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OMB Control No: 0596-0225	ICR Reference No: 202503-0596-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202107-0596-003
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Timber Sale Contract Operations and Administration
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/14/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	106,435	0
Time Burden (Hours)	26,722	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 105 - 83 620d Name of Law: Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990
   PL: Pub.L. 110 - 450 620d Name of Law: Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990
   US Code: 16 USC 472a Name of Law: The National Forest Management Act
   US Code: 41 USC 601 Name of Law: Contract Disputes Act of 1978
   EO: EO 11246 Name/Subject of EO: Protects employees of covered Federal contractors and subcontractors from employment discrimination
   PL: Pub.L. 110 - 234 8401 Name of Law: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 1980
   PL: Pub.L. 110 - 236 8401 Name of Law: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 1980

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	106,435	-21,660	128,095
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	26,722	-14,268	40,990
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This renewal includes a revision to add Form FS-2400-0017, giving respondent the option to conduct business electronically. Other previously approved forms include non-substantive changes that do not affect the types or amount of information collected. The IC list was reorganized for this renewal to better reflect the affected public of respective forms. Forms FS-2400-11, R1-FS-2430-6a, R5-2400-147, R8-2400-74, and SF-25 were removed with this renewal, reducing burden.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $128,105

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Amy Jewell 573 408-0636 amy.jewell@usda.gov