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Vol. 79, No. 236 

Tuesday, December 9, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection: Good Neighbor 

Agreement With State Cooperators 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service is seeking 

comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on the 

new information collection, Good 

Neighbor Agreements with State 

Cooperators. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before February 9, 2015 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 Jake 

Donnay, Legislative Affairs, USDA 

Forest Service, 1400 Independence Ave. 

SW., Mailstop 1130, Washington, DC 

20250–1130. Comments also may be 

submitted via facsimile to 202–205– 

1225 or by email to: jacobsdonnay@

fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, 201 14th 

Street SW., 4th floor, 4CE, Washington 

DC, during normal business hours. 

Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 

202–205–1637 to facilitate entry. The 

public may request an electronic copy of 

the draft supporting statement and/or 

any comments received be sent via 

return email. Requests should be 

emailed to jacobsdonnay@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake 

Donnay, Legislative Affairs at USDA 

Forest Service, 202–205–1617. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 twenty-four 

hours a day, every day of the year, 

including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Forest Service 

will submit a new information 

collection to the Office of Management 

and Budget. 

Title: Good Neighbor Agreements 

with State Cooperators. 

OMB Number: 0596—NEW. 

Type of Request: New. 

Abstract: In order to perform specific 

activities in cooperation with State 

partners, Congress passed two Good 

Neighbor Authorities. The Farm Bill 

version of the Good Neighbor Authority, 

Agricultural Act of 2014, Public Law 

113–79, section 8206, is a permanent 

authority that authorizes and 

encourages the Forest Service to enter 

into Good Neighbor Agreements with 

States and the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico to carry out authorized forest, 

rangeland, and watershed restoration 

services on and off National Forest 

System lands. 

The Appropriations Act version of the 

Good Neighbor Authority, Omnibus 

Appropriations Act of 2014, Public Law 

113–76, section 417, is an amendment 

to the original Colorado version of the 

Good Neighbor Authority and is set to 

expire on September 30, 2018. This 

version of the authority authorizes and 

encourages the Forest Service to enter 

into Good Neighbor agreements with 

State Forestry Agencies to perform 

watershed restoration and protective 

services when similar and 

complementary projects are being 

performed on adjacent State or private 

lands. 

Good Neighbor Agreements, as 

defined and authorized by statute, are 

considered cooperative agreements 

which permit the Forest Service to work 

collaboratively with willing State 

agencies resulting in outcomes that 

benefit the Federal Government and its 

State partners. The agreement templates 

incorporated in this new information 

request contain partnership elements 

allowing State cooperators to bring 

matching contributions to projects and 

to perform work collaboratively with the 

Forest Service. The Forest Service will 

maintain its land management 

responsibilities for all projects that take 

place on National Forest System lands. 

The Forest Service also incorporates 

applicable Federal financial assistance 

regulations, currently located in Title 2, 

Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, 

in all Good Neighbor Agreements which 

provide a regulatory framework for 

authorized activities performed under 

the cited authority. 

To further reduce the burden on State 

cooperators, standard Federal financial 

assistance forms and certifications (for 

example, SF 424, SF 424B, and SF 425) 

are not required for Good Neighbor 

Agreements. Required information will 

be collected in the proposed Good 

Neighbor Agreement templates, 

financial plan, statement of work, and 

standard supporting documentation for 

the activity. The information that will 

be collected is similar to information 

collected through existing approved 

agreement templates and financial 

plans. 

To negotiate, develop, and administer 

Good Neighbor Agreements, the Forest 

Service collects information from State 

cooperators from the pre-agreement to 

the closeout stage via telephone calls, 

emails, postal mail, and person-toperson meetings. There are multiple 

means for State respondents to 

communicate responses including 

forms, optional forms, non-forms, 

electronic documents, face-to-face, 

telephone, and email. The scope of 

information collected includes the 

project type, project scope, financial 

plan, statement of work, and 

cooperator’s business information. 

Without the collected information, the 

Forest Service would not be able to 

create, develop, and administer Good 

Neighbor Agreements. The Agency 

would be unable to develop or monitor 

projects, make payments, or identify 

financial and accounting errors. 

This is a new information collection 

request. Upon OMB approval of this 

information collection request, the 

burden associated with this request will 

be incorporated in the renewal of OMB 

control number 0596–0217. Good 

Neighbor Agreement instruments and 

associated administrative forms can be 

viewed at www.fs.fed.us.gov/farmbill/

gna.shtml. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 to 4 

hours annually per State. 

