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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 76, No. 158 

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Agency for International Development 

Briefing on Partner Vetting System 

Pilot Program 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of State and 

U.S. Agency for International 

Development. 

ACTION: Notice of briefing. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

briefing on the Partner Vetting System 

(PVS) pilot program. The objective of 

the briefing is to provide information 

about the PVS pilot program. Members 

of the public may attend in person or 

join via teleconference. 

Officials from the U.S. Department of 

State (State) and U.S. Agency for 

International Development (USAID) will 

brief on the PVS pilot program. The 

briefing will be followed by an open 

forum for discussion where public 

participation is encouraged. The agenda 

is subject to change. 

DATES: The briefing will take place on 

Thursday September 8, 2011, from 2:30 

p.m.–3:30 p.m. E.D.T. 

Registration: Although the briefing is 

free and open to the public, registration 

is required for attendance. Please e-mail 

USAID_RSVP4@usaid.gov to register 

and receive location or call-in 

information. Please specify whether you 

wish to attend in person or call in. As 

space is limited, members of the public 

interested in attending in person will be 

accommodated in order of registrations 

received. 

Dated: August 9, 2011. 

Lisa M. Farrell, 

Management Analyst, U.S. Department of 

State, Bureau of Administration, Office of 

Logistics Management, Office of Risk Analysis 

and Management. 

Dated: August 8, 2011. 

David Barth, 

Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Agency for 

International Development, Bureau of 

Legislative and Public Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Forest 

Products Removal Permits and 

Contracts 

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 extension with no 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection, Forest Products 

Removal Permits and Contracts. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before October 17, 2011 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 Sharon 

Nygaard-Scott, Forest Management 

Staff, Forest Service, USDA, Mail Stop 

1103, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to 202–205–1045 or by e-mail 

to forest_products_forms@fs.fed.us. In 

addition, comments may be submitted 

via the world wide web/Internet at: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at the Forest Service, Forest 

Management Staff Office, Third Floor 

SW., 201 14th Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20250 during normal business 

hours. Visitors are encouraged to call 

ahead to 202–205–1766 to facilitate 

entrance into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharon Nygaard-Scott, Forest 

Management Staff, at 202–205–1766, or 

Richard Fitzgerald, Forest Management 

Staff, at 202–205–1753. Individuals who 

use telecommunication devices for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24 

hours a day, every day of the year, 

including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Forest Products Removal 

Permits and Contracts. 

OMB Number: 0596–0085. 

Expiration Date of Current Approval: 

January 31, 2012. 

Type of Request: Extension with no 

revision of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: Under 16 U.S.C. 551, 

individuals planning to remove forest 

products from the National Forests must 

obtain a permit. To obtain a permit, 

applicants must meet the criteria at 36 

CFR 223.1, 223.2, and 223.5–223.13, 

which authorizes free use or sale of 

timber or forest products. Upon 

receiving a permit, the permittee must 

comply with the terms of the permit (36 

CFR 261.6), which designates forest 

products that can be harvested and 

under what conditions, such as limiting 

harvest to a designated area or 

permitting harvest of only specifically 

designated material. The collected 

information will help the Forest Service 

and the Bureau of Land Management 

(for form FS–2400–1) oversee the 

approval and use of forest products by 

the public. 

When applying for forest product 

removal permits, applicants (depending 

on the products) must complete one of 

the following: 

• FS–2400–1, Forest Products 

Removal Permit and Cash Receipt, is 

used to sell timber or forest products 

such as fuelwood, Christmas trees, or 

pine cones (36 CFR 223.1, 223.2). The 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and 

the Forest Service share this form, 

which the Bureau of Land Management 

identifies as BLM–5450–24 (43 U.S.C. 

1201, 43 CFR 5420). 

• FS–2400–4, Forest Products 

Contract and Cash Receipt, is used to 

sell timber products such as sawtimber 

or forest products such as fuelwood. 

• FS–2400–8, Forest Products Free 

Use Permit, allows use of timber or 

forest products at no charge to the 

permittee (36 CFR 223.5–223.13). 

Each form listed above implements 

different regulations and has different 

provisions for compliance, but collects 


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similar information from the applicant 

for related purposes. 

