Federal Register: September 29, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 187)
DOCID: fr29se09-30 FR Doc E9-23385
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr29se09-30
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Information Collection; Land Exchanges
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before November 30, 2009 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 extension with no revision of a currently approved information collection, OMB 05960105, Land Exchanges.
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Title: Land Exchanges.
OMB Number: 05960105.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of OMB approval.
Type of Request: Extension with no revision of a currently approved information collection.
Abstract: Land exchanges are discretionary, voluntary real estate transactions between the Secretary of Agriculture (acting by and through the Forest Service) and a nonFederal exchange party (or parties). Land exchanges can be initiated by a nonFederal party (or parties), an agent of a landowner, a broker, a third party, or a non Federal public agency.
Each land exchange requires preparation of an Agreement to Initiate, as required by Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), part 254, subpart C, 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 name and address when provided, will become a matter of public record. Comments will be summarized and included in the request section 254.4 Agreement to Initiate an Exchange. This document specifies the preliminary and nonbinding intentions of the nonFederal land exchange party and the Forest Service in pursuing a land exchange. The Agreement to Initiate can contain such information as the description of properties being considered in the land exchange, an implementation schedule of action items, identification of the party responsible for each action item, as well as target dates for completion of each action item.
As the exchange proposal develops, the Forest Service and the non Federal land exchange party may enter into binding Exchange Agreement, pursuant to Title 36 CFR part 254, subpart A, section 254.14Exchange Agreement. The Exchange Agreement documents the conditions that must be met to complete the exchange. The Exchange Agreement can contain information such as identification of parties, description of lands and interests to be exchanged, identification of all reserved and outstanding interest, and all other terms and conditions necessary to complete the exchange.
The Forest Service collects the information from the nonFederal
party (or parties) necessary to complete the Agreement to Initiate and
the Exchange Agreement. The information is collected by Forest Service
personnel from parties involved in the exchange via telephone or in
person. Data from this information collection is unique to each land
exchange and is not available from other sources. No standardized forms are associated with this information collection.
Estimate of Annual Burden:
Agreement to Initiate: 1.
Exchange agreement: 1.
Type of Respondents: NonFederal party (or parties) that can
include landowners, agents of landowners, brokers, a third party or a nonFederal public agency.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 60.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 60. 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'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.
September 22, 2009.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest Systems.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Jeffrey Vail, Assistant Director, Lands Staff, 2022052818 or Kim Berns, Land
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Adjustment Program Manager, at 2022051248. 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.