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Notices Federal Register

54005 

Vol. 70, No. 176 

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 7, 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: Public Support for Fuel 

Reduction Policies: Multimedia versus 

Printed Materials. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: This 

information collection is being 

undertaken to solicit information on 

public support of two fuel reduction 

programs; prescribed burning and 

mechanical treatment. To gather the 

information needed for the study, a 

stratified random sample of California 

and Montana residents will be contacted 

by telephone through a random-digit 

dialing process. Those who agree to 

participate in the study will be asked an 

introductory set of questions to 

determine their pre-existing knowledge 

of fuels reduction treatments. This study 

will provide credible information to fire 

managers to plan fuels reduction 

treatment programs acceptable to the 

communities. In addition it will allow 

for the testing of whether a selfadministered video survey elicits more 

support for prescribed burning and 

mechanical fuels treatment programs 

than a paper-based survey. The Healthy 

Forests Restoration Act (Pub. L. 108– 

148) gives the Forest Service the 

authority to collect this information. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Researchers will evaluate the responses 

of California and Montana residents to 

different scenarios related to fire hazard 

reduction program. Information 

collected will help natural resource and 

fire managers to better understand the 

public’s opinions on fuels reduction 

activities and what type of media could 

be more effective in conveying 

information to the public. Without the 

information the agencies with fire 

protection responsibilities will lack the 

capability to evaluate the general public 

understanding of proposed fuels 

reduction projects and programs or their 

willingness-to-pay for implementing 

such programs. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 1,400. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (one-time). 

Total Burden Hours: 612. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–18048 Filed 9–12–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Kaibab National Forest; Arizona; 

Cancellation of Notice of Intent To 

Prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Expansion of the Bill 

Williams Ski Area 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Cancellation of notice of intent 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement for expansion of the Bill 

Williams Ski Area. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture Forest Service (USDA, 

FS), Region 3, Kaibab National Forest, 

announces the cancellation of its intent 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for expansion of the Bill 

Williams Ski Area. The Notice of Intent 

to prepare this EIS was published in the 

Federal Register Volume 62, No. 223 on 

November 19, 1997, page 61726. The 

notice of availability for the Draft EIS 

was published in the Federal Register 

Volume 64, No. 246 on December 23, 

1999, pages 72078 and 72079. The 

environmental analysis process for this 

project has been terminated and a 

decision on the proposed action is no 

longer necessary. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz 

Schuppert at USDA, FS Kaibab National 

Forest, 800 S. 6th St., Williams, AZ 

86046, 928/635–8200. 

Dated: August 18, 2005. 

Mike R. Williams, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 05–17825 Filed 9–12–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Northeast Oregon Forests Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings.