Federal Register: December 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 247)
DOCID: FR Doc E5-7827
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Information Collection: Role of Communities in Stewardship Contracting Projects
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before February 27, 2006 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the new information collection, role of local communities in development of agreement or contract plans under stewardship contracting.
SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Title: Role of communities in the development of stewardship contracting projects.
OMB Number: 0596New.
Expiration Date of Approval: N/A.
Type of Request: New.
Abstract: Section 323 of Public Law 1087 (16 U.S.C. 2104 Note) requires the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to report to Congress annually on the role of local communities in the development of agreement or contract plans through stewardship contracting. To meet that requirement the Forest Service plans to conduct surveys to gather the necessary information for use by both Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. The survey will provide information regarding the nature of the local community involved in developing agreement or contract plans, the nature of roles played by the entities involved in developing agreement or contract plans, the benefits to the community and agency by being involved in planning and development of contract plans, and the usefulness of stewardship contracting in helping meet the needs of local communities.
The Pinchot Institute for Conservation and its subcontractors will collect information through an annual phone survey. The survey will query federal employees, employees of forprofit and notforprofit institutions, employees of state and local agencies, and individual citizens who have been involved in stewardship contracting projects about their role in the development of agreement or contract plans.
The information collected through the survey will be analyzed by
the Pinchot Institute for Conservation and its subcontractors and used
to help develop the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management report
to Congress pursuant to Section 323 of Public Law 1087. Without the
information from this annual collection of data, the Forest Service and
Bureau of Land Management will not be able to provide the required
annual report to Congress on the role of communities in development of agreement or contract plans under stewardship contracting.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 0.75 hour.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 350.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: One.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 263 hours. Comment is Invited
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 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 14, 2005.
Frederick Norbury,
Associate Deputy Chief, NFS.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Megan Roessing, Forest Management, 2022050847. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 18008778339 twentyfour hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.