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Vol. 87, No. 36 

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 17, 2022. 

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: 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 March 25, 2022 

will be considered. Written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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: Certification of Concrete 

Construction. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: Forest Service 

Special Use Permit (SUP FS–2700–5b) 

requires that Authorized Officers 

receive assurances from licensed 

architects and engineers that certify that 

the construction has been completed in 

accordance with the final design criteria 

for such work. SUP Clause IIB requires 

that ‘‘all plans for development, layout, 

construction, reconstruction, or 

alteration of improvements in the 

permit area, as well as revisions to those 

plans, must be prepared by a licensed 

engineer, architect, landscape architect, 

or other qualified professional 

acceptable to the Authorized Officer. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

standard Forest Service Special Use 

Permit requires the permit holder to be 

responsible for the design, construction, 

operation and maintenance of permitted 

facilities and public safety. Forest 

Service ski area permit administration 

through monitoring obtain assurance of 

the permit holder’s compliance with 

terms and conditions of the special use 

permit. It is also appropriate, and 

suitable, to rely on professional 

certifications provided by the permit 

holder from licensed architects and 

engineers employed by or under 

contract to the permit holder to assist in 

obtaining this assurance. This is the 

practice used for authorized facilities on 

National Forest Service land. Generally, 

the Forest Service is most concerned 

about potential impacts to NFS land and 

resources from the permitted facilities 

and directs its attention to design 

features and monitoring facilities to 

protect those resources and ensure 

public safety. Forest Service Special Use 

Permit FS–2700–5b (hereafter-SUP) and 

Forest Service Manual (FSM) 7320 and 

7330 outline what plans and 

specifications submittals are required 

for permitted facilities prior to 

construction, acceptance testing, and 

prior to Authorized Officer granting 

authorization to permit holder for the 

public operation of these facilities. A 

Certification of Concrete Construction 

outlines what level of review and 

quality assurance by a qualified 

engineer is required and necessary for 

authorized privately owned facility 

construction permitted on Forest 

Service lands. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals and Households. 

Number of Respondents: 10. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 120. 

Forest Service 

Title: Assessing Technology Transfer 

Activities of the National Center for 

Reforestation, Nurseries, & Genetics 

Resources. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), United States Forest Service 

(Forest Service), National Center for 

Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic 

Resources (RNGR) supports the 

production of native plant materials for 

reforestation and restoration activities 

throughout the Nation and its insular 

areas. RNGR transfers important, 

science-based information to the 

managers of Federal, State, Tribal, other 

government entities, and private 

nurseries and farms. 

The Washington State University, 

Social and Economic Sciences Research 

Center will design and collect 

information through a mail and web 

survey of the approximately 1,200 

managers of Federal, State, Tribal, other 

government entities, and private 

nurseries and farms that produce native 

plant materials for reforestation and 

restoration. Information collected will 

include the name and address of the 

nursery, whether it is primarily for 

reforestation or restoration, what current 

RNGR products and tools the managers 

use and how effective are those 

products and tools, and what new 

technologies and approaches to 

transferring information might better 

serve managers. The Social and 

Economic Sciences Research Center will 

ensure survey validity and analyze and 

synthesize the information so that 

RNGR can implement the findings. 

If the survey is not completed, RNGR 

may continue to use less effective and 

efficient methods to share science-based 

information with the managers Federal, 

State, Tribal, other government entities, 

and private nurseries and farms that 

produce native plant materials for 

reforestation and restoration. The goal of 

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delivered to managers in the best format 

for them. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This information will be used to assess 

what RNGR products and tools are 

currently being used by the managers/ 

owners of facilities that produce native 

seeds and plants for reforestation and 

restoration, and how effective those 

products and tools are. In addition, this 

information will be used to determine 

what new products, technologies, and 

approaches to transferring information 

might better serve managers/owners. 

The Social and Economic Sciences 

Research Center will ensure survey 

validity and analyze and synthesize the 

information so that RNGR can 

implement the findings. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

local, and tribal governmental. 

