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are to respond, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.05 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: State, local, and Tribal 

governments; businesses, not-for-profits, 

and other public sector organizations; 

and individuals who request services 

from WS or engage in wildlife damage 

management projects with WS. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 77,715. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 86,277. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 4,003 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of 

March 2022. 

Anthony Shea. 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06487 Filed 3–25–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Secure Rural 

Schools Act 

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 renewal with 

revisions of a currently approved 

information collection, Secure Rural 

Schools Act. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before May 27, 2022 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 Juana 

Rosas, National Partnership 

Coordinator, National Partnership 

Office, USDA Forest Service, Yates 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

Mailstop #1158, Washington, DC 20250. 

Comments also may be submitted by 

email to: Secure Rural Schools at 

sm.fs.srsinbox@usda.gov. 

Comments also may be submitted by 

email to sm.fs.srsinbox@usda.gov. 

Comments submitted in response to this 

notice may be made available to the 

public through relevant websites and 

upon request. For this reason, please do 

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 USDA Forest Service, Yates 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

Mailstop #1158, Washington, DC 20250 

during normal business hours. Visitors 

are encouraged to call ahead to (202) 

720–2791 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 

sm.fs.srsinbox@usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brianna Gallegos, USDA Forest Service, 

Yates Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, Mailstop #1158, Washington, 

DC 20250, sm.fs.srsinbox@usda.gov. 

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. 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: Secure Rural Schools Act. 

OMB Number: 0596–0220. 

Type of Request: Renewal with 

revisions of a currently approved 

information collection and New Title II 

Project Proposal Form. 

Abstract: The Secure Rural Schools 

and Community Self-Determination Act 

of 2000 (the Act) (16 U.S.C. 7101 et 

seq.), as reauthorized in Public Law 

117–58, requires the appropriate official 

of a county that receives funds under 

Title III of the Act to submit to the 

appropriate Secretary an annual 

certification that the funds expended 

have been used as authorized. The 

appropriate official of each participating 

county will be requested to report the 

amount of Title III funds expended in 

the applicable year in these categories as 

specified in the Act: 

(1) To carry out authorized activities 

under the Firewise Communities 

Program; 

(2) To reimburse the participating 

county for search and rescue and other 

emergency services, including 

firefighting and law enforcement 

patrols; 

(3) To provide or expand access to 

broadband telecommunications services 

at local schools or the technology and 

connectivity necessary for students to 

use a digital learning tool at or outside 

of the local school campus; 

(4) To cover training costs and 

equipment purchases directly related to 

the emergency service described in 

paragraph (2); and 

(5) To develop and carry out 

community wildfire protection plans. 

The information collection will identify 

the participating county, the year in 

which the expenditures were made, the 

name, title, and signature of the 

certifying official, and the date of the 

certification. The certification will 

include a statement that all 

expenditures were for uses authorized 

under the Act and that the proposed 

uses were published and had a 60-day 

comment period and were submitted to 

the appropriate Secure Rural Schools 

Act resource advisory committee(s), if 

any, as described in Section 302(b) of 

the Act. 

The information collection will 

request the county to certify the amount 

of Title III funds received since October 

of 2008 that has not been obligated as 

of September 30th of the previous year. 

This collection is necessary in the 

certification due on February 1 the 

following year after payments are 

received to determine the amount of 

Title III funds that must be returned to 

the United States Treasury under 

section 304(b) of the Act. Collection of 

this information is consistent with a 

recent audit of county uses of Title III 

funds by the Government 

Accountability Office (http://

www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-775). A 

county’s procedure for and 

documentation of its obligation of Title 

III funds should be consistent with its 

procedures to obligate funds from other 

Federal sources. 

The information collection will 

request the county to certify the amount 


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of Title III funds received to determine 

the amount of Title III funds that must 

be returned to the United States 

Treasury under section 304(b) of the 

Act. The Department of the Interior and 

the Bureau of Land Management are 

also authorized to participate in this 

information collection because the 

Bureau of Land Management 

administers Federal lands in western 

Oregon covered by the Act. The 

information will be reviewed by the 

appropriate Secretary, or designee, to 

verify that participating counties have 

certified that funds were expended as 

authorized in the Act and to identify 

amounts not obligated. The information 

also may be used by the Department of 

the Interior because it is relevant to its 

Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) 

program. 