The Forest Service and the Bureau of 

Land Management will use the 

information collected on form FS–2400– 

1 to ensure identification of permittees 

in the field by agency personnel. The 

Forest Service will use the information 

collected on forms FS–2400–4 and FS– 

2400–8 to: 

• Ensure that permittees obtaining 

free use of timber or forest products 

qualify for the free-use program and do 

not receive product value in excess of 

that allowed by regulations (36 CFR 

223.8). 

• Ensure that applicants purchasing 

timber harvest or forest products 

permits non-competitively do not 

exceed the authorized limit in a fiscal 

year (16 U.S.C. 472(a)). 

• Ensure identification of permittees 

in the field by Forest Service personnel. 

Applicants may apply for more than 

one forest products permit or contract 

per year. For example, an applicant may 

obtain a free use permit for a timber 

product such as pine cones (FS–2400– 

8) and still purchase fuelwood (FS– 

2400–4). 

Individuals and small business 

representatives usually request and 

apply for permits and contracts in 

person at the office issuing the permit. 

Applicants provide the following 

information: 

• Name. 

• Address. 

• Personal identification number 

such as tax identification number, social 

security number, driver’s license 

number, or other unique number 

identifying the applicant. 

Agency personnel enter the 

information into a computerized 

database to use for subsequent requests 

by individuals and businesses for a 

forest product permit or contract. The 

information is printed on paper, which 

the applicant signs and dates. Agency 

personnel discuss the terms and 

conditions of the permit or contract 

with the applicant. 

The data gathered is not available 

from other sources. The collected data is 

used to ensure: 

• Applicants for free use permits 

meet the criteria for free use of timber 

or forest products authorized by 

regulations at 36 CFR 223.5–113.13, 

• Applicants seeking to purchase and 

remove timber of forest products from 

Agency lands meet the criteria under 

which sale of timber or forest products 

is authorized by regulations at 36 CFR 

223.80, and 

• Permittees comply with regulations 

and terms of the permit at 36 CFR 261.6. 

The collection of this information is 

necessary to ensure that applicants meet 

the requirements of the forest products 

program; those obtaining free-use 

permits for forest products qualify for 

the program; applicants purchasing noncompetitive permits to harvest forest 

products do not exceed authorized 

limits; and that Federal Agency 

employees can identify permittees when 

in the field. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 5 

minutes. 

Type of Respondents: Individuals and 

small businesses. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 226,500. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 2. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 38,000. 

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 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. 

Dated: August 8, 2011. 

James M. Pena, 

Associate Deputy Chief, NFS. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20717 Filed 8–15–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural Housing 

Service (RHS), the Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS), and Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) intention to 

request an extension for a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of compliance with Civil Rights 

laws. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 17, 2011 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Willie Williams, Equal Opportunity 

Specialist, Rural Development, Civil 

Rights Staff, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, STOP 0703, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–0703, Telephone (202) 692– 

0099 (voice) or 692–0107 (TDD). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 7 CFR Part 1901–E, Civil Rights 

Compliance Requirements. 

OMB Number: 0575–0018. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2011. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: The information collection 

under OMB Number 0575–0018 enables 

the RHS, RBS, and RUS, to effectively 

monitor a recipient’s compliance with 

the civil rights laws, and to determine 

whether or not service and benefits are 

being provided to beneficiaries on an 

equal opportunity basis. 

The RBS, RHS, and RUS are required 

to provide Federal financial assistance 

through its housing and community and 

business programs on an equal 

opportunity basis. The laws 

implemented in 7 CFR part 1901, 

subpart E, require the recipients of RBS, 

RHS, and RUS Federal financial 

assistance to collect various types of 

information, including information on 

participants in certain of these agencies’ 

programs, by race, color, and national 

origin. 

The information collected and 

maintained by the recipients of certain 

programs from RBS, RHS, and RUS is 

used internally by these agencies for 

monitoring compliance with the civil 

rights laws and regulations. This 

information is made available to USDA 

officials, officials of other Federal 

agencies, and to Congress for reporting 

purposes. Without the required 

information, RBS, RHS, RUS and its 

recipients will lack the necessary 

documentation to demonstrate that their 

programs are being administered in a 

nondiscriminatory manner, and in full 

compliance with the civil rights laws. In 

addition, the RBS, RHS, RUS and their 

recipients would be vulnerable in 

lawsuits alleging discrimination in the 


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