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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 70, No. 224 

Tuesday, November 22, 2005 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Request for 

Comments; Grazing Permit 

Administration Forms 

AGENCY: USDA, Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Forest Service is seeking 

comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on 

extension of the currently approved 

collection for seven grazing permit 

administration forms that assist in 

administering grazing permits. These 

Office of Management and Budget 

approved forms include (1) FS–2200–1 

Refund, Credit or Transfer Application; 

(2) FS–2200–2 Application for 

Temporary Grazing or Livestock Use 

Permit; (3) FS–2200–12 Waiver of Term 

Grazing Permit; (4) FS–2200–13 Escrow 

Waiver of Term Grazing Permit 

Privileges; (5) FS–2200–16 Application 

for Term Grazing Permit; (6) FS–2200– 

17 Application for Term Private Land 

Grazing Permit; and (7) FS–2200–25 

Ownership Statement by Corporation or 

Partnership. The proposed information 

collection authorization would cover 

existing forms without revision. The 

current authorization for the forms 

covered by Information Collection 

Number 0596–0003 expires on April 30, 

2006. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before January 23, 2006 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 the USDA 

Forest Service, Attn: Director, 

Rangeland Management Staff, Mail Stop 

1103, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1153. To ensure 

timely delivery, review and 

consideration, it may be preferable to 

submit comments by electronic mail to 

RgeID@fs.fed.us (Subject: Grazing 

Forms); or by facsimile to (202) 205– 

1096. If comments are sent by electronic 

means or by facsimile, the public is 

requested not to send duplicate 

comments via regular mail. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and available for public 

inspection and copying. The agency 

cannot confirm receipt of comments. 

The public may inspect comments 

received on these grazing permit 

administration forms in the Rangeland 

Management Staff, 3rd Floor, South 

Wing, Yates Building, 14th and 

Independence Avenues, Southwest, 

Washington, DC, between the hours of 

8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Those wishing to 

inspect comments are encouraged to call 

ahead to (202) 205–1460 to facilitate 

entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Perry, Rangeland Management 

Staff, USDA Forest Service, (202) 205– 

1454. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(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: 

Title: Grazing Permit Administration 

Forms. 

OMB Number: 0596–0003. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2006. 

Type of Request: Extension with no 

revisions. 

Abstract: Domestic livestock grazing 

occurs on approximately 90 million 

acres of National Forest System (NFS) 

lands. The Forest Service (FS) issues 

approximately 7,100 grazing permits. 

This information collection is required 

to allow proper administration of the 

livestock grazing program on NFS lands. 

This grazing is subject to authorization 

and administrative oversight by the 

Forest Service. The information is 

required for the issuance and 

administration of grazing permits, 

including fee collections, as authorized 

by the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, as 

amended, 43 U.S.C. 1700 et seq. and 

USDA regulations at 36 CFR 222, 

subparts A and C. This information 

must be collected on an individual 

basis, and similar information is not 

available from any other source. 

The information collected on these 

seven forms is used by the Forest 

Service in administering the grazing 

program on NFS lands. Each of these 

forms is designed to address a unique 

management circumstance. 

FS–2200–1: Refund, Credit, or 

Transfer Application. This form collects 

information provided by grazing 

permittees when requesting a refund, 

credit, or transfer of any unused portion 

of previously paid grazing fees. The 

agency uses the information to 

determine the appropriate response to 

the permittee’s request, as well as 

determine the amount of refund, credit, 

or transfer of the grazing fee. Authority 

for the request of this information is 36 

CFR 222.50(i). 

FS–2200–2: Application for 

Temporary Grazing or Livestock Use 

Permit; FS–2200–16: Application for 

Term Grazing Permit; and FS–2200–17: 

Application for Term Private Land 

Grazing Permit. These forms are similar 

in that much of the same information is 

requested, but each form is specifically 

designed for a different type of grazing 

permit as authorized in 36 CFR 222.3(c). 

Use of a specific form is based on the 

type of permit being requested. The 

appropriate forms are completed by the 

applicant. Information from the 

completed forms is used to determine 

qualifications and eligibility of an 

applicant for a permit, to issue the 

appropriate permit, and to bill the 

permittee for grazing fees. 

FS–2200–12: Waiver of Term Grazing 

Permit. This form is completed when a 

permittee waives his/her grazing 

privileges back to the United States and 

also identifies the purchaser of the 

permitted livestock and/or base 

property associated with the permit. 

The Forest service uses this information 

to cancel an existing grazing permit, to 

identify the preferred permit applicant 

based on the purchase of permitted 

livestock and/or base property, and to 

issue a subsequent grazing permit. This 

information is requested under the 

authority of 36 CFR 222.3(c)(1)(vi)(F). 

