This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

committee meetings, agency decisions and

rulings, delegations of authority, filing of

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Thursday, May 8, 2014 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF 

THE UNITED STATES 

[OMB Control Number: 3002–0003] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to Office of Management 

and Budget (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Administrative Conference of 

the United States. 

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States will submit an 

Information Collection Request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) requesting renewal of an existing 

and previously approved ICR (No. 

3002–0003), substitute ‘‘Confidential 

Employment and Financial Disclosure 

Report.’’ This form is a simplified 

substitute for the Office of Government 

Ethics (OGE) Form 450, which nongovernment members of the Conference 

would otherwise be required to file. 

OGE has approved the use of this 

substitute form. The current OMB 

approval expires on May 31, 2014. The 

changes proposed to the current form 

are minor in nature. This proposed ICR 

renewal was published in the Federal 

Register at 79 FR 12143 (March 4, 2014), 

allowing for a 60-day comment period. 

No comments were received. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow an 

additional 30 days for public comment. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

June 9, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit written comments on the 

proposed information collection to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States, and sent via electronic 

mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, 

or faxed to 202–395–5806, or mailed to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, New Executive Office Building, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shawne McGibbon, General Counsel, 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20036; 

Telephone 202–480–2080, Email: 

smcgibbon@acus.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

the Administrative Conference of the 

United States (ACUS) will submit an 

Information Collection Request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) requesting renewal of an existing 

and previously approved ICR (No. 

3002–0003), substitute ‘‘Confidential 

Employment and Financial Disclosure 

Report.’’ This proposed ICR renewal 

was published in the Federal Register at 

79 FR 12143 (March 4, 2014), allowing 

for a 60-day comment period. No 

comments were received. The purpose 

of this notice is to allow an additional 

30 days for public comment. 

ACUS is charged with developing 

recommendations for the improvement 

of Federal administrative procedures (5 

U.S.C. 591). Its recommendations are 

the product of a research process 

overseen by a small staff, but ultimately 

adopted by a membership of 101 

experts, including approximately 45 

non-government members—5 Council 

members and up to 40 others (5 U.S.C. 

593(b) and 5 U.S.C. 595(b)). These 

individuals are deemed to be ‘‘special 

government employees’’ within the 

meaning of 18 U.S.C. 202(a) and, 

therefore, are subject to confidential 

financial disclosure requirements of the 

Ethics in Government Act (5 U.S.C. 

App. 107) and regulations of the Office 

of Government Ethics (OGE). The ACUS 

substitute ‘‘Confidential Employment 

and Financial Disclosure Report’’ 

submitted (‘‘Substitute Disclosure 

Form’’) is a shorter substitute for OGE 

Form 450, which ACUS nongovernment members would otherwise 

be required to file. 

In addition to the non-government 

members of the Conference, the 

Chairman, with the approval of the 

Council established under 5 U.S.C. 

595(b), may appoint additional persons 

in various categories, for participation 

in Conference activities, but without 

voting privileges. These categories 

include senior fellows, special counsels, 

and liaison representatives from other 

government entities or professional 

associations. The estimated maximum 

number of such individuals that may 

also be required to submit the Substitute 

Disclosure Form at any particular time 

is 45. 

Prior to the termination of funding for 

ACUS in 1995, the agency was 

authorized to use for this purpose a 

simplified form that was a substitute for 

OGE Form 450. The simplified 

substitute form was approved by OGE 

following a determination by the ACUS 

Chairman, pursuant to 5 CFR 

2634.905(a), that greater disclosure is 

not required because the limited nature 

of the agency’s authority makes very 

remote the possibility that a real or 

apparent conflict of interest will occur. 

ACUS received OMB approval for the 

simplified substitute form in 1994. 

ACUS was re-established in 2010. On 

June 10, 2010, OGE renewed its 

approval for this simplified substitute 

form, which ACUS must provide to its 

non-government members in advance of 

membership meetings. In 2011, ACUS 

received approval from OMB for use of 

this form for a 3-year period through 

May 31, 2014. ACUS is now requesting 

approval by OMB for a renewal period 

of three years. The changes proposed to 

the current form are minor in nature. 

Subsequent to OMB’s approval of the 

ICR in 2011, OGE clarified its opinion 

and stated that the forms need only be 

completed by the various types of ACUS 

non-government members prior to each 

plenary session they attend, but not 

prior to committee meetings they attend. 

This will greatly reduce the number of 

times individuals will have to complete 

the form. 

As required by the Ethics in 

Government Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 107(a); 

Executive Order 12674, sec. 201(d); and 

OGE regulations, 5 CFR 2634.901(d), 

copies of the substitute form submitted 

to ACUS by its members are 

confidential and may not be released to 

the public. 

