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entities. Primary wood-using mills are 

facilities that use roundwood to 

manufacture a primary product, such as 

lumber, wood pulp, veneer, etc. Forest 

Service personnel evaluate the 

information collected and use it to 

monitor volume of roundwood 

harvested throughout the Nation by 

primary product type, tree species, and 

origin. The information gathered is not 

available from other sources and 

provides baseline data for resource 

analyses, which are a key component in 

the formulation of forestry programs, 

industrial expansion decisions, and 

forest policy. Primary wood industry 

questionnaires are delivered to mills via 

regular mail or through email. 

Responses are collected through email, 

regular mail, phone interviews, or 

personal mill visits. 

Logging Operations Questionnaire: 

This questionnaire is used by the Forest 

Service to collect and evaluate 

information from logging operations to 

help characterize the logging industry 

and its response to outside influences. 

The information is used to measure the 

‘health’ of the logging industry as well 

as to provide background information 

for decision-making. The logging 

operations questionnaire is 

administered in person by field 

personnel during tree utilization data 

collection at sampled logging sites. 

For this extension, we are proposing 

to revise the questionnaire for the 

primary wood industry survey to 

simplify the format and eliminate 

questions that are no longer needed. At 

the same time, we propose to test a few 

survey mechanisms that could help 

improve survey response and lower 

respondents’ burden by piloting various 

survey structures including different 

questionnaire lengths (e.g., a threequestion post-card or a short version of 

the traditional survey). We also propose 

using a cognitive survey to assess 

respondent’s understanding of the 

survey questions and to identify areas of 

potential clarification. These proposed 

tests are in direct response to comments 

from data users, state partners, and 

other stakeholders indicating the need 

to adopt new approaches to motivate 

higher response rates. The logging 

operations survey will remain 

unchanged from the currently approved 

version. 

In summary, this information 

collection will generate scientifically 

based, statistically reliable, up-to-date 

information about utilization of timber 

resources of the United States. Our 

testing efforts will allow us to improve 

the quality of data obtained. The results 

of these efforts contribute to the 

availability of reliable information on 

timber resource use, facilitating more 

complete and accurate assessments of 

forest resources at state, regional, and 

national levels. 

Affected Public: Individuals and the 

Private Sector (Businesses). In 

particular, mill owners and 

representatives, procurement foresters 

and loggers. 

Estimate of Burden per Response: 

Accounting for the proposed tests, the 

primary wood industry questionnaire’s 

estimated burdens are 41 minutes for 

the traditional format, to be delivered to 

a sample of 2,500 mills; 25 minutes for 

the short-form test version going to a 

sample of 98 mills; five minutes for the 

three-question post-card test to be sent 

to a sample of 2,500 mills; five minutes 

to a sample of 500 mills which will be 

screened for the cognitive interview; 

and 60 minutes for the cognitive 

interviews to be conducted for 20 mills 

identified during the screening process. 

Estimated time burden for the logging 

operations questionnaire is 11 minutes 

to be distributed to a sample of 150 

logging operations. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 5,768. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,060 hours. 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

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 

information collection, including 

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 

information collection 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. 

Alexander L. Friend, 

Deputy Chief, Research and Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Request for Applications: The 

Community Forest and Open Space 

Conservation Program 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Request for applications. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

State and Private Forestry, and 

Cooperative Forestry staff requests 

applications for the Community Forest 

and Open Space Conservation Program 

(Community Forest Program or CFP). 

This is a competitive grant program 

whereby local governments, qualified 

nonprofit organizations, and Indian 

tribes are eligible to apply for grants to 

establish community forests through fee 

simple acquisition of private forest land 

from a willing seller. The purpose of the 

program is to establish community 

forests by protecting forest land from 

conversion to non-forest uses and 

provide community benefits such as 

sustainable forest management; 

environmental benefits including clean 

air, water, and wildlife habitat; benefits 

from forest-based educational programs; 

benefits from serving as models of 

effective forest stewardship; and 

recreational benefits secured with 

public access. 

DATES: Interested local government and 

nonprofit applicants must submit 

applications to the State Forester. Tribal 

applicants must submit applications to 

the appropriate Tribal government 

officials. All applications, either 

hardcopy or electronic, must be 

received by State Foresters or Tribal 

governments by January 10th, 2022. 

