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• Matters referred to the Committee 

by the CAC and other Codex Subsidiary 

Bodies. 

• Matters of Interest arising from 

FAO/WHO and from the 90th and 91st 

Meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert 

Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). 

• Proposed draft revision to the 

Standard for Named Vegetable Oils 

(CXS 210–1999): 

Æ Sunflower seed oil—Revision of 

composition: Section 3.1—GLC ranges 

of fatty acid composition—ranges of 

oleic and linoleic acid. 

Æ Sunflower seed oil—Revision to 

composition—Physical and chemical 

parameters (refractive index, 

saponification value, iodine values and 

relative density). 

Æ Inclusion of avocado oil in the 

Standard for Named Vegetable Oils 

(CXS 210–1999). 

• Proposed draft revision to the 

Standard for Olive Oils and Olive 

Pomace Oils (CXS 33–1981): Revision of 

Sections 3, 8 and Appendix. 

• Review of the List of Acceptable 

Previous Cargoes (Appendix II to CXC 

36–1987). 

• Consideration of the proposals for 

new work and or amendments to 

existing Codex Standards—Replies to 

CL 2019/54–FO, including a proposal 

from the United States to revise the 

Codex Standard for Named Vegetable 

Oils (CSX 210–1999) to include high 

oleic acid soya bean oil. 

Public Meeting 

At the September 20, 2021, public 

meeting, draft U.S. positions on the 

agenda items will be described and 

discussed, and attendees will have the 

opportunity to pose questions and offer 

comments. Written comments may be 

offered at the meeting or sent to Dr. Paul 

South, U.S. Delegate for the 27th 

Session of the CCFO (see ADDRESSES). 

Written comments should state that they 

relate to activities of the 27th Session of 

the CCFO. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, the U.S. 

Codex Office will announce this Federal 

Register publication on-line through the 

USDA web page located at: http://

www.usda.gov/codex, a link that also 

offers an email subscription service 

providing access to information related 

to Codex. Customers can add or delete 

their subscription themselves and have 

the option to password protect their 

accounts. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement 

No agency, officer, or employee of the 

USDA shall, on the grounds of race, 

color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity, sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/ 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, or political 

beliefs, exclude from participation in, 

deny the benefits of, or subject to 

discrimination any person in the United 

States under any program or activity 

conducted by the USDA. 

How To File a Complaint of 

Discrimination 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, which 

may be accessed online at https://

www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ 

docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_

12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you 

or your authorized representative. Send 

your completed complaint form or letter 

to USDA by mail, fax, or email. 

Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410. 

Fax: (202) 690–7442, Email: 

program.intake@usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

should contact USDA’s TARGET Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

Done at Washington DC, on August 3, 

2021. 

Mary Frances Lowe, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16794 Filed 8–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Forest 

Products Removal Permits and 

Contracts 

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, Forest Products 

Removal Permits and Contracts. The 

revision pertains to the inclusion of the 

sale of Christmas trees through Rec.gov. 

The agency began providing that option 

in calendar year 2020, and the public 

may now buy—and print—a Christmas 

tree permit online versus traveling to a 

Forest Service office. The option to 

purchase a permit in-person is still 

available. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before October 5, 2021 to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged 

to submit comments by email, if 

possible. You may submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Email: glen.vanzandt@usda.gov. 

• Mail: Director, Forest Management, 

USDA, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, DC 

20090–6090. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Forest 

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Mailstop 1103, 

Washington, DC 20250. 

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 request an electronic 

copy of the draft supporting statement 

and/or any comments received be sent 

via return email. Requests should be 

emailed to glen.vanzandt@usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glen 

Van Zandt, Forest Management Staff, by 

phone 202–617–1095 or by email at 

glen.vanzandt@usda.gov. Individuals 

who use telecommunication devices for 

the hearing-impaired (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 24 hours a 

day, every day of the year, including 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Forest Products Removal 

Permits and Contracts. 

OMB Number: 0596–0085. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2021. 

Type of Request: Renewal with 

revisions of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: Under 16 U.S.C. 551 

Protection of National Forests; Rules 


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and Regulations, individuals and 

businesses wishing to remove forest 

products from National Forest System 

lands must request a permit. To obtain 

a permit, applicants must meet the 

criteria at 36 CFR 223.1, 223.2, and 

223.5–223.13, which authorizes free use 

or sale of timber or forest products. 

Under the Food, Conservation, and 

Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–246, 

122 Stat. 1651) section 8105 Forest 

Products for Traditional and Cultural 

Purposes [hereinafter referred to as 

‘‘section 8105’’], federally recognized 

Indian tribes may make a request for 

free use of trees, portions of trees, or 

forest products for traditional and 

cultural purposes, provided the use will 

not be for commercial purposes. Section 

8105 has been codified in 25 U.S.C. 

chapter 32A Cultural and Heritage 

Cooperation Authority, section 3055 

Forest Products for Traditional and 

Cultural Purposes (25 U.S.C. 3055). 

