Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 10, 2024 / Notices 73353 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed ASAOC between the Forest 

Service, the Department of Justice, and 

respondents, is entered into in 

accordance with section 122(g)(4) of 

CERCLA, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

9622(g)(4). Among other things, the 

ASAOC requires respondents to 

voluntarily relinquish their special use 

permit to the Forest Service to resolve 

respondents’ potential civil liability 

under section 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 

9607. The ASAOC further requires 

respondents to release the United States 

from any collateral action which may be 

brought by respondents as a result of the 

voluntary relinquishment of their 

special use permit. The Forest Service 

will provide full and complete 

contribution protection for respondents 

with regard to the site pursuant to 

sections 113(f)(2) and 122(g)(5) of 

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9613(f)(2) and 

9622(g)(5), or as otherwise may be 

provided by law, in accordance with 

section XIV of the ASAOC (Effect of 

Settlement/Contribution); and will 

release respondents from obligations of 

their special use permit requiring 

removal of improvements upon the 

affected property. 

For thirty (30) days following the date 

of publication of this notice, the United 

States will receive written comments 

relating to the ASAOC. The United 

States will consider all comments 

received and may modify or withdraw 

its consent to the ASAOC if comments 

received disclose facts or considerations 

that indicate that the settlement is 

inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. 

Jody Holzworth, 

Deputy Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest 

Region. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20340 Filed 9–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ouachita National Forest; Scott and 

Sebastian Counties, Arkansas; 

Heavener Coal Leasing Project; 

Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To 

Prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The Ouachita National Forest 

is withdrawing its notice of intent to 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement for the Heavener Coal Leasing 

Project. The original notice of intent was 

published in the Federal Register (FR 

Vol. 88, No. 246) on December 26, 2023. 

The Ouachita National Forest’s decision 

to withdraw the notice of intent is based 

on the project proponent’s (Ouro Mining 

Inc.) decision to withdraw their request 

for a lease of Federal metallurgical coal. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions concerning this notice should 

be directed to the Southern Region’s 

Lead Executive for Energy and 

Infrastructure, Mike Donaldson, at 

michael.donaldson1@usda.gov or 404– 

556–1081. Individuals who use 

telecommunications devices for the 

hearing impaired may call 711 to reach 

the Telecommunications Relay Service, 

24 hours a day, every day of the year, 

including holidays. 

Keith Lannom, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20341 Filed 9–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

and Extension of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this 

notice announces the intention of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to request revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection, the Stocks 

Reports. Revision to burden hours will 

be needed due to changes in the size of 

the target population, sampling design, 

and/or questionnaire length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 12, 2024 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0007, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: OMBofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• E-fax: (855) 838–6382. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: Richard Hopper, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: Richard Hopper, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph J. Prusacki, Acting Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202)720–2707. Copies of 

this information collection and related 

instructions can be obtained without 

charge from Richard Hopper, NASS— 

OMB Clearance Officer, at (202)720– 

2206 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Stocks Reports. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0007. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2025. 

Type of Request: Intent to Seek 

Approval to Revise and Extend an 

Information Collection for 3 years. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

is to prepare and issue State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production, stocks, disposition, and 

prices. The Stocks Report surveys, 

provide estimates of stocks of grains, 

hops, oilseeds, peanuts, potatoes, and 

rice that are stored off-farm. These offfarm stocks are combined with on-farm 

stocks to estimate stocks in all positions. 

The grain Stocks Reports are a principle 

economic indicator as defined by OMB. 

Stocks statistics are used by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture to help 

administer programs; by State agencies 

to develop, research, and promote the 

marketing of products; and by producers 

and buyers to find their best market 

opportunity(s). The Stocks Reports are 

instrumental in providing timely, 

accurate data to help grain market 

participants. Since the previous 

approval, NASS made minor 

adjustments to the number of 

respondents contacted and the overall 

respondent burden based on regular list 

maintenance activities. The current 

expiration date for this docket is April 

30, 2025. NASS intends to request that 

the survey be approved for another 3 

years. 

Authority: These data will be 

collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 

2204(a). Individually identifiable data 

collected under this authority are 

governed by section 1770 of the Food 

Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7 

U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to 

afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by 

respondents. This Notice is submitted in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), and Office 

of Management and Budget regulations 

at 5 CFR part 1320. 


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