State Foresters or Tribal government 

officials must forward applications to 

the appropriate Forest Service Regional 

office or International Institute of 

Tropical Forestry by February 7th, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: All local government and 

qualified nonprofit organization 

applications must be submitted to the 

State Forester of the State where the 

property is located. All Tribal 

applications must be submitted to the 

equivalent Tribal government official. 

Applicants are encouraged to contact 

and work with the Forest Service Region 

or International Institute of Tropical 

Forestry, and State Forester or 

equivalent Tribal government official 

when developing their proposal. 

Applicants must consult with the State 

Forester and equivalent Tribal 

government official prior to requesting 

technical assistance for a project. The 


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State Forester’s member roster may be 

found on https://www.stateforesters.org/ 

who-we-are/our-membership/. All 

applicants must also send an email to 

SM.FS.CFP@usda.gov to confirm an 

application has been submitted for 

funding consideration. 

State Foresters and Tribal government 

officials shall submit applications, 

either electronic or hardcopy, to the 

appropriate Forest Service Region/ 

Institute contact noted below. 

Northern and Intermountain Regions 

Regions 1 and 4 

(ID, MT, ND, NV, UT) 

Janet Valle, USDA Forest Service, 324 25th 

St., Ogden, UT 84401, 801–710–3795 

(mobile), janet.valle@usda.gov 

Rocky Mountain Region 

Region 2 

(CO, KS, NE, SD, WY) 

Claire Harper, USDA Forest Service, 1617 

Cole Boulevard, Bldg. 17, Lakewood, CO 

80401, 303–895–6157 (mobile), 

claire.harper@usda.gov 

Southwestern Region 

Region 3 

(AZ, NM) 

Laura Moser, USDA Forest Service, 333 

Broadway SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 

928–607–6040 (mobile), laura.moser@

usda.gov 

Pacific Southwest Region 

Region 5 

(CA) 

Dana Walsh, USDA Forest Service, 1323 Club 

Drive, Vallejo, CA 94592, 530–450–5555 

(mobile), dana.walsh@usda.gov 

(Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Federated 

States of Micronesia and other Pacific 

Islands) 

Katie Friday, USDA Forest Service, 60 

Nowelo St., Hilo, HI 96720, 808–785–5197 

(mobile), kathleen.friday@usda.gov 

Pacific Northwest, and Alaska Regions 

Regions 6 and 10 

(AK, OR, WA) 

Candice Polisky, USDA Forest Service, 1220 

SW Third Ave., Portland, OR 97204, 971– 

710–2346 (mobile), candice.polisky@

usda.gov 

Southern Region 

Region 8 

(AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, 

TN, TX, VA) 

Susan Granbery, USDA Forest Service, 1720 

Peachtree Rd. NW, Suite 700, Atlanta, GA 

30309, 770–883–8925 (mobile), 

susan.granbery@usda.gov 

International Institute of Tropical Forestry 

(PR, VI) 

Magaly Figueroa, USDA Forest Service, 

Jardin Botanico Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, San 

Juan, PR 00926–1119, 787–309–9565 

(mobile), magaly.figueroa@usda.gov 

Eastern Region 

Region 9 

(CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, 

MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI, 

WV) 

Neal Bungard, USDA Forest Service, 271 

Mast Road, Durham, NH 03824, 603–833– 

3287 (mobile), neal.bungard@usda.gov 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions regarding the grant 

application or administrative 

regulations, contact Scott Stewart, 

Program Coordinator, 202–465–5038, 

scott.stewart@usda.gov and Nausheen 

Iqbal, 202–594–7554, nausheen.iqbal@

usda.gov. Additional information about 

the Community Forest and Open Space 

Conservation Program may be obtained 

at https://www.fs.usda.gov/managingland/private-land/community-forest. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunications devices for the 

hearing-impaired (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

877–8339, 24 hours a day, every day of 

the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Eligible 

lands for grants funded under this 

program are private forest that are at 

least five acres in size, suitable to 

sustain natural vegetation, and at least 

75 percent forested. The lands must also 

be threatened by conversion to nonforest uses, must not be held in trust by 

the United States on behalf of any 

Indian Tribe, must not be Tribal 

allotment lands, must be offered for sale 

by a willing seller, and if acquired by an 

eligible entity, must provide defined 

community benefits under CFP and 

allow public access. 

