82 FR 46957 - Information Collection: Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 194 (October 10, 2017)
Forest Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 194 (October 10, 2017)
| Page Range | 46957-46958 | |
| FR Document | 2017-21680 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 46957-46958] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-21680] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Information Collection: Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the revision of a currently approved information collection, OMB 0596-0217, Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments. DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before December 11, 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 Jacqueline Henry, USDA Forest Service, Branch Chief for Grants and Agreements Policy, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop 1138, Washington, DC 20250. Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 703-605-4776 or by email to: [email protected]. The public may inspect comments received at USDA Forest Service, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250, during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 703-605-4776 to facilitate entry to the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Henry, Branch Chief, Grants and Agreements Policy, telephone 703-605-4776. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments. [[Page 46958]] OMB Number: 0596-0217. Expiration Date of Approval: 02/28/2018. Type of Request: Extension with revision of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: In order to perform specific Forest Service activities, Congress created several authorities to assist the Agency in carrying out its mission. The Forest Service issues Federal Financial Assistance (FFA) awards, which are grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by the Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act (FGCAA). This collection includes the following forms: (1) Federal Financial Assistance Standard Forms, (2) Pre-certification forms, (3) Award and administrative related correspondence, and (4) A new questionnaire related to a recipient's accounting system and financial management capabilities. In addition to FFA, Congress created specific authorizations for acts outside the scope of the FGCAA. Appropriations language was developed to convey authority for the Forest Service to enter into relationships that are outside the scope of the FGCAA. The Forest Service implements these authorizations using instruments such as collection agreements, FGCAA exempted agreements, memorandums of understanding, and other agreements which mutually benefit participating parties. These instruments fall outside the scope of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and often require financial plans and statements of work. Forest Service employees collect information from cooperating parties from the pre-award to the closeout stage via telephone calls, emails, postal mail, and person-to-person meetings to create, develop, and administer these funded and non-funded agreements. The multiple means for respondents to communicate their responses include forms, non-forms, electronic documents, face-to-face, telephone, and Internet. The scope of information collected varies; however, it typically includes the project type, project scope, financial plan, statement of work, and cooperator's business information. The Forest Service would not be able to create, develop, and administer these funded and non-funded agreements without the collected information. The Agency would also be unable to develop or monitor projects, make or receive payments, or identify financial and accounting errors. Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 to 4 hours annually per person. Type of Respondents: Non-profit and for profit institutions; institutions of higher education; State, local, and Native American tribal governments, individuals; foreign governments; and organizations. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 15,000. Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 to 4. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 28,000 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 for Office of Management and Budget approval. Dated: September 25, 2017. Andria Weeks, Acting Associate Deputy Chief, Business Operations. [FR Doc. 2017-21680 Filed 10-6-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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Forest Service is seeking comments Environmental justice, in its broader All comments received in response to
from all interested individuals and sense, has to do with people’s physical this notice, including names and
organizations on a renewal of the proximity to both environmental addresses when provided, will be a
information collection, Environmental burdens and the access to matter of public record. Comments will
Justice and the Urban Forest in Atlanta, environmental goods or amenities like be summarized and included in the
GA. urban parks and forests, and tree-lined submission request toward Office of
DATES: Comments must be received in streets. Management and Budget approval.
writing on or before December 11, 2017 This information collection addresses Dated: September 27, 2017.
