[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 74 (Monday, April 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19118-19120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9686]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Request for Comments; Grazing Permit
Administration Forms
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service announces its intent to request extension of a
previously approved information collection. The Forest Service uses the
collected information to administer grazing use on National Forest
System lands. Information will be collected from individuals applying
for a grazing permit or permittees holding a grazing permit.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before June 18, 1999.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to: Director, Range
Management, Forest Service, USDA, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-
6090 or email to rge/[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Giffen, Range Management Staff,
(202) 205-1460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as
amended, requires the Forest Service to collect certain information
from individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations, or other
private entities applying for permits to graze livestock on National
Forest System lands. The data collected is used by Forest Service
officers in administering the range management grazing use program on
National Forest System lands. There are different kinds of forms to
address different kinds of circumstances. Fees are associated with some
permits. Each form is described in this request for extension of Office
of Management and Budget approval.
National Forms
Information collected on national forms is applicable in all Forest
Service regions and includes, along with other information, such basic
information as names and addresses of those who apply for a grazing
permit or of those who already hold a grazing permit.
Description of Information Collection
The following describes the information collection to be extended:
Title: FS-2200-1; Refund, Credit, or Transfer Application.
OMB Number: 0596-0003.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 1999.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: The permittee uses this form when applying for a refund,
credit, or transfer of the unused portion of the preceding season's
grazing permit fees, which were collected by the Federal Government for
use of National Forest System lands .
Estimate of Burden: 20 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals applying for or holding a grazing
permit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 600.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 200 hours.
Description of Information Collection
The following information describes the information collection to
be extended:
Title: FS-2200-2; Application for Temporary Grazing Permit.
OMB Number: 0596-0003.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 1999.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: This form is used to evaluate applicants applying for
temporary grazing permits, which are issued for a specific grazing
allotment, a specific number of head of livestock, a specific class of
livestock, and a specific grazing period of time. The information
collected on this form enables the agency to validate the ability of
the applicant to meet the Federal Government's requirements to graze on
National Forest System lands.
Estimate of Burden: 20 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals applying for or holding a grazing
permit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1000.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 350 hours.
Description of Information Collection
The following information describes the information collection to
be extended:
Title: FS-2200-12; Waiver of Term grazing Permit.
OMB Number: 0596-0003.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 1999.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: Information collected on this form enables the agency to
cancel
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a grazing permit on a specified allotment, to issue a subsequent
grazing permit for that allotment, and to identify a purchaser of base
property or permitted livestock as the preferred applicant for the
subsequent grazing permit.
Estimate of Burden: 20 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals applying for or holding a grazing
permit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 750.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 250 hours.
Description of Information Collection
The following information describes the information collection to
be extended:
Title: FS-2200-13; Escrow Waiver of Term Grazing Permit Privileges.
OMB Number: 0596-0003.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 1999.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: The agency uses data collected on this form to identify a
lien holder for permitted livestock or to identify base property of a
current permittee, so if the current permittee defaults on a loan, the
permit can be transferred to the lien holder.
Estimate of Burden: 20 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals applying for or holding a grazing
permit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 50 hours.
Description of Information Collection
The following information describes the information collection to
be extended:
Title: FS-2200-15; Application and Permit for Livestock Use.
OMB Number: 0596-0003.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 1999.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: Information collected on this form describes the specific
grazing area for which the applicant requests a permit, the period of
time the applicant plans to use the specific grazing area, and the
number, king, and class of livestock the applicant plans to graze on
the area. This form also provides the basis for the fees the applicant
must pay the Federal Government for the use of the land and enables the
agency to validate the ability of the applicant to meet the
requirements to graze on National Forest System lands.
Estimate of Burden: 20 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals applying for or holding a grazing
permit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 750.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 250 hours.
Description of Information Collection
The following information describes the information collection to
be extended:
Title: FS-2200-16; Application for Term Grazing Permit.
OMB Number: 0596-0003.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 1999.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: The information collected on this form enables the agency
to evaluate the applicant's ability to hold and properly adhere to term
grazing permit for National Forest System lands, to issue a term
grazing permit to a an applicant, and to bill the applicant for fees
due the Federal Government for a specific grazing allotment for
specified dates of use, and for a specified number, kind, and class of
livestock.
Estimate of Burden: 30 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals applying for or holding a grazing
permit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1800.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 900 hours.
Description of Information Collection
The following information describes the information collection to
be extended:
Title: FS-2200-17; Application for Private Land Grazing Permit.
OMB Number: 0596-0003.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 1999.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: The information collected on this form enables the agency
to evaluate whether private lands can be appropriately administered by
the agency for grazing use in conjunction with administration of
grazing use on National Forest System lands. The data is necessary for
the issuance of a term private land grazing permit and the proper
coordination of grazing on adjacent National Forest System lands.
Estimate of Burden: 20 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals applying for or holding a grazing
permit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 50 hours.
Regional Forms
Regional forms are applicable only to the specific Forest Service
region identified on the form. The information on the regional forms
supplements data on the national forms, such as assigning grazing
privileges to permittees having a corporate or partnership interest in
the grazing permit and identifying the portion of interest an entity
has in the corporation or partnership.
Description of Information Collection
The following information describes the information collection to
be extended:
Title: R1-FS-2200-5; Statement of Corporation or Partnership
Interest in Grazing Permit.
OMB Number: 0596-0003.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 1999.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: The data collected on this form enables the agency to
issue grazing permits and assign grazing privileges to permittees
having a corporate or partnership interest in the grazing permit. The
information identifies the portion of interest an entity has in the
corporation or partnership holding the grazing permit.
Estimate of Burden: 20 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals applying for or holding a grazing
permit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 100 hours.
Description of Information Collection
The following information describes the information collection to
be extended:
Title: R2-2200-6; Ownership Statement by Corporation or
Partnership.
OMB Number: 0596-0003.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 1999.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: The data collected on this form enables the agency to
issue term
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grazing permits and assign grazing privileges to permittees having a
corporate or partnership interest in the grazing permit. The
information identifies the portion of the interest an entity has in the
corporation or partnership holding the grazing permit.
Estimate of Burden: 20 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals applying for or holding a grazing
permit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 100 hours.
Description of Information Collection
The following information describes the information collection to
be extended:
Title: R3-FS-2200-1; Annual Validation of Term Grazing Permit.
OMB Number: 0596-0003.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 1999.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: The data is necessary for annual confirmation that the
permittee intends to use the grazing permit and the extent to which
they plan to use it. It also can be used as a request for changes to a
grazing permit. Information collected on this form enables the agency
to bill for fees due the Federal Government and to recommend and
approve changes from the current year's permitted use.
Estimate of Burden: 30 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Permittees holding a grazing permit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1000.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 500 hours.
Description of Information Collection
The following information describes the information collection to
be extended:
Title: R8-2200-23; Application for Validation of Term Grazing
Permit.
OMB Number: 0596-0003.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 1999.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: The data is necessary for the annual confirmation the
permittee intends to use the grazing permit and the extent to which
they plan to use it. It also can be used as a request for changes to a
grazing permit. Information collected on this form enables the agency
to bill for fees due the Federal Government and to recommend and
approve changes from the current year's permitted use.
Estimate of Burden: 30 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Permittees holding a grazing permit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 200 hours.
Comments Are Invited
The agency invites comments on the following: (a) Whether the
proposed 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 the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) 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.
Use of Comments
All comments received in response to this notice, including name
and address when provided, will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 14, 1999.
Robert Lewis, Jr.,
Deputy Chief, Research.
[FR Doc. 99-9686 Filed 4-16-99; 8:45 am]
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