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Notices Federal Register

52979 

Vol. 70, No. 171 

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 31, 2005. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Forest Service 

Title: National Woodland Owner 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–0078. 

Summary of Collection: The Forest 

and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

Planning Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–278) 

and the Forest and Rangeland 

Renewable Resources Act of 1978 (Pub. 

L. 307) are the legal authorities for 

conducting the National Woodland 

Owner Survey. The National Woodland 

Owner Survey collects information to 

help answer questions related to the 

characteristics of the landholdings and 

landowners, ownership objectives, the 

supply of timber and non-timber 

products, forest management practices, 

delivery of the concerns/constraints 

perceived by the landowners. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Forest Service will collect information 

to determine the opportunities and 

constraints that private woodland 

owners typically face; and facilitate 

planning and implementing forest 

policies and programs. If the 

information is not collected the 

knowledge and understanding of private 

woodland ownerships and their 

concerns and activities will be severely 

limited. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households; Business or 

other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

Institutions; Farms; State, Local or 

Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 7,500. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (every 5 years). 

Total Burden Hours: 2,500. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17640 Filed 9–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

False Island Timber Sale(s), Sitka 

Ranger District, Tongass National 

Forest 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Cancel notice of intent to 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service is issuing 

this notice to advise the public that we 

are canceling the notice of intent (NOI) 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for the False Island 

Timber Sale(s) project. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carol Goularte, District Ranger or Hans 

von Rekowski, Team Leader, Sitka 

Ranger District, 204 Siginaka Way, 

Sitka, AK 99835, phone (907) 747–4220, 

fax (907) 747–4253. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The False 

Island Timber Sale(s), Sitka Ranger 

District, Tongass National Forest Notice 

of Intent to Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement was published in the 

Federal Register Number 150, Pages 

50628–50629). The Forest Service is 

canceling that NOI to prepare an EIS for 

the False Island Timber Sale(s) on the 

southeastern part of Chichagof Island 

about 35 air miles north of Sitka, 

Alaska, 20 air miles west of Angoon, 

Alaska, and 15 air miles south of 

Tenakee Springs. The project and this 

NOI are being cancelled because the 

project is not feasible at this time, 

primarily due to economic 

consideration of the potential timber 

sale offering. 

Dated: August 25, 2005. 

Forrest Cole, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 05–17563 Filed 9–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

GOVERNORS 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, September 

7th, 2005 1–4 p.m. 

PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20237. 

CLOSED MEETING: The members of the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) 

will meet in closed session to review 

and discuss a number of issues relating 

to U.S. Government-funded nonmilitary international broadcasting. 

They will address internal procedural, 

budgetary, and personnel issues, as well