Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 244 / Thursday, December 19, 2024 / Notices 103773 

respondent) and are low-cost for both 

the respondents and the Federal 

Government; 

• The collections do not raise issues 

of concern to other Federal agencies; 

• Any collection is targeted to the 

solicitation of opinions from 

respondents who have experience with 

the program or may have experience 

with the program in the near future; 

• Personally identifiable information 

(PII) is collected only to the extent 

necessary and is not retained; 

• Information gathered will be used 

only internally for general service 

improvement and program management 

purposes and is not intended for release 

outside of the agency; 

• Information gathered will not be 

used for the purpose of substantially 

informing influential policy decisions; 

and 

• Information gathered will yield 

qualitative information; the collections 

will not be designed or expected to 

yield statistically reliable results or used 

as though the results are generalizable to 

the population of study. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance provides useful information, 

but it does not yield data that can be 

generalized to the overall population. 

This type of generic clearance for 

qualitative information will not be used 

for quantitative information collections 

that are designed to yield reliably 

actionable results, such as monitoring 

trends over time or documenting 

program performance. Such data usage 

require more rigorous designs that 

address: the target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. As a general matter, 

information collections do not result in 

any new system of records containing 

privacy information and does not ask 

questions of a sensitive nature, such as 

sexual behavior and attitudes, religious 

beliefs, and other matters that are 

commonly considered private. 

A variety of instruments and 

platforms are used to collect 

information from respondents. This 

includes but is not limited to customer 

feedback surveys, comment cards, and 

focus groups obtaining customer 

feedback on a variety of Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) programs or 

portions thereof including the Child 

Nutrition (CN) program, the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP), Food Distribution 

Programs, nutrition policy and 

promotion, and the Special 

Supplemental Nutrition Program for 

Women, Infants and Children and any 

associated challenges in implementing 

programs or subsets of programs. The 

annual burden hours requested (85,000) 

are based on the number of collections 

we expect to conduct over the requested 

period for this clearance. 

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

Type of collection Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

frequency 

per response 

Responses Hours per 

response Total hours 

Customer Feedback Surveys .............................................. 25,000 2 50,000 1 50,000 

Comment Cards ................................................................... 7,500 2 15,000 1 15,000 

Focus Groups ...................................................................... 10,000 2 20,000 1 20,000 

Total .............................................................................. 42,500 2 85,000 1 85,000 

Annual Reporting Burden Estimates 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, Businesses and 

Organizations, State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

42,500. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 85,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1. 

Burden Hours: 85,000. 

Tameka Owens, 

Acting Administrator and Assistant 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30232 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Qualified 

Products List for Wildland Fire 

Chemicals 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is requesting comment on 

reapproval or reinstatement without 

revision of an approved Information 

Collection Request (ICR), 0596–0182, 

Qualified Products List for Wildland 

Fire Chemicals. 

DATES: Comments on reapproval or 

reinstatement of the ICR must be 

received in writing by February 18, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

Michael McFarlane, Fire Chemicals 

Branch Chief, USDA Forest Service, 

National Interagency Fire Center, 3833 

South Development Avenue, Mail Stop 

1100, Boise, ID 83705, or by email at 

michael.mcfarlane@usda.gov. 

Comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be available to the public 

through the relevant website and upon 

request. Therefore, do not include 

confidential information, such as 

sensitive personal or proprietary 

information. Email addresses associated 

with comments will be included as part 

of the comment that is made publicly 

available online. 

The public may inspect the 

supporting documents for the ICR and 

comments received at the National 

Interagency Fire Center, located in the 

Jack Wilson Building, 3833 South 

Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho, on 

business days between 8:30 a.m. and 4 

p.m. Visitors are encouraged to call 

ahead at (208) 387–5512 to facilitate 

entry into the building. The public may 

request an electronic copy of the 

supporting documents via email. 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
103774 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 244 / Thursday, December 19, 2024 / Notices 

Requests should be emailed to 

michael.mcfarlane@usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bryon Lake, National Technology and 

Development Program, (406) 829–6814 

or by email at bryon.lake@usda.gov, or 

Michael McFarlane, National 

Interagency Fire Center, (208) 860–7334 

or by email at michael.mcfarlane@

usda.gov. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

and hard of hearing may call 711 to 

reach the Telecommunications Relay 

Service, 24 hours a day, every day of the 

year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Qualified Products List for 

Wildland Fire Chemicals. 

