60 Day FRN

36698

Notices

Federal Register
Vol. 86, No. 131
Tuesday, July 13, 2021

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents appearing in this
section.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request

jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES

July 8, 2021.

The Department of Agriculture will
submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. 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 or other forms of
information technology.
Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by
August 12, 2021. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
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

VerDate Sep<11>2014

17:47 Jul 12, 2021

Jkt 253001

persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: 2022 Census of Agriculture.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0226.
Summary of Collection: The National
Agricultural Statistics Service conducts
surveys in order to prepare national,
state, and county estimates of crop and
livestock production, disposition,
prices, as well as statistics on related
environmental and economic factors.
Every five years these survey statistics
are benchmarked with a complete
census of agricultural producers. This
census is required by law under the
‘‘Census of Agriculture Act of 1997,’’
Public Law 105–113 (7 U.S.C. 2204g). It
is the primary source of detailed state
and county data that provides critical
information for the agricultural sector.
Without the census, there would be no
source of reliable, comparable data
throughout the more than 3,000
counties in the 50 States and Puerto
Rico. For the outlying areas of American
Samoa (AS), the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI),
Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
(USVI), it is the only source of
consistent, comparable agricultural data.
Need and Use of the Information: The
data collection for the censuses of
agriculture for the 50 states and Puerto
Rico will be conducted primarily by
mail-out/mail-back procedures (U.S.
Postal Service), internet, and with
phone and field enumeration for
targeted non-respondents. Data
collection for Guam, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands and American Samoa
will be conducted using direct
enumeration methods only. The census
provides data on the number and types
of farms, land use, crop area and
selected production, livestock inventory
and sales, production contracts,
production expenses, farm-related
income, and other demographic
characteristics. This information will
serve as the basis for many
agriculturally-based decisions. Census
information is used by the
Administration, Congress, and the
Federal Agencies to formulate and
evaluate national agricultural programs
and policy. The Department of
Agriculture and the Bureau of Economic
Analysis use Census data to compile

PO 00000

Frm 00001

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

farm sector economic indicators. State
and local governments use Census data
in the development of local agricultural
programs.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 4,744,650.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Other (Every 5 years).
Total Burden Hours: 3,276,166.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021–14829 Filed 7–12–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Clearance for
the Stewardship Mapping and
Assessment Project (STEW–MAP)
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension without
revisions of a currently approved
information collection, Information
Collection Clearance for the
Stewardship Mapping and Assessment
Project (STEW–MAP).
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before September 13, 2021
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Erika
Svendsen, USDA Forest Service, NYC
Urban Field Station, 431 Walter Reed
Rd., Bayside, NY 11359.
Comments also may be submitted via
email to: erika.svendsen@usda.gov.
Please put ‘‘Comments RE: STEW–
MAP’’ in the subject line.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice may be made available to the
public through relevant websites and
upon request. For this reason, please do
not include in your comments
information of a confidential nature,
such as sensitive personal information
or proprietary information. If you send
an email comment, your email address
will be automatically captured and
SUMMARY:

E:\FR\FM\13JYN1.SGM

13JYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 13, 2021 / Notices
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made
available on the internet. Please note
that responses to this public comment
request containing any routine notice
about the confidentiality of the
communication will be treated as public
comments that may be made available to
the public notwithstanding the
inclusion of the routine notice.
The public may inspect the draft
supporting statement and/or comments
received at USDA Forest Service, NYC
Urban Field Station, 431 Walter Reed
Road, Bayside, NY 11359 during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to 718–225–3061 to
facilitate entry to the building. The
public may request an electronic copy of
the draft supporting statement and/or
any comments received be sent via
return email. Requests should be
emailed to erika.svendsen@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Erika Svendsen, Northern Research
Station, 718–225–3061 extension 102 or
erika.svendsen@usda.gov. Individuals
who use telecommunication devices for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 twenty-four hours a day,
every day of the year, including
holidays.

jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Information Collection
Clearance for the Stewardship Mapping
and Assessment Project (STEW–MAP).
OMB Number: 0596–0240.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2021.
Type of Request: Extension without
revisions.
Abstract: Local environmental
stewardship groups are essential for
ensuring the vibrancy of natural areas in
cities, suburbs, towns, and rural areas,
including National Forest lands and the
surrounding areas. Natural areas
provide a range of benefits and services
including storm water management, air
pollution removal, urban heat island
mitigation, carbon storage, wildlife
habitat, recreation opportunities, stress
reduction, aesthetic beauty, noise
reduction, increased property values,
and reduced energy use. The work of
civic environmental stewards leverages
the efforts of governments in
maintaining these resources, especially
in lean budget times. Civic stewardship
organizations, including nonprofit
organizations, faith-based groups,
formal and informal community groups,
and coalitions, are often involved in
environmental stewardship efforts. For
example, these groups often plant trees,
organize community gardens, offer
environment-themed classes, engage

