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TABLE C—BURDEN FOR REQUIRED PROGRAMS UNDER THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

Form Purpose Program(s) * Number submitted annually 

AD–1153 NRCS–CPA– 

1200.

Application ................................ EWP, WPFPP, HFRP ...... 750; Estimated time per participant is .69 per response. 

AD–1154 NRCS–CPA– 

1202.

Contract or Agreement ............. EWP, HFRP ..................... 150; Estimated time per participant .69 per response. 

AD–1155 NRCS–CPA– 

1155.

Schedule of Practices/Costs 

and signature sheet.

EWP, WPFPP, HFRP ...... 300; Estimated time per participant .75 per response. 

AD–1156 NRCS–CPA– 

1156.

Schedule Modification .............. EWP, WPFPP, HFRP ...... 25; Estimated time per participant .60 per response. 

NRCS–LTP–13 NRCS– 

CPA–013.

Status/Contract Review ............ EWP, WPFPP, HFRP ...... 250; Estimated time per participant .69 per response. 

NRCS–LTP–20 NRCS– 

CPA–260.

Warranty, Easement Deed 

Conservation, Easement 

Deed.

EWP, HFRP ..................... 150; Estimated time per participant .69 per response. 

AD–1157 ........................... Option to Purchase Easement EWP, HFRP ..................... 165; Estimated time per participant .69 per response. 

AD–1157A ........................ Option to Purchase, Amendment.EWP, HFRP ..................... 120; Estimated time per participant .69 per response. 

AD–1158 ........................... Subordination Agreement and 

Limited Lien Waiver.

EWP, HFRP ..................... 100; Estimated time per participant .69 per response. 

AD–1159 ........................... Notice of Intent to Continue ..... Not used by any non-exempt program.

AD–1160 ........................... Compatible Use Application ..... EWP, HFRP ..................... 200; Estimated time per participant .66 per response. 

AD–1161 ........................... Application for Payment ........... EWP, HFRP ..................... 200; Estimated time per participant .58 per response. 

NRCS–LTP–151 ............... Contract Violation Notification .. HFRP, EWP ..................... 20; Estimated time per participant .69 per response. 

NRCS–LTP–152 ............... Transfer Agreement .................. HFRP, EWP ..................... 5; Estimated time per participant 1.0 per response. 

NRCS–LTP–153 ............... Agreement Covering Non-Compliance With Provisions of 

the Contract.

HFRP, EWP ..................... 10; Estimated time per participant .69 per response. 

NRCS–CPA–38 ................ Request for Certified Wetland 

Determination or Delineation.

WC ................................... 5,000; Estimated time per participant .83 per response. 

NRCS–CPA–68 ................ Conservation Plan .................... CTA, HFRP ...................... 2,700; Estimated time per participant .69 per response. 

* The number submitted annually provides the number of forms completed by respondents and the approximate number of hours to complete 

each form. The response time is taken from the forms themselves as identified in the OMB Disclosure Statement where available. 

NRCS anticipates the total number of 

respondents will be 10,145 (previously 

37,504 hours) and that the total burden 

hours will be 7,661 (previously 25,291 

hours). The estimated burden per 

response depends upon the specific 

form. This burden amount is identified 

by form in Table C and ranges from .58 

hour to 1 hour per respondent. 

NRCS employees generally complete 

the remainder of the forms in the 

collection and review the documents 

with the program participant for 

concurrence and acceptance. The 

burden was estimated based on a 

projected average of documents to be 

filed annually based on the funding 

level for the authorized conservation 

programs. The burden hours have been 

significantly reduced from the previous 

submission due to the exemption of 

Conservation Programs under Title II of 

the 2008 Act from Chapter 35 of Title 

44, U.S.C. (Paperwork Reduction Act). 

The number of respondents was 

averaged from fiscal year (FY) 2008 

through FY 2010. The total annual cost 

to the respondents is $91,932. This 

figure is computed based on 7,661 

burden hours times a wage of $12.00 per 

hour. 

Comments: Comments are requested 

on: (a) Whether the proposed 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 the burden hours (including hours 

and cost) of the proposed collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection, 

and they will also become a matter of 

public record. 

Signed this 2nd day of December, 2010 in 

Washington, DC. 

Dave White, 

Chief, Natural Resources Conservation 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30674 Filed 12–6–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Implementation of the Wind 

Erosion Prediction System for Soil 

Erodibility System Calculations for the 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

Wind Erosion Prediction System 

(WEPS) for soil erodibility system 

calculations scheduled for 

implementation for public review and 

comment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

intention of the Natural Resources 


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Conservation Service (NRCS) to 

implement the WEPS which will 

replace the use of the Wind Erosion 

Equation (WEQ) where applicable. 

DATES: Effective Date: This is effective 

December 7, 2010. 

