47878 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 159 / Friday, August 15, 2008 / Notices 

Total Burden Hours: 623. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–18927 Filed 8–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 12, 2008. 

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: Foreign Travel Proposal (NonFederal). 

OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: Forest Service 

(FS) is seeking approval to collect 

information from non-federally 

employed individuals who are traveling 

outside the United States on behalf or at 

the request of the FS. The collection of 

this information is necessary to facilitate 

timely issuance of foreign travel 

authorizations. This information is 

shared with the USDA Foreign 

Agriculture Service; U.S. State 

Department; foreign embassies in 

Washington, DC; and U.S. embassies in 

all destination countries. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

FS, USDA, International Programs 

Travel Section uses FS–6500–1, Foreign 

Travel Proposal to collect the traveler’s 

destination, purpose of trip, and dates of 

travel. Also collected are name, address, 

contact telephone numbers, passport 

information, security clearance, as well 

as contacts at each destination and hotel 

information. Without this information 

the FS cannot provide support to 

international programs or other 

countries who have requested 

assistance. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 25. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 7. 

Forest Service 

Title: Federal Excess Personal 

Property. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Federal 

Property Services and Administrative 

Assistance Act of 1949 and the 

Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 

1978, as amended, authorize the Forest 

Service (FS) to loan federally owned 

property to state cooperators to use in 

fighting fires and providing emergency 

services. The Federal Excess Personal 

Property (FEPP) program administers 

the loan FS Fire and Aviation 

Management fire-control stock to states. 

The FEPP program will provide FS 

officials with updated information on 

the condition of property loaned to state 

and territory cooperators. FS property 

management technicians will collect the 

information from the Forest Service 

Federal Excess Property Management 

Information System (FEPMIS) database 

and enter it into a National Finance 

Center database (PROP), as required by 

Federal Property Management 

Regulations. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

State agencies will use the FEPMIS 

database to submit information 

regarding property details, including 

manufacturer, model, year of 

manufacture, acquisition date when an 

item is acquired or no longer needed, 

acquisition value, Federal property 

identification number, serial number, 

condition of property, and the location 

of property and user of property. The 

database will also allow FS to manage 

inventory. Access to the database is 

limited to those with access authorized 

by FS Management Officers working in 

the Fire and Aviation staff. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 200. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Recordkeeping. 

Total Burden Hours: 7,065. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–18928 Filed 8–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 12, 2008. 

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) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

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