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the functions of the Secretary as 

provided in the Federal Meat Inspection 

Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and 

the Poultry Products Inspection Act 

(PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.). These 

statutes mandate that FSIS protect the 

public by ensuring that meat and 

poultry products are safe, wholesome, 

unadulterated, and properly labeled and 

packaged. FSIS regulations establish a 

common or usual name for raw meat 

and poultry products that do not meet 

standard or identity regulations and to 

which solutions have been added. 

Products with added solutions are 

sometimes called referred to as 

‘‘enhanced products.’’ 

Need and use of the Information: FSIS 

requires establishments that 

manufacture products containing added 

solutions to label the products with a 

descriptive designation that provides an 

accurate description of the raw meat or 

poultry component, the percentage of 

added solution incorporated into the 

raw meat or poultry product, and the 

individual ingredients or multiingredient components in the solution 

listed in the descending order of 

predominance by weight on the product 

label. FSIS also requires that the 

product name and the descriptive 

designation be printed in a single easyto-read type style and color and on a 

single-color contrasting background. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 6,100. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 61,000. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04822 Filed 3–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 4, 2021. 

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; 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by April 8, 2021 will 

be considered. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program Repayment Demand 

and Program Disqualification. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0492. 

Summary of Collection: Section 13(b) 

of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 2202(b)), and 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) regulations at 7 CFR 

273.18(a)(2) require State agencies to 

initiate collection action. State agencies 

must provide an affected household 

with written notification informing the 

over-issued household of the claim and 

demanding repayment. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

State agency personnel will collect the 

information from individuals collecting 

SNAP benefits. The State agencies must 

maintain all records associated with this 

collection for a period of three years so 

that FNS can review documentation 

during compliance reviews and other 

audits. Without the information, FNS 

would not be able to correct accidental 

or fraudulent overpayment errors in the 

SNAP Program. 

Description of Respondents: 53 State, 

Local, or Tribal Government (SLT); 

559,785 Individuals/Households (I/H). 

Number of Respondents: 559,838. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting, 

Recordkeeping; On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 135,526. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04853 Filed 3–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; National 

Woodland Owner Survey 

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 renewal of the 

National Woodland Owner Survey 

information collection. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before May 10, 2021 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 Brett 

Butler, Research Forester, USDA Forest 

Service, 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, 

MA 01003. Comments may also be 

submitted by email to: brett.butler2@

usda.gov. 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 request an electronic 

copy of the draft supporting statement 

and/or any comments received. 

Requests should be emailed to 

brett.butler2@usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brett Butler, Research Forester, 

Northern Research Station, 413–545– 

1387. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the 

hearing-impaired (TDD) may call the 


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Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 twenty-four 

hours a day, every day of the year, 

including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Woodland Owner 

Survey. 

OMB Number: 0596–0078. 

Type of Request: Information 

Collection Renewal. 

Abstract: There are an estimated 823 

million acres of forestland across the 

United States. Of this forestland, over 

half is owned by millions of 

corporations, families, individuals, and 

other private groups. Understanding the 

attitudes and behaviors of these private 

ownerships is critical for understanding 

the current and future state of the 

nation’s forests. The Forest Service 

conducts the National Woodland Owner 

Survey (NWOS) to increase our 

understanding of: 

• Who owns and manages the 

forestland of the United States; 

• Why they own/manage it; 

• How they have used it; and 

• How they intend to use it. 

This information is used by policy 

analysts, foresters, educators, and 

researchers to facilitate planning and 

implementation of forest policies and 

programs. 

The Forest Service’s direction and 

authority to conduct the NWOS is from 

the Resources Planning Act of 1974 and 

the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

Resources Research Act of 1978. These 

acts assign responsibility for inventory 

and assessment of forest and related 

renewable resources to the Secretary of 

Agriculture, and these responsibilities 

are subsequently delegated to the Forest 

Service. Additionally, the importance of 

an ownership survey in this inventory 

and assessment process has been 

highlighted in the 2014 Farm Bill, the 

Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

Education Reform Act of 1998, and the 

recommendations of the 1998 Second 

Blue Ribbon Panel on the Forest 

Inventory and Analysis program. 

Previous iterations of the NWOS were 

conducted in 1978, 1993, 2002–2006, 

2011–2013, and 2017–2018. Data 

collection for the current iteration is 

planned for 2019–2023. Initial approval 

for the current data collection cycle of 

the NWOS expires on October 31, 2021. 

