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to revise the LMP. The Tonto National 

Forest engaged in government-togovernment consultation with 13 Tribes 

during LMP revision, ensuring tribalrelated LMP direction accurately reflects 

the Tonto National Forest’s trust 

responsibilities and government-togovernment relationship with tribes. 

During the 90-day comment period in 

2019 for the draft LMP and draft EIS, the 

Tonto National Forest received 

approximately 4,300 comment letters of 

which 181 were unique. These helped 

refine the preferred alternative and LMP 

content based on response to comments. 

A draft ROD, LMP, and FEIS were 

released in July 2022, initiating a 60-day 

objection filing period. The Tonto 

National Forest received 14 eligible 

objections. Through a comprehensive 

review of each objection, a variety of 

issues were identified. Following the 

objection review, the Reviewing Officer 

held objection resolution meetings with 

objectors and interested persons. Based 

on these meetings, the Reviewing 

Officer issued a written response on 

May 19, 2023. The instructions from the 

Reviewing Officer were addressed in the 

ROD, LMP, and FEIS. 

Lead and Cooperating Agencies 

The Arizona Game and Fish 

Department and Arizona Department of 

Agriculture are formal cooperating 

agencies and have participated in the 

development of the LMP, helping to 

develop plan direction and associated 

analysis for wildlife-related recreation 

and the Salt River Horse management 

area, respectively, for which they are 

subject matter experts. 

Responsible Official 

The Responsible Official for 

approving the revised LMP is Neil 

Bosworth, Forest Supervisor, Tonto 

National Forest. The Responsible 

Official approving the list of species of 

conservation concern is Michiko Martin, 

Regional Forester, Southwestern Region. 

Dated: November 29, 2023. 

Troy Heithecker, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

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BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Quarterly Summary of State 

& Local Government Tax Revenues 

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment on the proposed extension of 

the Quarterly Summary of State & Local 

Government Tax Revenues, prior to the 

submission of the information collection 

request (ICR) to OMB for approval. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before February 6, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

email to Thomas.J.Smith@census.gov. 

Please reference Quarterly Summary of 

State & Local Government Tax Revenues 

in the subject line of your comments. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by Docket Number USBC– 

2023–0018, to the Federal e-Rulemaking 

Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments received are part of the 

public record. No comments will be 

posted to http://www.regulations.gov for 

public viewing until after the comment 

period has closed. Comments will 

generally be posted without change. All 

Personally Identifiable Information (for 

example, name and address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. You may submit 

attachments to electronic comments in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Mark 

Dixon, Branch Chief, State Finance and 

Tax Statistics Branch, Economy-Wide 

Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau, 

301–763–7264, and mark.a.dixon@

census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau conducts the 

Quarterly Summary of State and Local 

Government Tax Revenue, using the F– 

71 (Quarterly Survey of Property Tax 

Collections), F–72 (Quarterly Survey of 

State Tax Collections), and F–73 

(Quarterly Survey of Non-Property 

Taxes) forms. The Quarterly Summary 

of State and Local Government Tax 

Revenue provides quarterly estimates of 

state and local government tax revenue 

at the national level, as well as detailed 

tax revenue data for individual states. 

The information contained in this 

survey is the most current information 

available on a nationwide basis for state 

and local government tax collections. 

The Census Bureau needs state and 

local tax data to publish benchmark 

statistics on taxes, to provide data to the 

Bureau of Economic Analysis for Gross 

Domestic Product (GDP) calculations 

and other economic indicators, and to 

provide data for economic research and 

comparative studies of governmental 

finances. Tax collection data are used to 

measure economic activity for the 

Nation as a whole, as well as for 

comparison among the various states. 

Economists and public policy analysts 

use the data to assess general economic 

conditions and state and local 

government financial activities. 