to be assured of consideration. environmental justice from the Felipe Sanchez,
Comments received after that date will perspective of urban trees and how this Acting Associate Deputy Chief, Research &
be considered to the extent practicable. resource may contribute to Development.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this environmental justice in a given [FR Doc. 2017–21681 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am]
notice should be addressed to Cassandra community or neighborhood. BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
Johnson Gaither, Forestry Sciences Lab, The survey will be conducted face-to-
320 Green St., Athens, GA 30602. face at the household using electronic
Comments also may be submitted via devices. Neighborhood residents trained DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
facsimile to (706) 559–4266 or by email in appropriate data collection
to: cjohnson09@fs.fed.us. techniques will collect the information. Forest Service
The public may inspect comments Data on city of Atlanta residents’
received at Forestry Sciences Lab, 320 interest in and engagement with city Information Collection: Federal and
Green St., Athens, GA 30602 during trees will be collected. This includes Non-Federal Financial Assistance
normal business hours. Visitors are information about engagement at both Instruments
encouraged to call ahead to (706) 559– the household and community level. AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
4264 to facilitate entry to the building. For instance, at the household level, ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: questions are asked about the ability
Cassandra Johnson Gaither, U.S. Forest and knowledge that people may have SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Service, Southern Research Station, about city trees. And at the community Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
706–559–4270. Individuals who use level, questions are asked about a Forest Service is seeking comments
telecommunication devices for the deaf community’s political strength and how from all interested individuals and
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay this may affect that community’s ability organizations on the revision of a
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to command tree planting by the city. currently approved information
twenty-four hours a day, every day of Data will be collected from residents collection, OMB 0596–0217, Federal
the year, including holidays. in the city of Atlanta. If the information and Non-Federal Financial Assistance
proposed herein is not collected, efforts Instruments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Environmental Justice and the to understand how urban dwellers in DATES: Comments must be received in
Urban Forest in Atlanta, GA. large, southern cities like Atlanta are writing on or before December 11, 2017
OMB Number: 0596–0237. connected to urban green spaces will be to be assured of consideration.
Expiration Date of Approval: diminished. Comments received after that date will
Type of Request: Renewal. Type of Respondents: City of Atlanta be considered to the extent practicable.
Abstract: This information collection residents. ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
will gather data on city of Atlanta Estimated Annual Number of notice should be addressed to
residents’ interest in and engagement Respondents: 1900. Jacqueline Henry, USDA Forest Service,
with the city’s urban forest. The urban Estimated Annual Number of Branch Chief for Grants and Agreements
forest is defined as trees on both public Responses per Respondent: 1 minute. Policy, 1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
spaces (e.g., parks) and on private Estimated Total Annual Burden on Mailstop 1138, Washington, DC 20250.
residences. Engagement is defined as Respondents: 212 hours. Comments also may be submitted via
people’s interest and awareness of city facsimile to 703–605–4776 or by email
trees, interest in tree maintenance at Comment Is Invited
to: Jacquelinehenry@fs.fed.us.
both the household and community Comment is invited on: (1) Whether The public may inspect comments
level, and their participation in this collection of information is received at USDA Forest Service, 1400
decisions about whether trees should be necessary for the stated purposes and Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
maintained. The information collection the proper performance of the functions DC 20250, during normal business
also gathers data on social stressors such of the agency, including whether the hours. Visitors are encouraged to call
as crime rates, affordable housing, and information will have practical or ahead to 703–605–4776 to facilitate
stormwater management. The data is scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the entry to the building.
intended to provide information on the agency’s estimate of the burden of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
broader context from which people collection of information, including the Jacqueline Henry, Branch Chief, Grants
make decisions about engaging with city validity of the methodology and and Agreements Policy, telephone 703–
trees. If people lack basic needs such as assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 605–4776.
access to healthy foods and safe the quality, utility, and clarity of the Individuals who use
neighborhoods, it’s unlikely that they information to be collected; and (4) telecommunication devices for the deaf
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would demonstrate a high degree of ways to minimize the burden of the (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
engagement with the city’s urban forest. collection of information on Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24
Taken together, these data on people’s respondents, including the use of hours a day, 7 days a week, including
ability to engage with the urban forest automated, electronic, mechanical, or holidays.
and constraints to doing so provide an other technological collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
indication of environmental justice with techniques or other forms of information Title: Federal and Non-Federal
respect to Atlanta’s urban forest. technology. Financial Assistance Instruments.
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OMB Number: 0596–0217. Type of Respondents: Non-profit and recommendations, the status of audits
Expiration Date of Approval: 02/28/ for profit institutions; institutions of from the Office of the Inspector General,
2018. higher education; State, local, and and financial and organizational
Type of Request: Extension with Native American tribal governments, updates. An opportunity for public
revision of a currently approved individuals; foreign governments; and comment will be provided.
information collection. organizations. Additional Information
Abstract: In order to perform specific Estimated Annual Number of
Forest Service activities, Congress Respondents: 15,000. The meeting is free and open to the
created several authorities to assist the Estimated Annual Number of public. If you require a translator or
Agency in carrying out its mission. The Responses per Respondent: 1 to 4. interpreter, please notify the individual
Forest Service issues Federal Financial Estimated Total Annual Burden on listed below as the CONTACT PERSON FOR
Assistance (FFA) awards, which are Respondents: 28,000 hours. FURTHER INFORMATION, at least three
grants and cooperative agreements, as Comment is invited on: (1) Whether business days prior to the meeting.
authorized by the Federal Grants and this collection of information is A conference call line will be
Cooperative Agreements Act (FGCAA). necessary for the stated purposes and provided for those who cannot attend in
This collection includes the following the proper performance of the functions person. Please use the following dial-in
forms: of the Agency, including whether the number to join the conference: Dial in
information will have practical or Number: 888–862–6557 Confirmation
(1) Federal Financial Assistance
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Number: 45765401.