The information will be collected in 

the form of conventional 

correspondence such as a letter and, at 

the respondent’s option, attached tables 

or similar graphic display. The Forest 

Service provides an optional form for 

the convenience of respondents. At the 

respondent’s discretion, the information 

may be submitted by hard copy and/or 

electronically scanned and included as 

an attachment to electronic mail. This 

becomes record keeping for audit 

purposes. 

The Secure Rural Schools and 

Community Self-Determination Act of 

2000 (the Act) (16 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), 

as reauthorized in Public Law 117–58, 

requests Resource Advisor Committees 

(RAC’s) who receive funds under Title 

II of the Act to submit proposal to the 

appropriate RAC Forest Service 

Designated Federal Officer (DFOs) that 

the funds are being requested for that 

specific project. Counties typically 

receive 20% or less of Secure Rural 

Schools funds under Title II, which are 

used by willing Federal agencies, State 

and local governments, private and 

nonprofit entities, and landowners for 

protection, restoration and enhancement 

of fish and wildlife habitat, and other 

natural resource objectives on Federal 

land and on non-Federal land where 

projects would benefit these resources 

on Federal land. 

Rather than being distributed to the 

State, Title II funds are retained by the 

Forest Service and are allocated to 

specific projects that have been 

reviewed and recommended by a local 

Resource Advisory Committee. 

Projects are considered for Title II 

funding if they make additional 

investments in, and create employment 

opportunities through: 

Improvement of existing 

infrastructure maintenance. 

Implementation of stewardship 

objectives that enhance forest 

ecosystems; 

Restoration and improvement of land 

health and water quality. 

Projects must comply with all 

applicable Federal laws and regulations. 

Projects must be consistent with the 

applicable resource management plan 

and with any watershed or subsequent 

plan developed pursuant to the resource 

management plan. The funds may be 

used for projects that have broad-based 

support and with objectives that 

include: Road, trail, and infrastructure 

maintenance or obliteration; soil 

productivity improvement; forest 

ecosystem health improvements; 

watershed restoration and maintenance; 

wildlife and fish habitat restoration, 

maintenance, and improvement; 

noxious and exotic weeds control; and 

native species re-establishment. 

At least 50% of all project funds are 

to be used for projects that are primarily 

dedicated to road maintenance, 

decommissioning, or obliteration; or to 

restoration of streams and watersheds. 

Affected Public: Eligible counties and 

Federal agencies, state and local 

government, private entities. 

Estimate of Annual Burden per 

Respondent: 1. 

Type of Respondents: Respondents 

are county officials. The determination 

of who is the appropriate certifying 

official is at the discretion of the county 

and borough and will vary depending 

on county or borough organization. For 

unorganized boroughs in Alaska and for 

participating counties in Vermont, a 

state official may provide the 

information. Respondents of 91 RACs 

are expected to respond each year. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 344 county officials and 

91 RACs. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1 hour. 

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. 

Ellen Shaw, 

Acting Director, National Partnership Office. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06436 Filed 3–25–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Proposed New Fee Site 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed new fee site. 

SUMMARY: The National Forests and 

Grasslands in Texas is proposing to 

charge a new fee at one recreation site 

listed in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of 

this notice. Funds from fees would be 

used for operation, maintenance, and 

improvements of the recreation site. An 

analysis of nearby developed recreation 

sites with similar amenities shows the 

proposed fees are reasonable and typical 

of similar sites in the area. 

DATES: If approved, the new fee would 

be implemented no earlier than six 

months following the publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: National Forests and 

Grasslands in Texas, 2221 North Raguet 

Street, Lufkin, TX 75904. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benjamin Richardson, Recreation 

Program Manager, 936–707–6225, 

Benjamin.Richardson@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed 

the Secretary of Agriculture to publish 

a six-month advance notice in the 

Federal Register whenever new 

recreation fee areas are established. The 

fees are only proposed at this time and 

will be determined upon further 

analysis and public comment. 

Reasonable fees, paid by users of these 

sites, will help ensure that the Forests 

can continue maintaining and 

improving recreation sites like this for 

future generations. 

As part of this proposal, a $5 day-use 

fee per vehicle with a $40 annual pass 

option at Boykin Springs Recreation 

Area would be added to improve 

services and facilities. The full suite of 

Interagency passes would be honored. 


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