Type of Respondents: States and the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 51. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1 to 4. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 200 hours. 


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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. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission request toward Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

Dated: December 3, 2014. 

Brian Ferebee, 

Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National 

Forest System. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28746 Filed 12–8–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Designation for the Aberdeen, SD; 

Bloomington, IL; Hastings, NE; Fulton, 

IL; the State of Missouri, and the State 

of South Carolina Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the 

designation of Aberdeen Grain 

Inspection, Inc. (Aberdeen); Central 

Illinois Grain Inspection, Inc. (Central 

Illinois); Hastings Grain Inspection, Inc. 

(Hastings); John R. McCrea Agency, Inc. 

(McCrea); Missouri Department of 

Agriculture (Missouri); and South 

Carolina Department of Agriculture 

(South Carolina) to provide official 

services under the United States Grain 

Standards Act (USGSA), as amended. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Eric J. Jabs, Deputy Director, 

USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383 

North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, 

MO 64153. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

J. Jabs, 816–659–8408 or Eric.J.Jabs@

usda.gov. 

Read Applications: All applications 

and comments will be available for 

public inspection at the office above 

during regular business hours (7 CFR 

1.27(c)). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

April 15, 2014, Federal Register (79 FR 

21207), GIPSA requested applications 

for designation to provide official 

services in the geographic areas 

presently serviced by Aberdeen, 

Hastings, McCrea, Missouri, and South 

Carolina. Applications were due by May 

15, 2014. 

Aberdeen, Hastings, McCrea, 

Missouri, and South Carolina were the 

sole applicants for designation to 

provide official services in these areas. 

As a result, GIPSA did not ask for 

additional comments. 

In the April 21, 2014, Federal 

Register (79 FR 22092), GIPSA 

requested applications for designation 

to provide official services in the 

Bloomington, IL and Decatur, IL 

geographic areas. Applications were due 

by May 21, 2014. 

Central Illinois was the sole applicant 

for designation to provide official 

services in these areas. As a result, 

GIPSA did not ask for additional 

comments. 

GIPSA evaluated all available 

information regarding the designation 

criteria in section 79(f) of the USGSA (7 

U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that 

Aberdeen, Hastings, McCrea, and 

Missouri are qualified to provide official 

services in the geographic area specified 

in the Federal Register on April 15, 

2014. This designation action to provide 

official services in these specified areas 

is effective October 1, 2014 to 

September 30, 2017. 

GIPSA evaluated all available 

information regarding the designation 

criteria in section 79(f) of the USGSA (7 

U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that 

Central Illinois is qualified to provide 

official services in the geographic area 

specified in the Federal Register on 

April 21, 2014. This designation action 

to provide official services in these 

specified areas is effective October 1, 

2014 to March 31, 2017. 

After completing quality management 

reviews of South Carolina, GIPSA 

determined that South Carolina only 

should receive a one year designation. 

Accordingly, GIPSA is designating 

South Carolina to provide services in 

this specified area for one year, effective 

October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015. 

During this timeframe, another review 

will be conducted. 

Interested persons may obtain official 

services by contacting these agencies at 

the following telephone numbers: 

Official agency Headquarters location and telephone Designation 

start 

Designation 

end 

Aberdeen ......................................... Aberdeen, SD (605) 225–8432 ................................................................. 10/1/2014 9/30/2017 

Central Illinois .................................. Bloomington, IL (309) 827–7121 ............................................................... 10/1/2014 3/31/2017 

Hastings ........................................... Hastings, NE (402) 462–4254 ................................................................... 10/1/2014 9/30/2017 

McCrea ............................................ Fulton, IL (815) 589–9955 ......................................................................... 10/1/2014 9/30/2017 

Missouri ............................................ Jefferson City, MO (573) 751–5515 .......................................................... 10/1/2014 9/30/2017 

South Carolina ................................. Columbia, SC (803) 556–6403 ................................................................. 10/1/2014 9/30/2015 

Section 79(f) of the USGSA authorizes 

the Secretary to designate a qualified 

applicant to provide official services in 

a specified area after determining that 

the applicant is better able than any 

other applicant to provide such official 

services (7 U.S.C. 79 (f)). 

Under section 79(g) of the USGSA, 

designations of official agencies are 

effective for no longer than three years 

unless terminated by the Secretary; 

however, designations may be renewed 

according to the criteria and procedures 

prescribed in section 79(f) of the 

USGSA. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Larry Mitchell, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28783 Filed 12–8–14; 8:45 am] 

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