The proposed substitute ‘‘Confidential 

Employment and Financial Disclosure 

Report’’ and the Supporting Statement 

submitted to OMB may be viewed at: 

http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAMain. To view these documents, 

select ‘‘Administrative Conference of 


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the United States’’ under ‘‘Currently 

Under Review’’; click on the ICR 

Reference Number; then click on either 

‘‘View Information Collection (IC) List’’ 

or ‘‘View Supporting Statement and 

Other Documents.’’ To see the 

corresponding documents for the 

currently approved version, select 

‘‘Administrative Conference of the 

United States’’ under ‘‘Current 

Inventory.’’ 

The total annual burden on 

respondents for the renewal period is 

estimated to be less than the 2011 

estimate because the number of times 

the form has to be completed by each 

respondent has been greatly reduced. 

ACUS estimates a total burden of 45 

hours (down from 135 hours in 2011), 

based on estimates of 90 persons 

submitting the form an average of 2 

times per year, requiring no more than 

15 minutes per response. 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

information collection, including its 

necessity, utility and clarity for the 

proper performance of the Conference’s 

functions. 

Dated: May 5, 2014. 

Shawne C. McGibbon, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10592 Filed 5–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6110–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

National Advisory Committee for 

Implementation of the National Forest 

System Land Management Planning 

Rule 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Advisory 

Committee for Implementation of the 

National Forest System Land 

Management Planning Rule (Committee) 

will meet in Missoula, Montana. 

Attendees may also participate via 

webinar and conference call. The 

Committee operates in compliance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463). Additional 

information relating to the Committee 

can be found by visiting the 

Committee’s Web site at: http://

www.fs.usda.gov/main/planningrule/

committee. 

DATES: The meeting will be held, inperson and via webinar/conference call 

on the following dates and times: 

• Wednesday, May 28, 2014 from 

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MDT. 

• Thursday, May 29, 2014 from 8:00 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MDT. 

• Friday, May 30, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. 

to 12:00 p.m. MDT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be located 

at the Holiday Inn Missoula Downtown, 

200 South Pattee Missoula, MT 59802. 

For anyone who would like to attend via 

webinar and/or conference call, please 

visit the Web site listed above or contact 

Chalonda Jasper listed in the section 

titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Written comments must be 

sent to USDA Forest Service, Ecosystem 

Management Coordination, 201 14th 

Street SW., Mail Stop 1104, 

Washington, DC 20250–1104. 

Comments may also be sent via email to 

Chalonda Jasper at cjasper@fs.fed.us. 

All comments are placed in the record 

and are available for public inspection 

and copying, including names and 

addresses when provided. The public 

may inspect comments received at 201 

14th Street SW., Washington, DC, 2nd 

Floor Central. To facilitate entry into the 

building to view comments, please 

contact the person listed in the section 

titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chalonda Jasper, Ecosystem 

Management Coordination, 202–260– 

9400, cjasper@fs.fed.us. Individuals 

who use telecommunication devices for 

the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 

8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is to provide 

ongoing advice and recommendations 

on implementation of the planning rule. 

This meeting is open to the public. 

The following business will be 

conducted: 

1. Continue deliberations on 

formulating advice for the Secretary, 

2. Discussion of Committee work 

group findings, 

3. Dialogue with early adopter forests, 

and 

4. Administrative tasks. 

The agenda and a summary of the 

meeting will be posted on the 

Committee’s Web site within 21 days of 

the meeting. 

Meeting Accommodations: If you are 

a person requiring reasonable 

accommodation, please make requests 

in advance for sign language 

interpreting, assistive listening devices 

or other reasonable accommodation for 

access to the facility or proceedings by 

contacting the person listed in the 

section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. All reasonable 

accommodation requests are managed 

on a case by case basis. 

Dated: May 2, 2014. 

Tony Tooke, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10642 Filed 5–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Modoc Resource Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Modoc Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 

Alturas, California. The committee is 

authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) 

(the Act) and operates in compliance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act. The purpose of the committee is to 

improve collaborative relationships and 

to provide advice and recommendations 

to the Forest Service concerning projects 

and funding consistent with the title II 

of the Act. The meeting is open to the 

public. The purpose of the meetings is 

discuss RAC business and projects that 

meet the intent of Public Law 110–343. 

DATES: The meetings will be held May 

19, 2014, June 9, 2014, and June 30, 

2014 at 6 p.m. 

All RAC meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For status of meeting prior 

to attendance, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Modoc National Forest Supervisor’s 

Office, Conference Room, 225 W. 8th 

St., Alturas, California 96101. 

Written comments may be submitted 

as described under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. All comments, including 

names and addresses when provided, 

are placed in the record and are 

available for public inspection and 

copying. The public may inspect 

comments received at Modoc National 

Forest Supervisor’s Office, Conference 

Room, 225 W. 8th St., Alturas, 

California 96101. Please call ahead to 

facilitate entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

D. Carlson, Acting Forest Supervisor 

and Designated Federal Officer by 

phone at (530)233–8700 or via email at 

adcarlson@fs.fed.us or Adrian Cuzick, 

Rangeland Management Specialist and 

Resource Advisory Committee 

Coordinator, by phone at (530)233–8746 

or via email at alcuzick@fs.fed.us. 


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