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Affected Public Est. number 

of respondents 

Est. frequency 

of responses 

per 

respondent 

Total annual 

responses 

Est. total 

hours per 

response 

Est. total 

burden 

Schools .................................................... 89,828 360 32,338,080 0 .110 3,557,189 

Total Estimated Recordkeeping Burden ................................................ 110,270 295 .1368 32,544,740 0 .109837 3,574,613 

Total of Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Reporting .................................................. 110,270 10 .017 1,104,629 0 .226 249,694 

Recordkeeping ......................................... 110,270 295 .137 32,544,740 0 .109837 3,574,613 

Total .................................................. ........................ ...................................... 33,649,369 ...................................... 3,824,307 

Dated: April 3, 2015. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08091 Filed 4–8–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program, Request 

for Administrative Review; Food 

Retailers and Wholesalers 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

FNS, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This is a revision of a currently 

approved collection for SNAP, Request 

for Administrative Review. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before June 8, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions that 

were used; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Shanta 

Swezy, Branch Chief, Food and 

Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Room 418, Alexandria, Virginia 22302. 

Comments may also be submitted via 

fax to the attention of Shanta Swezy at 

(703) 305–1863 or via email to rpmdhqweb@fns.usda.gov. Comments will also 

be accepted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://

www.regulations.gov, and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office and Management and Budget 

approval. All comments will be a matter 

of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Shanta Swezy, 

(703) 305–2238. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Request for Administrative 

Review. 

OMB Number: 0584–0520. 

Expiration Date: September 30, 2015. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture is the Federal agency 

responsible for the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). 

The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as 

amended, (7 U.S.C. 2011–2036) requires 

that FNS determine the eligibility of 

retail food stores and certain food 

service organizations in order to 

participate in SNAP. If a food retailer or 

wholesale food concern is aggrieved by 

certain administrative action by FNS, 

that store has the right to file a written 

request for review of the administrative 

action with FNS. 

Affected Public: Business-for-profit: 

Retail food stores and wholesale food 

concerns. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,457. 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.2. 

Estimated Total Annual Response per 

Respondent: 1,748.4. 

Estimated Time per Response: Public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 0.17 

of an hour per response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 297.00 hours. 

Dated: April 6, 2015. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08153 Filed 4–8–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; National 

Woodland Owner Survey 

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 reinstatement with 

change for the information collection, 

National Woodland Owner Survey 

(NWOS). 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or June 8, 2015 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 Brett 

Butler, USDA Forest Service, Northern 

Research Station, 160 Holdsworth Way, 

Amherst, MA 01003. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to 413–545–1860 or by email 

to bbutler01@fs.fed.us. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice may be made available to the 

public through relevant Web sites and 

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not include in your comments 

information of a confidential nature, 

such as sensitive personal information 

or proprietary information. If you send 

an email comment, your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. Please note 

that responses to this public comment 

request containing any routine notice 

about the confidentiality of the 

communication will be treated as public 

comments that may be made available to 

the public notwithstanding the 

inclusion of the routine notice. 

The public may inspect the draft 

supporting statement and/or comments 

received at Northern Research Station 

during normal business hours. Visitors 

are encouraged to call ahead to 413– 

545–1387 to facilitate entry to the 

building. The public may request an 

electronic copy of the draft supporting 

statement and/or any comments 

received be sent via return email. 

Requests should be emailed to 

bbutler01@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brett Butler, by phone at 413–545–1387. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 twenty-four 

hours a day, every day of the year, 

including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Woodland Owner 

Survey 

OMB Number: 0596–0078 

Type of Request: Reinstatement with 

change 

Abstract: There are an estimated 831 

million acres of forest and other wooded 

land across the United States. Of this 

forest and other wooded land, 58 

percent is owned by millions of 

corporations, families, individuals, 

tribes, and other private groups with the 

remaining 42 percent owned by over a 

thousand different Federal, State, and 

local government agencies. 

Understanding the attitudes and 

behaviors of the owners and managers 

of the forest and other wooded land is 

critical for understanding the current 

and future state of the nation’s forests. 

The Forest Service conducts the NWOS 

to increase our understanding of: 

• Who owns and manages the forest 

and other wooded lands of the United 

States; 

• Why they own/manage it; 

• How they have used it; and 

• How they intend to use it. 

