[Federal Register: November 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 227)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 18, 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: Qualified Products List for Foam Fire Suppressants.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0183.
    Summary of Collection: The Forest Service (FS) objective is, ``To 
have available and utilize adequate types and quantities of qualified 
fire chemical products to accomplish fire management activities safely, 
efficiently, and effectively.'' To accomplish their objective, FS 
evaluates chemical products that may be used in direct wild land fire 
suppression operations prior to their use on lands managed by the FS. 
Safe products do not include ingredients that create an enhanced risk, 
in typical use, to either the firefighters involved or the public in 
general.
    Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect the listing of 
individual ingredients and quantity of these ingredients in the 
formulation of a product being submitted for evaluation in order to 
test the products on the Formulation Disclosure Sheet FS-5100-35. The 
entity submitting the information provides the FS with the specific 
ingredients used in its product and identifies the specific source of 
supply for each ingredient. For Class A foam products the FS requires 
that a Technical Data Sheet FS-5100-36 be completed. The information 
collected here is specific mixing requirements. The information 
provided will allow the FS to search the List of Known and Suspected 
Carcinogens, as well as the Environment Protection Agency's List of 
Highly Hazardous Materials, to determine if any of the ingredients 
appear on any of these lists. Without the information FS would not be 
able to assess the safety of the wildland fire chemicals utilized on FS 
managed land, since the specific ingredients and the quantity of each 
ingredients used in a formulation would not be known.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 4.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
    Total Burden Hours: 12.

Forest Service

    Title: Qualified Products List for Long-Term Retardant Fire 
Suppressants.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0184.
    Summary of Collection: The Forest Service (FS) objective is, ``To 
have available and utilize adequate types and quantities of qualified 
fire chemical products to accomplish fire management activities safely, 
efficiently, and effectively.'' To accomplish their objective, FS 
evaluates chemical products that may be used in direct wildland fire 
suppression operations prior to their use on lands managed by the FS. 
Safe products do not include ingredients that create an enhanced risk, 
in typical use, to either the firefighters involved or the public in 
general.
    Need and Use of the Information: Using form FS-5100-37, FS will 
collect the listing of individual ingredients and quantity of these 
ingredients in the formulation of a product being submitted for 
evaluation in order to test the products. The entity submitting the 
information provides the FS with the specific ingredients used in its 
product and identifies the specific source of supply for each 
ingredient. For Long-term retardant products the FS requires that a 
Technical Data Sheet, FS-5100-38 and FS-5100-39 be completed. The 
information collected here is specific mixing requirements and 
hydration requirements of gum-thickened retardants. The information 
provided will allow the FS to search the List of Known and Suspected 
Carcinogens, as well as the Environment Protection Agency's List of 
Highly Hazardous Materials, to determine if any of the ingredients 
appear on any of these lists. Without the information FS would not be 
able to assess the safety of the wildland fire chemicals utilized on FS 
managed land, since the specific ingredients and the quantity of each 
ingredients used in a formulation would not be known.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
    Total Burden Hours: 45.

Forest Service

    Title: Extension of Timber Sales.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0212.
    Summary of Collection: The Food Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (Pub. L. 110-246, 122 Stat. 1651) Section 8401, provides several 
different relief options for timber sale purchasers

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holding contracts with rates significantly higher than current timber 
market rates due to a drastic reduction in forest products markets. The 
relief options include: (a) Contract cancellation or rate 
determination, (b) substitution of the Bureau of Labor statistics 
producer price index specified in the contract, (c) rate 
redetermination following substitution of index, (d) extension of 
contracts using the hardwood lumber index, and (e) extension of Market-
Related Contract term Addition time limit for certain contracts.
    Need and Use of the Information: To obtain the benefits of these 
options, National Forest System timber sale purchasers are required to 
provide information of the timber sale name, contract number, 
purchasers name, rationale for request (selection from list of 
established options), witness signatures, certification, signature and 
corporate seal. Forest Service will use forms including but not limited 
to FS-2400-70 and FS-2400-71 to collect the information.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 347.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time).
    Total Burden Hours: 83.

Forest Service

    Title: Subsistence Harvest Patterns in Prince William Sound.
    OMB Control Number: 0596--New.
    Summary of Collection: In 1989, Prince William Sound (PWS), the 
heart of the Chugach National Forest was severely impacted by the Exxon 
Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS). In the aftermath of the spill, federal and 
state trustees were awarded criminal and civil restitution funds to 
help with the recovery and the evaluation of the recovery that includes 
traditional practices of subsistence harvest, which is still listed as 
``recovering.'' Subsistence harvest is an important part of the rural 
Alaskan lifestyle. The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
requires that federal land managers consider the effects of management 
on subsistence activities. Recreation use is increasing in the Sound 
raising concern that increased competition and rapid growth in 
commercial and independent recreation may be negatively impacting 
subsistence activities through direct competition for resources from 
sport fishers and hunters, but also indirectly by displacing 
subsistence harvesters from traditional harvest areas. Residents from 
the four communities of PWS (Chenega, Cordova, Tatitlek and Whittier) 
who are subsistence eligible will be consulted through individual 
household interviews.
    Need and Use of the Information: Respondents will describe harvest 
practices and any recent changes in such activities due to other users 
or changes in species availability. The results of this survey (funded 
by EVOS criminal restitution dollars) will provide information on 
recovery and restoration activities undertaken by both the EVOS 
trustees and local resource managers relative to current and projected 
levels of human use. The study provides an opportunity to assess the 
recovery of the subsistence human service injured and redistributed by 
the EVOS, as well as how the Chugach National Forest managers can 
further enhance recovery.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 530.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time).
    Total Burden Hours: 196.

Forest Service

    Title: Southern Appalachian Forest Management Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0596--New.
    Summary of Collection: The Healthy Forest Restoration Act (Pub. L. 
108-148) enabling legislation, Title IV (Insect Infestations and 
Related Diseases) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to perform 
accelerated information gathering regarding the development of 
treatment strategies to protect forests from damaging insects and 
diseases. This study will provide credible, science-based information 
to forest-health protection managers regarding the public acceptability 
of alternative treatments strategies for protecting hemlock forests on 
public forestland in the eastern United States from the exotic insect 
hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). Using random digit dialing the Forest 
Service (FS) will collect the information from individuals (heads of 
households). Individuals agreeing to participate will receive a 
questionnaire in the mail along with additional information about the 
purpose of the study. The organization ``Friends of Great Smoky 
Mountain National Park'' has expressed an interest in the program and 
researchers will use identical phone-mail-phone protocols to obtain 
information from members.
    Need and Use of the Information: The FS is seeking to determine the 
appropriate level of effort to take to protect hemlock forests on 
public land in the eastern United States from the HWA. The FS and 
university researchers will collect and analyze information regarding 
the value of the hemlock forests located on public land in the Southern 
Appalachian Mountains from residents living within 500 miles of 
Ashville, North Carolina. The data and analyses will provide guidance 
to public forest managers regarding the value of ecosystem services 
supplied by hemlock forests on the land that they manage and the level 
of public support for alternative hemlock forest-protection programs.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time).
    Total Burden Hours: 541.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-27805 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]

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