CFDA number 10.689: To address the 

goals of Section 7A of the Cooperative 

Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 

U.S.C. 2103d) as amended, the Forest 

Service is requesting proposals for 

community forest projects that protect 

forest land that has been identified as a 

national, regional, or local priority for 

protection and to assist communities in 

acquiring forestland that will provide 

public recreation, environmental and 

economic benefits, and forest-based 

educational programs. 

Detailed information regarding what 

to include in the application, definitions 

of terms, eligibility, and necessary 

prerequisites for consideration can be 

found in the final program rule, 

published April 2, 2021 (86 FR 17302), 

which is available at https://

www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/ 

private-land/community-forest/ 

program. 

Grant Application Requirements 

1. Eligibility Information 

a. Eligible Applicants. A local 

governmental entity, Indian Tribe 

(including Alaska Native Corporations), 

or a qualified nonprofit organization 

that is qualified to acquire and manage 

land. Individuals are not eligible to 

receive funds through this program. 

b. Cost Sharing (Matching 

Requirement). All applicants must 

demonstrate a 50 percent match of the 

total project cost. The match can 

include cash, in-kind services, or 

donations, which shall be from a nonFederal source. For additional 

information, please see § 230.6 of the 

final rule. 

c. DUNS Number. All applicants shall 

include a Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number in their 

application. For this requirement, the 

applicant is the entity that meets the 

eligibility criteria and has the legal 

authority to apply for and receive the 

grant. For assistance in obtaining a 

DUNS number at no cost, call the DUNS 

number request line 1–866–705–5711 or 

register on-line at http://

fedgov.dnb.com/webform. 

d. System for Award Management. All 

prospective awardees shall be registered 

in the System for Award Management 

prior to award, during performance, and 

through final payment of any grant 

resulting from this solicitation. Further 

information can be found at: https://

www.sam.gov/SAM/. For assistance, 

contact the Federal Service Desk 1–866– 

606–8220. 

2. Award Information 

Funds have not yet been appropriated 

for CFP in FY 2022. Individual grant 

applications may not exceed $600,000, 

which does not include technical 

assistance requests. The Federal 

Government’s obligation under this 

program is contingent upon the 

availability of appropriated funds. 

No legal liability on the part of the 

Government shall be incurred until 

funds are committed by the grant officer 

for this program to the applicant in 

writing. The initial grant period shall be 

for two years, and acquisition of lands 

should occur within that timeframe. 

Lands acquired prior to the grant award 

are not eligible for CFP funding. The 

grant may be reasonably extended by 

the Forest Service when necessary to 

accommodate unforeseen circumstances 

in the land acquisition process. Written 

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and semi–annual project performance 

reports shall be required and submitted 

to the appropriate grant officer. 

Technical assistance funds, totaling 

not more than 10 percent of all funds, 

may be allocated to State Foresters and 

equivalent officials of the Indian tribe. 

Technical assistance, if provided, will 

be awarded at the time of the grant. 

Applicants shall work with State 

Foresters and equivalent officials of the 

Indian Tribe to determine technical 

assistance needs and include the 

technical assistance request in the 

project budget. 

As funding allows, applications 

submitted through this request may be 

funded in future years, subject to the 

availability of funds and the continued 

feasibility and viability of the project. 

3. Application Information 

Application submission. All local 

governments and qualified nonprofit 

organizations’ applications must be 

submitted to the State Forester where 

the property is located by January 10th, 

2022. All Tribal applications must be 

submitted to the equivalent Tribal 

officials by January 10th, 2022. 

Applications may be submitted either 

electronically or hardcopy to the 

appropriate official. The State Forester’s 

contact information may be found at: 

https://www.stateforesters.org/who-weare/our-membership/. 

All applicants must also send an 

email to SM.FS.CFP@usda.gov to 

confirm an application has been 

submitted to the State Forester or 

equivalent Tribal official for funding 

consideration. 