OMB Number: 0596–0182. 

Expiration Date of Approval: January 

31, 2025. 

Type of Request: Reapproval or 

reinstatement without revision of an 

approved ICR. 

Abstract: The Forest Service and 

cooperating wildland firefighting 

agencies need adequate types and 

quantities of qualified fire chemical 

products to accomplish fire 

management activities as safely and 

effectively as possible. To accomplish 

this objective, the Agency evaluates and 

prequalifies commercial wildland 

firefighting chemical products. The 

Agency is required to submit the 

formulations to the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service and National Marine 

Fisheries Service during the evaluation 

process. All commercial wildland 

firefighting chemical products must 

meet the qualification requirements 

identified in the specifications 

maintained by the Wildland Fire 

Chemical Systems staff for the National 

Technology and Development Program. 

After a determination has been made 

that a chemical product meets the 

qualification requirements, the chemical 

product is added to the qualified 

products list for the appropriate product 

type. All federal procurements of 

wildland fire chemical products are 

made from these qualified product lists. 

To initiate an evaluation, chemical 

product manufacturers or authorized 

suppliers enter into an agreement with 

the Forest Service and pay all costs 

associated with the submission and 

evaluation of the chemical product. 

Once the agreement is in place and 

funds are deposited to cover the 

associated costs, the manufacturer or 

supplier submits the following 

information to Wildland Fire Chemical 

Systems staff: 

1. A list of the specific ingredients 

and quantity used to prepare the 

chemical product; 

2. Identification of a specific company 

as the source of supply for each 

ingredient; 

3. Copies of the safety data sheet for 

the chemical product and for each 

ingredient used to prepare the chemical 

product from the company that supplies 

that chemical; and 

4. Specific mixing requirements and 

performance information. 

Review of the submitted information 

assures that the chemical product does 

not contain ingredients meeting the 

criteria for chemicals of concern. 

Chemicals of concern are defined as 

chemicals appearing on one or more of 

the following lists: 

• Agency list of unacceptable 

ingredients. 

• National Toxicology Program 

Annual Report on Carcinogens. 

• International Agency for Research 

on Cancer Monographs for Potential 

Carcinogens. 

• Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act List of Extremely Hazardous 

Substances and Their Threshold 

Planning Quantities. 

• Resources Conservation and 

Recovery Act, Acutely Hazardous and 

Toxic Wastes. 

• Emergency Planning and 

Community Right to Know Toxic 

Release Inventory. 

A risk assessment is required and is 

performed at the manufacturer’s 

expense by a third party selected by the 

Forest Service. The risk assessment 

assesses the chemical product and 

levels of ingredients found in typical 

applications of the chemical product 

relative to human and environmental 

impact. 

Each chemical product submitted is 

tested to determine its mammalian and 

aquatic toxicity. Each chemical product 

must meet specific levels of 

performance to minimize potential risk 

during firefighting operations and 

cannot exceed established thresholds. 

Additional tests are performed to 

determine the effectiveness of the 

chemical product to reduce a fire’s rate 

of spread, flame length, and intensity by 

application of the chemical product 

directly on or near the fire. Several 

characteristics of the chemical product 

are measured over its operational range 

to ensure that the chemical product 

meets the needs of firefighters in the 

field. 

The information collection request for 

each chemical product is necessary due 

to the length of time (16 to 18 months) 

needed to test the chemical product and 

the need to ensure that it does not pose 

a hazard for laboratory personnel during 

the evaluation process or for field 

personnel who mix and load the 

chemical product prior to its purchase 

and use. The information collection 

request and the chemical product 

evaluation must be conducted on an 

ongoing basis to ensure the Forest 

Service can solicit and award contracts 

in a timely manner to provide 

firefighters with safe and effective 

wildland fire chemical products. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 4.5 hours 

per response. 

Type of Respondents: Manufacturers 

and suppliers of fire chemical products 

for wildland fire management. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 5. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 3. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 69 hours. 

Comment is requested on: 

1. Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the stated 

purposes and the proper performance of 

the functions of the Forest Service, 

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 

package submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget for reapproval 

or reinstatement of the ICR. 

JoLynn Anderson, 

Branch Lead, Directives, Clearances, and 

Information Collection Requests. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30207 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[Docket #: RBS–24–CO–OP–0018] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Rural Development 

Cooperative Agreements (RDCA) 

Program; OMB Control No.: 0570–0074 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1