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Notices Federal Register

43842 

Vol. 83, No. 167 

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 23, 2018. 

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 are 

requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden 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 those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques and 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by September 27, 

2018 will be considered. Written 

comments should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), New Executive Office Building, 

725—17th Street NW, Washington, DC 

20503. Commentors are encouraged to 

submit their comments to OMB via 

email to: OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395–5806 and 

to Departmental Clearance Office, 

USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, 

Washington, DC 20250–7602. 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: National Woodland Owner 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–0078. 

Summary of Collection: The Forest 

and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

Planning Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–278 

Sec. 3) and the Forest and Rangeland 

Renewable Resources Research Act of 

1978 (Pub. L. 307 Sec. 3) are the legal 

authorities for conducting the National 

Woodland Owner Survey. In the United 

States, there are an estimated 816 

million acres of forests and other 

wooded land. Over half of this land is 

privately owned by an estimated 11.5 

million private ownerships that control 

over half of the nation’s forests and 

other wooded land. The remaining 

forestland is managed by over a 

thousand federal, state, and local 

government agencies. The National 

Woodland Owner Survey (NWOS) 

collects information to help answer 

questions related to the characteristics 

of the landholdings and landowners, 

ownership objectives, the supply of 

timber and non-timber products, forest 

management practices, climate change, 

wildfires, invasive species, and delivery 

of the concerns/constraints perceived by 

the landowners. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

NWOS will utilize a mixed-mode survey 

technique involving cognitive 

interviews, focus groups, selfadministered questionnaires, and 

telephone interviews. The Forest 

Service (FS) will use several, 

interrelated forms: Long, short, statespecific, science modules, corporate, 

public and urban versions to collect 

information. Data collected will help FS 

to determine the opportunities and 

constraints that private woodland 

owners typically face; and facilitate 

planning and implementing forest 

policies and programs. If the 

information is not collected the 

knowledge and understanding of private 

woodland ownerships and their 

concerns and activities will be severely 

limited. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households; Business or 

other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 4,188. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (every 5 years). 

Total Burden Hours: 2,198. 

Forest Service 

Title: The Stewardship Mapping and 

Assessment Project (STEW–MAP). 

OMB Control Number: 0596–0240. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 

1978 (Pub. L. 113–79) Section 9(a); 

(b)(8); (c) and (d); The Forest and 

Rangeland Renewable Resources 

Research Act of 1978 and the National 

Environmental Policy act of 1969 

authorize the Forest Service to expand 

and strengthen existing research, 

education, technical assistance and 

public information and participation in 

tree planting and maintenance programs 

through stewardship. Civic 

environmental stewards are involved in 

a range of activities like planting trees, 

organizing community gardens, offering 

environment-themed classes, leading 

local conservation efforts, monitoring 

plants and animals, and cleaning up 

nearby parks or natural areas. These 

stewards may be nonprofit 

organizations, formal or informal 

community groups, faith-based 

organizations, or academic institutions. 

STEW–MAP will create a publicly 

available database and map of 

stewardship groups, their activities, and 

where they work. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Information will be gathered on civic 

stewardship groups and their efforts 

such as where they work, the types of 

projects they focus on, and how they are 

organized. There are three phases to a 

STEW–MAP project: (1) A census to put 

together a master list of known 

stewardship groups and their contact 

information in the target city or region; 

(2) a survey distributed to all of the 

organizations identified in phase one to 

collect information about what they 

work on, structure of the group and 

what other groups they collaborate with; 

and (3) follow-up interviews with key 

longstanding organizations identified 

during phase two, to collect more 

detailed information about 

organizational histories. Without this 

information collection, FS would be 

unable to understand the current state of 

civic natural resource stewardship and 

would be unable to identify the 


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organizations that may provide 

assistance to a given geographical area. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local or Tribal 

Governments. 

Number of Respondents: 6,050. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,642. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18583 Filed 8–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 23, 2018. 

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 are 

requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden 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 those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques and 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by September 27, 

2018 will be considered. Written 

comments should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), New Executive Office Building, 

725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 

20503. Commentors are encouraged to 

submit their comments to OMB via 

email to: OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395–5806 and 

to Departmental Clearance Office, 

USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, 

Washington, DC 20250–7602. 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: National Woodland Owner 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–0078. 

Summary of Collection: The Forest 

and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

Planning Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–278 

Sec. 3) and the Forest and Rangeland 

Renewable Resources Research Act of 

1978 (Pub. L. 307 Sec. 3) are the legal 

authorities for conducting the National 

Woodland Owner Survey. In the United 

States, there are an estimated 816 

million acres of forests and other 

wooded land. Over half of this land is 

privately owned by an estimated 11.5 

million private ownerships that control 

over half of the nation’s forests and 

other wooded land. The remaining 

forestland is managed by over a 

thousand federal, state, and local 

government agencies. The National 

Woodland Owner Survey (NWOS) 

collects information to help answer 

questions related to the characteristics 

of the landholdings and landowners, 

ownership objectives, the supply of 

timber and non-timber products, forest 

management practices, climate change, 

wildfires, invasive species, and delivery 

of the concerns/constraints perceived by 

the landowners. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

NWOS will utilize a mixed-mode survey 

technique involving cognitive 

interviews, focus groups, selfadministered questionnaires, and 

telephone interviews. The Forest 

Service (FS) will use several, 

interrelated forms: Long, short, statespecific, science modules, corporate, 

public and urban versions to collect 

information. Data collected will help FS 

to determine the opportunities and 

constraints that private woodland 

owners typically face; and facilitate 

planning and implementing forest 

policies and programs. If the 

information is not collected the 

knowledge and understanding of private 

woodland ownerships and their 

concerns and activities will be severely 

limited. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households; Business or 

other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 4,188. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (every 5 years). 

Total Burden Hours: 2,198. 

Forest Service 

Title: The Stewardship Mapping and 

Assessment Project (STEW–MAP). 

OMB Control Number: 0596–0240. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 

1978 (Pub. L. 113–79) Section 9(a); 

(b)(8); (c) and (d); The Forest and 

Rangeland Renewable Resources 

Research Act of 1978 and the National 

Environmental Policy act of 1969 

authorize the Forest Service to expand 

and strengthen existing research, 

education, technical assistance and 

public information and participation in 

tree planting and maintenance programs 

through stewardship. Civic 

environmental stewards are involved in 

a range of activities like planting trees, 

organizing community gardens, offering 

environment-themed classes, leading 

local conservation efforts, monitoring 

plants and animals, and cleaning up 

nearby parks or natural areas. These 

stewards may be nonprofit 

organizations, formal or informal 

community groups, faith-based 

organizations, or academic institutions. 

STEW–MAP will create a publicly 

available database and map of 

stewardship groups, their activities, and 

where they work. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Information will be gathered on civic 

stewardship groups and their efforts 

such as where they work, the types of 

projects they focus on, and how they are 

organized. There are three phases to a 

STEW–MAP project: (1) A census to put 

together a master list of known 

stewardship groups and their contact 

information in the target city or region; 

(2) a survey distributed to all of the 

organizations identified in phase one to 

collect information about what they 

work on, structure of the group and 

what other groups they collaborate with; 

and (3) follow-up interviews with key 

longstanding organizations identified 

during phase two, to collect more 

detailed information about 

organizational histories. Without this 

information collection, FS would be 

unable to understand the current state of 

civic natural resource stewardship and 

would be unable to identify the 

organizations that may provide 

assistance to a given geographical area. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local or Tribal 

Governments. 

Number of Respondents: 6,050. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 


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