82 FR 19016 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 78 (April 25, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19016-19017]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08359]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 20, 2017.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding (1) whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance

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the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques and other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by May 25, 
2017 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Commentors are encouraged to 
submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] 
or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Copies of the submission(s) 
may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Forest Service

    Title: Special Use Administration.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0082.
    Summary of Collection: The Forest Service is authorized under Title 
5 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, Pub. L. 
94-579); the Organic Administration Act of 1897, (16 U.S.C. 551); the 
National Forest Ski Area Permit Act (16 U.S.C. 497b); section 28 of the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185); the 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); the Act of May 20, 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460/-6d); and the 
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801-6814) to issue 
and administer authorizations for use and occupancy of National Forest 
System (NFS) lands and require the collection of information from the 
public for those purposes. Forest Service regulations implementing 
these authorities, are found under Title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations, Section 251, Subpart B (36 CFR 251, Subpart B). 
Information collected include 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 
prepare and update a maintenance plan; and to submit compliance reports 
and information updates.
    Authorized under their own various statutes, The Department of 
Interior's Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
National Park Service, and Bureau of Reclamation along with the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers also use the SF-299 to collect information.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is 
evaluated by the FS and DOI to ensure that authorized uses of NFS lands 
are in the public interest and are compatible with each Department's 
agency missions. The information helps each agency identify 
environmental and social impacts of special uses for purposes of 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and program 
administration. Information is collected under six categories: (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 information updates.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal 
Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 155,930.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 336,461.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-08359 Filed 4-24-17; 8:45 am]
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