This information is used by policy 

analysts, foresters, educators, and 

researchers to facilitate the planning 

and implementation of forest policies 

and programs. 

The Forest Service’s direction and 

authority to conduct the NWOS is from 

the Forest and Range Land Renewable 

Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the 

Forest and Range Land Renewable 

Resources Act of 1978. These Acts 

assign responsibility for the inventory 

and assessment of forest and related 

renewable resources to the Forest 

Service. Additionally, the importance of 

an ownership survey in this inventory 

and assessment process is highlighted in 

section 253(c) of the Agricultural 

Research, Extension, and Education 

Reform Act of 1998 and the 

recommendations of the Second Blue 

Ribbon Panel on the Forest Inventory 

and Analysis program (FIA). 

Previous iterations of the NWOS were 

conducted in 1978, 1993, 2002–2006, 

and 2011–2013. Approval for the last 

iteration of the NWOS expired on 

August 31, 2013. As planned, approval 

for the information collection was 

allowed to lapse after 2013 to permit a 

full assessment of the program that has 

now been completed. If reinstated, the 

NWOS will operate for another 3-year 

cycle. 

Information will be collected related 

to: 

• The characteristics of the land 

holdings; 

• Attitudes and perceptions of the 

owners and managers; 

• Resource uses and management 

activities; and 

• Where applicable, landowner 

demographics. 

Separate survey instruments are being 

developed for families and individuals, 

corporate, and public ownerships. In 

addition, the owners in urban areas will 

be sent a different survey instrument. 

For the families and individuals, the 

dominant ownership group of forest and 

other wooded land, a subset of 

ownerships will be sent survey 

instruments addressing the following 

topics, in addition to the core questions 

from the base survey instrument: 

• Climate change; 

• Wildfires; 

• Invasive species; 

• Land owner values; and 

• Decision making. 

The NWOS provides widely cited 

benchmarks for the number, extent, and 

characteristics of owners of forest and 

other wooded land in the United States. 

These results have been used to assess 

the sustainability of forest resources at 

national, regional, and State levels; to 

implement and assess forest-land owner 

assistance programs; and to answer a 

variety of questions with topics ranging 

from fragmentation to the economics of 

timber production. This is the only 

effort to collect in-depth information 

about owners of forest and other 

wooded land at the national scale. It 

provides longitudinal data to track 

ownership trends and broad spatial data 

to allow for comparisons across regions 

of the country. 

The respondents will be a statistically 

selected group of individuals, families, 

American Indian tribes, partnerships, 

corporations, nonprofit organizations, 

and other private groups that own forest 

and other wooded land in the United 

States in addition to a statistically 

selected group of Federal, State, and 

local government agencies that manage 

forest and other wooded land. A well 

distributed, random set of sampling 

points has been established across the 

country. At each point, remotely sensed 

data, such as aerial photographs or 

satellite imagery, will be used to 

identify forested/wooded points. For the 

forested/wooded points, public records 

will be used to identify the owners on 

record—the names and addresses of the 

landowners we will contact. The 

number of owners of forest and other 

wooded land to be contacted in each 

State will be a function of the number 

of owners of forest and other wooded 

land and the sampling intensity. 

The NWOS will utilize a mixed-mode 

survey technique involving cognitive 

interviews, focus groups, selfadministered questionnaires, and 

telephone interviews. Cognitive 

interviews will be used to test the 

questionnaires. Focus groups will be 

used to provide more in-depth 

understanding of the responses and to 

explore new areas of inquiry. 

The implementation of the selfadministered survey will involve up to 

four contacts. First, a pre-notice 

postcard will be sent to all potential 

respondents describing this information 

collection and why the information is 

being collected. Second, a questionnaire 

with a cover letter and pre-paid return 

envelope will be sent to the potential 

respondents. The cover letter will 

reiterate the purpose of this information 

collection and provide the respondents 

with all legally required information. 

Third, a reminder will be mailed to 

thank the respondents and encourage 

the non-respondents to reply. Those 

who have yet to respond will be sent a 

new questionnaire, cover letter, and prepaid return envelope. Telephone 

interviews will be used for follow-up 

with non-respondents. For corporations 

and public agencies, the primary survey 

instrument will be electronic, and for all 

other owners, the primary survey 

instrument will be paper forms with the 


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option for completing the survey 

electronically online. 

