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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 71, No. 184 

Friday, September 22, 2006 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 15, 2006. 

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 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

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. 

Forest Service 

Title: Bid for advertised timber. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–0066. 

Summary of Collection: Individuals, 

large and small businesses, and 

corporations who wish to purchase 

timber or forest products from the 

National Forest must enter into a timber 

sale contract or Forest product contract 

with the Forest Service (FS). 

Information must be collected by FS in 

order to ensure that: National Forest 

System timber is sold at not less than 

appraised value; bidders meet specific 

criteria when submitting a bid; and antitrust violations do not occur during the 

bidding process. Several statutes, 

regulations, and policies impose 

requirements on the Government and 

purchasers in the bidding process. The 

FS will collect information using several 

forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: FS 

will collect information to determine 

bid responsiveness. The sale officer will 

ensure: The bidder has signed the bid 

form; provided a tax identification 

number; completed the unit rate, 

weighted average, or total sale value bid; 

entered the bid guarantee amount, type, 

and ensure the bid guarantee is enclosed 

with the bid, the bidder has provided 

the required information concerning 

Small Business Administration size and 

Equal Opportunity compliance on 

previous sales. The Timber Sale 

Contracting Officers will use the 

information to complete the contract 

prior to award to the highest bidder. 

Failure to include the required 

information may result in the bid being 

declared non-responsive or the 

Contracting Officer may be unable to 

make an affirmative finding of 

purchaser responsibility and not able to 

award the contract. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Individuals or 

households. 

Number of Respondents: 1,560. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 58,055. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–7871 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committees 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to establish 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committees and a call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture 

intends to establish five Forest Service 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committees (Recreation RACs) pursuant 

to Section 4 of the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (REA) that 

was passed into law as part of the 2005 

Consolidated Appropriations Act (Pub. 

L. 108–447) on December 8, 2004. The 

Recreation RACs will operate in the 

Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest, 

Eastern, and Southern Regions and the 

State of Colorado and will provide 

recommendations regarding recreation 

fees to both the Forest Service and the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as 

appropriate. The public is invited to 

submit nominations for membership on 

the Recreation RACs. 

DATES: All nominations should be 

received by the appropriate Regional 

Office by October 23, 2006. If necessary, 

managers in each region may continue 

accepting applications beyond this date 

to ensure broad and balanced 

representation on the Recreation RAC. 

Nominations must contain a completed 

application packet that includes 

background information and other 

information that addresses a nominee’s 

qualifications. Application packets for 

Recreation RACs can be obtained from 

the Forest Service Regional Offices 

listed below or on the Web at 

www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/rrac. 

ADDRESSES: 

Regional Contacts for Recreation 

RACs: 

1. Pacific Northwest Regional Office: 

Shandra Terry, Regional Public 

Involvement Coordinator, Public 

Affairs, 333 SW. 1st Ave., Portland, OR 

97208, (503) 808–2242. 

2. Pacific Southwest Regional Office: 

Frances Enkoji, Recreation RAC 

Coordinator, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, 

CA 94592, (707) 562–8846. 

3. Rocky Mountain Regional Office: 

Pam DeVore, Recreation RAC 

Coordinator, Recreation, Heritage, and 


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