44816 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 167 / Monday, August 31, 2009 / Notices 

vehicles authorized to use roads by the 

permit. 

While no information over and above 

that collected on the FS–7700–40 is 

collected on the FS–7700–41, the FS– 

7700–41 is also an OMB approved form. 

The approval number is OMB 0596– 

0016 and expires January 31, 2010. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 15 

minutes. 

Type of Respondents: Commercial 

users of National Forest System roads. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 2,000. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 500 hours. 

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 for Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

Dated: August 25, 2009. 

Gloria Manning, 

Associate Deputy Chief, NFS. 

[FR Doc. E9–20918 Filed 8–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

and Extension of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this 

notice announces the intention of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to request revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection, the Honey 

Survey. Revision to burden hours will 

be needed due to an increase in the size 

of the target population, sample design, 

and slight improvements to the 

questionnaire to accommodate changes 

within the industry. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 30, 2009 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0153, 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 720–6396. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: David Hancock, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph T. Reilly, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Honey Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0153. 

Expiration Date of Approval: January, 

31, 2010. 

Type of Request: Intent to revise and 

extend a currently approved 

information collection for a period of 

three years. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) is to prepare and issue State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production, prices, and disposition; as 

well as economic statistics, 

environmental statistics related to 

agriculture and also to conduct the 

Census of Agriculture. 

The Honey Survey collects 

information on the number of colonies, 

honey production, stocks, and prices. 

The survey provides data needed by the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture and 

other government agencies to administer 

programs and to set trade quotas and 

tariffs. State universities and agriculture 

departments also use data from this 

survey. 

Authority: These data will be collected 

under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). 

Individually identifiable data collected under 

this authority are governed by Section 1770 

of the Food Security Act of 1985 as amended, 

7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford 

strict confidentiality to non-aggregated data 

provided by respondents. This Notice is 

submitted in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–113) and 

Office of Management and Budget regulations 

at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 

1995). 

NASS also complies with OMB 

Implementation Guidance, ‘‘Implementation 

Guidance for Title V of the E–Government 

Act, Confidential Information Protection and 

Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ 

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 15, 

2007, p. 33376. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 15 minutes per 

response with a frequency of once a 

year. 

Respondents: Farmers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

9,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: With an estimated 

response rate of approximately 80%, we 

estimate the burden to be 1,860 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

and related instructions can be obtained 

without charge from David Hancock, 

NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 690– 

2388. 

Comments: Comments are invited 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 of the proposed collection 

of information including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(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 those who are to respond, through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, technological or 

other forms of information technology 

collection methods. 

All responses to this notice will 

become a matter of public record and be 

summarized in the request for OMB 

approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, August 11, 

2009. 

Joseph T. Reilly, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–20926 Filed 8–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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