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Vol. 75, No. 109 

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

June 2, 2010. 

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 and 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: Timber Purchasers’ Cost and 

Sales Data. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–0017. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Forest Management Act (NFMA), 16 

U.S.C. 472a, is applicable to appraisal of 

National Forest timber sales. The NFMA 

requires that the Federal government 

receive not less than the appraised value 

of timber or forest product. In regulation 

36 CFR part 223.60, the objective of 

Forest Service (FS) timber appraisals is 

to determine fair market value. The 

Multiple-Use Sustained Yield Act of 

1960, the Forest Rangeland Renewable 

Resources Planning Act of 1974, and the 

National Forest Management Act of 

1976, authorizes the FS to sell forest 

products and National Forest System 

timber. FS timber and product 

appraisers develop advertised timber 

and product sale prices using residual 

and transaction evidence method of 

appraisal. Residual appraisals begin 

through the collection of production 

cost data. Transaction evidence 

appraisals begin with an average of past 

successful bids by timber purchasers for 

timber for which the stumpage rate has 

been adjusted for the timber sale and 

market conditions at the time. FS 

collects the data from timber sales and 

product purchases through submissions 

by contractors both locally and 

nationally. There are no forms required 

for the collection of costs data. 

Need and Use of the Information: FS 

will collect information to verify the 

minimum rates returned a fair value to 

the Government and that the residual 

and transaction system are a reliable 

approach to valuing timber and 

products. The information is also used 

to assure the accuracy of the residual 

and transaction systems and to develop 

minimum stumpage rates for small sales 

or for areas where there is no current 

sale activity to use for transaction 

evidence. If the information is not 

collected, FS does not have a sound 

check to determine if the value being 

received from products really reflects 

the true market value. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals; Business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 20. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 80. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13623 Filed 6–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document No. AMS–FV–10–0040] 

Notice of Request for Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request for 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection for Fruit and 

Vegetable Market News. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

August 9, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the Internet at http://www.regulations or 

to the Market News Branch, Fruit & 

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 2702 

South, Stop 0238, Washington, DC 

20250–0238. Comments should make 

reference to the dates and page number 

of this issue of the Federal Register and 

will be made available for public 

inspection in the above office during 

regular business hours or at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terry C. Long, Chief; Fruit and 

Vegetable Market News Branch, Fruit 

and Vegetable Programs, (202) 720– 

2175, Fax: (202) 720–0547. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Fruit and Vegetable Market 

News. 

OMB Number: 0581–0006. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2010. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Collection and 

dissemination of information for fruit, 


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