FS–2200–13: Escrow Waiver of Term 

Grazing Permit Privileges. This form is 

completed when a permittee requests 

the use of permitted livestock or base 

property associated with a grazing 

permit as collateral security for a loan. 

The agency uses this information to 

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identify a lien holder so that in the 

event of default on the loan the grazing 

permit can be transferred to the lien 

holder. Escrow waiver provisions and 

procedures are acknowledged in the 

February 10, 1938, Memorandum of 

Understanding between the Department 

of Agriculture and the Farm Credit 

Administration and the subsequent 

December 21, 1990, Memorandum of 

Understanding between the Forest 

Service and the Farm Credit Banks. 

Authority for requesting this 

information is 36 CFR 222.3(c)(1)(vi)(F). 

FS–2200–25: Ownership Statement by 

Corporation or Partnership. This 

information is provided by the 

permittee and used by the Forest 

Service to identify the corporate or 

partnership interest in a grazing permit. 

This information allows the Forest 

Service to issue grazing permits in 

consideration of the permitttee’s 

corporate and partnership interests. 

Authority for this information request is 

36 CFR 222.3(c). 

The forms will be completed by new 

applicants requesting grazing use, 

existing permit holders (permittees) 

requesting a specific program 

administration action, or prior permit 

holders requesting a new permit. 

Respondents include individuals, 

partnerships, corporations, associations, 

and other private entities. These forms 

will be obtained from agency offices in 

person or by mail and will be completed 

in situations of both face to face settings 

with agency personnel, as well as the 

applicant completing the forms alone. 

Frequency of use for each form would 

be annually or less. Without the 

information supplied, the Forest Service 

can not determine if applicants are 

eligible for grazing permits and properly 

administer the grazing program, 

including fee collection. The completed 

forms are maintained in Forest Service 

District offices under the care of the 

range program administrator. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 

(1) FS–2200–1 Refund, Credit or 

Transfer Application: 20 minutes. 

(2) FS–2200–2 Application for 

Temporary Grazing or Livestock Use 

Permit: 20 minutes. 

(3) FS–2200–12 Waiver of Term 

Grazing Permit: 20 minutes. 

(4) FS–2200–13 Escrow Waiver of 

Term Grazing Permit Privileges: 20 

minutes. 

(5) FS–2200–16 Application for Term 

Grazing Permit: 30 minutes. 

(6) FS–2200–17 Application for Term 

Private Land Grazing Permit: 20 

minutes. 

(7) FS–2200–25 Ownership Statement 

by Corporation or Partnership: 20 

minutes. 

Type of Respondents: Grazing 

permittees; applicants seeking shortterm grazing privileges; grazing 

permittees seeking to relinquish their 

grazing permits in favor of individuals 

who have acquired their base property 

and/or permitted livestock; individual 

grazing permittees who mortgage their 

base property and/or permitted 

livestock; individuals applying for a 

term grazing permit or term private land 

grazing permit; or corporations or 

partnerships applying for a grazing 

permit. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 4,920. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2300 hours. 

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. 

Dated: November 11, 2005. 

Frederick Norbury, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ravalli County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Ravalli County Resource 

Advisory Committee will be meeting to 

discuss 2004 projects and hold a short 

public forum (question and answer 

session). The meeting is being held 

pursuant to the authorities in the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463) and under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393). the meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

November 22, 2005, 6:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Ravalli County Administration 

Building, 215 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, 

Montana. Send written comments to 

Dan Ritter, Acting District Ranger, 

Stevensville Ranger District, 88 Main 

Street, Stevensville, MT 59870, by 

facsimile (406) 777–7423, or 

electronically to dritter@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Ritter, Acting Stevensville District 

Ranger and Designated Federal Officer, 

Phone: (406) 777–5461. 

Dated: November 15, 2005. 

David T. Bull, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Del Norte County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Del Norte County 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet on December 6, 2005 in 

Crescent City, California. The purpose 

of the meeting is to discuss the selection 

of Title II projects under Public Law 

106–393, H.R. 2389, the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000, also called 

the ‘‘Payments to States’’ Act. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

December 6. 2005 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Del Norte County Unified School 

District Board Room, 301 West 

Washington, Crescent City, California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Chapman, Committee 

Corrindator, USDA, Six River National 

Forest, 1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA 

95501. Phone: (701) 441–3549. e-mail: 

lchapman@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Topics to 

be discussed included the Coast to Crest 

and Caves Trail project and a status 

report of project funded in 2005. The 

meeting is open to the public. Public 

input opportunity will be provided and 

individuals will have the opportunity to 

address the committee at that time. 

Dated: November 15, 2005. 

Jeff Walter, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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