Permit for agreement. A cost share easement is for Outfitting and Guiding, is the form used a NFS road and is subject to the cost Category 2: Special Use Authorizations by the Forest Service to collect sharing provisions of the agreement. 1. FS–2700–4, Special Use Permit, is information and authorize the use and 20. FS–2700–9c, Non-Cost Share the form used by the Forest Service to occupancy of NFS lands to provide Easement, is used by the Forest Service collect information and to authorize a outfitting and guiding services. to collect information and authorize, variety of uses on NFS lands not 10. FS–2700–4j, Special Use Permit under FRTA, the construction, covered by another form. for a Federal Agency’s Electric reconstruction, maintenance, and use of VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:45 Dec 23, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 27, 2016 / Notices 95105 private roads under a cost share requirements for issuance of a forest 33. FS–2700–31, Electric agreement. The parties to the cost share road easement under FRTA. Transmission Line Easement, the Forest agreement grant each other easements 25. FS–2700–9h, Private Road Service uses this form to collect within the geographic area covered by Easement, issued under the Federal information and to grant a long-term the agreement. A non-cost share Land Policy and Management Act, is easement, under FLPMA, for an electric easement is for a private road (rather used by the Forest Service to collect transmission line to a non-federal than a NFS road) and is not subject to information and grant an easement, organization. the cost sharing provisions of the under FLPMA, for construction, 34. FS–2700–32, Permit for agreement. reconstruction, maintenance, and use of Archaeological Investigations, the Forest 21. FS–2700–9d, Public Road a private road, when the grantee is not Service uses this form to collect Easement, is used by the Forest Service a party to a cost share agreement for the information and to grant a permit to a to collect information and grant acquisition, construction, and qualified applicant to conduct easements, under FRTA, to public road maintenance of NFS roads, or when the archeological investigations on or authorities, such as States or counties, grantee does not meet the requirements within NFS lands. to construct and maintain public roads for issuance of a private road easement Category 3: Annual Financial that are not part of the Federal Aid under FRTA. Information Highway System. 26. FS–2700–10b, Communications 22. FS–2700–9e, Forest Road Site Lease, is the form used by the 1. FS–2700–6b, Recreation Residence Easement, is issued under the National Forest Service to collect information Self-Inspection Report, is the Forest Forest Roads and Trails Act. This form and to authorize a communications use Service uses this form to review and is used by the Forest Service to collect within a designated communications record any modifications made to a information and to grant an easement, site on NFS lands. recreation residence. under FRTA, to a party to a cost share 27. FS–2700–10c (re-numbered from 2. FS–2700–7, Reconciliation of Sales agreement, or to another non-Federal 2700–39), Communications Use Permit for Fee Calculation, this form provides landowner who is cooperating in the for Federal Agencies, is the form used information used by the Forest Service acquisition, construction, or by the Forest Service to collect to determine land use fees based on maintenance of a NFS road. The information and to authorize a sales revenue. communications use within a 3. FS–2700–8, Reconciliation of Gross easement is for acquisition, construction designated communications site on NFS Fixed Assets to Booked Amounts, the or reconstruction, maintenance, and use lands is to be used ONLY for Federal Forest Service uses the information of a NFS road that is outside the Agencies (other than the Forest Service) provided on this form to determine land boundaries of a cost share agreement. At who have jurisdiction over the facility. use fees based on the gross fixed assets the time the easement is granted, the of the holder. grantor and the grantee share the costs 28. FS–2700–23, Amendment for 4. FS–2700–10a, Telecommunications of acquisition, construction, and Special Use Authorization, is used by Facility Inventory, the Forest Service reconstruction. After the easement is the Forest to collect information and uses the information provided on this granted, the grantor and the grantee amend an existing special use form to determine the rent for a share only the cost of maintenance. authorization. communications facility based on the 23. FS–2700–9f, Private Road 29. FS–2700–25, Temporary Special number of tenants in the facility. Easement, issued under the National Use Permit, is used by the Forest Service 5. FS–2700–19, Fee Calculation for Forest Roads and Trails Act; the Forest to authorize uses of 1 year or less on Concession Permits, information Service uses this form