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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 71, No. 240 

Thursday, December 14, 2006 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Optional 

Ethnicity 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 a new information 

collection entitled, Optional Ethnicity 

Survey. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before February 12, 2007 

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 Senior, 

Youth and Volunteer Programs (SYVP) 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, Director, 

Senior, Youth and Volunteer Programs, 

P.O. 96090 (Mail Stop 1136), 

Washington, DC 20090–6090. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to (703) 605–5115 or by e-mail 

to: syvp/wo@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at the USDA, Forest Service, 

Office of the Director, Senior, Youth and 

Volunteer Programs, Room 1010, 1621 

North Kent Street, Arlington, VA 22209 

during normal business hours. Visitors 

are encouraged to call ahead to (703) 

605–4854 to facilitate entry to the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ransom Hughes, Senior, Youth and 

Volunteer Programs at 703–605–4854. 

Individuals who use 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: Optional Ethnicity Survey. 

OMB Number: 0596–NEW. 

Type of Request: New. 

Abstract: This new information 

collection will assist in the compilation 

of the Senior Youth and Volunteer 

Programs (SYVP) Accomplishment 

Report. The figures reported regarding 

participant ethnicity need to be verified 

and accurate, as the information in the 

SYVP report is included in the Report 

of the Forest Service, shared with 

Congress. SYVP program coordinators 

will collect information on the ethnicity 

of each program participant annually, 

and each SYVP participant will have the 

opportunity to respond. Inability to 

collect the information will result in an 

inability to validate the SYVP 

Accomplishment Report. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 minutes 

(.0333 hour). 

Type of Respondents: SYVP 

participants. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 100,000. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 3,333. 

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: December 7, 2006. 

Irving W. Thomas, 

Associate Deputy Chief. 

[FR Doc. E6–21310 Filed 12–13–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Thorn Fire Salvage Recovery Project, 

Malheur National Forest, Grant County, 

OR 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA 

ACTION: Cancellation Notice. 

SUMMARY: On December 8, 2006, a 

Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

for the Thorn Salvage Recovery Project 

on the Blue Mountain Ranger District of 

the Malheur National Forest, was 

published in the Federal Register (71 

FR 71120). Forest Service has decided to 

cancel the preparation of this EIS. The 

NOI is hereby rescinded. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry 

Hensley, Project Manager, Malheur 

National Forest, 431 Patterson Bridge 

Road, P.O. Box 909, John Day, Oregon, 

telephone 541–575–3167, e-mail 

jhensley@fs.fed.us. 

Dated: December 8, 2006. 

Gary L. Benes, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 06–9687 Filed 12–13–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Chrome Fire Salvage Recovery Project, 

Malheur National Forest, Grant County, 

OR 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Cancellation Notice. 

SUMMARY: On December 8, 2006, a 

Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

for the Chrome Fire Salvage Recovery 

Project on the Blue Mountain Ranger 

District of the Malheur National Forest, 

was published in the Federal Register 

(71 FR 71121). Forest Service has 

decided to cancel the preparation of this 

EIS. The NOI is hereby rescinded. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry 

Hensley, Project Manager, Malheur 

National Forest, 431 Patterson Bridge 

Road, P.O. Box 909, John Day, Oregon, 

telephone 541–575–3167, e-mail 

jhensley@fs.fed.us. 


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