Standard Forms,
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the The CSB is an independent federal
(2) Pre-certification forms, agency charged with investigating
(3) Award and administrative related collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and accidents and hazards that result, or
correspondence, and may result, in the catastrophic release of
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
(4) A new questionnaire related to a extremely hazardous substances. The
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
recipient’s accounting system and agency’s Board Members are appointed
information to be collected; and (4)
financial management capabilities. by the President and confirmed by the
ways to minimize the burden of the
In addition to FFA, Congress created Senate. CSB investigations look into all
collection of information on
specific authorizations for acts outside aspects of chemical accidents and
respondents, including the use of
the scope of the FGCAA. Appropriations hazards, including physical causes such
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
language was developed to convey as equipment failure as well as
other technological collection
authority for the Forest Service to enter inadequacies in regulations, industry
techniques or other forms of information
into relationships that are outside the standards, and safety management
technology.
scope of the FGCAA. The Forest Service All comments received in response to systems.
implements these authorizations using this notice, including names and
instruments such as collection Public Comment
addresses when provided, will be a
agreements, FGCAA exempted matter of public record. Comments will The time provided for public
agreements, memorandums of be summarized and included in the statements will depend upon the
understanding, and other agreements submission for Office of Management number of people who wish to speak.
which mutually benefit participating and Budget approval. Speakers should assume that their
parties. These instruments fall outside presentations will be limited to three
the scope of the Federal Acquisition Dated: September 25, 2017.
minutes or less, but commenters may
Regulations (FAR) and often require Andria Weeks, submit written statements for the
financial plans and statements of work. Acting Associate Deputy Chief, Business record.
Forest Service employees collect Operations.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
information from cooperating parties [FR Doc. 2017–21680 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am]
Hillary Cohen, Communications
from the pre-award to the closeout stage BILLING CODE 3411–15–P Manager, at public@csb.gov or (202)
via telephone calls, emails, postal mail, 446–8094. Further information about
and person-to-person meetings to create, this public meeting can be found on the
develop, and administer these funded CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD CSB Web site at: www.csb.gov.
and non-funded agreements. The INVESTIGATION BOARD
Dated: October 4, 2017.
multiple means for respondents to
communicate their responses include Sunshine Act Meeting Raymond C. Porfiri,
forms, non-forms, electronic documents, Deputy General Counsel.
face-to-face, telephone, and Internet. TIME AND DATE: October 16, 2017, 1:00 [FR Doc. 2017–21821 Filed 10–5–17; 11:15 am]
The scope of information collected p.m. e.d.t. BILLING CODE 6350–01–P
varies; however, it typically includes PLACE: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard
the project type, project scope, financial Investigation Board, 1750 Pennsylvania
plan, statement of work, and Ave. NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
cooperator’s business information. 20006.
The Forest Service would not be able STATUS: Open to the public. Notice of Public Meeting of the
to create, develop, and administer these MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Louisiana Advisory Committee To
funded and non-funded agreements Chemical Safety and Hazard Discuss Hearing Preparations for
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without the collected information. The Investigation Board (CSB) will convene Barriers to Voting Report
Agency would also be unable to develop a public meeting on October 16, 2017, AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil
or monitor projects, make or receive starting at 1:00 p.m. EDT in Washington, Rights.
payments, or identify financial and DC, at the CSB offices located at 1750 ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
accounting errors. Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 910.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 to 4 The Board will discuss open SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
hours annually per person. investigations, an update on pursuant to the provisions of the rules
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| Action | Notice; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Comments must be received in writing on or before December 11, 2017 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. | |
| Contact | Jacqueline Henry, Branch Chief, Grants and Agreements Policy, telephone 703-605-4776. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 46957 |
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