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13257 

Vol. 77, No. 44 

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 29, 2012. 

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 and 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), 

Washington, DC, 

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: McKenzie River and Trail 

Visitor Surveys, Flathead Wild and 

Scenic River Visitor Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Forest 

and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

Planning Act of 1974 (RPA) (Pub. L. 93– 

378) guides planning and inventory 

activities on the National Forests. It 

requires the agency to inventory 

resources in the National Forests, 

including recreation opportunities, and 

to periodically review and update these 

assessments. The Forest Service 

Willamette National Forest and Flathead 

National Forest, in co-operation with 

National Park Service Glacier National 

Park, are proposing to conduct an 

information collection in 2012, from 

forest visitors using the Flathead and 

McKenzie and Wild and Scenic Rivers 

and McKenzie River National 

Recreational Trail. The McKenzie visitor 

survey will (1) support implementation 

of the existing Willamette National 

Forest Land and Resource Management 

Plan (USFS 1990) and Upper McKenzie 

River Management Plan (‘‘UMRMP,’’ 

USFS 1992), (2) assess changes in visitor 

experience that have occurred since a 

previous river study in 1996, and (3) 

inform management practices to protect 

and enhance the outstandingly 

remarkable values identified for the 

McKenzie River, as required by the Wild 

and Scenic Rivers Act. The Flathead 

visitor survey, which is being conducted 

in partnership with Glacier National 

Park, will (1) support the development 

of a Comprehensive River Management 

Plan (CRMP) and, in particular, will 

assist managers in determining a user 

capacity for the river, both of which are 

statutory requirements of the Wild and 

Scenic River Act and (2) help determine 

the allocation of service days for 

outfitters and guides and develop 

thresholds and standards for important, 

measurable attributes. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information will be used in conjunction 

with other information about natural 

resource conditions by Flathead and 

Willamette National Forest and Glacier 

National Park managers in taking 

actions to provide optimum recreation 

experiences for visitors, while still 

protecting the natural resource. 

Information from this study will help 

managers determine how well river and 

trail values are being protected and 

what actions may be needed to ensure 

the outstandingly remarkable values for 

which the rivers were designated is 

protected and enhanced. The surveys 

will be administered on-site. Collecting 

thoughts from the public on how these 

areas should be managed and 

consideration of their interest and 

priorities is a critical component to 

developing a fair and balanced 

management plan and strategy. Without 

the public’s involvement, a plan has the 

risk of being biased and ineffective. 

Without the information from this 

survey, managers would not have 

representative information about public 

perceptions and preferences. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 3,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 394. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5325 Filed 3–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 29, 2012. 

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 


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