Storage and Use of Explosives
and Magazine Security on National Forest System Lands under a
Special Use Authorization
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
02/08/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
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Existing directives in the Forest
Service Manual and Handbook are being revised to improve security
and administration of explosive magazines and explosives use that
are authorized under a special use authorization. The revisions
clarify that all non-Forest Service storage and use of explosives,
including use and storage of military weapons and ammunition for
purposes of avalanche mitigation on National Forest System lands,
must be authorized by a special use authorization that contains
clause B-29 in Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, Chapter 50, section
52.2, on storage and use of explosives and magazine security.
Clause B-29 requires authorization holders to comply with
applicable United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, state, or Department of the Army
requirements and applicable Forest Service requirements. To allow
the Forest Service to monitor holder compliance with clause B-29,
the revised directives require holders of an authorization
containing the clause to submit certain documentation annually as
part of their operating plan. The required documentation includes
copies of a log containing the date and type of magazine
inspections (including inspections required every seven days) and
the date all deficiencies identified in any magazine inspection
report were corrected; copies of any magazine inspection reports; a
copy of the holder's current ATF-issued federal explosives license
or federal explosives permit, if applicable; and a copy of a log
containing the date of the most recent magazine lock and key
replacement.
This is a new information
collection and involves several forms. CFR: 27 CFR Part 555 (a) The
purchase, storage, and handling of explosives by the holder under
this permit are regulated by United States Department of Justice,
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), under 27
CFR Part 555. Inspections of magazines authorized by this permit
are subject to all ATF inspection requirements at 27 CFR Part 555
and shall be conducted by ATF. Property records and inventories of
these magazines shall be reconciled by ATF in accordance with ATF
requirements at 27 CFR Part 555 during ATF’s routine periodic
inspections.
$240
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Stephen Morse 505 808-6212
stephen.morse@usda.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.