[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 56412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22905]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
October 16, 2019.
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
are requested regarding: 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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
and other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by November
21, 2019 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. Commentors are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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: Land Exchanges.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0105.
Summary of Collection: Land exchanges are discretionary, voluntary
real estate transactions between the Secretary of Agriculture (acting
by and through the Forest Service) and a non-Federal exchange party (or
parties). Land exchanges can be initiated by a non-Federal party (or
parties), and agent of a landowners, a broker, a third party, or a non-
Federal public agency, corporation, or other legal entity capable to
hold title and convey land. Each land exchange requires preparation of
an Agreement to Initiate, as required by Title 36 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), part 254, subpart C, section 254.4--Agreement to
Initiate and Exchange. As the exchange proposal develops, the Forest
Service and the non-Federal party may enter into a binding Exchange
Agreement, pursuant to Title 36 CFR part 254, subpart A, section
254.14--Exchange Agreement.
Need and Use of the Information: The Agreement to Initiate document
specifies the preliminary and on-biding intentions of the non-Federal
land exchange party and the Forest Service in pursuing a land exchange.
The Agreement to Initiate contains information such as the description
of properties considered for exchange, an implementation schedule of
action items, identification of the party responsible for each action
item, and target dates for completion of action items.
The Exchange Agreement documents the conditions necessary to
complete the exchange. It contains information identifying parties,
description of lands and interests to be exchanged, identification of
all reserved and outstanding interests, and all other terms and
conditions that are necessary to complete the exchange.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms;
Not-for-profit institutions; Individuals or households; State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 3.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 20.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-22905 Filed 10-21-19; 8:45 am]
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