Additionally, Forest Service issued final 

implementation regulations, for section 

8105, at 36 CFR 223.15 Provision of 

Trees, Portions of Trees, or Forest 

Products to Indian Tribes for 

Traditional and Cultural Purposes. 

Indian tribes seeking products, under 

section 8105 authority, must make a 

request for free use, following the 

criteria at 36 CFR 223.15, which 

includes: ‘‘Requests for trees, portions of 

trees, or forest products . . . must be 

submitted to the local Forest Service 

District Ranger’s Office(s) in writing. 

Requests may be made: (1) Directly by 

a tribal official(s) who has been 

authorized by the Indian tribe to make 

such requests; or (2) By providing a 

copy of a formal resolution approved by 

the tribal council or other governing 

body of the Indian tribe.’’ Note: There is 

no stated maximum free use limitation 

for products requested by Indian tribes, 

and there is no limitation to the number 

of requests that each federally 

recognized Indian tribe may make, 

under section 8105 authority. Should 

federally recognized Indian tribes 

seeking such use wish to obtain proof of 

possession, as may be required in some 

States, they could be issued a FS–2400– 

8 permit which allows use of timber or 

forest products at no charge (36 CFR 

223.5–223.13). 

Upon receiving a permit, the 

permittee must comply with the terms 

of the permit (36 CFR 261.6), which 

designates the forest products that can 

be harvested and under what 

conditions, such as limiting harvest to a 

designated area or permitting harvest of 

only specifically designated material. 

The collected information will help the 

Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 

Management (for form FS–2400–1) 

oversee the approval and use of forest 

products by the public. 

When applying for forest product 

removal permits, applicants (depending 

on the products requested) would 

provide information needed to complete 

one of the following: 

• FS–2400–1, Forest Products 

Removal Permit and Cash Receipt, is 

used to sell timber or forest products 

such as, but not limited to, fuelwood, 

Christmas trees, or pine cones (36 CFR 

223.1, 223.2). The Bureau of Land 

Management identifies the FS–2400–1 

as BLM–5450–24 (43 U.S.C. 1201, 43 

CFR 5420). This form would not be used 

to issue products requested by federally 

recognized Indian tribes under section 

8105 authority. In addition, beginning 

in calendar year 2020, the agency has 

made the option available to the public 

to use Recreation.gov to secure a permit 

online for Christmas trees at many 

forests and print it out at home instead 

of traveling to a Forest Service office to 

get the permit there. 

• FS–2400–4/FS–2400–4ANF, Forest 

Products Contract and Cash Receipt, are 

used to sell timber products such as 

sawtimber or forest products such as, 

but not limited to, fuelwood, or posts 

and poles. These forms would not be 

used to issue products requested by 

federally recognized Indian tribes under 

section 8105 authority. 

• FS–2400–8, Forest Products Free 

Use Permit, allows use of timber or 

forest products at no charge to the 

permittee (36 CFR 223.5–223.13). This 

form could be used to issue products 

requested by federally recognized 

Indian tribes under section 8105 

authority. 

Each form listed above implements 

different regulations and has different 

provisions for compliance but collects 

similar information from the applicant 

for related purposes. 

The Forest Service and the Bureau of 

Land Management will use the 

information collected on form FS–2400– 

1 to ensure identification of permittees 

in the field by agency personnel. The 

Forest Service will use the information 

collected on forms FS–2400–4/FS– 

2400–4ANF and/or FS–2400–8 to: 

• Ensure that permittees obtaining 

free use of timber or forest products 

qualify for the free-use program. 

• Ensure that permittees obtaining 

free use of timber or forest products, 

under 36 CFR 223.8, do not receive 

product value in excess of that allowed 

by regulations. However, as noted above 

for federally recognized Indian Tribe 

requests made under section 8105 

authority, there is no stated maximum 

free use limitation (25 U.S.C. 3055). 

• Ensure that applicants purchasing 

timber harvest or forest products 

permits non-competitively do not 

exceed the authorized limit in a fiscal 

year (16 U.S.C. 472(a)). 

• Ensure identification of permittees, 

in the field, by Forest Service personnel. 

Applicants may apply for more than 

one forest product permit or contract 

per year. For example, an applicant may 

obtain a free use permit for a timber 

product such as, but not limited to, pine 

cones (FS–2400–8) and still purchase 

fuelwood (FS–2400–1, and/or FS–2400– 

4/2400–4ANF). Additionally, as noted 

above, there is no limitation to the 

number of requests that each federally 

recognized Indian tribe may make under 

section 8105 authority (25 U.S.C. 3055). 