Number of Respondents: 1200. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 400. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03830 Filed 2–22–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 17, 2022. 

The Department of Agriculture will 

submit the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. Comments 

are requested regarding: 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 or other forms of 

information technology. Comments 

regarding these information collections 

are best assured of having their full 

effect if received by March 25, 2022. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function 

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. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Survey of Hemp Producers and 

Production Trends. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 

(2018 Farm Bill) amended the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement of 

1946 and was signed into law December 

20, 2018, as Public Law 115–334. Sec. 

10113 of the 2018 Farm Bill amended 

the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 

(7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) by adding 

Subtitle G—Hemp Production. The law 

requires U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) to promulgate regulations and 

guidelines to develop and oversee a 

program for the production of hemp in 

the United States. The 2018 Farm Bill 

directs that this will include state and 

tribal plans, and a USDA plan for those 

States, including territories of Indian 

tribes, that choose not to submit their 

own plan. The 2018 Farm Bill amended 

the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 

(AMA) by adding Subtitle G (sections 

297A through 297D of the AMA). 

Section 297B of the AMA requires the 

Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to 

evaluate and approve or disapprove 

State or Tribal plans regulating the 

production of hemp. Section 297C of the 

AMA requires the Secretary to establish 

a Federal plan for producers in States 

and territories of Indian Tribes not 

covered by plans approved under 

section 297B. Lastly, section 297D of the 

AMA requires the Secretary to 

promulgate regulations and guidelines 

relating to the production of hemp, 

including sections 297B and 297C, in 

consultation with the U.S. Attorney 

General. 

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) has partnered with the 

University of Kentucky to develop and 

administer this hemp survey. The data 

obtained from the survey will be used 

for forecasting hemp activity and to 

develop a representative understanding 

of hemp production practices and costs 

at national, regional, and state levels. 

Once the survey has been administered 

and the results collected, the University 

of Kentucky will summarize the raw 

data from the survey into a 

comprehensive report for AMS. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This data collection effort directly 

addresses two priority needs identified 

in the USDA Internal Symposium on 

Science of Industrial Hemp (May 21, 

2019). Specifically, to: (a) Identify data 

collection and reporting for hemp 

markets and (b) to determine break-even 

production costs and range and 

implications for market structure. The 

lack of production and economic data 

available for stakeholder and 

government decision-making within this 

emerging industry has been further 

documented in Mark et. al. 2020 and 

was highlighted in the USDA 

Agricultural Outlook Forum (February 

2020) hemp session with over 300 

stakeholders in attendance. Ellison 2021 

in conjunction with the S1084: 

Industrial Hemp Production, Processing, 

and Marketing conducted a Hemp 

National Needs survey and economics, 

and marketing information was a key 

area of need for the industry. Results 

from the survey were presented at the 

National Hemp Conference sponsored 

by USDA NIFA and Colorado State 

University (Summer 2020). With a 

newly emerging industry and no 

existing national data collection, to 

respond to the breadth of identified 

needs coordinated data collection efforts 

must be undertaken. This data 

collection is focused on economic data 

(primarily production costs) from the 

2020 season. Development of the hybrid 

(i.e. mail and online) survey instrument 

has been coordinated with USDA NASS. 

Risks in the hemp market are high 

and rapidly changing, with consistent 

stakeholder demands for knowledge of 

economics and markets on which to 

base decisions. There is little to no 

information on demand for hemp 

derived products and market risks are 

exacerbated by lack of transparency and 

consistency in reporting. While several 

private or local sources of information 

have emerged, quality and costs for 

stakeholders are variable and requests 

for consistent unbiased national data 

from USDA continue. Economic data is 

also critical for national policymaking 

including rulemaking, risk management, 

and resource management. For example, 

data dependent research questions to 

address economic viability questions 

asked by stakeholders include 

competition for acreage (production 

alternatives), global competitiveness, 


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