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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.
[FR Doc. 2011–20771 Filed 8–15–11; 8:45 am]

**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

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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