All State Foresters and Tribal 

government officials must forward 

applications to the Forest Service by 

February 7th, 2022. 

4. Application Requirements 

The following section outlines grant 

application requirements: 

a. The application can be no more 

than eight pages long, plus no more than 

two maps (eight and half inches by 

eleven inches in size). 

b. Documentation verifying that the 

applicant is an eligible entity and that 

the land proposed for acquisition is 

eligible (see § 230.2 of the final rule). 

c. Applications must include the 

following, regarding the property 

proposed for acquisition: 

(1) A description of the property, 

including acreage and county location; 

(2) A description of current land uses, 

including improvements; 

(3) A description of forest type and 

vegetative cover; 

(4) A map of sufficient scale to show 

the location of the property in relation 

to roads and other improvements as 

well as parks, refuges, green/open space, 

urban natural areas, or other protected 

lands in the vicinity; 

(5) A description of applicable zoning 

and other land use regulations affecting 

the property; 

(6) A description of the type of 

community being served and the extent 

of community benefits, including to 

underserved communities (see Project 

Selection Criteria); 

(7) A description of relationship of the 

property within and its contributions to 

landscape conservation initiatives, as 

well as any environmental justice 

initiatives, if applicable; and 

(8) A description of any threats of 

conversion to non-forest uses, including 

any encumbrances on the property that 

prevent conversion to non-forest uses. 

d. Information regarding the proposed 

establishment of a community forest, 

including: 

(1) A description of the benefiting 

community, including demographics, 

availability of and access to green 

spaces and other vulnerabilities 

including health, economic, 

environmental and climate impacts 

faced by the community and a 

description of the associated benefits; 

(2) A description of community 

involvement, including 

underrepresented communities, to-date 

in the planning of the community forest 

acquisition, and the participation of 

different community groups anticipated 

in long-term management; 

(3) An identification of persons and 

organizations that support the project, a 

description of how they represent the 

greater population of the community 

benefiting from the establishment and 

management of the community forest, 

their specific role in establishing and 

managing the community forest; and 

e. Information regarding the proposed 

land acquisition, including: 

(1) A proposed project budget not 

exceeding $600,000 and technical 

assistance needs as coordinated with the 

State Forester or equivalent Tribal 

government official (section § 230.6 of 

the final program rule); 

(2) The status of due diligence, 

including signed option or purchase and 

sale agreement, title search, minerals 

determination, and appraisal; 

(3) Description and status of cost 

share (secure, pending, commitment 

letter, etc.) (section § 230.6 of the final 

rule); 

(4) The status of negotiations with 

participating landowner(s) including 

purchase options, contracts, and other 

terms and conditions of sale; 

(5) The proposed timeline for 

completing the acquisition and 

establishing the community forest; and; 

(6) Long term management costs and 

funding source(s). 

f. Applications must comply with the 

Uniform Administrative Requirements, 

Cost Principles, and Audit 

Requirements for Federal Awards also 

referred to as the Omni Circular (2 CFR 

part 200). 

In order to assist applicants, a 

Community Forest Road Map can be 

found on the CFP website at https://

www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/ 

private-land/community-forest/ 

program. The application guidance is 

located at https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/ 

default/files/application-guidancerevised.pdf and the scoring guidance is 

at https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/ 

files/ScoringGuidance-revised.pdf. 

5. Forest Service’s Project Selection 

Criteria 

a. Using the criteria described below, 

to the extent practicable, the Forest 

Service will give priority to applications 

that maximize the delivery of 

community benefits, as defined in the 

final rule (see section § 230.2 of the final 

rule); and 

b. The Forest Service will evaluate all 

applications received by the State 

Foresters or equivalent Tribal 

government officials and award grants 

based on the following criteria: 

(1) Type and extent of community 

benefits provided, including to 

underserved communities. Community 

benefits are defined in the final program 

rule as: 

(i) Economic benefits, such as timber 

and non-timber products resulting from 

sustainable forest management, 

recreation, and tourism; 

(ii) Environmental benefits, including 

clean air and water, stormwater 

management, wildlife habitat, and 

cultural resources. 