If renewed, the current NWOS data 

collection cycle will be completed in 

2023. 

Information will be collected related 

to: 

• The characteristics of the land 

holdings; 

• Attitudes and perceptions of the 

owners and managers; 

• Resource uses and management 

activities; and 

• Where applicable, landowner 

demographics. 

Separate survey instruments are being 

developed for rural and urban 

landowners. For rural landowners, a 

subset of ownerships will be sent survey 

instruments addressing the following 

topics, in addition to the core questions 

from the base survey instrument: 

• Wildfires; 

• Invasive species; 

• Climate change; 

• Land owner values; and 

• Decision making. 

The NWOS provides widely cited 

benchmarks for the number, extent, and 

characteristics of owners of forestland in 

the United States. These results have 

been used to assess the sustainability of 

forest resources at national, regional, 

and state levels; to implement and 

assess forest-land owner assistance 

programs; and to answer a variety of 

questions with topics ranging from 

forestland fragmentation to the 

economics of timber production. This is 

the only effort to collect in-depth 

information about owners of forestland 

at the national scale. It provides 

longitudinal data to track ownership 

trends and allows for comparisons 

across regions of the country. 

The respondents will be a statistically 

selected group of individuals, families, 

partnerships, corporations, nonprofit 

organizations, and other private groups 

that own forestland in the United States. 

A well distributed, random set of 

sampling points has been established 

across the country. At each point, 

remotely sensed data, such as aerial 

photographs, will be used to identify 

forested points. For the forested points, 

public records will be used to identify 

the owners of record—the names and 

addresses of the landowners we will 

contact. The target number of 

respondents per state is 250 over the 

full, 2019–2023, data collection cycle. 

The NWOS will utilize a mixed-mode 

survey technique involving cognitive 

interviews, focus groups, selfadministered questionnaires, and 

telephone interviews. Cognitive 

interviews will be used to test specific 

questions. Focus groups will be used to 

provide more in-depth understanding of 

the responses and to explore new areas 

of inquiry. 

Implementation of the selfadministered survey will involve up to 

four contacts. First, a pre-notice 

postcard will be sent to all potential 

respondents describing this information 

collection and why the information is 

being collected. Second, a questionnaire 

with a cover letter and pre-paid return 

envelope will be sent to the potential 

respondents. The cover letter will 

reiterate the purpose of this information 

collection and provide respondents with 

all legally required information. Third, 

a reminder will be mailed to thank 

respondents and encourage nonrespondents to reply. Those who have 

yet to respond will be sent a new 

questionnaire, cover letter, and pre-paid 

return envelope. The primary survey 

instrument will be paper forms with the 

option for completing the survey 

electronically online. Telephone 

interviews will be used for follow-up 

with non-respondents. 

Forest Service researchers will 

coordinate all components of this 

information collection. Forest Service 

personnel with assistance provided by 

cooperators at the Family Forest 

Research Center located at the 

University of Massachusetts Amherst 

will conduct the mail portion of the 

survey, cognitive interviews, and focus 

groups. The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service will conduct the 

telephone follow-ups. Data will be 

compiled and edited by Forest Service 

and Family Forest Research Center 

personnel. Forest Service researchers 

and cooperators will analyze the 

collected data. National, regional, and 

state-level results will be publicly 

available and electronically distributed. 

This information collection will 

generate scientifically-based, 

statistically-reliable, up-to-date 

information about the owners of 

forestland in the United States. Results 

of these efforts will provide more 

reliable information on this important 

and dynamic segment of the United 

States population, thus facilitating more 

complete assessments of the country’s 

forestland resources and improved 

planning and implementation of forestry 

programs on state, regional, and 

national levels. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households and the Private Sector 

(Businesses and Non-Profit 

Organizations). 

Estimate of Burden per Response: 25 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 3,558. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents (hours): 2,118. 

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 


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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 to the Office of Management 

and Budget for approval. 

Alexander L. Friend, 

Deputy Chief, Research & Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04788 Filed 3–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

[Docket No. NRCS–2020–0008] 

Proposed Revisions to the National 

Handbook of Conservation Practices 

for the Natural Resources 

Conservation Service 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comment. 

SUMMARY: NRCS is giving notice that it 

intends to issue a series of revised 

conservation practice standards in the 

National Handbook of Conservation 

Practices (NHCP). NRCS is also giving 

the public an opportunity to provide 

comments on specified conservation 

practice standards in NHCP. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by April 8, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. You may 

submit comments through the: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for docket ID NRCS–2020–0008. Follow 

the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail, or Hand Delivery: Mr. 