to collect NFS lands. collected via this form is used by the information and grant an easement, 30. FS–2700–26, Major Category Cost Forest to determine the land use fee for under FRTA, to a party to a cost share Recovery Agreement, is used to concession permits under the Graduated agreement, or to another non-Federal effectuate cost recovery for special use Rate Fee System. landowner who is cooperating in the applications or authorizations involving 6. FS–2700–19a, Fee Calculation for acquisition, construction, or over 50 hours to process or monitor. Ski Area Permits, this form collects maintenance of a NFS road. The 31. FS–2700–26b, Cost Recovery information used by the Forest Service easement is for construction or Master Agreement, is used by Forest to determine the land use fee for ski area reconstruction, maintenance, and use of Service officials to effectuate cost permits under the Ski Fee Act. a private road that is outside the recovery for special use applications or 7. FS–2700–38, RUS Certification boundaries of a cost share agreement. authorizations involving multiple Form—Telephone Facility, this form Since the easement is for a private phases of development or groups of collects information to determine rather than a NFS road, the cost of applications or similar applications for eligibility of fee waiver by the Rural constructing, reconstructing, and a specified geographic area. Utility Service. maintaining the road are borne by the 32. FS–2700–27, Notice to Alaska 8. Business Practices (no designated grantee. Native Corporations Regarding form). The holder provides information 24. FS–2700–9g, Forest Road Prospectus for Visitor Services, is used regarding various business practices, Easement, issued under the Federal by the Forest Service to collect such as basic accounting or financial Land Policy and Management Act, is information and provide notice to records, upon request by the authorized used by Forest Service to collect Alaska Native Corporations of the asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES officer or as a term and condition of an information and grant an easement, issuance of a prospectus to conduct authorization. In most circumstances, under FLPMA, for construction, visitor services in Conservation System the form used is one customarily used reconstruction, maintenance, and use of Units in Alaska. Notification provides for the type of business involved. an NFS road, when the grantee is not a the Alaska Native Corporations a chance party to a cost share agreement for the to request designation as a most directly Category 4: Preparing and Updating acquisition, construction, and affected Native Corporation for purposes Operating Plans (No Designated Form) maintenance of an NFS road, or when of competing for the opportunity to Special use authorizations may the grantee does not meet the conduct visitor services. contain a clause requiring the holder to VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:45 Dec 23, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1

95106 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 27, 2016 / Notices prepare and update an operating plan burden also includes data from the ways to minimize the burden of the that governs day-to-day operations of Department of the Interior and the U.S. collection of information on the authorized use. This information is Army Corp of Engineers.) respondents, including the use of useful to the holder and the Forest Type of Respondents: Individuals, automated, electronic, mechanical, or Service, because it specifies procedures Businesses, Non-profit Organizations, other technological collection and policies for conducting the and Non-Federal Governmental entities. techniques or other forms of information authorized use. Typically, operating Estimated Annual Number of technology. plans contain daily operating Respondents: 168,728 respondents (This All comments received in response to guidelines, fire abatement and control is a 3-year user rate average as tracked this notice, including names and procedures, monitoring guidelines, by the Special Use Data System (SUDS). addresses when provided, will be a maintenance standards, safety and This estimated annual number of matter of public record. Comments will emergency plans, and inspection respondents also includes data from the be summarized and included in the standards. Operating plans are usually Department of the Interior and the U.S. submission request toward Office of necessary for complex operations, Army Corp of Engineers.) Management and Budget approval. commercial uses, and uses conducted in Estimated Annual Number of Dated: December 14, 2016. environmentally sensitive areas. Responses per Respondent: 1. Gregory C. Smith, Estimated Total Annual Burden on Category 5: Preparing and Updating Director, Lands and Realty Management, Respondents: 336,463.5 hours. (This is Maintenance Plans (No Designated National Forest System. an estimation based on a three year Form) [FR Doc. 