Forest Service researchers will 

coordinate all components of this 

information collection. Forest Service 

personnel with assistance provided by 

contractors and cooperators, such as 

university researchers, will conduct the 

mail portion of the survey, cognitive 

interviews, and focus groups. The U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, National 

Agricultural Statistics Service will 

conduct the telephone follow-ups. Data 

will be compiled and edited by Forest 

Service personnel with assistance 

provided by contractors and cooperators 

as appropriate. Forest Service 

researchers and cooperators will analyze 

the collected data. National, regional, 

and State-level results will be 

distributed through print and/or 

electronic media. 

This information collection will 

generate scientifically-based, staticallyreliable, up-to-date information about 

the owners of forest and other wooded 

land in the United States. The results of 

these efforts will provide more reliable 

information on this important and 

dynamic segment of the United States 

population; thus facilitating more 

complete assessments of the country’s 

forest and other wooded land resources 

and improved planning and 

implementation of forestry programs on 

state, regional, and national levels. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, the Private Sector 

(Businesses and Non-Profit 

Organizations, and/or State, Local or 

Tribal Government. 

Estimate of Burden per Response: 25 

minutes for families, individuals, and 

other private groups with small 

holdings; 30 minutes for corporations 

with large holdings; 15 minutes for 

public agencies. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 7,925 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 3,726 

Comment is Invited: 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, 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 

respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission request toward Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

Dated: April 2, 2015. 

Carlos Rodriguez-Franco, 

Associate Deputy Chief, Research & 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08134 Filed 4–8–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Understanding 

Value Trade-offs Regarding Fire 

Hazard Reduction Programs in the 

Wildland-Urban Interface 

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, Understanding 

Value Trade-offs regarding Fire Hazard 

Reduction Programs in the WildlandUrban Interface. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before June 8, 2015 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 Jose ́

Sa ́nchez, USDA Forest Service, Pacific 

Southwest Research Station, 4955 

Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, 

California 92507. 

Comments may also be submitted via 

facsimile to 951–680–1501, or by email 

to jsanchez@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at the Pacific Southwest 

Research Station, during normal 

business hours. Visitors are encouraged 

to call ahead to facilitate entry to the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose ́

Sa ́nchez, by phone at 951–680–1560. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

877–8339 twenty-four hours a day, 

every day of the year, including 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Understanding Value Trade-offs 

regarding Fire Hazard Reduction 

Programs in the Wildland-Urban 

Interface. 

OMB Number: 0596–0189. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2015. 

Type of Request: Extension with 

revision. 

Abstract: Forest Service and 

university researchers will contact 

recipients of a phone-mail-phone 

questionnaire and/or online 

questionnaire to help forest and fire 

managers understand value trade-offs 

regarding fire hazard reduction 

programs in the wildland-urban 

interface. Through those contacts, 

researchers will evaluate the responses 

of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and 

Texas residents to different scenarios 

related to fire-hazard reduction 

programs, determine how effective 

residents think the programs are, and 

calculate how much residents would be 

willing to pay to implement the 

alternatives presented to them. This 

information will help researchers 

provide better information to natural 

resource, forest, and fire managers when 

they are contemplating the kind and 

type of fire-hazard reduction program to 

implement to achieve forestland 

management planning objectives. 

A random sample of residents are 

contacted via random-digit dialed 

telephone calls and asked to participate 

in the research study and type of 

questionnaire (paper or online versions). 

Those agreeing to participate then 

answer a minimal set of questions to 

determine pre-existing knowledge of 

fuels reduction treatments and provide 

a mailing address, as well as agreeing to 

a date and time for an in-depth 

interview related to the mail 

questionnaire or to provide email 

address where to send them a link for 

an online questionnaire. After 

completion of the in-depth interview or 

online questionnaire, no further contact 

with the participants will occur. 

A university research-survey center 

collects the information for mail/online 

questionnaires. A Forest Service 

researcher and collaborators at a 

cooperating university analyze the data 

collected. Both researchers are 

experienced in applied economic nonmarket valuation research and survey 

research methods. 

The Forest Service, Bureau of Land 

Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, as well as many State agencies 


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