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Vol. 87, No. 59 

Monday, March 28, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2022–0013] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; National 

Management Information System 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request a revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with the national 

management information system for 

cooperative wildlife damage 

management programs. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before May 27, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 

2022–0013 in the Search field. Select 

the Documents tab, then select the 

Comment button in the list of 

documents. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2022–0013, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at regulations.gov or in 

our reading room, which is located in 

Room 1620 of the USDA South 

Building, 14th Street and Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal 

reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the national 

management information system for 

cooperative wildlife damage 

management programs, contact Mr. 

Andrew Hubble, Wildlife Services, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 87, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–4014. 

For more detailed information about the 

information collection process, contact 

Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork 

Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 

851–2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Management 

Information System. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0335. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: In accordance with the Act 

of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468–1469; 7 

U.S.C. 8351 to 8352, as amended) and 

the Act of December 22, 1987 (Pub. L. 

100–202, 101(k), 101 Stat. 1329–331, 7 

U.S.C. 8353) and 16 U.S.C. 667, the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS) 

officers, agents, and employees are 

authorized to conduct a program of 

wildlife services that resolves conflicts 

to allow people and wildlife to coexist. 

To conduct these services, WS enter 

into agreements with States, local 

jurisdictions, individuals, and public 

and private agencies, organizations, and 

institutions. 

WS is responsible for assisting the 

public with mitigating wildlife damage. 

Through its technical assistance 

approach, WS offers advice through 

telephone or onsite consultations, 

training sessions, demonstration 

projects, and other means. Mitigation 

activities are then performed by the 

requester. WS also provides a 

cooperative direct control approach 

where goods, services, and expertise are 

provided on a cost-reimbursable basis. 

WS collects only information needed to 

determine appropriate courses of action 

for providing effective services. 

Information is used by the agency to: 

• Identify cooperators appropriately; 

• Identify lands on which WS 

personnel will work; 

• Differentiate between cooperators 

(i.e., property owners, land managers, or 

resource owners) who request assistance 

to manage damage caused by wildlife; 

• Identify the land areas on which 

wildlife damage management activities 

would be conducted; 

• Identify the relationship between 

resources or property, WS’ protection of 

such resources or property, and the 

damage caused by wildlife; 

• Determine the methods or damage 

management activities to deal with the 

damage; 

• Establish a record that a cooperative 

agreement has been entered into with a 

cooperator; 

• Document that permission has been 

obtained from landowners to go on the 

cooperator’s property; 

• Record wildlife damage occurrences 

on cooperator’s property and steps to 

address them; 

• Record occurrences that may have 

affected non-target species or humans 

during, or related to, WS project actions; 

and 

• Determine satisfaction with service 

to help WS evaluate, modify, and 

improve its programs. 

Information collection activities 

include work initiation documents, 

assistance requests, project reports, 

order forms and sales records, 

equipment issuances, migratory bird 

damage reports, reports of injury or 

death to non-target animals, accident 

reports, and pilot proficiency reviews. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities, as described, for an 

additional 3 years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate 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; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 


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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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