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OMB Control No:
0596-0227
ICR Reference No:
201205-0596-002
Status:
Historical Inactive
Previous ICR Reference No:
201104-0596-001
Agency/Subagency:
USDA/FS
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program
Type of Information Collection:
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Improperly submitted
Conclusion Date:
08/16/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
07/10/2012
Terms of Clearance:
Please resubmit as an existing collection in use without an OMB control number.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
36 Months From Approved
Responses
0
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
0
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The purpose of CFP is to achieve community benefits through grants to local governments, Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations to establish community forests by acquiring and protecting private forestlands. The authorizing language specifies that the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may award grants to eligible entities to acquire private forests that are threatened by conversion to nonforest uses and provide specified public benefits to communities.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 2103d
Name of Law: Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act
PL:
Pub.L. 110 - 234 8003
Name of Law: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
0596-AC84
Final or interim final rulemaking
76 FR 65121
10/20/2011
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
76 FR 33344
01/06/2011
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
76 FR 65121
10/20/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Non-Profit Organizations
State, Local and Tribal Governments
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
This is a new Information Collection in relation to rulemaking.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$7,072
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Wolf Cota 202 205-1319 wdcota@fs.fed.us
Common Form ICR:
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:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(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;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date:
07/10/2012
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