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Vol. 87, No. 76 

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Federal Excess 

Personal Property and Firefighter 

Property Program Administration 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(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 revised information 

collection, Federal Excess Personal 

Property (FEPP) and Firefighter Property 

(FFP) Program Administration. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before June 21, 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: USDA, 

Forest Service, Michael Huneke, 

National FEPP/FFP Program Manager, 

Fire and Aviation Management; USDA 

Forest Service, 1400 Independence 

Avenue Southwest, Mailstop 1107, 

Washington, DC 20250. Comments may 

also be submitted via email to: 

michael.huneke@usda.gov. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at USDA Forest Service, 

Washington Office during normal 

business hours. Visitors are encouraged 

to call ahead to (202) 205–0995 to 

facilitate entry to the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Huneke, National FEPP/FFP 

Program Manager, Fire and Aviation 

Management; (484) 888–0005; 

michael.huneke@usda.gov. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Federal Excess Personal 

Property (FEPP) and Firefighter Property 

(FFP) Program Administration. 

OMB Number: 0596–0223. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

28, 2023. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

Revision. 

Abstract: Federal Excess Personal 

Property (FEPP) and Firefighter Property 

(FFP) Program Cooperative Agreements 

are available to State forestry agencies. 

The program administration provides 

participating State agencies with excess 

Department of Defense and other 

Federal agencies’ property and supplies 

to be used in firefighting and emergency 

services. The FEPP program loans 

property to the State who in turn subloans the equipment and supplies to fire 

departments. The FFP program transfers 

ownership of non-controlled property to 

either the State agency or the individual 

fire department. 

A cooperative agreement collects 

information from the participating State 

agencies and outlines the requirements 

and rules for the cooperation. Each State 

forestry agency shall provide an 

Accountable Officer who will be 

responsible for the integrity of the 

program within their respective State. 

For this reason, FEPP and FFP collect 

the state forestry agency contact 

information, the information of the 

Accountable Officer, and the 

requirements of participation in the 

FEPP and FFP programs. 

A cooperative agreement will be 

prepared by each State forestry agency 

that desires to participate in one or both 

of the programs. Participating State 

agencies must submit separate 

agreements if they desire to be 

participants in both programs. 

Agreements will be processed and 

maintained at the United States 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Fire and Aviation Management, 

Partnerships, Cooperative Programs 

branch in each Forest Service Regional 

Office. 

Since FEPP property belongs to the 

Forest Service, State Cooperators will 

use the Federal Excess Property 

Management Inventory System 

(FEPMIS) for all records, 

documentation, and audit processes 

involved in acquiring, management, and 

disposing of FEPP property. Forest 

Service property management staff will 

ensure information entered in FEPMIS 

is uploaded in the USDA National 

Finance Center database—Corporate 

Property Automated Information 

System—Personal Property (CPAIS–PP). 

Forest Service Property Management 

Officer (PMO) ensure records are 

updated and accurate. FEPMIS is the 

official property management database 

for the FFP program. 

The authority to provide excess 

property to state agencies under the 

FEPP Program comes from the Federal 

Property and Administration Services 

Act of 1949, 40 U.S.C., Sec 483. The FFP 

Program is authorized under 10 U.S.C., 

Subtitle A, Part IV, Chapter 153, 2576b. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 hour 

and 2 minutes. 

Type of Respondents: State Foresters 

and State Agency FEPP Property 

Managers. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 65. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 302. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 570 hours. 

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. 

Jaelith Hall-Rivera, 

Deputy Chief, State & Private Forestry. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08374 Filed 4–19–22; 8:45 am] 

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