Clarence Prestwich, National 

Agricultural Engineer, Conservation 

Engineering Division, NRCS, USDA, 

1400 Independence Avenue, South 

Building, Room 4636, Washington, DC 

20250. In your comment, specify the 

docket ID NRCS–2020–0008. 

All comments will be available on 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

The copies of the proposed revised 

standards are available through http://

www.regulations.gov by accessing 

Docket No. NRCS–2020–0008. 

Alternatively, the proposed revised 

standards can be downloaded or printed 

from http://go.usa.gov/TXye. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Clarence Prestwich; telephone: (202) 

720–2972; or email: 

clarence.prestwich@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

NRCS is planning to revise the 

conservation practice standards in the 

National Handbook of Conservation 

Practices (NHCP). This notice provides 

an overview of the planned changes and 

gives the public an opportunity to 

provide comments on the specific 

conservation practice standards that 

NRCS is changing. 

NRCS State Conservationists who 

choose to adopt these practices in their 

States will incorporate these practices 

into the respective electronic Field 

Office Technical Guide. These practices 

may be used in conservation systems 

that treat highly erodible land (HEL) or 

on land determined to be a wetland. 

Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture 

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 

requires NRCS to make available for 

public review and comment all 

proposed revisions to conservation 

practice standards used to carry out HEL 

and wetland provisions of the law. 

Revisions to the National Handbook of 

Conservation Practices 

The amount of the proposed changes 

varies considerably for each of the 

conservation practice standards 

addressed in this notice. To fully 

understand the proposed changes, 

individuals are encouraged to compare 

these changes with each standard’s 

current version, which can be found at: 

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/ 

nrcs/detailfull/national/technical/cp/ 

ncps/?cid=nrcs143_026849. 

NRCS is requesting comments on the 

following conservation practice 

standards: 

• Agrichemical Handling Facility 

(Code 309); 

• Air Filtration and Scrubbing (Code 

371); 

• Channel Bed Stabilization (Code 

584); 

• Contour Orchard and Other 

Perennial Crops (Code 331); 

• Cover Crop (Code 340); 

• Dry Hydrant (Code 432); 

• Dust Management for Pen Surfaces 

(Code 375); 

• Energy Efficient Agricultural 

Operation (Code 374); 

• Fence (Code 382); 

• Grazing Land Mechanical 

Treatment (Code 548); 

• Land Reclamation; 

• Abandoned Mined Land (Code 

543); 

• On-Farm Secondary Containment 

Facility (Code 319); 

• Precision Land Forming and 

Smoothing (Code 462); 

• Recreation Land Improvement and 

Protection (Code 566); 

• Roof Runoff Structure (Code 558); 

• Sinkhole Treatment (Code 527); 

• Sprinkler System (Code 442); 

• Stream Crossing (Code 578); 

• Waste Separation Facility (Code 

632); 

• Waste Transfer (Code 634); 

• Wastewater Treatment—Milk House 

(Code 627); 

• Wetland Creation (Code 658); and 

• Windbreak/Shelterbelt 

Establishment and Renovation (Code 

380). 

The following are highlights of some 

of the proposed changes to each 

standard: 

Agrichemical Handling Facility (Code 

309): Minor revisions were made for 

improved organization and for clarity. 

Some flexible membrane liner 

thicknesses were changed. The 

minimum storage volume of the 

Agrichemical Handling Facility was 

changed to 1.1 times the volume of 

largest storage container within the 

containment area, plus the displacement 

volume that is occupied by all the other 

tanks within and below the height of the 

containment wall or dike. 

Air Filtration and Scrubbing (Code 

371): Formatting and writing style were 

updated to meet current agency 

requirements. Minor revisions were 

made for clarity and readability 

purposes and to update citations for 

existing references. Major changes were 

made to the Plans and Specifications to 

identify needed information and to 

remove requirements of supplying 

supporting documentation with plans 

and specifications. 

Channel Bed Stabilization (Code 584): 

Minor changes were made, mostly 

requiring more specific channel and 

sedimentation information in the Plans 

and Specifications section. 

Contour Orchard and Other Perennial 

Crops (Code 331): The standard was 

edited for clarity. Minor revisions were 

made for clarity and readability 

purposes. Definition was edited for 


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