VerDate Sep<11>2014

17:47 Jul 12, 2021

Jkt 253001

with local officials on behalf of the
environment, monitor plants or animals,
and clean up nearby parks and/or
natural areas. People who do this work
are stewards of their local
environments, even if they do not
normally use the word ‘‘steward’’ or
think of what they do as ‘‘stewardship.’’
The roles of civic environmental
stewards and their levels of engagement
and commitment are often not
understood by land managers and other
decision makers. This means that the
valuable services they provide may not
be recognized and built on to full
advantage. In addition, stewards
themselves may not be aware of others
doing similar work in their area so there
may be lost opportunities for
collaboration between groups.
The purpose of this research is to
gather information on civic stewardship
groups and their efforts such as where
they work, the types of projects they
focus on, and how they are organized.
This information will be summarized
and made publicly available online for
use by policy makers, land managers,
environmental professionals, the general
public, stewards themselves, and other
natural resource management
stakeholders.
There are three phases to a STEW–
MAP project:
• Phase One (Census) is a census of
stewardship groups in the target region,
generating a master list of known
stewardship groups and their contact
information.
• Phase Two (Survey) is a survey
which is distributed to all of the
organizations identified in Phase One to
collect information about what they
work on, how their group is structured,
where they work, and what other groups
they collaborate with.
• Phase Three (Follow-Up Interviews)
is follow-up interviews with key
responding organizations identified
during Phase Two to collect more
detailed information about the
organizations and their histories.
A primary goal of STEW–MAP is to
visualize stewardship activities, which
can span across the urban to rural
landscape. The geographic information
provided by stewardship groups in
Phase Two (Survey) will allow the
researchers to do a spatial analysis of
where stewardship groups are working,
identify ‘‘gaps’’ where little to no
stewardship is being done, and provide
locally relevant geographic information
like what kinds of stewardship groups
are working in particular places. This
geographic information will be
displayed on maps to show stewards,
local land managers, policy makers, and
other interested stakeholders how

PO 00000

Frm 00002

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

36699

stewardship work is distributed across
the region with the goal of encouraging
collaboration, building innovative
partnerships, increasing organizational
capacities, and making stewardship
efforts more effective.
Information from STEW–MAP will
help planners, natural resource decision
makers, land managers, and the general
public work across property
jurisdictions, management regimes and
political boundaries to conserve,
protect, and manage natural resources
effectively. It will also be used to
enhance local resource management
efforts by helping public officials, land
managers, and civic stewards connect to
local stewardship groups.
STEW–MAP is being led by Forest
Service researchers in partnership with
researchers from universities and
nongovernmental organizations. The
exact makeup of the research team will
vary from location to location where
STEW–MAP is conducted. The Forest
Service Research and Development
branch is authorized to conduct basic
scientific research to improve the health
of forests and rangelands involving
State, Federal, Tribal agencies, and
private landowners across multiple
jurisdictions including in urban areas.
The study is aligned with various
collaborative approaches to landscapescale resource management that work
across jurisdictions and land-use types,
viewing forests as social-ecological
systems. Our project goals are also
consistent with the Forest Service’s
Urban and Community Forestry (UCF)
program, which focus on urban forest
ecosystems and the role of stewardship
and trail connections to parks and
public lands that promote health and
sustainability for urban residents. This
study seeks to identify opportunities for
stewardship organizations to better
collaborate and, thus, be more effective
in the stewardship of natural areas.
Due to local geographical and/or
cultural differences, and to meet the
needs of any particular collaborative
effort, we may tailor the survey and
interview questions to accommodate the
unique requirements of individual
communities.
Affected Public: Representatives from
civic environmental stewardship
groups, and from State, local, or Tribal
Governments.
Estimate of Burden per Response: 15
to 60 minutes.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents:
Phase One (Census): 600.
Phase Two (Survey): 15,000.
Phase Three (Follow-up Interviews):
300.

E:\FR\FM\13JYN1.SGM

13JYN1

36700

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 13, 2021 / Notices

Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 7,925 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’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 if provided, will be a matter
of public record. Comments will be
summarized and included in the
submission request for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Alexander L. Friend,
Deputy Chief, Research & Development.
[FR Doc. 2021–14857 Filed 7–12–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3411–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Directive Publication Notice

Proposed or Interim Directives
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1612(a) and
36 CFR part 216, Public Notice and
Comment for Standards, Criteria and
Guidance Applicable to Forest Service
Programs, the Forest Service publishes
for public notice and comment Agency
directives that formulate standards,
criteria, or guidelines applicable to
Forest Service programs. Agency
procedures for providing public notice
and opportunity to comment are
specified in Forest Service Handbook
(FSH) 1109.12, Chapter 30, Providing
Public Notice and Opportunity to
Comment on Directives.
The Forest Service has no proposed or
interim directives planned for
publication for public comment from
July 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.