Individuals and small business 

representatives usually request and 

apply for permits and contracts in 

person at the office issuing the permit. 

As noted above, Indian tribes seeking 

products under section 8105 authority 

must make a written request for free use, 

following the criteria at 36 CFR 223.15. 

Applicants provide the following 

information, as applicable: 

• Name, 

• Address, and 

• Personal identification number 

such as tax identification number, 

driver’s license number, or other unique 

number identifying the applicant. 

Agency personnel enter the 

information into a computerized 

database to use for subsequent requests 

by applicants for a forest product permit 

or contract. The information is printed 

on paper, which the applicant signs and 

dates. Agency personnel discuss the 

terms and conditions of the permit or 

contract with the applicant. 

For Christmas tree permits purchased 

through the Recreation.gov website, a 

user is required to have an account 

which requires first name, last name, 

email address and mobile phone 

number. 

The data gathered is not available 

from other sources. The collected data is 

used to ensure: 

• Applicants for free use permits 

meet the criteria for free use of timber 

or forest products authorized by 

regulations at 36 CFR 223.5–223.13; 

and, for federally recognized Indian 

tribes under section 8105 authority, the 

criteria at 36 CFR 223.15; 

• Applicants seeking to purchase and 

remove timber or forest products from 

Agency lands meet the criteria under 

which sale of timber or forest products 

is authorized by regulations at 36 CFR 

223.80; and 

• Permittees comply with regulations 

and terms of the permit at 36 CFR 261.6. 


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The collection of this information is 

necessary to ensure that applicants meet 

the requirements of the forest products 

program; that those obtaining free-use 

permits for forest products qualify for 

the program; that applicants purchasing 

non-competitive permits to harvest 

forest products do not exceed 

authorized limits; and that Federal 

Agency employees can identify 

permittees when in the field. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 5 

minutes. 

Type of Respondents: Individuals, 

small businesses, and, for requests made 

under section 8105 of the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

(Pub. L. 110–246, 122 Stat. 1651), 

federally recognized Indian tribes. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 192,224. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 2. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents (hours): 32,037. 

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 for Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

Dated: August 3, 2021. 

Barnie Gyant, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16829 Filed 8–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

and Extension of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces the 

intention of the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) to request 

revision and extension of a currently 

approved information collection, the 

Floriculture Survey. Revision to burden 

hours will be needed due to changes in 

the size of the target population, 

sampling design, and/or questionnaire 

length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 5, 2021 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0093, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• efax: (855) 838–6382. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: David Hancock, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin L. Barnes, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–2707. Copies of 

this information collection and related 

instructions can be obtained without 

charge from David Hancock, NASS— 

OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690– 

2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Floriculture Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0093. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2021. 

Type of Request: Intent to Seek 

Approval to Revise and Extend an 

Information Collection for 3 years. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

is to prepare and issue State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production, prices, and disposition. The 

Floriculture Survey was previously 

conducted in 17 States (Alaska, 

California, Colorado, Connecticut, 

Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, 

Oregon, New Jersey, New York, North 

Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, 

Washington, and Wisconsin) and 

obtained basic agricultural statistics on 

production and value of floriculture 

products. All states are included in this 

renewal. The target population for this 

survey is all operations with production 

and sales of at least $10,000 of 

floriculture products. New floriculture 

operations that are discovered during 

the 2022 Census of Agriculture will be 

added to the list of potential 

respondents. The retail and wholesale 

quantity and value of sales are collected 

for fresh cut flowers, potted flowering 

plants, foliage plants, annual bedding/ 

garden plants, herbaceous perennials, 

cut cultivated florist greens, propagative 

floriculture material, and unfinished 

plants. Additional detail on area in 

production, operation value of sales, 

and agricultural workers is included. 

Content changes are minimal year to 

year, with the goal of avoiding 

significant changes to the survey length 

and respondent burden associated with 

each questionnaire. The only program 

change currently being considered 

involves expanding the survey to allow 

publishing a U.S. total, in addition to 

state-level totals for 28 States (Alaska, 

Alabama, California, Colorado, 

Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, 

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, 

Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, 

New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, 

Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South 

Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, 

Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin). 

These statistics are used by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture to help 

administer programs and by growers 

and marketers in making production 

and marketing decisions. 

Authority: These data will be 

collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 

2204(a). Individually identifiable data 

collected under this authority are 

governed by Section 1770 of the Food 

Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7 

U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to 

afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by 

respondents. This Notice is submitted in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), and Office 

of Management and Budget regulations 

at 5 CFR part 1320. 

NASS also complies with OMB 

Implementation Guidance, 


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