(iii) Benefits from forest-based 

experiential learning, including K–12 

conservation education programs; 

vocational education programs in 

disciplines such as forestry and 

environmental biology; and 

environmental education through 

individual study or voluntary 

participation in programs offered by 

organizations such as 4–H, Boy or Girl 

Scouts, Master Gardeners, etc.; 

(iv) Benefits from serving as replicable 

models of effective forest stewardship 

for private landowners; and 

(v) Recreational benefits such as 

hiking, hunting, and fishing secured 

through public access. 

(2) Extent and nature of community 

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underserved communities, in the 

establishment and long-term 

management of the community forest; 

(3) Amount of cost share leveraged; 

(4) Extent to which the community 

forest contributes to any landscape 

conservation initiatives, as well as any 

applicable environmental justice 

initiatives; 

(5) Extent of due diligence completed 

on the project, including cost share 

committed and status of appraisal; 

(6) Likelihood that, unprotected, the 

property would be converted to nonforest uses; and 

(7) Costs to the Federal Government. 

6. Grant Requirements 

a. Once an application is selected, 

funding will be obligated to the grant 

recipient through a grant adhering to the 

Uniform Administrative Requirements, 

Cost Principles, and Audit 

Requirements for Federal Awards also 

referred to as the Omni Circular (2 CFR 

part 200). 

b. Forest Service must approve any 

amendments to a proposal or request to 

reallocate funding within a grant 

proposal. If negotiations on a selected 

project fail, the applicant cannot 

substitute an alternative site. 

c. The grant recipient must comply 

with the requirements in section § 230.8 

in the final rule before funds will be 

released. 

d. After the project has closed, as a 

requirement of the grant, grant 

recipients will be required to provide 

the Forest Service with a Geographic 

Information System (GIS) shapefile: A 

digital, vector-based storage format for 

storing geometric location and 

associated attribute information, of CFP 

project tracts and cost share tracts, if 

applicable. 

e. Any funds not expended within the 

grant period must be de-obligated and 

revert to the Forest Service. 

f. All media, press, signage, and other 

documents discussing the creation of 

the community forest must reference the 

partnership and financial assistance by 

the Forest Service through the CFP. 

Dated: August 9, 2021. 

Jaelith Hall-Riviera, 

Acting Deputy Chief, State and Private 

Forestry. 

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BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural-Business Cooperative Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Comments Request; Rural 

Development Loan Servicing 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s (RBCS) intention 

to request a revision of a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of Rural Development Loan 

Servicing for the Intermediary 

Relending Program. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 12, 2021 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori 

Pittman, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA, STOP 3226, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–3226, Telephone: (202) 720– 

1400. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Rural Development Loan 

Servicing. 

OMB Number: 0570–0015. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2021. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Subpart R of 7 CFR part 

1951 contains regulations for servicing 

and liquidating loans made by Rural 

Development under the Intermediary 

Relending Program (IRP) and the Rural 

Microentrepreneur Assistance Program 

(RMAP) to eligible intermediaries and 

applies to ultimate recipients and other 

involved parties. The information 

requested is vital to RBS for prudent 

loan servicing, credit decisions, and 

reasonable program monitoring. 

Rural Development has determined 

that the financial reporting requirements 

are necessary to provide the Agency 

with current information in order to 

monitor the program, to make various 

reporting requirements to Congress, and 

for program innovation and expansion 

under the Government’s Performance 

Review. 

Servicing of the IRP is administered 

by RBCS in Washington, DC, which will 

be the primary user of the information 

collected. Under the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA), the general 

public can request the majority of the 

data by the Agency from the 

intermediaries, except for information 

that is classified as confidential. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 3 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Non-profit corporations, 

public agencies, Indian groups and 

cooperatives. 

Estimated number of Respondents: 

475. 

Estimated number of responses: 

3,941. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 11,878 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Kimble Brown, 

Innovation Center—Regulations 

Management Division, at (202) 720– 

6780. 

Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of RBCS, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

RBCS estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions 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 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 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. 

Mark Brodziski, 

Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17344 Filed 8–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[Docket No. RBCS–BUSINESS–0025] 

Notice of Request for Revisions of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 


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