2016–31214 Filed 12–23–16; 8:45 am] usage rate as tracked by SUDS A permit or easement issued under multiplied by Burden Hours per Form. BILLING CODE 3411–15–P FLPMA or FRTA may require the holder This estimated annual burden on or grantee to submit and update a road respondents also includes data from the maintenance plan or information Department of the Interior and the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE necessary for the preparation of a road Army Corp of Engineers.) maintenance plan. A road maintenance Natural Resources Conservation plan governs the responsibility of the Department of the Interior—BLM, FWS, Service holder or grantee to perform or pay for NPS and BOR [Docket No. NRCS 2016–0013] maintenance of an NFS road. Estimated Annual Burden: 25 burden hours per response. Notice of Availability of the Mississippi Category 6: Compliance Reports and Trustee Implementation Group Draft Type of Respondents: Individuals, Information Updates 2016–2017 Restoration Plan/ Businesses, Non-profit Organizations, 1. FS–2700–1, Inspection form for and State and Local and Federal Environmental Assessment for Review Special Uses, is used to document Government. and Public Comment onsite examination of an authorized Estimated Annual Number of activity or facility to assess conditions AGENCY: Natural Resources Respondents: 5,254. Conservation Service (NRCS). and inform a compliance review. Estimated Annual Number of 2. Compliance Reports and Responses per Respondent: 1. ACTION: Notice of availability; request Information Updates (no designated Estimated Total Annual Burden on for comments. form). Special use authorizations may Respondents: 131,051 hours. contain a clause requiring the holder to SUMMARY: In accordance with the Oil provide the Forest Service with U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the compliance reports, information reports, Estimated Annual Burden: 25 burden National Environmental Policy Act and other information required by hours per response. (NEPA), the Deepwater Horizon Federal Federal law or to manage NFS lands to Type of Respondents: Individuals, and State natural resource trustee ensure adequate protection of national Businesses, Non-profit Organizations, agencies for the Mississippi Trustee forest resources and public health and and State and Local and Federal Implementation Group (MS TIG) have safety. Examples of compliance and Government. prepared a Draft 2016–2017 Restoration information updates include dam Estimated Annual Number of Plan/Environmental Assessment (Draft maintenance inspection reports and logs Respondents: 32. RP/EA). The Draft RP/EA describes and required by the Reclamation Safety of Estimated Annual Number of proposes restoration project alternatives Dams Act of 1978; the Federal Dam Responses per Respondent: 1. and proposed projects considered by the Safety Inspection Act of 1979; and the Estimated Total Annual Burden on MS TIG to restore natural resources and Dam Safety Act of 1983; documentation Respondents: 800 hours. ecological services injured or lost as a that authorized facilities passed safety result of the Deepwater Horizon oil Comment Is Invited spill. The proposed projects are inspections; documentation showing that the United States is named as an Comment is invited on: (1) Whether consistent with the restoration additional insured in an insurance this collection of information is alternatives selected in the Final policy issued to a holder; notifications necessary for the stated purposes and Programmatic Damage Assessment and involving a change in ownership of the proper performance of the functions Restoration Plan/Programmatic of the agency, including whether the Environmental Impact Statement asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES authorized improvements or a change in control of the holder; and information will have practical or (PDARP/PEIS). The purpose of this documentation of compliance with Title scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the notice is to inform the public of the VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. agency’s estimate of the burden of the availability of the Draft RP/EA and to collection of information, including the seek public comments on the document. Forest Service validity of the methodology and DATES: Effective Date: This is effective Estimated Annual Burden: 2.9 burden assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance December 27, 2016. Comments Date: hours per response (This is an average the quality, utility, and clarity of the Submit comments on or before February burden per form. This estimated annual information to be collected; and (4) 10, 2017. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:45 Dec 23, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice; request for comment.
DatesComments must be received in writing on or before February 27, 2017 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable.
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