83 FR 43844 - Information Collection; Pesticide-Use Proposal
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 167 (August 28, 2018)
Forest Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 167 (August 28, 2018)
| Page Range | 43844-43844 | |
| FR Document | 2018-18557 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 43844] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-18557] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Information Collection; Pesticide-Use Proposal 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, Pesticide-Use Proposal. DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before October 29, 2018 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: Stephen A. Covell, Mail Stop 1110, USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Comments also may be submitted by email to scovell@fs.fed.us. Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available to the public through relevant websites and upon request. For this reason, please do not include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If you send an email comment, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the internet. Please note that responses to this public comment request containing any routine notice about the confidentiality of the communication will be treated as public comments that may be made available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine notice. The public may inspect comments received at 201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC 20250 Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 703-605-5342 to facilitate entry to the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen A. Covell, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection, telephone 703-605-5342, email scovell@fs.fed.us. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800- 877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Pesticide-Use Proposal. OMB Number: 0596-0241. Expiration Date of Approval: 12/31/2018. Type of Request: Renewal with no revisions. Abstract: USDA Forest Service (FS) has Federal land stewardship responsibilities for approximately 193 million acres. Forest Service land management responsibilities require use of integrated pest management, which in certain circumstances includes use of pesticides. The Forest Service currently uses form FS-2100-2, Pesticide-Use Proposal (PUP) internally to collect and review pesticide-applications intended to control pests of grasslands and forests under its administrative responsibility (under FSM 2150, and FSH 2109.14). The Forest Service anticipates requests from outside entities for application of pesticides upon Forest Service administered lands within rights-of-way easements, permitted lands, and under similar circumstances. The Forest Service proposes to use the PUP form to collect pesticide project information from those outside entities to facilitate authorization of selected activities. Completion of the PUP form includes identification of pests to be controlled, pesticide to be applied, and other regulatory compliance information such as use of certified applicators. Because diverse pesticide-use projects are designed for local conditions, it is appropriate for the PUP form to be used to ensure that essential details are uniformly assembled for review. Proposals will be evaluated by Forest Service pesticide use coordinators and other administrative personnel to safeguard human health and ecological protection consistent with Forest Service land use management programs. Form and instructions will be posted on a Forest Service website for ready public availability. Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and Organizations, and State, Local or Tribal Governments responsible for vegetation management along rights-of-way across lands administered by the Forest Service. Estimate of Burden per response: 12 hours. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 36. Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 50. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 600 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: August 8, 2018. Glenn P. Casamassa, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System. [FR Doc. 2018-18557 Filed 8-27-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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Total Burden Hours: 1,642. telecommunication devices for the deaf Estimated Total Annual Burden on
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay Respondents: 600 hours.
Ruth Brown,
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Comment is Invited: Comment is
Departmental Information Collection twenty-four hours a day, every day of invited on: (1) Whether this collection
Clearance Officer.
the year, including holidays. of information is necessary for the stated
[FR Doc. 2018–18586 Filed 8–27–18; 8:45 am] purposes and the proper performance of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
Title: Pesticide-Use Proposal. the functions of the Agency, including
OMB Number: 0596–0241. whether the information will have
Expiration Date of Approval: 12/31/ practical or scientific utility; (2) the
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
2018.
Forest Service Type of Request: Renewal with no burden of the collection of information,
revisions. including the validity of the
Information Collection; Pesticide-Use Abstract: USDA Forest Service (FS) methodology and assumptions used; (3)
Proposal has Federal land stewardship ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
responsibilities for approximately 193 clarity of the information to be
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
million acres. Forest Service land
ACTION: Notice; request for comment. management responsibilities require use burden of the collection of information
of integrated pest management, which on respondents, including the use of
SUMMARY: In accordance with the automated, electronic, mechanical, or
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the in certain circumstances includes use of
pesticides. The Forest Service currently other technological collection
Forest Service is seeking comments techniques or other forms of information
from all interested individuals and uses form FS–2100–2, Pesticide-Use
Proposal (PUP) internally to collect and technology.
organizations on the revision of a All comments received in response to
currently approved information review pesticide-applications intended
to control pests of grasslands and forests this notice, including names and
collection, Pesticide-Use Proposal. addresses when provided, will be a
under its administrative responsibility
DATES: Comments must be received in matter of public record. Comments will
(under FSM 2150, and FSH 2109.14).
writing on or before October 29, 2018 to The Forest Service anticipates requests be summarized and included in the
be assured of consideration. Comments from outside entities for application of submission request toward Office of
received after that date will be pesticides upon Forest Service Management and Budget approval.
considered to the extent practicable. administered lands within rights-of-way Dated: August 8, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this easements, permitted lands, and under Glenn P. Casamassa,
notice should be addressed to: Stephen similar circumstances. Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
A. Covell, Mail Stop 1110, USDA Forest The Forest Service proposes to use the System.
Service, Forest Health Protection, 1400 PUP form to collect pesticide project [FR Doc. 2018–18557 Filed 8–27–18; 8:45 am]
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, information from those outside entities BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
DC 20250. Comments also may be to facilitate authorization of selected
submitted by email to scovell@fs.fed.us. activities. Completion of the PUP form
Comments submitted in response to this includes identification of pests to be DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
notice may be made available to the controlled, pesticide to be applied, and
public through relevant websites and other regulatory compliance information Forest Service
upon request. For this reason, please do such as use of certified applicators.
not include in your comments Because diverse pesticide-use projects Southern Region Recreation Resource
information of a confidential nature, are designed for local conditions, it is Advisory Committee
such as sensitive personal information appropriate for the PUP form to be used AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
or proprietary information. If you send to ensure that essential details are ACTION: Notice; solicitation of nominees
an email comment, your email address uniformly assembled for review. to the Southern Region Recreation
will be automatically captured and Proposals will be evaluated by Forest Resource Advisory Committee.
included as part of the comment that is Service pesticide use coordinators and
placed in the public docket and made other administrative personnel to SUMMARY: In accordance with the
available on the internet. Please note safeguard human health and ecological Federal Advisory Committee Act of
that responses to this public comment protection consistent with Forest 1972 (FACA), the United States
request containing any routine notice Service land use management programs. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
about the confidentiality of the Form and instructions will be posted on announces solicitation for nominations
communication will be treated as public a Forest Service website for ready public to fill four vacancies on the Southern
comments that may be made available to availability. Region Recreation Resource Advisory
the public notwithstanding the Affected Public: Individuals and Committee (RRAC). Members will be
inclusion of the routine notice. The Households, Businesses and appointed by the Secretary of
public may inspect comments received Organizations, and State, Local or Tribal Agriculture and serve a three-year term.
at 201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC Governments responsible for vegetation DATES: Applications must be received
20250 Monday through Friday, 9:00 management along rights-of-way across on or before October 1, 2018. This
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visitors are lands administered by the Forest timeframe may be extended if officials
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
encouraged to call ahead to 703–605– Service. do not receive applications for needed
5342 to facilitate entry to the building. Estimate of Burden per response: 12 positions. Nominations must contain a
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. hours. completed application packet that
Stephen A. Covell, State and Private Estimated Annual Number of includes the nominee’s name, a
Forestry, Forest Health Protection, Respondents: 36. narrative statement on each Nominee
telephone 703–605–5342, email Estimated Annual Number of Evaluation Criteria, and completed
scovell@fs.fed.us. Individuals who use Responses: 50. Form AD–755, Advisory Committee or
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Comments must be received in writing on or before October 29, 2018 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. | |
| Contact | Mr. Stephen A. Covell, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection, telephone 703-605-5342, email [email protected] Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800- 877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 43844 |
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