Forest Industries Data Collection System

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Pulpwood Received	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Logs and Other Roundwood Received Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Fill-inSupportingDoc.rtf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2006-12-04	Available
Forest Act '78.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-10-27	Available
NFMA of '76.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-10-27	Available
Forest and Range Planning Act of '74.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-10-27	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
45824	Pulpwood Received	Form and Instruction	New
3161	Logs and Other Roundwood Received Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0596-0010	ICR Reference No: 200609-0596-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200308-0596-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Forest Industries Data Collection System
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/04/2006
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/27/2006
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2009	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2006
Responses	1,816	0	2,110
Time Burden (Hours)	1,462	0	1,696
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This collection is needed to evaluate trends in resource use. It provides timber industry representatives, researchers, natural resource analysts, and decision makers with continuing comprehensive assessments of the present and future demand for renewable wood resources, from both public and private timberlands, in order to forecast future supplies and analyze changes in demand. Respondents are primary wood-using industries.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1600 Name of Law: Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974
   US Code: 16 USC 1641 Name of Law: Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 92	05/12/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 196	10/11/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Logs and Other Roundwood Received Questionnaire	None	Logs and Other Roundwood Received Questionnaire
Pulpwood Received	None	Pulpwood Questionnaire

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,816	2,110	0	0	-294	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,462	1,696	0	0	-234	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a revision of a previously approved information collection package. The estimated total burden has decreased as a result of a decrease of burden in the North Central Region, Southern Region and the Pacific Northwest Region. The decrease is the result of the concentration of annual production into fewer but larger mills.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $312,342

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 10/27/2006

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