82 FR 23171 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)

Page Range		23171-23171
FR Document		2017-10481

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 18, 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 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 June 21, 
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: Non-Timber Forest Products Generic for Surveys, Interviews, 
and Focus Groups.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-New.
    Summary of Collection: Many laws and policies specifically direct 
the USDA Forest Service (FS) to consider and manage for non-timber 
forest products for the benefit of the American public and to meet 
trust responsibilities to American Indians and Alaskan Natives on 
federal and tribal lands. Primary authorities to collect information 
include the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 that requires the 
FS to manage national forests ``under principles of multiple use and to 
produce a sustained yield of products and services.'' The Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 requires the 
Secretary of Agriculture to ``maintain a comprehensive inventory of 
renewable resources and evaluate opportunities to improve their yield 
of goods and services. The 2012 Planning Rule specifically requires 
``consideration of habitat conditions for wildlife, fish, and plants 
commonly enjoyed and used by the public for hunting, fishing, trapping, 
gathering, observing, and subsistence'' on national forests.
    Need and Use of the Information: Surveys, interviews, and focus 
groups administered under this generic collection will be designed to 
collect information from individuals and groups who forage for non-
timber forest products and from natural resource professionals who 
manage land where non-timber forest products foraging takes place. Non-
timber forest products harvested for use as food, medicine, and other 
purposes are plants, mushrooms, and plant- or tree-derived goods like 
nuts, boughs, sap, and leaves. The FS and other land management 
agencies will not have a scientific basis for managing non-timber 
forest product resources and the lands that support them without this 
information. Also, FS will not have the necessary information to 
provide technical advice on this issue to other land management 
agencies and individuals.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Non-profit 
organizations and State, Local and Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 14,250.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One time.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,613.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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including the validity of the should be addressed to: Desk Officer for harvested for use as food, medicine, and
methodology and assumptions used; (3) Agriculture, Office of Information and other purposes are plants, mushrooms,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Regulatory Affairs, Office of and plant- or tree-derived goods like
clarity of the information to be Management and Budget (OMB), New nuts, boughs, sap, and leaves. The FS
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the Executive Office Building, 725–17th and other land management agencies
burden of the collection of information Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. will not have a scientific basis for
on those who are to respond, including Commentors are encouraged to submit managing non-timber forest product
the use of appropriate automated, their comments to OMB via email to: resources and the lands that support
electronic, mechanical, or other OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax them without this information. Also, FS
technological collection techniques or (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental will not have the necessary information
other forms of information technology. Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail to provide technical advice on this issue
Comments may be sent to Patricia Tung- Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– to other land management agencies and
Tayman, Contract Services Branch, 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may individuals.
Specialty Crops Inspection Division, be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. Description of Respondents:
Specialty Crops Programs, U.S. An agency may not conduct or Individuals or households; Non-profit
Department of Agriculture, STOP 0247, sponsor a collection of information organizations and State, Local and
1400 Independence Ave SW., telephone: unless the collection of information Tribal government.
(202) 720–0367 and FAX: (202) 690– displays a currently valid OMB control Number of Respondents: 14,250.
3824; or Internet: http:// number and the agency informs Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
www.regulations.gov. potential persons who are to respond to One time.
All comments received will be the collection of information that such Total Burden Hours: 5,613.
available for public inspection during persons are not required to respond to
Charlene Parker,
regular business hours at the same the collection of information unless it
address. displays a currently valid OMB control Departmental Information Collection
All responses to this notice will be number. Clearance Officer.
summarized and included in the request [FR Doc. 2017–10481 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]
for OMB approval. All comments will Forest Service BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
become a matter of public record. Title: Non-Timber Forest Products
Dated: May 16, 2017. Generic for Surveys, Interviews, and
Focus Groups. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Bruce Summers,
OMB Control Number: 0596–New.
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Summary of Collection: Many laws Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service. and policies specifically direct the Service
[FR Doc. 2017–10323 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am] USDA Forest Service (FS) to consider [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0039]
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P and manage for non-timber forest
products for the benefit of the American Notice of Request for Revision to and
public and to meet trust responsibilities Extension of Approval of an
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE to American Indians and Alaskan Information Collection; Importation of
Submission for OMB Review; Natives on federal and tribal lands. Female Squash Flowers From Israel
Comment Request Primary authorities to collect Into the Continental United States
information include the Multiple-Use
May 18, 2017. Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 that AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
The Department of Agriculture has requires the FS to manage national Inspection Service, USDA.
submitted the following information forests ‘‘under principles of multiple ACTION: Revision to and extension of
collection requirement(s) to OMB for use and to produce a sustained yield of approval of an information collection;
review and clearance under the products and services.’’ The Forest and comment request.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Rangeland Renewable Resources
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Public Law 104–13. Comments are Planning Act of 1974 requires the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
requested regarding (1) whether the Secretary of Agriculture to ‘‘maintain a
notice announces the Animal and Plant
collection of information is necessary comprehensive inventory of renewable
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
for the proper performance of the resources and evaluate opportunities to
request a revision to and extension of
functions of the agency, including improve their yield of goods and
approval of an information collection
whether the information will have services. The 2012 Planning Rule
associated with the regulations for the
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the specifically requires ‘‘consideration of
importation of female squash flowers
agency’s estimate of burden including habitat conditions for wildlife, fish, and
from Israel into the continental United
the validity of the methodology and plants commonly enjoyed and used by
States.
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the public for hunting, fishing, trapping,
the quality, utility and clarity of the gathering, observing, and subsistence’’ DATES: We will consider all comments
information to be collected; and (4) on national forests. that we receive on or before July 21,
ways to minimize the burden of the Need and Use of the Information: 2017.
collection of information on those who Surveys, interviews, and focus groups ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
are to respond, including through the administered under this generic by either of the following methods:
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use of appropriate automated, collection will be designed to collect • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
electronic, mechanical, or other information from individuals and http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
technological collection techniques and groups who forage for non-timber forest Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0039.
other forms of information technology. products and from natural resource • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Comments regarding this information professionals who manage land where Send your comment to Docket No.
collection received by June 21, 2017 non-timber forest products foraging APHIS–2017–0039, Regulatory Analysis
will be considered. Written comments takes place. Non-timber forest products and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 23171