The Census Bureau’s previous request 

for an extension submitted on 03/23/ 

2021 requested approval to remove the 

collection of all license taxes from the 

F–72 component of the Quarterly 

Summary of State and Local 

Government Tax Revenue. The Census 

Bureau reconsidered that plan and 

decided not to remove the collection of 

all license taxes from the F–72 

component of the survey. Keeping the 

license taxes on the survey allows for a 

consistent time series and maintains 

item comparability with other surveys. 

II. Method of Collection 

For the Quarterly Survey of Property 

Tax Collections (Form F–71) the Census 

Bureau will email letters quarterly to a 

sample of approximately 5,500 local tax 

collection agencies, known to have 

substantial collections of property tax, 

requesting their online data 

submissions. 

For the Quarterly Survey of State Tax 

Collections (Form F–72) the Census 

Bureau will email letters to each of the 

50 state governments and the District of 

Columbia quarterly requesting their 

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coordinated submission through the 

state government revenue office. 

For the Quarterly Survey of NonProperty Taxes (Form F–73) the Census 

Bureau will email letters quarterly to a 

sample of approximately 2,100 local tax 

collection agencies, known to have 

substantial collections of local general 

sales and/or local individual/ 

corporation net income taxes, requesting 

their online data submissions. 

F–71 and F–73 survey data will be 

collected via the internet. Data for the 

F–72 survey are collected via email or 

compilation of data in coordination 

with the state government revenue 

office. 

In addition to reporting current 

quarter data, respondents may report 

data for the previous seven quarters or 

submit revisions to their previously 

submitted data. In the event that a 

respondent cannot report online, they 

may request a form as a last resort. 

In those instances, when the Census 

Bureau are not able to obtain a response, 

follow-up operations will be conducted 

using email and phone calls. 

Nonresponse weighting adjustments are 

used to adjust for any unreported units 

in the sample from the latest available 

data. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0112. 

Form Number(s): F–71, F–72, F–73. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

Request for an Extension, without 

Change, of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

Affected Public: State and Local 

Governments and the Government of the 

District of Columbia. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

7,737. 

Estimated Time per Response: F–71 = 

15 minutes, F–72 = 30 minutes, F–73 = 

20 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 8,517. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 (This is not the cost of 

respondents’ time, but the indirect costs 

respondents may incur for such things 

as purchases of specialized software or 

hardware needed to report, or 

expenditures for accounting or records 

maintenance services required 

specifically by the collection.) 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 161 

and 182. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include, or 

summarize, each comment in our 

request to OMB to approve this ICR. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26980 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Current Population Survey, 

Fertility Supplement 

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment on the proposed 

reinstatement, without change, of the 

Current Population Survey Fertility 

Supplement, prior to the submission of 

the information collection request (ICR) 

to OMB for approval. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before February 6, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

email to dsd.cps@census.gov. Please 

reference the CPS Fertility Supplement 

in the subject line of your comments. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by Docket Number USBC– 

2023–0016, to the Federal e-Rulemaking 

Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments received are part of the 

public record. No comments will be 

posted to http://www.regulations.gov for 

public viewing until after the comment 

period has closed. Comments will 

generally be posted without change. All 

Personally Identifiable Information (for 

example, name and address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. You may submit 

attachments to electronic comments in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Kyra 

Linse, Survey Director, Current 

Population and American Time Use 

Surveys, by phone at 301–763–3806 or 

email at dsd.cps@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to request 

clearance from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for the 

collection of data concerning the 

Fertility Supplement to be conducted in 

conjunction with the June Current 

Population Survey (CPS). The Census 

Bureau sponsors the supplement 

questions, which were previously 

collected in June 2022, and have been 

asked periodically since 1971. The 

current clearance expired May 30, 2023. 

This survey provides information 

used mainly by government and private 

analysts to project future population 

growth, to analyze child spacing, and to 

aid policymakers and private analysts in 

their decisions affected by changes in 

family size and composition. Past 

studies have discovered noticeable 

changes in the patterns of fertility rates 

and the timing of the first birth. 

Potential needs for government 

assistance, such as aid to families with 

dependent children, childcare, and 

maternal health care for single parent 


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