Comment Date: Submit comments on 

or before January 6, 2011. Final versions 

of these new or revised conservation 

practice standards will be adopted after 

the close of the 30-day period, and after 

consideration of all comments. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted using any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail: Eric West, National Highly 

Erodible Lands and Wetlands 

Conservation Specialist, Ecological 

Sciences Division, Department of 

Agriculture, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6150 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250. 

• E-mail: eric.west@wdc.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

West, National Highly Erodible Lands 

and Wetlands Conservation Specialist, 

Ecological Sciences Division, 

Department of Agriculture, Natural 

Resources Conservation Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6150 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The WEQ, 

a simple two-factor linear model for 

calculating the effects of wind erosion, 

will be replaced by WEPS for selected 

regulatory permissible applications. The 

WEPS model will be used where wind 

erosion is the primary causal factor for 

comparing the annual level of erosion 

before conservation system application 

to the expected annual level of erosion 

after conservation system application 

(i.e., substantial reduction for highly 

erodible land conservation). The WEQ is 

the current method in the regulations 

for calculating substantial reduction and 

potential erodibility due to the effects of 

wind. The use of WEQ to calculate 

potential erodibility remains 

unchanged. The regulation for WEQ is 

located at 7 CFR 610.14. 

The implementation of the WEPS 

system does not affect the Highly 

Erodible Map Unit List contained in the 

NRCS Field Office Technical Guide as 

of January 1, 1990. This 1990 list will 

continue to be used for all erodibility 

index calculations, including sodbuster 

determinations and review of previous 

determinations. 

The WEPS computer model is a 

process-based, daily time-step computer 

model that predicts soil erosion via 

simulation of the fundamental processes 

controlling wind erosion. WEPS can 

calculate soil movement, estimate plant 

damage, and predict PM–10 emissions 

when wind speeds exceed the erosion 

threshold. The WEPS model can also 

provide the user with spatial 

information regarding soil flux, 

deposition, and loss from specific 

regions of a field over time. The model 

is intended for conservation planning, 

assessing wind erosion for the 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

NRCS’ National Resources Inventory, 

and aiding the development of regional 

and national policy. 

The WEPS modular design is 

amenable to incorporation of new 

features. Thus, WEPS utility will also be 

for estimating long-term soil 

productivity, determining physical 

damage to crops, depositional loading of 

lakes and streams, as well as estimating 

visibility reductions near airports and 

highways. Further, WEPS will aid in 

calculating both onsite and offsite 

economic costs of erosion and assess 

impacts of management strategies on 

public lands when used in conjunction 

with other models. 

A complete summary of the processes 

utilized by the WEPS computer model 

can be found in An Overview of the 

Wind Erosion Prediction System 

(http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/ 

Place/54300520/wepsoverview.pdf). A 

thorough discussion and review of the 

WEPS model processes is available in 

the draft WEPS technical document 

(http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/ 

Place/54300520/weps_tech.pdf). 

Further, both of the previously 

referenced documents, as well as other 

WEPS related topics, can be found at the 

USDA Agricultural Research Service 

Engineering and Wind Erosion Research 

Unit (http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/ 

docs.htm?docid=18371) home page. 

The implementation timeframe for 

WEPS in each field office with a wind 

erosion concern is January 1, 2011. Title 

16-Conservation, Chapter 58-Erodible 

Land and Wetland Conservation and 

Reserve Program, Subchapter IDefinitions, 9(C) Equations (i.e., 16 USC 

section 3801(a)(9)(C)) requires NRCS to 

make available for public review and 

comment all proposed changes to 

equations to carry out HEL provisions of 

the law in a manner consistent with 

section 553 of title 5. 

Signed this 30th day of November, 2010, in 

Washington, DC. 

Dave White, 

Chief, Natural Resources Conservation 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30673 Filed 12–6–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Office of the Secretary 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Commerce.Gov 

Web Site User Survey 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office 

of Public Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before February 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Mike Kruger, Office of Public 

Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce 

at 202–482–4883 or mkruger@doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

In order to better serve users of 

Commerce.gov and the Department of 

Commerce bureaus’ Web sites, the 

Offices of Public Affairs will collect 

information from users about their 

experience on the Web sites. A random 

number of users will be presented with 

a pop-up box asking if they would like 

to take a survey. If they say no, the box 

disappears and the user continues on as 

normal. If they answer yes, then the box 

offers them four (4) questions. 

1. Based on today’s visit, how would 

you rate your site experience overall? (0 

to 10 scale) 

2. Which of the following best 

describes the primary purpose of your 

visit? (Custom choices)—would be the 

items in our ‘‘I Want to’’ bar on the right 

hand side of the Commerce.gov site: 

• Find jobs or career opportunities at 

Commerce. 

• Call or send an email or letter to 

Commerce. 

• Learn more about Commerce 

Secretary Gary Locke. 

• Find a recent press release. 

• Learn more about Census 2010. 

• Discover grants, contracting & trade 

opportunities with Commerce. 


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