AGENCY:

Previously Published Directives That
Have Not Been Finalized

The USDA Forest Service
provides direction to employees through
issuances in its Directive System,
comprised of the Forest Service Manual
and Forest Service Handbooks. The
Agency must provide public notice of
and opportunity to comment on any
directives that formulate standards,
criteria, or guidelines applicable to
Forest Service programs. Once per
quarter, the Agency provides advance
notice of proposed and interim
directives that will be made available
for public comment during the next 3
months and notice of final directives
issued in the last 3 months. No
directives are planned for publication
for public comment between July 1,
2021, and September 30, 2021.
DATES: This notice identifies proposed
and interim directives that were
published for public comment since

The following proposed or interim
directives have been published for
public comment but not yet finalized:
1. Proposed Forest Service Manual
(FSM) 2200, Rangeland Management,
Chapters Zero Code; 2210, Rangeland
Management Planning; 2220,
Management of Rangelands (Reserved);
2230, Grazing Permit System; 2240,
Rangeland Improvements; 2250,
Rangeland Management Cooperation;
and 2270, Information Management and
Reports; Forest Service Handbook
2209.13, Grazing Permit Administration
Handbook, Chapters 10, Term Grazing
Permits; 20, Grazing Agreements; 30,
Temporary Grazing and Livestock Use
Permits; 40, Livestock Use Permits; 50,
Tribal Treaty Authorizations and
Special Use Permits; 60, Records; 70,
Compensation for Permittee Interests in
Rangeland Improvements; 80, Grazing
Fees; and 90, Rangeland Management
Decision Making; and Forest Service

Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY:

jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES

January 1, 2020, and final directives that
have been issued since April 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Questions or comments may
be provided by email to
SM.FS.Directives@usda.gov or in writing
to 201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC
20250, Attn: Directives and Regulations
staff, Mail 1132.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann
Goode at 202–740–6286 or ann.goode@
usda.gov. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the
hearing-impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at 800–877–8339 between
8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern
Daylight Time, Monday through Friday.
You may sign up to receive email alerts
at https://www.fs.usda.gov/aboutagency/regulations-policies.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

VerDate Sep<11>2014

17:47 Jul 12, 2021

Jkt 253001

PO 00000

Frm 00003

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

Handbook 2209.16, Allotment
Management Handbook, Chapter 10,
Allotment Management and
Administration.
2. Interim Forest Service Manual
2719, Special Use Authorizations
Involving Storage and Use of Explosives
and Magazine Security, and Forest
Service Handbook 2709.11, Special Uses
Handbook, Chapter 50, Standard Forms
and Supplemental Clauses.
3. Forest Service Manual 7700, Travel
Management, Chapters Zero and 10,
Travel Planning.
4. Forest Service Manual 2400,
Timber Management, Chapters Zero,
2430, Commercial Timber Sales; 2440,
Designating, Cruising, Scaling, and
Accountability; 2450, Timber Sale
Contract Administration; and 2460,
Uses of Timber Other Than Commercial
Timber Sales; Forest Service Handbook
2409.15, Timber Sale Administration,
Chapters Zero, 10, Fundamentals of
Timber Sale Contracting; 30, Change in
Status of Contracts; 50, Specified
Transportation Facilities; and 70,
Contract Claims and Disputes; Forest
Service Handbook 2409.18a, Timber
Sale Debarment and Suspension
Procedures, Chapters Zero, 10, Nonprocurement Debarment and
Suspension; and 20, Debarment and
Export Violations.
5. Forest Service Manual 3800,
Landscape Scale Restoration Program.
6. Forest Service Manual 2700,
Special Uses Management, Chapter 40,
Vegetation Management Pilot Projects,
and Forest Service Handbook 2709.11,
Special Uses Handbook, Chapter 50,
Standard Forms and Supplemental
Clauses.
7. Forest Service Handbook 2709.11,
Special Uses Handbook, Chapter 80,
Operating Plans and Agreements for
Powerline Facilities.
8. Forest Service Manual 2400,
Timber Management, Chapter 2420,
Timber Appraisal; Forest Service
Handbook 2409.19, Renewable
Resources Handbook, Chapters 10,
Knutson-Vandenberg Sale Area Program
Management Handbook; 20, KnutsonVandenberg Forest and Regional
Program Management; 60, Stewardship
Contracting; and 80, Good Neighbor
Authority.
9. Forest Service Manual 1820, Public
Lands Corps and Resource Assistants
Program.
10. Forest Service Handbook 5509.11,
Chapter 20, Section 21, Small Tracts Act
Adjustments.
11. Forest Service Manual 2720,
Alaska Region Supplement, Section
2721.53, Outfitting and Guiding Service.

E:\FR\FM\13JYN1.SGM

13JYN1