[Federal Register: April 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 63)]
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Notices
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 27, 2008.
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
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 or
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. 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: State Petitions for Roadless Management.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0178.
Summary of Collection: The Forest Service (FS) has the authority to
collect relevant information pertinent to the management of national
forests. The current United States Code outlines these authorities in
U.S.C. Title 16 (Sections 475 and 511) derived from the National Forest
Organic Act of 1897 and the U.S.C. Title 16 (Sections 1600-1604, 1608-
1610, and 1611-1613) based on the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the National Forest Management Act
of 1976. On January 12, 2001, the USDA promulgated the Roadless Rule at
36 CFR 294. The Rule changed the FS's longstanding approach to
management of inventoried roadless areas by establishing nationwide
prohibitions limiting, with some exceptions, timber harvest, road
construction, and road reconstruction within inventoried roadless areas
on National Forest System (NFS) lands. Prior to the Roadless Rule,
management direction for these areas was developed for each individual
NFS unit through the local land management planning process. During the
development of the Roadless Rule, several western state governors
requested and were denied cooperating agency status to assist with the
preparation of the rule and accompanying environmental impact
statement. After the decision, the FS established an individual state
petitioning process in 36 CFR Part 294. State and territorial governors
use the petitioning process to seek establishment of management
requirements for NFS inventoried roadless areas with their states.
Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information from
the petition that shall include the following: (1) The location and
description of the particular lands for which the petition is being
made; (2) the particular management requirements sought and any
exceptions; (3) the identification of the circumstances and needs
intended to be addressed by the petition; (4) a description of how the
management requirements identified in (2) differ from the existing
applicable land management; (5) a description of how the management
requirements identified in item (2) compare to existing state land
conservation policies and direction set forth in any applicable state
land and resource management plan; (6) a description of how the
recommended management requirements identified in item (2) would affect
fish and wildlife that utilize the particular lands in question; and
(7) a description of any public involvement efforts undertaken by the
state during development of the petition, including efforts to engage
local governments, and: persons with expertise in fish and wildlife
biology, fish and wildlife management, forest management outdoor
recreation, and other important disciplines.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 12.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 12,000.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-6647 Filed 3-31-08; 8:45 am]
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